Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
" THE CONTRAST.

The failure at Charleston The putting up Of VIM W.
The'capture of Paducah. Holden.
The storming of Fl. Pillow. =
The capture Of Plymouth.
The defeat of Banks.
This is the account balanced this date Of theSprng
Campaign at clear profit our side"
Strange, indeed, that after the Canfedsrae it up
that that paper does not clear profit to the Yankees
it always has done under such headings. By the way,
eeue is about the worst paper in the Conederacy and
take it but very little and since have been reading the
life and Times Of one OF its Editors who has more self
Mr. Editor, it is enough to make honest mans head
turn gray in twenty four hours to see the shutting that is
going by the governments pretended friends these
things be true and have to doubt them they
But to the point Now Gov Vance. at Fayetteville said
"that he not only approved MIR. Stephens speech but
to attach the great Ss Stat. sed to es'ss
the Confederate puts this declaration Of the Governor on
the side of the CONTRAST "cheerng to the and
fails to support the Governor will think there is split
sure enough not is evidence that there dark
scheme to catch Conservatives for they will any
to effect their designs and always the first too to
hold up the Constitution to you and when they wish
have CONSTITUTIONS that must get independence
first and then talk about Constitutions Mr. Editor the
stunning rebuke in August next both at home and the
army. have conversed with many officers and prvates
in the army and the opinion is that W. W Holden, who
is for civil liberty and earnest propositions for peace will
hsn the 1s vote the II az aas IN
aud Justice makes If Eorh-Carina does not take
her stand for State Rights and civil liberty by the side of
Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama, the fault will be the
peoples, If all allowed the free privilege of voting
which sincerely hope we will. have beard of militia
ry necessities, but this civil necessity and requires
that every sacrifice should made to sustain it, which
will be accomplished in the election Of w. W. Holden for
Governor He has been friend to the soldiers, to the
soldiers wives to the honest gcodmesnng people, and
to the wicked hence his bitter oppositon but ruth
is mioh and viii
the sands Of the and they not afraid to speak
But heretofore they have been unreeutngy abused
nothing and to read their papers like the Martyrs Of OLD
times read the Bible in the midst of the psrsecutng inf
dels But thank Heaven the side Of truth and
justice and God will always sustain the righteous which
His nature and His purpose. History of truths of
this kind Of great and good have been ex
s sa ,sd for no other reason than SIMPLY ssaks
not comprehend.
remember Mr. Editor that nearly two years ago Gov.
vance IN his address to the citizens Raleigh after
he was elected said that he down upon the press and
Inc politicians he was going to preside a great peoples
banquet and the press and politicians take place
be no party at this table, and everybody thought that
there was to be no party two years hence and now
Years later we see that same Governor canvassng the
otae ana harangung for their votes and making
that elected him. Bully for the Governor 40
s Dufng .ae same speech the Governor was called upon
or an Gov Vance said that that kind of stock
must light, be said Now, two years later that
same Governor telling more snutty jokes in his speeches
than ever before This can only be accounted for in one
two ways he either has involuntary it,
ne had probably seen dead bv accident before
be came to Raleigh, which had put him toe serious
and hence the resolve to do be and kes and such
inmSraltes Now i the former be the and he is
fated would respectfully suggest 70 the government at
Richmond since they have just conscrpted and hs h.
oeassa coased all the old sagers out Of the Confderacy
to clean the new Theatre and have al things in apple
PIE order after the 4t Of August and then call North
tor her celebrated joke teller and word for it
that thus mutual will more Of our public
expenses than any other scheme that the g0Xenment
could possibly fall at this time As Congress now in
session. would call the attention Of all Con-
servatye members to scheme of this kind But If the
latter should be the Why SUPPOSE another sum-
me. in the army would bs the propet place for moral
training, &c. --.-tsi,- -
The Governor is some at quoting Scripture, snd sup
P0ae he quotes such paws suits his poitcs best Sc
comes down with emphasis on the Kings mama %
much SO that it scres the Conservatives becoming
s sS. =, ,s ssS d, for 1s .s King
Kings name is tower Of streng5h ssys the Governor
@ sound. very much hls b ssecnisg sDssoiida-
ponisf The Gaod Book tells M that the FEET
o. ne wicked esnnot come into te Kingdom of God
ateo Htsssed ia The ps1se.makess Ahan nhSrit
Tue Amgd'm OF Heaven" Whist difference between the