Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-12-20
The Voice ofths People.


The Voice ofthe People.
We have never felt in any previous contest 4 ,ore
III neea Oh the sustaining voice of the people than
we 90 an this; and we are more than gratifie to |
s'a'e that on no occasion in long Editorial life
nave we been more warmly or generally susta ned |
oy lhe people than We are now. The voice O. an. |
proVal and encouragement comes to us fror all
quarters 1t comes to us from BreckinriSps men
from Bell mon, from Douglas men, from Bucb anan
men, and from men of all shades of opinionsi who
are anxious for the preservation of Constitu iooal
union and who would hold North Carolina ba. X Mt
least WINE longer, from the vortex of dis ,nion
now openngto receive South Carolina. And this
De 1t remembered is no voice of submission tt arh.
uary or undelegated power. 1t proceedgifor men
VINO Will never submit to the administration of the
on principles lnlmca to the righs S, the
equality, or the safety of the slaveholding tates
but who, while preparing for the smergenc chat
may arise are nevertheless disposed to "wat h and
wal. iof any Attempted overt act by dot ninaRt
sectional majority.
friend writing from Greehsborough Al ALBANIA,
says:
Would to God you had not lent your SUI, port to
the Breckenridge Electors. You have aided in car
ryng North Carolina for the seceders' ticket and il
now Claimed oy the fanceyites here as q triumph
for disunion. The cotton States are moving heaven
and earth to secede. The plan is for tt cotton
States to go separately and then the bord r States
will be forced out they Were at BatiI ,ore IL
they thought they had 10 60 out and sta Y out BY
themselves, they would not do it but TIL " intend
to put the ball in motion and drag you al Ter them
The border States much more interest ed in this
question than the cotton Smtes Do all y on can to
arrest the runous and fearful mogepent-7
A friend writing from Aamance Count says
"You have always been true to DesaS1 racy You
are one OF those who, with Reid, steodIhy the flag
and sustained it in the dark days years IaeoN They
have put naturazed Englishfnan oskr yo1s who
has done nothing Of consequence for 4e patty, and
they did 1t because you would no. 60 for dsunion
| but hurrah for Holden they cannot put yeudpwn.
Let the fireeaters fu me and rage, but EXPOSE tem,
and we, the people, will SUSTAIN YOU. am Dry
that Lincoln has be IN elected, but it has been done
according to the c. institution, and we bound
honest men and g'bod citizens TO try him. God is
| Furnishing Mort b and South for our wickednes&
| Let us bear it the best way can, and do better
hereafter. If all the denomi nations of Christians
had been as true as the Old School Baptists, al
would have been right They have no abolitionists
among them. = Your ou,se pesses both Wings
and Democrats n this section. Go on, and all gen.
uine Democrats and true patriots will sustain you
The old warrior Sc, Bedford Brown, is doing noble
service"
| friend writing US from Charlotte says:
"Our people greatly prefer peace, and large ma
jority of Meek Ienburg County would oppose any
proposition to lfssolve the Union until every other
means has bee % exhausted to obtain our rights
And whilst the election Of Lincoln may not be con-
sdered of itseh sufficient cause for dissolution yet
think that mas much as the whole matter Is now up
before the cou try, it had better be settled finally
90 earnestly rope the Legislature will not TOO
hastily in decd ing to the best course pursue
for the peace al welfare Of the State The mem
bers of age and experience, whose fires burning
down, ought to take the lead They are not SO ex-
citable as young men are, and will be apt to think
we'll before they act. They will take time to look
back the past history Of the world and see what
has been and no " is the condition Of other disrupt
ed governments. What peculiar interest have
Englishmen in THE affairs of our government just at
this particular tinhe that recommends them SO high
y to the Legislat Ire Of North arolinal see in
the papers that lglishmen stationed at differ
ent points in the South, tanning the fame Of dis,
union, in that Way they best serve England.
Mr.. Spelman mad. application to our last April
Court to be permitted to take the oath Of allegiance
to the United State > hhy be came here to take
the oath is not expl aimed. The oath adininse
tered to him. and tn e ink with which the record vas
made hardly dry before he taken up BY q
certain set o! politicians and elected over YOU Who
have done more to lpuid up the Democratic party
in this State than " twenty members Of tie pre-
sent Legislature whb voted against you > l
like the course of the Hon. Bedford Brown b rea-
ton to the Union, and hope he will standrm in his
position and persevere to the end. Heispne of the
most reliable Democrats in the State ana there is
no position in the gove Enment for which Rpud not
vote for him cheerfullyl"
A friend writing from Wilkes Comfy says:
"Thc bone and sine,F of the Democracy about
here with you and for the Constitution and the
Union. You are serving your country well in eX-
| posing the seceders. go op-the people are with
: you"
A friend writing from Forsyth County says:
ave can still fight the battle for the Union and
rights within the tpion, if We will only be true
to ourselves The stand you have taken has gained
you many friends in all ranks. The crisis demand.
ed some holds competent man to take the helm
Of Unun movement in his hand, and steer the YES
sci without fear favor Go on and fear nothing.
We are the midst of perious times when the
e true man val show firm front May the Lord our
God give you wisdom and strength to do every
thing for His slpry and the good of our beloved
country, Is She PRAYER of your devoted friend"
f A friend writing hom Guillord County says:
f "what few Democrats there are in this neighbor-
e hood endorse your course to man,"
A friend writing from Surry County says:
II am truly glad TO see the conservative course
YOU have taken at this critical time and think il
viii meet lie appreciation of large majority of the
! people ofthis County"
/ Wehaye>many other letters in hand, from which
: we win give extracts hereafter.
North-cRroIina Military Institute.
1 We publish below. the memorial Of this Institute
to the Legislature Of the State, setting forth its
character and prospects, and asking the Legislature
t for aid. - .s-.
: This school is undeRt the management of West
Point graduates and therefore has the advantage Of
being in situation to call to its Professorshps the
best talents of the Army thus enabling it to keep
pace with the improvements the regular service
: We feel sure that the people b the State will