The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-06-03
For the Standard.

MEssRs. EDITORS IL saw few days ago,
in the Raleigh Sentinel an article purporting
to give the character of the Davises Of this
County, on the Conservative and Republican
tickets. Now, would not traduce the char
acter, neither would do violence to the per-
son of any one, even if it were in my power
to do Sc. much prefer doing good, reliev-
ing the distressed, building up and making
happy my fellow human beings than this
vilifying ones character on account OF an
honest difference of opinion. In fact, the
party to which belong, and to which am
so much attached, bitterly opposes such q
course, and like the Bible, from which
its principles are taken, it advocates doing
good and melting out justice alike to all men,
and not like the Conservative party, and
unlike the Bible, doing good and doing JUS
tice to part only. can understand how
man whose heart is in its natural, wicked
state, and loves darkness rather than light !;
in a word, can understand how sinner
can object and even hate the principles of
the Republican party. The Bible and reason
make plain enough such a character, but I
cannot understand how man who has been
spiritually enlightened and IN whose heart
the Holy Spirit abides and rules, can not
only oppose, but bitterly denounce a party,
when lie knows, or ought to know, that that
party is doing all it can to bring about peace
and reconciliation between people who have
been at variance, and when lie must know,
too, it advocates liberty, justice, goodwill
and charity to all men.
The writer of the article in question do
not know, nor have l any idea, neither do l
1, oI,sook fn oofIcfv r,accinn
and prejudice. I am sure he has not shown
a great deal of magnanimity, for, having
beaten us, he is now telling us and the world
how mean we are. Now. think " Serbs"
would WELD better influence, and do his
country more good with an axe or hoe than
pen. I will not criticise his composition.
Suffice it to say, it has been sufficiently I'M
derstood, and as it might have weight and
credence with some who know no better, it is
best to examine it little and see if Scribe
(and he might well have added Pharisee)
has not been influenced by improper motives
rather than by justice and truth in scribing
his scribbling in regard to the Davises.-
Mr.. Editor, know them and have known
them for many years. l shall say nothing
against neither the one nor the other, but
simply and briefly give statement of facts
and leave it with those Greed from preju-
dice) who know them, to say whether am
correct or not. The names of those on the
Republican ticket are
1st. Josiah B. Davis, who is physician
of No. order, and is said to be by those
who have employed him one of the best
physicians of the town.
I'd. Alexander C. Davis, he is one of our
largest and most influential merchants and
as to matters of politics and general infor-
nation, he has not his superior in the Coun-
ty. He is, and always have been, loyal
man, and for this especially, and might
add too, that because God has prospered him
in business" Scribe" concludes, he must GER
tainly be a Scallawag of the scaliest sort
Yes, and "Scribe" might have added in his
effugent illusions, that all men are mean and
black, who are loyal to the government of
the United States. and disloyal to the South
ern Confederacy. The man that can curse
the hardest and deride the most sneeringly
the flag and laws of his country, is the man
in whom there is no guile. and with the
Scribe and Pharisacal class, is the purest
and wisest.
3d. Melvin J. Davls-he is naturally
good man of good, practical sense and of
sound judgment. He is what some call
self made man, and is certainly the best in
formed and the most influential man east of
this town. This ends what have to say of
the three loyal (and on account of their 10y
alty) black Davises. Now for the white
Guns"
LIST. ]. Henry Davis, the candidate elect for
the House of Representatives, aside from his
foolish political and anne other nUtions, IS
right good sort of fellow. He has proved
himself with the assistance of some of his
friends) to be first-ratc hand at electioneer-
ing. His success was more attributable, I
think. to his friend whisky, than to any 9TH
er. Whether he has, or has not had advan-
tages for acquiring an education, will not
pretend to answer the fact is, be has not yet
acquired it. and reading, writing and cy.
phering, are perhaps the total of his etluca-
tional possessions, and these, but smatter-
ing. They say he has attempted to make
speech and will probably attempt to make
his second and last in the Legislature, and
thus he will wind up both his executive and
legislative career.
I'd. Joel Il. Davis, candidate elect for
County Treasurer, is little short of three
score years and ten. He was a Union man
before and during the war, but since, am sor-
ry to say, hei is not The men who threatened
him during the first part of the war with u
am informed) imprisonment, are now his
warm friends and was elected by them. 1t is
thought that he was either led off by the
company he kept or by the influence Of one
of his sons and son-in.law. John D. Davis,
the candidate elect for Sheriff, is young
man whose advantages for acquiring knowl-
edge or the accumulation of money have
been very limited, and is not much known.
This ends what have to say of the three
disloyal or white Davises. In regard to
" Scri6e's" postscript, l have only to say that
VIM. B. Duncan, ]. c. Manson, &C., will com.
pare pretty well with the Conservative can
didates for Commissioners as to character
and intelligence. REPUBLICAN.
Beaufort, May 90, 1865
P. S.-If the Raleigh Sentinel will Use one
of its abusive and contentious columns for
the insertion of rs truthful article as the
above, few of its readers will not object.