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

who desire to avoid civil war and boodshed in our
State beware Of this, and look we'll to the Legsls-
ture as we'll as the Governor.-Conserrataoe.
The "strong Vance Counties" above referred to
are original secession or Destructive Countless for
it is notorious that Gov. Vance has but little
strength in the Conservative Counties. The Con-
ssrSatise is therefore, appealing to the people to
elect Destructives to the Legislature. The cloven
ceal it
We deny that our friends are working secretly.
In many instances it is true prudence enjons that
they should be less outspoken than the pets and |
favorites of Gov. Vance and President Davis, for it
is well known that both these functionaries and |
their dependents are constantly and Systematically
prosecuting and expressing the true Conservatives
We have proof that enrolling officers and County
Boards for making details have been governed in
many instances by political feeling, and have ia.
vored the friends of Gov. Vance and the admins
tration at Richmond, while they have been harsh
and hard towards the true Conservatives and have
put them in service merely on account of their
opinions. This fact is known and be proved in
every neighborhood in the State. In addition to
this, government detectives are sticking their vile
faces into every hole and corner, eavesdropping,
marking the true Conservatives as disloysl and re-
porting them as such to the authorities at Rich
mond and Raleigh. 1t is, therefore, natural that
our friends should be prudent and cautious but they
have 70 secrets which they desire to conceal They
are prudent and cautious because detectives are
after thcm and because their liberties as freedom
h.vo haor ko vfopt ont
of. They are calm because they are confident
They know the tale which the ballot box will tell
on the 4th Of next month and they will be there
from nine o'clock until sunset, voting and working.
and making one last earnest and determined effort
for peace and liberty. The Destiuctves and Stall
federates with Gov. Vance At their head, may har-
angue and print but the minds Of the people will
not be changed They will neither be persuaded nor
driven from their principles. If they are threaten
ed with punishment for voting as they please, they
know that threats generally proceed from cowards-
that "barking dogs never bite, and will still vote
as they please If force should be used to prevent
them from voting as they please, they will meet
force with force If nsulted publicly by the charge
that they are not true to their country, though
to personal difficulties, yet they will be apt to chas-
tise on the spot any nsolent Destructive or detec
tive who may make the charge. TEree-fourths Of
the fighting men in Virginia rom this State are
Conservatives. Their fathers and brothers at home
will not submit to insult. They are truer to the
country than the swarms of officials who are ty
ranizipg over the people and eating out their sub
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their associates, the Vance Destructves, who are
avoiding military service by pressing themselves
into every shade Office they can hear of and truer
than those speculating, noisy, and grasping de-
structives who avail themselves of details and ex-
emptons granted on political grounds, to remain at
home and grow rich at the expense ofrtheir neigh
bors 1t is enough that these characters, in con-
junction with the Northern aboitionists, have in
volved US in this awful war. They cannot be per-
mitsd, after having done that to add insult to ruin
by telling Conservatives to their faces thst they
not true to their country.
But it seems if Gov. Vance is not re.elected We
are 10 have " civil war and bloodshed!" The Con-
sersatiss says so in the above extract If Gov.
Vance wins in this race, all right; but if he loses
the people are threatened with "war and blood
shed" The people, then are not free. They mus
vote for Vance or involve themselves in anoths,
war. That is tho argument. Now who will cause
this wari, Not the Conservatives, for they expect
quietly to elect their candidate, and quietly to in
auguyate him As Governor; and they expect to
elect majority Of the Legislature in the same way
They will shed no blood except in selfdefence-
they are peace men. What then Who is to bring
on this war among our own people2 We know
that Mr. Davis, in his letter of January 8, 1864
promised troops to Gov. Vance to shoot down oul
people on account of their political opinions, suct
shooting down should, in the opinion of Gov Vance
become necessary; and We know that Gov Vance
in not replying to that letter. substantially acceptei
this offer of troops. But that was a Confederate
and this is State business. Who is to 6egin thi
soar in our midst !-Sh6 is to require the 5leQd e
our people to be shed, If they should not prope'
to re elect Gop. Vance?
But there is no danger Of bloodshed Thes.
threats desperate as they are empty. Let tn.
people vote they please, and lesve consequences
to Providence. If thsir decision should be agains
the Destructives We have no doubt it will ther.
will at once be great calm-the Destructives will
submit and retire, for those of them who will moi
Aght the Yankees will not fight our own people
and We shall have more honest administration o.
public affairs, more liberty and better prospects o.
peace.
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