Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-01-16
Tho Voice Of the People.


We continue our extracts from letters received
from friends. These letters are. as general rule
from the people, and not from politicians; and they
are from men Of all parties. They are from men
who are neither disunionists nor submissionists-
who would not dissolve the Union for existing
causes and without making one more appeal to the
people Of the whole country to save it and who
who would not submit for one moment to any ag-
erosion on their rights by the federal government
friend writes US as follows from Collision, Chat
ham county:
"Men of all parties here applaud you highly for
the course you have taken on the exciting questions
of the day. Four-ffths of the people of Chatham
are opposed to disunion for existing causes"
A friend who sends us a club of subscribers,
writes US as follows from Franklin, Macon county:
ave are all for the Union up here at this time,
and are willing to give old Lincoln trial. but we
are all in favor of arming the State and for South
ern Convention"
Our Macon friend-who is one of the soundest
Democrats in the Stats-is right A bill has been
passed to arm the State That is right Let US
now take steps to demand terms at the hands of the
nonslaveholding States. In less than six months
from this date zoe can get terms, and thus the
Union on just basis and prevent civil war.
A sterling Democratic friend writes us as follows
from Boon Hill, Johnston county:
"Ifeel deep interest in the cause you are SO
nobly advocating I am for the Union as long as
there is the least chance Of a compromise. Ours is
the best government ever bequeathed to man. why
not labor to save and perpetuate it? Let the dem
agogues both North and South, who have brought
US to this, be rebukcd."
friend who sends us club of thirteen subscri-
bers from Earpsboro', Nash county, says
"The position you have taken in relation to our
national troubles meets the hearty approval of at
least twothirds of the people of Nash and Johnston
We hope you will spare no pains to unfold to the
public eye the wire-workings and ntrigues of those
demagogues and disunionists who are dong all they
can to destroy our noble temple of liberty for no
good cause. So lay and spare not and the people
will undoubtedly Uphold you"
A friend writing US from Catawba county says:
"The people of Catawba are opposed to disunion
for existing causes, and heartily approve of your
course in the present crisis. | am confident ma
orty Of people do not approve of the resolutions
passed in Newton on the Sth December.
tender you my best wishes, and feel confident our
people will sustain you"
A friend who sends US club of subscribers,
writes us as follows from Dallas, CASTOR county:
81 am gratfed to see the course you have taken
in the present crisis. am we'll satisfied that large
majority of the people in this county will sustain
you in your course We are far from being suo-
missionsts but are Union Democrats We have a
few strenuous advocates of secession among us, but
with all their zeal they cannot effect much. We
think the Union can still be saved. It can only be
done by the good conservatives of the North and
South. There have been two secession meetings
here, but they were small affairs"
friend writes US as follows from Hunsucker's
Store, Montgomery county:
! 81 endorse your course, and hope you will con-
t;nue to give the set of secessionsts the law
and gospel" Watch and wait, and try all honora-
BILE means to save the Union; and if nothing can be
done, then let US have dissolution. l am a Demo-
crat in name and principle, and I will add that in
past time it has taken good Democrat to stand the
fire in Montgomery county,
A sterling Democratic friend writing us from
Nash county, says:
go on in the advocacy of your noble doctrines.
If you fall, you will rise again. The great body Of
the people are with you"
A friend has written us a long and interesting
! letter from Elkville, Wilkes, from which we would
like to make copious extracts but want of space
prevents us from doing so. He says:
II am plain man and a farmer, and do not fiat
ter when say you worthy of the honor and
confidence Of every patriot in the country for the
! independent stand you have taken in the present
perllous condition of our beloved land. May the
Almighty Ruler of the Universe prosper your efforts
to stay the desolating tide of disunionl
am resident of Caldwell and a constituent of W.
W. Avery, Esq. and | say to you, in all candor,
that his assertion in the Senate that large majority
of his constituents were in favor Of seeding frou
the Union, astonshed every one who has heard it
1t is utterly unfounded, else there is no truth in
man. l have made diligent inquiry for disunion
list, and do not believe there is one in ten miles
square, including this postofice Goon, Mr.
Editor, in your laudable course. They may cal
you and those acting with you submissionsts bu
they know they are lying when they say So Thu
real submissionists those who trying to rur
out of the Union, instead of standing up like mel
in the Union and demanding their rights under thu
Constitution"
A friend writing from .Anderson's Store, Caswel
county, says:
"All Of the Union men not dead yet. MAJ
the principles the Standard advocates prevail ant
triumph"
A friend writing from Enola, Irede county, says
LET make long pull. strong pull, and
pull all together and we can yet save the Union
God save the Union according to the Constitution
against the wicked devices Of men both North AM
South"
friend writing from Chestnut Ridge Yadki
county, says:
ave are all for the Union up here. The mass Q
the people endorse your course in the present crisis
A sterling Democratic friend writes US as follow
from Robson county:
1--WE are determined to demand and get all on
rights IN the Union, well knowing we can get moth
ing out of the Union. The Northern people vii
yet come right and do justice, if we will only &C
firmly and prudently. Oh, let us not destroy, bu
preserve the Union if we can. Go on in you
course. May the God of Heaven aid you and al
us all in doing our duty in this great crisis. &
on-your time will yet come, to the consternat:o
of your enemies"
A friend writes US as follows from Hadley's Mills
Chatham county:
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