Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-11-23

Mr. EDITOR The General Assembly of North
Carolina will soon meet, aud doubtless many mpor.
tant subjects will be brought before that body.
The situation of the whole country requires the
best and wisest counses to prevail indeed. unless
they do prevail and unless prejudice and illfeelng
be buried in the councils of the several States, as
we'll as in the nation, We aye rui"ed people now
and forever, and that republican form of govern
ment handed down to us by noble ancestry will
perish without possibility of rpcoscry. hazard
nothing in saying that North Carolina has as much
power, nay more, at this time in bringing about
settlement, an honorable settlement of the difficult
ty now existing between the Confederate States and
the United States, than any other State, North or
Sonth. She has it now in her power to lay the
corner stone to the settlement of the pending diff
cuIties Will she do tp
Georgia has spoken by her Legislature and ask
ed for cooperation. One Of SOUTH Carolina's noble
sons has spoken, and now will North Carolina fol-
low in the wake?
1t is we'll known, sir, and those who advocate the
doctrine, cannot deny it, that there was hut one i'm
portant point upon which the Conservatives of
MOI tn Carolina differed ard that difference caused
split in the Conservative party at the August cleo
ton. That point was this, certain leading gentle.
men belonging to the Conservative party refused to
take any steps towards negotiation until some one
Of the cotton States should move IN tine matter but
said, when that should be done, they would join in
fore said, that has been done, now will they move
If they do not, they deserve the everlasting re-
proacfes of their fellow citizens
can see but ore difficulty in the way to pre-
vent the action Of the General Assembly of NORTH
Carolina, and that is this Gov. Vance IN his last
election received heaDy vote from the Destructves
or Administration party Of the State, and If that
vote causes him to waiver and not to recommend
the subject Of negotiation to the General Assembly
md he haSt
power control sufficient number of his SUPPORT
ers and thereby prevent action of course it will be
prevented.
Gov. Vance is now hanging Upon slender thread,
and his recon mendations to the General Assembly
in this matter will be pregnant Of great deal of
veal woe. In his canvass for Governor he en-
deavored make his old friends believe that he was
as good Conservative as ever; indeed, he said ha
soas as good a Conservative as eoer. If he is, he
will Recommend action and prompt action on the
part of the General Assembly and cooperation with
Georgia; if he does not and co-operates with the
Destructives in their mad course of ruin, he ought
to find himself lower than the lowest. The wheat
must be sfted from the chat. and the members of
the General Assembly of North Carolina must look
before they leap if they intend to try TO save their
country from utter ruin. Their constituents are
watching them with eagles eyes, and let one of
/ them who represents Conservative constituency,
fail to recommend negotiation although he may
have been elected las has been the case) by the
Conservatives and fraud of the Destructves he will
be hereafter and forever doomed to lgnominy. Let
them beware, keep their garments unspotted, and
chesish the principles of liberty and freedom.
think, sir, Convention of the State of North.
Carolina ought by all means be called to take into
consideration two subjects:
1st, An amendment of its own Consti tuition, so
as to change the election of members Of the General
Assembly to an annual instead of biennial cleo
ton, and for the Assembly to meet annually. The
times require members fresh from the people.
I'd, According to article 5th section LIST of the
Confederate Constitution, to join any other two
States and "demand Congress" to " summon Gons
ventiop of all the States to take into consideration
an amendment Of tho Constitution gioing to thu
sooereign States the poscer Of opening negotiation
uith the North"
These are grave subjects, and will no doubt re-
ceive their due consideration. This cruel war will
never be stopped by Abraham Lincoln and Jeffer
son Davis something mast be done to start nego
tiatons Judging from their acts they have los
their reason, and act as mad men. hope North
Carolina will no longer lag behind but move for
ward in the good work aud place upon her brow
the laurels to which she is entitled. More here
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