Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
For The Standard.

For The Standard.
Mr.. ED1ToR:- The shallow humbuggery of the
last Greensboro Patriot claiming Gen. J. NJ Leach,
since his election, as Vance man while before the
election that paper denounced him as Holdenite is
really disgusting to persons who love truth and
honesty.
This modest young Virginan from the "Land Of
the First Families" who has been SO justly
shown up as having left Virginia and turned Editor
to escape consumption, had scarcely got warm in
his editorial chair before he began the labors Of
missionary among the heather of North Carolina
and intoxicating among them his sublime ideas Of
government When the canvass for Congress CON-
menced in the 7th Congressional District this mis-.
sionary, with his characteristic nsodesty nterferes
in behalf of Mr. Foster. He urged the election
of Foster because he was the true friend of Gov
Vance, and the advocate of his re election, while
Gen. Leach was friendly to Holden and against
Gov. Vance because he, Vance, was against him,
Leach, publishing insinuations against Leach's 10y
atty, &C. But when the election came off, the SIM
pie people failing to appreciate the abors of this
Missionary who had come, perhaps, all the way
from the "Shades of Monticello" to enlighten them
elected Gen. Leach, the friend Of Holden, by an
overwhelming majority over Foster, the friend Of
Gov. Vancel
Now, with beautiful consistency, this missionary
of the Patriot changes his tune, and without the
fear Of the 10th commandment before his eyes, at.
tempts to humbug his readers into the belief that
Leach is for Vance for Governorl Let him ask
Leach. He will not say so. Neither will Mr.. Eos.
ter, any other person who heard the discussions
between them.
The writer of this letter has heard them BOTH
At Lexington Foster urged the election of Vance
for Governor and denounced Mr.. Holden, and COM
planned bitterly that Leach would not say whom
he was for for Governor and insisted that his SYM
paties were with Holden for Governor. Leach re-
piled, charging Foster with attempting to get into
Congress by holding on to the ceat tail of Gov.
Vance He, Leach, wished to be elected on his
own merits; but he would tell Mr. Foster whom he
was not for. he soas not for Hanes for Gooeraaor,
and never would support him unless he abandoned
the blood and thunder doctrine" contained in his
Wilkesboro' speech. And this writer knoos the
.tact that Gen. Leach during the canvass had no
hesitation in giving it his opinion freely to his
friends, that Mr.. Holden would carry the District
by an overwhelming majority. twas well known
among the friends of Holden that Leach was for
him for Governor, and it was so charged by Mr..
Foster and Mr.. Ramsay in their speeches and
not denied by Gen. Leach, while they avowed them
selves for Vance.
For weeks previous and at the election, the lines
between the friends of Holden and Vance were dis
tincty drawn. The friends of Vance voting for
Foster, (Ramsay getting scarcely any votes, and
the friends of Holden voting for Leach. And the
demagogue who nsinuates to the contrary is dest-
tute of TRUTH and is attempting to humbug and de-
ceve the people JUSTICE.
Nav Is, 1864