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Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Public Meetings.

We observe that some of our contemporaries in this
tate who refuse to publish the.proceedings of the
eople looking to peace, eagerly catch at and pub
Fh the proceedings of meetings looking to indein-
e war, and laudatory of jefferson Davis. One
hing is admitted, however, and that is the right to
public meetings, and the policy of holding them
this time; and this, it must be borne in mind
plies as well to the called peace meetings as to
e Jefferson Davis meetings twill not do to say
at it is not polite for the people to assemble them
lives unless they will speak in certain way
hey have right, when assembled to speak as they
ease and to arraign them for so DOING or to ques-
on their motives, is to impeach not only their in
diligence but the fundamental principle Of their
ght to govern themselves. If they have right
assemble to laud Mr.. Davis, they have right to
semble to censure Mr.. Davis; and the army has
be same right But the private soldier is ignored
the army meetings, and his right therefore, to be
eard amounts to nothing. His voice is stiaed un-
IS he will surrender his judgment to others, and
pink and act as he is told to do by his superiors-
ind yet he is fighting for liberty-for the right Of
bought and free expression!
Politicians and public men are always anxious to
insult the people and to hear their voice in times
peace. But if it be true that the government is
peoples, and that they and they alone are en-
ed to rule both in peace and war; how much
pre- important is it that they should be consulted
revolutions like the present, when every thing
ecious is at stake. No matter what majority Of
EN- may do, no one has right in political sense
question their action. Their voice is final and
Inclusive. They are the masters in this country.
Ill attempts to manage them will fail. They were
hanaged and deceived into this war, by the aboli
onsts on one hand and the original secessionists
be other; and that lesson will be fresh in their
binds whenever any attempt is made in the future
! control them
We observe that Destructives here and there are
olding meetings. made up for the most part of ex
3mpts spectators, government contractors. Office.
pders and the like. This is all we'll enough.
hese people who thus assemble to let off steam are
bite as harmless towards the Conservatives as they
fe towards the Yankees. Let them meet and re-
Toe to their hearts content That is all they will
yer do.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Northern virginia.

We have nothing new from this quarter, with the
ception of the following from the Enquirer of the
instant:
Passengers by the Fredericksburg cars late last
|ening STATE that the Yankees have appeared in
|eir pickets extending down to the river. They
SO report that there was considerable commotion
the Yankee camp on Monday night, as the rum
liug of artillery and the moving of troops could be
ksac.'y heard and seen at an early hour"
Not word of news from Gen. Lees army.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

The Charlotte Bulletin contains 3 statement to
be effect that one Thomas W. Lindsay, of Lincoln
|0n, recently bought from negro boy on the Cen.
fal Railroad train, the copies of the Standard he
(ad for sale, paying him full price for them, after
/ Fhlch he destroyed them. This statement is not
rue 1t was white boy who had the papers for
|e and Lindsay did not pay him full price for them
H. Lindsay vas guilty of a very cowardly act in
laS Imposing On poor little white boy. We are
W surprised at The Bulletin endorsing his conduct
us' paper is desperate concern in more senses
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Rockingham County-AIr. Giimer.
Extract from letter to the Edit Of the Stand
IL

ara, dated .....
WENTWORTH, Aug. %, 1863.
"Mr. Gilmer, the candidate in this District for
Congress, made q speech st our Courthouse on
Tuesday, being our Court week, andthere was very
general turn out. rs~s!-7F
Mr. Gilmer is against any compromise except the
Of the sSash nsdsk
werS calculated to engender discord but said it
was right guaranteed them under the old and new
Constitutions to assemble peaceably to consult and
determine what public measures tended to their
general welfare, but when done be thought it should
be done in such way as to show the South unit
His tone and manner were conciating. l don't
think word escaped him calculated to offend any
who differed with him; and while great many
differed with him on the ground that he was not con-
sercataos enough for them, he was not regarded as
q Destructive.
After the speaking was over, a meeting was held
and resolutions passed, (as I understand did not
remain in the meeting or hear-the resolutions read)
which were calculated to create discord, notwith-
standing they had been kindly warned against such
acts by Mr.. Gilmer. One of the resolutions was to
censure the Editor of the Standard passed by
small party after the most of the meeting had re-
tired, thus taking advantage of the friends OF the
Standard whom 1 think to be numerous in this
County, made so for the valuable services rendered
by it in sustaining the Executive of the State and
our Supreme Court against military despotism, &c.
write you this for the purpose of letting you know,
as believe the said resolution is not the sentiment
of the County, and it is calculated to do Mr. Gil
mer harm, and the people who are with you injus-
tice"
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Coming to the Rescue of their Friends.


The villifcation and abuse Of the loyal people of
North Carolina by the mortgaged presses Of this
City and other hireiings and slaves, is bearing its
fruits. For several days couple of men, calling
themselves officers Of the army, who have freely
cursed the people of this State traitors have been
prowling about this city, no doubt in close fellow
ship with the other revilers of our people and the
State. Their career was brought to an abrupt ter
mination on Monday night however, by heavy
robbery at the Marlborough House.
DR.. Riddck was robbed of $1,000, and suspicion
resting on two men calling themselves Lieut. w.
j. Spears, of Louisiana, and Capt. David Mcdaniel
of Alabama the defamers of the State aforesaid the
parties were arrested at house of doubtful proprie
ty in the suburbs of the city. The robbery was
committed about Z o'clock, and the arrests were
made at much later hour. On the examination
before Mayor Harrison, some two thousand dollars
or more of the money found in the boot Of Lieu
tenant Spears, and the balance in the bed of the
room occupied by the parties at the Marlborough
House When the order for search was given Capt.
Mcdaniel remarked that it was "d-d hard that an
Alabama Captain should be searched in such id
abolition hole as North Carolina" just such Ian.
guage as the mortgaged presses of this city and
few politicians of desperate fortunes would have
used On being demonstrated with he qualified his
insult to the State by con6ning his offensive remarks
to aporton of the press of the city in which he was
LOUD IN his deHuncaCOnS OF tne fT0gTe8S anu OC0n-
dard and eloquent in praises of the mortgaged con-
Germs. We wish those carrion crows much joy Of
their new allies. .-. f.
movement is on footto get up a meeting Of
towards and skukers in this city to denonnce such
men as Hon. W. A. Graham, Hon. Bedford Brown,
Hon. R. S. Donnell, the Editors Of the Standard,
Progress and Others and if the scheme succeed and
the traducers and defamers of honest carry out
their plans and hold meeting, would suggest
hak hakto ho fort fhn
casion than these Jail birds, whom We suppose the
Sheriff would let out, under guard, for short time
to edfy the defamers of their people, State and coun
try. These thieves and defamers of our honest old
Commonwealth came from Richmond, where many
more Of the same sort may be found. They were
no doubt sent here to get up meeting1to denounce
the loyalty Of the people this State. We congrat
ulste Dr.. Riddick on the recovery of his money,
Mayor Harrison's police on their success in arrest
ing the scoundrels, and the friends of the thieves
here on the present political social and loyal statue
of their allies Their friends here who help them
dnouuce this State as nest Of traitors should stand
by them Progress.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
The Army Address.

We find in the North Carolina Christian Adeo-
cate, religious paper, the political address issued
by certain officers Of the army to the people Of this
State We have read it carefully. + It is avery
commonplace affair. Several Of those who have.
signed it affect to be scholars yet the style is quite
ordinary, and in some respects imperfect. There
are thousands Of privates among the North Carolina
troops who could have written an abier address and
in better style than the one before rs
We shall pay our respects to this document in
our next t<tl -
We confess to our surprise at seeing this address,
in religious paper. Our respected cotempafary
of the Adooeate has declined 70 publish ~ IN
ceedngs of meetings ofths people, though reg
ed in one or tyo instsncass 10 dosu yet be pub
fishes this document conceived in fraud and purely
political in its character because it did not emanate
from "a small meeting" but from "a convention
Of the army" A big political meeting or conven-
ton can have hearing through his columns, but
the "smaU meetings" must find some other organ.
Our contemporary, it seems, chershes big politics in
his columns but he shows no favor to little politics.
There never was a more stupendous political
fraud than this army convention. The privates, if
consulted at all, were told that the Standard was
10 favor Of reconstruction-of laying down arms
and submitting Internationally to the federal gov
ernment; and that the tendency of its articles, if
lot its object was to emancipate our slaves and
place them on level with the whites. The 44th
regiment, We learn, was harangued to this effect by
one of the officers who signed this address. In ad-
dition to this, the Standard itself was carefully
concealed-its real position and sentiments mis-
represented, while garbled extracts from it in
the Richmond Enquirer were read to the men,
and they were told that these garbled extracts,
and nothing else, embodied its views. In short,
all the insidious and unscrupulous appeals to the
men, and all the perversions and misrepresen-
tations which characterize our heated political
pagns were resorted to for the purpose of inauen-
cling the men and even then the actors in this fraud
sgnally failed to carry the men with them, and the
convention, socalled, was for the most part self
constituted body that spoke for very small mnor-
ty of the troops. The secret ballot, formidable
der despotisms, but seldom resorted to under the
mild operation Of free Constitutions aud equal laws
was all that was needed to enable the men to ex-
press their views; and if this had been allowed them
the STANDARD would have been endorsed by at least
three fourths of the army
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Principals Of Substitutes.

0--0o-~~~"0-
When the proposition to allow substitutes n the
army was under discussion we were opposed to it,
as unjust and anti republican in its charasbss; ost
when the law was passed, and when pe,seas had.
employed substitutes and paid their rzoasy for.
them, 1t became question of faith bet~esn the
government and the principals Of substitusss The
government cannot honestly break that nth by
placing the principals in the ranks as censerpts. .
can it be justly conceded that the deisions Of
our Courts releasing one principal on ee.ts;n rude.
laid down. shall not operate to release all H1ncpa
similarly situated.
The Supreme Court of this State has dec:dsd that
persons between certain ages who have employed
substitutes between certain ages under lawsf Con-
gress are not liable conscrpts under subsequentt
law, but that the contract made between tie gov
ernment and such persons must be observed I'm
particular cases, heard on wrts of habeas eorpss,
the parties have been released and it was sndes
stood, when Gov Vance returned from his visit to-
Richmond, that the Secretary of War bad pledged
his word that the general principle laid down by our
Supreme Court should apply in every case and
that, therefore, it would not be required of prince
pals to sue out in each particular the writ Of
ha6eas corpus. This pledge has not been redeemed
We learn that number of cases have recently been
sent for hearing to Judge Battle, at Chapel Hill;
and that as matter of course, the rule laid down
by the Supreme Court and intended to be general
in its operation, will have to be announced and en-
forced in each particular case. This is not only q
great hardship but it obstrucs, and to that extent
sets aside the decision of our highest judicial tri
bunal. And this is done, as we understand in vio-
lation Of pledge made to Gov. Vance by the Sec
retary of War, that the general principle affirmed
by the Court should apply in every case. Many Of
these persons who have employed substitutes are
comparatively poor men, Some Of them have sold
their land and have stinted their families to raise
money to hire substitutes; and it is unjust and
cruel to put them to the cost and trouble Of proea
ring in their particular cases a re affirmation of
what is already the lao Of the land And what is
worse, when once in camp their opportunity for OBJ
ain,ng the writ of habeas corpus is cut off, and they
are forced off as conscrpts against the law.
Is there no remedy for this? Is Mr.. Seldom to.
be allowed to pursue this course uncheckede ls-
usticeis the benefit of the law Of the State to be-
denied to these persons? That which is stated by
our Supreme Oourtto be the law is the law, no mat
ter what MIR. Seddon may permit or order to the,
contrary and his requirement that each individ4
ual sha be put to the expense and trouble Of having
this lay declared in his particular case is not cnN
the refinement of injustice and cruelty, but deb,-
crate obstruction to the decision of our Suppema,
Court &c. =
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
The :varliks Editor of the Tarborough Seuthsr

The soarlike Editor of the Tarborough Southsr-
ner lays down the following as his programme:
"The unconditional acknowledgement of our in
dependence-a total separation from the North now
and toreuer-the giving up to US, of every foot of
territory which Of right belongs to us-and stip-
ulation by treaty with the North that they pay for
all private property which they have stolen or wan
tonly destroyed during the prosecution of the war
These things we demand, and we will consent to
take no less"
We think it high time that all the abe-boded spec
ulators and original secessionsts of Edgecomhe were
engaged in carrying out the above programme.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

We invite the attention of our readers to the pro.
ceedir'gs Of the Forsyth meeting in our paper to.
day, and the substance of the remarks of Gen. j.
II. each, OF Ds.isson, reported by one who was
present The resolutions and the remarks Of Gen.
Leach are excellent They occupy, in our judg
merit, the true ground in this terrible crisis We
do not doubt that an immense majority of the peo
Pile of the 9Th District entertain the views we'll
expressed at the Forsyth meeting.
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

The Home Guard of Wake County will rendez-
Pus in Raleigh to day at one o'clock, P. NJ. Our
Finters are ordered out, and if the Guard should
, into camp for three days, as is expected, we
hall not be able to issue the Standard on Tuesday
Fxt We shall regret this, but fear we may not
able to avoid it
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Extract from a letter to the Editor Of the Stand

Extract from letter to the Editor Of the Stand
ard, dated
= PEDLAR's HILL, Chatham Aug. %, 1868.
HYour course in advocating an honorable peace
is heartily responded to by nne.tenths of this COM
munty, We admit that we are heartily sick and
tired Of this soar, and willing and desrous to accept
peace on terms that are not degrading if such terms
can be obtained; if not, then we are willing to die
rather than live slaues But we wish you to con-
tinue your course until We are convinced that there
is no hope for such peace. The worst can then
only come, and you will have the heartfelt satisfac
ton of knowing that you made an effort to avoid it"
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

Welearn that H. A. Badham, Esq, of this City, has
zen appointed Chief Tithlngman for this State, in
hce of Maj. Bradford, removed. Mr.. Badham is a
(tive of the State, and will no doubt make az eff
ent officer
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

DSSRVsAos0 ~ hA1osVAs
Extract from a letter from soldiers to the Editor
of the Standard, dated
Camp Of the 42d Reg: N. O. Troops,
y Near KNsroN, Aug 80, 1868.
Having seen an account of q meeting held in our
regiment recently, published in the Charlotte Bu!'
tetsn, in which the Standard is denounced IS tral.
torous and encouraging desertion, and afording AID
and comfort to the enemy, and for these pretended
reasons its circulation has been prohibited in our
regiment by order Of the Lieutenant Colonel; We
desire to say that this meeting was gotten up and
put through by official machinery, and nothing else.
1t IS true there were a few privates present. two-
thirds Of whom endorse the course of your paper,
but when the vote was put in the negative, tney
were afraid to say no, for fear Of being punished
knowing that there. we're several pine stsIps yes
standing in front Of the guard house. Notwltn'
standing all the efforts made in regiment to sup
press the Standard, and cast odium on its Editor,
instead of accomplishing that result il has had con-
trary effect in raising two friends where the Editor
only had one before; and if we were allowed to
read the Standard you might expect at once to see
your subscription list largely sweed in this quar-
ter. Twothirds at least of our regiment are with
you, and bid you 60 on vindicating the freedom OF
the press and Of speech and the honor of our good
old State and we will snstan you against your eE-
emies"
Officers may read such papers as they choose, but
private soldiers must submit to have their news
papers selected for them. Those foreign sheets, the
Richmond Enquirer, the State Journal and the Will
mington Journal circulate freely in the camp OF
the 42d regiment but the Standard, published by
native, and devoted to the South and especially to
North Carolina, is prohibited. What is this but
despotism? Are we expected to submit to it 7 But
we warn our people that this despotism will grow
stronger both in and out Of the army; and we fear
the day is not distant when the right to print and
to speak will be exercised only by the favorites of
the administration at Richmond, The last Rich.
mond Enquirer advises that "stern measures" be
taken to suppress the Standard. Our answer is,
we defy the irresponsible loafer, John MITCHELL who
writes for the Enquirer; and standing on the Con-
stituton of the country and conscious of the recti
tude of our intentions, we defy not only the pow:
er behind the throne, but the throne itself
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

Our thanks to Forsyth lady for some very fine
Buckingham and Monster Pippin apples. We ara
glad to know that vast majorits Of tha ladies Of
the State approve our course. =, s@ ..s
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09

We have no coaargtion Of the report given in
our last that the enemy were advancing towards
the interior of the State. The report is most prob
ablv unfoupded
Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-09-09
Rome, Ga, Aug, 1858.
For the Standard.
DISCUSSION AT CARTHAGE

DISCUSSION AT CARTHAGE
On Tuesday, the 25th ult, the people of Moore
county were favored with full and able discussion
of principles, by Hon. T. S. Ashe and Col. s. II.
Christian candidates for Congress in the 7th Con.
gressional District N. O.
for two or three hours. The deep interest felt by
the people in the momentous subjects discussed,
was manifest by the stiffness and intensity with
which they listened, for three hours to the recom
menatlons of the candidates. Is to what course had
best be pursued in the bloody struggle through
which we are passing ....
Mr.. Ashe insisted that this was not the time to-
talk about peace; that the agitation of the subject
would cause the Yankees to prosecute the war more
vigorously among us; tina. the only course to be-
pursued was to fight on until we convinced the
Lincoln government that the South could not bs
conquered.
Col Christian insisted that fighting would not
stop the present war until one side the other was
entirely exhausted; and if the policy recommended
Sy Mr.. Ashe and his friends be pursued, hundred.
of thousands of lives had yet to be sacrificed anil
millions Of property to be destroyeLand oh bv
whati He insisted that all wars heretofore had
been stopped by obtaining an armistice and appoint
ing commissioners TO settle the matters In dispute
between the contendng parties, and he saw no rea-
son why the present war should be made an excsp.
ton to the general rule That the war between The
two sections had waged for two years with fierce
ness and fury unparalleled in the history Of wars;
that our brave soldiers had manifested % the world
that the Southerners were chivalrous nation, and
had crowned themselves with glory on many bloody
field, and yet the war goes on with increasing mag
ntude. He insisted that it was the duty Of al good
men, and especially ehristian to do something to
reconcile the contending parties to stop the further
efusion Of blood and destruction Of property; that
he was opposed to snbjugation, and opposed to 60
ing back under Lincoln's government; but that b
was in favor Of making an honest effort 70 obtain an
honorable and lasting peace and if the Lincoln
Congress refused to hear our propositions then our
people would be united, and would Rghk the Kan
KEGS to the bitter end 49, 1.
The discussion was conducted In A-friendfy and
heQening manner. Both the candidates acquitted
themselves in manner entirely satistsssy 10 then
| respective frienda. = ,sg ;sss....l I. -;
It is.the Impression among the people that Col
/ Christian will get decided uajofisy IN Moor,
county, sg-. Fz,s3 .-+s sa, HEAhEh
I August ssh, 1861. - =, (. . .gSl ~
1 =
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call for couscrips, md that no obstacles be thrown
in the way Of the t'thing las though he dencdnoed
it q unwise and unjust and expressed the hope
that it would be repealed, or 50 modified IS to rem
der 1t acceptable to tho people. .s
ONE WHO WAS PRESENT.