Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-13
MI. approaching Election.

rho election IN Nor'h o"' w. ~. 49,:
Of the Legislature and Sns's WILL, ts us as a,a %
Ds's ..mns for the soldiers on THURSDAY the sS.n Oh
the 'Anp a at the various precincts throughout the
s'., IN Thursday the 4th OF August
State Oh o .ocion of chapter SD of the Revised
by .a' - ~ n,ovided that "every person quallhed
0 uo,e shall give to the returning omcer 10 pres
70 WV -. INSPECTORS, or, in the absence OF such
ence VI ana Of the inspectors, ticket rolled up
on''. -, shall be written the name or names OF the
WIZ -, nersons for whom he intends to vote
peFso olso provided that "if there shall be TWO
A, s.,s rolled up together, or any ticket shall con
- ,hs names of more persons than such an elec'or
AH ht r. vote for, in either of these cases, sucn
,. .S,l, not be numbered in taking the ballot,
''" ss,,, he void" These provisions are lntenoea
,rro and protect the right to vote BY ballot Win
s,ded ticket The ticket may be eltner wf''.eH
nrnted If the ticket IS handed to the poll nolo
;..noctor rolled or folded up, the poll-holder
;nsnector has no right to open it; and If he does
.. ,n + or attempt in any way to ascertain the
p. or names voted for, he not only commlts
aroOg on the voter but he violates the Ia" OF inc
.,a citizen has right, if he chooses, to hand
ANN ticket to the poll.holder and he has right,
..,h,uu s<curea TO him by the la'o, to hand IN
rolled up or folded ticket
wo have beeu thus plain on the subject because
If the threats which have been made oy the De-
srctve leaders to punish soldiers and citizens VINO
wow exercise their right of suffrage in opposition
- tbs wishes of these leaders. 1t is sad refec'
finn that in the very infancy of our government,
- ore men and not few of them, who would
dictate to our people how they should vote, and
,rho wond deprive them of their right OF suffrage
nsss exercised for the benefit of certain party and
certain persons. When the people are oppressed
as thew are now, and when despotic power is at
reunited to be welded over them, the right to vote
he ballot with a folded ticket is especially to be
Drized. Let the people and let the soldiers remem
Der that they have a right to vote with folded
ticket and that no inspector has right to open
that ticket. The soldiers are fighting and the peo
pie are suffering for the right to cote as they please
and to deny this right to them or to attempt to de-
priye them of it by force or fraud is to make them
the subjects of despotic rule. The right to vote IS
nesnable to free men, and formidable to tyrants
only.
We appeal to our friends to be at the election
ground early in the day, and to work for the true
Conservatives and against the Destructives and
their associates, until sunset, with the utmost de-
termination and zeal. The issue is War or Peace,
pnd Liberty against Despotism. Gov. Vance and
bis supporters are not only in favor Of the war
going on and on and on, and not only opposed to
negotiations for peace unless they can be brought
about in their way, which is the way pointed out
by President Davis; but they are Davis men-en'
dorsers Of his administration, and with him in
every essential particular. To vote for Gov. Vance
Is to endorse President Davis, and at the same time
to encourage the continuance Of the war with all
its horrors with no earnest or determined efforts to
stop it by negotiations.
We are known to be in favor of peace, and also
to be in favor of civil liberty and the rights Of oul
State. We do not fear to trust the people with hei1
own affairs, whether in Convention or otherwise
and we would regard any treaty Of peace that nigh
be made as honorable, which, after having been sub
their approval If rejected by them, it would be dis
honorable. The people of North Carolina will nev
or agree to any peace that is not honorable. On
Of the best plans thus far presented, looking t
peace, will be found in the resolutions introduces
in the last House Of Representatives by the Hon
7. Leach, Of the Sd District from this State, an
frequently heretofore published in this paper
The entire delegation from this State, with the OK
teption of Messrs. Bridgers and Gather, vote
against laying these resolutions on the table, whicl
vote was regarded as test vote. Gov. Vance i
opposed to the peace plan contained in these reso
utions, as is conclusively proved by his speeche
and the course of his subsidized organs.
Remember that Gov. Vanceis the Destructive can
ddate for Governor that the Destructives expect t.
use him for their own purposes, and thus destroy tn
Conservative party that if elected by their aid h
MI be bound to carry out their views that if elect
: ,erstood that the war is to go pl
-;~sates tSo North, or the Mort
- aud that if defealaI, - s...
~ atonoego ostinJ avor Of negs
2ra1s peace Mark the tact, il
Ill your ne'suoo, mods and at every precinct On tn
lay OF election, that tho Destructives are his mos
ctTe supporters. ga man is known by the com
Pany he keeps" If Gov. Vance should be elected
rue Conservatives every where will be mortifie;
Ind lnsulted by the exulting shouts of these sam
1estructives. Let every true Conservative sOork t
prevent this result.
"eappsal to our friends to see that every precinc
swell supplied with tickets for the true Conservativ
candidates. Weappeal to them also to see to ittba
ctVe and determined friends are present at ever
reenct to encourage and protect the timid, to con
IRE the waVering to convey the old and in6rm me
70 the polls, and to contradict and expose the d.
sruch7e falsehoods which will be in circulation o
.le day Of election. Do this, and signal victor
Will crown the conservative cause.
e'nad the ftsasure of seeing in our office o
saturday last, Capt James NJ. Turner, and Cap
ahomas W. Womble-the former candidate fl
.'s Commons in Cumberland and Harnett, and IL