Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-12-07
RALEIGH: FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1854.

RALEIGH: FRIDAY, DEC. 2, 1854.
D, ACE REsoLurIoNs-It will be seen that Mr..
nj of Rertie has offered resolutions in our State
senate proposing the appointment by the states OF
o o.; ,;ss;oners to negotiate with the'enemy. There
.,nforunatey difficulty in the way Of this pro-
!" oo,on viz: That the constitution has expressly
rrssted the power here proposed to be exercised IN
w. confederate President and Senate, and conse-
ouently the States have no such power, and an
attempt to exercise it would re an lndlsny 10 tnose
hronches of the common government The idea
thst the President and Senate will submit to this
;nd;onity by commissioning men whose appointment
.bns to be unconstitutionaly wrested from them,
;s scarcely admissible They would be apt to con
s;der that they were intentionally insulted, and 70
that thew are quite ready as the States can be
~ snnoint commissioners whenever there IS nope
that thew will find any one to treat wlth-faye1te'
vile Obseruer.
The mower vested in the Presiden: and Senate to-
negotiate for peace does not forbid them to tender
negotiations through commissioners appointed oy
the States There is nothing in the Constitution TO
preyent the President from designating the State
commissioners as III. commissioners Instead Of any
;ndpnity being offered to him by such action on the
mart of the States, it would really add to his dignity,
a, well as to the dignity Of the commission ITSELF
which would have this very important business IN
charge, The commissioners to be appointed oy the
States are to be clothed with power by the States
bnt their power to treat with the federal govern
ment will commence only when they shall have
been designated As such by the President Surely
it can be no "indignity" to the President to re-
ouest him. in the name of the sovereign States, to
tender to tho United States conference for nego-
tiating peace through commissioners chosen by
the States. and afterwards commissioned by him.
We transferred to our last paper an article from
the Conservative of this City, issued the day after
Mr.. Pools resolutions were presented, in which
that paper warmly and unqualifedly endorsed the
resolutions We were glad to ses this, but We fear
ed the Conservative would not maintain its ground
That paper of Wednesday last admitted, in reply to
the Confederate that Gov Vance did not see these
resolutions until they appeared in print and that it
did not then know that he had expressed any opinion
in regard to them and 1t then proceeded to reiter
ate its approval Of the resolutions. But the Con-
serratire of the ensuing day. Thursday, after reit
Grating its wish for peace and after stating that it
had expressed itself favorably to Mr. Pools plan,
"in the absence of something which could unite all
parties" finally says:
"On Tuesday last, Mr.. Fovle, Of Wake, introdu-
ced the following resolutions. They are carefully
drawn entirely respectful to the President, and
propose nothing which has the semblance of igno-
ring the legal authorities of the country. 1t is
ident that the Legislature will take some actien
with the view of promoting peace. The people
expect them to do something, and we trust all par
ties in that body will CO operate in such action as
will meet the case fully. Some think that Mr..
POOLS plan is not entirely respectful to the Presl-
dent. In this regard Nr. Foaole's resolutions are
entirely unolectiona6le and incline to the opi-
ion that they promise better practical results."
The presumption is that Gov. Vance read Mr..
Pools resolutions on Tuesday or Wednesday, and
expressed an opinion in regard to them; and hence
the change Of position by the Consercatire in its
issue of Thursday. That paper aov attaches impor.
lance to the suggestion made BY "some," that Mr..
Pools plan is not "entrey respectful to the Pres.
ident"-and that paper non thinks that Mr.. Fowles
plan, which ignores the sovereign States, as Mr..
Pools plan does not, is not only unobjectionable,
but that it promises "better practical results. u
We are not surprised at this change of position by
the Conservative Wepredicted it ito several friends
soon as we saw its endorsement of Mr.. Pools
resolutions
We are tired, and the people are tired of the con.
slant cry that this and that proposition for peace
not respectful to the President" "The President
must not be insulted -" there must be no indig.
nifty to the President"-"we must be entirely
respectful to the President" as if any portion Of
our people or any State entertained the idea for q
moment of insulting the President In the name oi
suffering humanity-in the name Of the God Of
peace and good will to man, is this war to be pro.
louged indefinitely, and every thing dear and vaua-
bic to be swept away, upon a mere punctilio. Are
legislative bodes-are the people, who made tht
war, and who have right to close it in their OWL
way, to be embarrassed and hampered in their ef
forts for peace by the suggestion that this or thai
plan is not entirely unobectionable," or not on
tIrsly respectful" to the President? Why, ever
IN ordinary times, such course of conduct by ths
people or by the States towards their servants
would be regarded as mawkishy deferental and sub
m'ssive but alta time like this, when we must bav'
peace it can be had or be utterly ruined, suct
conduct amounts to crime. 1t is triaing with tbs
blood Of our people. "It holds the promise to tht
car out breaks it to the hope" We conjure tn.
members Of the Legislature, by the magnitude o.
me subject itself, and in the name of the people
VINO are earnestly looking to them for some definite
practical, and persistent effort for peace, not to b.
Inverted from the great work before them by such
suggestions or appeals. Mr.. Pools plan is as re
'pec'iul as it can be to the President. 1t does MOI
''eh instruct or direct him in the name of the SOW
''sa States, but it respectfully "requests" him te
~operate with the States in An effort for negotia
a0n' Would the President regard such a request
made by the States, as disrespectful to him p
"eeannot think he would. -.