Journal of freedom. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1865-186?, 1865-10-14
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suasive Vaccinations and perigimations
of "Mr. SHERMAN and his company it
has been flooded with newspaper CORE
spondents from the North, sent down to
"write up the situation. With singu-
lar unanimity they have all represented
disloyal feeling throughout the whole
section. They only disagreed as to it's
extent ; some claiming that it was strong
enough to control the country, and others
that Unionism was in the ascendancy.
The reports of citizens with equal con-
cord represented d condition to which no
loyal man could object. In North Cara
lima particularly, these contra ictions
were frequent, and it came to pass that
North Carolina reporters fell into disre-
pute, and were classed with Philadel-
phians, and their letters were thrown
aside as unreliable. But truth is mighty
and will prevail, or in. the elegant lam
guage of Ike Cook, of Chicago, "You can
sqush it and it'll get up again, and I'll
bet you five dollars on it." The CORE
spondents having been "squshed'' are
getting up, and are now on their knees.
One or two more constitutional conven-
tons would bring them to their feet.
Two or three Manly's, Ferebees and How
ards more would take them off their feet
and raise them nearer heaven than they
Mill -ovor oot o+boruiso
We have been led to these statements
by the second able speech of the Hon.
Mr.. BoYDEN of Rowan county, in the
State Convention last week, He stated
that he had, in a recent visit to Wash
ton, informed the President and some of
the members of his cabinet, that the re-
ports of correspondents in the old North
State, charging it's citizens with disaffec-
ton and disloyalty, were untrue. In
words which we do not remember, but
in effect meaning that he now found
himself in error, and the correspondents
partially right, he announced his belief
that the old arrogant secession spirit of
rebellion still has "a foothold in this State.
He did not refer to any n by name !;
but every one present knew whom he
meant and watched the parties as they
squirmed and asked "does the gentleman
refer to me or any member of the Con-
~vention ?"
In connection with the above the fol-
from the PRoGREss of Thursday,
will be of interest to our readers =
We publish below a letter from Elias
ESQ.,, correspondent of the New
York Tribune. Of Mr.. Smiths social re-
or who he does. or does not visit
and walk with, We have nothing to do.
He is here as the representative Of a paper
yields an immense influence in this
great nation, whose proprietors would
hardly select blackguards for such posi-
and as such we feel bound to give
him a hearing. The threat of violence
against Mi. Smith we think most probably
the work of some thoughtless youth, for
the majority Of the Young men of Raleigh
gage in mobs or lynching demonstrations.
They are gentlemen and behave as such,
and neither Mr.. Smith or any other well
behaved person has anything to fear from
If there are persons here who sim
,erely mediate the renewal Of this South
Carolina sport of mobbing "yankees'' they
would do well to reflect that there are a
ew United States troops yet in the vicini-
y. We feel it especially incumbent on us
o give Mr.. Smith a hearing as it has been
lenied him in one of our city cotempo-
where he first asked for it. The
GLOWING note will explain itself:
STANDARD OFFICE,
Raleigh, N. O., Oct. 10, 1855.
Mr.. Smith:
SR-On consultation the
ditors ofthe Standard deem it best not to
ublish the communication.
Very truly,
CANNON & HOLDEN.
LETTER.
ITO the Boys Of Raleigh
RALEIGH, Oct. 8, 1866.
Young Gentlemen Your petite, though
lonymous letter / took from the post
ice only yesterday morning, which reads 8
follows : !
RALEIGH, N. G. Oct. 2, 1855. ;
"MR. SMITH: Ssr.-We, the boys of I
in o meeting have resolved if '
u do not stop walking with the Misses 6
0egress" of Raleigh, that we will take v