Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-15
Peaee..Dr. LeaeA,, f,e,ol.,iops.

Peaee-Dr. LeaeA's REGULATIONS.
We republish below, and shall keep standing IN
our columns, the resolutions recently introduced
in the Confederate House Of Representatives by Dr.
J. 7. Leach, of this State These resolutions furn-
ish platform on which every friend Of an honora-
be peace in the Confederate States can take his
stand. They embody substantially, and in . very
lucid manner the views on this subject Of tho Con-
servsti.es Of North. Carolina and Georgia Let it
be remembered that AsasrA Smith, Leach, Fuller,
Turner. J. N. Leach, Gilmer, Ramsey, and Logan
Of this State, with fourteen other members, voted
against laying these resolutions on the tabls.
WhsrAas, The unconstitutional enactment Of laws by
the Congress: Of the United States time TO time upon
subjects Of vital to the harmony and
ence Of the States the happiness and prosperity Of the
people the preservation and perpetuaton Of the Union
ons of her best and wsest statesmen made painful
duty to fall back upon the rights for which the colonies
maintained the war Of the revelation and which our fore
BILE. Therefore,
Re'oIced By tie G"grea of s cat.d.,ss. States. That
the delegations from each State acting sovereign snd
independent character for the purpose of adding
our physical force and placing ourselves properly before
the civilized world do earnestly appeal TO the Pres
appoint whose duty it shall be to propose
armsce of ninety days the proper authorities Of the
.na to snd ,
shall report in writing the President the
answer received from the Federal government upon the
Realized That should the peace making power Of the
Federal government accede to the proposition for sr.
pose appointing Commissioners BY with the advice
and cous Of the senate and that be be requested
to notify the Executives of the several States of the fact
and ask their operation BY appointing commissioners
either BY the Legislature 'r Convention, to cooperate
with the Commissioners appointed By the President to me-
Roate with Commissioners appointed BY the Federal
government upon such terms peace will be consist
with the honor dignity and Independence Of th. States
rights.
Rsased That in maintaining the rights guaranteed to
BY the blond and treasure of fathers
and dearest at all times to free desire to be let
sone-we ask no mans property-we fight not for CON-
quest but for rights the Independence of the States
Rsolos That terms q peace rs are agreed to BY
the Commissioners ought to be endorsed BY the President
and Senate and submitted to the people for their ra6cs.
ton or rejection"
II have this day rendered to the Adjutant Gen.
era of the Confederate States the resignation Of my
commission received from the Governor of North
Carolina as Colonel OF the 9th regiment of her
State troops. I am constrained to do so, because,
consistently with my sense of dignity and self re-
spect, can no longer serve the government of the
Confederate States"-D. r. McRaSs letter of resiQ.
nation.
SoCoL McRae, in November, 1862, deliberately
repudiated the Confederate government He said
however, that he did not wish to be idle, SO long
as the footsteps Of the invader press our soil" But
he soas idle" and he Is idle up to this moment
so far rs the is concerned He nc ;epted blood.
less commission from Gov. Vance-out of which it
appears he and Mr.. Sanders wheedled the Cover.
nor-and he went abroad to engage in the very
tame but at the same time very profitable business
Of selling naval stores He has been subse.
quently engaged, according to his own confession,
in urging the President and Congress to suspend
habeas eorpus aud thus abolish tho very civil lber.
ty for which our people are contending. He is so
intoerant and domineering. and so full Of malice
and all uncharitableuess that be is not willing to
let his feow-citizens enjoy freedom Of speech, OF
even freedom of thought, for he has declared in one
of the issues of bis paper that those who do not
approve the course of the Richmond administration
"nsust cease to talk in prioata" We are glad that
such person is our enemy. The fact that he is
furnishes the best proof of our integrity, of oul
loyalty, and of our fixed devotion to the great prin
ciples of civil liberty.
But Col. McRae says he will enter the army agair
if We will 60 with him There is no law to proven,
the Colonel from going by himself II he wants t.
60, let him 60. The way is OPEN The old men
and tho boys being pressed into service let the
Colonel tender his services As drillmaster, and e
in that capacity if he does not want to face the bull
lets. The Colonel boasts in of his recent issues
that he has been in the severest battles of the war
and that he fought like very Saladn while he ssa,
fighting We admit it He fought away whole
| regiment in very short time, and though he nj
doubt acquitted himself we'll personally in battle
yet it is singular that he never received . wound
But the Colonel did not continue to fight He re-.
tired, . repudiator Of his own government and has
subsidized into harmless knight Of the quill He
has thus trenched on our domain and clutched a
laures and, to keep up the impression that hi
is still q veritable sword knight he invites US K
60 with him to the wars. We might start Il
the wars with the Colonel, and find ourselves in
France before we knew it. We prefer that tn,
Colonel should 60 by himself; and We tell hin
again that his place is not in the shade, but clos,
to the flashing of the guna. Like Jobs war horse
be "snufsd the battle from sar," and he was do
lighted with the thunder of the captains and tn,
shouting" Let him return practically to his frs
love, and leave US alone with quill Secessia CALI
him. Let him answer with flaming sword, poke
full Of bullets, and nine days rations. *
HAYWOOD CouNrY.-It will be seen BY commu
nicasien which we publish to day, that Dr.. E. I
Estes will be supported for tue Commons in Hay
| wood bv the true Conservatives We loern f,,r