Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-06


" Son of He'll who alarms these valliants. The
Son of He'll is laughing in his sleeve at the success
of his trick upon the religious press even under the
palpabTe deception of seven and threeSand having
got his own Production before the people, through
the religious press if he can now satisfy the same
press that it would be improper for them to publish
any exposition of his deception, it seems to me
that devil ought to be satisfied for ayear with
the mischief he has done. Let now take up the
address in connection with the resolutions.
And first as to its truthfulness And here
ask the especial attention Of the religious press,
because, here is mostA plainly revealed the Son
of Hell, whom they often name the Father OF Lies
The first paragraph. of the address calls upon the
people to put down faction, (which is believed to
exist in no inconSderable numbers in your midst"
Mark the numbers are here said to be not few,
but considerable" The 7th paragraph begins as
follows: d" That there is Union feeling proper
among her pe5ple we cannot believe; on the con-
trary, there is, We believe very unanimous sentl-
ment of hostility to any settlement OF our difficulties
except upon terms that shall secure to uSindepen-
dence and peace upon lasting basis" Now, both
of these declarations cannot be true 1t is either
gross SANDER to say that the factous. numoer are
considerable else it is falsehood to say that there
are at ALL but on the contrary they are not only
unanimous, but very unanimous for independence,
&C. And now, tell me if it be true that there is a
Gerry unanimous sentiment for independence and
peace lasting basis where is the necessity oil any
meeting to denounce herr Tell me, when Peop'e
are gerry unanimous can you make them more so
by Remuneration? Mr.. Editor, this last declaration
was literally true. At the time that Convention was
held, there had not been many meetings, and in no
one had there been even hint at submission or re-
construction.
But again, in the last resolution they call upon
the people to rise in their might and put down TIL
small as we believe, but treasOnaGe Gac.ion In the,
midst, whose Vaccinations we have more trouble TO
cisf f,o,, fha Of Mo- oh
serve that i'll the first the faction considerable"
in the end it is "Smali," and in the middle it is
nothing at ALL How is it possible in so grave
matter, affecting the question Othe loyalty ofour peo
pie the most Important question in the world which
must affect reputation forever, to account for
such trifng? 1t may be some little palliation to
say that portion of the address, which is long
one, may have been writer in the morning, and
portion IN the evenings but then, the greatest
was committed in the first parr, written in the MORN
ing. The nearer approach TO ruth in the evening
makes true the adage, IN 0iauns est geritas.
Again, In the discussions in the Convention, "AI
seemed to agree that North Carolina had been bad.
ly treated by the Confederate government" Now
hear what the address says "Phe complaint that the
defence of North Carolina has been ne elected is in our
judgment, wholly without foundation" And the adj
dress then takes up every complaint that had been
made by NorthCarOna, and argues to show that each
one is without foundation. Now, tell me- If North
Carolina has not been badly treated, why did these
officers all agree in their discussions that she had?
Ii she has been badly treated, now can these same
officers say their address that she has not? And
fit was proper for them to say that she had been
BADLY treated in their discussions 10 hearing OF the
enemy was it worse for the people say So at home
among themselves?
Again, while not word is said inprase of North
Carolina in the proceedings of the Convention, yet
the address, in ord or that there may be something
- Nl,r
ave obliged to recognize her sisters leaning on
her for support in every emergency OF this eVenful
struggle" 1t seems to give Them no pleasure to
acknowledge H. There is no "Swell with gia6ness"
of their hearts, they far below the Lousianian,
and they obliged to recognize" the fact,
which every body knows, that North-Caroina
at home and in the army has done her whole
duty. This being true now turn to what have
already quoted frOrheir last resolution where they
say of the people Of North Carolina, whose ma
chinationS we have trouble to resist than the
power Of our enemies" And must it De said by
North Carolina officers, and must it go through the
religious press to the latest poSterity, so long as
history the English language shall survive that
. North Carolina, after all her unanEIty in counsel,
her valor in the field her sacrifices and hetrtrend-
incS a. home and her bad treatme 1t by Others gave
the army more trouble by wicked Vaccinations than
the whole enemy besides: That she has not onfy
been of no use, but haar france? Yes, that must he
said
And vet Mr.. Editor, this declarstion Of these Of
fcers 50 far as they INTENDED 1t ahouL& be under
siood WAS literally true, they taLt at Themselves
You must read that language gain. know some
of those officers anil they are willy as they are
brave! Read it again. 1t is not alleged that the
Vaccinations of NOrth-CarolinA have ever given the
country any trouble but have given these officers
more trouble than the enemy has given them Eve
ry word Of this is true. Most Of these officers were
rabid politicians, they and their friends were all
the places of profit and power and the people turn
ed them out but not until some of them secured the
places they occupy. There is no doubt but that
that defeat gave them more trouble than the enemy
gives them. A election is approaching IN
North Carolina and those officers spoke the literal
truth, in an unguardeS hour after o'clock in the
evening, when they SAID Substantially, that they
were more troubled about the elections at home
than the enemy in the field The enemy in the
field must be attended to by the Pri0dtes we, the
officers have troubles elsewhere. We are tired
of this field SERVICE for which we have no heart and
to Which we were driUen by defeat at home, and
We want to get back rg ain where at our ease, We
can tdlE war instead OF acting 1t.
Farther, as showing the purely political purposes
of the Convention, | cali attention to their denun
CATIONS of the Standard The Standard is purely
a political paper, and it has been active and infu
entail paper against the party TO which these ot-
GERS belong Now, If the Standard had had any
injurious influence an the army, by making the
troops under these worse soldiers, then we
would all excuse the foundations but these TROOPS
have been uniformly such good soldiers, that if the
i5Iaaaaycs had any influence, it must have been a
good one. But the 9Th resolution denies. that the
Staa1drd has any influence in the army at all. The
Standard, 1 suppose, had claimed that it had some
influence in sne army, and the 9th resolution says
I'VE denounce the statement of the Editor of that
paper, that his course is approved by large num-
Der of the troops from North Carolina, as utterly
false" Marki They say utterly talse, as not hav-
ing the semblance of truth. There can be no Strong
or language that the Standard has no influence in
the army. Then why should the officers 'denounce
it If forGts influence at home, what do the Off
GERS know of that influence? If tor its influence up
On the enemy, how can it make the enemy worse