Year: 1862

ana TO- and OF course, the ValneSt, the most up
lifted on the surface of the earth at this present
writing is the Editor of the Raleigh Standard, who
evidently thinks or would convey the impression
that he has done somethng-thathis influence elect
ed Mr. Vance and others Wilmington Journal


We are at loss to know what the Editor of the
Journal refers to, as foundation for the above
statement Neither personally nor Editorially have
we shown any vanity or upliftedness on account of
the late Conservative triumph-in this State. We
proud of the result and gratifed at the fact that
the people have taken their own affairs into their
own hands; but we have shown no vanity, and we
have felt none. We have neither thought, nor
would we convey the impression that our influence
elected Col. Vance Governor We were simply one
OF his Jealous supporters, we expect to continue
to be- provided he proves true, we have no doubt
he will, to the platform on which he was elected
But we might, if we were vain as the Journal
would have the public believe we are, have boasted
loud and long of the result Of the late elections
personal triumph Of our own for it is we'll known
that during the late campaign nearly every John
ston paper in the State declared that "every vote
for Vance vote for Holden" and called on the
people to vote against Col. Vance because we sup
ported him. If the Journal did not join in this
cry, it acted with those who raised it Now, how
ever, the Journal and those with whom it acts,
woulo have their readers believe that the Standard
had but little to do with the result; and not only
this, but they assume that carried away with
vanity because the people have done what they said
they would do, if they gave majority for Vance
that is, give majority at the time for Holden.
We say to the Journal that, so far vanity is
concerned are never inflated with that hecouSa
of triumph, nor are we depressed and made to doubt
the honesty and intelligence of the people, by de-
feat We know that if the people appear to do
wrong to-day they will do right tomorrow. "The
sober second-thought IS seldom wrong, and always
efficient" We used to being in a majority
We have been accustomed to political triumphs in
this State for the last twelve years. They
natural to US. We have no vanity on account of
them; but we repeat, we are proud Of the late tri
umph and one for this is, that it has placed
the Editor of the Journal and such like where they
ought to be- at the foot of the table Let them stay
there until they mend their manners and until they
learn and admit the fact that the Conservatives or
old Union men are just as devoted to the South and
just as good as they are.


But VANITY of vanities-dU is vanity, saith the
preacher" OF all the vain mortals on this transito-
ry globe the Editor Of the Wilmington Journal is
the vainest We would not have reminded our CO.
temporary of fact which all his readers know, but
for his gratuitous attack on us. Only few weeks
since the Editor of the Journal inflated to the pro-
portions of all the frogs that ever swelled against
all the oxen declared that in Wilmington at least,
it was only necessary that Fulton should assert
thing to be so, when every body would at once say
it was so, for Fulton said Fulton, has the common
sense to perceive the TRUTH and the honesty to tell
it This is the estimate which our cotemporary
places on himself and yet he charges others with
being vain, and with being unduly uplifted by pas
sing events We can account for this charge only on
one ground If the Editor were in our place, after
what has recently occurred, he would be vain
that 1t would take two pairs of pantaloons to con-
tain him; and, judging us by himself, he thought
we were vain also. Thinking So and claiming for
himself monopoly of vanity, he envied US even
condition in which might be tempted to be vaIn


1t will not do for our cotemporary to deny what
he said about his common sense and his honesty,
and his consequent infallibity; for we noticed it at
the time, as his readers did, and friends of the
Fayetteville Observer characterized of the
best Jokes Of the season. to which the Journal made
no reply. He would have replied, if he could, for
it seems to do him good assa the ObserUer though
he never makes anything by it. But that paper had
HIM by the very seat of his-vanity, and he was ST.
lent VANITY Of vanities-GU is vanitr, saith the
preacher" and the vanest Of all Editors is the Ed-
tor OF the Wilmington Journal