Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-10-06
r. N. PEARSON,
Oh. J. Supreme Court.
For the Standard.

For the Standard.
Mr.. EDITOR Il love North Carolina. | do not
claim it as any great virtue TO love her. for she is
my mother. mention it as negativing the unnat-
ural crime of not loving my mother If the whole
world besides hated her. and If she deserved it at
their hands, still | could not hate her, and would
be hated by the world if did. When assaled, it
would be my duty to defend hcr, even if were
obliged to Sc that there was some excuse for the
attack. Bus, what pleasure 10 stand by her hon.
ored form and hold the shield Of her defence, and
hurl the javelin at her foesI M heart swclls
with gadneSS," even now, while declare that
"Ne'er yet did base dishonor blur her name"
NoEth-C2rOlina, by reason of her gentlcness and
modeSty, has often encountered the "sneer" of the
"ScOrner and the defamation Of" witlings" but,
this has never disturbed her eqanimity, or caused
her to swerVe single har's-breadth from the
strlctest rule of propriety. But now, she is at
tackled by new foe-by an unheard-of mode of
wartare-by her own officers in her own army
who throw her down in the filth, curse her with
the crowd apd kick her as they pass. Their dela-
nation OF her has been put in an enduring form
made apart of the history Of the times, and will go
down to future generations e-idAnnn of her in.
fanny. NORTH Carolina! my mother-if l do not
defend thee now, and cover thee from this brutal
attack-if do not rescue thy loved form from this
cruel death-if leave thee as a rot and stencil in
the worlds way, then let some new word be coined
stronger than.any language knows, with which to
curse my name forever.
Convention of North Carolina officers in Gen.
Lees army has been held, resolutions have been
adopted, and an address issued l will not stop to
inquire whether such thing was ever done before
will not question the propriety of holding any
Convention at al l will conclude, that, as cit.
zens OF North-Caro!na, they had the same right as
other citizens to hold Convention and express
their sentiments, and that they are entitled to tbs
same consideration other citizens neither more
nor less; although l suppose that many of the
best Generals of the world would agree that a mill.
tary camp, in front of the enemy, IS not the most
favorable place for political meetings. or grave de.
hoeratlons, other than such as an approaching bat
Tie makes necessary. But let that pass. We will
consider the Convention with all its surroundings
and it shall have all the consideration to which #
| is entitled. -
ana hrst, we must consider what we would ex-
peet from such Convention and then we can the
oeter Judge whether its action meets our inst ex
PecVatlons. When heard there was to he snch n
G%D.nVenton my first thought was. what will II do
~. :" nat VIII De ltS tone--itS tenper-its demaonor-
sS SUBJECTS! L remembered they were soldier,
anu lnen thought ola soldiers fervor bis IL
us nonOr, and above oil his love of his own ST.,
49, 49, al the world besides. About the same tn
foHo oTnmu1lcation IN one of the Raleigh nanarS
go a soloer from Louisiana, as he said ana
tinusS ~ from New Orleans. He was takinS even
" sone lnputatons which he seemed to tbpL
and eOno; nau cast upon the loyalty of Iouisions
have SON. a dso Vi New Orleans; and he seemed to
of NORTH Co"eNy notions that the Conservatives
him conrs GAionna mad done it. And he beat abont
Ss"'nst every body that had said