The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-08-25
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The SentineI-The Democratic and Re-
publican Parties. !" i-'ia
r When the present editor of the Sentinel,
(Mr. Tuner,) entered political life, he claimed |
to be a. Wing and embarked his fortunes |
with that party. The older politicians and |
middle-aged men Of this State still remem-
Der how bitterly he then denounced Thomas |
Jefferson, and every other leading Democrat
from the Revolution down; and in this res
7pect, among the lesser lights of his party, he
was the peculiar incarnation of hatred to-
wards everything Democratic. 9 He never |
made speech tinged with aught of charity |
towards his opponents, but ever proclaimed
his unalterable hate, eternal anlmoslty and
everlasting opposition to them. We appeal |
to the memories of the past for the truth of |
our assertions al .11trg ~ Lt-nlI
In this and the light of subsequent events, |
we can now estimate the true strength OF his
attachment to the Union in 1860. Formerly
he referred to this portion of his record with
pride. We believe that since he has affilia-
ted with the ultra rebels and secesslonlsts,
. he has ceased to plead for their votes and
pecuniary assistance on the ground "that ne
was the last man kicked out of the Union,
and only left after the cats and dogs had Sc
ceded.n' Wemake bold to say that he op-
posed secession chiefly because the main
body of its supporters were democrats; and
those, who know him best, can have but
little doubt left upon their minds, in view OF |
his past and recent conduct, that had thewhlg
party favored secession, he would have re-
mained in its ranks, (at the best, quiet only
on this subject) and ever opposing the
Democrats, while the Union went to the
devil. Like Wendell Phillips, who had
rather have had no Union than Union with
slavery, the hatred of Mr.. Turner towards
his opponents, which has ever bordered on
insanity, would have led him on and
on to the point OF, no Union, with
Democracy. And we have been
insensibly led to this opinion, not only
because of his apostacy to the
cause of the Union, but from the further fact
that unlike Badger, Pool, Pearson or Thomp-
son, he never showed one spark Of magnan-
inity towards the Democrats, who opposed
secession in 1860 and afterwards, but went
on denouncing them from time to time, as
if their presence in the Union organization
was an uncomfortable outrage upon his person
nj feelings. And though Mr.. Turner very
early. (after the cats and dogs gave in his
adhesion to the rebellion, yet he Proclaimed
himself to be the enemy of Jefferson DAVIS,
administration; but his opposition was based
ON the ground that Mr.. Davis was Demo-
crat and a follower of that villain, Thomas
Jefferson We quote Mr.. Turner's slanguaSe
from memory, though few who have heard
him will deny its accuracy. This then was
| the reason of his opposition to Mr.. DAVIS.
But why did he support Gov. Vance, VINO
supported Mr.. Davis administration and the
war, and opposed Mr.. Holden, who opposed
the Richmond despotism and demanded
peace on the best terms obtainable, wherein
| Mr.. Turner pretended to agree with him?
| He refused to support Mr.. Holden because
Mr.. Vance was Wing, and he, Mr.. Turner,
| was a Wing and Mr. Holden had been a
1 Democrat. Thus this contracted character
| has ever sacrificed the interests of his con-
| ;stituents on the altar of his hatred to every
| or anv person, who had been or was DEM
! ocrat, no matter what may be their present
| oninions aims or purposes He makes no
/ distinctions, but hates them stupidity, ,blindiy,
| recklcssly. We give him credit for tins
| quality of mind, but We deny that he ever
u Al. TTpior Jnhn MlnO,
| Bolts. (peace to his noble ashes) detested
Democracy as deeply as any one, yea, even
as deeply as Mr. Turner, but he loved the
American u Mon with the fervor of exalted
patriotism. He never lifted finger against
4 the old gove1nment-he would have dled
| first, but Mr.. Turner, with more pretentlon'
than the great statesman of Virginia, com
mitted treason, while he mimicked his oppo
/ sition to Mr.. Davis. Mr.. Bolts was a tru'
Wing and patriot. Mr.. Turner is as guilt.
! of treason as any Democrat, whom he hate
+ and accuses of secession. U.1 reg
In 1865, he filed petition for pardon o
nearly ninety pages, we believe, addressee
to President johnson, who agreed with Pro
| yisional Gov. Holden that it was no petitiol
/ but an indictment of the Democratic part
| for treason. gyad 'nJD'.
In1s6S, Mr.. Turner assumed control
the Sentinel. 1t was the recognized orga
I of the rebels ard secessionists, who calle
| themselves Conservatives, and in who's
ranks Josiah Turner, Jr., had labored sine
| 1866. But Presidential election was .
hand. There were but two parties in tn
| country in fact-the Republican and Demt
cratic: and Mr.. Turner, for reasons whlc
we shall assign, hoisted the Democratic fla
| and Joined himself to an organization whic
he had spent his life time in abusing, an
| which he had indicted for treason
| 1--we know that he abandoned the cause
the Union for Office, Gov. Vance and the j
f stitution of slavery. In 1868, he continue
! this opposition and entered the league
e the Democrats, Copperheads, Rebels an
l Ku.Klux. His acts of treason had distra
c. chised him. p 1t isan eternal principle thI
/ like seeks like, so Mr. Turner enlisted in Il
ranks of those whom he had presented i
d high treason and affiliated with the traitor
G Like them, he thirsted for Office and rcvens
: Seymour offered him amnesty for his vol
e Blair offered him more-reyolution al
: office. Human nature is weak-it was
). bargain, and Josiah Turner, Jr., became
Democrat. And the Democratic party til
i received one more recruit, as it had rece
n ed thousands BEFORE attracted :" by the (
IL hesive power of public plumber" If th'
,, was then left one spark of true Whiggt
u in Mr.. Turner, it was Of such base quail
/. that Badger or Clay would have blush
II to recognize it, Of Of mBia-5;iduUs.. sii /
70 1t is the, experience Of every day life II
\ fayors done to mean men are never fall
If sources of ingratitude and uncalled-for
i iuries When such men are placed uni
i obligations, they learn to hate theperson "
- :, burdened them with kindnesses. Thus
N have heard it said, do a favor for bad n
re and he will hate you for it forever 1t
- casting pearls before swine. Such has b
n the experience of certain gentlemen W
of Mr. Turner. In, 1860, they struck hal
a. with the Wings for the Union. They
Ii, loose from all the political ties of their Ii
of 7 and with no hope behind them, they v
re like Coriolanus to the camp of the Volsci,
wv vet not as he went, to destroy, but to :
ri Rome. They were welcomed by all
of Mr.. Turner. He hated them none the
=. Bccauso,thoy were in. n position to. do
q fayors, which they did, be hated thl nj m
is, He accepted their assistance to betray tn
in and he did it with the same selfish 81
ar and grovelllng purpose, with which he j
so ed the Democratic party in 1868. 3 His
* tired ofathese gentlemen has now bee
The chronic and personal. His slumbers are
ea,, ea- oturbed by, an, insane passion for reve
.while he distnrbs Others at dead of n
ar. ar with Ills curses Of Holden, Settle and .
ite it, We have heard whereof we write, and
@ os. though he sleeps not, yet further have
= heard that the objects OF his hatred slnr
on in tranquility. ~ raa31t ,s'a