Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-31

PROBABLE .saiuAxGE OF BAsE."-"M Mark the pre-
diction"- use a iagorite expression of the Raj
eigh Sapdard-that before another election is held
in North Carolina the Standard will be the most
ultra " Destructive" paper in the State There arc
signs of such an intended change in every issue of
the Standard since the election. The Standard
may deny saoa an intention Just as it denied last
Fall an intention to oppose Gov. Vance. But the
signs now as then seem to as unmistaksaba.-
Observer.
The Stanford was Democratic paper up to No.
vember, 1860, and ltshas since been Conservative
paper. Conservatism, as we understand it, means
the right Of the people to rule, and the eternal un.
remittng force Of the civil law. We are the same
Conservative we we're in November, 1860, when We
assaissd the Gsunion mess age Of Gov Ellis and we
are the same Conservative we were in 1851, when
we were elected to the Convention on the same
ticket with Mr. Badger, End in 1852, when we sup.
ported Col. Vance for Governor. We not only ex-
pect but We intend to be Conservative as long as
We live. We were faithful to the Democratic party
aslons as stexsted, and we intend to adhere with
the same fidelity to the Conservative party. The
Ooseroer has seer no siga in the Standard which
IN the re,eteGt sense just lies the insinuaton that
the Standard wis ever I've Destructive paper
Ane sign the Obsereer secs is this During the late
contest for Governor the Observer vas so complete
y controlled by selfish views, and so thoroughly
under the influence Of prejudice and passion, that
could see nothing in the STANDARD but disloyalty,
treason and opposition to the government But
h0~ it sees in tie same paper, with its tone and
principles precisely what they were, such evidences
OF loyalty and attachment to the government that
predicts that by the mex. eleetion it will be De.
stguctive iou~nall
But the Oasercsr gives us Eetice in advance that
1t will not credit our denial It first suspects us,
tnen eonvlcts Us gives US no hearing, and tells us
beforehand that 1t will pay no. respect to our au-
swer Of not guilty. 1t says We @denied last fall an
intention to oppose Gov. Vance," Wehad no more
'aea then Of opposing Gov. Vance than the Editors
VI the Observer had. Gov. Vance was then good
conservative, though we coa&ss we were little
concerned at the cordial support he was receiving
rum the Oasercer and other Destructive journals
o''"uctsce, did We say9 In one sense the word is
e correct one, but the Obseyss, is neither strictly
sDestruetive nor Conservative ps9er,-it is sim
py IN hVot of monarchy. Two years will not
s,spse II the war should last that long, before the
o0sefeer will take ground for limited monarchy.
mark the prediction" Monarehisss are the worst
"s.tors We have. They would; not only subvert
aHu ~ oestroy our present form of government but
susy would put the great body sfon people for all
ee'ieratlons uader the feet of favored and titled
s~' We call upon the Observsp to say whether it
AaS l0ll confidence in the capacity Of our people to
s"efn themselves Let there 10 no quibbling, but
.s' 'ne answer be yes or no. BE who 9uibbles on
eusn subject is already monaschist at heart, and
sa'y sy awaits favorable opportunity to avow his
''Ss as such openly and boldly.