Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-01-27
For the Standard.

FOr the Standard
Mr. ED1roR:-No attentive observerof the course
of events for the last twenty Or twenty Eve years,
can have failed to notice the unparalleled success
that has uniformly attended the strategical moves
of certain little band Of destSuctiues in this State
This comparatively small clique of would be leaders,
profess to embody in their ranks the leading and
edu ated mind of the State and although they have
on the stump, and in their organs, heretofore said
much in favor of our present form of government,
free Institutions and the discriminating indulgence
Of the American people and their patriotism, it is
now made too apparent that the fixed purposes Of
this little band of selfoonstituted leaders have long
since RI solved to overturn our republican form Of
gOvefhnlent and on its ruins to establish gilan-
TIC military despetism. Afew. Of the more promi.
nent OF tis little band or knot Of political dvines
assume. I'd often speak and write as if they were
dvinely appointed masters and guardians Of the
State, if NOT the Confedersey. The tone and temper
manifested by these aspirants to hereditary titles
and honors ,souid not be SO Objectionable if they
always stoodson the same platform, snd gave forth
the same xerances as philosophers relative to
themselves or our distI essed and distracted cou.,
try. Bit ,nost unfortunately for US, such Is not
The cas. AS evidence of tits fact let the reader
but turn to the inaugural address of Gov Ellis. or
to an ADDRESS issued to the people Of North Carol
ma by WIN. Fl. Haywood, Gen. r. NJ Saunders.
Weston r. Goles, and others, and there read what
lucy say III aSo' VI PoPuiaI government, ana the
great guilt that attaches to all who would, by con.
stitutiona VIC other means deprive the people Of
fair and ju,t opportunity and means Of making
known their views, and bringing them to bear di.
rectly upon their pablic servants. do not under
take to call IN question the honesty of any Of these
gentlemen, or the potitca! orthodoxy Of their sen.
timents in the documents referred to- By no means
They arc all right What / do undertake to say,
and whssI wish ID csn public attention to is this,
&hoc e, !, fock,o 4. L
noted aud pondened " ell by the confidng yeoman-
ry Of our country, bef,re the last remnant Of our
liberties il wrested FROM US and our children for
ever; The aien in NORTH -Calolina who claim to be
the educatea and LEI ding men of the State, not.
withstantliag their ioril,er teachings doctrines,
pamphlets ami addresss in support &c, of fep1bli-
csnism, haze since thin: war commenced, and are
now assdu6dsly laborinly to ignore the people and
public opinion altogether and crush out every pa
per and faan who daresi to act and speak consis
tently on these all.impa- ia at and fundamental
points - ~ - - ~ ..i;..H'E = = - =
And, just here let me add hlr Editor this is the
reason why your Office was mobbcd and your life
threatened. Let your poiitt al sins be what they
may there is certany pr I'm inent trait in your
character-ene crest political virtue--that will
ever like charity in the Christi ans fith, be broad
enough to c6ver multitude Of oliscai sims If you
have committed such; and that is YOU have never
ignored the people Of North -Usr6iins in yo pdiit
icsl creed-your political faith. Nor.And. hops
and pray To God, you never map. Most Of those
prominent men, who hare been, and now afs,
most clamorous for carrying on Che present wxr,
until all Of certain clsss portion d our pcppls.
ton is destroyed are nov srgan,stng, PC they did
last summer, and operating through Ger hin papers
in and cut Of this State TO deter the people from
pesceably sixssmbhng and ID their primary meet
gsgisiag .ifterance to che ssntumef,ts they may
eatertain Jpn public sfairs. Several letters hare