Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-28
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PERHAPS the richest development of the present can
vass for ,vtrnor Of Ncrh Carolina, is the apparent
and rHheIs real with which certain parties turn
around and abuse what they oUce praised, acting ia
both cases, no doubt, for political purposes"
We will take iGstanCe-hat 81 Governor
VANCE's proclivty fer n3uIging in jokes and auec-
dotes OF which We Only jadge By reading his speeches,
end by what We hear others. We confess that we
wish this trait less prominent less pro n gently
displayed by hoiii3g the high, digoif d aud re-
Eponsible oce Of Governor in TINES of sub gravity az
these. But we Suppose il is Govern VANCE's wav
and we must TAX Il "a them, GOV VANCE,
upon the whole, has made good aud ti;iens and Iowa.
Governor, and IL conseravn Of that really i'm oortant
and vital FAC We arr perfectly willing to overlook this
minor and comparatively important Drawback, az
well as the oh con founded upon the IN
necessary aid uncaed for reflections nduged in by the
Governor against the Stcc5.i)ai8ts or ID s.rucves
or in fact against auy AID all who have not chosen to
arrsy themselves uHd3r the party banner of sltnamed
&C nservatism."
But mark the curse OF Governor VANcE'3 present
opponents, and especially bis present competitor Two
years $50 they supported Governor VANCE THsa he
was marvellous proper man." and il We Or any BODY
else, venured to hint that the timss demanded the SER
vices OF practical and able business man and oancier.
speaker or an adrot politician, We were denounced as
"destructivea, and accused of slandering Col VANCE
Was this not go Gov. VANCE was the same man then
that he is lie was just as inveterate i,ker
thin as now, only, perhaps little more So The editor
OF the Nandard his present competitor knew that as
we'll then now but be had 70 word of reDroacA then
but now be is houifad The able ELOQUENT AM, natri
Otto VANCE of Two years since has suddenly been trans
formed into the pitiul JOKER tie irreverent blasDener
tne eVeryWay improper and hardly reputable person.
Can any body be at loss to understand all this Does
not every body sea that it is done for political rurno
ses, just as Mr. GRAHAM was denounced and praised,
ano as almost every oher prominent man in the State
has, BY turns, been denounced and praised What
weight can any sensible mar, any man who as inde-
pendence enough 10 think for himself, attach to the
praise or blame of the Standard or of Mr., HoLDEr
aus eoi'or aud Governor VANCEs competitor especauy
"nere political purposes " are to be So hsarved?
Ii Is great thing this matter OF the diff renee he
tween your bull and my OK IS the Raleigh PROGRESS
Will bear witness Formerly that paper did orDa,Iv
relish Governor YANCa's anecdotes and yi,ticis,os a.
tie expense OF Others. We need not ask its onaion Of
them now when itslf made the cbact or the r it NJ
tnem' Yet we repeat once more, Governor VANCE !.
the very same man that be was when the P,oor.ss
c0ieu hm " our very clever Governor" and affcted 70
NC puAl Gu 10 oecIie between him and Mr. Ho,npu
ana 70 De PANIED at the idea CT being forced to take
part In opposition to oae OR the Other Whan in f..
The editor seemed to say,
How happy could be VII, eitb,r
were 'tother dear charmer awaV.
We really believe that Gov VANCE can m
seep from making jokes and telling anecdo eg toao tb
afo. uo'. oan KEEP from abusing .ebody or otbe
poicai purposes" or the Prog .ss can keen fror
telling whoppers, and slang whano; CD e"u Nv
sane purpose LET thsm rip" esa gtp ben ~ l. IL
Const,tliooolt ,oSoa II, orial from the Aug ustf
NC oo'ernors and the Pr esi,,a,t ,,
.o. ;r,,o,,ro "n act amending the act OF Feb
Tb.aa or,io,e. 1im 'ctions upor foreign commerce
a5as slDGes WIN throw light upon subject o.
ado :, ~ nere' and on', to which reference
vas maze In the message of Gov ernor
Legislature at its last extra session. A ~ 'ne
Presidents position appears to be ncoutrovs,tiha ' u"
a CRYING EYLL-Sundrv croso hL.