Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-28

~I0o late UNSUCCESSFUL candidate f0r Governor,
perhaps, will never. while he is above ground, be
tired of looking at and admiring the peace resolu
tons which h. prepared for his friend, our Repre-
sentative from the 4th Congressional District which
he presented to Congress- and which fell still born
from his hands. The sage digniares of the nation,
when the member from the 4th Congressional Dis.
trict unfolding his budg get, stood watching to
see what 1ioe thing he had; but when they looked
on and on to it stir, finding vitality, each one
SAID, "Humpb" and turned his back. Yet ever
and anon the late unsuccessful candidate for Cover
nor takes it from his cabinet OF fossils, and puffs
and blows and tries to galvanize it into life, but
alas It is as dead Jonahs whale onseroatioe.
The Conservative is mistaken in assuming that
we prepared the resolutions referred to. They
were prepared by DR.. Leach himself in Richmond,
and saw them first in the Congressional proceed.
ings Dr.. Leach was one of the few members of
of Congress who redeemed his pledge to the PEG.
pie to make earnest, substantial, practical effort
for peace We admit that majority of the "sage
dignltaries" from other States voted against his
resolutions; but they received the support Of every
member from this State with the exception of
Messrs. Gather and Bridgers. Messrs Gllner,
Turner, Fuller, Logan, Smith, Ramsay, and Leach
thought with the author of the resolutions that
there was vitality" in them, and they voted with
him to have them fairly considered and decided on
But Executive influence in Richmond is stronger
than Congress and stronger than the desire for
and this influence it that LAID tho resolutions
the table. Wedeny thestatenent of the Conservative
that these resolutions proposed an unconstitutional
mode Of settling our difficulties and if that paper will
so far lose sight of party interests to publish the
mode proposed was not only CONSTITUTIONAL but
marked by a just and proper Difference for the au-
thority and wishes Of the sovereign States.
There is no historical proof, sacred or profane,
that "Jonah;; whale ever died. 1t was "Jonahs
gourd" that persisted, as rebuketo Jonah for hav-
ing presumed to dictate to the Almighty the man.
ner IN which he should deal with the Nlnevites.
The PROPOSED PEACE CONFERENCE IN GEORGIA.
We COPY from the Macon Telegraph the following
statement in relation to the proposed peace confer.
ence in Georgia: s~-,.r
ave have pretty reliable report Of the result of
the informal deputation to Gov. Brown to invite him
to peace conference with Gen. Sherman. The lat
ter had this project lch At heart AID sent "a his
messenger gentleman well known, of high social
position in Georgia. to whom he rendered written
credentials, if desired. He protested great unwil-
lingness to penetrate further into Georgia and nact
the same devastation and misery which we're sown
broadcast in his rear. He sent an invitation TO Gov.
Brown and other prominent gentlemen to come up
and talk the matter over with htn. and see if
scheme could not be devised TO Withdraw Georgia
from the war and save her people from further suf-
ferlng He would like, if Gov. Brown desired it,
that the latter should ride the State Road to
Chattanooga see the condition Of his people 10 the
rear and realize the strong claims upon his sVpla-
thy it presented" The reply Of Gov Brown. we
understand. WAS very much to this effects Tell Gen.
Sherman that understand him to be only gener
al of one of the federal armies, while am merely
a governor of one of the Confederate States. |
don't see how we can negotiate; or, if we should
undertake it. how our negotiations can lead to any
practical results"