Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-13

GEsTLEMES:-I have received your note of the Sd
instant informing me that the delegates who met in
district Convention in HendersonEille, on the 4th
Monday in September last had unanimously recon-
mended my name as the Conservative candidate to
represent the 10th Congressional District Of North.
Carolina in the next Confederate Congress Ac-
companying your note, have also received reso-
luton passed by the Convention, as a platform to
stand upon, which is as follows:
THAT desire to hold ourselves guiltless of the
shedding of one drop of blood beyond that which is
necessary to the securing of an honorable peace with
our enemies, and to that end, we desire to make
known to the fair minded men of the North who
have recently, on various occasions expressed vii.
lngneSs for amicable conference, that We the peo-
pie of Western North Carolina will cheerfuIly re-
spond to their wishes, and recprocate their seBti-
ment believing it our duty christians and patri-
OTIS, to neglect no means of negotiation which may
effect settlement of our difficulties and stay the
shedding of blood"
Your resolution or platform fully ard heartily
endorse because in my opinion it presents the only
practical issue R0W before the people and upon which
the present election must turn
You say "that we desire to hold ourselves guilt
less of the shedding of one drop of blood beyond
that which IS necessary to the securing of an hon.
orable peace with our enemies" For such senti-
ment you deserve the gratitude of a bleeding eoun.
try, and when " dust shall return to dust" your
names will be handed down to posterity with impe-
rlshable renown- But alas, you are now contend
ing with class of men in country who say they
intend to sacrifice the "last man and the last dol
lar" before they will suffer the people to make an
attempt to "stGy the shedding of blood" In order
to effect this noble object you propose to make
known to the fair minded men of the North who
have recently, on various occasions, expressed
willingness for amicabe conference that you (we)
the people Of Western North Carolina, will cheer.
fully respond to their wishes and rociprocate their
sentiment believing it your our duty as christians
and patriots, to neglect no means Of negotiations
which may effect a settlement of our difficulties and
stay the shedding Of blood.
Your proposition is made to the "fair minded
men Of the North" from whom alone we can ex-
pect anything, and gentlemen, if we are not cramp-
ed and prevented from reaching the "fair minded
men Of the North" by the "last man Spd last dol
lar" men OF our own country, you viii most as
suredy stay the shedding of perhaps rivers of blood
and the sending of many souls to eternity. 1t is
well known and cannot be doubted, that but few
months since, our Confederacy was Iubilant over
the successes of these I" fair minded men of the
North" especially in the States of Ohio, Illinois and
indiana which States were violently opposed to the
policy of Abraham Lincoln, and at one time it was
SAID that they would soon join the Confederacy It
IS also well known that the Legislature OF New Jer
sey and the Conservative Convention ofthe State of
Maine have passed resolutions against Lincoln's pol
ICY and concatory to US. and that the elections in
~" Arh "ere oNeIWnelmlngly against him, as also
those OF Kentucky. 1t is likewise known that con-
clliatory speeches have bsen made in the Lincoln
Congress ever since the beginning of this unhappy
struggle These are facts, and are sufficient to con-
vince the people every where, that the fair minded
men of the North" started this ball and are any.
ious to meet u.s. and the charge that it was started
in the South is utterly untrue and false
Your language shows that you do not expect tn
meet the unfair men Of the North hence II Is i'm.
Portant that you put Gown the Unfair men At home
or those who are for sacrificing the last man and
the last dollar" but let the fair minded men tha
cool headed men, that class of men who are d;snoseJ
to do unto others they would have Others do nm.
to them, meet and your object will be ac,omnlsb.
ed-the shedding of blood viii be stayed, and onr
brave soldiers can return home with laures on their
brows, and receive the laVished caresses of thei,
loved eHes $3.50 - ''0N-'
You say You twill cheerfully respond to the;,
wishes and reciprocate their sentiment beIievino
1t your duty as christians and patriots, to neplec
no means Of negotiation which NAV effect ssttIo
ment Of our difficulties, and stay the shedding q
blood" Ia this, gentlemen, permit me to saw tbs
you have shown your wisdom, or the balance of m
world have been fools. .-.--
Now for the faets. During the revolutionary war
the Colonies bad commissioners in England preo
or part, If not the whole time the war was RAGING
and when peace made tie British soldierv ,oes
upon our soil So much for the wisdom of our An
Nestors-negotiating whilst fighting. During Ii
Ear Of 1879, ministers were in each country ne0l