Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-05
Gov. Yanes,. ARMY spceches.

friends OF GOv. Vance are attempting 10 0eny Fnat
he used the vulgar and prosne language in bis army
speeches, which has been attributed to him, we
shall proceed to give some of the evidence IN our
possession. H'' -. :. d, - -.-.g -.=
A gentleman belonging to the 4sth, now at home,
writes letter tothe Confederate in which he says :
"Havug very recently arrived at home from the army,
and seeing statements in of the pap of this
city, of remarks made by Gov Vance to the soldiers last
winter his speech to Cookies brigade, and k0oIng and
take this method of publicly conradictug them One Of
these is that Gov Vance said he in favor
full of dead Yankees that their feet would tick
out of the windows" was within twenty feet Of the
Governor when he made that speech and listened ateu
such remark ana am equally as sure nst me man VINO
says he heard him make it, is conscious that be is making
false statement when he says = .-..... -.l
understand that some wounded soldier from the 4sth
n. c. regiment, now in the hospital in Raleigh, says he
heard the remark If that man. "any other man., will
come ont over his own name and say So will bring the
proof that he has misrepreseuted The matter ! am
member of the 4sth regiment myself heard the Go yern-
when he spoke Rdmseurs brigade and also to Cookies
und know can prove what say. -..,..-.
Another instance in which the opponents OF Gov Vance
do him injustice is this: He is represented have said
that if Ihe boys would whip Grant this spring. he would
give them each bottle of wIskey; and they Try to make
capital against him ol Of that BY saving it was an cleo
might have sounded so If he had finished the sentence
there but he went further and said in the very next
breath that if they did whip Grant, he Gov Vance,
would come back there with gon whip, and, single
handed would thrash the last mothers son of them him
self"
If We are not mistaken as to the paternity Of the
above 1t comes from gentleman for whom we en-
terrain the highest respect, and one that we could
not suspect of injustice to any one; but as other
soldiers OF character and integrity declare they
heard the language which has been charged on the
Governor, there is possibility that the writer of
the above ght have been mistaken.
The wounded soldier" to whom the writer al
ludes-if he refers to the one mentioned in this pa
pcr-is not now in Raleigh but with his regiment
if not killed His name is Egbert Hauser, from
Forsyth county, and IS said to be man of veracty
and integrity. lie stated in Office, Voluntarily
in the presence of several gentlemen that he heard
Gov. Vance use all the profane expressions attribu-
ted to him by the papers, and that he would face
HIM in the matter if desired. We know nothing of
Egbcrt Hauser, personally, and hope some friendin
Forsyth will post us as to his standing at home.
But if let alone we think Gov. Vance's own friends
will convict him Of all we have charged, for this
writer admits that he did promise each Of them
bottle of Soh1Eey. If the picture is relieved or
improved by the threat that if they didn't whip
Grant he would come back there with wagon whip
and, single handed, would thrash the last mothers
son of them himself" Gov. V. and his friends are
welcome to il. All the editions Of the Elementary
Spelling Book and FIRST Reader now being publisher
should have these elegant sentences eff our "model
Governor" Incorporated for the town clerk Of Ephe-
sus that smart fellow" never said anything like
unto them. -rr. &c. ! r..' .
Governor Vance male several speeches in the ar
my and though some persons may not have heard
him use the prOfane expressions charged to him, we
know others did. And we can prove too, tina: a
gentleman of high standing in this com nLnity has
said that some Of the friends of the Governor who
accompanied him to the army, admitted in his pres.
ence that he said all that we have ever charged
Let the people remember, however, that this writer
for the Confederate, political friend Of the Gov
ernoI, admits that he heard him promise the bows
hnftl nnfp hSlr vha acfo hchn he
taken out Of Grant
We have additional and stronger evidence, how
ever, which we present. and expect to follow it up,
VIC know of the existence of number of letters
in this county, all making the same statements
Extract from letter from soldier to friend at
home, dated:
ORANGE c. II. Va,
April 5th, 1864.
Governor Vance has been out here for time
king speeches about the but dOat do much good He
wants us soldiers to hold stiff upper lip
aud fight I'LL hell freezes over and then don't
STOP and if we ,O cant whip By fall he viii give us his
his glass; takes his drink and says fight fellow tar heel
soldiers TptI hell freezes over and you bold the enemy
at bay till fall and then don't the end Of the
we can have his head for soap gourd."
The letter from which the above is taken is in our
possession, the writer gives his regiment and CON-
pany, but don't say where he heard the Governor
speak. The letter bears date 9th April, and of
course the writer had no idea that any use would
ever be made Of it. Now in the name of all that
is reasonable and just what could have induced the
writer of this letter to have charged the Governor
with this language il he did not use itP That he
could have manufactured 1t is perfectly ridiculous
Extract of a letter from private soldier to his
brother, in Johnston county, dated.
." CAMP NEAR ORAxes G. H., Va,
April 2, 1854. (
al forgot to tell you that Gov Vance came and made
us speech and don't like him. for he said he wanted
Tsto light till hell fteezsd over l have got use for
The writcr Of this letter is represented to us by
| prominent gentlemen in Johnston county as a
| deacon in the Baptist Church and most reliable
and worthy man. He was writing in confidence
| and with candor to brother and never supposed
that the letter would be used In, all probability
these men have both fallen in-the late engagements
around Petersburg and Richmond, but the letters
IRON which these extracts taken in our pos
session and may be SEEN BY any one desiring to see
| them. 80. . - -, So ..., r : ,..r-
| We have seen another letter written to q young
lady in this county by her uncle man whom we
know and know to be reliable, which states in sub
| stance the same thing as the above. The party
holding it has promised to send tito Jus with two
more army letters making the same charge against
| GoVarnor Vance, from the same neighborhoOd-
We see persons almost every day that either hava
or have letters ofthe same purport anda dozen
or more nave been promised, all of which we hope
to have in few days. - ,-,..- :.
willing tn rest our csnse here, for the present
the jury can take the case and retire; we think we
have introduced testimony that ought 10 convict the
defendant, bntif considered insufficient and the jury
decide against US. shall tal:e an ap zeal and in.
trOduce additional evidence -. 81
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY.
Your Honor WiR please recall the Jury moment
as we have additional testimony TO offer Since the
above was gritten soldier has voluntarily furnish
ed the following az 20 e. ..s.0 =. 20. %.
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In GoYs Vance sspeech TO Cooks brigade. 4sth reg
That the soldiers were TO- light unti hell freezed
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