The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-12-18
A vile Caluumrunv.

That the Conservative journals of the
State should attack the Constitutional Con-
vention elect. was to be expected from the
character of the opposition which they made
during the late campaign. We do not ex-
pect laudatioiis for our candidates from pO-
litical opponents. When, however, Journal
making professions to journalistic proprie-
ties. condescends to defame and libel the
private character of men who differ with it
upon political issues, its conduct becomes
fit subject for the criticism and scorn of all
honest men. IE 10 ssshegi liisgl5>g9]
In a long article upon the Convention the
Raleigh Sentinel uses the following language:
Craven was represented. in the Convention
of 1885, hy William CASTOR and Richard
DobI,s Speight. 1t is misrepresented, in
1867, by one negro, and two men who have
hardly acquired domicil in the State, and
whose only prominence, so far as we know.
consists in the fact that they have " feather
ed their nests pretty soetL Federal officers"
We are not aware that the Conservatives
of North Carolina presented none but Cas-
tons, Speights and Macons, as their candi-
dates. in the various counties in which they
have just suffered defeat. HaH 7p
The white delegates from Craven are gen
tiCiliCit III CoiiC,idtC ouo PiOiCconutt CNiuSu-
ton, and we defy the Sentinel to produce
respectable Conservative in this County, who
will not admit that these gentlemen are in
telectually. the superior of the late Cnnserv-
ative candidate in the County. The eolorefl
candidates is an intelligent man. Our pres
ent object is not to discuss the qualifications
of our delegates; that question was decided
by a majority of our electors.
When the Sentinel says that two of the
delegates" featl,ered their nests pretty well
as Federal officers" it utters malicious cal
uinny against two gentlemen, whose char
acter has never for moment been I'M
pugned by friend or opponent in the COM
munity in which they have lived for the last
FIVE years nor in States where they formerly
resided. The washer woman qualification
of 'sst, far as we know" comes with i'll grace
from journal the senior editor of whichhas
been a minister Of the gospel. 1t might
with equal propriety be said, by person
with no more regard for truth than the wri-
ter in the Sentinel, that the editors of that
Journal 6 50. far as lie khoacs' are escaped con-
victs-Newbern Republican. ...,.o9 ..,.,.
Our friend of the Republican has properly
resented and thoroughly exposed the lnenda-
cious and unscrupulous organ of the Rebels,
in this City, in its assaults on the members
elect from Craven; but to point out and ex-
pose all the falsehoods of these rebel sheets
would be the perpetual work of rolling the
stone of Sisyphus., 9Foiled in their, selfish
aims defeated by an honest and virtuous
people at the polls, and that aftera full and
! fair hearing, they have no other recourse
than to mlsrepressnt.si malign and villify
their opponents, and especially those whom
! the people have honored. Ther have lost
their temper with the elections; and their
hopeless condition in the future is well ex-
hibited by their Disregard of decency and
truth. They feel thnt if they can not sue
ceed before the people, and thus retain their
iill-gotten power, they can at least have q
I'good time of it, by abusing and making
faces at their opponeuts,-to all of which we
have no objection. It is a much more harm
less employment sttan that in which they
have been engaged FOR the last tour or five
years. as 3Faad g egH 35At t5oS