Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-14

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GENTLEMEN: Il have received your note of the Sd
instant informing me that the delegates who met in
district Convention in Hendersonville, 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. Az.
companying your note, have also received a reso.
luton passed by the Convention, as a platform to
stand upon, which is as follows:
"That We desire to hold ourselves gultless of the
shedding Of one drop OF blood beyond that which is
necessary to the securing Of an honorable peace with
cur 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 will
lingness for amicable conference, that We the peo
pie Of Western North Carolina, will cheerfully re-
spond to their wishes, and recprocate their seoti
ment believing it our duty, as christians and patri.
ots, to neglect no means Of negotiation which NAV
effect settlement Qf our difficulties and stay the
shedding Of blood"
Your resolution or platform fully and heartily
endorse because in my opinion it presents the onlv
practical issue nou 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.
orabie peace with our enemies" For such senti-
ment you deserve the gratitude of bleeding coun.
try, and when "dust shall retarn to dust ",your
names will be handed down to posterity with impe.
rlshabe renown. Bot alas you are now contend
Ing with class Of men in our country who saw thew
intend to sacrifice the "hst man and the last doi.
lar, before they will suffer the people to make An
attempt to "stay the shedding Of blood" In order
to effect this noble object, you propose to make
known to the FUR minded men of the North. who
nave recently, on various occasions. expressed a
willingness for aninah1o A.
the people Of Western North Carolina. viii cheer.
July respond to their wishes and recprocate Their
sentiment beevngi your (our) duty, as Christians
and patriots to neglect no means of nsaotint;on,
wnlch may effect settlement of our difficulties and
stay the shedding Of blood
Your proposition is made to the "ta;r u;ua.o
men Of the NORTH" from whom alone we can ar.
pect anything and gentlemen, if we are not cramu.
"a ano prevented from reaching the "fsir minded
men Of the North " by the "lsst man and last dol
men OF our own country, you will most as
surely stay the shedding Of perhaps rivers Of blood
and the sending Of many souls to eternity. Il ia
well known and cannot be doubted that but faw
months since, our Confederacy was ]ubilant over
s1e successes Of these "fair minded men of the
especially in the States of Ohio Illinois and
Indiana which States were violently opposed to the
policy of Abraham Lincoln, and at one tina f was
said that they would soon join the Confederscv. Il
IL also well known that the Legislature Of New Jer
sey and the Conservative Convention of the State Of
Name have passed resolutions sgainst Lincons DOL.
icy and conciatory to u.s. and that the elections in
New'York were overwhelmingly against him. as also
those OF Kentucky. 1t is likewise known thai con.
ciliatory speeches have boen made in the line Din
congress ever since tho beginning of this unbam3y
struggle These are facts and are sufficient to cnn
vince the people every wh1e, that the "sir minded
men OF the North started this ball, and are any
,oos 70 meet US; and the charge that it was started
In the South is utterly untrue and false.
Aour language shows that you do not EXPECT to
meet the Unfair men Of the North, hence II is i'm.
Portsnt that you put down the unfair men 4 home
Or those who are for sacrificing the "last man and
the last dollar" but let the fair minded men the
eooi headed men, that class of men who ara dsnosed
20 40 unto others as they would have others do m
snem, meet, and your object will be accomnsi,.
-sne shedding of blood will be stayed. and orr
soldiers can return home with laurels on their
vms sno receive the lavished caresses Of their
You say you. twill cbesrfaily respond to tbeH
!. . ana recProcate their sentiment believing
NJ uusy as CHRISTIANS and patriots, to neglect
sssn. ~ OF megotiGtion which may escta settle.
blood y ~ 81. aaculties and stay the shedding Of
yn,, h,,a ~ inns gentlemeD, permit me to say. that
world have been fools =. s'te "a'@nce OF the
- New Ioi ue acts During the revolutionary war
~ yolonies mo commissioner in England o,s.'
et PIT. II not the whole time Che -.- go
AHu Snen Peaee t0ds tsods tn Britis1 .s1y;.ss,
Apcn our soil SO much Tor the Wisdom - o Ds,e
cesters[.Sssonsnng whilst fighting nnr;ua IN ~,
EN % i''s' "''o's'ers were IN each country nsao
u