Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-07-28
For Tie EnQNircr.
Tot NE 1IHqH1tF.
THE CONrEDEEACY, NORTH CARO-
LIMA AND Tile RALEIGH STAN
DifRD."

leigh standard, and Il number VI cunihuiil-
cations published III the same paper that Is
the "En4ulrer') by the chaplain OF North
Carolina regiment and an officer OF SOME r.
sinia troops, uave attracted considerable At
IGNITION. As citizen of North Carolina, nv
ing ut the capital OF the State, ana senslureiy
alive 10 her Interests and the interests ot tile
whole South, permit ne 10 oicr You Jew facts
and suggestions:
And first, II must be admitted that the reC!i-
less career ol Mr.. Holden, and very many
wilo have acted with linn, Is well cacu-
lated 10 make tic impression upon minds not
instructed III the history Of politics III North
Carolina that there Is Il strong party Ill tile
| State opposed ~ the Confederate Government.
This is L mistake; and l think also, While
heartily reprObating his course, that the callor
| al the STANDARD has been ACCUSED OF things
| Of which he is not guilty. would no. w:lIc
i word To defend that gentlcmans most HIS
chlcyUus editorials, published since The cuii-
nIcnccmcnt ~ this struggle, ior they arc li:,Ic-
| fGnsiDic Having been written with aa!ilty,
| ;ri enlarged experience AMI Il thorough know
| lsds; III the popular prrIud!ers ailI weak
| Irsscs, they have done an lnlncnSc ai!OaHt 81
harm. They have served Ia put the State IN
false attitude towards her sister States and
| towards the abandoned mcmnerS Ut tic Oil
Union. They have created hcart-nurnlnSH,
discontents and luctious sentiments III hpulc.
They have made the impression upon many "l
our lclow-cuunIrymc That North Clrul!nIans
had become suliugatcd hy spirit Of buster,
jealousy and captvus criticism. And, Worse tlali
ali, they nave strengthened the hands oil our en-
cmcs when rhey came armed with tor:hes, guns
and sabrcs for our destruction. But notw!tn-
A., 1 ,I.,E tI.l.
Holden, rs has been affirmed, has been gov
| ctned by disioyai principles. Why SHOULD he
have been. Did lac not once advocate ScccSsiou'
and bitterly a.sal such men is uru.ian,
Dadrer and Vance: and could he have sup
posed for Il moment that such pure "oit "'u
patriotic men a. those wouiu endorse and sup
bort him in treason. Are not all his inter
csts ut stake upon Southern soil e.: AMI could
Il person OF his acknowledged talents and p'-
lillcul information, credit iur single hour
the redemption OF the South from rum alVcr
the Conquest Of dur. broad acres by the nTa-
icrs? Nay, verify. In our hulahle Judgment,
the poIiticaI opinions and conduct vi the
Standard" without meaning or i1rcsccin:,
dlsluy,Ity aud injury ~ the Southern c;iusc.
have been dictated by q blind, un:cas"nlnS
prejudice against the Old Democratic parity
Mr.. Holden was one Of the main architects "l
that party in this State. After lac had gwen
it power, influence and victory 1t thought
proper to reject the claims "l Ills amGit"f
and service 1t bulIly anal tcarieSSIy slew
him and, like the young soldier "t Car,l;::;e
he swOrc eternal eEi:llty u ii. Hence he hates
Jefferson Davis, because he WAS Il Democrat
Hence he assails the members of slr. iii
Wis Cabinet because they were Democrats
l'.l,, al ,Ii,Ff. .
the late Governors Ellis and Clark because he
thought everything was Democratic. -Nmd
hence Inc blocks up the way 81 the Confederate
Government. because he believes the whrlc
establishment has l,tcn constituted Tor The
benefit Of Democrats. Depend upon 1t. right
here is the fountain uE the "stauIardS l"i-
tics.
But the solemn. momcntouS question here
with us is, how far has the course % tie
STANDARD" and its unthinkins c";siIutnrS m
iuriously affected the sentiment oi the State.
and how mach damage IS hereafter {" ."
wrought: of course, we cannot speak CORRECT
" and adviscdIy at this point. We can oniy
say positively, that there is now no iurln!'!1hic
nor even respectable opposition III North Car
DINA to the Confederate Government. Look
ut the facts. We have sent very nearly ninety
| sand Of these, the very pride nobility AMI
strength Of the manhood Of the State, are
still struggling and bleeding for our liberties
They are in Rhodes, Fender ;. ANA Early, dl-
visions, and in MAN. other triumphant militia
nv organizations. Are they sullcn and d!s-
contented, and arraycd against the Confederate
Government Are they not proud, almost
ii..lutr,uIsly fond of their Generals, Gl their
country and It's enlightened rulers, ANA do thcy
| not strike as far as the tarthcss for the honor
of our cause? Look at another fact. Before
| the election Of Governor Vance, the Stand
ard" and its friends inauSurated partisan
| movement in North Carolina, which they
| called conservatism and the success I'll which
seemed the verdict of North Carolina against
the Confederate Government. But ii was
simplya verdict Of the people against the
iniudiciOus management ami selfish admins
| tration Of some persons, whO, III the State a:d
| Cunlcderacy, had been placed ~ authority, and
an enthusiastic and deserved tribute both from
| pcople and soldiers, IL gallant citizen who had
grandly Hung himself into the strife for our
indcpendcnce that citizen was Col. Nancc.-
What has been the history since that election:
While the Standard has been Slorylng in
its desfr,ctirc not cORSrerratire editorials, and
rivinr circulation to silly communications
from discontinued correspondents, our heroic
Governor has been giving himself heart and
soul to the cause The people OF Raiegii,
even those who voted against him, know WHAT
he has done, how intelilgcntly, ratrutlcaliy,
and laburiOuSly lie has devoted himself 10
Southern interest. And not only 50; but We
are satisfied that the overwhelming majority
Of those who voted for him, together win
nearly the entire number who voted against
him. stand with him upon the same patriotic
platform. The intelligent, cultivated, lniiu-
entail citizens of our State everywhere c"n-
denim the Standard" They do not every
where accuse it of treason They do not every
where sry, that TIL editor is disluyal and cor
rupt, and means to blast his State and sell his
country. But they do affirm, that his teach
ingS are ruinous 10 every thing; that Southern
frecIncn hold dear, and that even his own chill.
iren will regret to their dying hour that their
own sire applied with his own fingers the
torch to their impcrilled birthright Of liberty
Let not our fellow-cuuntrymcn, then, make the
mistake of supposing, that the conservatives
Of North Carolina endorse the Standard =
They do not. They endorse Gov. Vance, the
Confederate Government, the cause OF the
South, and they mean t. struggle for Tree
dom.
Where, then, is it probable. that the do,,
trines and teachings Of the standard and
its associates will iniurinusly affect the char
acter of North Carolina and the interests of
the Conlederacy? Hear it, We propretors
and tenants of soil whose slain heroes have
made immortal, by appealing to the poor
and uneiucatcd, but honest and lihcrty-loyinS
| masses of the State. Here is the position
where the able, shrewd and experienced .edi-
tor of that journal has erected all his bate
RIGS lie cannot influence those who are cul-
tiyatcd, and have the means and time to read
and search for themselves, and who, morcoycr,
arc living in the towns, where they can keep
accurately informed Of all questions, facts and
occurrences. But he goes 10 the Isolated IN
habitants of the country districts, who as Il
general thing, OWN but few. II any slaves:
| who are bearing many priratlons because OF
| j. ,,.. ,-L,, NJ, o.rr.hrJ y, orr fortunes If