Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-17
For the Standard.

Mr.. EDITOR THE shallow humbuggery of the
last Greensboro Patriot claiming Gen. j. NJ. Leach,
since his election, Vance man while before the
election that paper denounced him as HOldenite is
really disgusting to persons who love truth and
honesty.
This modest young Virginian from the "Land of
the First Families" who has been so Justly
shown up having left Virginia and turned Editor
to escape, conscriptioD, had scarcely got warm in
his editorial chair before he began the labors of
missionary among the heather of North Carolina
and inculcating among them his sublime ideas Of
government! When the canvass for Congress COM
menced in the 7th Congressional District this mis-
sonary, with his Characteristic odesty interferes
in behalf Of Mr.. Foster. He urged the election
of Foster because he was the true friend of Gov
Vance, and the advocate of his re election, while
Gen. Leach was friendly to Holden and against
Gov. Vance because he Vance, was against him,
Leach, publishing insnuations against Leach's 10y
atty, &c. But when the election came of, the SIM
pie people failing to appreciate the labors of this
Missionary who had come, perhaps, all the way
from the "Shades of Monticello" to enlighten them,
elected Gen. Leach, the friend of Holden, by an
Overwhelming majority over Foster, the friend of
CIV. VaDcel
Now, with beautiful consistency, this missionary
of the Patriot changes his tune and without the
fear Of the 10th commandment before his eyes, at.
tempts to humbug his readers into the belief that
Leach is for Vance for Governor Let him ask
Leach. He will not say Neither will Mr.. Fos-
ter any other person who heard the discussions
between them.
The writer of this letter has heard them BOTH
At Lexington Foster urged the election of Vance
for Governor and denounced Mr.. Holden, and COM
planned bitterly that Leach would not say whom
he for for Governor, and insisted that his SYM
paties were with Holden for Governor. Leach re-
piled, charging Foster with attempting to get into
Congress by holding on to the coat tail of Gov.
Vance. He, Leach, wished to be elected on his
own merits; but he would tell Mr.. Foster whom he
was not for. he ,cas not for Vance for Governor,
and never would support him unless he abandoned
the blood and thunder doctrine" contained in bis
| Wilkesb0fo' speech. And this writer knons the
fact, that Gen. Leach during the canvass had no
hesitation in giving it his opinion freely to his
friends; that Mr.. Holden would carry the District
| by an overwhelming majority. 1t was well known
| among the friends of Holden that Leach was for
I him for Governor, and it was so charged by Mr..
J Foster and Mr.. Ramsay in their speeches and
not denied by Gen. Leach while they avowed them
selves for Vance.
: For weeks previous and at the election, the lines
between the friends of Holden and Vance dis
! tinctly drawn. The friends of Vance voting for
! Foster, RAMSAY getting scarcely any votes) and
( the friends of Holden voting for Leach. And the
demagogue who insnuates to the contrary is desti-
tue of truth, and is npting TO humbug and de.
i ceiye the people. JUSTICE.
| Nav l3, 1864.