Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-01-22
Signs Of a Counter Revolution in
the South.


The signs of open reaction against tn
rebellion in the south increase daily. Ii
most of the rebel states the papers arr
controlled by the leaders or dare not tel
the truth. But the North Carolinian
have preserved a good degree of free
dom of speech and the press, and som'
of their papers say boldly what they
think. The Raleigh Progress is one o
these. On the 22d and 23 Of Decem
Der it published very striking articles
one upon the CONSUMPTION, in which it de
clared that not another man could bt
spared from industrial pursuits with safe
~, and that the congress at Richmond
has neither patriotism nor craftsmanship
for the awful crisis upon the coniederacy
and the other upon the question of sup
plies, bold, outspoken article, from
which we quote the following:
peace alone can prevent starvation
1t is folly to talk TO US about there being
enough supplies in the country. Such
is not the fact, and those who adhere to
such a proposition will find out, when il
is too late, that they have been mistaken
Confederate money is bad enough, at
know; but the desr.h of provisions il
the market is not caused by a want Of
confidence in the currency, but because
the producers have nothing TO bring in,
When the currency of the government
ceases to serve as means of trade and
will no longer buy what the soldiers and
the people want, the army and the peo-
pie will resolve themselves into mob,
aud those who have misled and ruiued
them will have to fly for their lives. d.
our people realize how near We are Il
this state of things II not, let any cit.
izen take small sum of money and Wis
it the city market some cold morning.
We tell the people and the authorities
that the present condition of things can
not and will not last. The masses of the
honest, hard working people have been
deceived and misled long enough, and
they will not suffer and endure always.
Peace they want, and peace they will
have, il not upon such terms as The
leaders who have betrayed them desire,
upon such terms as they themselves shall
prescribe. The rich may house their
meat and bread, but we tell them Il will
not remain With them unless the poor can
be provided for. The muscle of tbt
country will not starve while lheie Is
bread in the land.
"Peace, such peace as statesmen and
honest rulers might obtain for US. would
give Us an abundance of all creature
comforts at reasonable prices--wond re-
ward honest toll with an abundant har-
vest; but war, a continuation of the war,
will rob US Of all social and political
rights, and make the many the slaves Of
the few. Every man who is nov for
war, in preference to decided steps by
both confederate and state authorities
looking TO peace, regardless of age or
condition, should at once enter the army !;
for there is but one way in which our
ruin can be made thorough and complete
and that is to continue the war. we
believe that peace can be made that The
world will consider honorable, and thai
those who assume to rule US ought 10
take steps at once to make it, for enough
has been said by the enemy to satisfy ali
reasonable men that they would gladly
remove the quarrel from the sword and
refer it TO the council chamber. Tho
not in favor of the best peace that can
be made, we are in favor of an effort on
the part Of our authorities to make some
peace, and the trucking miscreant who
objects to this is a coward if he do not al
once shoulder his musket and march to
the 'front.'"