Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-10-28
To the Voters of the First Conversational Dis.
trict Of North. CarOiina

To the Voters of the First Congressional Dis.
trict Of North-Caroiina.
,s.s o present representative in Con-
cia conduct He has also INDUCED in grauitous assault
on myself only remains, therefore, for me to saw that
lac. sGGgps the issue he has made between u.s. and that
na De to meet him in discussion upon any
he may think proper select Nv appeal is to the brave
soldiers and patriotic people of the District and simply
ask X a. Their bands fair field and full hearing.
"ur present representative is amazed that "anotber
gentleman holding high official position should have the
termerty to announce bimself candidate and that too
me very day after the publication Of my hs) name
WIN the public service has deprived me of none OF the
privileges OF CITIZEN and that as freeman claim the
10 aspire to any position in the gift the people, and
candidate at such time Us in the opin
ION OF my friends the public interests NAV demand No
length OF service member of Congress- can give any
man pre- eaptaon right to seat in that body or Justify
@ the taspiratons of an equal as an at
Tempt to interfere with his peculiar rreropatives snail
therefore continue in the field Notwithstanding the ndig
NAM Of my opponent and without the least regard
70 the n"mentous fact that was actually announced the
very Gay after" he became q candidate.
concur with your present representative in the
.etoh That this he thinks proper
ana success acknowledge that the rapid development Of
our national resources has astonshed the world and az
.bas be Inc Sores. guaranty Of Ultimate triumph know
OF giant since the first hour of its BIRTH and that history
VIII have no prouder page than that upon which the story
OF lis heroic deeds is written These things and
mass Of my fellow countrymen had supposed that the
credit of these magnificent results belonged to the brave
soldiers and patriotic people Of the South dream
ed that the Congress Of the Confederate States claimed to
participate n-nay to monopoze-the glory which right
fully belongs to those "ho have contributed so freely Of
their blood and substance to the of Independence
tire OF the new government hsng from the ashes Of the
old UnOn of the victories of armies of the deeds
"le navy of the improved z, condition of the coun
try and holds for your admiration just if the real
B was of his creation and he deserved special reward
tor It, For Gods sake let not laurel be pucked from
the brows of the true who have bravey them,
not IN Congressional Halls but upon bloody fields where
death has held its widest carnival. Again, Congress
winch has come so near running the currency by the
age OF an unjust and inudcious Finance Bill that the
Legislatures of the two States had to be assembled at great
to the people, order to prevent the catastrophe
has but little claim upon the gratitude of country whose
very existence it has jeopardzed- the
boasngs Of those most interested in maintaining its
tatlon AS an evidence of the estimation in which this
wonderful body is held the people, it is only necessary
Alabama and Georgia large majority Of its old members
have been sacrificed The just indignation of outraged
consttuency-dsfeated by the "new and ambitious asp
rants for popular favor whose preensons they affect to
despse.
According to the your present
it has been his constant aim to impart vgor and ecen
cy to both branches of the service He utterly fails
tell you, however, what he has done in this connection
what measures he has orgnaed susaiued-what p1c-
teal results have been secured by his nsrumantay You
have the right demand of servant the fullest
tcuars in regard to his official conducts and yet in affect
ing to give of his stewardship, he INDUCES only
in vague generateshe talks about his aims but says
not single word in regard to what he has actually
plishfd in this connexon Has he attempted ANYTHING for
tie relief of the Invaded counties of his Disrct Has he
succeeded placing single gunboat upon the waters of
the Albearle as defence 10 that rich and important
tou OF the country? Surely he would not hesitate to
speak Of these things, had he right to do in card
which parades every official act out of which capital
BY any possibility be pade in this canvass His aG raZo-
scheme which did not pass and his attempt to limit
the profits of manufacturers which by opening the door
fraud has really raised the price of everything have GER
ainy contributed but little 10 the efficiency of the army
or the navy to the general prosperity of the Cond
cracy
He has also aimed ITO increase the pay and to promote
the comfort of the common soldier" 1t true that Con.
gress did propose to ncreasethe pay of the ~ SOL
der to the extent of dars per month"; and
that present representative voted for the proposition
am willing accord to him oil the credit which belongs
to this considerable muncent and patriotic act If his
ambition in this regard is fully satisfied, would be the
joicng But still, must be permitted to demand in the
of the wives and children of brave boys how he
could be satisfied to give small sum TO who have
done much for their country? As their friend must
also enquire he raised his eloquent voice exerted his
weghty influence in support of this measured? The
families of soldiers from Currtuck, Camden, Gates, Pas
quotank Perquinans, Ciowan, T,rrel and Washington
can obtain assistance either from the State their
Counties they consequently dependent for support to
great exten upon the mances sent to them by their
friends in the army.
The man who represented these poor women ard help.
less children in Congress- therefore under special
and imperative obgaon to have the pay of the soldiers
raised TO such would enable them to contribute
something to the relief of their suffering families. hat
has he dane in this regard? He has vote to give them
the paltry of tour dofrs per month a additional
pay Just enough TO purchase extra but Indifferent
meal out of the army.
For myself am favor of raising the pay of brave
soldiers. to at least Thirty dollars month and more if ne
caSSary
He has also aimed to secure can honorable peace"
How, when, and wbere' Echo gives the only answer.
Your present Representative has no claims upon your
support founded the abandonment of property upon
Northern soi he has not been accused Of abandoning
his propc y. 1t never entered the head OF living being
to even suspect him of it, And if there is any merit
never having made such sacrifice for the success OF
cause whose special champion he is or ought ito be, he
welcome to tie fullest benefit of it, aud forever
He has had emo other home than the County of his
birth and Therefore presume should be preferred for
seat in Congress Ten thousand men in the District of all
ages and conditions have not had homes out
deserving of political promotion So far as personally
concerned, beg you to remember that as citizen o.
Chowan county and native of the District am just
much entitled 10 the privilege of you in Con
press as your present representative other person
The nsidous attempt which has been made in various po
tons of The District to dsanchsc me- because have
sided out of the District in the discharge of duties
edwith the public service is really blow struck at the
citizenship Of every soldier and officer in the army; and
appeal to them not to permit SO unjust 80 and
g., illegal violation of common rights He has moi
deemed prudent to make known our weakness and wants
in Congressional debate and thus perhaps invite hostile
invasons Is not this distinct admission that so far
Congress i, concerned he did nothing towards
the PROPER defense Roanoke sandf He had long beer
connected with that body he had the ability to make him
self felt and appreciated by it, he was the immediate rep
resentave of that rich and fertile country OF which Roam
oke in its unprotected condition was the open door, and
there rested upon him consequently an Imperative obga
ton to call the attention OF Congress to the value of the
territory they about to Lose and to the
importance Of keeping the enemy out OF the waters of the
Albemare sound This was especially bis duty when he
found that the Confederate authorities would do nothing
in the NATTER and that Burnside was about to attack
with the full knowledge Of ITS dgenseess cond.tson Ii
negecng to bring this matter promptly to the atten
ton of Congress- under the circumstances respectfully
submit that he failed to all the means at his command
to secure the defense of the District and that consequently
much of the responsibility of the terri disaster by which
our homes property have been abandoned to the
nv rests upon the shoulders of present representa-
tive His for failing Ito do so, amounts really
nothing inasmuch "secret sessions were constantly
held and for the additional reason that the utterly defense
less state of the Island well known to the enemy
to the whole country long before the attack was actually
made Let the homeless refugee in bis loneliness ant
desolatiou-he absent soldier by his cherries wachre
and the oppressed citizen smartng Under the iron ruiz
of q ruthless enemy remember these things and holt
their authors up the fullest measure Of their account
ability.
But your present representative declares that hav
been wonderfully spared the scourge INVASION" Roanoke
Island has been coonzed by blacks and its nhabitan
driven frsn their homes with the loss Of all their
Tyrrel Washington Gurrtuck and greater portion
Camden have been seized and appropriated BY the enemy
Pasquotank Perqumans Gates and Chowan have been
tuay within the lines of the Federal forces for nearly
years. while their citizens have been robbed nsuted