Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-05-18
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W. W. HOLDEN, Ese.-6trr Sisl In looking
over some old pspssS Ibid tb fclowlg passgrap9e ]
taken from an edit6rfsEh th{ Ashylle q q
April; 1881, head4 HSa. ZsR VxHcM s
awe learn thu Mr. Vaiee rhsdee speech at j
Waynesville on Tuesday Of last wesk, and an
no1nced himself q candidate for reelection to the
next Congress of the United States His speech we
are informed was an able effort, and that he took
bold and very decided grounds against the separa-
ton of North Carolina from the Union, without the
cooperation of the slave States that have not sece
ded His position as we understand is that the 1
slave States remaining in the Union should bold
q conference, agree upon q common me Of policy,
and make common cause. That this line Of policy
when adopted should be submitted to The Northern
States as an ultsmutana If this a1tsnsatun should
be accepted son the part of the North, then the
Union will be preserved, and peace, good ~il and
fraternity be restored But on TIE other hand, #
it shall be rejected then he for pursuing snch
course of policy as under the circumstances the
honor and interest Of North Carolina and the other
slave holding States, with which she TO- identified,
may dictate for their future safety and happiness.
Mr. Vance indulges the hope that the North will
in due time do usjustice by guaranteeing the neces
ssry constitutional protection. We have not heard
of any one who proposes to become O. candidate
against Mr.. Vance, although we have been inform-
ed he will certainly have opposition. In what
shape this opposition if made, viii come, we cam
not tell. The true issue now in North Carolina,
as well as in other seeding States is between
those who demand separate, unconstitutional and
precipitate secession Of the State and those who
desire consultation and cooperation with the bor
der slave States, for the purpose OF restoring the
Union, if possible The form in which that issue
will be presented, to slightly modify the language
of Virginia cotemporary, is, shall North carolina
secede forthwith or shall she consult with her
sister border States ?-s the great ISSUE 1t is one
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State. On this then let the battle be the
victory won, Mr.. Vance as is shown il for stand
ing by North Carolina and the border States"
have given the whole oflthe article, from which
it appears, Mr.. Vance thinks the way NorthsCar-
DINA seeded was unconstitutional According to
this showing he did not consider it uneonststutso
al in 1861 for North Carolina and the non seeding
States to send delegates to hold conference to
restore the Union. To this end the Legislature
sent delegates to Montgomery, and Washington.
How then can it be unconstitutional now to hold :.
convention and co operate with all other States to
restore peace?
After the vote was taken in 1861, and the propo-
sition to call Convention rejected by the people
Of North Carolina, the Abbevile S. G. Banner,
published the following:
"Mov1NG A LITTLE TERRAP1N L1KE-Virginia,
Kentucky and Missouri are beginning to poke out
their heads and legs preparatory to crawling under
the fire laid upon their backs by the Lincoln ad-
minstration. But Tennessee and North Carolina
under the stream of molten lava pouring upon
them, we'll not even shake their tails. Would
States so slow to move under such an accumulation
of wrongs, contribute much to the moral power of
the Southern Confederacy? Would States having
literally to be kicked and thrust and goadedout Of
the Union Nth the salioas Of insult dripping from
their faces, strengthen US in heart or HANDY We
fear not. Their hardness under the circumstances
is conclusive of the fact that they would hang like
sheats of lead upon our skirts Soon in our hum
BILE judgment these States would be TO- US what the
North.formerly was to the South. Better for them
to remain in the Union, and stand as barrier be-
tween US and the North, than to join us and dis
tract our councils and cripple our operations. OF
course if these States were sound to the core we
would be glad to have them, but mich and water
mixture we fear and dread. What we want is a
pure, unauthorized, proslarery gocernment Such
we now have and such let it ever remain"
This paper was at last willing to take US with
the salvas of contempt and insult reeking from our
faces. Is it not we'll that the unadulterated, pro-
slavery government got us to fight its battles !?
Here is letter copied in the Greensboro Patriot
from Tennessee paper:
CAHABA, Ala, Feb. ~, 1861.
Nix. W. G. BRowNLow Sir, you may exult as
much as you please ever the election in Tennessee.
In this part of the country are not much disap-
pointed because we know how your State was SET
tied. 1t was settled by Hooslers FROM North Caro-
lima, the tory State of the revolution, which we ex
pect to follow suit. We can DO without either.
Both are occupied by class Of people Of o order,
without one spark Of honor or chirahy about Them
Let them submit to Lincoln. They are towards
and from the way in which Virginia. Kentucky and
Arkansas are behaving, do not believe they are
any better Virginia and Kentucky are we'll
enough descended, but do not expect there is
family of hiqh connection noble descent in the
o1o nc Norf Arkansas
Now the crisis is upon US, this Hoosier blood shows
ITSELF But let them 20. We do not want them.
We would be degraded by their association. As
something has been said in the papers of your State
about Northern Alabama in the revolution going
off with Tennessee, / and all here say we would
like to see her try it. We can bring her right at
the point of the bayonet and if Tennessee sympa-
thises with her, we can conquer her too. Such
people as yours could not stand . moment against
the cAicalrous md braue population of Southern
Alabama and Mississippi More than this, ifany o!
your Tennesseeans come down here expressing their
Union sentiments, intend to treat them to coat
OF tar ornamented with feathers to 60 home in. If
our country does not furnish you with market
for meat your hog raising State will be reduced to
starvation and bankruptcy in less than twelve
moaths. Wepehe Willing to sustain yo~ and trade
Oith you, but.you own action has reduced you to
the lowest depths of degradation and beneath our
| contempt and forbids our countenancing you any
longer After all it is happy riddancs and we
are well quit Of you. L. B. MANNlNG."-
| Brownlow in reply says that a counterpart Of
the above nsoent letter appeared also in the Nash
vile Union paper. have taken the pains to copy
these, as could many other articles Of similar
kind, to bring to your mind the abuss that was
heaped upon North Carolina By the secessionists
because she did not secede Immediately.
The chi0alay hated us and traduced us before
this war; and notwithstanding all that this State
laS done and ia doing thew hate and traduce ,a
still, and defy our authorities and trample upon
our laws, appoint hosts of citizens from other States
to ill all profitable and influential Offices in North.
Carolina. Go to all the counties of the State and
| look over. the Office holders and behold who they
are and from whence they came Not only-so, the