Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-06

aesr. = -zs Rnhlis Sentiment. .,.a.
kso0 ;npnssous letters received.at this Office We
mats ,he sSllowing extracts q iadicsting the con-
ditiea of public sentiment in the State:
Ezsact iron slsttr from Clover Orchard, Ala
msseA Cosae3, n g.: as5 ~. ga. - t..--s
Ut. psorls heartily approve yosr advou.sy Of
SsatesOyn6s1sy; pessopil fAsssS, sad su5ordi
ndes s.milfiry ID theaossif power" ;
! ) Rxtacttcn lstter from Taylorsville, Alexander
Cosaty = 90 w.
Xeas eapsr Is gaining popularity every day in .
this elussE. There are about 125 copies taken at
this eeRce saeae IL has been, the advocate Of the
peo2b.asd - the peoples rights and hope it will
cons'ena % to hA We al Ike your paper for the
many kellm lmesited blows WHICH 3oa haya dealt ont
to the Dstrsstise party Continue to give it to
aaliass18 a,ssnly, md + Thops you will kssp it up
until yoh, make constitutional change in them"
Extract from letter from Hadley's Mills, Chat
ham County:
."1 had rather do without my supper every night
than without the Standard Your paper has .
larger circulation in this County than any other
Every body approves your course. save q few
Peacea6te secessionists, whose countenance you
do not want"
Extract from letter from Hookerton, Greene
County:
=" There is no news; all quiet along the lines in
this State. Farmers aye planting large crops of
corn here this year. The wheat oat and rye crops
look unusually fine, and the breadth of land seeded
is larger than it is ordinarily in this section"
A letter from New Hill, Wake County, says:
1.-THE ladies are calling loudly for your paper.
Mrs. -, soldiers wife, wishes your Weekly
Standard enclose the money for her."
Extract from letter from Richmond Hill, Yadkin
County,,
II have been close reader of your paper for
more than twelve months, and have watched your
course with vigilsnt eye; and must say most
heartily endorse and approve the bold and inde-'
pendent stand you have taken in defending the
rights of North. Carolina"
Extract from a letter from Hookerton, Greene
County:
"We can't get along without the Standard. 1t
speaks the sentiments of nine-tenths of the people
in our section of country"
Extract from letter from Stony Point, Alex
ander County:
1.-THE most Of our great heroes, and war men be-
fore the war began are here yet Some get of by
being diseased, who were never known to complain
before others by mechanical trades who would
have been ashamed of such occupations two years
ago; some by being over age who look very young {;
and some few Of them are in the bushes. All Of
them who can, are engaged in speculation, extort-
ing the last dollar from the wives and families Of
our volunteers"
Extract from letter from Thomasville, Davidson
County,:
"Gov Vance is the man for the times. say
h & Ssss M or s % sosdters Ia sud tsis
families as well as the poor generally, We have
not been mistaken in him. He is every thing we
could wish for"
Extract from letter from Mebanesvile, Alamance
County:
| 81 cannot do without your paper. Your course,
amidst the trying scenes through which We are
passing, meets my unqualified appreciation. If ever
there was time when the Waterman upon the wall
should stand irm-"cry aloud and spare not, and
hold every man in authority to the strict letter o
the Constitution, now is the time. Otherwise We
may find, when too hate, that the chains Of despo
tsm are riveted upon u.s. Permit me- then, to
cause Of the soldiers-the cause Of the people-the
cause of law and Of liberty"
Extract from letter from Mlbank, Granville
County:
"You may look for long list of subscribers from
me soon The people in this section unanimously
approve the course you have pursued since the wal
commenced, and particularly the ladies'"
Extract from letter from Stone Mountain, Nc
Dowell County:
awe are pleased with the course Of the Standard
and hope that you and Governor Vance will still
stick to the people. They are with you, and nj
mistake. We are all anxious for peace here if VI
can have it honora5ly."