Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-08-21
For the Standard
To the North. Carolina Officers assembled a
CulpepPer, Va, to make Political Capital TO


For the Standard.
To the North.CaroIina Officers assembled a
CulPepPer, Va, to make Political Capital TO.
their Party.
GENTLEAEN You are mostly young men, bu
little known beyond the respective counties II
which you were born and reared but your aban
donment of the battle-fi for the political, an
your assault upon Holden instead of Meade, make
your political history of some importance to tn
people of North Carolina, whom you would fair
lead IN political as we'll as military affairs. You
courage, however, greatly exceeds your sagacity.
. This is not the first time you have attempted to
give tone and direction to public sentiment IN
North Carolina; indeed you have given your friends
at home a most lively and lasting recollection CT
your abilities and judgment. We have been living
under your administration since the Spring of 1861
when you reasoned with the people, not as NOR
tails but dictated to them prophets foTetelling
peacea6H secession that the Yankees would not
fight; that they were nation of towards, from
whom we could and would peaceably separate, and
urging separate State action. That was your plat
form, because you would not then violate that ar
tcle IN the Constitution which says "no State
snail enter into any agreement or compact with
another State, or with foreign power" &c
Twenty-(our months have elapsed since you took
charge of this people, under the flag Of peaceable
secession, by the adviSement Of one Edmund Ruff
flo, who hailed the cowardly Yankees in Fort Sum
ter from the cannOn'S mouth. 1t Is short period
IN the lapse of time since Rul1in and Yancey began
the administration Of affairs out it is period into
which are crowded the events of centuries in which
battles lave been fought and glorious victories
won; cities beSieged stormed and sacked an en-
pire dismembered, Virginia divided, Maryland and
Missouri gone, and nothing left OF Kentucky save
breckenridge and 4 full representation OF Con-
greSSmen whose constituents are IN the Lincoln
army. To you, contiiIng generous and credulouS
people have committed the task of saving their
bleeding country from the ruin which your coun-
hay pail lel tn htip Pol
country from the invader, strike boldly where the
enemy can be found Holden will not and could
not if he would, deiraud you of your just share in
such nigh and oGt-promised achievements. There
Is power that will take that neither you nor
Holden injure the country, AID when you denounce
HIM and his supporters, remember that you de-
nounce twothirds of the people of NOrth-Carolina,
aye, three iGurths of them.
The avenue If military glory opens wide before
you God prosper you i'll that field, but where is
the Confederate American who has the heart 10
wish you or Edmund Ruffn as political leaders ?
We owe it to the memory Of the IuStrOuS brave
who fell by your sides, to the distressed widows
and wives of this land that you should no. lead in
political affairs again. II We should he deaf to these
calls there is vet another interest We diSre
gard we owe it to ourselves that you should not
lead us once more to swift ruin unprepared and un
resisting
The people have hut one lamp by which to guide
their feet Alright and that is the lamp of experience.
They know but one way OF judging the future and
that is by the past What assurance, what hope can
you give, that they will prosper peace aud plenty
under Your administration again? They want no
resolutions, no nine secretaries political address
from you. speeches from Ole Lieut.. SamulP. lill
to satisfy them Of your incapabllity to administer
public concerns. They have heard you and been
lead by you for the last three years, aud if they
stand by You and feed you in ;he field, then do
moi rn'nniain if they Will not i"li"w y"n tn the
polls.
And now, my brave officers, may God bless you
and the nine secretaries, and always give you the
victory, which He will dr, il President Davis keeps
you out of Maryland and Pennsylvania May God
bless the private Sc!der also, aud may they prove
obedent to all your military tut tot to your poti
cal teachings
| may write you again after read your promised
address to the people. Yours, &c,
CONSERVATIVE.