Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-08-17
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The North.Carolina Standard.

paithef QlStnaycu uoA USfA~
-, of the recent elections in this state an'
'.se ,a,me sound and true Conservative was ~nen
.ha . n.rtv was formed in 1860; and oeheve 'ne
u. Of the party will be more necessary IN the
eA'''" .s,n in the past Principle, and moi expe'
lu'0.o hos been my guide heretofore, as it will De
a''"0s' ~. .nd when follow principle, have no
he - ~ ,ress at defeat so far as am personally
.seoorned as would not have exuItea over any
a;f1 had been successful. will never IN any
Wv buoliste myself at the foetstool OF the
destructive party, or fuse with that party Nothing
LII ssnarate me from Conservative principles or
t.om the Conservative party, for it is my hrm
hs1ief that it is the only party that can heal the
bleeding wounds of the Constitution protect ana
rsserve the liberty Of the citizen, and secure to
,be country an honorable and lasting peace hold
u,he sword in one hand and the olive branch IN
ha other "-the sword for the Destructives and the
o,ve branch for all good and true Conservatives.
Il would be the height of vanity and arrogance IN
no to assume that citizens protesting to be Conser
,.o+;ros who did not vote for me are not gooa
Conservatives, however much l may regret the
,ocent uniou at the ballotbox Of the DestructiVes
and of many tried Conservatives. 1T sha~ moS Dc
mv fault If this union is continued ana ps'ps'a.
otsd If it should be, the Conservative party Will
10 sr.llowed up and lost but if every true Con-
.orv.tve forgetting the past and impressed alone
with the Importance of maintaining his principles
in their purity, will dissolve this unlon' and resolve
to have no political af6liaton or correspondence Of
.nr lind with the Destructives, and will so act on
all occasions, whether as representative Oh tne
neonle or as citizen, as to put the DestructiVes
outside the pale of his associations, the great Con-
sorvot;ve narty will be restored to its former
integrity and strength, and will be enabled here
after as heretofore, to confer upon the country all
those benefits and blessings which it was hoped
would flow from it when it was formed and
organized.
am friend to both the Confederate and State
Governments and because am, am anxious to
see them ably and honestly administered The ees.
friend to the Confederate government is ne VINO
submits to its authority, and abors to conne 1t to
its constitutional limltatfons and the worst enemy
to the government, to the South, and to the cause
of liberty is he who seeks to exalt that government
above the States, to enlarge its powers and to rem
der the judiciary the freedom Of the press, and the
freedom and purity of the ballotbox dependent on
the mere will of those who have been called to
administer its affairs. No personal antipathy to
those who may conduct. the governments will in.
Auence my judgment as to the measures they may
suggest or adopt I shall judge all measures on
their merits, without regard to those who may
recommend or advocate them. l have already
given proof by my advocacy of Mr.. Badgers nomi-
nation for the Convention in Wake County, in
February, 1861, and by my vote for Mr. Graham
for President Of that body in May 1861, when there
had been no personal intercourse between US for
the space Of eighteen years, that am not to be
influenced in my course as public man by private,
or selfish or personal considerations.
With regard to the prosecution of the war and
negotiations for peace my views have undergone no
change. 1t is NOT true that l have counssled the
withdrawal of North Carolina from the Confederacy
or the submission of the State to federal authority
or the reconstruction of the federal Union. On the
contrary, have uniformly maintained, as do now,
that the war must be prosecuted in seldefence, but
that at the same time the President the Congress,
the Governors of the States, and the States them
selves should resort to every means in their power
to obtain an armistice, to transfer the great
questions in dispute between the two sections from
the smoke of the batteie to the calm, clear at
nosphere of reason and diplomacy in the civil coun-
ellis, where alone, in the end these questions must
be settled My views are embodied In the follow.
ing resolutions introduced in the House of Repre-
sentatives at the last session, by the Hon. j. 7.
Leach Of this State, and laid on the table by that
body:
Resolced By the Congress Of the Confederate
States, That the delegations from each State acting
In Its sovereign and Independent character for the
purpose of adding moral to our physical force, and
placing ourselves properly before the civilized world
40 most earnestly appeal to the President, by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate, to ap-
point commissioners whose duty it shall be to pro-
pose an armIstce of ninety days to the proper au-
'ho:ltles Of the federal government preliminary to
negotiations for peace upon State sovereignty and
independence and that said commissioners shall re-
port writing to tie President the answer received
IRON the federal government upon the subject
Resolred, That should the peace making power
Tue federal government accede to the proposition
.or an armistice Of ninety days, the President be
requested 10 convene the Congress of the Confeder
0- saS Pui PoSo VI oPPO1htItS
Siolers, by and with the advice and consent of the
ppenate and that he also be requested to notify the
Executives Of the several States of the fact and ask
a'elr s:n co operation by appointing commissioners
esilef oy the Legislature or Convention, to COOP
Sa,e with the commissioners appointed by the Pres.
,t eat 70 negotiate with commissioners appointed by
WI ."e FEDERAL government upon such terms Of peace
Us will be consistent with the honor, dignity and
,,Ihuependence Of the States, and compatible with
"g safety Of our social and political rights.
hts0lred That in maintaining the rights guar.
aeea 10 US BY the blood and treasure Of our Rev.
~utonaiy fathers and dearest at all times to free.
men men, We desire to be let alone-we ask no mans
rTtperty-we rupert fight not for conquest but for our
tights the ndep pepdence of the States our equali-
W our civil and religious liberties
70 tssosred That such terms of peace are agreed
tbs tbo{ T. lhe commissioners ought to be endorsed by
ns resident and Senate and submitted to the peo
~ ~ 'o' 'ne'r ratification or rejection"