Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-06-21

RfSotced, That We believe searching investiga-
ton into the administration Of our State government
is necessary and called for by existing abuses. The
same favoritsm and the same stallfederate system
of allowing shade officers to purchase their house
hold supplies at government prices still exists
The "las pound of bacon and the last dust of meap
promised by Gov. Vance to the families ofthe SOL
diers, are being consumed by shade officers under
Gov Vance at low prices, and this too while under
Confederate law, battle SCARED Colonels, Captains
and Lieutenants in the regular service are required
to draw their rations with the soldiers. Gov Vance
was elected under pledge to reform these abuses;
he has not done so, but on the contrary they have
increased under his administration.
The above is one of the resolutions adopted by
the mass meeting recently held in Raleigh which
nominated the Conversative ticket for the Legisla-
ture in Wake County. This resolution is based on
strict truth. The Conservatives Of Wake knew the
facts to be as they have stated them, and they
thought it due to the people that they should be
brought out. The Adjutsnt General, speaking for
Gov Vance, has admitted, in reply to q resolution
Of inquiry on the subject introduced in the House
by Mr.. Rogers, of Wake County, that this stalled.
crate system does exist and that shade officers are
allowed to purchase supplies for themselves and
their white families at government prices, and also
communication for forage, room rent &c. shade
Colonel for example, purchases and receives month
ly, a: very low prices, bacon meal -four, sugar,
rice, candles, &C., which amount in value during
the year to some eight ten thousand dollars, be-
sides Communication for forage fuel, and room rent,
and mis- regular salary. These things purchased
from the State at COST And this while thousands Of
poor, and thousands of families of our brave SOL
ders are actually suffering for bread and for cloth
ing to cover their nakedness Is this to be endur-
ed? And when in addition to all this shade COL
onel has the privilege from Gov Vance of sending
out his cotton the State steamers and getting in
exchange for it the luxuries of the English and
Yankee markets, we may we'll imagine that he lives
like prince in these times of scarcity and suffer-
ing.
Gov. Vance was solemnly pledged through his
friends to discontinue these abuses which he found
in existence when he came into Office He main.
tanned The pledge as long he acted with the Con-
serVative party, but as soon as he joined the De-
structive party he gave free rein to these and
other abuses. Weopposed them under Governors
ENis aud Clark, and we oppose them under Gov.
Vance. Some of these shade officers who are en-
joyfng these special privileges are men of wealth,
anu "e''e' aoie W ouy IheiF supplies Ut market
prices than thousands of our people. They have
superabundant wealth to devote to establishing
Vance newspapers, and to bribery and corruption
to carry the elections
Down with this stallfederate system Every
vote for Vance will be vote to take the bread from
the mouths of the hungry poor for the benefit Of
the shade officers who surround him. Many of these
poor more upright and deserving than some ofthese
parasites who thus subSst on the State, would be
glad to get, in meat and bread what these pamper-
ed minions consume in sugar and rice drawn from
the State, and in fine wines, sardines and English
cheese imported on the State steamers