Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-09-13

The elevation Of a sectional parry 10
authority at Wasting Oh, the cUI....h~:'h
gf a lgu. inda!-od, acrimonious w''' 'rI'n-
nation anI rcoriur.na,ion herEe'" ca
,rr,,,, ,rcu At tire North AMI Sontn' were
promptly rrl!owel'hy dissolution aA1 CIV
i war. and in tic progress Of t'''' war
even the putworIa Of civil hJcrN "",c
haen inipvriiLed ami tho wh".e 'aDrIc
Lr,9.,l,f - INC very verge Of de>'rl,,,'"i'
and ,.sw. q; the cnd of more ;h-'' '.iie0
years OF a war unparalleled in iH'IeIh
fim., iar Imaginable and for bar .'''o''S
dr-oL.rou. alter more than two m..i''''' N
men have accn called into the field Oh i.,.' our
side alone after lie land has been -.lgI I
aIly drcnc4ed III iraternal blood, anu ar
ms and lamentations are heard ii 10y
corHcr of oar Common country, tie nCPeS
Of the Union and Of our cherished o'J7e'
arc in no wise improved.
The men now, in authority, through q
feud which they long maintained Win VI
olent and unwise men at the South pe
cause Of blind fanaticism ahOnt an m
stitution III some States. and in relation ~
which thew mad no duties To n"ti0rIH az
IA" '>.st'"''s'S''tl-ss TO near. ~" @ ".!eri .
capable of ADOPTING the proper meanSN
rescue our country, our whole country,
from its prescn, .amentaJIe condition.
Then. gcn,lencu, it L. apparent that the
first inGispensaJc step to tno accomplish
Incnt of Tins grta, work is the overthrow
bv the ballot Of the present Admini-tra-
ton. and the Inauguration OF another in is
stead, which wi.wisely and zealously, but
tcmperately am Justly WELD all the inIin-
cuce and powG Of the government to
bring a speedy sttlenent Of our internal
troujles on the ~;nciples of the Consti-
tution. and on arms honorable and last
to all sections. Worth, South, East aud
West; one WIN will stand unfa.rcr-
inglv by civil a, religious liberty; one
which, instead o'reiyilg solely on its pc
culiar dogmas a. doctrines and the rava-
res Of the sword will refer the national
,rouhles to the Iople, the fountain Of po-
Ttical authority. nd to the States under
the forms of thcIonstitulloa one which
will have no con tons precedent To the
restoration Of tls Union, but will diligent-
" seek that resu rs return of pcrrna-
ncnt peace amo" the people.
Gentlemen, y have been commission
cd 10y the peop. to come here and mi
tate steps to ac'mpiish these great OBJ
/ iccts. to select agent and agencies in
! the good work. That that step will be
( well perturmed ave an untalrerng faith.
and that the peoe may sanction and God
} bless those mearto the desired end is my
sincere prayer.
On taking thy lair Governor Seymour
spoke rs follow
G,nNc0e1 Of 2 Loa0eatiOA-I cannot
forecast the re- itions and action of the
/ Convention; b can say that every
mrmbcr Of il gcs tho Union, desires
pcgcr. and will r,lold constitutional free
dom. While the ttSolutions and action of
I .his Gqnvep.&17 6rtAo the utmos. -nPort-
ancc, there are REASONS why the Dem
! ucratiC part should hG restored to power,
and they at great reasons. The Dem
ocratic part will restore the Union, be-
cause it lons for is restoration; it will
bring peace, Decause it loves peace it will
bring back l5crty 10 our land, hecause it
loves liberty 1t will put down despotism,
because it hacs the ignoble tyranny which
now degrads tie American people
-Four years 40 Convention met in this
city when our country was peaceful, pros
perous and united. Its delegates did not
mean to destroy Onr government, to over
/ whcm lis with debt, or to drench our land
with blood; but they were animated by
intolerance ana fanaticisn, and blinded by
an ignorance Of the spirit of our institu-
| tionS, the character oi oar people, and the
condition Of our land. They thought they
might safely indulge their passions, and
I they concluded to DO So They would not
/ heed the warnings Of Uur fathers, and they
: did not consider that meddling begets
strife. Their passions have wrought ont
| their natural results. They were impelled
TO spurn all measures of compromise.-
. Step bv step they have marched on Ia
result from which ut the onset, they would
have shrunk with horror, and even now.
, when war has desoated or land, has laid
Its heavy burdens upon labor, and when
bankruptcy and ruin Overhang us. they
will not have the Union restored except
upon conditions unknown to our coustitu.
ton. They will not let the Shedding OF
blood cease even for little time, to see il
Christian charity or the wisdom of states.
manship may not work out method to
save our country. Nay, more than this
they will not listen to a proposal for peace
which does not offer that which this gov
ernment has no right to ask. This admin
iStration cannot now save this Union if il