The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-30

ting devoted Unicnists. Thus TINS CHOSEN
David, to whom had been entrusted the
sling and pebble 20 smite the Gollath oil Sc
cession, betrayed his old friends, and desert
ed to the enemy, where he became the leader
of those silk-stocking blood-drlnkers, the
latter-day-war-saints who had tasted OF hui
man gore and gone crazy
The following is the resolution referred to
as being prepared by Gov. Vance, and adop-
ted bv a Convention of true Unionists at
HendersonviIIe, N. c., Aug 18th, 1858,
which assembled to nominate a candidate
for the Confederate Congress. That sterling
Unionist, General George w. Logan, was
nominated. The following were the more
conspicuous Unionlsts present on the &C.
casion, who will be recognised ut once
as open and avowed reconstructlonists:
Hon. Alexander II. Jones, of Henderson,
now member elect to the U. 5. Con-
gress; Col. C. L. Harris and j. B. Carpenter
of Rutherford Col j. NJ: Hamilton, OF Polk
and 8. O. Beaver, of Madison. That was
the company in which z. B. Vance was then
found. The following is the resolution:
Resolced, That we desire to hold our
selves guitless of shedding one drop OF
blood beyond that which is necessary to Sc
curing an honorable peace with our enemies
and to that end, we desire to make known
to the fair minded men of the North, who
have recently on various occasions expressed
a willingness for amicable conference, that
we, the people of Western North-Carolina
qnW checrJully respond to their aeishes and re-
ciprocatc their sentiments, 6eJiering it our duty
as Christians and patriots, to neglect no means
Of negotiations sohieh may effect settlement q
our difficulties and stay tile shedding Of blood
Six months afterwards Gov. Vance said tc
the soldiers, boys, fight till hell freezes over
and then fight on the e." fight until yor
fill hell so full of yankees, that their feet viii
stick out of the windows" dc.
Two months before that he wrote as fol
lows to President Swain, at Chapel Hill:
"RALEIGH, Jan. 2, 1864.
My DEAR SIR: The final plunge which
have been dreading and avoiding-that IL
to separate me from large number OF my
political friends, is about to be made. 1t II
now fixed policy of Mr.. Holden and Others
to call convention in May to take North
Carolina back to the United States, and thu
agitation has already begun. Resolution
advocating this course were prepared few
DAYS ago in the Standard office, and sent tt
johnson County to be passed at a publi
meeting next week and series of meeting
are to be held all over the State"
These resolutions were not prepared in til
Standard office They were written by Hor
J. T. Leach, and submitted to Coz. Vance, aoh
approced Them We have DR.. Leach's wor'
for it, publicly given in the Standard, ant
also in his Appendix to the life of D. L
McRae"l
"For any cause now existing, or likely t.
exist. I can never consent to this course.
Never. But if it should be inevitable, an,
/ be unable to prevent it, as have no RICH
to suppose could, believing that it woulC
be ruinous alike to the State and the Confed
eracy, producing war and devastation a
home, and that it would steep the name {
North Carolina in infamy, and make he
memory reproach among the nations, it
my determination quietly to retire to til
army and find a death which will enable m
children to say that their father was NJ
consenting to their degradation This ma
sound a little wild and romantic-to use n
stronger expresslon-but it is for your ely
only"
The Governor did not redeem this " viii
and romantic" pledge is still in the er
ioyment of robust health.
"All mankind is one of these two towards;
Either to wish to die, when he should live,
Or live when he should die"
We shall now proceed to extract from til
peace meetings held in this State, at the ca
of the Standard, during eight or ten week
including August and portions of July an
September, 1868. They will show the
faint feeling that animated the Union me
of North Carolina towards the so-called Coz
federate government. The first meeting W;
held in the gallant little County of Green
July 14th, 1863, when the following prean
BILE was adopted, and among several resol
tons, the two accompanying this.
"WHEREAs The time has arrived whe
the people of North Carolina should guar
with jealous care their rights and their lii
critics, and look with an eye single to thei
interests, we deem it our duty as freemen
North Carolina. to meet in public council
and express our views in regard to the pol
cy the Confederate government has though
proper to pursue towards North Carolins
and take position unfolding and defenc
ing the liberties of the people of the Stat
pledging our lives, our fortunes, and our s,
cred honor in her defence whether again
kings abroad or tyrants at home Thereto
be it,
Resoired. That in view of the bad trea
ment this State has received, at the hant
Of the Confederate government, and the i
suits constantly heaped upon her, we dee
it the duty of all North Carolinians to d
mand their discontinuance, or we SHALL
self-defence, be compelled to take positic
where we can take care of ourselves; and v
call upon the people of North Carolina
hold meetings in their respective Count
and declare whether they shall be freemen
slaves.
Resoloea. That in our opinion, W. W. Holdt
is one Of the ablest and boldest defenders
the rights of the people in the State, an
that the stand which he has taken in the
defence, is a just cause of pride to every tr,
North-Carolinan, and that we recommen
the Standard, under his control, to every To-
er of freedom, and to all those who hate ty
amy and oppression"
At meeting in Wake County, Cary di
trict, held July 23d, the following:
"ResolUed, That we would hail with ioy an
movement by the great body of the peop
North and South, which might promise
lead to an honorable and lasting peace