Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-10-26

Mr. EDITOR You will pardon me If intrude
on your generosity by asking space in your col.
umns for few lines You must not let the recent
election daunt your spirit or cause you to relax
is no doubt about the fact in many localities, votes
which you would have received were either sup
pressed, or the men not allowed to vote. All fair
minded, honorable and upright men must confess
that, in such cases, injustice and wrong were per-
petrated. If you were a TRAITOR" why allow you
to ask for the highest position in the State? If a
"traitor." why are you not arrested and tried as
such7 If traitor" why did not that indomita-
BILE "fire eater" D. K. McRae ferret out the evil
Standard is too bold 1t exposes falsehood, de-.
nounces 1.-THE authorities" who screen favortes
from CONSUMPTION, and lifts the hand of tyranny and
oppression frsm the innocent and guilticss. 1t is
true the Standard is denounced also, but the denun
ciatiations come from such sources as will darken
no mans character.
Perhaps some inquistive person may ask me
who are the denouncers Of the Standard? Where
are they to be found1 They are to. be found
amongst those who have grown rich by expressing
the poor; Men, who profess patriotism, and yet
"snuff the battle afar off," Men, who have the au-
thority to SCREEN and screening their relatives
and friends from the dangers of battle. Men with
gold lace on their collars. Men, as we call them in
cavalry, "No 4"
North Carolina is truly proud of her sons, and
when the din of war shall cease, and the dark and
obscurng clouds shall roll from the face of Libertys
sun, there will be a great day of reckoning with
those who have said "go on, my brave boys" yet
have not ''made music to the sound Of the drum
themselves. Watch, ye of the shade departments,
We of the A. N. V. are taking notes, which will
some day demand to be receipted-and will be-
Struggling as have been for the last two or three
years against the powers of the combined world,
weary way.worn, and heartsick, we have stretched
our hands to you for succor in times of need and
danger, land We would not" Our ranks have been
thnned, broken, and We ourselves have lifted up to
you our exhausted voices for help to drive the in
vading foe from our soil, and your answer is sex
empsion!" And even noso, while the invader is
laundering at the gates of our capital, not can
be found patriotic enough to offer himself at the
altar of his country.
Patriotism is dead or breathing its last gasp in
the shattered ranks of our glorious army. The
flower OF our country is plucked and dying. Those
upon whom nature was lavish and profuse in her
gifts have been cut down, sacrifice to schemlng.
designing, political demagogues, and our country
is ruined and devastated land. "Might makes
right" and men 60 to war nova. days at the point
Of the bayonet
We know not how the Standard stands in rela.
ton to the Presidential election in the United States
but we notice on the part of some papers tender-
cy to ridicule every effort on the part of Northern
paners to negotiate peace They endeayor to
make the ignorant believe that it is "another Yam
kee trick" Mcclellan will certainly if elected Of
fer some terms of peace; and spirit of compromise
will pervade the beginning Of his term Then will
be our time, and wo to that man who shall dare
raise his hand against that desired object, Peace
Your friend thinks he see change peryadino
the whole land, and as for the soldiers being one
thinks that he can speak for them What was trea
son sixty days the purest patriotism now The
war is becoming unpopular. True we are fighting
for every thing dear to feemen, but the impression
is getting abroad that the "ngger" started it. the
"nigger" is keeping it on, and the "ngger" must
cnd It, We desire to draw no distinction between
classes but it is notable fact that man well off
In this worlds goods, can no more be sent to the
army than to thesElysian fields.
One grand effort on the part of our government
can yet save US, but that effort will not be made
Let North Carolina South Carolina and Alabama
call out every exempt from eighteen to forty five
years OF age organize an army and send them to
cut On oheiman's communications, and cause him
to iali Jack Should Richmond then fall it would
Ge no loss. Let the government send every Jew
Gentle, Pharisee and hypocrite. who owes ,1ts'.
glarce to other governments and those who refuse
to bear arms, right away. Initiate Gov brown md
make foreigners fight or leave.
Perhaps some one will ask who am Shouldor
your nusket and come to the 'front.' and the f,s
big tight that comes off we will try to Become ac
quainted. Tell some of the North Carolina editors
to Go the same thing also, if they wish to become
popular with the soldiers.
Respectfully yours,
Wilmington, Oct 10th. 1854