Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-01-23

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AZ Little demagogues North and South have
been mainly instrumental in bringing the country
to its present distracted and distressed condition;
but little demagogues will not be able to right the
wrong which they have committed. The crisis calls
for men, not boosters or driveers. The people, in
the crisis now upon u.s. will be able to distinguish
between true men and those who would infame.
deceive, and lead them to rum.
The Conrention being fixed fact" politicians
and wreworkers are maturing their plans for bring
ing out their favontes. If there ever was time
when the people should be extraordinarily careful
and particular in the selection Of representatives of
the popular interests, that time is the present
. ..--- Richmond Whig.
The above advice is excellent, and comes in good
time. We have reason to believe that the soire.
s0orksss in this State arc already maturiDg their
plans for bringing out their favorites" in view of
the passage of the Convention BILL Let the people
be on thealert. If Convention should be called,
desperate effort will be made to precp,ate North
Carolina at once out of the Union. -t
az We are requested to state that the absence
of the name of Mr.. Wikerson from the yeas and
nays for several days past in the House. is owing to
that gentlemans indsposition. We are glad to see
that he is now able to take his seat in the House.
EVILS OF Civil WAR-The Duke of Wellington
in the House Of Peers on memorable occasion, said
my lords, am one Of those who have probably
passed more Of my life in war than most men, and
principally, may say, in civil war too and must
say this, thatf could avoid, by any saerce a0hat
scorer, even month Of civil war in the country
to which am attached, would sacrifice my life in
order to accomplish it."
t The Richmond Examiner, the organ of Mr..
Hunter advises the people Of Virginia to vote against
referring the action OF the Convention of that State
to them at the polls The Examiner is no doubt for
immediate secession. Virginia, it is thought, will
have three prominent candidates for President Of
Southern Confederacy-Mr. Hunter, Mr.. Mason, and
Mr.. Wise. Gov. Floyd will of course go into the
War or Treasury Department. where he will have
opportunity to connive at frauds, line his own
pocket and then desert the administration and tell
Cabinet secrets as he is now doing But what is to
USCouS vi AouSSy " uos 10 nc " uosC.
TAKING TINE BY THE FoRElocK "A secession let.
ter writer from Raleigh to the Petersburg Express
speaks of the secession of North Carolina ar un-
derstood thing soon as the Convention assemblies;
and among other things says, ALREADY there are
many candidates for Brgadier General of the N. C..
Volunteers and still more numerous applications for
aplsce on the staff"-Fay. Odserrer.
Those who are making the most noise for seces.
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privates." They must be Captains, Colonels and
Generals. OF course the honest, hard-working peo-
pie will have to foot the bill. Immediate secession
by this State for existing causes would be the height
Of folly and madness
| W. We invite the attention of our readers to
the following extract from the letter addressed by
! Gov Magofin, of Kentucky, to the Alabama Com.
missioner. How different the language from that
employed by Gov. Ellis in his message, and in his
letter laying the letter of Mr.. Thompson, the Mis-
sissippi Commissioner, before Legislature! Gov
Magoffin hopes that redress may yet be obtained in
| the Union-Gov. Ellis belongs to the "no hope
party. Gov. NJ. says:
| "You ask the cooperation of the Southern States
! in order to redress our wrongs So do we. You
; nave IlO uOpc Vi TCutcSS III ttlc CuIOH. we ye
look hopefully to assurances that powerful reaction
| is going on at the North You seek remedy in Sc
! cession from the Union. We wish the united actor
Of the slave States, assembled in Convention within
! the Union. You would act separately; We united
| ly. II Alabama and other slave States would NEE
Us in Convention say at Nashville or elsewhere al
early as the fifth day Of February, do not doubt bu
we would agree in forty eight hours upon such rea
| sonable guarantees, by way Of amendments to thu
Constitution of the United States, as would com
mand at least the appreciation Of our numerou!
friends IN the free States and by giving them tin'
/ to make the question with the people there, suct
reaction in public opinion might take place to Sc
cure our rights and save the Government"
w The following resolutions were offered il
the Virginia Legislature on the 18th, and referee
to the committee on federal relations:
'Resolred 6y the Senate and House of Delegates
That R. NJ. I. Hunter, WIN. G. Rives, John j. AL
len and Geo. w. Summers be, and are hereby ap
pointed commissioners to open a correspondent
with the governments of all the States, to ascertain
what TERMS if any, the present Union can b
preserved; and if it cannot then upon what terms
and with what States, new Confcderacy can b.
formed, which will secure to the people Of Virgins
the full enjoyment of all their rights and that they
be required report the result of their proceeding
to the Convention, to assemble on the 18th Februa
ry next
Resolced, That the Governor be requested forth
with to apprise said Commissioners Of their ap
pointment"
The committee on federal relations of that Stat
have reported resolutions calling for meeting q
Commissioners, on the 4th of next month, at Wash
ington, to make an effort Ito restore the Union an
the Constitution in the spirit in which they wer
established by the fathers of the Republic" Tn
invitation to appoint Commissioners is extended t
all the States, nonslaveholding rs well as slave
holding.
g. The Georgia Convention assembled at Mi
ledgeyle the 18th. 1t was believed that the Stat
would probably secede Every effort has been mad
a by Toombs and others to bring about such resul