Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-10-23

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NV homes Of comfort and JOY fare garnereo
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State, and the name of n ,y4fEETER
JOHN W. SyME, ESQ.
Editor eftie Raleigh Register. .y,s;s
= = For the Standard
~, THE VOTERS OF THE THIRD CoNsGKESS-
~ SIGNAL DISTRICT,
o,,,,,o..J of the Counties of Gl'tsret Jones ons-
la;e Dunlin, Wayne Johnston, Craren ana o"np-
GENTLEMEN: BY numerous solicitations RON u.''
ferent portions of the District, am ihonce $3.50 -
como candidate to represent you in the nrst Per.
n,anent Congress of the Confederate States re,
eret exceedingly that my acquaintance Is SO l;i,'.ea
IN MANY parts of the District and that tnefe % nv
time to cultivate your acquaintance, oe,"eeu '"'s
and the election, | know persons dSiihe " 10y
for strangers and desire to see canaioa'e' oelo.e
they feel willing to support nm; out s'ou1u ~
conclude to favor me with your SURFACES nop1
Won will never have any reason TO IeS'It ~ 80
know something about the rlsh's Vi ~" ';,i;nn ~
- .lwavs dare maintain them. am wiling 10
a' INV sacrifice sooner than the South shall oe
.',;,o,tcd by Northern aggression. l VIII support
al measures that are calculated to give the war Wig
orous prosecution on our part, anu oih'e IL " l"
close I mean what say. believe in eonstaney;
without it. there is neither love, friendship OF VIZ
tue in the world. --..:o,, r =,
tito Won to an examination of the Journals of the
tirnc ast sessions of the Legislature. In addition
70 tb,t refer YOU to my brother Senators and the
n,emhers of the House of Commons, as to my sound
mess on the Southern Rights question, whether l
acted the part of laggard and waited to follow the
Iod of others or took bold and independent course
in their defence A., ;s.. oe
This is no time fer parley, we are IN the midSt OF
a revolution 1--WE have passed the hao'coh' ie'
us stand together band OF orothers' "a sparta"
hand unhesitatingly and fearlessly, maintaining
cnr freedom Let us do or de. | confess am am
b;tious but nv ambition carries me no further than
to try to excel in the promotion OF our liberty and
and the peace, prosperity and happiness OF my TEL
low man. fear YOU may think me an esotSt, out
Il ;s rw;nr to our being so lately thrown into the
s,me Congressional District. that have made the
above remarks No one dislikes egotism more than
I: or for man to attempt to make himself cohSp'c
uous, by making display in the newspapers, as
racer does his blooded stock, by advertisement,
merchant tailor his clothing and quack doctor his
Mills. often times pity Editors, in consequence OF
their being called on to make great men out oil small
material.
word more and am done. | see in the Daitv
journal, published in Wilmington an account OF
a District Convention held in Godsboro, the irSt
day of the present month (October) l think II
would have been more appropriate to have called 1t
a Homeopathic meeting, judging from the small at
tendance. the meagre proceedings, anu means uSeu'
How many do you suppose, oticlated at TINS Con
vention, or Homeopathic meeting? Twelve. inclu.
ding the Chairman ard Secretaries, as understood
the Journal, and he IS generally correct
"On motion the names of the delegates were en-
rolled" If there were any more than twelve OIL
ciatng suppose we shall have to apply to the office
of the Secretary of State to find out, be beng the
custodian of enrolled bills this would be attended
with cost | think would be better to spend the
money in the purchase Of clothing for our brace 1ot-
untcess.
On motion, committee of one from each county
was appointed to prepare resolutions ior the ae'o
of the Convention. That committee was composed
of one from each of the counties of Wayne, onslow
! Carteret, Sampson, Duplin, and Johnston craven
YES Craven, the land of the great and good Gaston
! the talented Stanly, the eloquent Shepard. the nc
cymplishcd Stevenson the able advocate w ashlnS
ton, and host of others, and the patriotic county
of Jones, too entirely overlooked and neglected.
! The committee after retiring few moments, tine
! Jou,nal says, and he is good authortyo reported
the following preamble and resolution, not rcsoin
! tons;
! WHEREAS We the representatives Of the people
in the Sd Congressional District have assembled II
| Convention for the purpose Of nominating candl
/
! date to represent in the said District,
! Resolred, That ace will support the nomination o
! said Convention"
! The preamble saws we, "the representatives o
| the people," How many of the people do you sap
| pose they representedy Did they really represen
the hundrcth man in the District? IL is avery cas-.
! matter for man to be mistaken
"a parson reading the first line or so OF CHAP
ter in the Bible the clerk, by some mistake or oth
er, read it after him. The parson read as follows
"Moses was an austere man, and made atonement 10
the sins of his people" The clerk, misunderstood
ing him, ST oke thus: "Moscs was an oyster man
and made ointment for the Sims OF his people. :
Now, without any intention to do wrong, ana the'
over anxiety to serve their country, leo INC oe'e
=. gates into an error, presume.
ITO represent us" means the delegates assem-
bled-the people at large is not included, therefor
beg leave to be released from any obligation
'Resolred, That acc will support" &c, has refer
ence to the delegates only, certainly not ntendln
to bind the voters by their action but it is IN tn
event they did so intend that have taken notice
the Convention. 1t certainly composed
bachelors, and they not the most reliable chal
acters even in times of peace to say nothing o! wal
This will leave to the ladies to decide, and no ma
dare question the correctness of their decision. LII
reason say 80, the committee appointed to prepar
resolutions for the action of the Convention returne
only the cetibate resolution, above mentioned, (cor
trary to the duty assigned them, which was to pr
pare resoutions) which celibate resolution contain
ed only ten ,oords and these not in accordance wit
the ten commandments" or the Bible in other pa
ticulars. The war cannot be carried on by such pr
ceedings. 1t is true it resembles Caesar for brevit
"oeni ridi vici," but not for conquest. Ten dost
Of homeopathy will not physic all the Black Repul
cans. We must give them plenty of grape.
will not do to build Notifications Of hulnbugger
now, and man them with straw; the materials al
too combustible. We must have them built Of liz
oak, defended by the real pan-yes, good and trr
Southern men,
Ny name was put in nomination, not by m
knowledge or consent yet always feel grateful
my friends l look upon ingrattude to be one
the blacklist of crimes.
was candidate before the Convention assemble,
but did not wish to trouble the Editors-though.
an improper time to discuss politics, believing "
are all good Secessionists, for the South "rlght
wrong" l was engaged in assisting a friend
make up Volunteer Company l then though
and do now, Of going to Virginia to Join regimen
1 if | can get sufficient number of companies
am not aware that any Of the other districts j
the State has held a Convention the reason thin