The New York herald., 1862-11-02
North Car0lina-Additiomal News OF Gov.
Stanly's Flag or Tr uce 70 Gov. Vance.

Stanly's Flag or Tr uce 20 Gov. Vance.
We published yesterday the interesting intel
ligence that Gov. Stanly, Military Governor Of
a communication to Gov. Vance (the head Of
the State as member Of our rebellious South
erR Confederate States,, proposing an inter-
view, without any ceremony or raising any
questions of dignity or rank, upon the present
state Of public affairs and the aspects of the
war at this time" BY a late despatch from
Newbern we are now informed that the flag OF
trace had returned. with the answer from Gov.
Vance that he cannot act upon the proposition
aforesaid as desired, but will submit Governor
Stanly's communication to the Confederate
government at Richmond for its action.
Thus it appears that Gov. Vance, an old line
whig. has not yet learned the first lesson of
contrivers of this..rebellion, to wit:-That the
sovereignty of each State concerned is para
mount, and that before this State sovereignty
the government of the Confederate States" is
but subordinate and helpless creature. This
fundamental idea such as it is, is engraftcd
into the Southern Confederate constitution; and.
accordingly, any one Of the States concerned in
this rebellion, acting upon its own Judgment,
may seeede at pleasure from JEFF. Davis. and
set up an independent nationality for ITSELF or,
with another State or two, may sell itself to
some European Power, or save itself by return
ing TO the secure and bene6cent protection of
the Union. Gov. Vance, therefore. was free to
0Cfu plric xuit
sulting the Confederate" government; and,
according to that constitution, JEFF. Davis can
only return the paper in question to Gov. Vance,
with the remark that the proposition submitted
is matter for the consideration of the sovereign
State of North Carolina, and not for the free
and easy copartnership Of which she is men,
ber.
With this view of the subject Governor
Stanly should renew his proposition for con-
ference with Governor Vance, reminding him
that. under the Confederate constitution, that
supreme Southern State right-the right Of Sc
cession-is possessed and may be exercised by
North Carolina at any time. Let Governor
Stanly present this argument to Governor
Vance, and notify him that it will be published,
OSctucT " WI las anSWof, duu Ac VIA uiOSt pfC-
badly open the eyes Of the North Carolina peo-
pie to the fact that the door for their constitu-
tional deliverance from JEFF Davis stands wide
open.
In any event. however, this proposition of
Governor Stanly is beginning. an initiative
step towards the reclamation Of our revolted
States 1t is a proposition, too which would
not have been made but for the important fact
that Mr.. Vance has just been elected Governor
of North Carolina by heavy majority as a
SOather0 conservative over rabid Southern
secession radical. This fact indicates popular
reaction in North Carolina in behalf Of the
Union. upon which Governor Stanly has felt
encouraged to try his experiment. Let our
Northern November elections 60 as those Of
October have gone-in favor Of our Union
Northern conservatives-and the dominant con-
servative Governor, Legislature and party Of
North Carolina will be ready to close with the
simple offering-and the only one that can be
made-of the protection of the constitution of
the United States. Let Ms have, in fact
sweeping public verdict from the North against
our abolition crusaders and in favor Of the con-
stitution and the Union, and the emancipation
proclamation of President Lincoln will be a
dead letter before the lst of January, as he un-
doubtedly desires it may be; for President Lin
coins object is to save, and not to destroy, the
South and the Union.