Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-01

The BASKERVILLE Nsus, formerly an ultra Vance paper,
ont Tor peace in the most earnest terms See the
article from the Neus in another column. We are
glad to number the Ns,os as coworksr in this
noble cause 1t says truly that the hearts of our
Noodle were recently thrilled and animated by the
hone of peace, but that hope has been blasted.
We go further and say, that in our opinion at least
one hundred thousand original secessionists were
prepared to return to the federal Union previously
to the recent conference in Hampton Roads, pro-
vided by so doing they could have saved their
slaves; but slasi finding that the federal govern
msnt would not guarantee their slave property, they
now want the war to go on, with more bloodshed
and more ruin, in the hope that they will perpet
uate slavery by the sword. But thsya not going
to the war. Other white men, and part Of the
DOOR negroes themselves must be sacrificed in the
effort to save slavery. With the Nesos tour voice
is still for peace, niggers or no niggers" We say
this as stakeholder. Wewant no more white men
slain to save our negroes. We regret the loss OF
our property, and we think the policy Of sudden
emancipation is injurious to society and cruel to
the slaves; but we are not willing any longer to
see this species of property placed in tho scale
against human life.
If our humble advice had been needed and taken
eighteen months ago, the States could have secured
the privilege to themselves of perpetuating slavery
IS long as they pleased. But our advice was re-
iscted, we were denounced as traitor, aud at last
the hope OF silencing US, We were mobbed, if moi
BY the order with the connivance of the Richmond
and Raleigh authorities. We predicted in 1860 that
dsunion for causes then existing, and an attempt
to spread and uphold slavery by force of arms
would result in its destruction. That prediction
we are sorry to say, has been verified.
The people of this State want peace with or with
out slavery. When they look at their present con
dtion, and contemplate the awful future which
continued war will reveal, they regard peace a
above all things desirable The man who calls then
vsns, or towards, or traitors, does them the gross
stinustice The people ofthis State have sacrifices
everything, to sense Of honor, on point of honor
They went to war on point of honor. The Stat
has maintained this point of honor by the loss 0
fifty thousand of her sons and the proofs of her de
uOtion, in addition to this sacrifice, may be seen il
her ruined credit, her abandoned farms, her de
sroyed industry, her poverty stricken people, he
deserted colleges and school houses, and her thou
sands of MANNED soldiers destitute widows, an
neglected orphans. No decent person on this con
tineut will ever say, after all this, no matter wha
may be our condition fate, that North Caro-
IInais not gal lant faithful, glorious old State.
The mountain region of this State has been ss
Pecially seourged by this war. 1t is not surprisn
that the people of thatregion want peace. We trus
the day is near at h and when the people of West
ern Carolina will rise up en- mas.e and demand
Convention, so as to close speedily this unhapp.
struggle. 7 he best patriot now is he who is mos
devoted to the cause Of peace, and most devoted t
North. Carolina. *