Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-17

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do. They simply have to quit the rebel flag, to be
hailed Is felowehemies efthe Richmond usurpation,
and to be welcomed back as fellow-partner in all
our countless national blessings.
A GLORIOUS v1croaY.-rhe election that has Just
occurred in this State in all It's aspects the most
remarkable political incident Of the sgs. Mr.. Hol-
den, who had undoubtedly exercised crest influence
in the State, and who pFoianey claimed to have the
power I" to kill and make alive, "a SORT Of North
Carolina Warwick, the setter up and puller down
OF kingA"-having traded for Two years on Gov.
Fance's political capital, concluded that he was
strong enough to kill Vance and make alive Holden.
At period Of deep depression in our national con.
dition, when reverse alter reverse had shaken tho
faith a3d msde towards of many and traitors of
some, Holden availed himself of the universal de-
sire for peace to make the attempt at self elevation
on which his heart had long been set, Vance stand
ing firm as rock, Holden virtually abandoned the
cause OF his country, and openly arrayed himself
against its National and State Administration. But
he miscalculated his own influence and utterly mis-.
understood the feeling of the people Of North Caro-
lima. 1heir desire for peace was unmingled with
any, the slightest thought of ''the constitution
it is and the Union as it was" Their determine.
ton was and is to have independence and an eternal
separation from the yankees. They bad no idea of
encouraging the enemy to invade the interior CT the
State IN search Of Union sentiment and utterly
condemned the publication IN the Standard of the
various Editorial and other articles which denounc-
ed our own authorities rather than those Of the yam.
KEGS, and the withholding of the accounts of our
triumpbS. Behold the result The imaginary
Samson, who had laid his head in the lap of the
Delilah, Ambition, fiods himself shorn of all his
strength, abandoned by even his friends, and so
Frustrated that he can never hope to attain that
Position" which has been the cherished aim of
his later years. The moral should be laid to heart
by ambitious men, 10 a calm observer it would
seem that Mr.. Holden had enough to satisfy any
reasonable mans desires. few years ago he had
become unquestionably the most influential man in
the State His central position and the skill with
which he managed bis Press, comb,ned'wth an an.
wearled asslduty in intrigue, enabled him to mould
puoic opinion 80 far as to reduce the old Wing
] party to minority and to elevate the Democratic
to majority Then stepped forward self deter,nn
ed to clutch the highest honors in the gift of the
party ne had built up, and then crossed his path
the many others whose eyes coveted the same prizes
or whom he had offended. They defeated him
tie turned upon his party and pursued its leaders
with venom even surprising that which he had so
long exhibited against The Wings. The latter were
OF course delighted-they encouraged the mutual
assaults OF their old opponents, taking the side,
turally. enough, Of the renegade. This led to so
much of association and assimilation that Mr. Hol-
den appears to have anced that the old Wings whom
he had so deeply injured and so bitterly abused
would more to feed his ambition than his late
party. 1t was an unreasonable miscalculaton not
justified by the lights of either sacred or profane
history, or proper understanding of human nature.
The results Of all these bunders and the rewards
OF all this Unsuitable ambition, may be seen in the
votes OF the Army and the people. Nothing like it
was ever known. The public have for months been
Piled with bold assurances that everybody was going
for Holden, and be would certainly be elected In:
dlviduals were mentioned by name as his support
ers but they almost invariably repealed the inpua
ton. Counties were then claimed by the score, and
these have all spoken their emphatic contradiction,
not excepting Wake. Even down to the morning
OF the election, Holden assured his readers that il
the people would but vote they would reverse the
army majority for Vance aud elect him Holden.
Did he really believe this If so, let him no lon
ger boast of his facilities for ascerainng public sen
tment II he did not believe tive need say NO
more We need only point to the: results.
What will be Mr.. IIoldens next position Time
will tell. We incline to the opinion that he will
deny that he was candidate at all and shouldn't
wonder if some of his friends contend that there
is no such person as Holden. The Yankees arc the
people disappointed and mortified at the result
They have fattered themselves that there was
Union party at the South, have considered Mr.
Holden as its leader, and looked to this election
for fully establishing its predominance in North
Carolina, to be followed by other similar exhibi
tions in other States. They will now see that &C
cordlng to Lincoln's own admission, "the war il
not only an error but crime Such a victory
over Holden is worth several victories in the field
10 the character Of North Carolina it is of inesti
Unable value. Let ns all thank Providence an.
take rev heart for the glorious work before U.S.
Fay. Observer.