Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-04

we're little puzzled. As members of the same PROBES
sion, aud in en- humble way some little of politicians
ourselves n days gone by, We tai opportunities OF es
timatiog Mr. HoLDENs shrewdness in calcu ating the
probabilities Of election al in estimating the vote
likely to be cast and all who had the oplotun
ties will bear us out in saying that there lew
upon whose judgment we placed higher estimate
fben, however, other people were candidates and Mr.
HoLDEN's iudcu ent was clear. This time, and
indeed for some years post, that Judgment has been
blinded by passion ard merely personal feeling. We
say it with all due r,spec. for Mr.. HoLDENs political
acumen which We think we can do justice to, even
while we deprecate his political course-that we are
compelled to agree with friend, once mutual
friend" as CHARLES Dickens has it, that the editor OF
the Standard app to have lost his head, In these
latter days.
However let that be, let it go for what it may be
worth. The matter with is not personal one, and
do not care to Indulge further in anything that
might look like personal reflections. The thing Is over
Let US draw frsm it sill the good that ts lessons teach
and avoid all the harm that might arise from tie heart
burnings to which it would probably give occasion.
NTWE have had occasion more than once recently
to complain of the apparent partially shown to some
members of the press by She Telegraph Company, and
we regret to cay that complaints have 30 far had
no effect towards correcting the evil. We, some few
weeks since called Col THRAsHER's attention to what
is known to be viola ion Of the rules OF the Associa
ted Press. That gentleman promised us to have the
matter investigated. Last Friday night, the telegram
from Petersburg Yves not received at this office, while
It was sent to Goldsbo,o'. Now We have objection
to our Goldsboro friends receiving it, but we do insist
4bo+; II hare tppn n
not to one alone. We satisfied that there was no
eelicion of duty on the part OF the operators here,
and we know that it is desired and desirable that
plants of this kind should be made privately to Col
THRAsHER We haze made such COMPLAINTS, and we
are willing to believe that the Colonel has Instituted
The proper Investigations, but we know that no action
of his has as yet succeeded in correcting the abuse of
which we complain, aud We thus mention it, hoping
that publicity may effect what other have failed
to accomplish. We want no extra privileges, bat we
want equal rights wi b others.
1--WE saw today another Extra Standard" It is
dated July 29th, 1864. We have not ourselves re-
ceivsd copy of i;-but from brief glance at it, and
from what we learn from others, il is bitter attack
upon officers, and incidentally upon soldiers at certain
hospitals and camps because of their votes for Govern
Or accusing the Ulcers of oppression and the use OF
due means ann Influences to destroy the freedom OF cleo
tons aud the soldiers of becoming allowing themselves
to be made the tools victims of this oppression and
dishonest Influence We unders that these alega
tops have already been contradcted by the soldiers
themseves-freey, fully aud voluntarily. Thus 1t IS
that Mr. HOLDEN shows his respect for the citizens OF
North Carolina, for the soldiers citizens-the very
bone and sinew of the citizenship of North Carroll
ne.
This is O d sperate txpedient TO which Mr. HOLDEN
has been weak enough to resort. "Whom the Gods
mean to destroy they first m he mad" They must
mean to destroy Mr. HOLDEN, for he certainly acts as
though he had Ken leave of his which IS uhfor
tunate for him. Surely were not mistaken in say
ing at tie opening of this that ii contained ele
mens OF bitterness exceeding any that had preceded it
If these elements have not received their fullest deve
opemeut, CT have failed in producing their full effects
It has not been FIR want CT sufficiently vehement efforts
on Mr.. HoLDEN's part-Daaly Journal, I'd INST.
To DAY we give il detail Ger tain movements fol
peace or rather feelers which certainly rather
sir than digufed or important. We earthly good
that could arise out of tie correspondence between
Messrs CLAY IoLcoMBE, and incidentally, or in con
temptation, Mr.. THOMPSON, ard Mr.. HORACE GREELY
unless that possibly it might famiarize the Norker1
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sire for that blessing The other attempt by some
Yankees going 10 Richmond is of still less weight, al
though may do coed, by giving them chance tt
understand the determination of the Southern people
and Government
lAEHa sL1sBURY WATcHMAN OF Saturday, mentions
port which reached there Friday thai Gov VANCE had
been shot at and killed by tory Wednesday, at Troy
Montgomery county, N. c., whe addressing the peops
place. The report reached here Saturday
coming via Raleigh but Gov VANCE arrived here
on sau day night by the train from Lumberon ct which
place spoken that day. and be spoke here last
ight, there vjdAntly nothing in the report.
The RICHMOND ENQUIRER CT Saturday says: The tota
vote of the North Caronians in the hospitals of Richmond
and vicinity far heard from, for Governor of hei
State amounts to zoo for VANCE and s. Tor HOLDEN.
TIE RALB1GH STAND AND PRoGREs aretyEng to con
vey impression that tie vote cast by the army
Thursday email one The exact reverse Of this il
the fact The vote, although not full. will considerable
coed that of two years ago.
X THE question is no longer-Who struck WILLIAM
PATTERSON, ESQ., nor who killed Cock Robin bu
who amony the Northern officials departed this lf