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. J.- f '"..:.-'" v , - -V""- THE WEEKLY CONSERVATIVE yntf p. 1IY3IAM &,Co.yyroprietoral TEIiaiS OF SUBSCIIIJPTIOW: ThP following aro the only terms of subscription to TUB DAILY PAPER, lTnonth, . . - - - 3 months - - - - 6 months, - - - WEEKLY PAPER, 3 months, - - - $ 8 00 . uu 35 00 - B 00 5 08 6 months, - - - .4 wfien the Always to be paid In advance,' and paper stopped when tne time paia tor expiree.- Gov. Tance and Mr. Ifolden;rA Con- trast. - r iv n r. und Holden claim to be the sol- "Governor Vance, though originally opposed to the war, no sooner found his country engaged in ir tnan be raised a company, hastened to the field, and aid bis duty faithfully, unjil called to another .HoMen, after teaching secession for Tears and doing more than any man in North Carolina to brinlon the war, quietly 'skulked m his printing oflU preached the doctrine of " the; last man and the list dollar," and cried "go it boys, we-x e. every body but myself and family-must fight to the bitter end" &c He has also kept his son, a full grown and able bodied man m a safe position, preventing him from participating in the dangers and hardships of the soldier's life, and considering him too good to take his chances m the field with the thousands of brave men from orth Carolina. Which of the two has shown himself the better "friend" of the soldiers the man who has gone" With them into the battle, field, shared wkh them their toils and suffering, and helped them to bear the heavy burden of their hard lot or the one who has kept himself and son in safe places, living lux: uriously every day, and contributing nothing, by presence or example, to cheer the brave defenders of our country ? , , , ,. 2 Goy. Vance sent an agent abroad, on his own responsibility, purchased and imported an abundant RUDPly of clothing, shoes, arms and food for the sol diers themselves, and cards for their families. In this way they -have, been made more comfortable than the soldiers' from any other State so -much so in fct M to excte tQe emulation and admiration of the whole Confederacy. Holden is a bitter enemy of " blockade running." He has tried in every way to put an end to it. He has abused Gov. Vance for thus providing for our brave men. He would sell our ships to day, and leave our soldiers to suffer for the comforts which they now enjoy, and which they have earned by so much bloodshed and sufferings. Who is the " soldier's friend," Gov. Vance who has relieved their necessities, provided for them every possible comfort,- and made them the admiration of the Confederacy, or W, "W. Holden, who is opposed to the whole system by which their wants have been supplied, and who would put'an end to it as soon as possible ? . J 3 Gov. Vance is sincerely dasirous of peace. IJe proposes to negotiate for it promptly and in the only ayailable way. Hfs election will do more than anything olse to put an end'to the war, since it will convince the Yankees that we are a united people that there is no serious dissensions among us--that North Carolina is resolved -to stand up to her sis ters in this contest His success will prevent the State from taking a position which would bridg her in collision with the Confederacy, and add the hors rors of a civil war to the one already existing. In a word by keeping him in power, peace will be secured upon the basis of independence. another secession, with its accompanying horrors, will be prevented, and North Carolina will preserve her in tegrity and honor. Ilolden pretends to be for peace, but he proposes to make it by separate State action, by means of a Convention, by 44 swallowing another dose of secess Sion." Thus so far from accomplishing its object he would plunge us into another war, would bring us in collision with the brave men by whose side our own soldiers have fought so long and gloriously. So far from leading to peace it would entail Hpon us an eternal war. His election would be regarded by the Yankees as evincing a disposition upen the part of North Carolina to retire from the contest, to back out frem the Confederacy. They would be more strengthened and encouraged by his success than by the capture of Richmond and the defeat of Gen. Lee's army. So far from listening to propositions from us so far from being willing to appoint com nyssioners and to negotiate, they would persist m their determination to subdue usr and peace would be postponed indefinitely. Holden is really the vrar candidate. He can only prolong this struggle apd multiply its horrors. . The only peace that he can secure is one based exclusively upon the entire subjugation of the Southland her surrender to Yankee taskmasters.' Who is the better . friend of the soldiers, the man who can save his country from a civil war, whose election will serve to convince the enemy that they cannot conquer us, and thus induce them to negotiate, as he is anxious to do immediately and who can secure the independence of his coun jor the one wfco would get up a convention and bring us in conflict with the Confederacy, whose election would give encouragement and confidence to the Yankees, and whose success may probably entail upon us the curse of subjngatidn ? . 4. Gov. Vance, though deploring the stern neces ' sity of the case, has alwajs encouraged the soldiers to stand up to their colors, to do ther duty faith--fully and to desert undergo circumstances; By his clemency and kindness many who had forfeited their lives by desertion have been rescued from their fate and caved to their country and tneir fami lies, fie has always been upon the side of mercy and has never failed to exert bis influenoa m behalf of the misguided men who had left their regiments. The blood of no deserter is Upon his hands. Holden whether intentionally or not, has. by his teachings and doctrines by arraigning the authori ties, complaining of officers, taking a gloomy view "of our prospects, insinuating doubts as to the justice of the war that he had helped to bring- on, and by his partisanship in gpnerai-mduced many a poor fellow in an evil hour to desert his colors and to seek an asylum in the caves and woods around his home. Hundreds have been caught and shot, many of them, in their last moments, declaring that he was the real author of their misfortunes. He has done nothing to avert the doom of a single man. He has brought many a brave soldier to an untime ly grave. There is blood upon, his hands, the blood of gallant but inconsiderate men, whor have listened to his unpatriotic counsels. Wn U the better 44 friend of the soldiers ?" Jhe m,an who fcas -advised them to stand up like men, however hard their lot, and who has saved numbers from an ignominious death, or the one w.ho, as a mere matter of political capital, has pursued" course from wjiich so much suffering and sdrrow have re sulted, and who so far from saving a single oneof . . i i. .... v,; i 1 " 1 tnose wno nave unww vwemngs, nas oeen the indirect cause of the death of so many of his misguided fellow-countrymen ? Soldiers of North Carolina I You who have stood solongand bravely inthe presence of the enemy who in defence of your country have made the grandest sacrifices, and performed the most glorious. deeds recorded jn history who constitute the 'no blest army of martyrs" tht approving Heaven has gmiled upon since man first aspired to.be'frel- will., "you desert a man who under all circumstances has Shown himself your faithful friend, in erder to ele vate one who has no claims upon you for a single act of kindness, friendship or consideration, f Can ; you refuse your support to Gov; Vance, the soldier, the statesman, and the patriot, for -the purpose of electing W. W. Holden, the skulker, the partizan, and the demagogue r These questions, are for you to decide and we await your answerwith no fears s -1 0TP Vol. L RALEIGH, for the result' That the soldiers will , give our ' model Governor" a most cordial and overwhelm ing support, is as much a matter of certainty, as that the sun shines to day anil will rise to-morrow. Forage, v Holden will neither meet Governor. Vance, before the people, nor answer the questions propoundeito mm inrougn tne press. True to his. Yankee in. stincts, he always responds to our interrogatories by asking others in return. Dishonesty And indirect tion have become so much the fixed habits.. f his mind, that he cannot be persuaded to come up fair ly and squarely to any thing. The great business of nis me is to prevaricate and to dissemble whatever the issue presented, or the circumfitunees bv wbir.h he is surrounded. 1 "Forage" seems to be his favorite dodge for the present, and instead of standinz up like a man to hist principles, if he has any, and discussing them before the people, he does nothing but squat behind a fod der stack" and console himself bv V bacon bone." "." . - ;. While a nation is strufffflin? for existence! and the great problem of independence is being worked but by the blood of slaughtered thousands, he can think of nothing but " rations."; Professing to be exclu sively the peace candidate, he. pertinaciously refuses ties, but responds to all questions in that regard by crying "toragel' "Jbragel!" continually. Instead of making war upon the Yankees, be expends all his resentment and ammunition upon such as he is pleas ed to style " stallfederates." He can pardon or ex cuse the atrocious crimes of those who have carried desolation and distress to so many hearth-stones to whom murder, rapine and rape have become a daily past-time, and whose favite mode of warfare has put the very savages to blush, and shocked the humanity of the whole civilized world but-he can find no language too abusive, no epithets sufficiently 8frong, with which to denounce 'Gov. Vance and his staff officers. Of course, no one acquainted with his antecedents could expect him to do justice either to those , who happen to stand in his way, or suppose him -capable of sinking the partisan in the patriot even in the cri-r sis of his country's fate. Were Gabriel to blow his trumpet to.-lay, Holden would neverrespond, until he had issued an edition of the Standard for the pur pose of taking, what he conceded to he, the strong side among his future companions in the " regions below" and qf denouncing some quandam friend as too much Of a christian to stand between him and a certain "shady place" upon which be had set his heart. He would cry " forage," and proceed to abuse his betters, if any thing couldbe made out of it, whether accidentally translated to Heaven or just ly condemned to a more congenial locality. The V demagogue" was born in him, and the fires of pur gatory could not refine his nature in a thousand years. Neither the demands of justice, humanity nor patriotism could allure him, for one moment, from the shrine of which he is priest, worshipper ' and di -vinity-r-the altar of his own unholy ambition. But to come to particulars. It is singular that 'a man of his sagacity should so far overreach ; himself as to accuse others of corruption, when they have only acted in accordance with q, law for voliich he T0,tedt as a member of the Convention, and while the very press which teems with these vile slanders, has been kept in operation, according to his own confer sions, by molasses illegally purchased from the State, If there is anything improper in the system of which he complains-, he is especially responsible for it, and is more guilty, by far, than the officers who have been so blatantly accused of fraud and speculation, since he has made money out of the operation. But, he has deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case. Governor Vance, not because of Hols den's advice, for that was never asked or respected when intruded, but simply as a precautionary meas ure issued an order in March 1863, which prohib ited State officers from purchasing rations, &c, at Government prices. The matter was submitted to the Auditor, and his legal opinion requested in! re gard to it. fc.5r. Phillips, whose reputation as a law yer js certainly equal to that of any man in the State, decided that the privilege of making such purchases was directly granted by law the law for which the editor of the Standard voted and that the Governs or bad no more right to interfere with it, than to curtail the established, pay of hi3 officers. The Gov ernor, as a sworn officer, was obliged to execute the laws as they stood upon the statute books, and the order was consequently witttdjawl. IJoldep who does not pretend to be a ltfwyerat all ; Pennington, whose knowledge is limited to the subject of prevar ication exclusively ; and Russ who once wanted to become a member of the "legal profession," hut could not, for lack of information declare that there is nylaw for this system ; while, on the other hand, the Auditor, and the Attorney General of the State, also, ae we. can prove by the record, agreed that .of ficers had the legal right to mke these purchases, and that the Governor "had no authorfty to prevent tbem'for so doing. Let the people qf North Carolw a decide between the rival "expositors" of their Statutes I Vy here did Holden find &law for the pur chase of thennoUsses with which he has kept his press in operation ? ; General Fowle, in direct contradiction of the asser tions of the Standard and Progress, declares that he did not resign, inconsequence of a difficulty with Gov. Vance upon the subject of " forage," but that their disagreement was in regard to an entirely dif- ferent matter. With a full knowiedge of these facts, as they have just been stated, Holden and Pennington have delib erately and persistently misrepresented them. They have wilfully sacrificed the truth, in order! to sub serve their own selfish purposes. They have at tempted to deceive the people of the State with the hope of thriving uyon the bisfi imposition. - Reflect upon this, fellowscitizens, and ponder well before Vou commit the keeping of North Carolina's untarnished honor to tlje hands of those wfco have so shamefully sacrificed their ownto the miserable partizans who thus seek preferment by resorting to falsehood and prevarication " . As if to leave no doubt of the dishonasty of bis intentions, in this regard, ' Holden resorts to a still more " artful dodge." Thus, in pretending to copy an article from the Progress on the" subject of " for on." hp iidrnitlv substitutes the word twenty" for "twelve," so as to make it appear that the shade officers ,; receive fabulous sums in return for their services. The Progress says, u the .Aids of Gov. Vance must realize not less than ten or twelve thou sand ayearl . . t. . ' The Standard pretends to give the article precise ly as it originally-appeared, and makes it read thus : f "The Aids oMov. Vance must realize not less than ten to .twxkt? thousand a year." In a word, the Progress tells " a whopper y while the Standard not only swears o it, but doubles, its proportions in doing so. This substitution has too much of method in it to admit of any other xplana tion than that it as deliberately and designedly dqne that it was a-mean and contemptible' tnck resorted to for the basest purposes. And yet this is the man whj presumes, to prate about honesty And honor who sets Jiimself up as a model of propriety and virtue, and who dares to accuse others of fraud and peculation. Will the people of North Carolina countenance such treachery, trickery and deceit? S - ... ii 1L " "I Z I I i 11 I .'lit I i ii.it t i i i i . rk -- i " " I U U I w N. 0... WEDNESDAY, JULY Will they condemn Gov.' Vance upon the testimony of one who thus proves himself unworthy oX their respect and confidence f Never I Never!! Never 1 1 f ' Again, as if determined to show his character in its true light and to unmask all its' deformities, -he goes a step farther in this work of iniquity. He de clares that the response of Gov. Vance to the resolu tion of the Legislature pn the subject of forage " is unsatisfactory. 1 fo this is contained, of course; a direct assertion that he has read, that, report ; - for otherwise he could not be acquainted with its con tents. And yet in the -same article he makes the distinct charge that Ihe Governor's Aids keep M pleas ure horses f. at public expenalB .that forage ' is' drawn by- shade officers .5 for improper purposes, a statement wUeh hpikw Jio befaUet it he had read that report, as he pretends Let him take either horn of the dilemma, and he still stands con victed of prevarication, t lf he-has not read the re port he does not tell the truth,' in asserting that he has done so, or m conveying that idea to hi readers. Wliile, if he has read it, he deliberately misstates the facts in regard to the question of "f of age," for fc-J cording to that report no omcer connected with Gov. Vance keeps horses at public expenser or has done so for more than a year. .There -is no escape from these conclusions una tney only serve to show to the people or the fttate-wbo, and what W: W. Holden really is. Can they advance one who thus stands convicted of such crimes against decency and pro priety f . v ; - tie presumes not onlr to malien Gov. Vance, but to give him advice, 4 Hewa,nts Colonel Little turned out, - because of some alleged Jnhnxninity to the 41 poor ' whose necessities he. was under the tame obligations to relieve from the large fortune which he nas maae out 01 tne otate The money-expended in getting out one edition i-of j the Standard- would save a dozen women and their helpress children from in Rome form, for pnoe in his life ? But the truth is, the enmity of Holden has become a badge of res pectability in these days, and the man who is most abused by him ranks highest as a gentleman. Neither Col. Little nor . any other person need care for assaults from such a-source. As to sending us back to Buncombe, we can only say, that although there is nothing attractive in the atmosphere of such an individua)t we shall hold our nose and endure his society, at least until he has wilted under the re buke which the people are prepared to administer in August n In return fbr your many acts of consideration and courtesy t we would give you a little friendly advice, Mr. Holdexi. ' Give up things of comparative insig nificance at such an horn as this when your coun try's existence is at stake when her blood is flow ing like water when 'the cypress aloae is wreathed around her aching brow. As you profess to- be the peace candidate, come out plainly and .say upon what terms you would conclude it what is your plan of action by what means you intend to operate instead of attempting to dodge behind appeals to the prejudices - of the people upon the subject of "forage" and ."blockade luxuries" 'for which you have really come in for a full benefit. Forget the role of the pattern for one moment at least, and play thye patriot, if you can. I Come out and de nounce the treasonable conspiracy which , seeks to disgrace North Carolina and to destroy the Confed eracy. Warn your; 'friends, - the deserters, of the danger and dishonor of skulking from their colors, and persuade them to return to the post of duty. Give to the Government, of the State and Confede racy, whatever you may think of the individuals who administer them, that cordial support and hearty co-operati6n which are the rightful tribute of every good citizen. Get down upon your knees to the Conservative party, and in sack-cloth and ashes" ask pardon for having divided it, jn order to advance yourself for having sought preferment at the expense of the liberties of your country. . And if vou will persist in discussing the subject of '.for age" in your columns, cme out manfully and tell the truth,-in regard to it tell the people that Gov. Vance has done his hole duty in this matter ; that his officers under a law, which you helped to enact, have simply, purchased such articles as were fndiss pensable to the support of their families ; that the State has not lost a copper by the operation, and has at this moment thousands of pounds of . meat to sell to the counties for benefit of their indigent ; thz horses are nqt kept by persons connected withrGov. Vance's administration, at public expense ; and that in your intemperate zeal to secure a high position you have grossly perverted' and misrepresented all the facts in the case. Your defeat is inevitable, and you know it Do-Something now to save your character-from eternal infamy and disgrace. So much for the 44 forage " question. Tlie Threats of Deserters and Tories. We 'understand that there Werer some Jhree hun dred deserters and tories assembled near Yadkin ville, in Yadkin cdunty, on ri4ay last that thy were going in the direction of yilkes county, with a view, it is thought of co-operating with the 'no torious tory chief, Col. Kirk. These brigands declare iney inienu 10 maw pusessiu ui wb pus m mc Western. counties Ibat they intend themselves to vote for Holden, andhat no man shall be allowed to vote unless he votes the Holden ticket. This infor mation coincides with what we have-heard from va rious'sources in the West. That this determination does exist on the part of the tories and deserters, and that they are combining and organizing with' that view, we have not a particle (of doubt. And the reason is tery obvious. These lawless and desper ate men have forfeited their lives, and they know that if the South i successful in our struggle for independence, they .have . nothing to liope from , the new government they have everything to lose and nothing to gain hyoitr success. ! They have an idea that Holden is their friend that, if elected, he will protect and defend them that they can leave the woods and return to their homes that a Confederate .soldier will dare not molest them, while Mr. Holdon -is Governor and that the electron, pf Mr. Holden would accomplish much (i which opinion we fully concur) towards the downfall and nr a of the Con federacy, - No incentive to human action was evef stronger, than that which actuates these men to the course thev are determmea to pursue. The act contemplated is one of those feats of desperation that seemingly opens tbeouly avenue of escape; and these - desperadoes, u auo wea to t perfect their plans, will act their part with boldness and deter mination. We trust tb autboritiesr-will see te it that the loyal men in the Western counties have the privilege of . exercising the right of suffrage, these brigands to the contrary notwithstanding.- . , , 1 m One HI ore Question. It seems impossible to get an answer to the plain est question from Holden- on any matter whatever- We bee, nevertheless again, tname wiu tell us wny he never made any reply to tne cnarge of the Fay- etteville Carolinian! W cat wsre tnose tmngs, -more damnable and r more treasonaoie " man even your language to Messrs Hampton And ethers; which you aaid te brother Sinclair f ; Better let . us Ane," oa?d 5?inelair. and sure enough Holden dropped him like a hot potatoe. Ton know you said it, Mr. Hoi- den 'Vou dare not tieny it, witaom lastemng upou you. not Only tne gre wubb nu hiooosucu u- new secession, but also- tlwlndelible stain of per sonal dishonor, I - : i m.m I Til ' I "I Mi 27, 1864: . ? - NO. 15; Horresco IXeferens I : Of the magnitude of Gov. Vance's villanyt reach ery, ana vulgarity, the big, and tfittle Standards have kept the pubUY duly informed their fertili Sma .!. . - ------ usxMuns never oeingat a loss either to invent or improve upon facts.; But the last and crowning outrage committed. !y this unworthy Governor b:' ours, is reaUy too shocking to speak of ! Yet the stern duties of a faithful journalist. compels us to blurt'it out Holden says his (Vance's) ticket or printed on; yellow paper I , Great : God ! And ha says- this , is a violation cf the law which Vanco swore to enforcer Worse and worse ! ! afid than those tickets are".. detectors,' to enable people U . know who votes for Holden. The Lord have mercy ujpon us ! Is it eaUy" agin -the laV to vote- or ycUow paper?" Xoes tie.Slatnte really cay that th, ticket must be white, an emblem of peace " nay rather i? it 3 crime to vote for Holden, that one may be 44 detect ed ".in ? Are Mr. Holden's friends afraid or ashamed' to let their preference be known? If it were de sirable to 4i detect" every man voting for Holden, it could be done very easily, without the yellow paper, as they are all advised to vote a rolled up" ticket, and the Vance men, we are assured, will vote openly. - j Altogether, this is the most remarkable effort at deluding the people, that we have ever known in the history of free elections. A candidate for Governor who"refusesto meet his competitor ini open discus sion upon the great issues of life and death which are upon the country, but does all his electioneering iu secret and advises his friends not to canvass de fends and apologizes for. a secret and treasonable so, ciety sworn to destroy the country which hf 1 seeks to govern finally comes out and advises all hit: supporters to sneak uo to the noils arid vote rolled f UP tickets, in defiance Of all that' manlr nmnnJ freemen. And complains that his enemies are noil mean and cowardly enough to. follow his exam4 pie, but want their tickets on paper that all thJ world may know I .v. But we have a better opinion of Holden's friends than he has himself. JVe hope and believe that many of them despising his dastardly counsel, will walk up boldly and manfully, like our free forefath ers, have alwavs done, and . vote independently for the man of their choice: We want Gov. Van ce'a friends to do ao everywhere. What lis to "hinde?' everybody from doing so ? .What ground is . there for these spaniel whines, ao industriously put forth by Holden, that his friends will not be allowed to vole ? Who said so ? Who could prevent it, if he has twenty thousand majority in the State, as we learn he -claims? There is noround for It. It is a miserable attempt to procure sympathy ; one of the 44 honest arts " of thjfs very small Burke, who blows a very small trumpet of his own. That's ? all. No friend of free government desires to see any man co erced in his suffrage. The sneaking attempt has been especially made among our soldiers, to injure Gov. Vance. If any man on earth has the- right to vote for whom he pleases, and as he pleases, it is the soldier, through whose valor vre are allowed to.vote at all. We do not believe their officers or anybody else will interfere with their right in vthe slightest degree. The election there, we doubt not, will be just as it is at home. And no amount of freedom and fairness can' save Mr. Holden from such an overwhelming defeat, as will make him curse the day on which he let his unhallowed ambition 'stab with the traitor's blow the man who saved him and his property from destruction split and perhaps destroy the Conservative party the main hope of civil Tiberty-and worse than all,, endanger the inde pendence and stability and honor ef his country. TIi Great Iiandsllde. Never, in the history of politics, has there been such a' remarkable 44 going over," as the condition of parties now presents in North Carolina. Holden made the Conservative party, out and but, accord ing, to the Progress. . He gets Graham, Donnell, Warren, Satterthwaite; Keade, Gilmer, Boyden, Merrimon, Pearson, Puryear, and a fetf other ob-. scure gentlemen to join it .ana assist in electing Gov. ance by 35,000 majoruj. After serving the 1 f m . r il- r . . . a . 1 J I T 1 people iaiiniuiiy ior iwo years, wuu me fa visa piaua its of the Standard and the Progress, he becomes a candidate for re-election ; but lo, and ' behold Hoi den says, No ! 44 Vance has gone over." 44 he is in the arms of the Destructives " 44 tre 'Conserva tives will not vote for him," &a .We regretted to lose.Vance in. fact, we did not know he was gone, until Holden said so, as we had seen nothing indi. eating such a thing. Then the Legislature 44 went over in a solid phalanx and endorsed the 44 gone oves" .Vance, including Warren and Boyden, Griss som and Amis, Bedford Brown and Berry, and, in fat, all the others. Then Graham took a notion to go for Vance, then -Reade slided, then Satterth waite, then Fowle, Judge Pearson, Gilmer, Mebane, Worth, Puryea and others went over, until finally, the whole party was in the 4arms of the Destruc tives," except, Holden, Pennington, Hawk Rogers, Lewis Hanes, Bill Owens, the Heroes of Amerw ca," one keg of molasses, (that ran the blockade-for Holden's benefit) 8ix plugs of tobacco, one pair of high-heeled stockings, a bundle. of. rolled vp?1 tickets, (white yellow not to be had,) and Capt Phin-Horton, who 44 rotes for Vance and talks for Holden." , . Farewell Conservative party! If Holden was the party, then it has not gone over ; if it was consti tuted, however, of the old States Rights Democrats headed by Rrown, and the old Union Whigs headed by Graham, then it hargone over with Vance from Holden, and we will goover with it It will live on the other side purged and purified by the absence 'of the said Holden, Pennington, et id omne genus; It has really and truly 4 gone over ? from a great cerse and a great danger from some bad men and false leaders, and ranged itself -under the guidance of men, whose life-long devotion to conservative principles, to the old Union, and opposition to all the dogmas and 44 honest arts" by which Holden an such as he plunged-us into trouble and blocd shed, giveevidence of their fitness to love, revere, and adhere tb true Conservatism. Xong may itlrve led on by such menaas Graham, Brown, and Vance, and their noble compatriots, to assist in carrying us through our troubles to a speedy and happy peace and glorious independence and1 to aid in laying broad And firm the foundation of the new Republic in the principles of liberty, justice, and national honor, -: 1 I One day, ".- osx sqvAxn 1 op neirr urn, on M. Three daft,. Four daytff ;. 00 Two eeka. 18 00 00 n 00 ( Three wmi-i . is One month, . . But i nr uuukua. - . . 144 OQ 15 00 144 00 tlocai flnV-,.r c Dl Imes or ,eBS jqtiar, axwLaddi- 5roSSr?g,S!J5S!l-,rt "m titetl?! moncymnat accompaiV th'e adver- charged ai sTrV...? UV rejiooa aod othar botica IT. aavertieemitf nta and mnst.to ptd In advance. . Rccp u Ilerorc the people; in NorVhCaJi noldeJwas tho ftther of secession, : . ' in Xorth Carolina, and did more thaniny other man to brio i? on the rMVM..:w .- i " . volved ---w.mmwu iu wuica we are noif in- - Keep it before the w trr wltt. V. 1j I tea to take. -North Carol ni ant tti misedthe lasV manand Wli: i Ttosecution of the war. . 1 ,w T -v-.! Aeep-it before the rcorl fK r-. TtrA jLx ' 4 uSa- A . ,U41Vr0i'na. is in favor of Keep it before- the PerrU u..t iS!I5Zr ( tories of Western North iVmt;n. i,. ji.-iJL. . , mey are determined to tat o inthe Western counties of the State,- and that no i man will be allowed . - - .j-j ua . una uia uui aen ticket and that the' tori Etst Tennessee, under ihe leadership of the notd. I riOUS Kirlr hiifa oirnm (a .-1. - -' r TC v""0""'" tiae lorcioie poasexsion- of the polls m the West, and to prevent loyal men . froin Vpting, unless they agree to vote for aaid W. j W. Hclden; , . " ' Keep it before the People, that only few days - ago, some tones and deserters in Moore Countv- Went tO the house of a loVal citizen and rrAtrA ' something to eat, and, as they were leaving, shouted for Lincoln. and Holderi. i ' - - Keep it before the people, ithat there is a treason- . able, oath-bound association in North Carolina- called 44 Heroes of America" ind hak If W. W Holden does not be loner to said or-niztiAn h r. . its apologist and defender, and denounces these good 1 men, wno were aecoyta into, out nave left it, as neiiured and infAmous Keep it before the people, that "ifc. W. Holden. en dorses as a true 'and good man Lewis Hanks, o Da- -vidson county, whom he (Holden) lenows to be f" against the South and in favor of reconstruction, , thus showing his (Holden'a) own unsoundness as a " Southern man. . Keep it before the people, that the Yankees rerard Holden as their friend, as evidence whereof some Yankee prisoners oassinc on the railroad at Wilaon cheered and shouted for W. W, Holden. J Keep it before the people, thzt the friends of Hol den have been heard to say that, if Grant should whip Lee Holden stock' wjllTWO. : ' Keep it before the people, that all the deserters, tories, bushwhackers, and buffaloes are Holden men, and if they have a chance will vote for Holden. vu Keep it before the people, that the Editor of Hoi - den's organ, the Progress, wanted to arrest a man in Graham, Alamance county, for abusing Jeff. Davis thustlenving the liberty' of speech. Keep it before the people,tXit W. W.-Holden, rolling in wealth and plenty at home, not only ktepa himself out of the war, but has 'also kept his son out of the war, while the sons of the poor farmers and mechanics have had to gointo the trenches and -bare their breasts to the foe. Let the soldiers re-.' meaaber this. ! ' Keep it before the' people, that' Holden would have the soldiers degrade themselvea.by sneaking to . the polls with hangdog countenances, and 44 rolled up"" tickets, instead of going, like men, to the ballot-box, and voting an open ticlet. Keep it before the peopie, that Holden is emphati cally the tear candidate, because he advocates.ficijV sion, which leads inevitably to war and bloodshed. "Who are tlie Leading Men For I They are for Gov. Vance. One by one, have all the men of prominence, whether of the old Wbigi or of the old Democratic party in this State, declar ed themselvrs in favor of Gov.- Vance, and against W. W. -Holden. Graham, Badger, Pearson, Brown, Morehead, Gilmer, DonnelJ, Warren, Boyden, Smith, Fuller, Rimsay, aad others,' have all - come out for Vance. They say he is the light man,iand in the . right place he has made a most excellent Governor that be has been tried and not found wanting his administration has been eminently successful that he has done all that mortal man could have done, under the circumstances,, lor the soldiers and their families, and to promote the honor and glory -of North Carolina. Do the people and our. brave . soldiers in the army believe that. Mr.' ilolden has more brain more sense more wisdom and more patriotism, than the unitedsntellect and wisdom oi North Carolina's most distingiahedonsf Surely, surely not Then, if not, whom will they follow the dictation of W. W. Holden, or the poble exam ple of Graham, Gilmer, Brown and" others? Re member that Holden. wishes to 'dictate that he de clares that any citizen or soldier, who does not vote for him, is a destr uctive. . Let these things be remembered and acted upon. . " ' Tlie Great Dodger. - We want the people to know the important fact, that Holden will neither go out before the people to acswar plain 4uesYion, but . has persistently refused to do so through his paper. Gov. Vance has asked upon the stump for inlorination of the utmost inv -pprtance to the , people, and we have repeated those questions in our paper, and he will not vouchsafe one word in reply. Some time since we calleoTon him K to say whether Gov. Brown, of Ga., favored a Con- 1 vention as he-had frequently insinuated in his paper. He refuses to answer, because he knew that Goi. B. was opposed to a Convention, and he did not wish the readers of the Standard to. see the truth.. Again, we called on him to know what he regarded. " an "honorable peace," and if he was in favor. of fight ing until we got it. He -refuses fo answer. We" called on bin! to answer various other questions of .equal impbrtance, and to which a decent regard to truth .and a proper and fair understanding of his' position and viewa touching all these matters re quire him to give full and candid answers and yei ihis 44 christian gentlemtn" this candidate for the . Chief Mjgiatracy of the State, who" has no arts but, honest arts" seals his lips and is as dumb as an ojster. Either cowardice, or covert . designs, ' which he fears to avow, prevens his answering in v all probability, both. '.' m9.m' . lion. J. i. Ramsay for Got. Vance. TLe following leUer it in reply to on we wrota Pr. Bam ay aome time since. It apeaki for itaalf : , . Palcluo, Ron am Co K. C, - ' July 17th, mi. . ' Jxo. D. ITrxAit ' , . Dear Sir : In antwer to yoar communication, enolosiflC an article from tbe Daily Progress of th 23d nlt.1 have to reply that my poaition i not correctly given in that article. I am unreerTedly fur Gov. Vanoe for re-election. I ep xpreed myself before Mr. Ilolden became a candi date, and I h?e rerer kept. this determiyation .eoneealei from any one. I have known Qo v. Vance too long and too welL both prsopally and political! v. to-vote arainet aim .especially in view of tbe general anecees of hie adminUtra- tion. do tar from naving forfeited the eonfldenee ei aia old ft tends and upporters a la ailededlif certain quart -cr h messages, and especially bie comtpoodeoee with the aofWilie at Hich'mond, demouetrate that be baa re newed eUiias to the same. Gov. Vance "la the friend of ConaUtationil liberty f liberty regel1 bf l--ad' of the ioaUenable right of the peoile -indeed, he u the ehampion of thet e, and aurh entitled to the ropport and cenfidenee of tbe people. I believe the people appreelaU thie more aud more aa tbe Incidents cf hie admlnUtraUoa are developed, and that they will vote accordingly. . . V"7-,ra,""'' . 0. BAJf SAT. : : K . ... . I
Weekly Conservative (Raleigh, N.C.)
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July 27, 1864, edition 1
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