Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-05

u AND ALEXANDER COUNTIES-fELLow.CIT fg
lens AT the earnest solicitation of many friends an
myself candidate TO represeH the people of Ire
DELL Wilkes aud Alexander Counties in the Senate oc the
next Legislature of Nor1h. Carolina E.is - i'''1 r.
the District and Il is not my purpose to canvass IL may
be proper 70 state briefly my principles; as am willing
TO stand or fall by them. 80 H.. - ~ 3. a;.H
thought necessary aud they should desire 1t am favor
of calling State Convention. ThDse who oppose a Con-
,S people os much Dower ha
those who favor State Convention wish TO seeede from
the Confederate STATES Twas opposed to secession in
our present troubles would be folly and madness
and could only be justified in life aud death struggle for
liberty. 49,. r.r f. ~.,I..,-.-" ....i go!
II would be well for this State as well rs for all the CON
ederate States To have Convention in being If not in
session during the mt TO secede, but 10 aid and
powers in every emsrseney which il assumed Without
the consent Of Ihe States would be usnrpatiOn and
warrantabie authority Neither the Legislature nor the
would possess such power. And while it could grant all
needfu powers to the common government, and sheck
government not changed There those who are con-
stant- endeayong to educate The mind of the public to
prepare il for anerhsr form of government. Such men
need watching. We need a Republican form OF govern
1en with ali our rights freemen guaranteed 70 US by
the Constitution 1.-THE rights of sovereign Slate
lWish State Convention to cooperate with the gepe1
government ana our sister States Of the South in Obtaining
an Gmstice SO tina, negotiations for peace may be COM
menced Let NOrthCarolna do her duty, and If other
states VIII not meet in Convention or conference with
her nor heed her voice forpeace she will have done her
duty 70 humanity our country, and our God, aud the re-
sponsibtltes ofthe future will not rest upon her.
Negotiations would greatly encourage our people at
home and our soldiers in the field 1t Enst eOmet 10 this
a ast The pen powerful than the sword must do
what the latter has failed to accomplish i"|'" -"
tetus therefore have cooperation between the COM
mon government and the sovereign States N effort to
prOcuresu armstce then trsaty peaOe sndhsD OOte
n people on the treaty after its endorsement by the
The power of Congress to suspend the privileges of the
writ OF AaoeGs corpus in certain cases is granted the
Constitution But cannot agree 70 its exercise; much
less do like 10 the President clothed with this power
The personal freedom and liberty of the people should not
be trusted in the bands Of man But the suspension
of the Ut itse has been done BY Congress- 10 uncOn
sutional and unWarrantabe; it authorizes illegal and
unwarsntabe arrests it operates wrouguly and oppres
sively loyal patriotic and true men a. ever
Inherited a birthright under a i" Southern sky"
There those and L fear n1apy who desire strong
government military despotism who advocate the co-
sing of our legislative halls and Civil Cours-the over
riding of all other laws by the miiitay-te concentration
of the whole force of the people in the hands of military
Chefan. such views shall at no time receive any aid
comfort from Civil Ian is binding upon citizens and
sOldersmtary law applies only to the army. Let the
laws civil and military be enforced and respected within
their respective spheres and be not trampled upon by
either citizens soldiers . - as g..
The representative should be held to strict aceoHna
bly by his constituency they should, therefore, know
how he votes upon all questions affecting their interests
Secret legislation lie incompatible with this accountability
therefore nothing but necessity affecting the very exis
ana SaTa sSs Of me county sSua Justly 10
the interest of NorthCarons to warn the Coufed
crate States government of all encroachmens upon her
ancient rights sovereign State to the liberty and
freedom of the citizen respected aid the gov
eminent in prosecuting the war; and to urge upon and
to operate with it representative Of free people OF
sovereign State to negotiate treaty of peace Having
been soldier myself shall give every encouragement,
comfort and succor to the army The State must that
brave defenders we'll clothed and shOd their fam
lilies claim the aid of State and she must them
clothed and fed long there is anything in the land
any price sacrifice - > Do
9th hufa f,
to say,l stand fairly and squarey upon the principles
enumerated by Gov Brown Vice President Stephens and
". Holden, Esq. .-. .....E .-.,..
must appeal 10 my friends to see to it that my prnc
pies widely disseminated possible both at home and
in the army. Very respectfully, &c.,
J. E. RHEIM.