Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-05-27
For the Standard.

Mr.. EDIroR:-In former number of your valua-
BILE weekly, promised at some future time to lay
before people plan by which an honorable, just
and speedy peace might be obtained; in so doing, I
but exercise the right guaranteed to every citizen
duty of every man who is interested in the Issue of
this unfortunate struggle to contribute every thing
at his disposal to bring it to speedy and just ter
mination. ain aware that my views and sugges-
tons will fall like lead upon the ears of that class
of men that promised so much before the war COM
menced and have done so little to the horrors
of the war, ameorate the condition Of the honest
and unsuspecting soldiers and their families; many
of whom have not only sacrificed their own self
respect but have forfeited every claim to public
sympathy.
| will premise my remarks on the subject of peace
by saving that have not consulted my individual
wishes on the subject; neither have shaped my
views on the in reference to the favorable or
unfavorable opinion of any man on set Of men, but
wholly in reference to the importance of the subject
d am identified with the South in every sense of
the word. Ny all is laid upon her altar In the
beautiful and chaste language of Holy Writ,
"whher thou goest will 60, and where thou lodgest
I will LODGE thy people shall be my people, and thy
God nv God, and where thou diest will die, and
there will be buried" Besides, am interested in
that particular species of property that has been
made the occasion of this unhappy and bloody Strife
ascrbne the true cause to the wickedness and pro-
figacy Of unprincipled and bankrupt politicians.
In view of the desolating influences of the bloody
strife that is ravagng the country from its centre
to its circumference with all its concomltant evils
wish that the views entertain and express may
have their due weight with every man whose all
in common with my own is placed in the balance.
Tho problem to be solved in the issue of this un-
fortunate strife between the two sections OF the
country b, shall thirty millions Of the Anglo Saxon
race be sacrificed unto the Ethiopian god, liking
negro 1t is ar issue in which the lives and happi-
ness not only of those that involved in the strife
is at stake but one that will be felt by generations
| yet unborn. There is no use in assembling the
fact the issue forced upon US by Abraham Lincoln
l. in his emancipation proclamation, done with the
| view no doubt to enlist the sympathies and good
wishes of England and France, as it has done;
neither of whom would to-day give the toss ora
copper for peace they chucklng in their sleeves
today at our calamity, and will only nterpose in
behalf of peace when they can get the lions share
OF the spois. Shall we play the jackall for their
benefit shall it 60 out to the world from the west
erncontlnent that mans capacity for self government
has proved magnificent farce, Heaven forbid!
For the restoration of peace and,the preservation
OF our rights, personal and POLITICAL must be per-
mNeed to dissent from the views of those who have
been preaching foreign inter7ention; or a recosni.
ton OF our independence by our enemies without
proper guarantees for our rights; an acceptance of
peace without them, would be an indirect endorse.
ment Of Lipcoln's emancipation proclamation, that
would be followed by black catalogue of crime
that the human heart would sicken to contemplate.
In view Of the fact that the sentiment Of the
world is against us in the issue to be decided by
this bloody conflict between the two sections of the
country, what does interest duty and humanity
require atour hands, battling as we are fer rights
guaranteed to us by the blood and treasure of the
soldiers statemee and patriots of the revolution
Clearly to enter the citadel of liberty, abandoned
spurned at and spit upon by those who have proved
themselves incapable Of approaching, and unwor
thy of the least of its benefits OF blessings Let III
offer the olive branch of peace to those who arr
arrayed against us, with the Inscription upon ou
banner the Constitution it is the Union as it was
and in six months from to-day Abraham Lincoln
grand army will be demoralized, Jefferson Davi
will not only be President of the Southern Confed
eracy, but he will be President of the United States
There are thousands Of good and true men of tn
. North that wiz flock to our standard. The grea
Northwest will come man; it is her interest
to preserve and perpetuate the Constitution an
, institutions Of the country, as they were befor
. Abraham Lincoln laid his parricidal hands upo'
them. And they will do it. We will then have
, constitution mostened by the tears Of the widow
and orphans, and cenented afresh with the blood
Il heroes, statesmen and patriots.