The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-10-28
Mr.. Lash's letter of Acceptance.
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Gen. W. L. Scott, President:
DEAR SIR Your letter informing me of
my nomination, by the District Convention
assembled at Greensboro ON the 18th inst,
as the Republican candidate for Congress. in
the 9th District, is just to hand. This adj
ditional manifestation of confidence, by the
Republicans Of this Congressional District,
through Their representatives assembled in
Convention, is truly gratifying to me- This
nomination by the Convention, and the ac-
ton OF the Republican State Executive Com
mittee, in which they recommend to the Re
publicans of the 9Th District, that the only
sure means of defeating the Conservative
candidate for Congress, in the 9Th District,
of restoring harmony among the Republicans,
and of securing full vote for Grant and
Colfax, they respectfully and earnestly re-
commend that the Republicans give their
votes for me this action on the part of the
Committee, and the action of your Conven-
ton, leaves no room to doubt the fact that
very large majority of the Republican party
of the District desire me to be their candi-
date. / cannot, under such circumstances,
feel at liberty to decline.
"Let us hace Peace"
deem it unnecessary to discuss the pOlit-
ical questions, which have agitated the people
since the close of the war. The recent cleo
lions in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana,
Enthusiastically indicate the election of Gen.
Grant, if the Republicans will only go to the
polls and vote. Then we will have peace
and harmony, law and order, stability and
prosperity.
The financial question will be the leading
one OF the 41st Congress. In this are en-
braced the currency, banks, taxation, reven-
Ties, debt and funding of the same together
with a speedy return to specie payments.
Should the people by their votes ratify your
nomination, will then be in condition to
urge and vote for pro rata distribution of
the currency. This would give us more
money, and will greatly increase the banking
facilities of the South.
For reduction in the tax on tobacco, I'M
til it reaches proper revenue point, So as
not to retard production.
For change in the law in regard to dis
tilling whiskey, to enable the small dis!iller
les in the South to operate and successfully
compete with the large steam dstillerics of
the North.
For funding the United States debt in
fifty year bonds, at low rate of interest not
exceeding four per cent.
The last Congress passed funding bill,
but the President failed to approve or return
it, and it thus failed to become law. A
proper funding bill would do more to cheap,
en- the price of money than any other law
which Congress could enact While the
government is paying from 10 to Is per cent
for the use of the money, individuals can
not purchase it cheaper; but So soon as the
government ceases to be borrower the
supply will exceed the demand, and the
price will rapidly fall. Ishall also urge and
vote for reduction IF the expenses of the
government to the lowest practicable point.
1t has been Charged that was in Congress
when the last Internal Tax Law was passed.
and that l made no objection to the special
tax of $500 on brandy ,distilers This is
an error or misrepresentation. | took my
seat in Congress on the Goth of July, the
very day on which the President approved
the law, which had passed both Houses
some eight or ten days before.
The Republican party has been held re-
sponsible for the $500 special tax on brandy
distillers, by every Democratic stump speak
er, politician and newspaper editor in the
South, for the political purpose of rendering
their acts odious. 1t is the duty of tue Presi-
dent to have the laws enacted by Congress
property administered; and for proper
construction OF each law, he has the Attorney
General to construe the same. In this case
the Secretary of the Treasury, whose duty it
is to see that the laws are fairly administer
cd in the revenue service, continued to collect
the $500 special tax, up to the 10th instant,
on which day the Attorney General gave his
decision, that distillers of brandy from apples
! are exempt from special tax. This decision
could have been given in ten days after the
enactment of the law, as readily as OH The
10th inst. Who is the responsible party for
this extortion and wrong in our brandy dis.
ticrsa Not the Republican Congress, they
have passed no such law. The President
and his Democratic Secretary are alone re-
sponsihle.a
With great respect,
your obedi ent servant,