Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-10-23

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sent nv sword, my substance, and one IN whom all
nv hopes of comfort and joy 'are garnered up, VINO
! has becnit che field for months ready To maintain,
| BY his exertions and life the honor of his native
State, and the pane of ,,,,,r
- ERstor Of tie Rateigh Register.
I y $3.50 For the Standard.
| TO TIE VOTERS OF THE THIRD CONGRESS
| SfeNAE DISTRICT,
COMPOSED of the Cduntics-ef Carteret Jones, OHs-
loo, Dabsn, Wayne Johnston, erareAand S4mp-
C;vSrrExES;-By numerous solicitations from DIFF.
fe-ent portions OF the DstrictI induced TO &C.
come candidate 10 represent you in the first per-
maneut Congress OF the Confederate States. ire
gret exceedingly that my acquaintance is SO limited
in-many parts of the District and thatthere IS NOT
time to- cultivate your acquaintance, between TINS
| and the election. | know persons dlslHe 10 Eole
for strangers and desire to see candidate oeiore
! they feel willing to support him; out shouu you
conclude to favor rue with your suiffpges, nope
! Won will never have any reason to rcgretn thlnh
know something about the rights of the people,
| and always dare maintain them. 1 am Wiling 10
make any sacrifice sooner than the South shall DC
| suhiugated by Northern aggression. lswlh support
all measures that calculated to give the war VIZ
| orous prosecution on our part, and bring IL 10 q
close. mean what say. believe IN constaHcy'
! without it. there is neither love- Tiehusn'po VI VI"
| tue in the world.
For nv course against Northern aggression, | in
wife Won TO an examination Of the Journals OF the
three last sessions of the Legislature. In addition
to that refer YOU to my brother Senators and the
| members of the House Of Commons as to my sound
ness on the Southern Rights question, whether
acted the part of laggard and waited to follow the
lead of others or took bold and independent course
| in their defence.
This is no time fer parley, We are in the midst OF
| revolution ave have passed the Rublcon, IeI
us stand together as band of brothers, IA Spartan
bandO unhesitatingly and fcarlessly, maintaining
! Cur freedom Let us do or d c. confess am AMI
bilious, but nv ambition carries me no further than
tn 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 egotist, but
it is owing to our being so lately thrown INTO the
s,me Congressional District that l have made the
above remarks No one diSlikes egotism more than
7: or for man to attempt to make himself consplc-
| mons bv making a display in the newspapers, as
racer does his booded stock, by advertisement,
merchant tailor his clothing, and qiack doctor hs
pills often times pity Editors, in consequence OF
their being called on to make great men out oil small
! material.
A word more and am done. see in the DHitg
| Journal published in Wilmington) an account OF
District Convention, held in GoldsbOro, the first
| day of the present month (October) | think II
would have been more appropriate to have called II
| Homeopathic meeting, Judging from the small at
tendance the meagre proceedings, and means used
! How manv do YOU suppose officated at this Con-
| vention or HOMEOPATHIC meeting? Twelve, Inclu
ding :be Chairman ard Secretaries, understood
the Journal and he IS generally correct
| ION motion the names of the delegates were en-
| rolled" If there were any more than twelve ON
eating suppose shall have to apply TO the Office
of the Secretary of State to find out, be being the
custodian of enrolled bills, this would be attended
| with cost | think would he better to spend the
money in the purchase of clothing for our brace rot
! unteerS -F H..t .. >. .. 90
On motion, committee of one from each county
was appointed to prepare resolutions for the action
of the Convention. That committee was composed
Of one from each OF the counties OF Wayne, OnSow,
! Carteret Sampson Duplin, and Johnston. Craven,
yes, Craven. the had Of the great and good Gaston
the talented Stanly the eloquent Shepard, the ac-
cJmplished Stevenson, the able advocate W ashIng
ton and host of others, and the patriotic county
of Jones, too, entirely overlooked and neglected.
The committee after retiring few moments, 1.-THE
journal says, and he is good authority reported
the following preamble and resolution, not resolu-
! tons: --.-.-
! WHEREAS We the representatives Of the people
in the Sd Congressional District, have assembled IN
Convention for the purpose OF noninatinga candl'
date to represent as in the said District,
! ReSoLred That will support the nomination oil
said Convention" --f...
! The preamble SAYS VIC "the representatives OF
the people" How many of the people do yon sap
pose they represented? Did they really represent
the hundrcth man in the District? It's livery easy
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 9TH
err, read it after him. The parson read as Follows:
" Moses Gustere man, and made atonclnent tor
the sins of his people" The clerk, misundcrstand-
| ing him. ST oke thus: "Moses was an oyster man,
and made ointment for the shins of his people"
| Now, without any intention TO do wrong and their
over anxiety to serve their country, led the dele
gates into an error, presume. ---..---
! ITO represent us" means the delegates assem-
bled-the people at large is not included therefore
beg leave to be released from any, obligation.
"ResOLsed That Ue.wl support" &c, has refer
ence to the delegates only certainly not intending
to bind the voters by their action but 1t is IN the
event they did SO intend that have taken notice OF
! the Convention 1t was certainly composed of
bachelors, and they not the most reliable char
acters in times Of peace to say nothing OF war;
This will leave to the ladies to decide. and no man
dare question the correctness of their decision. The
reason say so, the committee appointed to prepare
resolutions for the action Of the Convention returned
only the celiJate resoluton above mentioned (con-
trary to the duty assigned them, which was to pre-
pare resoutons) which celibate resolution contain
cd only ten cords and these not in accordance with
/ the ten commandments" or the Bible in other par
tculars The war cannot be carried on by such pro-
Ceedngs. 1t is true it resembles Caesar for oreylty
"Ueni ridi, viei" but not for conquest Ten doses
Of homeopathy will not physc all the Black Repu6.
cans. We must give them plenty of grape 1t
/ will not do TO build Notifications OF humbuggery
/ now, and man them with straw; the materials are
4 too combustble. We must have them built of live
/ oak, defended by the real man-yes good and true
| Southern men. r.. -..-i -t
Ny name was put in nomination, not by my
knowledge or consent; yet always feel grateful to
my friends. l look upon ingratItuee to be one of
| the blacklist of crimes.
| was candidate before the Convention assembled,
but did not wish to trouble the Edtors-thought it
an improper time to discuss politics, believing we
are all good Secessionsts for the South, right or
wrong" / was engaged in assisting friend to
I make up Volunteer Company. | then thought