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THE WILLIAM W. HOLDEN, MITOB AND FBOPBIBTOB. trrms OF THE STANDARD. The terms of the Standard are as follows: Semi-Weekly, six months, . $7 a " three months, ' - : ' 4 Weekly psper, six months, " three months, ;. The government through iU financial agents, end the rious corporations and trading men, having estimated dollar Confederate bills at two-thirds of their value, re compelled to do the same. Persons sending fire biU3 be credited for two-thirds of their fikee and ore, and no bills due the office can hereafter be paid 'esareat such discount. Twos and ones and new rdvertUemtnts inserted al three dollars per square often less for fir1 insertion, a.d one dollar for each Tlent insertion. Tbe very large circulation of the Zlard renders it a valuable medium for advertising. S Money sent by Express at our risk. "BALEIGHt gltlDAY. JULY 1. 1864. The Situation. We give elsewhere in oar columns to day all the) news received from every quarter, up to the time of eoing to press. We have received no Richmond or Petersburg papers for more than a week past Heavy and almost constant fighting has been go ing on near Petersburg, and near Marietta, Ga., but ilh ffhat result wo are not able to say. It is re ported that the SoutbsHe and Danville Railroads have been seriously injured by the enemy, and that no trains are running between Petersburg and WeHon. . We have raids and rumors of raids in Tanous quarters. A few days since a raid was made by the enemy on Morganton, in this State, by some four hundred mounted men, and it is supposed that tome two hundred of the young reserves at amp vnce were captured. We are still, nowever, with- out partic ilars, and cannot state the extent of the inflicted. Western North-Carolina seems to have been well nigh abandoned by both govern ments. Nearly all the fighting men from that re gion are in the army, and it is not to be expected that those who remain, undisciplined and without arms, can cope with the enemy. That part, of the State was first pretty well eaten out by Longstreet's army and Vaughn's cavalry, and now it is subject to the raids of the enemy, who, unless prompt steps are taken to check them, will come and go at will Such a people, who have done and suffered bo much in the cause, are entilhd to protection. Will they get it? The situation in Virginia is not as satisfactory as we could desire. We hope, however, for the best We are still without lists of the killed and wound ed around Petersburg in the recent battles. Sioms Coustt. W. C. Matthew Esq., is the Conservative candidate for the Commons in Stokes. Mr. M. is an intelligent and worthy gentleman, and no doubt is entertained of his election. We publish to day the honest and manly Circu lar of the Hon. J. T. Leach to his constituents, gi v . r v I u : rvt mg them an account oi nis siewaxuguip. pie of the 3d District, after a thorough review of his course, will no doubt greet him with " well done, thou good and faithful servant" He has re deemed his pledges to do all he could for peace, and to defend and maintain civil liberty. Read his Cir cular, and then hand it to your neighbors. Report or the Salt Commissioner. We publish to-day the report of the State Salt Commissioner to the Governor, showing the operations of the works under him. It will be seen that these works have made a saving to the people of the State of nearly seven hundred thousand dollars in the price of salt The order of Gen. Whiting, addressed the Commissioner, to break up the works below Wil mington and remove them to some other point, was most extraordinary. Gen. Whiting has nothing to do with these works. He bad just as much right to order the removal of the two Asylums from Ealeigh. Of course Gov. Vance has protested against this order; but Gen. Whiting has shown a want of respect for him and for the State by ad dressing the Commissioner directly, and not through him. Mr. Worth is a Mate officer, and as such is subject to no direct order from a Confederate Gen eral Principle is every thing men are nothing. A nan of principle is not changed by every wind of doctrine. He steadies himself by the anchor of principle as a vessel is held by its anchor in a storm. See the man who professes to belong to one party, and yet is embraced by and serves another party. Trust him not His fine speeches are in tended only to deceive. Judge him by bis aeit and by the company he keeps. It is easy to talk, and loud professions cost nothing. Let us adhere to principle, whatever may become of men. Men die, but principles are immortal Men are often faith less and fall away from principle, but principle en sures and can never falu Government Cotton. We publish to dav the roport of Mr. DcBow, general agent of the produce wan ior the btate of Mississippi, for a copy of which are indebted to the Hon. JoBiah Turner, show ing the condition Of the mvernment J tiguous to the Mississippi and its tributaries. It ;. e seen irom this official document that the basest neglect and. the most wanton spirit of de struction have prevailed in that region in regard to government cotton; that Mr. Pollard, of the Rich mond Examiner, has been favored with a "IiwmI" jcontract, by which he bas no doubt realized a large uuij mat "trade with the enemy is universal" in Mississippi, 4c. Whv are theRa evil -.nffpwwl tn go without remedy ? If the people of North-Caroli- . TIB VrAkn S J f r B U1,ain6 even to any considerable extent with the enemy, we should at once hear the cry that lhr . ? ,ncoln,te8 and traitors, and troops would mart - v.ivtuj id universal, aim no re- oreana " m&de about il b the Ministration SupRvun n . . - Pn the foil V0UBT upmions-nave been delivered Rir T e cases: Lectin C: J- In State T B,ack. fr" Ashe, V)ranr A' uvwmb t oiruun jcir, iron! chr.- flirectmR the clerk to state an account new. reieuuanTH wuu ine vaiue oi ine negroes ln 1858. In Walton v Gatlin. directing a. " i-uyrari. IteS,81 J- In State t McNeely, from Burke, "range ffl 5 . 10 Aaam8 T Jones, irom alorniini ti, j ""c" v Juurcuwon, irom Moore, sn.froi n J 6n,ent- In Bing11 Ricbard- DucWtT arminS the judgment- In State Pt. r, rul ,rm Burke, no error. I dec! oUM-. Il State v Jones, from Alamance. "'. mat there is no error. ' Vol. XXX. No. 17. Pablic Sentiment. -It having been stated in some of the Destructive papers that we are not in the receipt of letters, as heretofore, from different parts of the State show ing the state of public sentiment, we publish the following extracts as aVeply to this statement It is not true, as charged by these papers, that these extracts are "manufactured" in' the Standard of fice. The Editors of these papers probably judge us by themselves. These extracts are for the most part from the farmers and working men of the coun try, and all of them are from business letters of re cent date received at oar office. Extract from a letter from Randolph County : " The Destructives, and some that call themselves Conservatives, are making a tremendous effort for Vance, but I ao'nt think they are effecting much. The Holden men say but little, but they wilt speak in thunder tones through the ballot-box in August. Tfaey say that Vance has deceived them once, and in matters so important as those now pending they will not risk him any more." Extract from a letter from Dallas, Gaston County : "Vance's speech. at this place bas effected no thing for him. You will carry Gaston by a hand some majority." Extract from a letter from Orange County : " I have recently learned that your friends are largely on the increase in Alamance and Orange." Extract from a letter from Rutherford County : " My honest opinion is that Gov. Vance made no thing by his speech in Rutherfordton. I inquired of some forty or fifty men if they knew ol a vote he had made, and they told me they did not" . Extract from a letter from Burke County : " The Standard and Progrm are all the papers we place confidence in. We are all right in this Bection. Vance will get but few votes. We have nominated a true Conservative for the Commons, and expect to elect him by a large majority. We hope to be able to place those in office who will be true to the Constitution and the people." Extract from a letter from Union County : " You will beat Vance as far as Vance beat John ston. Stand up for our rights cry aloud and spare not, and we will stand by you." Extract from a letter from Moore County : ' I have to-day seen men from all parts of Moore, it being the enrolling day for this County. I find the Conservatives nearly a unit as to the next Gov ernor. They, wiir vote, as I have heretofore told you, for you. Though your friends, the true Con servatives, are threatened with being put in the army, and are called disloyal, still they stand shoul der to shoulder and breast' to breast and arefc termined to tote like men at all hazard." Extract from a letter from Greene County : -"Our people in Greene are all right. I was at Rinston last week, and some of our prominent li iends there think you will carry Lenoir. Your prospects in Pitt are brightening you will get a good vote in that County. I frequently Bee and bear from the soldiers. They will give large ma jorities against Vance. The prospect is that you will continue to gain in the East up to the elec tion." . Extract from a letter from Rowan County : "The strait Conservatives are for you, and their name is legion. I have no doubt of your election. Do not be concerned about the result- Our people want peace. We hope and trust you will not trine with and deceive us, as Vance nas done." Extract from a letter from Catawba County : " Every thing will be right in this quarter at the election. We make no. stir, but tie will be at the polls, but not to vote for Vance." More extracts hereafter. The strait Conservatives are comparatively quiet, because they are confident f their strength, but they will be felt at the election. There is more truth than poetry in the remark of a friend of ours, that the Vance men are voting lefore the election, on the cars and in the towns and villages, but the people will vote on the 4th day of August We now say to onr friends that we have no doubt of the result, provided they turn out and vote. We are not deceived, nor would we deceive otners. ine defeat of Gov. Vance and of the Destructives is cer tain. . The Red String Pabty. Our friends are taunted by the Squads or Destructives with following the sign of the red or scarlet string. We know noth ing of the scarlet string or of secret political associa tions. We belong to no secret association, nor do we believe that any such association of a treasona ble character exists in this State. This is one of the thousand and one popgun charges started against the " strait" Conservatives by CoL Duncan K. McRae for Got. Vance. Two years ago Col. McRae's party called Gov. Vance a Lincolnite and a traitor, and we presume Cob McRae did the same ; but now these partizrns hug Aim to their bosoms and call us a Lincolnite' and a traitor, and when one chargeand another charge against us fails to stick in the public mind, they launch others from their poisoned implements until the very air is fill ed with them. But they hit us and glance off, do ing us no hurt - Ho, we are guided in our steps by two entirely different strings, to wit, the latch string, which opens the doors of our friends and enables us to enjoy their confidence; and the apron string, gird ing the loins of the workingman who is our friend. The latch-string of confidence, and the apron string of labor. We still proudly preserve the apron which we wore some twenty-three years ago, as a member of the " Raleigh Mechanics' Association." We honor that apron and that string. That string is the emblem of labor, and peace, and happiness ; but' the tortuous string which our opponents follow is steeped in blood, and leads through ruined home steads, desolated fields, and blazing cities. Col. Mc Rae and his Destructive friends who live on the two governments, and grow rich while the people be come poorer, follow this string at a scfe distance, but they pull it till it is crimsoned with the blood of others. They are the red string party. If CoL McRae thinks there are traitors in this State, secretly banded together, let him see to it that they are arrested and tried. But this talk about the red string party and secret political as sociations, will be a "good enough Morgan until after the election." We shall hear no more of it after the 4th of August . The act suspending the writ of habeas corpus in the Confederate States will expire by limitation on the 1st day of August next ' Our courts and judges will then be free again, and so will the people. The election in this State will take place on the 4th oi August The Destructives are already threatening the Conservatives that if they vote so and so, they will be pnt in the army. Pay no attention to these threats. They proceed from cowards and petty des pots. Go to the polls and vote as you please. The man who would deprive you of this right is unfit to live in a free country. iiO.-J .- RALEIGH, N, C, WEDNES . War News. The latest Northern news from Grant's army of the 18th imt, claims the capture of 22 guns in the .operations around Petersburg. Heavy fighting with favorable results, but not decisive. Birney's division had thrown some sheila into the city. Nashville papers . say that Hooker took Lost Mountain by assault on the 16th, capturing 1,000 prisoners aod two cannon. At the same time that Schofield captured. Pine Hill, from the top of which Sherman counted the houses in Marietta. The rebel works are reported very strong. Stanton says that Johnston had retreated to the Chattahoo chie on the 17th, Sherman following him. The death of General Polk was officially announced in Washington. Congress is expected to adjourn in a few days. The Secretary of the Treasury had ac cepted all bids for bonds payable in 1880 at 4 per cent and upwards. Washburne with a command of 80,000 and reinforcements to the amount of 20, 000 more, i on his way to reinforce Sherman. The Chicago Convention has been postponed until Au gust 29th. Gold in Memphis 250. Confederate funds had risen. Gold in New York on the 22d inst, was 225, closed at 206. ' The Alabama has burned the ship, Rockingham, from Callas. . A dispatch from Marietta of the 27th states that the enemy are still attempting to turn our left flank. About 10 o'clock that morning a portion of Schofield's, Palmer's, Blair's, and Logan's forces marched up in seven columns within a few yards of an angle in our fortifications to the left It was held by Cleburne and Cheatham. Our forces opened a fierce fire of artillery and musketry upon them, driving them back with the loss of 800 or 1000 men. We captured 100 prisoners including Lt CoL J. B. Kerr, 74th 111., Capt H. R. Wakefield, 54th Ind. and Lt Jno. IL York, 63d Ind., two stands of colors, one presented to the 27th I1L Reg't by Brig. Gen. N. B. Buford. The woods where the enemy's dead and wounded are now lying are on fire, making it impossible to bring them off. Our loss, owing to the protection of breastworks, very smalL Our troops engaged were Maney's and Vaughn's brigades, Cheatham's division, and Polk's and dow ry's brigades, Cleburn's division. A Yankee Brigadier General Eillpball was killed. Uoldsbokocob, June 28 Petersburg papers of the 25tn have been received. Nothing important Damage to the Petersburg and Weldon and South side Railroads was slight On the latter large trains of cotton were burned. Private advices re present Kautz running from W. H. F. Lee on Son day from Staunton bridge, on the Soutbside road, with Dearing in his front, going towards Weldon or Grant's army. Official information from Wel don to-day says that Kautz is going there. Latest. The Richmond Enquirer of the 27th received in Wilmington contains tne following news: The ene my were at Brick House on the 27th, on the Wel don railroad seven miles south of Petersburg. There was no fighting on the 25th. Scouts say that Grant told bis men the fighting had ended and the siege of Richmond had began. A telegram Irom Gen. Lee at Petersburg on the 26tb, says there was heavy cannonading in the centre that morning result unknown. There was a severe cavalry tight at Nottoway Co. Ho., on Thursday the 23d, between Wilson's and Dearing's men. lt continued from 2 o'clock until dark, when the ene my retreated. Thirty-three prisoners were cap tured and brought in. The enemy lost many killed and wounded. Nottoway Co. Ho., is nearly due west of Petersburg on the Soutbside railroad 40 or 50 miles distant Wilson was stealing fresh horses and shooting his jaded ones. Our men re port the road strewn with them. The damage done to the Soutbside railroad is very great Headq'bs Aumv Noktbebn Virginia, June 26. Secretary of War Sir : Gen. W. H. P. Lee pur sued the enemy's cavalry which advanced along the South Side R. R., and had a skirmish with them on the 22d near Dinwiddie O. H., and he next day struck their column in flank near Black and Whites. cutting their line in two and getting possession of tne road by which they were moving towards Not toway C. H. The road was held alter an engage ment which continued from 12 M. until dark, the enemy making repealed attempts to break through and rejoin his advance. He withdrew from Gen. Lee's front at daylight on the 24th, leaving his dead and wounded on the field,' takiug the road to Hun gary town and Keysville. Gen. Lee is still follow ing them. (Signed) R..E. LEE, Gen. Headq'bs Aumv Northern Virginia, June 25, 9 A. M. Secretary of War Sir: Our entire loss yesterday morning was ninety-seven killed and wounded and 200 missing. Nothing of moment has occurred to-day on the lines in front or Bermuda Hundred or around Pe tersbure. On tbe Northside Gen. Hampton reports that the enemy's cavalry advanced ycserday to Nance's Shop and entrenched themselves. He attacked them there and drove them from their works, pur suing them until 9 p. m. to within two miles of Charles City C. H. They left their dead on the field and along the route. Grant credit is due to Gen. Hampton and his command for their handsome success (Signed) RE. LEE. Gen, On Friday Hagood's brigade was thrown forward as skirmishers and nearly 400 captured. LrscBBURQ, June 25. Advices from our forces on Thursday, five miles beyond Salem, on the New Castle Road, say that Hunter's army came so near being captured that their escape is due only to delay in delivering orders, i ne enemy were so hard pres sed that they destroyed an ammunition train one mile long. Our informant saw it blown up. A portion of ur forces are reported to have taken a large wagon train and a number of prisoners. The enemy in their retreat destroyed Bonsacks Woolen factory in Uoanoke county. frog rest. From North Georgia. Marietta, June 28. Since the late repulse the 'enemy have been quiet They have lost heavily some thousand in front of Cleburne's division and more in front of Cheatham. The woods having ' caught fire, many of the wounded were in danger, of being burned to death. One hundred and fifty will cover our loss. Walker's Division skirmished with great heroism, nine out of eleven men being bajoneted in the rifle pics, while their officers ac tually cut down the enemy with sabres. Two of our officers from the samenpits came in with bay onet wounds, while their clothes were perfectly perforated.- A Sergeant of Jackson's of brigade seized a shell while the fuse was lighted and threw it from the pit in which it felL He was promoted on the field by Gen. Jackson to a Lieutenant, but he modestly declined it Sergeant W. J. Walthe, Cov I, 29th Tennessee regiment, Vaughn's brigade, leaped over the breastworks and seised a Btandaid presented by Gen. Buford to the 29th Illinois Regiment and wrested it from its bearer and brought it tnunv phantly to camp, for which daring act Gen. Hardee presented it to the gauant sergeant, uo it was in cribed "Belmont Union City and Stone river." - The enemy made a desperate attempt to take Kennesaw mountain. They attacked our works in columns of picked troops, the heroes of Missionary Ridge, but Gen. Lorine's corps drove them back with loss, estimated at twenty-five hundred. J I Raid in Western North Carolina. , 1 Goldsbobo , June 29. On Monday a raiding par ty of Yankees or tones, under CoL Quirk; from 800 to 400 strong-, entered Morganton, at the head of the Western N. O. R. R., and captured some re serves, robbed tbe banks and destroyed a train of cars. ' The banks are supposed- to have had a large sum on hand. These raiders are said to have coma from East Tennessee. KauU's raiders have gone to Grant They crossed the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad near Belfiald. I " . ' - ' ' ' ' ' DAT, JULY 6, 1864. Tor the Standard. Fellow-ltixaa of tha Third Coagresaioaal District of North-Carolina. Tour kind partiality in assigning me the position as your Representative, imposes on me the pleasant duty of returning you my grateful acknowledge ments for the distinguished favor, at the same time an account of the humble part I bore in the coun- ar the recenl session of Congress. After having determined to become a candidate I felt it my doty to make known to you my views on the all important and absorbing subject of the war, which was then and is still convulsing the country from its centre to its circumference a condition to be deplored by all good men without regard to geographical position. - As Was predicted by me, much of the time of Cong;3s yea occupied in devising tbe best means of psaSfcUibs the war, without much thought or action on the subject of peace, save a manifesto is sued by that body, which I will hereafter notice. I introduced a series of resolutions looking to peace by negotiation, to which I beg leave to call your attention, that you may judge whether or not I have acted in good faith on that subject On a motion to lay them on the table they received a vote of about one-third of the House Also, a se ries of resolutions concerning the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus and declaring the su premacy of the civil over the military law, to which I also desire to call your attention. These reso lutions will be found below. Congress passed laws increasing the pay of the privates in the army from eleven to eighteen dol lars per month ; also a bill granting wounded and sick officers transportation free of charge. I ad vocated and voted for both bills. The tax law oc cupied much of the time of Congress and was im proved in its general features ; but that part of it imposing a tax of one hundred per cent on all five dollar bills of the old issue after the first of January, 1865, did not meet my approbation. It was repudiation in all its naked deformity. Un fortunately our government has, in its childhood, become famous for a want of honesty and good faith towards its subjects. The history of gov ernments affords no parallel in which so much abuse of power and bad faith have been practised in so short a time. Honesty and good faith is as essential to the success of a nation as an individu ala want of it is a blight and oildew upon the character of either. Another law was passed by Congress that I re fer to with feelings of shame and mortification. It was a law authorizing the government to engage in the manufacture of whiskey for the use of tne ar my. It might with much more propriety be (styled -a law to starve the helpless and innocent women and children to provide whiskey for the officials. The law is a reproach to ns as a nation. In our diplo matic intercourse with foreign powers we will no doubt be recognized in future as tbe whiskey Con federacy. There is enough spirituous liquors in the city of Richmond to meet the demands of the army for the next twelve months. Tbe government is authorized to impress the stock, meat and com from its subjects, but not a word has been saiii about im pressing whiskey for the army. The staff of life must be converted into a liquid poison to satisfy the depraved appetites of drunken officials, both civil and military. In the preceding part of my letter I alluded to a manifesto issued by the late Congress a sort of second edition to the Southern Address that prece ded it The phraseology , of the document is so vague and indefinite, that it is susceptible of as many constructions as the chamelion is of hues. It was concocted in secret session ; hence I am not at lib erty io give ine particulars an ine suoject l tninic it better calculated to excite the ridicule than re spect of those for whom it seems to have been in tended. The idea of ignoring justice at tbe hands of our enemies and appealing to England and France for sympathy or material aid is, in my opinion, sim ply an absurdity. Their sympathy for us or others extends not beyond their pecuniary and national aggrandizement When they interpose in our be half it will be for the lion's share of the spoils. Maximillian no doubt stands ready to take us under tbe wing of bis power ; and I should not be sur prised if in less than one year from to-day you hear annexation to Mexico discussed as a grave and important measure. Fellow-citizens, I might here conclude but for a stupid, malicious and infamous falsehood preferred against me, as your representative, by the Editor of the Conservative paper published in the city of Raleigh, a wolf in sheep's clothing said to be the peculiar friend and organ of Gov Vance. I pronounce it not only a slander upon me, but a libel on you who so generously bestowed your suffrages on me. It is to you, and not to such characters as the Editor of the Consenatite, that I look for jus tice men who have not been steeped in the cesspool of partizan politics. That you may be the judge between -me and my calumniator, I will give you his remarks : 1st. If we abolish tbe present State Government, take the bard oaths required by Lincoln as a condition of his protection, emancipation ol Blares and all, if ire are so de graded as to do all this in order to.ubtain puce, that would not be 'subjugation." Yet Dr. Leach, of Johns ton, wilt take all these things provided he can pet peace. 2d. Reconstruction on any other term, adopted with onr consent, would not be M subjugation " Bat we under stand Dr Leach to admit that we will not hesitate to awallow any terms whatever short of subjugation. What I said on the subject was before a full house and crowded gallery, and if any one present will endorse the truth of tbe charge I will then plead guilty; otherwise the mendacious Editor stands convicted not only of falsehood but infamy. Had we more of truth, justice and patriotism, and less of falsehood, calumny, prejudice and partizan feel ing, our condition would be infinitely improved both in a civil and military point of view. At home and abroad, we have but little to . hope for upon the score of justice or humanity, while the destiny of our bleeding country is in the hands and nnder the control f those who inaugurated the war, or their abettors. Our only hope of deliver ance from the hands of the spoilers is in Con servative principles ; and here my fellow-citizens, let me entreat you not to be deceived by the loud pro fessions of love for you ; let not the serpent beguile you as it did our mother Eve in the garden of Eden. The tree will be known by its fruit Remember that we are now reaping the bitter fruits of the syren songs of bankrupt politicians and partizan editors. They have spread the pall of death and mourning over the land, and like the borse-leach still they thirst for blood. Insatiate Monster 1 They now have more blood than brains in their composition, and are unsafe custodians of the people's rights. - Submission and reconstruction seem to be re garded by some as synonimous terms. l am not for either. Whatever may be for the future good of the country, I am clearly of the opinion that a separate political existence would be most conducive to the present , good both of tbe North and South. To attempt to form a government out of such materials as now wield the destiny of our country would be an absurdity that would put a Hindoo to the blush. It would not only be a moral bnt a physical impossibility to live under a government constructed out of such corrupt mate rials. The offspring of such parent would be either still-born or so sickly that it would take every original secessionist and abolitionist in the land converted into wet nurses to Keep uauve, man tUen in less than twelve months from the birth of tin child, either the one or tbe other party would deny the paternity of the offspring, and another bloody war would ensue, as did between the pan ties upon the issue of the little negro. But little good can coma to any until the corrupt .t.n.l. ktth Nnrth .ml finnlh that inaiiirnrateJ ) this war is worked off either by dame nature or -i m T . e .L ain. UO nana OI justice, oewarc w iueir auwuuo tears I Like tbe serpent they are endeavoring to coil themselves around your honest hearta, and Whole Number 1520. thereby perpetuate the fratricidal strife between brethren of the Anglo Saxon race. I was asked by an honorable member while de fining my position and advocating peace by nego tiation, if 1 would accept any other terms of peace tban that of independence? I replied then, and tell you now, when I find independence impossible, I will accept the next best terms that I can get, just as a poor soldier would have an arm or leg amputa ted to save his life. God forbid that I should ever en dorse tbe last man and last dollar principle, unless from dire necessity ; the idea alone is enough to freeze the blood of humanity in the heart of any Christian. But I am just here mat with the grave question by the Destructives, will you break up tbe govern ment, disband the army, hoist the floodgates of ab olitionism and fanaticism, have our homes desolated by rapine and plunder ? By nomeans, gentlemen; but would exhort our. brave soldiers to dispute every hich of ground as they, are now doing, and at the same time would advise, yes, would exhort you who were the occasion, of this bloody strife and who have kept aloof from tbe danger, toils and hardships of a soldier's fife, to take your stand as high privates by the side of those who have won imperishable fame upon the bloody battle fields, and leave the subject of peace to patriots and statesmen, men who can rise above the petty feelings of the parti zan. Then our cause will be crowned with a just, permanent and lasting peace, and you-permitted no return to your homes to cheer the hearta and wipe away the tears of grief and sorrow from the furrowed cheeks of the care-worn matron and fath erless children. Your obedient servant, J. T. LEACH. resolutions ok tbs souse or rsxes. 4. Wbebs ae, The unconstitutional enactment of laws by the CongreM of tbe United States Irom time to time upon subjects of rital importance to the harmony and independ ence of tbe States, the happiness and prosperity of the people, the preserTition and perpetuation of the Union, against the demands of justice, tbe appeals and admoni tions of her best and wisest statesmen, mide it our painful du.y to fall back upon tbe rights for which the colonies maintained the war of tbe revolution and which cur fore- 'itherl."sserUd ni ninUined to be clear and inaliena ble. Therefore, Rtwktd hy tit Congress of the ConfedtroU State, That the delegations Irom each 8tate, acting in itssovereigu and independent character, for tbe purpose of adding moral to our physical force, and placing ourselves properly before the cmlutd world, do moat earnestly appeal to the Presi dent, by and with tbe adrice and consent of tbe Senate, to appoint commissioners whose duty it shall be to propose an armistice of ninety days to the proper authorities ef the tederal government, preliminary to negotiations for peace opun &iate soreriegnty and independence, and that said commissioners shall report in writing to the President tbe answer received from the Federal gowrnment upon tbe Jiibject. Jitiited, That should tbe peace-making power of the Federal government accede to the proposition for an ar mistice of ninety days, tbe Presiden t be requested to con vene tbe Congress of tbe Confederate States for the pur ,poe of ap pointing Commissioners, by and with the adrice nd eonseut of the Senate; and that he also be requested to notify the Executives of tbe several S'e of the fact, nd ak their co operation by appointing commissioners, iiiher by tbe Legislature or Convention, to co-operate "ilh the Commissioners appointed by the President to ne gotiate with Commissioner appointed by the Federal government upon such terms of peace as will be consist ent with the honor, dignity, and independence of the States, and compatible with, the safety of our social and political rights. e Bemlced, That in maintaining the rights guaranteed to us by the blood and treasure of ou Revolutionary fathers, and dearest at all times to- free men, we desire to be let alous we ask no man's property we fight not for con quest, bnt for our rights: the independence of the States, our equality, our civil and religious liberties. Jtewlotd, That such terms of peace as are agreed to by the Commissioners ought to be endorsed by the President and Senate, and. submitted to the people foe their ratifica tion or rejection. BSSOLCT10XS DSCLaaiNG TBS SUPBUACT OF THE CTVH, OVSB TH MILITARY LAW. Wbibias, The preamble to the Constitution of the Con federate States declares the purpose fr which the States acting in their sovereign and independent character, en tered the federal compact and that any violation of the terms is an outrage opon the rights of the Slates, subver sive of justice, and a OieTant usurnation of nower bv Ron. greas ; and whereas, tbe delegation of power to the Pres ident by the Congress, nnder tbe suspension of the writ of iaittti eorpvt, finds no sanction in tbe Constitution, is unjust, oppressive and subversive ot tbe letter and spirit ot the Constitution : therefore Xttotvtd, That the Congress bad no right nnder tbe suspension Of tbe writ of habeas eorniu. to anlhnriza 1h President to arrest, imprison and condemn the eitisena of thm IWmi. k.'i.t.. : .u . .. a f i laid d..wn in article I, section 16 of tbe Constitution of the uomeaerate States. Metrical, That treason as laid down in article 8, section i, of the Cop federate Constitution is clearly defined, and the puniebment annexed is applicable only to the crime of levying war against tbe Confede: ate States, or in adhering to fieir enemies, giving tbem aid and comfort ; and tbat. Congress and not tbe President, bas the right to declare he punishment o( treason. Kentucky Soldiers, t CoL Andrew H. H. Dawson, of Mobile,. Ala , himself a native of Kentucky, will deliver a lecture at eight o'clock on Monday evening next, in the Commons Hall, on " National Honor," for the ben efit of the sick and wounded soldiers from Kentucky in the Confederate service. It affords . us pleasure to commend this lecture warmly to the patronage of our citizens. The Kentucky soldier, when wouni ded or taken sick, is thrown into a cheerless hos pital, and left to depend on his monthly pay for means to purchase those comforts which he ought to have. He has left home and friends to fight in the cause of the South ; and these noble heroes, when wounded or sick, should find grateful friends in every portion of the Confederate States. They have no home which they can call their own. We trust our people, and especially those of them who are able to contribute, will show by their conduct that they feel a generous sympathy for the wants and Bufferings of these noble men, who have left all and perilled all in a common cause. .Of the lecture itself we find tbe following notice in the Atlanta Beteille: u Mu. Dawsos's Lectubb. A lecture on a sub ject like "National Honor," is not apt to attract the curiosity of the populace ; hence, tbe audience tbat greeted the lecturer at the Atheneum on last evening, although very large, was composed of the more refined and elegant circles of Atlanta society. We wilt not attempt more than a passing notice of the lecture of this gentlemen, which in point of merit, in classic diction and elegance, to be duly appreciated, peeds to be heard. The object of these lectures is to raise funds for the benefit of tbe Kentucky soldiers, who, although cut off from every home defence, are nobly struggling, side by side, with tbe soldiers of more fortunate States, for the establishment of our liberty and independence. These lectures are conducted under the auspices of local aid societies, through whom tbe proceeds are transferred to tbe Kentucky Relief Association. . Tbe lecturer, instead of being a beneficiary, de frays his own individual expenses, through a desire to labor for the common good. The motive of his action certainly deserves all praise, and we doubt not it will meet with a warm response in every Southern heart As we said, it is not our purpose o enter into a review of the lecture. This would be impossible in the brief space and time allotted us. Suffice it to Bay that the lecture U teeming with pearls of knowledge and wisden glowing with beautiful thoughts and laodes which are the result of much reflection, deep research, and a mind of high intellectual endowments. Like the eagle, that deigns to rest on nauvnt benetb the moantairi top, he soars unto the e'.tiereal heights of thought, mini us piuoiBKo giu-rfS in tne sunoeams of heaven. Mr. jLawson is ueer.w versed in the .nit the. ory of govemmevL Like a nhiruinnVAr ihe nast spreads before nim. from W ho deduces lessons ol wisdom, worthy the consW?faan of our rulm and atatesmen. Th ve ef tbe future is d- lummated with the light of the past, as experience From its source to its terminus, he wanders along tbe fountain of learning, gathering the pearls of truth cast ashore by the waters of revolution ai tida-marka of tha centuries. The lecture of Mr. Dawson is characterized by ; gentleness and courtesy throughout His purposes ; is not by anathema to still -deeper wound the afflict ed, but by persuasion to teach each and all alike the duties which they owe, in this struggle, to country and to God. Whatever .evils may exist, he does not believe are to be eradicated by vitnpe- . ration, but on the other hand, by gentle and loving words. Unlike most lecturers and speaker?, ha fails to see in the speculator that insatiable vampire, whose only thirst is the last drop of his unfortunate victim's blood. In them, he beholds many noWe ex ceptions, such as contribute magnanimously of their gain to the needy and distressed. He finds in the -possessor of fortune accumulated before tbe war, who still persistently bolds on to bis coffers, a far worse enemy to society' and the country than in him whose prosperity has' but added to a generous disposition the means of becoming a public bene factor. As an orator, Mr. Dawson has few equal. Whilst his style is ornate, he is forcible and logical in tbe application of truth to the just rewards of exalted patriotism. His gestures gtve double force and expression to -the language of his thought His elocution, to the charm of native grace, adds -the crowning accomplishments or the schools. The ' cultivated ear is captivated by the musical flow of his polished sentences, and his voice varying in mod ulation with tbe spirit of his discourse rises and falla lika-ThKTOn'nnM. f . iu uio peeunar condition oi me iwenincKy sol diers, Mr. Dawson views a spectacle of mot a! gran deur and sublime patriotism a love of country un abating in its zeal, which is too often, under simi lar circumstances, shaken in faith and weakened in fidelity. Mr. Dawson is a student and a scholar. He has been taught in the school of thought. His theories of government are those of tbe true phi losopher, and founded in the eternal principles of truth. Tbe purpose of Mr. Dawson carl but be highly appreciated, wherever be appeals to a gener ous public. The soldiers in whose behalf he pleads, are now scar, worn veterans of the war. Shiloh, Donaldson, Baton Rouge, Murfreesboro', and a bun dred other fields-of bloody strife, are lirieg monu ments of their valor and devotion to a cause for which they have given all to secure the independ ence of these Confederate States and tbe establish ment of a principle." Col. McRae on Collards." , ' ' The clouds, too, common, natural,' health-reviving, garden and collards restoring clouds are loom ing up ; good, capital rain-thunder is muttering ; fine, air-purifying lightning is flashing, and such a breeze 1 and we in white pantaloons, thin shoes, away from home, and no unbrellal Confederate, June 28. Sad indeed. Golden ohasselas in France, and long collards in America. " Oh what a fall was there, my countrymen 1" Select Literature. The Progress publishes the following extract r i . i i. l . , , - i . , iruui a letter written oy gentleman oi niga stana ihg in Henderson County : "I received yours of the 11th with a bundle of papers and pamphlets and was glad to get them, too, for they came on the heels of Vance's speech here. It is the general talk tbat his xpeech here was the poorest tffort that any man who ever ex pected to be Governor, much less one who is Gov ernor, ever made. I say it was tbe poorest speech l ever beard. The audience never cheered bim the i i. . ' t- 1 1 i a i . . ursi iinie, wiiu au nis iow-nung anecaotes ana . comparisons. His speech was all through made up of abuse ol Hnldcn and yourself. He said Hol- den was a cowardly dog he had Been bim jump paling fences and run down back streets when bis person was in danger ; and that you were a great big, nasty, greasy, cowardly dog. He seemed to be partial to the word dog, for be had allusion to tbat animal several times in'his speech." Our amiable Chief Magistrate seems to be losing his temper, and we should not be surprised if ha were to lose bis election. Indeed, the prospect of ineiauerno aouot accounts ior tne iormer. we would respectfully suggest to our distinguished competitor that he might at least "fall with dig- ' nity." And that " Immodest words admit of no defence. For want ef decency Is want of sense." Internal Improvement Appointments. At a meeting of the Board of Internal improve, uients' held on Saturday tbe 29 th instant, the fol lowing appointments ere made : Directors, in the Atlantic and N. O. Railroad Company. Lewis C. Desmond, C. R. Thomas, A. T. Jerkins, M. F. Arendell, Council Wooten, James M. Purrott, J. H Peebles and Council Best William U. Oliver, State Proxy. John Everett, John Planner, it. S. Tucker, O. W. D. Uutchins, John Berry, C. P. MendenhalL D. A. Davis and Wm. C. Means, Directors in the North Carolina Railroad Oompany. Ralph Gorrell, State Proxy. - K. W. Jjassiter, j. H. iiittietonn and ueoree ut ile, Qirectors.in the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Com nan v. Dr. E. S. Cruduo. State Proxv. ' Geo. W. SSwepson, W. W. Avery. A. M. RweU, Wm. Murubv. N. W. Woodfin. F. . Shober. Geo. 1 "- -- t F. Davidson and S. B. Erwin, State Directors in tha Western North-Carolina Railroad Company. Ander son Mitchell, Slate Proxy, andJas. H. Vilson, Alternate. Joseph H. Cannon, Charles Wood and John H. Leary, Directors in the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company. John a. McDowell, btate rroxj. Rekxmber. Let the soldier whose life is con stantly exposed in the deadly conflict remember that this war must be closed by negotiation, or not at all. Let the sorrowing father, the heart broken wife, tne agonizing 6isier ana toe suuering moiner au remember that Gov. Vance said to the- soldiers in his speeches to the army last spring, tbat the men t - - . i a must ngnt until hell should ireeze over ana then fight on the ice. Let them remember that he is not for peace, but for war, and that having thoroughly gone over to those treasonable plotters tbat helped the Abolitionists bring on all the horrors of tha struggle, he is pledged to'the " last man and tha last dollar." Let Conservatives remember that if they vote for. Vance now, they vote to endorse all the heresies of secession and all the usurpations that have grown out of it V . 4 1 U..t.. iV.t it WA.A fA. V.M. they vote for impressments, tythe tax, martial lav and military tyranny, to all of which he has sab mitted without a murmur. " Let them remember that Vance is supported by every original secession leader in the State, ana that his election would destroy tbe Conservattva party and turn the State over to secession influence, t . .i i .ku ni responsi ble for tbe suspension of tbe writ of ha beas corpus, and that he has denounced til who ft vor negotiations ior an honorable peace, as traitors. -Let them remember that Gov. Vance and tba toadies who haag around hjto. are arrayed in pur pie and fine linen every day,obtained by the block ado, while soldiers' families and other destitnta persQiis cannot get bread for themselves and coil dun. Let tha Conservatives of tha State especially ra member tbat Gov; Vance has preferred charges against their loyalty at Richmond, and that tha writ of habeas corpus was suspended in special ref erence to this State. Let the honest men, everywhere, remember that tha present State government ie tba most corrupt that ever the State was cursed with. -V . ... Let tbem remember tbat,the staff officers of Goa. v.... Mmim nalaries and draw rations tor tbeoa iiEfc mew reuieuiuor iuh uuw. . .uun u ill w selves and negroes, while they render but.lttOt service to the State. . 'v.". Let them remember, above all and after aBk that tha re electron of Vance would continue and mul tiply all tbe existing abuses and turn tha Stata, over to the Destructives. Progrtta.
The Weekly Standard (Raleigh, N.C.)
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July 6, 1864, edition 1
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