Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-26
For the Standard.
The cunvass fairly opened in Rutherford.

The Canvass fairly opened in Rutherford.
Mr. HOLDEN: 1t is to be hoped that letter
from this County (RutherfordD will be acceptable
to the Standard For the Senate, Col. Z. Il. Har-
ris and W. j. T. Miller are the candidates. Col.
Harris was elected last November, by handsome
majority over his competitor. He was then Con-
sefvative pure, and be has not been de6led since.
His short service IN the Senate has met the appro-
val of his constituents almost unparalleled, as his
immense vote in August next will show. Col.
Harris has been engaged in various duties for some
time and is row absent from his District by order
of Gen. McEroy in the service of his country. In
all his acts he is prudent fair and determined hence
he makes just such target as designing and un.
principled demagogues strike at
The Editor of the Conservative shot squib at
the Colonel not long since, but it did not hurt him
for two reasons: first it tdt,ehood; and sec
ond, the Editor has not power enough where he is
known las he is in the mountain DlStrlcD to hurt
anybody. There is certainly great change in the
people, if man like the Editor of the Conservative,
whose political skin is spotted aleopard, could
hurt any one In truth the great reason why the
Destructive party is so weak and daily growing
wesker is that the only persons who are sticking
to the party are original leaders of the secession
lists and the broken down. fence politicians like the
Editor of the Conservative But he may rest as
sured that he can hurt nobody here On the other
hand, such men are doing our cause good for this
simple reason, that every lick they strike shows
palmer and palmer their cloVen foot
Enough of this-a little as to the opponent Of
Colonel Harris, Dr. W. j. I. Miller, of Cleaveland
who was Uuion man and against Breckenridge and
Lane and the secessonIsts, but sooner was tine
election than he took the stump and advocated
the doctrine of secession strenuously. In speech
in Rutherfordton, Gen. Logan asked the Doctor if
be did not vote for Bell and Evertt to break down
the secession candidates. The Doctor has not an
fhafo 10 n oTphi
time the Doctor has acted square up with the ultra
party, whose platform originally was secession
aud no compromise, and is now determination or
conquer the Yankees SoithOut any e91rtS at negOta
ton The Colonel and Doctor have only met once
and report be true the Doctor came Oft second best
by far The Doctor said be would accept the inde-
pendence of the Confederate States as things now
stand, but afterwards, being prompted by friend
said he would not accept How does he stand?-
But this is only the shadow of the substance
= We have full ticket each side for the House
of Commons. Messrs. j B. Carpenter and Col
D. S. McCurry as Conservatives, and Messrs Bry-
ard Carson as DestIuctIVes, though the two lat.
ter gentlemen claim to be Conservatives. But old
birds are not caught with chaff Every Destruc
tive in the county will vote for Messrs. Bryan and
carson, aud think very few Conservatives Birds
of feather will flock together, so when you find
them in such company, they have gone over to the
ultra Destructives. They are both for DR.. Miller
for the Senate. Mr.. Bryan voted and eectIoneered
Tor Mr. Ayman the renegade, for Congress. He
also voted for Mr.. Lee for the Senate and opposed
the wishes of the people in every meeting, | be-
heve, they held last year. But sutocrat like he
seems to think the people belong to him. Mr.
Carson is young man of fair mind but unfUrtu.
nstely he was not made quite complete. He is
too much like the Irishman's flea, put your finger
on him (f you CAM and he amt there. He was
native Of North Carolina, but he moved to Tennes-
see because this State was too sLOao. But 10 and
behold, when things get pretty hot in Tennessee
he moves back to North Carolina There seems to
be some doubt as to the why and wherefore Of his
leaving Tennessee, which perhaps would be well
for him to explain But since he has returned, re-
port says he only intends staying here until the
present difficulties settled and then he will leave
again. What interest has such a man in North
Carolina The people understand all this, and will
act accordingly.
their friends fully, and have shown themselves
equal and superior to their opponents. Mr. Car.
penter handles Mr.. Bryan very easily, showing in
several votes of the Legislature he voted on both
sides and generally with the Destructives That
he has opposed the will of his constituents instead
of advocating them, and that he is cheek BY iowl
with such men as D. K. McRae, Jno D. HyInan
and the defunct Bill Yancey. His cake is dough
certain. Col. McCurry seems to have taken spe-
eisl charge of Mr.. Carson, and one single meeting
has shorn the gentleman of his lecks. Mr.. Carson
Is Tenne see lawyer, and made the assertion that
the delegates in Convention would have to take an
oath to support the Constitution. A Convention
is supreme, hence no such oath is required, said
Mr.. McCuTry, according to his reading of the Con.
stltution. This gave the Tennessee LAWYER down.
setting and there he will set and the election will
not raise him. He is. very 1eshy young man,
and It is said his friends are engaging cucumbers
melons, and ice to cool him off twill take pile
I'D think it will be enough for the people to know
how things arc managed here by the Destructives
Their clique is composed of Irish English, Dutch,
refugees, DC, men that won't fight, but have to be
arrested in order to make them serve the country
Merry few OF them are to the manor born. But the
people of this County who are, and Of right ought
to De, free, and will remain so, will vote right the
Dietators Destructive cfques, French Proectoratcs
Ks, notwithstanding. ALLEN
RutherfOrdton, July 81, 1864