Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-08

PRIVATE CoNvRRsA11oHx-The staple Of Gov.
Vance's stump harangues, apd Of his two organs in
this City, seems to be private conversations h,
commenced this sort Of warfare at Fayetteville, a
he seems determined to keep it up. We shall DC
initiate him. We could Fill our columns, if we choe
to do 50, with private conversations With Gov vanc
snd his friends. But we would not do this, if We
were sure it would secure our election, and Il We
knew it could be secured in no other way. We
shall refer to these conversations only in selfde-
fence and in doing shall be as careful Is pos
sibe not to involve gentlemen u unpleasant situa-
tons.
For example, Gov. Vance charges on tho basisG
q private conversation that we desired Convention
In November last to seceds from the government,
and detached sentence attributed to us is usedto
prove tho charge We reply, that If we were dis.
posed to assail Gov. Vance in this way, We could
prove that he said in September last, "the Confed
crate cause is gone," and also that "the people
ought to tear up the Railroad bridges to prevent
the passage of troops" It would be exceedingly
unjust to him to use these detached expressions
his, without the circumstances and the language
that accompanied them. Under the circumstances,
they were natural. No one blamed him for them
then, as we do not now.
But the storm against us is not yet at its height
Our whole life is to be explored and words uttered
in the confidence of private life are to be brought
out and used against US. The detectives" are
busiiy engaged. Conversations are to be repeated,
or imagined, or manufactured to suit the occasion.
Gov Vance is to get these conversations up through
his detectives" and his two mercenary organs IN
this City to publish them. We see that the ireful
little gentleman, (Col. McRae) who edits the Con.
.tederote threatens us with more Of these private
conversations. What would he think if we were to
condescend to initiate his example and repeat the
very chaste and elegant conversation in which he
INDUCED towards some members of the House Of
Commons, in the ball of that body, some days sncef
The truth is, this whole business of raking up
and repeating private conversations for political ef
feet is to the last degree disgusting and discredta
ble. We do not see how any decent gentleman can
do such thing. 1t is tolerated in no other State
of the Confederacy but North Carolina
The Wilmington Journal publishes letter from
soldier in Virginia, in which he says: ave call
on Gov. Vance now for his liquor that be promis-
ed US if we would take the starch out of Grant, for
it is done, he is as Timber as q rag" Gov. Vance
denies in bis speeches that he made this promise to
the soldiers. If City reports be true we fear the
"liquor" thus promised has gone in another direc-
ton. If the secrets of one Of the State departments
here could be laid bare, it might be found that at
least barrel of the blockade article has sparkled
and disappeared without the soldiers having tasted
. drop of it Who acted as tapster on the occa.
| siont
We learn that on the last day of the session, in
the House Of Commons, while Mr.. Boyden's personal
liberty bill was pending, many of the Destructives
WINGED and made efforts to avoid voting. True to
their instincts Destructires, they sought to des
troy the organization of the House when they found
they could not control that body against the prnc
Piles ofliosrty. We learn that Mr.. Ell, Commissioner
and Mr.. Ex Candidate McRas, with several Confed-
crate dependents, were anxious spectators Of the
scene, no doubt doing all they could to induce their
partzans to disorganize the House. But on motion
of Mr. Coxles, call of the House was had, action
was pressed with an iron hand and the vote at last
! reached quorum-54 for, and II against the bill.
| On motion of Mr.. Cowles, DR.. Love, Of Haywood,
and Mr.. PEBBLES, of Northampton, were eensured
by vote of the House and fined $50 each for con-
tempt of that body in not attending and voting on
| the question.