Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-19

SHAMEFUL TREATMENT.-We have had proof for
some time past of the following fact as general
thing, which we extract from letter from friend
in Madison County:
1.-THE Conservatives have been shamefully treat
e1 in this section of country. A parcel of men un-
der arms would ask you If you had voted, and if you
said yes, and for Gen. Logan for Congress, they
would curse you for tory"
Conservatives have also been singled out to be
foraged upon their property taken from them, and
themselves arrested without civil warrant. Is there
no protection against such outrages? Are any of
our citizens to be maltreated nsulted or arrested
on account Of their political opinions? 1t seems So
Several citizens of Wilkes, among them leading
citizen of Wlkesborough, and the Rev. Mr.. Smith,
candidate for Congress, were arrested without
civil warrant and thrust in the guardhOuse and we
have not yet heard that the officer who ordered
these arrests has been punished. An officer belong
ing to North, Carolina regiment published some
weeks since, over his own name, letter in the
Spirit Of the Age of this City, in which he endors-
ed the mobbinS of our Office as "much needed
work." Has he been punished, or even reprimani-
ed for thus encouraging mob law? We have not
heard that he has.
A friend writing US from Wilkes County, under
date January 7th, says:
There has been great deal of property destroy
ed or taken in Wilkes by the troops employed to
catch deSerters, such as horses, saddles, wagons,
work steers, &c Horses have been taken from
helpless women, and they have to carry their corn
on their hips TO mill Families have been abused
wnen their sons and husbands were in their places
IN the army, and they had letters from them to
prove the fact Your paper suits the Con-
oer'atVeS exactly, and if we could have had justice
NC would have elected Smith to Congress; but ne
were threatened if We voted that would be report
~ @ " Tie military authorities, and so no election
"~S neld at several precincts. +"
Ana this in enlightened, free, independent North
carolina fthese grievances are to 90 unredress-
~ "nat may We not expect hereafter2 We trust,
' e sake of the cause, and for the relief of those
~uS injured, that the Confederate authorities will
'"As steps to prevent such outrages in future
WORSE AND WoRsE.-The last Fayetteville 06-
Server says:
IN Inc proceedings of meeting at Coats District,
IN funston county, on the 9th inst are published
n" "e standard. This was but a precinct meeting
7rb 0GGuhty meeting was held in Smithfeld on the
for sin us proceedings are not yet published 1t was
prer.t ms county meeting that the resolutions were
prepared in Raleigh"
a.. nS' the O6serOer said that the resolutions for
WINS. WH1StOn meeting were prepared an Raleig6.-
o,ns eied this, and now the Observer says the res.
tbs were prepared, not for the district but for
tiorv OOa"'y meeting" Now, the County resoIu-
tbo 80 word for word, with one or two exceptions.
trict solutions that were adopted by the dis
ser,..s ''lns' What new falsehood will the o.
no. start on the subject2 If that paper does
tho,oraITS' It's conduct, and that promptly and
Blair tS ' nm " VIII win the reputation accorded by
when =, Dun Green, that lie never told the truth
A'ASn0Od would suit his purpose better.