Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-07-15
ANNOUNCEMENT OF c.xn.
70 TIE EIo % OF IREnp1-

Is VOTERS OF IRRnD~E
80. AND ALEXANDER COUSTIEILL, Rn>
nonne. ,nvs ne sArneS! solicitation of mSS~
So H ne Mysef candidate 10 repress, many i,S5
oell, wilkes and Alexander Coppt;aS The peCSSa
next Legislature of North Caroline 10 The Se,,.
AS am comparatively uuknov,
tne DlstrcIr and it is not my purposs many rs.
70 sisld or All By t SSc,eny ny principles
-, ! am not afraid TO trust the neor,.
tnOugnt necessary, and they sbopId ~ Eereiots
OF Gaming state Convention. Those He T. sbS
ventlon are not willing to trust tSa VINO OPpU,.
mat sne people have too much power pTTTpe; ihr
ISose WIG iavor State Convention, w.b teey sbss
1861, and am opposed to it now PSSUsea to SEQ
our present troubles; it would be utIe sSion esns
liberty. ' ~hd Death SIR 4
It would be well for this State ssv0u
leoerate states, to have Conventon i lOf allR.,
session curing the war-not to sscI oelng IT,
strengthens the general government he but % -
powers In every emergency which lSnhng it,
the consent of the States would H. Il assumed -
Tarrantaole authority. Neither the IS patton "
governor possesses sovereign power h., S'Ofs y
Wouho possess socn power. And while II -, GOons
needinl powers to The common onvo,I ~ could m
usurpstions, it would see to it thai o' unenL Gd
government ID not changed. There arc IL present
stantly endeavOring to educate The NJ asose Who D.
prepare it for another form of poTarnI VI The pOS
need watching We need Rep1bcan t s,l Sd,
uIenc WIN AL our rights as freemen gusrsn,a.9S o.
the Constltutlon-with all the rights Of
lWish State Cow to CO Unara, soTereia
government and our sister States of the S",I
an armlstlee, so that negotiations for r 10 OBJ,
menced. Let North-Carolina do her Pave d, may n
States Will not meet in Convention ~ SuH and N
9er nor heed her voice for peace she will
sponsibIlities of the future will not 80 uod sOi G
Negotiations would greatly euoou,s95 Puu asF
nome and our soldiers in the field n @ ouf pslls
81 last The pen, more powerful than H. cone
what the latter has failed to accoE,nsb SWORD ID
Let u.s. therefore, have Cooperation b.,--,
CT ana the sovereign States IN y:
T ne people on the treaty after its ana thl
President and Senate "UoiSeIaeHt
The power of Congress to susnard Al
WIT OF hdh de corpus In certain case privilege
CONSUME o. SUE cai.not agree to lis sr". na
less DO like to see the President CLOTHED
The personal freedom and liberty of "''o thR
be trusted IN the hands of one man M, I pe shOVt
OF the SOTlt 1fssE, . has been done bv CarnsO
stltunonal and unwarrantable; il anibors ,eSS IN
unWarrantaole arrests; it operates wronUnIID ils
sTely ON as loyal, as patriotic and as trpa r nuu
inherited DlrthrIght under .'SOutbarn L. eRR
There are those aud l fear many wbo A.;
government, a military despotism. who adv"o,,.iS
sing OF our legislative halls and civil Cns'S hs
riding OF all other laws by the mtary-tba go,
OF tne whole force OF the people IN the hands ~ S
Chieftain. Such views shall at no time 4
comfort from me. Civil law is binding unnn esol
soldIers--miIary law applies only to The ,rmT
laws, civil and military, be enforced aud resna:,5
their respective spheres, and be not trampISJ
either citizens or soldiers. uPsH
The representative should be held tn q s,,, .
bilty by his constituents; they should tbsrs;.
how he votes upon all Questions affecting thsi, c.
Secret legislation is Incompatible with thus
therefore nothing but necessity affecting tbs -
tence and salvation of the Country could ustii, i d
II elected, shall not fail to do all in inv n:v.
vance the interest of North Carolina, to Wsb ~ II
crate States government of all encro4cbmeD,, .. VIZ
ancient rights as sovereign State to see The In
freedom Of the citizen respected, to aid the CO.
eminent IN prosecuting the war, and tn urpe T,,
to CO operate with II US representative Of
sovereign State, to negotiate treaty Of nsars ~
been soldier myself shall give every epcoU,,.a.
comfort and succor 10 the army. The State mp,I ~
our brave defenders are well clothed and shod: tbS
lilies claim the aid of our State, and she must ~
clothed and fed as long as there is anything in bs =,
any price or sacrifice, ~
There are other questions might discuss Int sus.
to say, stand fairly and squareIy upon the nm
enunclatea By Gov Brown, Vice President Step5rr,
W. W. Holden, Esq: >F-'"4
must appeal " my friends to see to it that mr. n,
pies are widely disseminated as possible both al hon.
In the army. Very respectfully, &C.,