Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-07-06
ANNOUNCEMENT or CANDIDATES II /.
mo THE VOTERS OF IREDELL, WILKES
SANn AIEXANnFR .COQNTIES-tEILoX.CI1z.

xras-At the earnest solicitation of many friends
az and aiea.or Counties the Senate Of the
next Legislature Of North Carolina.
AS am .compsradvsty @anknown to many persons Of
be proper to state briefly hy principles Is am willing
am not afraid to trust the peoples therefore il be
of calling State Convention. Those who oppose Con-
venton not willing to trust the people; they think
that the people have too much power They charge t1as
the Confederate States was opposed to secession in
1851, and opposed to DOW Secession cannot care
present troubles it would be utter folly and madness
and could only be justified in life and death struggle Tor
liberty.
It would be we'll for this State as we'll for all the Con.
federate States to have Convention in being not IN
session during the warnot to secede but 70 aid and
strengthen the general government BY granting nesdiu
powers in every emergency, which, assumed without
the consent Of the States would be nsurpaton and nm
Governor possesses sovereign power but Convention
would possess such power. And while it could grant All
nsedful powers to the common government aud sheck
usurpxtons it would to it that oor present form OF
goyeumelt not changed There are those who are con-
stanty endeaTorng h educate the mind of the public 10
prepare it for another form of government Such men
need watching. We need Republican form of govern
ment with all our rights freemen guaranteed 10 us by
the Consttution-wha the rights Of sovereign State
Iwsh State Convention to cooperate with the general
government and sister States of the South in obtaining
armstce SO that negotiations for peace may be COM
menced Let NorthCaroIins do her duty, and if other
States will not meet in Convention conference win
her, nor heed her voice for peace she will have done her
duty to humanity country, and God aud the re-
sponsibites of the future will not rest upon her.
Negotiation You'd greatly our psope. 81
at last The pen powerful than the sword must do
what the latter has failed to accomplish" -
Let u.s. therefore, have cooperation between the COM
mon government and the sovereign States in an effort to
procure an armsce then treaty peace and then cote
Of tie people the treaty after its endorsement by the
President aud Senate. p.
The power of Congress to suspend the pryegeof the
writ of beas corpus in certain is granted by the
Constitution Butt cannot agree to its exercise; much
less do like to see the President clothed with this power
The personal freedom and liberty of the people should not
be trusted in the hands Of But the suspension
of the wr ss as has been done Congress- is uncon
stitutiona and unwarrantabe authorizes illegal and
unwarnnable arrests it operates wrongly and oppres
sively loyal patriotic. and true men as ever
inherited birthright under q " Southern sky" .,
There are those, and fear many who desire strong
government military despotism who advocate the co'
sing of Legislative halls and Civil Goursthe over.
riding of all other laws by the mtaryhe
Chetain Such views shall ut no receive any aid
comfort from Civil law is binding upon citizens and
sodiers-mitary law applies only to the army Let the
their respective spheres and be not tramplea upon by
either citizens soldiers
The representative should be held to strict accouna
bty by his constituents; they should, therefore, know
how he votes upon all questions affecting their interests
Secret legislation incompatible with this accountability
tence and salvation Of the country could Justify it,
If elected shall not fail to do all in my power 10 ad.
the interest of orh-Carona to the Confsd
crate States government of all refreshments upon her
ancient rights sovereign State the liberty and
freedom of the citizen respected to aid the common gov
eminent in prosecuting the war; and to urge upon and
to CO operate with it of free people Of
sovereign State, to negotiate treaty of peace Having
been soldier myself shall give every encouragement,
comfort and to the army The State must that
our brave defenders we'll clothed and shod their fam
lilies claim the aid of our State and she must them
clothed and fed long there anything in the land at
any price sacrifice.
There other questions might discuss but suffice it
enuuciaed by Gov Brown Vice President Stephens and
W. W. Holden, Esq.
must appeal TO my friends to to it that my princ.
pies widely disseminated possible both at home and
in the army. Very respectfully, &C.,
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