Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-22
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NOAS Ss he 1husSe
The Conservative, of this City, by order of Gov.
Vance, has made most bitter and unprovoked
attack on Col Russ, the Conservative candidate for
Sheriff in this County, from which we make the
following extract:
He then stalked around, privately, to the clerks
of the departments, studiously avoiding the officers
in charge-and tried to worm out of them such
information as would answer his purposes, know
ing, in advance that he could obtain nothing re-
liable in that way, and that he was acting to say
the least very improperly, in approaching them.-
And now, to consummate his treacherous plot, he
proclaims from the stump, that Gov Vance and his
officers have been guilty of practices that they de-
sire to conceal from the public-have committed
frauds, that they fear to bring 70 the light-when
his only charge consists in the fact that the sub
ordinates who were tempted to turn spies and in
formers, treated his inquiries with mer1ted con-
tempt, and referred him to their superiors- to
those who had the right to answer his questions,
but whom he dared not approach on the subject"
The above is wilfully untrue. Col Russ, in his
efforts to ferret out the corrupons of the Stalled
crate system, applied, first to the military store
keeper, Mr.. Thompson; then he applied to Maj
Hogg; and then to Gen. Gatlin himself He was
treated politely, of course for neither of these per-
sons, if disposed, would have dared to treat him
otherwise; but as the result of orderxPhsom Gov.
Vance, no intormGtion on the subject tuas furnish
ed to him. He made no attempt to j." worm OUT
any thing, but he asked for facts which we're de-
MED him. The secrets of the Augean stable were
too offensive to be allowed to see the light
Col. Russ has charged no crimes or frauds on
Gov. Vance and his minions, but he knows, as
We do, that they are "guilty Of practices" of the
most selfish and heartIess character, in drawing
their supplies from the State while the great body
of our people are paying high prices for their sup
plies, and while many of our people are suffering
for the necessaries of life" practices" which Gov.
Vance solemnly promised the people he would have
stopped, and which he did stop for q time after he
came into Office
These Stallfederate pets have their lips on the
public teat and when an effort is made to pull them
away they sQueal and attempt to bite.
Col. Russ has commenced the work of exposing
the corruptons Of the Sallfedsrate system, and he
will continue it. He opposed it two years ago IN
der Governors Ellis and Clark, and he opposes it
now. We learn that he is electrfying the people
on this and other subjects, by his sarcasm, humor,
and eloquence. And the people arc sOih him, as
the vote will show. He has right, as a candidate
for Sheriff. 20 discuss this question, for it touches
The pockets of the people in the way of taxes and
it will be his business to collect the taxes The
people of the State, as well as of the County of
Wake, will be benefited by his exposure of this cor
rupt system.
Col. Russ is gentleman, patriot and an honest
man, and nothing the imported Editor from Bun.
combe can say of him can injure him with the peo-
pie of Wake County.