The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-30
THE RECORD
OF THE
INSTlGAT0RS AND LEADERS
OF THE
REBELLION.
READ AND CIRCULATE--READ AND PRESERVE.
Treason must be made OdiOus.
TANDREw JOHNSON.

We have already alluded to the determin-
alton of the Instigators and Leaders of the
Rebellion to force every body into the fight,
except themselves, but the following from
the Conservative of June 1st, 1864, is so much
to the point that we copy it:
ave appeal to the patriotism of every
man in the State, who is ablebOtlied and can
use musket to 90 to the front The services
of one man may seem small in armies COM
posed of tens of thousands, and yet the ser
vices of one man may decide the question
whether we shall be slaCes or treen2en. We
repeat-let every ablebodied man, whatever
be his vocation, or cause of exemption, who
would be more useful in the army than at
home, 90 to the 'front.'"
The fooiishness of the above "appeal,"
basing the salvation of the Confederacy on
the services of one man, was no less appa-
rent in 1864 than at the present time. and
the more so then, because the writer thereof
was an " bodied man" icho didn't 90 to
the front. Consequently, according to his
own logic, the rebel armies were defeated and
he is slave. His heart must now be filled
with great remorse. Other able-bodied Sc
cessionists, who preached the same doctrine,
but didn't go to the front, are no doubt prepar-
ed to weep at the memory of the surrender
of the gallant Lee" They are slaves also.
2. B. Vance in his Wilkesboro' speech thus
spoke Of peace negotiations. He was then
as full of fight as other able bodied seces.
sionists who said "go boys" but exclaimed
not, "come boys" He was then dispos sed to
treat Mr. Lincoln as a ruffian, and his SOL
diers as band of cut throats. He said:
&C If you want to negotiate with ruffiail,
you must hold your weapons in your hand.
If you would negotiate with brutal and
unscrupulous foe, do not disband your armies;
do not discourage them keep them clothed,
fed-and regiments in line of battle-fnger
upon the trigger-place your cannon in po-
sition- loaded, primed-the gunners with
linstock ablaze-then hold up your olive
branch and say to Mr.. Lincoln, I'VE want
peace, what say youl" If he has nothing
to say, then fire. by the gods, fire! (Great
applause.)
That was the way in which the question
of reconstruction was then argued. They
fought it with ballot and gun-and now that
their arms are taken, they still resist with the
ballot. There will, therefore, be no peace
until that is also taken away, and they are
left without one weapon of offence.
But Gov. Vance not only counseled the
most desperate resistance to the Union armies,
he also advised the confscation of the pro-
perty of Union refugees, or their punishment
otherwise. In his message to the last rebel
Legislature of this State, at its first session,
he said:
Il feel quite ashamed also to add that a
number of Home Guards in certain interior
Counties, holding both civil and military
offices, actuated either by treason or coward
ice, or perhaps 10y both, have recently deser
ted and fled to the enemy. Iearnestly re-
commend that you take such steps for the
punishment of such crime by c0nfiscation
or otherwise, as mag deter others from such
cowardly and degrading treason. There
should be no more triding in this matter
Those ariio seek the aM of our enemies should
starethe fate OF our enemies The blood of
our dead heroes as well as the living, who
carry their lives in their hands every day. de-
mands that punishment should be mcted out
to traitors. If there is to he no punishment
for this kind of treason, loyal men are enti-
tied to know it, Whenever we quietly suf-
fer treason'ts attain greater immunity from
dangers andihartlships than patriotism, we
may expect the cause to perish"
Those Home Guard officers had taken of.
fee for protection from the conscription law,
and their rloyal sentiments becoming known,
probably because they voted for Holden
,gains. Vance, when the issue was submis-
sion to the Union or resistance, as stated by
the oon'srnotioeof, June 22nd, lss6,-and