Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-20

can't make peace What folly. Your Legislature
has already advised Congress to make peace and
: Congress has asked for it. You can't do anything
as long as you stay in the Confederate States, but
you leave the Confederacy, take back you rights
and make peace. Yes, you can take another dose
of secession. You will have to take it to get peace,
and then instead of being part of the Confederacy,
you will be the Independent foreign State of North
Carolina You will have heralds to blow your
trumpets, kings, potentates, chiefs, &c. Your ri.
Ter will say, you all now eat your breakfast have
eaten mine.
When called upon by an independent State for
recognition, what will Abraham say? You tried
that before, and if You couldn't secede then, you
can't now. The authorities a. Richmond and at
Washington will say North Carolina has taken her
sovereignty, and when called upon you are recog-
nized by Mr.. Davis. What would that amount to
Mr. Davis government has not been recognized it.
self yet. QHere the Governor told the story of the
horse, the Madison county man, Col. Brookes and
the Kentuckian) The States are fighting together,
why not make peace in that manner2 (Clapping)
You can't get peace otherwise. The men who tell
you so are tamperlng with the blood of your sons.
Suppose you 60 the whole hog no won't say hog,
it is dirty animal, but suppose you 60 the whole
dog and secede and 60 into Abrahams bosom, and
thus cruelty your sons afesh and put them to open
shame, can you get peacef The moment you:join
the common enemy you would be involved IN war.
You have the right to secede, that do not deny.
man has the righ: to steal under certain circum.
stances. But when you exercise that right and
take seats with the enemy, you have war at home.
Your sons will turn upon your homes that moment
you join the United States government-that mo
ment you are at war with the Confederate States.
(Here the Governor made an appeal to the parents
Of our soldiers, who have died the battle field,
that if the war must continue, accursed be the arm
that struck blow save in defence of our homes
Convention to obtain peace is unconstitutional.
1t is revolutionary, and can never secure peace
No county has furnished more soldiers than
Forsyth, and none have won more glory for their
county and themselves Would you have your
country enVeloped in fame Of fire2 Would you
have civil WARP This is not civil war, for we
have been acknowledged belligerents. will tell
you what civil war is. When you see the raf,ers
OF your houses crumblIng in flames upon your
wives and children in your own State and fred by
your own fellow citizens then you will know what
civil war is
as to peace meetings you can have as many as
you want. You have the right to hold them. You
have the right to hold Convention too If that is
my crime that l have opposed it, you have my
reasons. But have been asked to convene the
Legislature. did not see proper to do so. Ali the
names of those who signed the petitions did not
number 80. men. But thought it sufficient to
came, and after session of two weeks said nothing
OF Convention, my competitor said nothing OF
Convention. Why did he notP There is a secret
IN tais thing. There are few politicians who want
to break up this government and 90 back into
Abrahams bosom-a few men in Raleigh. Hero
he referred to the Hampton certfcates) appeal
10 tie men in the sound Of my voice if the OBJECT
Oh Tue convention was not to take the State out of
the Coniederacy. That was the object
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friends, and turned secessonist and all the seces-
slonsts are going to vote for me- This is not true
NY competitor and myself will divide the secession
vote am Tor peace and independence by fighting
anu negotiating My competitor is for keeping you
nsnihg. we can't fight without cheering up the
soldiers (Here Gov. Vance read some extracts
from the Standard) There is no other road but to
nsht 1t out. Fight it out now. We repeat it We
must ngnt. That is what my competitor said 5ut
ne won't come here for me to ask him. We ask him
through the papers, but he shuts himself up like az
oyster in his shell. Mr.. Holden can't make peace.
lie has told you more than have-he is for fight
ing all the while: But say if you stand firm, if
you, latners and mothers, are true, we must sue
ceeo lily competitor and myself will divide the
secession vote. He will take the towards. Such
as stand up to their principles will vote for me, but
tnose that sported cockades and were going to tear
up the State If it did not secede will VOC for ny
competitor.
But | received memorial from this County
s'snso oy several citizens saying they did not be.
lie'o 10 many as two hundred men in Forsyth were
opposed to Convention That sort OF men won't
vote Tor me. They have great many substitutes,
anu All Will nave to go. secessionist who kills
1ankees IRON Salem to Boston won't vote for me.
anu 'here is Pennington an original secessionist,
great greasy, lying scoundrel. When everybody
waited wan 10 take Fort Macon, no. said Pennington,
VIII 60 and take it myself He knew the garrison
consisted OF one Old man. one-eyed turkey cock and
=, oino dog. But when 10000 Yankees came up to
Ne~oern ana Pennington was in cabin that did
not leak Drop soon as it began to rain he rot
up anu says to the surge N, Il have been taking
meoicne and had better get home !" and so to
Keep i!om getting wet he walked five miles through
the RAIN lie is now in Raleigh editing paper aud
ABUSING me-a cowardly, lying, dirty dog. If q
secessonlst votes for me- however, it will not make
me . Secesslonist Ny competitor says so, and so
1oes remington. If there is man willing for the
ushhses 70 wh'p US for whom will he voter For
holden. Does that make him toryP don't saw |
ne is tory, nor do say he is not. But does that
mans vote make him tory don't saw all men |
VINO vote lot Holden are tories, but the tories will
rote lor nim Why do secessionists prefer me to
a q Why even Yankees hate deserter. and |
Holden deserted them. (Here he read extracts from
me 'osanaard) He, Holden, denounced YOU as
raitors In Fremont's campaign and advised that YOU
'e treated with contumely and jailed by your
negroes He voted for secession in the Convention
mo ald the paper by that his children and grand
niidren might read it, and then he was for O. the
asst man n, and the last dollar" But now he comes
with Pennington there the Governor introduces
us usual dirty fngs) and calls upon you all as true
to vote for him. Crhe Governor now
MADE an appeal to the old Wings of Forsyth.)
10iaen denounced Graham, Glmer and others. H.
alied the latter kiss him Giddings Gilmer, and
oused the Wing party until the present deluge of
e torsook his old party and Joined hands with the
Now he is the first to stand 10 be.
ore the people of this county whom he has abused
$ aooltlonsts He told you after coming from
that Yanceys object was to break I'D
he on'on. Who did be vote for ? John G. Brock |
'ridge the secession candidate. What he said did
axe place, and Gov. Ellis gave that dirty Spelman
ne State printing. (Here the Governor drew the
'etaphor OF the mill) r's-.