Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-12
Public Meeting. in wake.

There have been two neighborhood gatherings in
Wake county, at which resolutions were passed con.
demning President Davis and the Confederate gov
ernment for mstreating North Carolina in putting
her troops under Generals and other officers from
other States and in assigning foreign Surgeons to
attend the sick and wounded of our troops. They
also condemn the appointment of Mr.. Bradford, "a
Vrginian,) chief Tithingman in this State. The
people of the whole State condem this unwise and
very simpolitic measure. But the chief object of
these assemb!ages We conjecture, is announced in
the last resolution of each string, to Wit the en-
dorse4ent of the Standard newspaper, and the re-
commendation of that print to the public 1t looks
very much like Mr.. Holden had party, and that
he was putting it to work for his especial benefit.
We think nothing could SO well please the editors
of the State Journal and Standard Us to see the
people of the Old North State divided under the ap-
pellations of Holdenites and iSpelmanites To be
sure it would be very ridiculous in the eyes of the
world, but it would certainly crafty the pride and
aspirations Of these gentlemen, who seem to think
the whole responsibility of the honor reputation and
welfare of the State rests upon them.-Salis6xry
Watchman.
i The WatchnaaH is mistaken in the impression it
would produce that 'there have been" but "two
neighborhood gatherings in Wake County" There
have been four meetings in Wake, three in Moore,
one in Greene, one in Castor, one in Irede one in
Buncombe, one in Yadkin, one in Wayne, one in
Chatham, one in Surry, and one in Johnston
The Watchman says it conjectures the chief OBJ
ject of these meetings is to endorse the Standard
newspaper, and recommend it to the public; and
that paper goes further and charges on US the selfish
and iguoble motive Of having gotten up these meet
lngs for our especial benefit In all this the Watch
man does us great injustice. In the first place, the
circulation of the Standard is large and constant
ly increasing, that it does not need the special en-
dorsement to which the WaeeAman refers-and if it
did, should be the last to intrigue to procure
such endorsement and in the second place. soe have
no party of Sort to be put to work for our es-
pecia benefit The meetings referred to were the
result of the spontaneous action of the people, We
are very grateful to them for the kind and cordia
manner in which they have endorsed our course
but certainly zoe had nothing to do in any way in
procuring or bringing out these endorsements If
We have pursued such a course as to merit ana re-
ceive the appreciation of the people, surely it cannot
offend our cotemporary Of the Watchman if the peo-
pie manifest that appreciation in their meetings. and
if the WatchmGn should be so fortunate as to re-
ce;ve the endorsement or commendation of any por
ton of the people, expressed in similar way, in
stead of eyincing dspleasure on account of it, or
charging improper motives on the Editor of that
journal, We should be grat6ed to record the fact,
AMI should doubtless join in the commendation thus
bestowed. 49,
But the most unkindest cut of all " is the charge
made by the Watehman, that we are disposed to vie
with John Spelman in getting up parties or in do
ing any thing else We do not thank that paper
Tor speaking of us in the same paragraph with
man who possesses no one good quality who is
known here only as the malignant and unscrupu-
lous tool Of desperate faction and who is almost
regarded as destitute of manhood, prin-
ciple or honor: We have no " aspirations either
to found or control party or to be spoken of in
with John Spelman We do not think,