Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-08-26

.aM For the Standard.
T9 the North-Carolina Officers assembled at
their Party.
q. .siENTLExEs:-You are mostly young men, bu.
Ms!e known beyond tho respective counties in
yp'cn you were born and reared, but your aban.
oonment OF the battlefield for the political, and
your assault upon Holden instead of Meade, makes
yonr political history of some importance to the
people OF North Carolina, whom yeu would fain
leAa IN political as we'll as military affairs. Your
~ Garage however greatly exceeds your sagacity.
lR Is not the first time you have attempted to
gxS zone and direction to public sentiment in
ssoarollna; indeed, you have given your friends
asaeme a most lively and lasting recollection Of
.yos abilities and judgment We have been living
unr your administration since the Spring of 1861,
Wn4 you. reasoned with the people, not as NOR
lssoot dictated to them ss prophets, foretelling
Pspsao. accession; that the Yankees would not
R9n that they were nation of towards, from
wfs1n we could and would peaceably separate and
ur0 g separate State action. That was your plat
form, because you would not then violate that ar-
tcie in the Constitution which says "no State
shall enter into any agreement or compact with
another State, or with foreign power" &C.
Twenty four months have elapsed since you took
charge OF this people, under the flag of peaceable
secession by the advisement of one Edmund Ruf.
fn, who hailed the cowardly Yankees in Fort Sum.
ter from the cannon's mouth. 1t Is short period
in the lapse of time since Rufin and Yancey began
the administration Of affairs, but it is period into
which are crowded the events of centuries, in which
battles have been fought and glorious victories
won; cities besieged, stormed and sacked; an en-
pire dismembered, Virginia divided, Maryland and
Missouri gone, and nothing left of Kentucky save
Breckinridge and full representation of Con.
gressmen whose constituents are in the Lincoln
army. To you, con6ding, generous and credulous
people have committed the task of saving their
bleeding country from the ruin which your coun-
sells have aided to bring upon them. Relieve your
country from the invader, strike boldly where the
enemy can be found; Holden will not, and could
not if he would defrsud you of your just share in
such high and oft.promised achievements There
is power that will take care that neither you nor
Holden injure the country, and when you denounce
him and bis supporters, remember that you de-
nounce twothirds of the people Of North Carolina,
aye, three fourths of them.
The avenue of military glory opens wide before
you. God prosper you in that field, but where is
the Confederate American who has the heart to
wish you or Edmund Ruffin as political leaders
We owe it to the memory of the illustrious brave
who fell by your sides to the distressed widows
and wives of this land that you should not lead in
political affairs again. If we should be deaf to tn
calls there is yet another interest we cannot dsre-
gard, We owe it to ourselves that you should not
lead US once to swift ruin, unprepsred and un.
resisting.
The people have but one lamp by which to guide
their feet arght and that is the lamp of experience
They know but one way Of judging the future, and
that is by the past What assurance, what hope can
you gve that they will prosper in peace and plenty
under your administration again? They want nc
resolutions nine secretaries, political address
from you. Nos2eeches from one Lieut. Samuel P. Hill
to satisfy them Of your incapabiity to administer
public concerns, They have heard you and been
lead bN4ou 976e last three years, aud now if they
stand ~ ID feed son in The, field. then d,
not complain if they will not follow you to til
pslls.
And now, my brave officers, may God bless 20,
and the nine secretaries, and always give you tn
victory, which He will do if President Davis keep
you out Of Maryland and Pennsylvania. May Cox
bless the private soldier also, and may they prov
obedient to all your military but not to your politi
cal teachings.
may write you again after read your promised
address to the people. Yours, &C.,
CONSERVATIVE.