Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-02-13
The Voice of the People.

The Voice of the People.
A friend writing us from Hookerton, Greene
County, says:
"The secessionists down here-or rather the Dem
ocratic portion Of them-are endeavoring to make
party test of the question: by telling good and un
Democrats that it is Democratic; and
that is the plan. have no doubt, throughout the
State God forbid that they should succeed in their
wicked plans. The Union men here Of all parties
applaud your course"
Let it be known that jefferson, jackson, and
Madison all denied the right of State to sccede ex.
cept in the event of the federal government breaking
the compact Secession at the mere whim or caprice
OF State, is utterly undemocratc. We defy the
disunionists to show the contrary.
A friend writing US from Cumberland County,
says:
We all wish you great success in the course you
are pursuing Four copies of the State Journal are
coming to this ofice,-I cannot say to subscribers,
for have heard three of them say they do not want
the paper"
friend writing us from Franklin, Macon Coun-
ty, says:
We up in the mountains admire very much the
bold stand you take in your paper with regard to
the great question Of the day. Though in favor O
preserving Southern rights and Southern honor un-
tarnished yet we deprccate secession and look up
on it as movement which, if carried into effect,
will destroy the temple of liberty and involve the
nation in desperate and bloody wars"
A friend writing us from Person County, says:
We intend to stand to the Constitution and the
Union until We are forced to leave them and if you
still maintain the principles you now maintain and
We are forced to give up the Union, we can only say
m vOn WpI ap1f f,;.h II
A friend writing us from Nash County, says:
"There are ten to one for the Union in this part
the County. send veu subscriber in place Of:
scceder who has stopped his Standard Wishin;
to sustain you in your fight for the Union, pro
pose to send you new subscriber for every one you
have or may lose on that account"
We are much obliged to our friend Let him send
all the subscribers he obtain. We should like
to increase our list in Nash
friend writing ON Randolph County, says:
ave all opposed to secession at present We
are all Union men, women and children. We are
for "a strict construction Of the federal Consttu
tion-the reserved rights of the States-and the
greatest good Of the greatest number These are
the sentiments of this section"
A friend writing from Davie County, says:
"At time like this when fanatics, and demago-
best government the face of the globe, my feeble
support shall not he withheld from him who, in the
face of the bloodhounds of power, and the pcrsecu
tons of party leaders, and the threats of annihia
ton, has taken a manly and unflinching stand 70
the Constitution and the Union. Your course is de
serving Of all honor. The people will sustain you
friend writing from Johnston County, says:
"Your course meets the appreciation of men of al
parties in this County. don't think there is dis
unionist within ten miles of this place."
A friend writing US from Caswell County, says:
Rest assured large majority of the good pei
pie Of this County are with you and our noble Sena
tor Bedford Brown, in the present crisis"
A friend writing us from Johnston County, says
"Pcrmit me to say that the course you are pus
suing meets the cordial and unqualified approbatio
Of nearly every man in this County. The people
Johnston say that if the Union is preserved no MAJ
in this State will have contributed more to this glo
rous result than yourself Believe me, Sir the pee
pie are not such consnnmate fools as to be insens
BILE to the Vaccinations, hollowncss and treacher
of professional politicians Scarcely day paSSe
that do not hear some plain unsophsticated farm
say that the politicians have brought the countr.
to its present perlous condition, and that public al
fairs must be taken from their hands. trust ir
God yeu will continue your efforts for the Union
The ours may bark at you, but they can dc
; you no hurt. The Governor and mercenary Editors
may do their best against you, but i'll the Language
OF Brutus to Cassi,ls you may say
'There is terror, Cassns in your tlreats
For am armed 80 strung in honesty,
That they pass by as the idle wind
Which regard MT"
We have many other letters in hand, from which
We will give extracts hereafter
a. The Washington correspondent Of th
Charleston Mercury refers in the following coars
and insulting terms to President Buchanan an,
! Gen. Scott:
BUCHANAN, as stated in recent letter. tol,
Ex-President TYLER that the mission Of the Bronx
! Ign was one of "mercy and relief" Why thcl
! does he telegraph Major CHASE to intercept ant
countermand the orders Of the Brooklyn? Planl
because the poor old creature has lost all the ll
decision he ever had. He seems to take new tacl
every day. lie had quarrel with General ScoT
/ yesterday. "IIasty Plate" wants to double an,
treble the Swiss Guard Of the Metropolis, for tn
benefit of the Emperor ABKAuAM; but "Ten-C
| Jimmy" unlike Oliver Twist don't want an
more" So the dotard Damon and the pugnacou
Pythias part in pet.
These sccessionists seem to revel in abuse and ca
lumny. Every fairm,nded man in the country
North and South, sympathizes with the Presiden
and would sustain him in the present irving eme,
gency; but the secessionists slander him and ca
him "poor old creature" Shame on such men
STAY LAw.-We have been asked if the Legisls
ture Of this State has passed stay lava law SUI
pending in any way the operation of the usual prt
cess for the collection Of debts. We answer in til
negative. We make this statement because v
learn that it is so reported North, to the serious
triment of the credit of merchants from this Stat
Wilmington Journal
The stay bill has passed tho Senate by decide
majority, and is now before the Commons.
~ Beware Of disunionsts in the garb Of moo
crate men, Vote for no man who will not wor
hopefully for the preservation of the Union. r
member that the dsunionists tod you that the ele
tion of Lincoln would not be cause for dissolution
and that since the election they have been doing
they can to break the bonds They have deceive
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