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VTHE SIjAffE JOUBNAL EAliEIGH. N. C. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 25. 1862 Cljc Slate Jaimtal. ( ' - NORTH CABOLINA'S TICKET. , : FOREGO VERNOB, WILLIAM JOHNSTON, - ' ' " Of KECKLENBUpG. KOBTH CAROLINA'S PLATFORM. h UKKMITTiaO PE08ECCTIOK OF THK Wu THE Wi TO ths Last Extkkhitt. , Couplet Isdkfksdekck Eternal Separation froit the 4 " North.'. ... ". So AbrIdoejikht op Soctherk Territory No Diminution of Soothers Boundaries. , Election First Thursday in. August., WEDNESDAY, June 25, 1862. To ouB Readers. Contrary to every dictate of justice, honor, magnanimity and patriotism, W. W. Holden has lashed the State into a bitted party con test. Cot. Vance, one of the bitterest partizans in the State, and a gentleman of but moderate abilities, has consented ,to quit his regiment, and lend all his influeuce in promoting this bitter party quatrel. We expected better things of him. Indeed, he tells us in his card, announcing himself a candidate, that he took the field, "with the determination to remain there until bur independence was achieved," and he says his "Convictions in this regard, remain-uuchanged." How a man can aspire to the office of Governor, who vol untarily .confesses that he acts contrary to his own con viction (of duty we suppose) wc leave it to Col Vance to say. But he is a candidate, and we have been rccd, to-day, in order to put the subject of his elec tion fairly before the people of the State, to deal large ly in Standardisms that is, sayings of the Standard, a paper which has been mainly instrumental in getting up this party strife, and in dragging .Col. Vance from the head ot a Regiment, in the field, into its eddying vortex. Our dity as journalists, always irksome, is sometimes an unpleasant one, and never moreso than now. .But however unpleasant, ve have assumed its responsibilities, and it must be performed. "Jkis with this view, now, at the opening of the. campaign, that we dtaw so largely on these Skindardisms, that the people may read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them .' as becomes patriots and men, struggling for all that can make life dear, and home happy. We invoke the people to give us their ear, and so far as wisdom may appear to them to direct our course, to co-operate with us. A Governor must b elected, and in electing him, we hope the people will crush out faction, and repudiate those snarling, growling, snapping political turtles, who are robbing society of peace aud families of affection,- and even the country of independence, that they may form a new? p arty which will carry them into power. " ' vThe Standard says :'. '.'The difference between Mr. Johnston and the Con vention isUris: The Convention seceded from the old government only in the last resort; but Mr. Johnston labored to break up the Union, and endorsed the pe : cipitate action of South-Carolina, long belore the Convention assembled." On the Standard's own showing, Lincoln is U be sustained and Col. Johnston defeated ; because Col. Johnston labored to break up the Union and exi used the precipitate action of South Carolina ; whihLincoln endeavored, and is still endeavoring, to perJetuate the Union, and repudiates the precipitatetction of South Carolina I The Standard says : . "We understand thylr. ' Johnston declared pub licly, on the eve cf the vote in Feoruary, 1861, which negatived the proposition for the first Cm vention , that, he would not submit to the decision of the people." That showed Col. Johnston's wisdom, if he said it ; which we dorft believe. Judge Kuflin said openly in theCon vention, that the Secessionists had the sagacity to foresee the despotism which Lincoln was preparing for the South, ?nd they were entitled to credit for it. Judge Ruffin said that, in opei C mventiou, and Hol den had not thy maulinosa to deny ii, although he was present. The Standard says ! "Wc understand also, that he (Col. Johnston) de nounced in his speeches, by name, Guilford and Ire dell Counties fofbeing too slow iu the work of revolu tion and civ jl war." Every bo jy, who knows Col. Johnston's tempera ment and disposition.will pronounce that a Holdenitish -lie ; and -Are assure every body, who doesn't know him, that it is a Holdenitish or Conservative lie. 'Ihe Standard says : "Mr . Johnston showed his contempt for the people, by reusing to submit-to their vuice in February, and he slowed his bitter parlizan feelings by denouncing thos" j who would not go with him and "his beloved Souih-Carolina in the work of disuuion." Mr. Johnston shVwed his wisdom by-premouishing the people of their folly, and urging them to resist Lmcoli.'sdespotism, before they hadjost their power if he did do it, which the people may reasonably doubt, because nobody but the Standard affirms it. The Standard, it seems, prefers to gd with Lincoln, rather than with Johnstou and South Caroliua. Isn't thai bo7 The Standard says : ' "Every one, therefore, who,, with South-Carolina, preferred to break up the government, and who labor ed to do it before Lincoln's proclamation was issued, aud who has not repented for so doing, will vote for Mr. Johnston." Where, in the name of God and our country, are we? Are the chains of Lincoln to be rattled in our ears on ihe streets in Raleigh ? Does j the Standard dare tell the people they ought to repent for having ventured to assert their rights and their independence, until -Lincoln said so ? Bid South Carolina break up Lincoln's depotism too soon ? Does not every loyal man in the country regret that it was not done sooner," and. simultaneously aud unanimously, by all the Sou thern States? If Col. Johnston even did prefer to break up the government aud go with South Caroliua (which he did not), did not Conservative Holden by signing the ordinance of secessionappro ve, ratify and confirm all that Mr. Johnston did ? But Holden tells the people, that all who have repented of having broken up Lincoln's government so soon, and all who were opposed to breaking np Lincoln's governmeut so soon,' will vote for Mr. Vance ! I Only those who . iyQ 1ut repented .f having broken it up so soon, will rote for Mr. Johnston I Will Col, Vance agree to that? Is Col. Vance sorry that Lincoln's government . was" broken np so soon? If he is, and will sayo,he will ' never be Governor of North Carolina, unless appointed by Lincoln. But Col. Vance is responsible for the language of his principal organ,-unfil he repudiates it; and the people who have sons in his regiment,: whom' he is willing taforsake for the sake of becom ing Governor; have a right to know, whether he is sorry that the Lincoln despotism was broken up so soon. All the people have a right now to know, whether Col. Vance wishes no man to vote for him who has not repented of having aided and assisted in breaking up Lincoln's government. ! T . . These "sayings" of the Standard are not garbled. They are five consecutive sentences, forming part of an article, made up of inconsistencies and falsehoods v we should write lies and intended to injure Colonel Johnston. If read consecutively, Tejectiug , our re marks, the Standard's article, as far as we have copied it, will be complete. We. invite the people to read and consider these remarkable "sayings ;" and if they do hot express bitter sorrow and deep regret, that Lincoln's government has been broken up, we are at a loss to know wliafc they do express. One purpose stands out, palpable and plain in them, and that is, Conservative Holden wants all those who had any hand in breaking up Lincoln's despotism severely punished and repudiated by the people. ' Remember the announcement stands forth, clear and unequivocal, . that all those who have not repented of breaking up Lincoln's government will vote for Mr. Johnston. The j Standard says so ; and the qualification about South! Carolina and Lincoln's proclamation is a mere quibble. But the Standard's own language is before our readers, and they will give it its just interpretation! The Standard says : "The truth is, Mr. Johnston has interests and sym pathies with South-Carolina as well, as North-Carolina." lint is true it i the truth. Mr. Johnston has interests and sympathies with every State in the Con-, federacy; and as many and as deep with South Carolina, as with any other State. Is Mr. Johnston to be voted down at the polls for that? What say you, people of North Carolina ? Does the Slzndwd curse the Confederacy but because, South Carolina is : in it? Did not Holden actually declare that South Carolina was riit, when he signed the ordinance of secession ? If nowhy did lie propose to fight Lincoln and defend South Carolina wrong? Echo auswers why?' V ' The Standard says : a r , - "He (Col. Johnston) -has a residence iu Charlotte; but he is the President of a South Carolina Railroad, and has his office and transacts his business in C lum bia. Only about fifteen miles of his Road are in this State." - '. That's partly so and partly not so. We know very little about that'road ; and sensible men care less. It i? a piece of Holden's demagogiiewm, em a par with that about the Rolling machine, and not unknown to the-honest freemen of the old North State. That cock won't fight. That gun won't "kill'" We sup-. pqe. Aorth Uarelina ana some oi its citizens nave j an interest in that read; and Col. Johnston has managed its affairs to their entire satisfaction just as he will do the affairs of the State, after the second Monday in September next. : The Standard asks : "Is it certain that", if Governor of the State, he would not throw his influence in favor of builiing up 'Charleston aid other seaport towns of South-Garohmi. at the expense of our own ports f .Ycu may take our word for that, Conservative Hol den, it is ijuiic certain. But if you doubt our word, which you hlave no right to do, and you will scarcely do; just a'sk tic Fayettevfle Observer, the Greensboro' Patriot, the Salisbury Watchman, and any or all of the old whig and old Union papers inwthe "State, petence and unquestionable ability and inclination of Col. Johnston to discharge the duties of Gqvernor, in such a way as wilLjcoiiduco to the best interests of North Carolina ; and he will certainly get the trial. So there need be no fears or anxiety on that score. The Standard says : "It would be much better to select a man-for Gov ernor who is thoroughly identified with our own State (than Col. Johnstonl and who is in no condition to be tempted to do injustice to our own commerce and internal improvements.'' It certainly would be better, if such a one could be found. But the people believe thatlno man in the State, and certainly not Col . Vance, is more "thorough ly identified with our own State" than &A. Johnston And the people also think it would be much better to I select a man for Governor, who is more thoroughly identified with the Southern Confederacy,. including South Carolina, than the editorof tlie Standard ap- ----- j pears to be, judging from his own "sayiugs," as quoted in these paragraphs. These, taken as a whole, arc rich "sayings;" but they are also somewhat startling- so rich and start liug indeed, that we have copied them verbatim, lest the Standard might say we had misrepresented it. We hope our readers will digest them, at their leisure. ; afjd also hand them tulheir neighbors for inspection and reflection. v A Moxgrkl Set. There arc four Holdenites run uing for the Legislature in this comity- one t-f them, Major Russ, is for getting out of the war "the shortest way possible." Now we and all other simnle minded f- men have never seen but one way of getting out of this" war, that is, by fighting out cf it, be the time long or short. But that is neither here, nor there. Major Russ has strange tastes. He is the same gentleman who declared on the floor of the House of Gommons, last session, that he would rather "go to Hell than fol low South Caroliua."; It is clear the Major dees not j mean to get out of the war by fighting out. . ' The next is a gentleman, Mr; Alford, who advised a lot of young men not to volunteer. How does he pro-: pose to get out of the war ? Mr. Laws, we presume, is a kind of go-between, ss to the opinions of these gen tlemen. He may be said to have n,o opinion of his Own on-the subject. Whereas, Mr. Miller "" is for fighting it out on "certain conditions" one of which is that the fight be conducted "constitutionally." It is clear, then, that Mr. Miller refuses to accompany Maj. Rus to Hell, and that he parts compuuy already with Mr. Alford lor South Carolina means to fight the battle cut, and it cannot be fought out without volunteers. Good Heavens, what a crowd. Is this Conservatism ? And are Southern men going to vote for such a crowd," nominated by Holden, who declares that President Da vis U politically and morally corrupt, and that. in kss than three months, every Capital in the South 'will be in the possession of the Yankees ? Mark! Remember that conservatve Hodden, of the Raleigh Standard, has declared that in less than three months, every Capital in the Southern imfede-" racy will be in possession of the Yankees 1 Is not the wish father to the thought? And remember this was said to unsuspecting gentlemen from the country and for what purpose ? - . , Also remember that Conservative Governor Stanly made a speech iast week!, at Washington, N. CL, in which he stated that such was the condition of the Union cause in North Carolina, that in thirty days he would ebia Raleigh at the head of the Conservative forces. One of tha "capitals" is therefore gone. This is a remarkable coincidence of great minds.-' Holden' anr?Stauly's. ; , ' 4 i , The jUew. York Times, in an article of much se verity, denounces PicayuDo Butler's infamous procla tion, and advises his recall. r Col. Vance has at length declared himself a candi date for the office of Governor. His card, making the announcement, was published simultaneously in the Fayetteville Observer and Raleigh Standard, and most Jikely in other papers. In examining his mer its as a man, aud his motives as a candidate, as the campaign progresses, we expect to be courteous, but candid. A word respecting his card must suffice for the present. . . The gallant Colonel says he has "steadily and sin cerely declined all promotion, save that whiclt placed me (him) at the head of the gallant men whom I' (he) now command." Is not the Colonel forgetful? What "promotion" has he declined ? What. "promotion" ha been tendered him ? Pei haps he may have "declined1 the solicitation of a few friends to become a candidate for Congress, but surely he does not call that "pro motion ?" The "hero" of the Newbern battle must be sensible of the meaning of. the term "promotion." He writes from "Headquarters, N. C. Troops,". which has quite a military dash about it, and ho must be careful not to strip words of their military significance. But is not the Colonel mistaken about the location of the headquarters of the N. C. Troops ? We ask for information, and will be pardoned, we hope, if we expose our ignorance by expressing our own opinion. We don't think, then, that Kinston is the headquar ters of the North Carolina Troops. It may be the headquarters of the gallant Colonel, but we don't think it is the headquarters of the North Carolina Troops. If we are wrong, however, it dosen't matter much, but if the Colonel, who is a candidate for Gov ernor, and the hero of one battle, in which he didn't get wounded if the Colonel, we say, should be mis taken, it is somewhat significant. Therefore we again ask, is Kinfton, in fact, the headquarters of the North Carolina troops ? The Colonel is not indifferent to the "great honor"" which uis fellow citizens propose to bestow upon him. To induce ihem the more to "bestow" that honor, he tells them very graphically that,' to prosecute "the war at all hazards, and to the utmost extremity, so long as the fot of an invader pressed Southern soil, he took the field at an early day." We have only time to-day to suggest, that the Glonel may have mista ken the voice of the R ileigh SLxwiArd for the voice of his fellow-citizens, and may find, to his regret, that a very large majority of his fellow citizens, will be of the opinion, on the day of election, that he was no less early, and much more anxious, to quit the field than he-was to take it. Those fellow-citizens may be cruel enough to suspect that the glitter of a Colo nel's spurs had a good deal to do with inducing the j man to take the field, whom the.splendor of a Gover nor s palace can seduce from it. fc But tlie Colonel is surely troubled in mind ; "sin cerely depreeating the growing tendency towards party strife amongst our people, which," he says. "every patriot should shun iu the presence, of the common danger." In this he speaks the truth ; but it i3 oidy too apparent that his practice is at war I with his professions. One candidate has been in the ! .field for months. That candidate is Col. Wm. John :! st on. He belonged to and co-operated with Col. j Vance's party all his life.. He never gave a demo . cratic vote where a whig vote codld be given. All rj the political papers iu the State., except the Raleigh j Standard, have declared him competent, capable ami i faithful to fill the office. Whigs and democrats, old j Union men and secessionists, as it were by intuition agreed to make him Governor. Four-whig and old '.j Union papers now advocate his election.' All the j democratic aud secession papers have centered upon j him. Then, why does Col, Vauce allow himself to. aud voluntary author, as well as the immediate cause ; of that party strife which, ho says, he sincerely depre- cates, and which he affects to condemn ? Nay, why i will GjI. Vance allow himself to break up -and de stroy "that unity of sentiment and fraternity of feel- , ing" for which he affects to "pray'' so devoutly ? Col. Vance need not ""ay" for a blessing, which, "with the favor of God," he has the power to bestow. Aud we need ink remind him that, though uone may ' be deceivT, "God is not mocked.-" k Let him contin )' ue to command his regiment, decline to be a candidate ' and "that unity of sentiment and fraternity of feel ; ing" for which he affects to ' jjrar"1, so' devoutly, but' : which he is lending himself the too willing instru- ment t0 will be continued to the people of North Carolina, and be felt throughout the entire f Confederacy. i Tue Standard's War Policy. The Standard of Saturday, the 21st inst., in an article about "the peo .' pie of our eastern counties," gays that any attempt, on j the part of our soldiers, "to go oyer the line to worry and destroy the enemy" would only make the enemy more oppressive towards our people iu their power and ought to be avoided! Would that bp Cjlonel ; Vance's policy if elected Governor? Would he be ! careful not to cross the line "to icorry and destroy the j enemy for fear that the enemy would get mad with I somebody? What a gi eat General and humane man, ; the Standard has become ! Will Col. Vance, if elec ted, imitate him ? . t Destruction of the Merbimac. The Court of j Enquiry into the destruction of the Merrimac have I given their report, from which it appears that Com. I' Tatnal ordered her destruction, after lightening her up- to tventy feet six inches, on the representation of the pilots that she could not be-got up James river with a draft of eighteen feec, which they previously stated could be doue. That her destruction was m necessary at that time and place. That Tatoal having been in structed to prevent the enemy from ascending James river, he could, with very little more, if any lessen ing of draft, after lightening ber to twenty feet six inches, aft, with her iron sheathing still extending three feet under water, have taken her up to Hog Is land in the James (where the channel is narrow.) and the nprevented the enemy's large vessels and trans- i ports from ascending. 'That when his provision gave ! out, and he could gel no more, he then might have I considered the expediency of striking a last; blow at the ! enemy i. r destroying her. J The Court also -think that the precipitate evacuation j of Norfolk, &c, precluded the proper consideration by i its effect on thq. minds of the officers of the ship. ' j Iu the case of the destruction of the Mississippi, the ; Gurt think it was necessary, to prevent the vessel fr.-'m falling into the hands of the enemy. 1 he Richmond Lines. The army of the South still coufronts the herds of the North before Richmond; but no iudicatious of a battle are'j yet apparent; beyond an occasional display of artillery on either side. What a day may bring forth no man can tell. "' It is 6tated by the Examiner that Halleck's army will be in-Western Virginia in ten days, Ve don't believe a word of it; but, on the contrary, think it and other armies will be needed elsewhere. The Carolina Flag, published at- Concord, Ca barrus County", in its issue of last Tuesday says: Last Saturday was ,an eventful day Ifor our quiet little village. It witnessed the - arrival of the tele graphic wires and the establishment of the office.- Many congratulatory messages were exchanged be tween ou r citizens and those of Charlotte. The Gubernatorial Question The Junior editor of the Milton Chronicle, who has served faithfully in the war for the last twelve months, and is still serving, writiug to that paper, from this city, on the 14th inst.. says : j "Johnston seems to be the Onlv man decidwl on here for next Governor. " He is &iid to be a raan of fair talents and to possess splendid business qualifica tions. Efforts are being made to run Col. Vauce in opposition. Vance is a true man, and possesses a high order of talents, but I undertake to say that he will not consent to be h candidate. He can win more gLry in the field than he ever will in the Gubernato rial chair, and as he is now "the right min in the right place," jMIiticians will consult0 the success of our arms by lettiug him alone. Instead of taking such' men as Col. V. from the field, better put a few more like him in it. There is a party-fishing clique in the Siate, which, under the mask of "conservatism," I -greatly fear cheers on the miserable Yankee in his vain and wicked efforts to restore the Union. We recognize no such party, and, if possible, will put our heel-taps upon their efforts." . The writer of the above,' a brave soldier and an able ecitor, was an old line whig and an old Union man as long ks there were any hopes, even with the most hopeful, for the Union, j He goes for Johnston and bitterly denounces the so-called conservatism which is convulsing the State with bitter party strife. We honestly and sincerely regret that Col. Vance, consenting to become a candidate, has disappointed the writer's expectations. The same writer'warmly recommends Colonel Ed. Cantwell, who has already served a ye ir in the war, as Lieutenant Colonel, 2nd Volunteers, 12th N. C Troops, for the office of Colonel in one of the regi ments now forming. No better choice could be made We would also be glad to hVar that our friend Evans of the Chronicle, who has served twelve months in the ranks, had also been promoted at least to the rank of Major, a position for which he must necessarily be well qualified. ' " Seward's Personal Motive. We clip the following from the Columbus Enquirer. of the 28th inst : j Upon what slight things hang the destiny of na tions 1 Some scores of years ago, a young Yankee schoolmaster came South and spent a year iu one of the county sites of Middle Georgia. The consequence of that year's visit was a mulatto child its father Senator Seward, now Secretary of State! The way this became known, the Secretary himself told it to a Doctor K , of Ga., last summer, stating that he regretted the enTbargo on correspondence, as it pre vented his hearing from his daughter and sending her money, which lie had doue every year for years ! He went oil to speak in such a way as to convey the idea that he turned abo.iti mst and brought on tne war in order to liberate his beloved daughter from the thraldom of slavery! Well did Paulding say that he. was a venomous reptile burrowing in the mud, whose poison and power was unknown till he struck 1 . The Bible declares that a bastard sbalf not inherit or enter into the congregation ot the people; and yet the North is baokruptiug itself to bring into its midst a bastard mulatto a noble object lor a national war 1 Yet his dupes might rend kirn to pie.;es if they knew his motives, lleuce it is the possession of Middle Georgia is the ne plus idtnx of i his ambition ; he cc negroes must become free on military occupation, that his daughter might rlee to a father's arms and that father too stingy to purchase her .freedom himself Fit must be dune with the lives and the purse of a mighty nation. Hence L-narlesfon is secondary to Savannah in his plans- he.ice the railroad, car steal ing, bridge burning exploit ltenc.e Georgia, is threat ened with 5U.000 on one side, and 150,000 on the other hence the Federal army .moves towards II uutsYille, instead of Memphis Ought not this thing be sifted out? andif.it' is true, it can be made the cause of a mighty downfall of our arch enemy j by sending the negro girl and the facts to Greely or Fernando Wojid, or some inveterate 1:- -- --- 1- 1 ;i- -l 0 J t.r u heels of a defeat must complete his overthrow. The Atlanta Intelligencer says that half has not been told in the abovn. It was in the county of Put- man that Seward first settled inl Georgia, where the beggar for employment, iu a respectable neighborhood, taught school. His immoralities after a while became known to his patrons, who, disgusted with his cou duct, gave him notice to quit, die did. so, and mean ly begged assistance to return to Yankee land, from whence, it was ascertained, he; had come South iu dis. race. Upou his return accident gave him a start in his profession, which native ability and unscrupu lous intrigue combined made a .successful one. Soon he became a politician and he is now, what he is, a bitter hater of the South and the institution of slave ry, doubtless influenced by his young and ardent pas sioa for the females of a race to whom he was devoted when a. resident of the county named. The arch hy- -pocrite should be exposed in all Christendom. The Richmond Lines. At Z o'clock, Wednesday morning, a britk skir mish commenced, near the Gth mile post, on the right of the York river railroad, which contiuued at intei vals throughout the day. The j ball opened with 4 companies of the 9th Virginia, afterwards reinforced by the 14th and 53rd Virginia, knd later by the 3rd GeOTgiaV Our loss in killed and wounded is said to be about 4t) ; while that of the enemy, who were ulti mately chased a mile at the point of the ba3'onet, is said to be about 800. Thus victory smiles on us on every field. May God continue it. A general en gagement on Wednesday was thonght not improbable. The Examiner has it that 4 Virginians were killed . ,i . on Wednesday by some.Louisianians who mistook them for enemies. Also that some eight companies in one of Gen.' Hugers regiments were missing and and supposed to have been cut off, by the enemy, in the dense woods where they were doing picket duty, also that the Confederates, captured two and killed five Yankees among tlie captured a Yankee Captain From the Valley. Old Stonewall has sent in his official report of his late achievements in the Valley. It contains nothing new beyond what has already been published. The value of the property captured by him is over a mil lion and a half of dollars. - The; prisoners are about thirty -two hundred. From the rapidity of his move ments, his present locality is Uncertain. At Weir's Cave, above Staunton, he was last heard from. . Shields was falling back towards Manassas Gap railroad. Fremont's resting place is uncertain. Heavy reinforcements were arrivirfg for Jackson. An aeronaut winged. We learn from the Rich mond Enquirer thatv one of McCIellan's balloouists, floating high in air, last Saturday, and making a re connoisance of the "Rebel" camp, was suddenly brought to terra Jirma by a well-directed shot from one of the pieces of the Purcell Battery, Captain Pe gram. The balloon was blown to pieces and some thing whether Prof. Lowe or a lower official is un known but something was seen to"drap ;w shrewdly suggesting that some Yankee bird had made its last flight. - . - Yankees stealing and selling negroes. The Fortress Monroe correspondent of the New York He rald openly and boldly writes to that . paper, that a bark which had been lying near Cape Henry for some time, had enticed on board two hundrEd and seventy negro men, and suddenly disappeared with them in a, stormy night, as he strongly i itimates for Cuba, where he says they will command $800 to $1,200 a piece t He believes, or affects to believe, that this rascally bu smessdg carried on with the connivance of the Yankee Government. ? . r . . . , , Gen. Johnston is convaleschwt, and it is ex- expected be will be able to take the field, in the space of another week. ' . ; . Mr. MiUer's Card. Henry TpT. Mil.er. TSsq. of this city, has addressed a card, ostensibly "to the voters of Wake county," but evidently intended to operate as a campaign document, in the ensuing election. It appears in tha Standard of the 18th inst., and is written in the usually "able style" of its eloquent and distinguished author. ; Mr. Miller is reputedly learned and eloquent ; but even learned and eloqueut men are sometimes as much distinguished for their inconsistency as for their bril liancy. Among the number of those who have been distinguished for the former quality, we thiuk Mr. Miller may be enumerated. For nearly a couple of decades, all the efforts of W. W. Holdeu failed to con vert him to the doctrine of. States Rights, or to bring' him into the true fold of the faith fnl democracy. In by-gone days, he read the Standard in the dark, but "the squeaking of a rat" always premouished him of the sin he was committing, indicated the anger of the gods, and forced him' to lay it aside. In those days he remembered the definition giveu by some philoso phers that "religion is the science of worsippiug the gods," and beseemed to believe that the Standard taught the doctrine that politics is the science of wor shipping one's self. Mr. Mdler, always a disinterested politician, had the interests of his country at . hearty aud felt constrained to oppose whatever the Standard favored, and to favor whatever the Standard opposed During the tjo decades, under review, the Standard was sucking the teat of government, got rich, built him a. house and bought him a carriage; at all of which, Mr. Miller's sensibilities were deeply shocked, as he took it as so many sigus of corruption. But the Standard was a democrat a true Southern rights, States Rights democrat, who did n t intend to submit to Northern dictation, aggression or dominion, though the rivers of the Suuth ran red with blood. Mr. Mil ler stood aghast at the enunciation of such political heresies, aud remonstrated. But the Standard was a man who knew his rights, and dare maintain them. and by the time that Mr. Miller joined the know noth ings to save the country from" the Standard's fiery, destructive-, democracy, that paper had brought as many impeachments against Mr. Miller as ever wure preferred against old Cato the Censor. But the rivals are now at quits. Old things hare rmssed away. Holden has read his recantation. He acknowledges that all he said and did duriug the couple of decades under brief review, were done 'for party purposes" for the sake of party. He couiesses he lied on Miliar, lied on Badger, lied on Graham, lied on Stanly, lied on Rayner, lied, lied cou initially, &ud of course, lied for the diinotjra -y because it was profi table. , ' ' ' Well, Mr. Milter is an amiable gentleman, and is not oblivious it 'seems, thc,L"rd's pr.".yt politician thoughhe.be. But fie b.,1(loruirmu"- lianamia- ble. 11c has been on both t'v-s , I question, ii.i . ,' ay noti " . and always on the wrong wde. J3att WaS' w 1 a pilgrimage to. the temple of tlie of democra cy, -on llargett street, might Jmvc been made with advantage, but the power to kill and make aiive has j departed from it. j Wc " ti-.n't blame Mr. Miller for an unseasonable desire of a public character, nor tor an. extravagant passion for fame, but we regret that his wisdom is not equal to his experience. It is painful to .ee the Demosthenes of North Curb: i pi r "Go to the fate which pride arici lijst prepare." ' ; When he might hive sung I "The palm of liberty for Greece I won." ; But enough of this. Mr. Miller has informed the people of Wake county that he expects to meet them "at the various tax gatherings'." His language pre supposes that a bitter party war is-to be wazrud. .. enced by timidity or policy, 'we., don't pretend to en quire. The resolutions speak for themselves. They are silent about the war. . They neither pledge their authors nor their nominee in favor of the war cr op posed to the war. They ignore the war. They ignore the Confederacy. They are in favor ofmothing but party and the power which it brings. They, do' not praise the old Union. They do not praise the young Confederacy. To them the one seems as'gorkl as the other. Will Mr. Miller Etand or fall by those reso lutions? Ho dors not tell us positively, lie con structs a platform for himself. It is neither pig nor puppy. Part of it is good, direct, positive.'" fart of it is bad, indirect, equivocal. The good part reiterates the principles of the Southern war party. The bad i part reiterates .the principles of the Holdenites. The 1 good part advocates "the prosecution of the war with all the means which Gov! and nature have placed. in cur power," and "for the full achievement of our inde pendence as fy nation." Tlie bad part shows Mr. Mil ler's readiness to' unite whb Holden in his factious op position to the administration, and-to oppose the war and every measure for. the prosecution of the war, if not in strict accordance with his notions and interpre tation of the Constitution. ; Thus, Mr. Miller has so worded his platform that he may support or oppose the administration, and sup port or oppose the war as circumstances may dictate. But, even in this, -we fear Mr. Miller may have acted with his usual disregard to eelf-intcrest, aud again committed an act d indiscretion uothing unusual for Mr. Miller. Hasagentleman overlooked the fact, that the mass meeting of forty voters, who dominated him in Raleigh, placed him on a platform that has not a single war plank in it? Mr. Holden, who con structed that platform and made the speech, did. not seemingly intend to place Mr. Miller on a war plat form ; and, therefore, didn't say a word about it. What right then has Mr. Miller to construct a plat form for himself. Those who nominated him, by their studied silence, declared themselves opposed tothe war ; an?, if" Mr Miller be really, in favor of the war, he cannot run as iheir nominee. ' Mr. Miller takes up arid repeats the oft-refuted li bel of Conservative Holden, and charges that the old Union men have been ostracised by the administra tion. Tlie tale is too stale and too absurd, even when repeated by Mr. Miller, to provoke'a reply. We only notice it here, to place the fact on- record, that Mr. Miller is a candidate for power, that he may the more effectually aid in breaking down the administration,' in which are necessarily centered the last hopes of the Confederacy. WTe have no idea that Mr. Miller, or any of the candidates nominated by the squad of forty partizans in Raleigh, will be elected in old Wake county. One the contrary, we think, and have reason to believe, they will all be beaten, as they should b. Mr. Miller may be as loyal and true a Southern fnatf as the Confederacy contains ; but he has linked his destinies to a faction of Holdenites, which the people of North Carolina will uot elevate to honor, or trust with power. f ' ' Akeestkd. A supicious looking fellow was ar- rested on the 'Seaboard train, last Wednesday, while crossing the bridge near AVcldon. On being srarohed, a nHmber of letters from Norfolk to supposed Uoiou citizens in Eastern Girolina were found on his person, also a passport from Gen. Wool nd a document certi fying that bearer had taken the oath and was a loyal Yankee subject. We hope that fellow will be weighed on the end of a cotton rope. . Betubn of the PBKiDEKT.-Pre8ident Davis has sufficiently recovered from bis indisposition as to enable nim to return to his post at Richmond, on Wednesday morning last. A Curious Idea. The followiug paragraph occurs in Col. ' ojnl wlirpin hft dwl:trn l.Ia ' "-ninii,, . fests a strong desire to - become Governor " Carolina: ' In thus frankly avowing my willing, tN, , in any position which may be. thought l , r public good, I do not wish to be'cousiuVp I -,r . - . . . I . a- . . . , . - . u . - iilory of my life to be placed in a position Z could most advance the interests and honor r v 1 ' 1 Car.lina, and, if necessary, lead her nll!l nl1 "I against her foes. But I "shall be content -..Son ' ' people's will. Let them speak. . ltatbi That is, the Colonel would consider it the "crw ing glory of his life" to be made Governor, '0.' der-ih-Chicf and Captain General, tint hemi..,!?11" -the militia of North Carolina against her fou jw, .v ivun gauani sons if Carolina against her foes, his0nly way to prove it remain where he is. All the "gailant son's" '0 North Catrolina cm spare from, hc-r '.fields and womsnops are now, or soon will be, in the Cuifed' ' eratearmy ; and Col. V. knows, be will lilv ctiancc to lea I tliem, shouUI he be made-Gxwcrnor " Indeed his offering Ut 'abandon "the gallant' a T- "' whom he now commands, in the face -of the cue for the luxury, ease and safety "of a if ,t . i ' . will scarcely be regarded, very gallant condt.' '. ' remember very well that after Hon. . Tho mas 'Rufp had raised his company of Cavalry, he was tendered the Colonelcy Of an infantry regiment, raise! s dc' in his old Congressional district, ad compost,! of L old constituents; and that he was importunately ured to accept. He told those who waited upon him that he regarded it the highest honor which hatfev'er beeu or could be tendered to him, especially as comhn from those whom he had so recently represer ted in Gmgress ; but he could, not honorably. fj'rsTke ht man tll-kji lol c?.-- -. rr f I . o . 1 1 i "' imwm .-i pi wuiFtijr itm uuuvitnj;iy v viunteer-1"- cd under him, and commit the keeping of their health comfort and lives to the hands 'of a stranger. Mr Ruffin declined the Ipmor and remained. a Captain--Aud again, when he was solicited to become a cu;. date for a seat in the permanent Congress, knowing y -f3- n peremp.. torily declined, and for 4the same reasons. And hesitate not to say, from our knowledge -.of tie man that had lie been solicited to run f r G nxriior, wliieii his being an "original" and "ultra seccfwionist" alone ' forbade, he would also have declined. 1 How much it w..ulil.ad.l to the diglnty rind hinor,' ' future "popularity and usefulness, of O il. Vance, to have acted thus, we leave it to himself and Jjis friends, and to the whole people of North Carolin.i, .o deter mine. TheStaudard says he vtiluhtecred as a 'private. Cd. Vance known this is 'a falsehood ; and, as an honest man, he ought to contradict it. 'He kneu' he was to be captain when he volunteered ; arid-he al.n knew as sure' as he would be Captain, ho also would be Colonel We all know how these ihings are man aged, and. nobody knows it better than CoUl Vance. ; ; : :; Whether Col. Vance ought now to, forsake the m -n . who followed him to the field, is a" -' matter for ihe people to, determine. If ho has got .enotils nf'tJT war in a single oame, ne is not as nar.i to satisiy as thousands of gallant privates, whom. he leaves behind him iu the field hundreds of whoiii are as hr.ivo, as distinguished, and, as competent to "fill the -offi.-e as' himself. .-If he deprecates "the growing tendency t party strife amongst ur people"' as deeply as ):i sa; i ht does, or loves to lead the gallant s .ns of North faroJio.-i .ju.U(i 11I..ht1.,T t.?my.iuj: W . iloJJ r.jo the sooer secoua inought anu remain iu comtuana of his regiment. t What does he mean ? Speaking of "the' people of our eastern -counties,''' the Standard savsl "They have never taken an oath of allegiance cither to the Federal or Confederate Governments."'-. What' does that mean ? Evidently that they have the right to choose which Government they.prefer. Tf they cIkkm to remain in the Federal Goverumeiit, they aro tiit traitors' to the Confederate Government, and f they choose to remain in the Confederate Goverier.t, they are not" traitors to the Federal Government. Aro these the principles on which Cd. Vance will administer tte . government, if elected ? Will Col. Vance, if elected, "jtiij f't'sf J i? svmiwlliv" fir tVii tmaiiIu v It a vn not taken an oath of allegiance to" the Confederate government, and who may prefer' the Federal to tho . Confederate government ? But what nolivcs cm the Standard have in tehiug "the people of our eastern counties" that they have not taken anoathuof allgiance to the Confederate government ? Can CjI. Vance tell ? 'Says the Stand.tnl of la-t Saturday, "t!ity"(tbc'poip!c if .our eastern counties) have uever taken an oatlrof allegi- ance either to the Federal or Confederate government. Therefore, we suppoee thpy have the right to chbose between them, and the one is as good as the other. We think G1. Vance ought to be heard from pn v.r.w.A t. h i.. l i . .. r.i. i.tn. liiaiiui ucioiu int." pujjn; inn eouseill 111 uic ivi "" The ereatest man of the acenr of anv Ege! The Standard has got his man oi. tiit? track,. and U (ieienuiuet.1 iu use mm. c yuj v.a.-i auti.-. don't serve Holden as a certain distinguished marir.er known as Sinbad the Sailor, once served a brother tar, the Col. will get certainly drowned. Both being m-cr-board in a storm, the drowning, tar laid tast l''i 6 have gone to the bottom iad not Sinbad shook him t'; So will it be with Col. Vance. HoldSa w in adrca.; ful political storm, in a' drowning. condition, witb h- arms locked about Col, Vance's hec'k a if thega!lsl Colonel can't succeed in shakingliim-op', at.lca.-iow valuable life will U t to the 'jcbuntry. ' M" .. .' ..... . . . A i' t.i ixt hc&r rnn mnri nrr r 1 unn ii 1 11 ill n r rri .ii I i b"" . 1 I iitl IJiy' i'y ' u uiivi vim tuita v Holden: ' , , , . "ColoneFVance would prove- iimsctf eqnal to the - crisis. -whether iu war.ir itcace. H( e is not only iiBW' but he is statesman." (Shake him 'off, C .M ! Hnlden knows the Colonel is a'yowwjnan.but Hamilton, and so was Napoleon, and Aowastle-g0111 er Pitt. Hamilton! Napoleon! P'tt '!, Col. Vance.! ut hero and statesman, the neer of them ad. Wa? off, Colonel, or youVc a drowned Anarf.L New Grlkans Delta. .Diirant Da Ponte, late leans Delta, comes out iu a card flenotinctDg 1 theft and villainy of Gen. Butler hi . publishing M . i r TT.,.,iim 1Q e Uneans and Louisiana. It is publistiea ,en by Yankees, not one of the former editors f ' . gers having any connection therewith, ' but all 0 in the Southern army. r' - ChatIaxooga axd Kkoxvii.le ape point3 to- wards which larL'G forces nf t!m eaemv are sal id tO W ine aiieetitiiou oi uiuiuereuce to the great ho J ('t my felhw-cittzen's thus propose to I st W'''c On the contrary, I should consider it "tu K'n e. - . - - - - q couvergiug. It is said that movements of t"e en indicate his intention to occupy Eist Tennessee at early day. Gen. Kirby Smith is opposing the enemy in that quarter, and has recently been reinforced, not to such an extent, we fear, a3 his situation mands. Cumberland Gap has been evacuate0 abandoned, tho euemy having found facilities crossing the mountains at other points. Gek. LoRiKa's Command. The euemy, 8,000, "strong are said to bo entrenchcnl at 0 Bluff, Skirmishes are frequent. " ' . .'. '. - -, ' - '.',':r.-.r ' "
Daily State Journal (Raleigh, N.C.)
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