Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
Personalities I'M Politics.

Our readers will bear witness that we have uni.
formly eschewed personalities in political discus
sions save when compelled to resort to them in self
defence; and even then we have INDUCED in them
with reluctance and regret 1t gives US no pleasure
to infict pain even on an enemy; but when we are
systematically and grossly assailed not merely po.
lticaly but personally, it cannot be expected that
we will submit in silence. We have been pursued
for the last three years with a malignity without
example in the history of politics in this State
Our good name has been slandered our motives as
sailed, our Office mobbed, and our life threatened
by our political enemies and their tools. Our an
syer to all this is calm defiance, strengthened by
consciousness which man can neither give nor
take away, of rectude of purpose and of an honest
devotion to the best interests Of the country.
"Come one-come all, this rock shall fly
From its firm base as soon as l.
The people are with us, and We shall walk un-
shrinkingly in the path Of duty.
Personalities furnish strong evidence Of the weak.
ness Of the cause in which they are used. ApubHc
man who has truth, reason and justice on his side
and who, having confidence in the capacity Of the
people to govern themselve and respect for their
decisions at the ballotbox, is prepared to submit
with good grace to those decisions, is not apt to
indulge in personalities to exhibit chaied and
bitter spirit 1t is only your upstart olgsrchs and
small demagogues who resort to personal abuse on
occasions when the people expect, as they have q
right to expect calm discussion, common sense and
solid argument Politicians who are about to be
foiled in their purposes rejected by the people,
are Wy apt to get in passion; but passion only
exposes them ahd benefits their opponents.
four.readers find personalities in our columns,
they must remember that they are uttered in self.
defence, and that under the circumstances, they
are unavoidable. We regret to have to resort to
them even in this way, but no other course has been
left to US by our assailants We shall never de.
scend however, to the cesspools of flth for which
others seem to manifest natural and instructive
affinity. We shall throw 20 garbage upon them,
but shall simply repel what they may attempt to
cast en- us. A politician, and especially candi-
date for high public station, should never forget
that he is gentleman; and that if he is wanting
himself in self respect he owest to the people to
treat them with respect and decency which cannot
be done by induiging in ribald jokes and low per.
sonalties.
HB NEW FRIEsDa.--The following resolution was
adopted At Destructive meeting recently held at
Kenansville, Duplin County:
"Resoloed, Thst We recommend Gov. Vance for
reelection to the Office Of Governor of our State,
and take this occasion to extend to him cordial
invitation to visit our county and see how cheerful
ly original secessonists can greet patriotic Gov
ernor."
Behold, how pleasant It Is for brethren to dwell
together in unity" -
Col William A Allen reported this and other
resolutions. Will Col. Allen be good enough to
to give us his prisats opinion Is TO- Gov. Vance's
attainments is . statesman, and also tell Us what
he thinks of his jokes1 Does Col Allen really
think, with Gov. Vance, that st. Paul, the great
Apostle to the Gentilss raised row and ss made
. stump speech at Ephesus1