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RALEIGH: FRIDAY. FEB. 10. 1865. i
The Confederate, Of this City, after giving the
terms Of peace offered by Mr. Lincoln to the Sou
thern people, says: -.,r..-t
"Befors expressing the sentiments with which
these propositions impress US we wait to see wheth
er those who have heretofore differed from US, will
offer US hopes of united action" Al
" The Legislature of this State, which has just ad
journed, would neither make war nor make peace.
1t seemed to halt between two opinions The reply
of Nj. Lincoln was known to that body before it
adjourned and yet it neither prolonged its session
nor expressed its views in relation to the terms
which he had offered U.S. 1t said neither yea nor
nay to those terms Of course we speak of the
majority, composed of Davis and Vance Destruc-
tives Even the Editor Of the Confederate, who
speaks for the Confederate officials in this State and
for the Destructive party, "wats to see" what his
political opponents will do, before he buckles
his armor and hurls defiance at President Lincoln.
Under these circumstances, what are we to do?
If the Editor Of the Confederate, and those who
agree with him. think there is reasonable ground for
hoping that Grant and Sherman can be driven back,
the federal armies generally defeated our lost ter
ritory reganed and that as the result of this, the
enemy will sue for peace and then give US ndepen-
dence,-we say, if they think there is reasonable
ground for hoping for this. let them urge on the
war; but let them remember that the Confederacy
will need, in order to make successful headway in
the fisld. at least two hundred thousand more men,
to say nothing Of negro soldiers and that supplies
must be produced for the army and the people at
home. If the war fever is increasing, and if the
purpose ID 10 fight it out" to the last extremity,
| why is it that we hear Of no volunteering, and of
no efforts to raise companies to meet the enemy?
But suppose there should be no reasonable
ground to hope for success, and that, from very
desperation, the war should be prosecuted six
months longer, and fifty thousand more lives should
be lost and all these States should be overrun and
subjugated, and utter ruin should thus betall us,
sweeping into its vortex our slaves and the unof-
Tending women and children and the States should
be reduced to territorial condition and military
Governors placed over them, and they should be
held in this condition for years ;-suppose these
results should take place. what would be the feelings
and the fate of those whom the people would regard
Is instrumental in causing all these calamites?
Our readers will find much important news il
our paper to-day.
1t will be seen that active operations have beer
resumed at Petersburg. We may expect soon i'm
portant movements by the respective armies in tha
I quarter.
It is reported that Sherman has Augusta AMI
Branchyills, and that two of his army corps ar
moving on Charleston.
1t is also reported that Stoneman is organizing
large cavalry raid in East Tennessee, and that h
!, is to attempt to sweep through the northwester,
part Of this State to strike our Railroads in the in
terror We give this rumor for what it is worth.
!: The Legislature of this State adjourned on Tues
day morning last to meet again on the third THURS
day in May. We may have something to say ii
our next in relation to the doiugs Of this body.
We publish today the we'll considered and excel
9 lent Home Guard law passed by the Legislature
It will be seen that the rank and file now have tn
privilege of electing all their officers, and that tb
list of exemptions has been considerably extended
1t is reported that the upstart emperor of Mexico
Maxmilian, has ceded FIVE Mexican States to tn
emperor Napoleon, to reimburse France for the ex
penses incurred in placing the said Maximan o.
the throne High times, when the despots of Eu
rope coolly parcel out American States among them
, selves. The day is not distant when Maximilia
will retire, it may be precpitately, from Mexico
and subside into petty German Duke.
Q We are surprised, as We have no doubt Mr.. Ami
will be, to observe that the Confederate is dispose
to censure him for not having stood with suicien
frmness by Gev. Vance during the late session Q
the Legislature. After the detrmined and consist
ent manner in which Mr.. Amis has sustained Gov
Vance, and identified himself with his political for
tunes, We cannot but exclaim, in reference to thi
allusion by one Of the organs Of the Governor
/. "That was the most unkindest cut Of ALL"
Political error is, of ITSELF unfortunate, but
err and not be appreciated in SO doing, is particu
! LARRY unfortunate This demonstrates that ther
is no safety but in . rigid adhercpa, under all Gil
cumstances, to Conservative principles.
: t. We have recently received NUMEROUS complaint
that our paper does not reach our subscribers wit
the regularity it SHOULD. A frie1i, for example
writes as follows from Liles.ille, Anson County:
"a ."ws have received only one copy of your paps
. at this office since Chrstmas." g.. ,...... 3
; The Standard is mailed to subscribers with grea
care, and We can confidently assure our friends tina
the fault II not with US. Wstrust that Postma Is
tsrs and route agents viii be- more careful in fntur'
A Postmaster has no right 70 lot the papers marke
to subscriber. be taken GUY Of the Ofio' to be rea