Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-01
Public sentiment.

Public Sentiment. f'
1t having been stated in some of the Destructive
papers that are not in the receipt of letters as
heretofore from different parts of the State shcw.
ing the state of public sentiment we publish the
following extracts as reply to this statement. 1t
is not true as charged by these papers, that these
extracts are manufactured - in the Standard Of
flee. The Editors of these papers probably Judge
US by themselves. These extracts are for the most
part fromthe farmers and working men of the coun.
try, and all of them are from business letters of re-
cent date received at our office '.
Extract from letter from Randolph County:
"Tho Destructives, and some that call themselves
Conservatives, are making tremendous effort for
Vance, but don't think they are effecting much
The Holden men say but little, but they will speak
in thunder tones through the baot-b box in August.
They say that Vance has deceived them once aud in
matters so important as those now pending they will
not risk him any more" e... .-.... - ...
Extract from letter from Dallas, CASTOR County:
"Vance's speech at this place has effected no
thing for him.. You will carry CASTOR by hand
some majority"
Extract from letter from Orange County.
81 have recently learned that your friends are
largely on the increase in Atamance and Orange"
Extract frem;A letter from Rutherford County:
any honest opinion is that Gov. Vance made no
thing by his speech in RutherfordtOn. INQUIRED
of some forty fifty men If they knew Of vote he
had made, and they told me they did not"
Extract from letter from Burke County: -r.
The Standard and Progress are all the papers
we place confidence in. We are all right IN this
section. Vance will get but few votes. We have
nominated a true Conservative for the Commons
and expect to elect him" by large majority. We
hope to be ahle=to place those in Office who will be
true to the Constitution and the people"
Extract from letter from Union County:
"Yon Will beat Vance as far as Vance beat John
Ston. Stand up for our rights-cry aloud and spare
not, and We will stand by you"
Extract from letter from Moore County:
81 have to day seen men from all parts of Moore
it being the enrolling day for this County. find
the CONSERVATIVES nearly unit TO the next Gov
ernOr. They will vote, as | have heretofore told
you, for you. Though your friends, the true Con-
servatlVes, are" threatened with being put in the
army, and are called disloya still they stand shoul-
der'to shoulder and breast to breast and are'd de-
ternined TO cote LikS men at all hasdrdS"
Extract from = letter from Greene County:
Our people in Greene ali right! was at
kinSlOn last week, and some Of our prominent
friends there think you will carry LenOir. Your
prospects in Pitt are brIghtening-you will get
good vote in that County. lrequeatly. see and
hear from the soldiers. They whl give large ma
jorities against Vance. The prospect is that you
will continue to gain in the East up to the elec.
tiOn."
Extract from aletter from Rowan County:
"The strait Conservatives are for you, and their
name is legion. | have no doubt, of your election.
Do Lot be concerned about the result Our people
audRt peace. We hope and trust you will not tribe
with and deceive us as Vance has dene."
Extract from letter from Catawba County:
Every thing, will be right in this quarter at the
election. We make no stir, but Gos aoak be at tho
POLLS but not to vote for Vance"
More extracts hereafter
The strait Conservatives are comparatively quiet,
because they are confident of their strength, but
they will be felt at the election. There is more
truth than poetry in the remark of friend Of ours,
that the Vance men are voting before the election,
on the cars and in the towns and villages, but tho
people will vote on the 4th day Of August. We
now say to our friends that hGUs doubt Of the
result, provided they turn out and vote. We are
not deceived, nor would we deceive others. The
defeat of Gov. Vance and of the Destructves is
tam.