Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-04-03

IN EOUA1. AfRlI >. lOOL. '
Mr. Lewis more than intimates that we want Mr..
Branchs seat in Congress Mistaken again. We
are no of1ice-seeker, Mr.. Lewis. We were nominat-
ed for the Convention without the slightest effort
our part to obtain the nomination. Can you say as
mucha We never ran for Congress without being
asked by majority of our party to do soa Can
you say as much, Mr.. Lewis? We never read a
private letter the stump in order to obtain few
votes. Can you say as much, Mr.. Lewisi And yet
zoe are an ofice-seeker-an unscrupulous getter-up
OF "pretenses," while Mr.. Lewis has to be importun
ed to think even of accepting otice 49,,
Mr.. Lewis speaks Of our ",ocU known purpose."
The gentleman knows more than we do, ifhe knows
that we have any purpose but TO preserve the Union
and to keep down such disnnionists as he is.
But Mr.. Lewis wants to know about " those DIS
patches" In this he initiates his leader, John Spell
man. Every dispatch we received, 'and printed, or
read, was genuine. Mr.. Lewis did not say at Green
Level that our dispatches not genuine. So far
as the facts stated in those dispatches are concerned
they were true so far as the opinions contained in
them are concerned they were entitled to respect.
Mr.. Lewis says We are /" elated by victory" Not
at ALL We expected victory before we met the gen.
teman on the stump. His nomination made the
victory more certain. We thank him for the aid
which his unpopularity gave to our cause both in
the campaign and at the polls
But We must pardon many things in Mr.. Lewis,
in consideration of the choice rhetoric with which
his letter is adorned We feel grateful for the in
formation that "cry" can be 'set on foot" We
call on the shade Of Blair to believe that man can
stake" fall We can raise potatoes we can raise
houses, and we can also "raise an "experience,"
if Mr.. Lewiss rhetoric is not at fault.
But Mr.. Lewis has omitted material point in the
letter. Let US have that part of it in which Mr..
Branch endorsed Messrs. Lewis Rand, and Wilder.
Mr.. Lewis says he has given so much thereof as he
made public We think the gentleman is certainly
mistaken. Come, gentlemen, make clean breast
of it. The letter is now public property, and the
people are entitled to every material point which it
contains.
What has Virginia Dones
The following from the Richmond Whig, will
show the condition of things in the Virginia Con.
vention. Virginia is watching and waiting" The
| Wig says:
Last night at about halfpast-seven o'clock the
Convention, in Committee of the Whole, took =
vote on Mr.. Cariies substitute and rejected it by
an almost unanimous voice. We hail this as an
auspicious sign and presume it will be followed,
at a future day, by very strong vote in favor of
| the report of the Committee of twentyone.
For the information of our readers we will state
| fhof h.ch fho cfiApp foA :f.a1f
When the Peace Commissioners made their re-
port, and it was laid before the Convention it was
assailed by Mr.. Tyler and other gentlemen vari-
Gus grounds most of which referred to the alleged
ambiguity and vaguenss of the language in which it
was couched. 1t was charged that it would admit
of different constructions, and therefore, that in
stead OF settling the questions at ISSUE it would leave
everything open and at In reference to these OBJ
jections (though it was not admitted that they were
in all respects well taken) tho Convention, on mo.
ton Of Mr.. Summers himself referred the report to
the committee of Twenty-one to revise and report
on it. The committee accordingly did revise it. and
reported it back with number of amendments,
which rendered it clear and unmstakable in its pur
port, and in some particulars modified and improved
it. When this report came in, Mr.. Carlile whU
thought the Peace Conference plan was free from
the objections taken to it moved that plan as sub
stitute for the report Of the Committee of Twenty
one and the minority reports from that Committee
with an ordinance, submitting it to the people tc
decide at the polls, whether they would adopt it.
Mr.. Carliles proposition thus became compel
ing proposition with the report of the Committee
and the vote being taken between them, it was re
jected with but four or five dissenting votes.
The question will next come up between the re
ports of the minority as competing propositions
with the report of the majority. They will proba
bly, be voted down, and then the report of the Com
mttee, with possibly some few amendments will b.
adopted.
The vote last evening was test of nothing bu
of the relative strength of the Peace Conference
proposition as it came from Washington, and tn
same measure as amended by the Committee o
Twenty-onc. On this proposition men of all shades
Of opinion voted together in favor of the PROPOSE
tion as amended.
The true test vote will be taken when the ordi
nance of secession recommended by Messrs. Harvie
Montague and Williams is brought up as compel
ing proposition with the report of the Committee O
o. Then gentlemen will show their hands, and "
shall see who for the Union and who are agains
it-who are for immediate secession, and who ar
for prosecuting in good faith the patriotic effort Sc
on foot by Virginia to restore peace and harmony
and reestabIish the Union, with all its counties
blessings on sure and stable foundation"
Latcr..tsOld Virginia never tire!"
On Wednesday last, in the Virginia Convention
Mr. Hall, of Wetzel, offered as substitute for tn
report Of the committee on federal relations the Con
stitution Of the Confederate States. After consie
cradle discussion the Constitution of the Confedel
ate States was rejected, yeas none nays Ts. Th
Petersburg Erpre" says that Gov. Wise left the ha
before the vote taken, "disgusted with the MI
jority." Gov Wise is dsunionist"
What will Virginia do? Virginia will hardly joi
the Confederate States after having deliberately
jected their Constitution. "Whle the Coseu,
stands Rome will stand" 1t is so with Virginia an
!; the Union. ,.a s-.-'
We believe that the "old North State" will Y,
be redeemed from the odium which attaches to b,
recent verdict-Petersburg Erpress
If our friend of the Express will put on his sae