Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-02-09
Correspondence Of the Standard "

b ais AgsIsEA, Ga, Feb. 1st 1854
Editor of Raleigh Staaadrd:a
&SF#i-fhe unmistakable evidence Or deep popu.
| Lar agitation in North Carolna on the subject Of
peace. is my excuse for thus intruding upon you.
We are strangers to each other but there is COM
mon tie which binds together in this hour of our
countrys affiiction caanot but feel thai the sue
cess OF The peace party Of Georgia will be matter
OF more than ordinary gratifactiopto the Conserva.
nTes of North Carolina Yesl-you may say to
your readers that the Empire State stands ready to
seeond the North. Carolina movement and 70 throw
the whole weight Of her influence into the contest
There are reasons by the initiative should be taken
by North Carolina Georgia, against the earnest
admonitiens of Stephens, johnson, Hill, and host
of Others, seeded upon the negro question as in
volved in the sectional party success Of Lincoln-
Georgia, with the other gulf States, formed q pro-
Visional government North Uarolins on the con-
trary, absolutely refused to secede on this issue
absolutely refused to join the provisional govern
ment The issue presented by Lncolns election
was deemed, in Mr. Yancey's own language, !" an
inferior issue" There were circumstances leading
to Lneelns election Of which the people ef, North
Carolina were not ignorant: First was the inevi.
table defeat at some time under any ISSUE of the
Democratic party, because of its party corrupAOns
and because OF that dead certain law in all popular
governments that no one administration can, in the
nature of things, retain perpetual possession Of
power. The question of succession was therefore
question Of fate. Who was to succeedf Tue first
dangerous rival was the National AmericaR parry.
This party was killed off by the,infusea of there
gieus element test oathe, &c The next rival was
the Douglas party; this party misconceving the
grand philosophy of its mission, baptised itself as
Popular Sovereignty, instead of IerritorIal SOver
eighty. Popular sovereignty was the claim Of the
numerical majority to rule every Where, cOmmen
cling in the Territories Territorial sovereignty,
WHICH is the germ of State rights, was an ignored
principle, The Douglas party fell The old and
honored Wing party then preSentsdits conservative
claims for succession. It's claims WerSaso ignored
and thus divided, distracted, warning upon each
other these elements of opposition, formed gratui
tously q ladder upon which the minority climbed
into power. graa,gl -ar IEfE IS s,,'laH'.1 8 y.
Under these circumstances, and influenced by
that deliberate wisdom which took comprehensive
view of the whole question, North; Carolina refused
to secede on the mishap Of this Presidential elec
hon7za mishap produced by ourown divisions. She
refused to join the provisional government The
threatened invasion Of soEereign' Siates by an abo
lition administration, presented new, and an en-
ttrety new issue, Let scan it. and see how North
Carolina acted, and how she stands under that
new issuen t7at5ar L. -sIg'gztu, %. : fsJii sU5.
The new issue = presented by abolition coercion,
was State Rights and individual right and manhood
through State Rights. North Carolina accepted the
issue. She became the oily of the provisional gov
eminent She fought upon point Of honor-
L
vndicaon Of which she Reluctantly drew the sword,
are far aboEe and beyond the nggers and tariffs,
and any scheme of sectional consolidation. The
ever enduring principle of local liberty, through
State sovereignty antedates the colonization of this
contlnent-antedates British civilization itself The
first to resist the coercion of the Rnglish govern
ment-the last to enter reluctantly iRto the fatal
compact ofconsolidation framed in 1789-reuctantto
become party in the later scheme of consolidation
in 1850, your noble old State ia the worthy leader
of that great American reaction, which, through
State Rights, is to save American liberty on this
continent if in the Providence of God any mere
human effort can save it As the ally of the pro-
vsional government faithful, heroic ally, North
Carolina is in fact fighting for the only principie
under which the people can hope for freedom.
As such, she may rely with confidence upon
; the cooperation of Georgia. These two States
can control the policy of the South. The whole
question is therefore with the Northern people and
themselves. If the abolition party is oVerthrown
in the next Presidential election- 1i follow.
American nationality, based upon the rights Of the
States, under separate governments, will give to the
world enduring evidence Of the capacity Cor self
government Taught by sorrow the sad lessons Of
political wisdom-taught by suffering to shun the
designs of political demagogues-taught by bitter
experience the duty Of every man to take an earnest
prayerful interest in the government of bis coun-
try, this land now drenched in fraternal blood will
again blossom as the rose.
.-... ~: GEORGIA.