Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-07

son of hell who needs all their vigilance, is not the
Son OF He'll" who SO alarms these vailiants The
son OF He'll is laughing in hissleeve at the success
OF MS TRICK upon the religious press, even underline
paipaole deception of seven and three, and having
got his own production before the people, through
the religious press if he can now satisfy the same
press that it would be improper for them to publish
any exposition of his deception, it seems to me
.nat even devil ought to be satisfied for ayear with
tne misch}et he has done Let me now take up the
address'in connection with the resolutions
AND, hrst as to its truthfulness. And here
ask the especial attention Of the religious press,
because, here is most plainly revealed the Son
oil Hell, whom they often name the Father Of lies.
The hrst paragraph Of the address calls upon the
people to put down faction, (which is believed to
exist in no inconsideradls numbers in your midst"
Mark !! the numbers are here said to be not q few,
but considerable The 7th paragraph begins as
follows: That there is Union feeling proper
among her people we cannot believe; on the con
trary, there is, we believe very unanimous senti-
Ment OF hostility to any settlement of difficulties,
except upon terms that shall secure to US indepen-
dsnce and peace upon lasting basis" Now, both
OF these declarations cannot be truel 1t is either
gross SANDER to sayt that the factious number are
considerable or else it afisehood to say that there
are all but on the contrary, they are not only
unanimous, but very unanimous for independence
&c. And now, tell me if it be true that there is
!, oery unanimous sentiment for Independence and
peaceon lasting basis where is the necessity
meeting to denounce her Tell me, when people
are ueTy unanimous, can you make them more so
by denunciation Mr. Editor, this last declaration
was literally true At the time that Convention was
held there had not been many meetings and IN no
one had there been even hint at submission or re-
construction. 49, f.5.,... "a p.
But again, in the last resolution they call upon
{hnN sr,lk fdnUUn
SMALL as we believe, but reasonable faction IN their
midst whose Vaccinations we have more trouble TO
resist than the power of our enemies" Now, o0-
serve that in the first the faction is ICONS lderable
in the end it. is "srnall" and in the middle 1t IS
nothing at all How is it possible in grave a.
matter, affecting equestion loyalty -four peo
ple the most important question in the orld which
must affect our reputation forever to account for
such triAng Il may blossoms. Astle palliation to
| say that portion of the address, which IS long
| one, may have been written in the morning, and
portion in the evening" but then, the greatest error
was committed in the first part written in the morn
ing. The nearer approach to truth in the evening
makes true the adage, in Oiaum est 0srstds l:- Z
Again. In the discussions in the Cow ention, All
seemed to agree that North Carolina had been bad,
! ly treated by the Confederate government" Now
hear what the address says The complaint that the
defence of North Carolina has been neglected in our
Judgment, wholly without foundation" And the ad-
dress then takes up every complaint that had been
made by North Carolina and argues to show that each
one is without foundation. Now, tell me, if North
Carolina has not been badly treated why did these
officers all agree in their discussions that she had
If she has been badly treated, how can these same
officers saw in their address that she has mott And
fit was proper for them to say that she had been
badly treated in their discussions in hearing of tho
enemy was it worse for the people to say so athome
among themselves
Again while not word is said in praise Of North
Carolina in the proceedings of the Convention, yet
the address, in ord that there may be something
to make it pass the religious press, says reluctantly,
"We are obliged to recognize her sisters leaning on
her for support in every emergency of this eventtul
y struggle" 1t seems to give them no pleasure to
acknowledged There is no "swell with gladness y
of their hearts, they are far below the Louisanian,
and they are "obliged to recognize" the fact,
which every body knows, that North Carolina
at home and in the army, has done her whole
duty. This being true now turn to what L have
already quoted from their last resolution where they
say of the people of North Carolina, "whose ma
chinations we have more trouble to resist than the
power of our enemies" And must it De said by
North Carolina officers and must it 60 through the
religious press to the latest posterity, so long as
history the English language shall survive, thai
NORTH. Carolina, after all her unanimty in counsel
her valor in the field, her sacrifices and heartrend
ngs a. home and her bad treatment by others, gave
the army more trouble by wicked Vaccinations thar
the whole enemy besides That she has not only
been of no use, but hlndrance? Yes, that must b.
e .saidl
And yet, Mr. Editor, this declaration of these Of
fcers so far as they intended it should be under
STOOD was literally true, they telt 1t themselves
0 You must read that language again. know SOM
of those officers, and they are as willy as they ar
r brave! Read it again. 1t is not alleged that tn
+ Vaccinations of North Carolina have ever given tn
t country any trouble, but have given these officer
e more trouble than the enemy has given them. Eve
nv word of this is true Most of these officers
; rabid politicians they and their friends were in al
/ the places of profit and power, and the people turn
ed them out, but not until some of them secured tn
j. places they occupy. There is no doubt but tina
that defeat gave them trouble than the enem,
a gives them. A new election is approaching il
J. North. Carolina and those officers spoke the tera
e truth. in an unguarded hour after o'clock in tn
d evening when they said, substantially, that the
j. were more troubled about the elections at home
It than the enemy in the field. The enemy in tn
d field must be attended to by the priOates we, tn
r officers have our troubles elsewhere. We tire
# of this field service, for which we have no heart an
to which we were drioen by our defeat at home an
we want to get back again where, at our ease, "
e can talk war instead of acting it. -~
It Farther, as showing the purely political purpose
It of the Convention, call attention to their denun
IS Citations Of the Stendard. The STANDARD is Pure
political paper, and it has been active and infu
n entail paper against the party to which these off
% GERS belong. Now, if the Standard had had an
n Injurious influence in the army, by making tn
n troops under these men worse soldiers, then W
it would all excuse the denuncations but these troop
have been uniformly such good soldiers, that if tn
It Standard had any influence, it must have been
b good one But the 5th resolution denies that tn
r standard has any influence in the army at all. Tn
>. Standard suppose, had claimed that it had som
IS influence in the army, and the 9th resolution says
IS ave denounce the statement of the Editor Of tina
j. paper, that his course is approved BY large mum
s. Der of the troops from North Carolina, as utterl
e. false" Markl They say utterly false as not ha,
ing the sembance Of truth There can be no strong