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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-12-27

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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

The Confederate and Conspcruatios, Of this City,
with the Stallfederate Office holders, are just now
occupying their time with efforts to ridicue the re-
cent Conservative meeting in this City. The meet
ing referred to composed Of the "bone and sim
ew" of our population, and the proceedings were
every way credable to them as citizens Of the State
The officers of the meeting, and the speakers on the
occasion, are the superiors morally and personally
of those who are assailing them. High times, when
officers who are drawing their sugar, and rice, and
bacon, and -four, and clothing from the government
at low prices, and literally subsistng on the State
spending their time in abusing the people, who
ought to be, rather who used to be their masters
IS The OK knoweth his owner and the ass his mas
ter's crib" Men who are owned and controlled 0y
those high in place ought to show some modesty if
they haze no sense of justice, in their illusions to
meetings of the people.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

In the beginning Of the war we insisted on laying
every town in ashes rather than leave the sacred
dwellings of our loyal people to be occupied and
desecrated by the internal enemy, whose barbarous
instincts were as we'll known to US then as they are
now. It will be remembered when Newbern was
yet in our hands we advised holding it till the last
moment, and when no longer able to hold it to lay
it in ashes rather than abandon it to the detestabe
Yankee hordes that were coming to occupy it. All
will remember that Capt Holden poured out his
wrath upon us for having suggested this course,
falsely asserting that we wanted other peoples
houses burnt because we had none Of our own
and holding out the idea that the Yankees were
harmless creatures, and would commit none of the
outrages which We predicted Of them. Facts are
stubborn things Washington, the first town they
have evacuated has been burnt to the ground our
prediction has been verified, and Capt. Hoiden's
harmless Yankees have proved themselves the vii
'lians and ruffians that we long ago proclaimed
'them.-State Journal
We find the above copied from the STATE. Journal
into the Conservative, Of this City. John Speman
and William Robinson, who edit the State Journal,
opposed Gov. Vance two years ago, and exhausted
their abuse of him both personally and politically.
Now they are for him, and his organ the Consuerva-
tipe copies their bellous attacks on us. But they
are only following the example Of Gov. Vance him
self, who in his Fayetteville speech said:
VI went to Wilkesborough to prezent the effu-
sion sion OF blood. A fellow had raised company Of
4oo men. armed them with United States muskets,
and sosth copy Of the Raleigh Standard in his
p0csst marched them into Wilkesborough."
John Spelman and William Robinson call US q
.ory' and 90 does Co.. Vanee Let the people judge.
more on this subject hsrsaftsr.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
Eastern Carolina.

Since our last issue there has been brilliant
dash, if not campaign in the eastern part Of this
State. Our forces, mostly North. Carolinsns, com.
manded by Gen. Hoke, aided on the water BY the
ram Albemarle, have taken the town Of Plymouth,
and captured some 1000 Of the enemy, with large
supplies Of various kinds. Soon after the enemy,
alarmed It the progress Of our arms, evacuated tho
town Of Washington. A movement was then made
on Newbern, and we learn that the fight was in
progress, when orders were received under which
Gen. Hoke retired.
The Confederate loss in the battle Of Plymouth
was considerable, owing to the fact that it was i'm.
possible to approach the place without falling under
rakipg FIRE from the enemys batteries, and to the
further fact that it was necessary to storm several
strong Qualifications All accounts concur in repre-.
ssnting the conduct Of our officers and men as high.
Iy praiseworthy.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

Lot the Conservatives Of Raleigh Remsmbsrt
Al an humble participant in the Conservative
meeting at the Courthouse, In this city, on Fri
day night last, We do not deem any answer to the
scurrilous attacks made by anonymous writers for
the Corseroatirs and Confederate necessary, in our
ewn defence; for the masses Of the people know %
and endorse our principles and the attacks Of the
spies and detailed" men Of those who proclaim
themselves as "patriots and property holders" can
do us no hurt We ask them no odds in any way,
and the more they abuse and denouncs us the high.
OF we shall rise in the estimation Of an intelligent
honest public But these scribblers, a. well - the
papers that publish and endorse their slanE 90
farther and asssil the bone and sinew Of this COM
munity-the tradesmen, merchants, mechanics and
others-who. though they may not have y many
negroes and Confederate bonds, nor 40 much block.
ade coffee sugar, tea, &C., - those "pstriots and
property holders" who want 70 save the State from
disgrace" by putting down the Conservatives, ass
~ honorable, high.minded and % patriotic - any
men in the country. Let the two hundred Con-
servatives who attended the meeting Friday night
remember that Gov. VaDce's organ, as well - tho
Confederate, has assaied them in the grossest man
ner and 60 to the polls on tho day Of election aud
rebuke the oligarchs who look on them and ffs-
quently refer to them Is "poor white trash" 7ha
are "no better than niggers"
The people of this city are probably about -
good and about IS bad Is those Of other communt
ties, and of course know those among them who
assume to be leaders, and we now call upon "pa.
triots and property holders" "-thoss oligarchs who
proclaim the voice Of the majority !" disgrace .
the State" to bear witness Of thsa Vt We P2s.'
dict msjority Of at least three to one II iyof Of
the ticket thst thalI be nominated 81 those who
assembled At the Courthouse on FElay night and
their friends, at the August electioq, iss
Let the honest, hard working Conservatives q
Raleigh re.Dember these aesaplts upon them; aud
we woui also rsmind those who make them to re-
memb.r the fate Of spelman- and syms who. for
out:aSng decsncy spd dticlatipg all the prep:ietes
ol society, were compelled on account Of public
opinion, to leave community that could no longer
tolerate them The Conservatives are al-powsrfui,
here ana snf0ughout the State, and he who assa'ls
them .1ust hll in the con6ietA'P Progress.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

This locality was favored on Wednesday evening
with refreshing rain. twas much needed. We
learn, however that there was heavy, and We fear
destructive hailstorm at the same time commencing
some twenty miles west Of this place, and ranging
in direction towords Newlight north Of Raleigh.
The growing crops and fruit trees are said to have
been much injured.
We hear that the wheat crop is rapidly improv.
ing, and that the prospect now is that there will BE-
an excellent yield.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

His reply was an invitaion to us and others 10 walk
into bin bed room, where sos very good brandy was
BET before u.s. Meanwhile some Of the Georgia oh-
GERS, who had been invited to the mansion by the
Governor. drank in ::he dining room. Soon after
this We retired.
We did not 60 down back street to the Ezecu-
tive mansion. We did not turn down the gas in
either Of the rooms, or think Of doing 50. We
were not sitting. but standing when the Governor
entered the hall We have no recollection Of hav-
ing used the expression about the arm rotting Oh,
nor do we believe that We did use it We are not
in the habt Of using such expressions-and besides
there was nothing in the scene or the occasion to
raise suggestion even that We might lift finger
against him. So much for the Governors state
ment. The Watohasan's account is not only: equal
ly pnfounded, but ridiculously false. Dr.. Edward
son, and John R. Harrison, Esq, were present.
Neither Of them will say that We acted on the occa-
sion in . manner unbecoming gentleman, or that
we were Enlightened, ,"-or that We exhibited any
thing like cowed or craven spirit, as the Cover
nor would have the public believe. These gentle
men are Gov. Vance's personal friends as well as
ours and though we have no wish to involve them
in this controversy we could confidently appeal to
them if it were necessary to sustain US in the state
ment we have given of our bearing AID conduct on
the occasion. But our word is at least as good as
that of Gov. Vance, and we declare that his state
ment is hlse-whether Intentionally SO or not we
do not know.
The whole matter may be summed up thus: We
were being mobbed and our life threatened, on &C.
count Of our political opinions. We went to see
Gov. Vance to claim his protection. He treated US
respectfully and kindly. We partook of his hospi-
taty in his own house. Afterwards to crafty bis
malice and to advance bis own selfish purposes, he
roof and in public speech retsils private conver.
sation Every thing that occurred at that time,
under bis own roof, should have been sacred Nc
provocation should have led gentleman, and es
peciay the Chief Magistrate of the State, to lift the
curtain from occurrences in bis own private apart
ments. Even if all be says of US were true it could
do him no credit to tell it. A wild Arab has more
correct and more elevated ideas Of hospitality thar
to divulge the incidents and the conversations thai
occur in his tent to injure even . deadly enemy
The person aud the private conversations Of his
most deadly foe are sacred in his eyes, after tha
foe has partaken of his bread and his salt
In our next and in subsequent issues we expec
to 60 more at length into the circumstances tina
preceded and followed the mob, and to show tn
parts that Gov. Vance played and refused to pls,
in connection with that outrage. We shall stat
facts, and leave our readers to judge for them
selves.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

, FEAR OF lgAru.-William the Conqueror, o..
tysmely Alarmed on his death he'd e0tse.tsd: The.
and grevous sins" be exclaimed, 81 tSsmhlsi s9G
beink ready to be taken soon into the tVfEibs ex-
animation Of God, am ignorant what Ishouid do.
have been brought up in feyty Of srms from my
childhood; sn greatly poll.teed with sausion of
much blood; can by no meahs Hamber the evils
have done these sixty four years, for which am
now constrained, without stay, tossadsr an account
to the just SudsA"
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
RALEIGH: FRIDAY. MAY Is. 1854.

Our CoRREspoNDENcE-Now that we have rel
sumed the publication Of the Standard, it will be
impossible for US to reply to the numerous letters
we receive We hope our friends will take the will
for the deed. Though absent in person or by
letter, we are with them in spirit-and besides, we
will send to each one Of them large letter in the
shape of the Standard once or twice week. We
shall say nothing in the Standard we do not be.
Ieve to be so, and our friends win therefore, be as
fully posted as # we were to write to theU.. Our
opinions are the same, whether written: spoken, OF
printed.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
Where is Gov. Vance Z


While our brave soldiers in Virginia are barring
their breasts to the bullets Of the enemy, and fall
ing by hundreds on the field of battle, and while
many women and children at home are suffering for
food the Governor of the State is absent from the
capital on an electioneering tour, ~neglecting
the business of his Office, and -haranguing the
people for their votes "Nero iddles," or rather
piddles "while Rome is burning" Vice President
Stephens, while in Richmond, devoted much Of his
time to visiting the hospitals to cheer and solace
the sick and wounded, especially from his own
State and thus added lustre to his character more
attractive and more to be envied than the imperial
splendor Of the Caesars If Gov. Vance were here at
his post, he might be Of service in dspatching his
Surgeons to Virginia. with such comforts as could be
procured to minister to the soldiers who have been
wounded in the resent battles; and indeed, his
presence in Virginia among our wounded would do
much to solace and cheer them amid their suffer
ings, and at the same time quicken the movements
of Surgeons and others whose duty it is to attend
to their wants But the poor boys who have been;
slain will be forgotten for they will vote no moro;
and the wounded, though many Of them, as we
trust will survive are not exactly in condition to
be eectioneered with at this time. So the Govern
or remains in the State making speeches and TAX
ing care of himself Hs visited the soldiers and
harangued them for their votes whsr there was no
danger Of battle, and now-but We drop the
curtaini
Gov. Vance.went into Office by more than thirty
thousand majority. What has he done, or omitted
toNdo, that be, should End it necessary to take
the stump fsur months before the election to
defend himself and that too with no competitor
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

The most thorough devotion to the Southern
cause is not incompatible with the strctest mainte-
nance of the great principles Of civil liberty. In
deec, the latter necessarily goes with the former,
else our suffering end sacrifices will be in vain.-
This truth is illustrated by the course of Mr. Steph.
ems and, Gov. Brown, who have made their mark as
tru,, Southern men and at the same time earnest
devotees of civil liberty.
Nor is sorrow for those who fall in battle and an
anxious desire for peace opposed to true Southern
feeling. The best friend to the South is he who
would stop the war at the earliest moment on hon.
orable terms. Surely, surely enough blood has
been shed to close the war by such an offering. if
that would do it. Even while we write, thousands
of our brave boys are wounded, or have just been
laid in bloody garments in their rude graves Sor'
row and lamentation will be in nearly every house
hold in the Confederate States. In many cottage
in many lordy mansion, in mapy lowly cabin is
heard to day the rusting of the wing Of DEATH as he
sweeps the son. or brother, or father to his dusty
shades. 1t matters not that he died gloriously with
his feet to the foe; he is dead, that is the bolt
which rives the hearts of those at home. They
will never see him more But chiefly is this vista
ton felt by the poor. 1t deprives them not only Of
those near and dear to them, but the poor wife, and
the aged parents and the helpless children feel that
their prop in life is gene We are too ap: to forget,
in the excitement, the battle news comes in, the
humble private who fought like lion and died, an
"unknown demigod," and lavish our praises on
the officers who led in the engagement; but in
thousands of humble dwellings the tidings that the
battle is over, and that this one that was slain,
oria missing, carries woe upon its wings, and in.
ficts wound which time will never heal. Oul
hearts yearn towards the brave men who are still
in the field, wthstanding the awful shock, charg
ing home on the foe. While we mourn those who
fall, and sympathize with those who survive, We
who are at home can perform no service more &C
eeptable to the latter than to encourage every eor
which may be properly put forth to end the war,
and restore peace to suffering and well nigh ruined
country. Oh that the day would come when
EVERY shall eat in safety,
Under his own vine, what be plants and sing
The merry songs of peace to all his neighbors."
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

CONSERVATIVE Mass MRErNG.-Remember, Con.
servatives that the Mass Meeting to nominate can.
didates for the Legislature will be held in this City
on Monday next We hope there will be full at
tendance. Let every true Conservative be present.
The meeting will be held in the town Hall at eleven
o'clock.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

stumping against hims His best eulogy, and the
strongest argument in favor Of his reelection.
should be the manner in which he has administered
public Affairs. His own works ought to speak for
him, but instead of that he speaks for his works
The people will judge him not BY what he says,
but BY what he has done and omitted to do
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

western people, and the authorities civil and mill
tary, to the General Orders and accompanying cir.
eulars in this paper, relating to impressmsnta-
2a1ss6ary RatsAman.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
specimen. Of eubera..or,al Literature.

"FELLow CITIZENS, LADIES AND GsrrLExsN:-l
do not know how it is possible for me to make nv.
self heard by this large audience, unless adopt tn
plan of the armed soldier who could not hug hi
sweetheart all the way around, and 80 Was forcedt
chalk the distance he could reach on one side, an
then turn and hug as far on the other Laugh
ter"eEztraet from Coz. Vaness Rilkesborougk
Speseh =
You know when. Saint Paul went to the city o,
Ephesus and announced the true God, he raced
quste,G r0D with Demetrins and the rest Of the
artists in the place, who had been accustomed to
make their living by manufacturing shrines for the
Goddess Diana; and they were about to massacre
SAINT Paul for his interference with their profits.
At the height Of the excitement which was about to
break out into actual hostilities, there appeared
apopg them tslop, tbs town clerk, whose name
net given, (and regret tho omission, for Ithinb
he seas tho snGstsst uninspirsd man mentioned in
Scr.pturs.) who got apon the court houss stsps or
the stump and spoke to the people "-Estraet
from Goo. Vaness Wilkes6orough Speech
"The impression has gone abroad that the man
who runs against Holden will be beaten, and that
Holden is for peace, and Vance is opposed to it
Whenever you hear man say that, look him right
in the face and say, Jim Jones, Zeb Vance says you
are q liar a3d a scoundrel ! l"-Ertgaet from Coz.
Vancss Fayetteville speech.
"Boys, if you want peace you must 60 to the
heart Of Pennsylvania and there fight till hell freezes
over as hard as lightwood knot"-Gos. Haness
Speech to GooEs Brigade.
"Boys, when you whip Grant will send each of
you bottle Of whiskey, with enough sugar to
sweeten it."-Goo. Tdnee to tho Soldiera
Boys, you must fight till you fill hell SO full Of
Yankees that their feet will stick out of the win
dows."-Goo, Fanee to the Soldiers
"Boys"-but this expression is too vulgar to re-
peat among gentlemen, much less to print
We understand that Col. George Little, the re-
fined Editors Of the Fayetteville 0bssroer, Col Nc
Rae, the delectable A. NJ German, the perfumed W.
F. McKesson, the patriotic no6ghtng bOlter at Bal:
timore Mr.. W. W. Avery, and others of this stripe,
are delighted with the Governors rhetoric. We
respectfully suggest to the worthy President Of our
University, and to our Superintendent of Common
Schools the propriety Of providing printed slips Of
the above for the careful perusal of the students
over whom they have been Set Let us have Vance
on Rhetoric. Such book with such examples as
the above, would create sensation. ..
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

For The Standard
TIE WIDOWS BABE.
Before the pearly bud uufolds the Of incense tells,
And in thy budke form sweet babe, dsathess essences
We know it by the noble brow and by the beamng eye,
And by the smile, and byaasi that piercing human cry
We know by the hands held out thy mothers breast to
oh sa!our that breast from woethOse little hands
from sinl
Thy race for earthly happiness already is begun.
What myrsds have that rsce and who has won
We know it by that joyous gaze upon the apers light
For thus immortal spirits gaze pleasures meteotrRbts
Like thee to them the warming voice Of Wisdom speaks in
Like thee they mady grasp {. bliss and seize burning
pain.
Poor miniature eegeut thus the sage Experience shows
in all earhs dowery paths thorn every rose
The strongest reed We lean upon will give the deepest
And in earth sweetest cup Of Joy the bttsres dess
found.
whIrpools sound Is In our sani thy bark 10 on ths
How wetched lore for thee II there we're none 70
But Oh how bsst that ws may knes and give thee 70 u
Lord,
And rest our aching hearts upon His everlasting word
By faith We see radiant suspended Der Thy head
glorious canopy Of love around thy frsty spread,
lamp to light thy vay-wsrd feet thro all the fes rs
tender and to lead thee from the cradle to the tomb
Oh Christian, shall this precious babe still pine and pin.
Oh Christians shall this Mother soon be numb cred win
the deadf -
Geds bread sin your graDaries Gods manus in yose
70 deal for Him unto Rs poor throughout our u.ttrs
land,
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18

The Editor of the Wilmington Journal copies
from the Salisbury Watclman its grossly false and
libellous statement as to our conduct at the man.
sion of Gov. Vance on the night our Office was mob
bed, with these remarks:
"We find the following in the Salisbury HateA-
man of the 22d. 1t is unkind, but, we fear, true
for the Editor of the Natehmdn would, we believe,
be unwilling to state positively thing Of this kind
unless it we're go"
The Editor of the Watehman is, We believe,
member Of the Church, but this does not prevent
him from uttering wifl and deliberate falsehood.
We call the attention of his brother Church men,
bers in Salisbury to the fact that every word in the
article referred to in the Watchan is grossly false.
So far as the Editor of the Wilmington Journal
is concerned, we have thus to say to him:
He impeaches our personal courage, and sndes-
vors to render US Infamous in the eyes Of the peo-
pie. In 1861 in the delegation room Of the North
Carolina members Of the Baltimore Convention, in
j, Barnum's Hotel, we saw Mr.. James Fulton, the
Editor Of the Journal personally chastsed by Col.
Duncan K. AcRae, and he submitted to the chas-
tisement-that is, he made feeble resistance while
Col McRae had him down, and manifested no dis
position after he got upon his feet to resent the in
dignity. =
He also impeaches our loyalty. This same per-
son, James Fulton, finished the publication of the
laws of the United States in his paper, after Mr..
Lincoln's proclamation, and then applied for his
pay for the same in federal gold while we ceased
to publish the laws from the moment tho procla,na.
tion appeared, and applied for no compensation,
though about one hundred dollars in gold were due
rs.
Mr. Fulton wants other people to fight while be
himself Is already subjugated. Like his brother
bolter, W. W. Avery, he has neither the courage
nor the loyalty to engage in war which be, in
conjunction with the abolitionsts Of the North, was
instrumental in bringing on.
We are glad to know that Doth these wort!ies,
with many others of similar stripe, are supporters
Of Gov Vance. They stick to him like the shirt
Of Nessus, and he loves the contact is proved by
the fact that he courts and encourages it