The weekly standard., 1869-09-29
The standa,d and the isNew Increment. ),

The Standard and the fsNew Movement"
The Asheville Neuz with more party
spirit than good judgment, believes the
srAsDAnD 10 be slafnsdst the phgsess %
of the new party. wsdo NOT know from
what circurnz tance the Nsps makes its educ
tions. othe best of Dur knoxledgs <and;
belief we are not frightened at any opposi-
ton that has yet made itself visible. AS to
the progress of the new party" that's all
nonsense, and the Nesos knows it. Where
is the new party3 Who are its champions I
What are its principles? Nobody can tell.
We have. heard the Tarboro' Seateerzer
and the Old North State and the Whining
ton Star talking about . new party. We
have seen their endeayors, to form q new
party, but we have also seen that their efforts
have not been seconded by the people. !. = (.
Even those papers that support the So
called !" new movement" (Which now don't
move at alp are not agreed amongthemselyes
as to their platform. N The Wilmington Jour
nal, which but d few months agorushed into
the movement" with frantic energy, is
now quiet as lamb, and by no word or sign
aids the project it once championehs ss9lol9
The Old North State, Wilmington Star and
Tarboro' southerner. still keep up the
party cry, but with the exception ot
the first named, the reputation for politi-
cal sagacity is not such asfto command any
great degree of attention from the people. |;
The Old North State is only advocating no,o
what it has been advocating ever since the
war. 1t is not the representative of any
party, and therefore its movements have no
political significance. It is out in the rain,
and naturally tries to enter the first open
door. The call of the Wilmington Journal
for new party opened a door to the Old
North State. 1t is trying to enter, but with
the Star pushing one way and the iSOuthsmer
the other, and the Journal trying to slip the
bolt, it stands very poor chance Of get
ting through IN good condition. nj, -,s.
Thus the movement fora new party is no
movement at all, and will never result in the
formation of new party. Those who at
first favored it, have gauged the temper of
their political friends, and find that the
movement would be failure Therefore,
like old rats, they refuse to enter the trap,
and have let the new party severely alone.
The young and foolish rats, however, are
making great clamor about @new party"
{" new movement" and this clamor they mis- 2
take for success! Thus any unusual clamor
they take for progress At the present
time there is notonly no "new party" but
no new party movement, and the fact is
well known here The Necs man, living
so far in the mountains, may not have kept
pace with the progress" of events. d I --a4
The indifference" of the STANDARD was
not pretended. We not only did not fear the
new party movement, but wished it success.
We could wish for nothing better. 1t is
easier to fight two boys than one man, two
sick persons than one well one We have
no fear of the present opposition, knowing
that we can beat it every time, and ifit is di-
yided neither portion would command even
respect, for its weakness would be too
painfully manifest. -.r ,...si.t.... ....
Thus we are willing to let our friends of
theoppositlon take whatever course they may
choose, and remain an attentive but not con-
cerned spectator of their little maneuvers.
We are content to see our own party pre-
serving its unity and adding to its strength,
while the sham-D Democracy wastes away from
internal dissensions.