Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-07
For the Standard.
ssContemptibls aad slssdersus."

: For The Standard
..Contenptibls aaa slssdersus."
Mr., ED1roR:-Yous correspondents not disposed
to intruds upon your readers Z matter which haS
no intrinsic worth, and but for the second attack
from the same sourcs upon the same text the latter
which seems to have bssn made with rather ma.
licious design to draw notice from the object OF
attack your correspondent would treat the matter
with silent contempt But Is the Editor of little
shest published in the town Of Winston, called tho
Rsstern Sentinel said to contain virous which rem
ders it Objectionable esytas occasoas is goating
himself with an air Of supesclous presumption, in
his attempt at asstuteness, by exhibition OF his
ylperous wrath, in assisting the author of bret
extract of private letter published by you, under
head the 9th August from Winston; and as
the sllileu Of an Editor is whistling to keep
up courage, not being partizan of either side in
the late election, but it is supposed, supported tnat
class of men whom he hostile to two years ago,
and forgetting the writings aud scringings Oh
himself and subs under the caustic lash OF the
Patriot, for his low puny filings at correspondents
of others than his own little jaundicsd sheet. no
notice Of him would be taken. The extract reads:
SIT was believed by the best judges that you would
carry Forsyth by 300 majority, but the means re-
sorted to to intimidats the people succeeded, and
hence the result Many were afraid to vote" -
Upon which the Editor of the little sheet mention
ed devotes two lengthy editorials, moro thought it
is presumed than be ever bestowed on the sermon
upon the Mount upon which, in the plentituds of
his wisdom, he might have perhaps, shed light for
the comfort Of some of his two or three hundred
readers all which is to assert yes to assert that
little word le and say that the extract was nisrep-
resentation and calculated to deceive the Vance men
of Forsyth in regard to casting votes in the late
election as no other class could be deceived by it.
by his showing, when in truth, as every intelligent
reader not speller will readily perceive by reference
to the true sense of the extract it is not appl-
cable to the people of Forsyth more than to the
people of any other County, being applicable to the
Governors election only and abiding simply to the
new plan Of voting with yellow tickets, as means
before resorted to in this any other ceun-
try. If SO, will tho astute Editor inform the public
Did the Roman citizen, when he advanced to the
polls and proclaimed Ivote for Cato to be Consrt,"
the Athenian 4" cote for Ari.tidcs to BE- Arehon,"
the Theban, II cote for Pebpidas to be Beastrach"
the Lacedemonian, e cote for Leondass to be fret
Of the EphOre," with yellow imported paper tick:
cts! Was such language used as .pottiny ono OF
them for the manner or for the man they chose to
vote for? Then why not an American go to the polls
and proclaim II cote for " w. Holden for Coz
eror" in the usual old way and hear the threat
of military authority, or .potttns him a. Re!de'-
ito, dc.
Talk about division and strife and the engender-
ing of mob and violence these are the threats that
bring such things among the people. Whenever
party and the law of prescription, ostracism and
the squsition are brought to their doors, and the
attempt is made to force them to think and speak
the thoughts and sentiments of their opponents in
religion and politics, breach Is made At once
This is demonstrated by the teachings of universal
history.
But the correspondent would not ask the Ed.
tor tickets at the late Governors election, and not
used in the county elections, If no design was in.
tended, nothing of an electonesrihg trick, no in
timidaton intended, why did the friends of yellow
paper use it all There was plenty Of white Confed
crate paper such the people voted with two years
before. and such always used in this country.
Why this change at this particular election for Gov
ernori viii he explain This is what everybody
would like to know in this State. But he uses that
little contemplate word lie it seems to Belong in
particular degree to his vocabulary or school Of
ethics Its use indicates kind of gusto usually
resorted to when there is lack of brans-thought
or language educational appropriate or polite which
is always used BY we'll informed people, whether
friend or foe, when addressing themselves to the
public. To all that kind of muttering the CORES
pendent gives no heed such as lie, &c., coming a.
1t does as the truly intelligent always the drift
of such and discriminate between the good or evil
: to be accomplished. But by way of insinuatlon be
Tugs in tissue of stu1, which he says he chron-
cled in former issue. In that issue it might have
Uecn Salu tnat tue laws n6Q HOt OeSn enIOfceQ ana
that property had been destroyed by bad men,
But when he Tugs such into the article under con.
sideraton, be is treading on dangerous ground to
himself if he intends it IS applicable to the author
. Of the extract in question. One step and it be-
comes libelious and whom it assumes that cast the
correspondent will attend to him through the prop
. or channel. His effort to SANDER is peurile and
object of attack might be like C9sGrs pite abose
! suspicion." Let him amuse himself with his Bot
anyboy slang and Bilngsgats epithets, adapted it
seems to bis wit and talents. But whom he tran
sends the prsrogatye of the Press to oppose over
awe, ntmidste and abuse the honest upright citi.
: zen-sa privilege assumed by the lswless, the vile
and corrupt instead of to enghten to instruct and
! admonish he stands upon slippery ground and may
be liable to feel other folks. Every free born
citizen whits man has right to his own opinions
in this country and with it right to speak his opiu-
ions and views in regard to any public election in
the State Is it criminal though if he should appen
to differ and think adverse to the of the Editor,
and have the manliness to say SO Does he think
that freemen with antecedents running back over
hundred years, holding all the requisite qualities
of bona tide Anglo-Americsn, would cover before
his little squibs and threats Of military authority to
prevent him from utterng his sentiments, when A.
sailed in squib of newspaper If he does be
has missed his mark. He has shot and failed to
kill the tartar. So far rs he has reference to ator
elgner, 1t IS vague and amblgultoos. SPEAKS OF
pigeon holes, &c, to escape eonscript duty. This
is all false. No seeking of the kind was ever made
by the correspondent. If he had he would have
gotten better hole than setting up IS Editor be-
hind - inch village newspaper. 1t is needless to
say more would have said this but for the second at
tack, and shall lot notice the matter again unless
forced to do 80.
The CoRREsroNDENr FROM WINSTON.
The Election for President.
The last Federal Congress declared that none of
the following States, which had been formally de-
clared in instruction should vote for President till