Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-20

His saile had more OF sadness than OF mlrth,
But more oil love than either. Undefed
Gentle alike BY accident of birth
And gift If courtesy, and grace of love.
When shall his friends ind such another friendf
Fur .henl and for his children God ab"ve
Has comfort; let US bow; God knows The end
For the Standard.
Gov, Vance's Speech in Salem.
LADIES AND FELLOW CIrlzENs:-1 never ives in
your county but once before. 1t was, however, on
an occasion similar to this, errand to contribute
something to the good Of that government which
has since gone to ruin. l am here now to do some
thing for our new government for something must
be done to end the matters we now have in hand
That is what have come here to talk about
have not come here TO Say who brought on this
war-you have your opinion, have mine (Here
the Governor tod the whiskey anecdote of Bill and
bis wife, But come before you gentlemen to tell
you the best plan to get out Of our present diff.
culties-to tell you OF dangers and warn you of
them. Excuse me ladies Or saying gentlemen and
not ladies, for know the ladies are all right and
have not come TO call the righteous but sinners to
repentance.
In the position occupied in the old government
l warned you OF revolution, and | stood by the
Union as long ss there was ground for So doing
But when The cannon began 10 roar at Charleston,
gave 1t up, You all gave 1t up, and we determined
to stand by our own State aud let it 90. The State
went out and went 10 the front of battle and from
my humble position there you called me to fill the
proud position / now mold. No. man in FORSYTH
Can say nevertheless that asked him for his vote.
knew that could not give satisfaction, being the
youngest Governor ever elected in N;rth- Carolina,
wrote private letters to my renos not to mention
my name, but they would and Forsyth gave me an
unparalleled majority. Until recently thought
that there Was no cause of d,sapproval in my ad-
ministration, but that l would be again elected
without opposition, for every body seemed we'll sat
lshed and said we'll done good and faithful servant"
But all at once the curtain is raised and opposition
Is presented was charged with being rampant
hecesslonist, war man gong about seeking whom
might devour. How have deserted INV friends
VIII any oneiin North Carolina show how have
devisted from the principles upon which | was
electedf Andmy inaugural was endorsed by every.
body, Democrats, knownothings and Secessionists
But some men charge me with unchartableness.
ldere he told the anecdote OF the Boy and his
n"eetneaft) II any thought was going to do so
they deceived themselves.
But what Is my CRIME and where is my accussrY
Inc jurors are before me, why does not the prose-
cutor appear and face me to-day IS he ought to
Why he Is the friend of the soldier, and everybody
else says he can substanIiate these chareesf But
why Is ne not here2 If had such plea as he
has to offer, would come up here aud tell the peo
pie.
But will tell you where be is-he is down in
the City of Raeig Oh. Were be here could do ins
lice to nay self, and l know l could answer his
charges But Ladies, am the best looking man.
NY competitor says he is not good looking. What
does be say however? (Hers the Governor read
from the Standard Of the 7th of October. 1868 an
extract In relation to himself: "If his enemies
praise hun he cannot help it, &C." mo Governor
In North Carolina since the old Revolution ever had
nm n:
CO. My competitor says that | have prevented
the setting up Of Bases all over the State and vet
l amcharged with being scoupdrel He won't
come up to tell me So lInterrupted)
my competitor has an itching to be Governor
1t is an old chronic disease. There is an old harm
on Fayetteville Street in Raleigh called the Rat
zap aiy competitor wants to get into that. (Here
ne toid the anecdoe Of the negro the Sunday school
slli anu tue red apple be wants one of those big
.eu apPles himself. Ii he had waited two years /
would have given him the place, bu. he TOO nm the
IDEA that IT he raised hue and cry about peace he
could be elected. Before that be slapped m. IN tho
shoulder and said Vance "all the fellows saw w.nt
70 run fol Governor, they are liars" Then he WA
acting the Judas Iscariot.
The Governor now referred in detail to the ono.
.stons OF the Steamer Advance, and the results Of
the blockade runnins) VI
am charged with not sustaining the con-ts
Will my competitor stand up and show me where
have failed? The Cnief Justice saws have .c,sd
llgnt. lake my correspondence between myself
ana tne Confederate authorities and see whe,her r
nave forsaken the rights of the citizen. I had M
right to arrest an impressng officer. 7 ch,ras
any man to tell me when have failed 7 do ne.
say your rights have not been trampled ON however
Dut wherein Is my cr,mer The main thing INV
great crime has been that have been unable to OH
tain peace. "''e " w.
What power has the Governor To m.La .
Inc constitution vests that power in the prsid.,.
ana Senate OF the Confederate States. Tho c.
ernor has nothing but moral influence Hsn.I
not USED that power? Look to my Correspondence
ana you Will ind that have done more than ,nv
other man to get peace. l wrote to the Prt.idsnt
70 members Of Congress aud to Gov. Brown ~
G " told Gov. Brown to write the Chisf
= executive what | had written to him, and Gov
oro~n promised to do SO. Here is his letter of LAM
asry lotn, 1854: II am panied to see opposition
IN your S'ate. see no good reason why think
,.hoias, oonse'oGn IN any State would terminate
"n'iesomely' But have no time to elahor.to
my principles. Iagree with Gov. Brown and ba 10
q loyal man, Jealous war man, and vet all these
..ao"s want to crawl upon his platform. have
doUa al my powess to bring about peace but have
uone II IN legal way. Gov. Brown and mvs.,f
asfee IN tins principle. Here he told the anecdots
~ ,ne ta,ee boys and the bed) So when Brown
Nj "yes1 make platform. my Competitor takes
~. u,n sues ana kicks us off, Now don't saw Won
are On no GIown and Stephens platform for ycu
neither evsr s.;d Platform Brown or Stephens
venuon. u am opposed to it. How .ro os 49,, wv,
lgel peace ey separate State action S,nnsa oas 70
3uoh s.Se"e, can You take apy stens w;n !ou
zone tel me hows You are dumb ss ~ WIN any
| '"' -"' re. are you all fools? Yon .sv III