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

For the Standard.
Mr. EDITOR The Editor Of the Observer has al
lowed his nervous system to become greatly shock
ed because Lynchburg paper has discovered and
published to the world, that Gov. Vance after hav-
ing travelled with Mr. Holden cheek by j wi, for
several years past until recently, has now parted
with him at the fork of the road, either Of his own
accord or through the charms Of some newborn
satellite, sureptitiousty thrown around him, and
that the Governor finding Unexpectedly some tim
bers lying in his way, which proved to be the frag
ments Of caisson that ex ploGed at WI1esborough,
by missile thrown by the Governor to the breeze,
little dreaming it would fall into his boz of matches,
and the timbers being hard to remove and little
sharp, that the Governor. has madea dash through
the woods to head Mr.. Holden of, and get into The
straight and well known track, which they so often
before had travelled over together
Edward of the Observer is again staggered by the
comments of that worthy and intelligent father
Of the press, the Editor Of the Hillsborough Re-
eors1sr, who truthfully AYERS that Mr.. Holden's
uords have mot given encouragement to the Yam
KEGS nor sustain the charge that he afHates with
Them but that such an Impression has been pro-
duced at the North by the denunciations and per-
versions Of his enemies; and forsooth, Edward Of
the Observer so said himself about year ago, when
he charged those dirty sheets, the State Journal
the Wilmington Journal ard the Asheville Neus
the authors Of the abuse and SANDER heaped upon
the good name of North North Carolina.
Look back Edward to your files ard gives us
that extract as a treat, inasmuch as you will not
give US the speech of that great and good man, A.
H. Stephens OF Georgia, nor the message of Jos.
Brown nor the proceedings CT the Georgia Legis
lature. Why, Edward, why withhold from your
readers such gems of patriotism and craftsmanship
Is it because they have the identical sentiments ex-
| pressed by Holden for many months past? Why
Edward don't you feel little resipe these fine morn.
ings when you awake and find yourself wrapped
up in those dirty sheets, the State Journal, the
| Wilmington Journal and Asheville Nescs, as you
denotninated them about year ago? 1t can, be,
Edward, that you sleep with those dirty Sheets
know you are too conscientious for that Oh BY
! the bye, wha: has become Of Peter? know he is
too patriotic foreman out Of the war; for he talked
too strong of Yankee blood when the war first broke
i out.
But, Mr.. Editor, it is said that when Gov. Vance
cut across to get into the old road ahead of Mr.
Holden that the Governor had scarcely made foot
print therein, before he heard whistle, and STOP
ping to listen he esped some half dozen gentry on
slippery log good distance off the old road beck.
! oning him to come over. He did So and they gave
him good warm embrace and babe him follow
them. So they took him byway to Fayetteville
! But two other cliques from Egypt and Harnett
hearing what had been done, also whistled and en-
braced, and the Governor followed them too Blu,
ito did not occur to the Governor 10 examine the
coats of these sldeway gentry and see whether
they had the stripes on the collar that Holden put
on all who were for. Vance in 1862 see from thu
Fayetteville Observer, that two other whistles are
made, from marlborough and Carthage sideways
| and it would be well for the Governor to examine
the regatta of these sideway, whistng gentry, be
fore allowing the embraces of any more. For hi.
old friends are standing aganst at fading him OH
Of the old road and in the special keeping of thes
village clieues, every one of whom abused the Gov
ernor in 1862 as traitor and COWARD, and denoun
ced his old supporters as disloya. Your old friends
Governor, really do not know what to think Hav
you examined the stripes and buttons of these gen
try, GovernorP Your old friends have, and ever,
man of them has got on the Johnston button
with his likeness stamped on them, and the rea
red secession stripes also. Hoist the hoods fror
their heads and breasts, Governor, and you will Sc
how you have been decoycd from the old road b
these side,oay. stay-home gentry. None of, thcr
every killed Yankee yet. RAPID ANN.