The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1869-07-21
The Radical pemocracy squirms.

| party, ana Its nowlS OF anguish are tiuiJ
| amusing. It knows that our statements are
! true and our arguments unanswcrable, hence
it does not attempt to answer any position
taken by the STANDARD, butmakes general
denial, which is all it can do. The state
ments of the STANDARD and the reply, If it
can lie so called, of the Sentinel are both be-
fore the people, and we are willing for the
people to decide whether the article of the
Sentinel cnntrovcrts any one of the positions
of the STANDARD.
More fair than the Sentinel, and wishing
the matter to he thoroughly understood and
commented upon by the people, ace will re-
ply to the statements of the Sentinel in de-
tail, although we cannot see much to reply
to, as there is not a single argument in the
whole article.
First, the Sentinel calls the STANDARD
"rebel radical sheet" The STANDARD sup
ports the government, opposes all who rebel
against its authority, and is edited Ivy man
who fought against the rebellion. On the
other hand the Sentinel opposes the govern
ment, iavors those who hate the govern
mcnt, and its editor fought for the rebellion
and against the government Which is the
rebel, the Sentinel or the STANDARD2 Let
the people judge.
The Sentinel says the STANDARD favored
the election of WELLS until the result was
announced. The STANDARD has never
editorially favored the election of WELLS,
| and a reference TO file of the STAND ARD
will prove the assertion to be true. Even
| if it had, which it did not, the proscriptive
policy of the WELLS faction would be suf-
fcient cause for any change. The STANDARD
has always, under its present management,
| favored liberal measures, and consequently
could never endorse proscriptive platform.
The peol.i, a. North Carolina are aware of
the truth II this.
| The Sentinel says the STANDARD a day or
two after the election found ont that WELLS
was defeated because he represented extreme
views. This is true, and only suhstanta'cs
all that we have said upon the subject. The
Sentinel could not have done more to prnve
| the falsity of its own article, and the truth
of the positions taken by the STANDARD.
than by making this charge. We have all
along announced that we rejoiced at the de-
feat of WELLS because he was an "ex-
| ,ictN And tho
edges that our course has been consistent.
Let the people remember this.
The Sentinel says ''the truth is, the cleo
ton in VIRGINIA docs not show Radical
nor Democratic triumph" True again |!
And again the Sentinel acknowledges the
truth of What the STANDARD has been tell
ing the people. 1t was not a triumph of
either the Radical Republicans nor of those
other Radicals, the Democrats. The papers
of Virginia have announced that it is con-
sentative triumph won 10y "True Republic
cans, tn use the language of the Richmond
Enquirer. This is what the STANDARD has
told the people, and the WALKER papers
have said the same thing and they ought to
know to which party they belong. And
now the Sentinel to make assurance doubly
sure, adds its own feeble testimony to show
the truth of what the STANDARD has said.
Let the people note this.
Again the Sentinel says that "no one pre-
tends to claim tile result" of the VIRGINIA
election "as a Democratic victory, but it
certainly is victory of the combined Con-
sentative clements in the State over the pros
criptive policy of the WELLS party which
the STANDARD and other Radical organs
favored before the elcction" This again
fully verifes the arguments of the STAND
ARD, as we have pronounced it victory 0
the conservative element over radicalism
Democratic and otherwise The part call
ing the STANDARD radical and saying il
favored the WELLS faction is amply dis
proven above Thus it will he seen thai
out of its own mouth is the Sentinel con
demned. Let tue people remember this.
All that the Sentinel has said in attempt
ing to reply to the article of the STANDARD
has proven the STANDARD to lie right ant
the Sentinel to be wrong. This, however, i
not strange after all, for the position of tn
STANDARD are too true to be successful
controverted We showed that the Demo
Gratis were the most radical men in tn
SOUTH and the reply of the Sentinel onl
proves the truth of our statements. In al
its endcavnrs to disprovc the truth of tn
STANDARDS article it has only shown tina
every word we have said is true 1t, by it
confessions fully substantiate all that W
have said, and puts the Democracy in still
worse light than before
The Sentinel and its party have deceive
the people for long time, but can do so N
longer. The Democrats have advocate
the most radical doctrines while chargin
radicalism upon Others, but they can do s
no more, for the people have found ther
out and brand them as hypocritcs Thes
struggles of the Democracy are useless ia
its doom is sealed. 1t has deceived an
injured the people, and the people wi
crush it beneath the weight OF their homes
Indignation. The radical measures an
teachings of the Democracy have injure
the business Of the State and kept the Poop
, poor. The Democracy has done much evi
but it will never be allowed to do any NOR
Its days are numbered, for the honest me