Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-09-02
For the Standard.
0ContemvtIAle and SIandeFOus.o 90

For the Standard.
"ContemptIble and SlandeFOus."
Mr. EDIroR Your correspondent is not disPoseo
to intrude upon your readers q matter when mas
no intrinsic worth, and but for the second auacA
from the same source upon the Same text the atter
which seems to have been made with rather ma-
licious design TO draw notice from the oO)ect VI
attack. your correspondent would treat the matter
with silent contempt But as the Editor OF LWtH
sheet published in the town Of Winston, cat<a t"e
Western Sentinel said to contain virous when rem
ders it Questionable certain Oecdstons ID goatng
himself with an air of supercihous presumption, IN
his attempt at asstuteness, by an exhibition OF ms
vIperous wrath in sssailing the author OF orlet
extract of private letter published by you, under
head the 9th August, from Winston /; and as
the fllileso of an Editor is whistling to keep
up courage, not being partizsn OF either side IN
the late election but it is supposed supported that
class of men whom he was hostile to two years ago.
and forgetting the writings and scringings oil
himself and subs under the caustic lash oil the
etriOt, for his low puny filings at correspondents
cf others than his own little jsuhdiced sheet, no
notice of him would be taken. The extract reads:
ut was believed by the best judges that you would
carry Forsyth by 800 majority, but the means re.
sorted to to intimdate the people succeeded, and
hence the result Many were afraid to vote. -
Upon which the Editor Of the little sheet mention
ed deVoes two lengthy editorials, more thought it
is presumed, than be ever bestowed on the sermon
upon the Mount upon which, in the plentitud0 of
his wisdom, he might have, perhaps, shed light for
the comfort of some of his two or three hundred
readers all which is to assert yes to assert thai
little word 1e and say that the extract misrepr
resentaton and calculated to deceive the Vance men
Of Forsyth in regard to casting votes in the late
election, as no other class could be deceived byit
by his showing whom in truth as every intelligent
reader not speer will readily perceive by reference
to the true sense of the extract it is not aPpli-
cable to the people of Forsyth more than to the
people Of any other County, being applicable to the
Governors election only, and abiding simply to the
new plan of voting with yellow tickets, as means
never before resored to in this or any other coun
try. If So will the astute Editor inform the public?
Did the Roman citizen, when he advanced to the
polls and proclaimed IVots for CGtO to Be Consul"
the Athenisn II cote for Aristidss to Be ArchoH,"
the Theban, ~ cote for PslOpidds to be BcGstrach"
the Lacedemonisn ~ cote for Leonddis to be first
Of the EphOre," with yellow imported paper tick:
cts? Was such language usedas spotting one Of
them for the manner or for q an they choss TO
vote forl Then why not an A IN go to the polls
and proclaim NJ U0te for ". " Holden for Con-
erOr in the usual old way and not hear the threat
of military authority or spotting him as Holden
it, dc.
Talk about division and strife and the engender-
ing of mob and violence these are the threats that
bring such things among the people. Whenever
free and loyal people are insulted by dominant
party and the law of prescription, ostracism and
the nquisition brought to their doors, and the
attempt is made to force them to think and speak
the thoughts and sentiments Of their opponents in
religion and politics, Q breach Is made at once
This is demonstrated by the teachings of universal
history.
But the correspondent would not ask the Ed
itor to explain why such colored paper was used
for tickets at the late Governors election and not
used in the county electlOns' If no desgn was in
tended, nothing q an electioneering trick no in
timidation intended why did the friends of yellow
paper use it oil There was plenty Of white Confed.
crate paper such the people voted with two years
before and such always used in this country.
Why this change at this particular election for Gov
ernor? Will he explain This Is what everybody
would like to know in this State. But he that
little contemplate word lie, it seems to belong in
particular degree to his vocabulary or school Of
ethics. It's use indicates kind Of gusto usually
resorted to when there is lack Of brans-thought,
or language educational appropriate polite which
is always used by we'll informed people, whether
friend or foe, when addressing themselves to the
public. To all that kind Of muttering the CORES
pendent gives no heed such as lie, DO, coming as
1t does as the truly intelligent always the drift
of such, and discriminate between the good or evil
to be accomplished. But by way of insinuation he
Tugs in tissue Of stuff, which he says he chron
icled in former issue. In that issue it might have
been said that the laws had not been enforced and
that property had been destroyed by bad men,
But when he Tugs such into the article under
sideration, he is treading on dangerous gronnd to
himself if he intends it applicable to the author
of the extract in question. One step and it be-
comes libellous and when it assumes that cast the
correspondent will attend to him through the prop
er channel His effort to Islander is peurile and
futile as he may learn at the proper time that his
object of attack might be I" like CGsGrs toite dboUS
suspieion." Let him smuse himself with his Bot
Gny6Gy slang and BilLingsgGte epithes, adapted it
seems to his wit and talents. But when he tran
sends the prerogative of the Press to oppose
ave. intimidate and abuse the honest upright citi
zen-a privilege assumed by the lawless, the vile
And corrupt instead of to enlighten to instruct and
admonisb, he stands upon slippery ground and may
be as liable to feel other folks Every free born
citizen tohite man has right to his own opinions
in this country and with it right to speak his opin-
ions and views in regard to any public election in
the State. Is it criminal though if he should Happen
to diner and think adverse TO the views Of the Eitor
and have the manliness 10 say so Does he think
that freemen with antecedents running back over
hundred years, holding all the requisite qualities
of bona tide Ango-Americsn, would cover before
his little squibs and threats of military authority to
prevent him from utterIng his sentiments, when
sailed in q squib of q newspaper If he does he
has missed his mark. He has shot and failed to
kill the tartar So far as he has reference to for
eigner, it is vague and ambiguitous. Speaks of
pigeon holes, &C., to escape conscrpt duty. This
is all false. No seeking Of the kind was ever made
by the correspondent II he had he would have
gotten better hole than setting up as Editor be-
hind IL inch village newspaper. 1t is needless to
say more would have said this but for the second at
tack, and shall not notice the matter again unless
forced to do so.
The CoRREsPoNDENT FROM WINSTON.
The EIection for President