Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-19
from the n. c. Standard, Oct. as, 1851 i


LETTER FROM HENRY w. MILLER, ESQ
RALEIGH, Oct. u, 1861.
Ny DEAR Sm:-Yours of the 9Th inst, nquiring
whether am candidate for Congress in this Dis
trict has been received. lam not q candidate
The reasons which induced me to decline the solci
tations of many voters of the district to become
candidate were regarded as satisfactory by those to
whom have had an opportunity to communicate
them.
In April last about week after Mr.. Branch and
myself commenced the canvass for seat in the old
Congress, the tyrannical proclamation of Lincoln
made its appearance | regarded it an open
declaration of war against the South, and at once
withdrew, as did my competitor, and urged prompt
resistance, with all the that God and nature
had placed in our power" and Il reSolute, united
blow for the independence of the South as the only
course which could save us from Subjugatior and
tyranny. 1t Was just source of patriotic pride to
every North arolinian, that our people were pre-
pared in mind and heart for the crisis-and met it
with that prOmptness, unanimity and courage which
proclaimed to the despotic and unprincpled rulers
at Washington City, that nOU, as in the days of
the Revolution they are, in opposition to tyranny
and wrong, 1.-THE most rebelllons people in Amer.
Ca" thought then and so expressed myself, that,
in the face of the declared purposes of Lincoln's
government, it behooved us-in fact, that it was
plain, bounden duty if true to ourselves andour
State, to bury all past political differences aud ami
mosities, and stand shoulder to shoulder as band
of brothers, in defence of our rights and homes
Every day that has since passed. has only confirmed
me III the opinion, that such union of sentiment and
concentration of effort are necessary for our success
This is not the time to indulge in political bickcr-
lDgs or party rvalrieS to encourage the selfish
purposes of personal ambition. In the presence of
the great and glorious work before us such things
sink into nsgnifcance, and degrade even still more
the man who is mean enough to countenance or
rftrrn fhoFTn
was he Whig or Democrat or a .SecessiOnist or
a UniOntst-but, is he true to the causey Is he
ready to pledge his life, his fortune his honor"
as our fathers did, to the of Independence p
II he Is, then with ne, at least it makes no diff
terence under what political flag he riay have raj
lied, in times gone by,-he is worthy of all conf
hence and is entitled IN this great struggle to the
position for which his abilities and merits beft him.
The history of the civilized world cannot furnish
parallel, IN Iniquity and barbarty to the war
which the Northern government is now waginr
against our people. The despotc acts of that gov.
eminent would Curry any crowned head of the rOost
a9ject nation of Europe to the block. The sus,,en
Sion OF the ha66ds c0rpus-the Imprisonment of
patriotic men of high moral aud intellectual worth
Tor the mere expression of political opinions right
guaranteed to them, in express terms, by the Con-
sututon upon which that government processes to
Oe based-the suppression of the liberty of the
pTesS-the cruel aud savage incarceration of even
women and child en- who were suspected of sympa-
thisinS with their friends and kindred of the south
Ihe brutal outrages committed by their birelino
Soiulery upon Our people, without regard TO AGE or
Sex-the ruthless and iron hearted TYRANNY nv
"hen lne gallant State of Maryland is now insulted
ana trouden DOWNFALL this, and much more eouallv
"',oelouS, aumonlSh, Durn u.s. trumpet tonruetl
"nA' VIII DC our late, ii the vile and lawless pur
poses OF that government arc carried ont Rornnd
iuesto tneVery contemplation OF the remotest posi-
Dilty oil such destiny, is enough to arousc eyarv
heart and nerve every arm in the Soutb 70 on o,;
ergy and vaor unconqucrabe as the shirt of bar
own Immortal Washington, and as firm as her monn
tain cliffs ~ '' niouh-
But We entertain no such fears. We NAV sufE.r
PrNatiohs-we may DC subjected to reverSes-wc
may see OUT Orothers and our sons sicken and d;o
uhoer disease, or iall on the battle field nourin an,
Ihelr hieblood IN defence of all we hold dear b,t
conquered, WE ARE RESOLVED NEVER tn Dp, A.
trals and dangers thicken, the arms of onr noon1o
VIII become stronger, and their hearts more raSoIto
anu lnVlncloie What we have once done iftrno 70
ourselves, we can do again. Already have our ar,
Hn,es gwen the enemy assurance doubly sure" of
%Ia' brave people, eontending in just cause, are
aoe 10 achIeve-and we can but trust that Bethel
Manassas, Springfield and Lexington. will be beacon
lights to lead our gallant soldiers to still more
glorious victories
hnen let us bury past political defferenccs-sa
t.soe every thing to the cause-devote our whole
.; stss OIL body and mind to the vigorous prosecn
60. ''e ~ar-stand by the COVE rnment in its ef
80 cheSt our deliverance from a deSnotisu
- man Egyptian bOndage-suStain the gaII,nt
80 Vi our armes-contribute our all if necoo
did, "e comfort and support of our brave sol
our powder dry" and trust in th,