Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-29

Gov. vanee's Attempt to Disorganize and De-
-LssfoY tie Co6sexyative Party.
Tho Conservative party bf North. Carolina was
formed and Organized Rrs6l: Itwas the result Of
an overruliag necessity. The secessionists, who,
in conjunction wita the abolitionists had destroyed
the old government attempted to take possession
Of the new government to monopolize its offices
and honors, and at the same time to set q hdeous
mark" on the foreheads of all those who had hon.
estly striven to avert disunion. The Union men
were not only denied an equal voice with the SO.
cessonists in the public. councils, but they were
branded as Lincolnitss and traitors. This led to
the formation Of the Conservative party; and sub
sequent events have proved, what the Conservatives
feared from he iirst, thas those public men who
without good cause destroyed the old government,
were unsafe counsellors in the affairs Of the new
and this compacted the Conservative organizatio9/
Old Wings and old Democrats had differed in f0f-
mer times as to the measures which were deemed
best to carry on the government; but when the
government itself was threatened and when bad
men were concerting plans to destroy it and deluge
the country in blood the thoughtful the wise, and
the better portion of these two old partes forget
ting past differences united in the effort to save the
government; and failing in that, they Joined hands
to perpetuats the new government in its purity,
and preserve the blessings of civil liberty. These
two old parties ceased to exist with the former gov
ernment. When the tree fell the vines that clupg
to it fell with it. 1t required the genius Of Clay to
build up the Whig, and the will Of Jackson to con-
solidate the Democratic party. The former dwin-
died and passed away not long after the sustaining
hand of its Greater vas Withdrawn by death; and
the latter expired in mighty effort to save the
Union. Both of these parties were useful in their
day in detecting and reforming abuses, and in con.
fning public men to . strict construction Of the
Constitution; and both of them, in accordance with
became more or less corrupt before they ceased to
exist But the climax of corruption and wicked
ness was reached by that portion of the Democratic
party under the lead of Ysncey Avery and others Of
that s'smp, when they put their shoulders against
the pillars of the old government and aided the ab-
olitionists in breaking them down.
Both Of these parties are as dead as Julius Caesar,
but one great principle which both of them main
tanned survives, to wit the right Of the people to
go.eyn themsslse. The Conservative party iscom-
posed of the best of these two old parties, and
is based on this principle which was equally dear
to Jackson and Clay. -.
(From 1861 to the present moment the Conserva-
tive party of North Carons has been the great bar
rier which has protected civil liberty against mill.
tary power. Strike down that party, and the dark
cloud of despotism would settle down permanently
on this country. The Conservatives of North Car
oinia have not ouly presented this barrier to mill
ry aggression, but they have done more than their
share in repelling the enemy, in sustaining ou.
troops in the field, in maintaining the public credit
and in providing for the families of those who are
fighting our battles They are true to liberty and
true to their country, and they will remain SO,
whatever may happen in thefuture.
The Conservative party, in 1859, took Gov. Vanee
out of the army and made him Governor. Ehey
not only honored him in this way, but they saved
his le exposed as it was to the hazards of battle
and camp disease /Ordinary gratitude of itself, te
say nothing of his professions Of Conservatism,
should have bound Gov. Vance as with hooks ol
steel to the Conservative party. But what has beer
his course9 He has not only betrayed his par
ty as far he could into the arms of the Davis ad
mnstration, but he is now deliberately engaged in
attempt to disorganize and destroy it by calling
on the old Wings who are Conservatives to.Seser,
the party and vote for him. The Conservative par
ty was originally composed Of about forty thousand
old Wings and thirty thousand old Democrats; .ant
the Destructive party Of about thirty Thousand ole
Democrats and ten thousand old Wings. If the ole
Wings should withdraw from the party, or if th<
cid Democrats should withdraw from it, it Iwoall
at once fall into minority, and the Destrucsivet
would obtain the ascendency. Therefore, that maj
who would re~establish old party l,nes-that maj
who would withdraw either the old Wings or .shI
old Democrats from the Conservative party, Is Ga
enemy to that party and anrensuy to- eioizszider1
Such . man thinks more of himself than he does .e
his party or of his country.
Gov. Vance IS not only engaged in this geoers1
work of State disorganization, butehere, in Wax.
County, wheze be received his. first County nomina
ton for Governor in 1862, he is making every ef
dort through his newspapers and through his stall
federate dependents, to defeat the regular Conser
vative ticket for the Legislature, and elect tcke
which must depend for nearly all the votes it will
receive on the Destructives of the County.
So far as We are concerned, we have known M
difference since the Conservative party,was fosnsa
between the old Wings and the old Democrats wht
compose it We ran with and supported NJ: Bad
ger and Mr.. Battle for the Convention in this Coan
ty int1ss1 1--WE voted for Mr.. Graham for Presidsa
Of the Convention against Ar. Edwards, With whou
we had formerly acted for years as g. Democrat; ~
voted for Col. L. y. Edwards rs Secretary of Ii,
Convention; we voted for Mr. ". N. H. Smith, enc