Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-12-23
For the Standard.

MR EDITOR: -Reng silent lookerOn at passing etents
watcher earnestly seeking something TO chrer he
heart Of the patriot inspire the public mind With conf
depce desire through columns citizen of North
Carolina identified with her destiny to be heard concern.
ing this desoating which is ravaging coun-
try. Should my sentiments appear harsh TO some, my
only apology that did not create the necessity Tor
speaking thus, will ever shrink from respectful
but just criticism of public acts and public officers
parallel to The euormity Of the crime Of desroyc lie
best government the world ever saw for an
the right to the almighty negro into where
intended for him to 60: And get there
men who cry for more money and more men, to carry
out this obsolete abstraction regardless of the torrents
Of blood that -deuge the land The terrible oon s
ignorance and blind folly Of h"se who inaugurated this
war; North and South for political prefren: upon
working upon The honest eeduity Of the seems
only to avs intensified the hatred of The dominant FAC
tols. These painful facts before us, aud the inquiry
must present Itself the mind ofevery patriot statesman
and Christian what can do to stop the war; secure my
rights. and perpetuate my bertiesl
In perishg The proceedings Of Congress. have been
from Keatuesy, and Mr.. CLARK, from Issouri. What
they doing there? Where ere their constituents
What right have they. with unb!ushug erontery pro-
pose asrgation Of the solemn compacts between the
government and its subee,ss To whom are they amena
Bile for their actss And Jefferson Davis has endorsed
the proposition TO force the principals of substitutes into
the army 1t is q violation of fIih equaed only by the
odous twenty negro law, or the reputation Of the Con-
federae currency 1t is however, in keeping with his
past history
Tomp,ove the currency you must restore public con-
fdence by repeating all laws touching the validity Of the
notes. and make them legal tender Tax all gold and
silver cun, and bank notes PR cent for the redemption
the Treasury notes, aud in months will have
healthy currency equivalent 10 gd silver The Pres
dent in bis message Congress deprecates extorou end
exortioners in breath, and in the next by egerde
out will place the honest in the jaws of these land
sharks against whom the President processes such hoS
horror He says tux ali vsnables has for its effect
not only to impose due share of burthen the
holders but thse who have few Of the notes
part with share uf their property to those who hd
the notes in excess order to obtain the OF satisfy
ing the taxgalerer. To show the hg-aaded tyranny
in this towards the honest man ask who the holders of
these id excess? Is the poor patriotic dayaborer
who huds these in excess? Is it the n-chanc Is
specialized the blood and of his country? To
be orcei the language of the President aye rhe dax
aborer the mechanic uud the soldier forced part with
their little ALL TO purchase these deprecated n the
hands of the rich landshark. Suhjrgaon is but little
than the state OF affairs contemplated in this sug
but JUSTICE but TO be gsouud into the dusto be laid
the feet Of the pt'ess exto roner is too horrible to
template The President does not name his sb6ntiing
perhaps he has given that honor to its tue Sec
for the benefit Of the rich and derimen OF the Pooff
TIT sSser" ps
pendent State When her citizens implied upon she
has the right to her sovereignty and Independence
Let them remembeb this.
In Conclusion would remark once more that Kentucky
has identified herself with the Cuutederacy Is she
entitled to representation? And So Cannot any Mary
gress also? Are Messrs Clark and Sims in their positions
awfy2 Are they not aens-suh ola foreign govern
men,? In these extraordinary tunes Of all things this is
the most extraordinary. y j. Z. l..