Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-01-27
Rumors.-Arrests-.Mob Law, &c.

kumOfSss ATF6StSseAUD law 49,
The Petersburg Register says, "we have neard
that orders have been sent to Raleigh to have the
traitors Holden and Pennington arrested and he'o
for trial" And the tone of the Fayetteville ~
server Atlanta Intsllgencer, and other Destructive
Journals, indicates wish that either the govern
ment or mob would take steps to arrest US and
suppress the Standard.
We are free citizen Of North Carolina. If our
course is Objectionable to the people Of our own
State it is their business and duty to suppress the
Standard by. ceasing to support it; if we commit
treason, it is the right and the duty of our State
authorities to take hold of us. The Confederate,
government has no right to arrest US on mere sus-
picion, or without civil warrant; and mob has
no more right to assail US destroy our property
than any one would have to commit wilful murder.
We trus. we still live in land Of laso where every
citizen is entitled to protection against illegal an
rests and mob violence Our readers will bear wit
ness that our course has been marked by calmness
and moderation of tone, and that have dealt in
argument, and avoided those Incorporate appeals
which are calculated still further 70 excite peo
pile. We have called no man traitor-we have not
invoked the power of the government against apy
one-we have never thought of appealing to mob
violence against those who differ with US in opinion.
1t ,oas at one time, and ought stiff to be the pecu
liar glory of the Southern Copfederacy to permit
the freest and fullest expression Of opnion leaving
opinion if erroneous OF dangerous, to be punished
by the censures of patriotic people, and ccn6ding
to the civil law the detection of crime and the pun
ishment of criminals We repeat what we said in
our of the 20th that rash act by the mill
tary, or by the common government, or any mob
violence in this State, would at once lead to the
most distressing consequences If there be persons
in this City, or in this State, who have counseed
the government to arrest us, or who have connived
at mob law against our Office, we tell them that if
such thing should occur their participation in it
will be known and it would be impossible for US,
even if we could be personally present. to protect
them from the indignation of our friends The free
dom Of the press is very dear to our people; the
man at the head of the press is nothing compared
with the importance to them Of the great bulwark
sought to be broken down through him. We are
not alarmed-we are simply giving caution, which,
il needed, may avert many evils not only from So
ciety in this State but from the commea govern
ment. Heught to be the desire.an the aiaa of eli
to preserve that government, and to strengthen il
in the confidence and affection Of the people If We
are to get through the present successfully,
as we hope We may, it will be matter of pride and
rejoicing to have done SO without civil or bloody
commissions among our own people but if we are
destined to fail it is every way preferable that the
failure should be attended with as slight shock az
possible to our social system, and that the lao.
which s every thing to free people, should be ad.
mlnlstered and observed up to- the last moment in
its purity and yigor.
The JOHNSTON MEErrsa.-It is altogether I'M
necessary for the Raleigh Standard to affect excite
ment and USE ugly words as to the statement made
IN THIS paper in reference to the preparation of res
oiutlons for Johnston county tn Raleigh. The
statement was made upon unquastIopable authority.
and there Is not the least doubt about It. By what
person they were written we do not Enose we have
only an opinion. Whether the resolutions mr.
pared in Raleigh were adopted. or whether etfers
were substituted in consequence of the exposure
ne do not know: Doubtless the SSandard knows
all about it-EaysttsDi!le 05ssroer.
We repeat for the second or third time, that the
resolutions referred to we're not prepared in Ral-
elgh, but by DR.. j. Ts Leach, of Johnston that
they were adopted as prepared at the dstsct meet.
lng, and again adopted by the County meeting,
with tive additional resolutions suggested by Dr..
Leach The Observer has, therefore, WifuIy and
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