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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-24
IN. Cop,.rtatiye and Or. Leach.


The Conservative, of this Citys one of the organs
of Cos. Vance, says that DR. j. T. Leach has do-s
clared in his place in Congress that he would sbol
ish our present State government and take the
hard oaths required By Lincoln as condition OF bis
protection, emsncpation-of slaves ard all, "Pro'
vded he can get peaee" Nov il is notorious that
DR.. Leach has used no such language, nor can what
be said in his recent speech in the House be tortur
ed to convey any such meaning. = What he did say
was-in reply to question pFopounded to him by
q member-that he desired peace, if possible, with
independence; but if he could not get that, he
would take the best peace he could obtain short
of subjugatiOn. DR.. Leach's object is, by taking
steps to obtain peace, to avoid the very sub
jugaton which the .Conseruatiue falsely charges
him with favoring. He knows what the State
would suffer by subjugation, and he is for adopt
ing any and every honorable measure which may
promise to avert so great calamity. And where
is the sane Southern man, who, if be could not
obtain independence, would not acceptthe next
best terms he could get short of subjugationf
So far as we are concerned, we are for the short
est road to an honorable peace. We want Com.
missioners appointed to treat for peace and when
the Commissioners thus appointed shall have met,
deliberated and agreed upon q treaty, and when
that treaty shall have been submitted to the peo-
pie of the States at the tsllot-box and approved
by them We shall call that reaty an honorable
one and the peace that II result from it an hon.
orable peace
Gov. Vance disllkes DR.. Leach, because that gen.
tleman in his Life and Tunes of Duncan K. Nc
Rae" emphaticaly states that he Gov, Vance, read
the Johnston County resolutions in manuscript and
endorsed them-those resolutions being the first
passed in this State calling for a ConVsntiOn p
Hence this attack on Dr. Leach BIZ the COnserVd
tire. We should not be surprised if The article re-
ferred to, asSang and misrepresenting DR.. L., was
written, if not dictated by the Governor. We
know that the statement by DR.. l. that he endorse
resolutions calling for Convention, is true, and
will be believed by the people; hence his aversion
for Dr. L., and his directions to his osgan to assal
HIM.
But DR.. Leach needs no defence at our hands.
lie is much stronger to day in his District than he
was when elected. The people are with him, and
against Gov Vance and his pet Col. Duncan K.
McRae, DR.. LIS defeated c..mpetitor for Congress.
Observe the affectionste manner in which Gov.
Vance endorses Col McRae in his recent message,
and then observe the fact that bis special personal
organ assails and misrepresents DR.. Leach, and it
will BE plain to the dullest comprehension that the
Governor has gone over bag and baggage to his
former enemies. 1t cannot be possible that Gov.
Vance can be a friend of COL McRae and an enemy
to DR.. Leach, and at the same time be good Con-
servative.
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President Davis asks for q Coutiu HatIon of the
Suspension Of the Writ of Habeas Corpus.


RICHMOND, May 2I.-A message from the Presi.
dent to the House, yesterday, in response to res
olution as to whether the public safety requires
continuance of the suspension of the writ Of hdbeds
corpus, he says the reasons given in his special
message at the last session exist in un6iminished
force. The present juncture especially REQUIRES
continuance Of the suspension Its effect has been
most salutary, and TO that law, in considerable
degree are we indebted for the increased efficiency
of the military preparations which have enabled
our gallant army, under the Providence Of God, to
beal back the invading forces that still threaten US.
There seems to be but little ground for hope that
the Congress will repeal the act suspending hGbeds
corpus, and thus re establish civil liberty. Mr..
FOote delivered an able argument in the House on
Thursday last in favor of the repeal, and Mr. Rves
had the floor for Friday.
If the above teiegrsphic dispatch was intended to
operate the Legislature of this State now in ses
sion, hope the object of those who prepared the
dispatch will be defeated. Our Legislature owes it
to ITSELF to the people Of the State, and to the great
cause of civil liberty itself to protest in the most
earnest and manly terms against the act suspendng
hG6eas corpus.
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HOkes have been engaged. After severe fght on
the Goth, the two armies were within 800 yards of
each other outhat night; and the latest news is
that the enemy were entrenching on the 2tst near
theplaee wrested from them the day before. In
the Rght on Friday, says the Express,
"0ur column was under the immediate command
Of Gen. d. H. Hill, but General Beauregard was on
the field, and his superior military abilities, of
course, contributed largely towards the success of
the movements, while his presence inspired an en-
thusaism which rendered our men irresistible. The
scene of the lighting about7 miles from Pc
tersburg, between Port Walthalf Junction and
Chester, in the county of Chesterfield, and some
two miles east fthe railroad. At the breastworks,
the fighting is said to have been furious, our men
bayoneting and beating such of the enemy as had
the temerity to remain with the butts of their
kets. An attempt was made to rally the fleeing foe
after we had driven him out which was successful.
The enemy masSed all his forces and made two des.
perate efforts to re- take the works, but were each
time most bloodily repulsed, and sent off bowling
to their next line Of entertainments We captured
many small arms, and secured three pieces Of can
nOn."
Our loss was Ave or six hundred killed and
wounded. Col. Lamb of the 18th N. c., vas Sc
verely, and COL Brown, of the 42d, slightly wound
ed. We will give the list of casualties as we receive
them.
Gen. Johnston is slowly falling back before the
enemy towards Atlanta. The federal force is esti-
mated at one hundred thousand. We do not know
the force Of Gen. Johnston. On the goth a column
of the enemy crossed the Etowah river, marching
on Marietta, and another column of fifteen thousand
under Mcpherson, were twelve miles below Etowah
station, AankiRg Gen. Johnston's left EtoWah is
about half way between Dalton and Atlanta One
or two severe conflicts, and much skirmishing had
taken place. Several days. it was thought, would
elapse before 3 general engagement would take
place.
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/, mr.. penniurton and Gov. Vance.


We copy to-day an article from the Progress from
which it appears that some time since, Gov. Vance
approached Nh. Pennington, and asked him to make
the Pregress bis organ and that after Ar. Penning
ton had sold one fourth Of the establishment to Mr.
Richardson, the Governor approached him on the
subject of buying the balance and promised that
in the event Of the purchase he, the Governor,
would retain Mr. Pennington as foreman, and thus
save him from cOnseription What will the honest
people of the State think Of such conduct The
Governor wants an o-gan-that is, q newspaper to
advocate his re election and finding he cannot in
Auence the Editor TO 60 for him. he offers to pur-
chase the establishment, and as an inducement to
the Editor to sell, he promises to protect him from
conscription Fellow citizens these statements are
true, and we lay them before you as a specimen Of
the political corruption existing in your State
administration
Gov. Vance says in his speeches that he is poor
man. The Progress establishment is valued in gold
at ten thousand dollars Where did Gov. Vance
expect 70 get seven thousand five hundred dollars
in gold, with which to purchase the balance OF
the establishment he admits in his public speech
es that be has sent of the Advance, without au-
thorly of the Legislature five bales of cotton and
sold them to the Yankees but this cotton lid not
fetch him more than one thousand dollars in gold
We repeat, where was the money to come from to
purchase the Progressf Is there Vance cOrrtp-
tion fund IN existence made up by those wealthy
men who hold Office under him, or who expect 70
hold Office, to be used to carry the election and to
keep him and his friends in power?
Finding he could neither influence Mr. Penning.
ton nor buy him out, the Governor assa:led him
violently on the stump, and has descended so low
as to take up and repeat one of SPelman's false
statements about Mr.. Pennington personally. But
we need not dwell on this part of the picture Mr.:
Pennington, in the very well written article which
we copy from the Progress to day, has done the
Governor the most entire justice.
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William W. Holden, of the "Rolly Click - Con-

William W. Holden, of the "Rolly Click. Con-
serrGtiUe
The Conservative will find, before this campaign
is over, that the above is an unfortunate alusIon
for its master. We belong to no clique. Gov.
Vance came here untrammeled but he fell gradual
Iy and fatally into the arms of the very "Rolly
Click to which the Conservative refers One of
the heads of that "CIick" is Col. George Little,
who begged his place on Gov. Vance's staff. Grad.
ually, thread by thread the spider surrounds the
hy, did Col Little and his "Click throw their
meshes over him. They feasted him, and hattered
him, and made him presents Of all kinds, Qor the
"Cck" runs the blOckade,) and never told him the
truth, and now they haUe him. Time and again
have warned him against thus very " Click" and
begged him ike brother to cast them off, and play
the man, and be the Governor. He heard us at first
kindly, but at last they poisoned his mind against
us, and when we told him the truth as friend for
his own good and for the good of the party, we
he could not bear it-he was gonel Even then, for
months we defended him and apologized for him,
as hundreds of friends who visited our office and
conversed with us will testify.
The other heads of the Click " are Thos. Brsgg,
Duncan K. McRse, Henry K. Burgwyn, &c, &c.
And the organs of the Click " are the ConSerrd-
tire, by John d. Hyman, defeated candidate for
Congress, and the Confederate, By Duncan K. Nc
Rae, defeated candidate for Congress These or
gans are Joint stock concerns, established by wealth
ly persons, who have thus kindly undertaken to
enlighten, control, and save the people 1t is not
necessary that these organs should depend on the
people for their support, and thus reflect public
sentiment, for the Click " is wealthy and the cor
ruption fund is large. Thomas Bragg, like Judas,
holds the bag" for the Confederate, and Col.
Little" squat like toad, close at the Of Eve
-"holds the bag" for the Conssrcdtirs
So much for the "Rolly Click" More hereafter.
Those candidates for the Legislature who may sup
port Gov. Vance will have the whole weight of this
"Click " to carry.
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Gov. Vance and his organs are endeavoring to
produce the impression that the Editor of the
Standard was an original secessonist-that is,
that We have held the right Of a State to secede
from the old government without cause. There is
foundation for this charge, as we shall hereafter
show from the files Of the Standard The same
charge was made against US by the disunionists
in 1861, when We were q candidate for the State
Convention on the same ticket with Mr. Badger
Our files were then examined and garbled as they
nOw to prove our inconsistency this subject;
but the people of Wake showed their contempt for
the charge BY giving US twelve hundred majority
for the Convention. Gov Vance picks up and uses
against these exploded charges of the secessonists
in 1851 he picks and uses against his old friends
the cast of caumnies ofSpelman and Others But Of
what avail would this charge be, even if true since
we have been endorsed during the last three years
as true Conservative by Gov. Vance himself Sion
H. Rogers, George Little, William Laws, Kemp P.
Battle, and others Gov. Vance did not object to
US politically, and say he would not associate with
US In 1852, when We with Others, picked him Of
the army, aided in making him Governor, and thus
saved his life to his family and friends Holden
was very good fellow then but now, because he
is seeking preserve the Conservative party and TO
end the war Ssoon possible on honorable terms,
he is an " original secessionist "tory THE
friend of deserters and Yankee prisOners-and iran
like a scared dog" when mobbed, to the Governors
mansion. The people know all about these things,
and they will act accordingly. {.
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We understand Gov. Vance denied, in his speech
in Raleigh, that he used the following language in
his speeches to the soldiers in Virginia:
Boys, if you want peace you must 90 to the
heart of Pennsylvania and there fight till hell freezes
over as hard lightwood knot"-GoO. HaRce's
Speech TO Cooks Brigade
Boys, when you whip Grant will send each of
you bottle OF whskey, with enough sugar to
sweeten :t"-GOO. VGnce to the Soldiers.
boys, you must fight TIL you fill aell so full of
Yankees that their feet will stick oot of the win
dows"-GOU. VaRce to the Soldiers.
We say, in reply, that GOU. Vance certainly used
such language. There are no doubt hundreds of
letters from the army in this State to the effect that
he did use such language and thousands of soldiers
will bear testimony to the fact. We have seen
the statement in letters and had it from the lips of
soldiers themselves. There is no doubt about it
We learn that many of the soldiers left while he
was speaking. He says all the tories and deserters
our friends; we tell him in reply, that if the
soldiers are allowed fair opportunity to vote he
will be beaten in the army three to one.
Poor fellows Thousands of them are now cold
in death. The minnie ball, the shell, corruption
and the worm have done their work /; and the soul
of the gallant soldier, relieved from its suffering
body, and summoned to the tattoo of the skies, now
roams unfeltered though se-ener realms" The
highest inducement which the Governor ofa Chris
tian State could present to them to die for their
country, was "a bottle of whiskey with enough
sugar to sweeten it" Just as if planter should
say to his slaves, "Boys, if you will pick out that
field of cotton to day, will give each of you dram
tonight" -.-E = g. --... a
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Gov. Vance declared in his W Wilkesborough speech,
that f North Carolina should secede from the Con-
federacy by her own sovereign action he would
stand by and see her coerced in other words, he
would not go with his State, but, by standing
tral as her Governor be would prove himself false
we will not say traitor-to bis native land II
any one doubts the truth of this statement let him
read the speech referred to.
But in his Fayetteville speech he says he " can
conceive of circumstances under which it might be
necessary" for the State to secede; and what good
reader, do you suppose those circumstances are
To resist aggressionp No To preserve liberty
No. To aid our CO StatesP No. What then p
Why, he says "1 the fortunes Of tOar turn against
us, it may become necessary" That is, if Atlanta
and Richmond should fall, or If Gen Lee should
be defeated, the Governor thinks the State should
secede. Did he say that to the army? "If the
fortunes of war should turn against US" he would
quit the Confederacy! He is good Confederate as
long as the fortunes Of war are with us, out let
them "turn against u.s. and be is good secession
ist He SAID it fellow citizens Examine his speech
as published in his organs, the Fayetteville Gro
Rnian, thew ilnington Journal and the Coafedsr-
ate, and you will find Just as we have quoted it.
We hope those gentlemen who expect to be Vance
candidates tor the Legislature will have good time
of it over this extract from the Fayetteville speech
and good time generally in reconciling the views
of the two speeches referred to in this article.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-24
The Crooked Sect.

We find the following in the Conservative of
Monday last
WNJE ARE AUTHORIZED TO ANNOUNCE
w q b. SANDERS, ESQ for the Senate aud SETH
W00D4LL and WM AVERA, EsqS, for the House of
Commons Candidates represent Johnston Comfy in
the general Assembly OF North Carolina They
trus Conservatives, and uppurters of Gov. VANCE.
About the 18th oi May, at the request of Mr..
Avera we published the following Card, and printed
copies Of it and sent them to various citizens of
Johnston County:
WNHOMAS d. SNEAD, ESQ.,, FOR TIL e
: u Senate; SETH WOODAlII and WM. II. AVERA,
ESqs present member,) for the House Of Commons, viii
be supported to represent the County I Johnston in The
next Legislature OF North Cardiua, the election in
gust Dext, by MANY CONSERVATIVES,
After the strl.tsSt sect
May l2, 1854. 10 w2tpd.
On the 18th of May Messrs. AVera and Woodall
were Conservatives "after the straitest Sect" and
opposed to Gov. Vance; and on the goth of May
these gentlemen are Conservatives after the crooked
sect and supporters of Gov. Vance. We respect
fully advise the Conservatives of Johnston County
to keep a sharp eye their public men. We do
not charge Messrs. Avera and WoOdall with having
been influenced by Executive power, but it is nOto-
been used by Gcv. Vance and his Aids and military
officers to influence members of the Legislature
since they have been in Raleigh.
Let the true Conservatives of Johnston nominate
ticket and they will carry it at the polls by a
large majority. To vote for Gov. Vance is to en-.
dorsc John Spelman, j. W. B. Watson, and Dun
can K. McRae, and to censure Dr. j. T. Leach.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-05-24

A GALLANT NIGHT ATTAoK.-About half past IL
o'clock on Monday night, the citizens of Petersburg
were startled by several heavy discharges Of nuske
try in Chesterfield county, the sound proceeding
from point due north OF Petersburg. Anxiety was
on tip-toe to ascertain the but it was as
certained until nearly four o'clock Just before the
dawh of day. At that hour guard came in with
q Yankee who had come into our lines and gave the
particulars. On the enemy's extreme right which
had been pushed around Monday afternoon, to
Brander's Bridge, he placed heavy picket guard,
consisting of New Hampshire regiment amount.
ing to 800 men, picked troops. They were some.
what isolated from the main body of the Yankee
perceive Two companies of 5!st N. G. Regiment,
General Clngmans Brigade, were selected to make
q night assault on these sons Of New Hampshire,
and zee if they could not be induced to "change
their base" -
The assault was sharp, sudden, and decisive.
With rush the brave Carolinians got within close
proximity of the foe and poured into him a deadly
volley Before he could recover from his surprise,
another CALLING FIRE greeted him, and yet another a
moment or two after, which proved rather warm for
frgid New Hampshire and the blue coats started off
in wild confusion, shaping their course towards
Bermuda Hundreds. 1t was q beautiful Right
night and the dark moving mass could be distinct
" seen, so the Carolinians had but to aim at the
mass, and they were bound to hit The race pro-
gressed until we had driven the New Hampshire
Yankees back and across the turnpike and on over
the railroad, a.distance of some two miles more
1t was ascertaiued Tuesday that we killed and
wounded large number Of the enemy in this night
assault-Riehmo Dispatch.
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CITY OF RALEIGH.
Ndyor-Col. VIM. h Harrison.

Ndyor-Col. VIM. Harrison.
COMMISSIONERS
Hssrn Wdr6-W. u. Tucker, Alex. Creech and PaTf.
er OVERLY. Er5.
Ifiidle Rard-w. R. Richardson Augustus LOuges
Isstcrn Rard-Dr. ", q. Mckee. J: J. OVERLY and y.
s Aarp =,
W r. Richsrdscn 10 CITY Treasurer.
Ttps 0eastr2tEAI. ). Beta, Chief; NJ v Denton, Aa-
sstant. - =: -.
K P Battle City Attorney.
] r. Pennington, City Printer. r...-.- .ss-=
7. G. King, Weigh dasier.
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CIpEHin-C. II. Hortons 49,
n;atokEn7n- p. A. Iunnston. Wu, Bsevae M, n
Parker a. C. 4u:er, U, A. Driver and Wrn 0yetby sis
>The fas WedOesday night of each month & lie tina
fxed fog Abe regular meetings. VI the Board %.
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W learn that Johnston Olive, Henry Bunch, Al
fred Seagraves, and John Carpenter, of Co. G,
47th regiment have been killed, and that the regi
ment has been badly cut up. 1t is reported that
many of the wounded of Kirklands brigade are at
the hospital at FsrmSilis.
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FORSYTH MOVING We publish this week the
proceeding Of several meetings appointing delegates
to County Convention to be held at the Court.
house on Saturday the 2Sth of this month, to nom-
mate candidates represent this county in the next
General Assembly. We have heard Of number
of District meetings having been held Of which wO
have not received the proceedings.
1t was never more important than now, when the
military is making rapid inroads on the civil power,
that we should have good and true Conservatives
10 represent in our Legislative bodies, who will
defend the liberties Of the people and to it that
the military power is kept IN its proper sphere, as
provided by the Constitution, which declares that
the military should be kept subordinate to the civil
power. Meetings should be held in every Captains
District and every true Conservative should attend
SdIe0s Press.
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ANoTBEE SERIOUS BLow.-The AsheVe Netos
has hOistsd the name of Gov. VaRce for Governor.
This, of ITSELF if no other proof existed would show
the people of the mountain country where Gov.
Vance stsuds. The friendly touch of the NeOs is
certain political death.
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WOUNDED NORTH CARoL1N1ANs AT ATLANTA, GA.
-PriVates B. HObson, Co B. 5sth N. @. t.; R. A.
Silver, Co. K, 5stf N. c.; J. A Bollck, Co. H, 5sth
N. c.; J. N. Brown, Co. E, seth N. G.. J. Csbe,
Co. K, seth n. G.
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nEnA REWARD. ..STOLEN FROM
SeDOO the subscriber on the night of Sd instant,
one bay MARE three years old. large and likely. Her
name lies on the left sde1rsther dapPle bay black es
name and TAIL Taken by Vaugbas Cavalry Any person
that will return said Mare will receive the above reward
JESSE YAEEOY.
WiIbars " c.. Nav %, 1854. 22-6w
E- All the State papers copy six weeks and forward
accounts as above.
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MARRIED.

At the residence of the brides father in the vicinity of
Fayetteville, n e. Tuesday muruing the 18th instant
by The Rev. Mr.. Hardwck Mr. HENRY b. CogToE 10 Miss
SOPHIA Mcdaniel, dau shter of The Rev James Mcdaniel
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at a. His assauit on US was nnproSoked and On.
necessary, and he is welcome to all the capital he
can make out Of our early poverty or our humble
employments. We were considered . marvellous
proper parsonage by the Governor and those who
reSel in the sunshine Of his favor, as long As We
supported him, but when We felt it to be our duty
to take sides against him, as between himself and
Mr Holden, we at once lost Caste in the charmed
circle. We thank God that we have been aba.
against all the reverses Of fortune to reach our pres
ent position. Though humble We arc content with
it-Fro1resa ltff'E