Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-03-18
Meeting in virgiuia---Re.c obstruction.

al Meeting in Virginia.- 80 Re. Construction.
(. A meeting of citizens Of Albemarle county, Vir-
gna, was held in the Court House On the End inst,
over which the Hon. Shelton F. Leaks presided,
and at which the following resolutions were sdop-
ted:
WHrnsAs desolating warAas been waged for
~ two between the people Of the Omitted Stat and
the people OF the Confederate States in which half mill
lion Of nen have persed and several thousand millions
~ property have been destroyed: ,:
And whereas. thespendd achievements Of the Confed.
crate arms render our na sccess longer doubtful and
therefore leave for any misconstruc0n Of lan
Z guage favorable to peace; therefore,
Resotoed That whilst unaterably devoted to the
OF Southern independence, believing that in its
eessfu vindcation is involved all that held dear by
brave and hgh-sprited peopie-and towards which we
pledge our last nah and last dollar and whilst
iartan abiding confidence the of
tie skill Of our generals the var of our soldiers pnd
abe good providencaof God ultimately to to
liberty and Independence however protracted may be
the struSgle:-yet, tat should hail with satisfaction
the eay esorsOu Of amcable relations betwee the
countries and should regard the accomplishment such
an end as the proudest of arms or of states
manshp.
e. That staesmanshp in the Cabinet may lesitimatey
Cooperate with military genius the field and foppor-
tunity offer. that diplomacy should lend its aid to the
sword TO prevent unnecessary proongatnn of fierce
aud destructive war; and that is MT Incompatible with
the dignity Of the government the honor Of these States
to adopt such policy may divide and weaken
mics, and thereby confound their wicked designs.
That We have witnessed with satisfaction the earnest
disposition Of the people of States bordering the
Mississippi and Ohio rivers ia secede from the abolition
zed and anac States of the North and East and that
while should prefer that line members of this Coulede
should be characterized by similar institutions yet
upon the adoption by them The Confederate Cps tuition
we,shouid not be unwilling TO f,rm q league with such
Northwestern slates-thereby to.command early and
aslng peacrtO constitute this Confederacy the prepon-
deAting on this contiuento the slave
holding States Of Maryland Delaware Kentucky aud His
ses ihs Mississippi and the po
session Of the extensive W esern tsrritoricsand to pro-
mote the excinge of Southern staples for the grain
and cattle of the West
4. That cannot understand, much less appr,~ the
course Of certain portion of le Southern press in dis
enssng this question: and while loudly applaud the
dIers IN scourgng the brgands from our SOIL deem it.
scored duty, so far as consistent vie honour
people, to husband and cherish those precnns lives and
liberty areay put in Jeopardy many bloody he.ds
g. That copy Of these proceedings be forwarded to
Representatives in Congress and the General Ass mby,
and also for publication ~ the Richmond papers"
The Enquirer magnifies the proceedings by de-
voting more than column of comments to them,
and handles the :. old foges " of Albemare, as it
calls them, without gloves. The Enquirer says,
Outstanding lives and limbs is vile Phrase. - .
vile idea while foreign invaders are on our g>ound"
Who is doing this? Not the Conservatives Of the
South, but the friends Of the. Enquirer. Ever,
neghborhood in this State is :sexed by knot Of
o'isii"i seSessio'ss Wuo ouSnt u oe III lhe "af,
but who have secured exemptions in various ways,
and remain at home to abuse their betters and spec
ulats on the soldiers wives and children.
The proposition to admit the Northwestern States
into the Southern Genfsderacy, is proposition te
! reconstruct the gerernmens 1t is nothing more
and nothing less If one free non-slaveholdns
State comes in the question will at once be asked
why may not other free States be admitted Penn.
sylvania is not worse than Ohio, nor Maine worse
than Wisconsin If all the United States should
adopt the Constitution of the Confederate States
what would that be but reconstruction of the old
/ Union?