Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-03-03

direction Of peacc that the Legislature the Executive
unable to bring about Suppose you call ConYsn-
rst thing they do on taking their seats to swear on
the Hnly Evangess to support the Constitution OF the
confedsTscy Now having done that we take u r
That DOES that Constitution say Why in article y
section g. it reads follows mo State shall enter into
any treaty, alliance confederation" And in article
section H. it 'The President shall have power oy
and with the advice and consent of the Senate to make
treaties vided thirds the Senate concur Now
you that the Constitution your delegates have sworn
to support expressly provides that the power to declare
war and tn make shall be vested in the President
delegates makes proposition prosrs treaty OF
any kind the enemies of his country he is traitor by
the law and has fnresworn himself Applause That
Is because say it, but because it is written in the
Constitution we have all agreed to support fyIu do
NOV ta 70 your res 20 h ssos. Of the
question, your Convention assembled do nothing
towards reazing the end in view than your Legs
lature or Governor accomplish. can't turn
wheel. ~. 10. DO. Ok -
Well suppose you go little further and say you will
instruct your delegates take the State out of the Con-
ederacy because when 1t is out it is relieved from the
obligation Of the Constitution and rests upon separate
Tou dePD to min e United S agan
but only to out independent sovereignty for the
purpose of securing to YOURSELF and possibly effect
Ing the same desirable end for all parties Well Tou pass
ordinance of secessiontake another dose of this pO
ca horehound tea-and nothing know OFF more bit
ter unless it is boneset decocton Laughtcr land set
up fer yourselves. Is that going to give you peace p
will that restore your and fathers to their homes
WIN that h1sh the of the orphan and dry the widows
tears? Will that fill your land with plenty and prosper
.sy aaS new aa SIoodsr conflict
tkan that you deplore: Out" you may say "Mr.
Davis and his government win not dare to make war on
seeding State because the of secession il recog
nsed in the Constitution of the Confederacy. So is,
my fiends but you see by that time you have thrown
Of that Constitution you have gotten from under Its OBJ
legations and sworn you would have nothing to do With
document you refuse to recognise eectng yOurscTesf
So soon announce to the wsrd you sovereign
derscy has the right declaring against you for
sufficient cause eqaay with the right she hold; eide.
right Is inherent in all sovereigntics.
But what would Uncle Abraham say to it-that old
gentleman whose personal has been the sub
jet Of much remarkf Laughter and who, they say
would he receive the intelligence that North Carolina
He would put Lis thumb to his and make certain
gyrali"ns and eyolutions with his and "Wau
outer JEFF Davis little consarn swow but yer don't
10 go for to say yer amt in the Union agn and
der the perfection OF the best the world
saw Bin ftin yer too long let you sneak out that
WAY" Continued laughter and applause.l
Why o eourseifsuth proceeding the psrtof North
necessary fr one State to secede at time get herself
ACKNOWLEDGED and after all were out turn round and form
such Confederacy as best pleased them Old Abraham
Confederacy Int because are in rebepn to the
Old Union and so long refused obedience to him
be would continue to fight rs. The idea that Lincoln
would recognize abate his claim allegiance and
obedience is prcposterous. Well, would the Southern
Confederacy recognize your Independence and make
treaty of with your This is entirely owing
tngencrs you went out of the COnfederacy and de-
clared yourself independent you would have
and ENFORCE your position of neutrality With reference to
the other blligerents, or there would be occasion for
war. How could you preserve your neutrality when
announced? The only railroad Communication be-
tween the armies of Gen. Lee and Of Gen Johnston be-
tween Virginia and the remainder Of the Couederacy, is
a a neutral State permit the Government at Richmond
- communicate territory with its Southwest
ern armies Gen. Lee sends some Of his veterans down
Of the tOnfederacy-and hOgs anybody who intereres
with him-and so you have fro wars instead of one =
There is another consideration invoved great portion
Of the provisions that iced Cen Lees army obtained
in North Carolina As neutral State could not sell them,
and he would be forced to have them It difficult
foresee how speedily North Carolina would become the
seat of Moreover his troops would say these e
lows have ba'ely abandoned I' LEFT us to our fate and
mere would longer be neutral and so,
IL You will pardon the expression, would catch the
devil on all sides.
Suppose your State should to secede from the
Confderacy what would become of your soldiers in the
but the OF them who have followed that cd battle
flag through smoke and fire. into the presence of DEATH
and waved its bloody folds the heights of hun
dred fields of triumph, amid the cheerS Of victory that
thrill applaudng world-do you suppose that they
would rampe it under foot and crawl upon their bellies
and eat dirt in that sort Of stye3 (Great applause
Who then would have to defend North Carolina?
few old men and some militia officers.
Suppose, the last alternative for obtaining peace
your Convention should take the of the Confed
eracy and put it into the of Lincoln Just
you entered into the old Union and port that
government just would you have imposed you
share Of the debt taxes burthens of the United
States Instead of the Confederate tax collector coming
around 10 gather Confederate currency, Df which it
must be confessed there great lack in the land
Federal agent comes among demanding green backs"
and gold to assist in carrying the Instead of get
ting back tn the pillow and resde they would
be drafted and sent into the service of Uncle SAM fight
men. women and Children of the South Is there any
thing very des able about such peace that? Extend
supostons into the damains of aburdity, and con-
ceive Of the North Carona soldiers basey deserving Fir
comrades in arms in obedience to the proclamation of
your Governor. Why gentlemen, they would not come
home in peace to you. They would have to fight with
their friends and would just from the Southern
to the Northern side Of the Rappahannock and their ri
hes would be pointed at the bosos o the brave men whs
have ought by their sides through the fierce fire of
three years war. Would thst give you peacet
To think of these glorious North Carolina Regiments
have them in the first flush Of martial enthus-
sasm-yOu know them unhnching though sustained
but BY honor and duty many of them filled WITT your
sons-these regiments that have followed the Southern
Cross so many fields already made classic by their
prowess astonishing the world and raising the nations
tptoe admir- alton of their heroic achievements shall
they be asked to raternze with the miserable scouudrels
who have slaughtered people, devastated homes
and even inflicted the browning outrage which demons
from hell pale at, mothers and sisters shall they
be asked to these wreches in desoatng the homes of
the very by whose sides they have long fought and
suffered know you would not think ofthe proposition
honestyas dying to dying men-in the presence of
you in deeper and blooder war. The calames OF war
affect people to terrible degree streams of tears
running down the cheeks o. may poor woman cries
that the God of battles who to ancestors
through long years. cloud BY day and pillar of
BY night will yet lead into the land where grows
the rutagc of liberty richer than the clusters of Echo
and through which flow the milk and honey of indepen
Ience and nationality. (Appause.)
have not, fellow citizens, enumerated all the conse
quences which would follow inconsiderate action
your part What would become of the currency should
you abandon the of the Southern Conederaey IL
bad enough already but every bank in the State is
tiled with it, and would be broken and worthless
morrow, in such event. Widows soldiers families
aud orphan children have other kind. Commercial
and financial ruin, compared to which the present suffer-
of tba of tha