Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-11-25

tney were hung he was content to ask the DOOR
privilege of being hung with them.
MI Miles, OF South Carolina said it was ALWAYS
painful to him. when subjects requiring grave and
deliberate consideration were introduced in the
mouse 10 see undue manifestations of party eycite.
ment and stu moro Of sectional ealonses Our
ohty nope ot tnai success ia in cordial; friendly
ana fraternal union Division, much more discord
And exasperated feelings, will prove fatal He had
never heard IN this House one word to excite the
(eao1sy OF any member from the State Of North.
Oarohna 1t was not necessary for the member to
[eierate what we all gladly acknowledge that North
carolina has done as muci as was possible With
hAmeans she has been able to put forth As to sav
ing llat one State has done more than another he
thought the statement was improper and hastily
made. he thought that all had done we'll.
ttie eonserlpt laws were properly executed, il
was evident that the burden of the war would fall
eq"ahs upon each State. II such was not the case,
ton. e0-"
Inc question before the House was whether each
state could not carry on State government with tie
same relative proportion of exempts He thought
,hst there Was nothing necessarily imputing any
lack OF patriotism to any State or any Governor in
sshing the Legislature to look into this matter of
o'ate exemptions. Perhaps there were Offices which
nsd been created by the Legislatures which the
Governors are bound to fill but which these Lepis
iatures might themselves deem unnecessary in wars
to dispense with
Mr. Logan, of NJ G. Guterrupting)-In North
Carollna the Legislature requisites the, number of
exemptions and the Governor merely carries out
their will and order
Mr. Miles said that fact made an appeal to the
Legislature more appropriate as having the matter
especially under its control
ihe gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr Leach)
hao taken occasion, very unnecessarily in his iudg.
h1o r Il
VlcwS Oh Gov. Brown and Vice President Stephans
He must confess that the effect of such exhibitions
on MS mind was to produce not so much feeling
oi tor 1t was natural that the heavy bur-
1ens OF war should render men Impatient and rest
less ont ne could not but be amazed that in the
tnluSt OF death struggle gentlemen should persist
m exercising their inteects on such subjects: AZ
much so as if they should seriously propose to send
dePntation 10 the Emperor of China to explain to
MS celestial majesty the theory of popular liberty
m which our government is founded He believed
there would be as much use in sending such an
embassy as it would be to send propositions of
peace upon the basis of our Independence land he
hoped no one here prepared to accept Iess) to
any portion of the North. He believed that the
whole North dreamed of nothing less than our SUBJ
mission. and any advances on our part would be
received as indications of weakness and despair
Mr. Smith, of North Carolina, rose to call atten-
ion to what he considered as inherent evidence of
to the numbers of exemptS in each State which had
oeen introduced into the House. He regarded the
tables as utterly unreliable
Mr.. Foote, of Tennessee opposed the resolution
N its present form. He was for giving each State
credit for what it had dane Gentlemen had gone
out OF their way to attack the Vice President Mr..
Stephens had no seat on this ,or and no right to
speak In his Defence and, therefore, contumely
, was heaped upon him, aud skukng attacks were
made by members who dared not meet him face to
face in open debate.
Mr.. Lester, of Georgia, raised point of order
!, The debate was not confined to the subject under
discussion
:. The Chair.-The gentleman is out oforder The
gentleman will proceed IN order.
Mr.. FoOth (excitedy).-Yes sir, I understand
how this is The Vice President has been arraigned
here to day. anG no restriction was placed upon the
debate then 1t seems to be very much in order to
denouncc, entirely out of order to defend, him.
Mr.. Miles, Of South Carolina: The gentleman
said something about skulking attacks having been
made on the Vice President this house He be
eved he had said something in reference that gen
tleman, and he wished the gentleman to say whether
he meant to intimate that he mad made any skLlk
lng-attacks.
Mr.. Foote: No, sir, a very open one. 1 desig-
nate as skulking attacks all those made in secret
session.