Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-12-02

encouraged me to believe that all can be fed from
our own resources, by proper prudence and econo'
nv. respectfully recommend liberal appropri-
alton among the several counties, according 70 pop
ulation for this purpose, at least douoie thas VI
last year, and that be allowed to buy and store
away corn -four and bacon as heretofore
The earnings of the steamer advance" which
has been employed in running the blockade, may
be applied to this purpose, as they cannot be maze
to meet our debt abroad. They will be amply sui
ficient, without taxing the people a dollar. Inc
method of distributing these articles OF food, the
duties of the subagents, and the proper recipients
should be more definitely set forth and provision
should be made for those families OF soldiers, VINO
according to present arrangements, forfeit their
claim to assistance by removing from one county to
another, which is frequently almost unavoidable
Reports are submitted herewith Of the operations
of the Ordnance Subsistence and Qusrtermasters
Departments, which trust you will lind satlsac,
tory The enterprise of running the blockade ana
importing army supplies from abroad has proven
most complete success. You will see from the re,
port that large quantities of clothing, leather ana
shoes, luIgcating oils, factory findings sheet iron ron
and tin, arms and ammunition, medicines, aye
stufs, blankets cotton bagging and rope, spirits,
coffee, &C., have been safely brought in, besides
considerable freight for the Contederacy. Two
thousand and ten bales of cotton have been sent to-
Liverpool the proceeds of which are deposited to
the credit Of the State less the amount OF expenses
of the vessel With what We have imported and
the purchases in our home markets, think can
safely say that the North. Carolina troops will be
comfortably clothed to January, 1865, should 600
in His Providence so long see fit to afiiict US with
continuance of tho war, except as to shoes and
blankets. Neither the Ordnance nor Quartermas'
ter's Departments placed too much reliance on Tor
eign importation, but every effort has been made to
stimulate home production. Both the quality ana
quantity of arms and munitions manufactured have
been improvedin the past twelve months.
After the fall of Vicksburg cut US OFT from the
wool of Texas, every exertion has been made to
secure for the State the small lots in the hands Of
our farmers, and with such success as to keep our
mills all running; and here would beg your as
sistance in the protection and growth Of sheep by
such enactments as will best tend TO promote the
object Certainly there is no branch of farming
industry of greater Importance now, nor one TO
which more beneficial stimulus can be applied by
judicious legislation. Our midland and western
hills are admirably adapted to sheep culture, and
could once get it started under such auspices as
are now presented, it would grow into an impor-
tant element Of wealth and national strength.
am unable at present to furnish you with
statement of our Indebtedness, purchases, &c, in
Europe, not having received as yet tho necessary
information from agent.
| herewith send you communication from
committee of the Legislature of Virginia in relation
to the currency. This important subject, upon
which so greatly depends the successful prosecu
ton of the war for our independence, l commend
to your wisest deliberations. Athcug n the remedy
for its great depreciation lies with the Confederate
Congress, rather than with your body, yet there
might be much done by the States in aid of the Ell
forts of Congress. l confess my inability to sug
gest any remedy for redundant paper issues, other
than to take them up by loans and taxation and by
the exhibition Of the most rigid good faith in re-
gard to their redemption. With nations as with
individuals, this often constitutes capital. The
poor should be especially cautious to preserve it.
have to thank you, gentlemen, for the cordial
and confding support which I have heretofore re-
ceived at your hands, and to earnestly ask its con-
tinuance Surely no Executive can boast Of more
Jealous and warmer cooperation of q co ordinate
branch of government than l have experienced
from your body. shall need your sustaining arm
still more in the future. The most dangerous crisis
OF the war is upon us-that crisis which is incident
to all revolutions, and which is most difficult for
public officers to surmount The novelty, confu
sion and enthusiasm which filled our armies and
exharated our people having long since passed
away, the winnowing fan of want and privation and
suffering begins to separate the particles The
noisy are silent-he faint of heart begin q despair
and the disoyal though few, to grow bold in the
contented strive, of course, to Undue all others with
their own gloomy forebod,ngs The great mass
, thank God, continue hopeful and earnest Let US
all labor with one accord to sustain the nations
hope, and to show that We are worthy of indepen.
dence, BY being willing to pay for it the price
which every people has had to pay since liberty
was known among the sons of men--sufsriny and
sacr.fee. The hope which animated many Of our
people, that our enemy was coming to the sober
nnpHfh ,phk xIok- r Il
able to pacific overtures has been dashed to the
ground, and the originators of that hope, at the
North are tramped under the feet of reckless and,
boodthirsty maiorities. So far FROM treating with
US on the basis Of our independence. even of re.
construction the arrogant people Of the North are
tauntngly proclaiming on the hnstings that no
peace can be made with us-no peace talked Of.
till the last rebel has laid down his arms! An in.
suited and outraged people will yet make them re.
greet this naughty language, which wrongs human
ity and outrag:s civilization: The lion which has
crouchedn their path to Southern conquest for near
three years, Is still there-and though driven back
little, he has grown more watchful and will fight
more hercely as he approaches his lair. We know
at last precisely what we would get by submission,
and therein has our enemy done us good service
abolition of slavery, confiscation of property, and
territorial.vassalage These are the terms to win
us back. Now, when our brothers bleed and moth
ers and little ones cry for bread point them
back to the brick kns of Egypt-thanks to Mr..
+, ward!-plainly, and show them the beautiful
clusters of Eschol which grow in the land of Inde-
! pendence, whittier we go to possess them. And we
/, can remind them, too, how the pillar of fire and
the cloud, the vouchsafed guidon Of Jehovah, went
ever before the hungerbg multitude, leading away,
with apparent cruelty, from the fullness Of servi.
| tude With such a prospect before them, our peo-
pie will, as heretofore, firmly up to the foil
measure of their duty, if their trusted servants do
not fail them; they will not cruelty afresh their
own sons slain in their BEHALF or put their gallant
shades to open shame, by stopping short of full and
I complete national independence
/ e. B. VANCE.
/ Executive Chamber, Nov. %, 1863.
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