The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-28

at is strange the Editor of the Democrat
cannot find anything violent and factious in
the intlamatory appeals of Holden and his
contreres. 1t only pours the walls of disappro-
baton on the head of conservative such as
Durham "-Daily Times.
The Times must know that the above par.
agraph does us great injustice. We have
poured no walls on the head of Mr. Dur
ham-we do not consider him Consprva-
tive" IN any sense of the word, but we have
not abused or denounced him in any way
The Conservative party might well pray to
be delivered from such friends as Mr.. Dur
ham and the Daily Times
But the Times thinks it strange that we
don't say something against t" Holden -
There is nothing strange about it. While
all the papers in the State, with the excep-
ton of three or FOUR are day after day and
week after week engaged in abusing and de-
nouncing Gov. Holden, we do not consider
that it would be fair or just for us to pitch
in" and assist in abusing him. Gov. Holden
knows that we do not agree with him in
many respects, and he knoaos that zoe do not
belong to his party, but that is no reason why
we should abuse him. The abuse that is
heaped upon him causes him to say many
things that he would not say if let alone 1t
is not worth while for US to indicate to what
extent we differ with Mr.. Holden, or to APP
peal to his kind feelings and good nature.
and advise more moderation, while his pn-
litica enemies are continually assailing him
in the bitterest manner personally and po-
lticaly) even after the election is over He
is only human. and is susceptible of the feel
ings that influence humanity. We never
knew of an instance where abuse convinced
a man of the error of his way There are
but few, if any men " in this bad age" that
will, after being smitten on one check, turn
the other for a second lick. Stop abusing
the man and give him fair trial, as he will
certainly be Governor of this State for the
next four years. Unless abuse and villitica-
ton is discontinued. we fear that terrible
feeling will be cngenderec in nelghborhoods
and communities and among the people gen.
orally We know that the people of this
State are tired of strife and contention, but
imprudent Editors and politicians seem de-
termined to keep up the turmoil.
The allusion of the Times to Mr.. Holden
and our self is calculated Gf not intended)
to arouse against us the enmity of certain
proscriptive and vindlctive class of persons.
We do not intend to regard or be influenced
by the opinions of such little-hearted peo-
pie, and we say once more that we defy their
spite ana malcVOlGnCe. we KNOW very We'll
that because it is understood that we and
Gov Holden have always been .personal
friends efforts have been made to :niure us;
but we are gratified to know that such eff
forts have signally failed heretofore, and
they shall fail hereafter. 1t seems that every
man who does not assist i'll abusing those
who differ with him is to be denounced as
untrue to his section. 1t is time for all those
who really have the interest of the South at
heart to stop such suicidal conduct.
The Times, on several occasions. has not
only attempted by editorials to create sus
picion against us as n true Southern man,
but it has admitted anonymous communica-
lions into its editorial columns for that pur-
pose. We have never permitted anonymous
scribblers to assail the Editors of the Times,
or any other Editor Whenever we have any.
thing to say about our contemporaries, we do
it our self, and do not allow anonymous wri
tiers to do it. We have been rather indis-
posed to discuss politics with our immediate
nelghbors, and we cared very little for what
the Times or its strikers said, but we now
say to heEditor of that paper that we are
ready any day to'compare records with him
as to consistency, loyalty to the South, or
true friendship for Southern interests and
Southern people, Charlotte Democrat.