Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-01-21
Hr. stoue,s Ri,l Of coup.aints.

Ar. Stoves Bill Of Complaints.
4E Jasper Stowe Of Gaston, is out in IN elaborate
Gaedin the Charlotte Baa1tin, on the subject OF
ths scent order of Gov. Vance to arrest and send
toaanp all white males betwesn the ages Of eighteen
and forty, employed in the factories Of Stowe Co.,
Lineberger Co., and T. r. Tate, for the reason |
tbat these factories had sold their goods at price
much beyond the seventy cent profit allowed
By act of Congress. 80
II. Stowe says the Secretary Of War alone has
The right to do what Gov. Vance has done. In this
be = mistaken. Gov. Vance is enforcing the con-
scsiption law in this State and standing thus in
the shoes of the Secretary of War; it was his duty
to ssue the order referred to- 1t was no Imperial"
edict Is Mr.. Stowe declares, but plain business
order, which it is evident Mr.. Stowe teels.
s. Nj. Stowe lugs in the case Of the Rev. R J.
sssssss anassaes that Gov. Vance showed such zeal
in his case as to "pace himself in direct conflict
with the Confederate government" Mistaken again,
Mr.. Stowe. The Legislature demanded Mr.. Graves,
and the Governor simply acted the representative
of that body in enforcing the demand. There was
no conflict whatever, for the Secretary of War ad-
mitted that the Legislature was right and delivered
up Mr.. Graves as soon as the demand was made.
Mr. Stowe complains that the Governors order
would deprive him of "only too operatives !" In
this he does not include himself, that is, provided
he Is a conscript One of Mr.. Stoves chief objec-
tions to the election OF Gov. Vance was, that he
feared he would not promptly enforce the conscript
Law. What does he think now? The Governor,
in the plain performance of his duty in enforcing
that law, is so tight, and necessarily so, on Ar.
Sto~e himself that that gentleman cries out. Mr..
Stove was most ardent original secessionist He
prgnred disunion, and he appeared to be ready
for all the consequences that might follow. But
like thousands of others who entertained the same
views he has remained quietly at home, exerting
all his energies to fortune and has not seen,
much less fired the first gun at Yankee. In all
this Mr.. Stowe il quite consistent, for, like the
Others referred to, he said he was for "peacea6le
secession" He is as good as his word.
We learn that Messrs. Lineberger Co., and Mr..
Tate have complied with the act of Congress the
subject, and will of course retain their operatives
Has Mr.. Stowe done so2 As soon as we hear that
he aas, will do him the justice to state the fact
1t seems to US that any reasonable man who is de-
voted to the cause Of Southern independence, ought
to be satisfied with clear profit of seventyve per
cent Gov. Vance, instead Of being censured for
the course he has pursued in this matter, deserves
the thanks of the people, and especially Of our
soldiers and their families, for his efforts to restrict
the manufacturers of cotton and woolen goods to
this profit 1t is his duty to enforce the law, and
to consult the s-satest good Of tho greatest numbers
and fany .,r
mense profits on articles of prime necessity, it is
their misfortune, and not his fault We have but
little patience with any man who seems to be more
intent on amassng fortune than he is in aiding to
provide for the wants of our people and in repelling
the foe. No one in the present crisis serve his
pocket and his country at the same time.
The Register, in its notice of the speshes of
President Davis and Mr.. Yancsy in this City, takes
occasion to indulge in some filings at the Editor of
this paper which are entirely uncaled for and the
Richmond Enquirer copies with much gusto this
article of the Register. Our notice of the President
when here was entirely respectful and clear Of party
feeling. We now state, in reply to the Register and
Eaqsirer, that Mr.. Davis was surrounded while
here by his partzan friends and that some of these
friends showed an activity in getting to and about
the President which was no doubt as refreshing to
him as it was amusing to the people. II Mr.. Davis
had conducted himself as the President of the whole
people, and not of a, mere party, this mortifying
spectacle in the midst of war would not have been
presented Men of all parties would have clustered
around him; but as it was, those who surrounded
him, and introduced him, and conducted him from
point to point were in every instance 80 fur as we
could see his partizan supporters.
TIE TRuTH.-A friend writing US from Franklin
County, says: "You have some inveterate enemies
in this section, but large majority of the people
are with Won heart and hand" We feel compile
Destructives assai us. They are generally such as
were going themselves to whip fifteen Yankees each,
before breakfast; but they are still at home, abu-
sing better men than themselves and speculating on
the poor and the absent soldiers families. We do
not want the friendship of such people. The pub
lie man who does not always have some enemies, is
generally easy in his principles, and Of little service
to the public.
UPPER COUNTIES. give place as requested to
the proceedings Of the recent meetings in Surry
County. The condition of the upper counties in
regard to the prospects for bread seems to be at
tracting attention. -
FooD FOR REFLEcrIoN.--The Richmond Eaquirer
says portion Of our people are disoya on account
Of their advocacy of the Ten Regiment Bill for
State defence recommended by Gov. Vance in his
Message. We deny this and will continue to deny
it. because the devotion Of our people to the cause
of Southern independence gives the lie to it and If
We wanted further proof we could refer to the fact
that Lincoln excepts no part of territory in his
emancipation proclamation, notwithstanding con-
siderable part Of the soil Of the State temporarily
under his dominion. Thus we see that even the
enemy considers tho whole of the State Of North,