Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-06
Public Sentiment.

It having been stated in some of the Destructive
papers that are not in the receipt Of letters, rs
heretofore, from different parts of the State show.
ing the state of public sentiment, We publish the
following extracts as reply to this statement 1t
is not true, 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 from the farmers and working of the coun-
try and a. of them are from business letters Of re.
cent date received At our Office.
Extract from letter from Randolph County:
"The Destructives, and some that call themselves
Conservatives, are making tremendous effort for
Vance. but don't think they are efecting much
in thunder tones through the ballot-box in August
They say that Vance has deceived them once and in
matters so important as those now pending they will
not risk him any more"
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 Alamance and Orange"
Extract from letter from Rutherford County:
"My honest opinion is that Gov. Vance made no
thing by his speech in Rutherfordton. inquired
of some forty or Fifty men If they knew Of vote he
had made, and they told me they did not"
Extract from letter from Burke County:
"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 true Conservative for the Commons,
and expect to elect him by large majority. We
hope to be able to place those in Office who will be
true to the Constitution and the people"
Extract from letter from Union County:
"You 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 as to the next Gov
ernor. They will vote, as have heretofore told
you, for you. Though your friends, the true Con-
servatives, are threatened with being put in the
army, and are called dsloya still they stand shoul.
der to shoulder and breast to breast and are de-
tsrmined to cote liEe men at all hazards."
Extract from letter from Greene County:
"Our people in Greene are all right. l was at
Kinston last week, and some Of our prominent
friends there think you will carry lenor. Your
prospects in Pitt are brightening-you will get q
good vote in that County. / frequently see and
hear from the soldiers They will give large ma
jorities against Vance. The prospect is that you
will continue to gain in the East up to the elec.
| tiun."
Extract from letter from Rowan County:
"The strait Conservatives are for you, and their
name is legion. l have no doubt of your election.
Do Lot be concerned about the result. Our people
soant peace. We hope and trust you will not trlfe
with and deceive us, as Vance has done"
! Extract from letter from Catawba County:
"Every thing will be right in this quarter at the
election. We make nc. stir, but we oill be at The
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 th
people will vote on the 4th day of August. W.
now say to our friends that aoe haoe no doubt Of thu
result provided they turn out and vote. We are
not deceived, nor would we deceive others. The
defeat of Gov Vance and Of the Destructives is Ger
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