Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-06-22

two or three we'll aimed v0lleys from the nifty
North Carolina assisted BY cross fire from the NJ
ty.fourth Virginia on the one wing, and the sixty
third on the other, routed the 7th attacking column
of the enemy They also retired to their ridge, and
for few minutes only their sharpshooters could be
seen, their main body being no doubt engaged in
reforming their broken columns. .-, 70. =.
+ I 'ze' zi'i' Haa''F' ~ 1'' For The Standard.
p. Conservatism versus Destructiveism.
e Will any true Conservative support Gov. Vance's
reelection after reviewing carefully and contrasting
his position now with, that taken by him: in his
message and proclamations as the Governor of
North. Carolina?
= In his Wiikesborough sreech he declares himself
: in favor of fighting this war out we suppose to
the last man ind tho last dollas-repudiates the
idea Of negotiations looking to peace, and talks to
the people Of the great State of North Carolina,
about CO ercion BY the Confederate government, if
they should in a proper, way attempt to do any
a thing towards bringing about = settlement Of our
troubles. t.. ---.. t....~.t ..E.s 'rM
Do these sentiments compo-t with those he SEEM
ed to entertain when before the voters of the Stare
looking for them to elevate him to the Office Of
Chief Magistrate two years agoe,s 4 - "a
Is there that seeming patriotic devotion exhibit
ed to preserve the sovereignty Of the State and the
liberty of the humble citizen intact, from the
overweening encroachings Of the military over the
civil powers of government that was in the earlier
days of his administration These are questions
of no little moment for true Conservatives to pom
der before voting for the Governor again.
As the Governor Of a great sovereign State, he
should have told the people as he had before in his
public eDunciatious that he would see that not
ot title Of the rights delegated and secured to
them in the Constitution and Bill Of Rights should
be infringed, or the citizen deprived Of any of his
rights freeman. But instead Of this, he had as
we'll have said, am Caesar, will proclaim NY re.
script and you must obey.
This doctrine does very well for those who want
amonarchical government-ndcpe before lib
erty. But the opposite is free government-lib-
erty first and independence afterwards. The for.
mer is ogarchical in principle and form-the latter
democratic in principle, republican in form. But
this is repugnant to the views of the Governors
present admirers Such, in brief, were the Gov.
ernor's views at Wiikesborough. What were they
at Fayetteville? Why some of the Virginia papers
say be discovered all of sudden he had taken the
r long road whilst Mr. Holden had taken the short
road to the Governorshp, and he changed front
j and his only chance was flank movement or rath-
er cut through the bushes to head off his COM
petitor. He said down there that he was ahead of
Brown and Stephens in opposing the ha6eas corpus
suspension, and favored all the timeState action
= locking to measures for peace. This looks little
curious when sitting his Wilkesboro' harsngue and
reading his notes taking bold grounds against any
movement by the State for Convention Of the
people, and holding before the people the dangers
of General Lees army in case (as he supposed the
State seeded far fetched idea of his at the time
the people took any steps towards peace, and at
the same time pointing them to the Kings name
&: as tower Of strength But he says now he did
that to "allay excitement and precsnt 6loodshed."
Monstrous idea for the Governor of great sover-
eign State to entertain When the people whom
=, he vas addressing and every where else in the
State were doing and stran,g every nerve to keep
tie ranks of her regiments full and clothe and feed
t. them at every point in the Confederate States,
how was it the Governor should become so a'arm-
ed at that particular tnie-and that he should go
away up to Wilkesboro' on the birth day of the
great Washington to make . speech to warn tho
3 people against Convention or taking action look
ing to peace telling of the terrors of the King
name y if they should do so? The truth is, the
Governor had given to believe IN the Kings
snname as tower Of strength" and reckon believed
: that the action Of the Congress- then in session,
would drive the Conservatives to the wall n.y. clo-
sing their mouths, and his old friends would not be
in the way of his reelection and he would risk it
i, with the " Kings name" as his strength Now if
. the Governor was in aays nee of Brown and Steph.
ems why did be oppose or rather stop the people
: their appeals to convene the Legslature?. Why
did he not do that and enter his and its protest
aqa;pst the action Of Congress as did the Governor
T. ana Legislature VI Souiu nave saiu
with some show Of grace he was in advance of Mr.
= Holden, GOV. Brown and Vice President Stephens
But he did not then believe but that the suspension
4 Of the writ the best thing that could be DONE
And Ilreckon Mr. Stephens said truthfuly when he
l. said it was done to control certain elections in
i North. Carolina, and reckon the Governor Expect
ed to get the benefit of it; hence he says the
Rsngs name V toner cf strength" and advises
theapeopie to say nothing or do any any thing but
cen6de in the Kings name" !" and patiently sub
| imprson, and punish Southern freemen without