Year: 1863

To the Voters of the 10th Congressional District.


Having been strongly urged by various persons
within the last few months, to become candidate
for Congress at the ensuing election, and inquiries
having been recently made through the Henderson
Times, whether l would consent to run, take this
occasion and this mode to announce to the Electors
of this District, that am candidate for the next
Congress of the Confederate States
As deem 1t unnecessary to say more at this time,
1 shall here give only syllabus of my position and
views touching the war, and such questions of gov
ernmenta policy as are most likely to claim the at
tention Of the people.


was ardently attached to the old Union, and did
all could in an humble way, for It's preservation,
anterior to the proclamation of President Lincoln,
calling upon North Carolina for troops to make war
upon, and coerce the seeded States In common
with the Union men generally of North Carolina, l
stood pledged to resist the policy of coercion. I'm
medately, therefore, upon the publication of Lin
coins proclamation, actuated by good faith, and
an honest desire to contribute the little could to
the common cause, volunteered my services, and
l continued in the war until disabled in BATTLE
This will account for my not being still in theser-
vice.


What may be the final issue OF our struggle for indie
pendenee, perhaps no one is wise enough to foresee
Surely our independence is 'tconsummation to be
deVoutly wished" if indeed, it has not become to
our people stern and inexorable necessity. While
therefore, am for maintaining the independence Of
the Southern COnfederacy, with all the means and
resources at our command, at the time should
rejoice to cessation of hostities and termi-
nation of our present struggle in Just, honorable,
and lasting peace and no one will go farther, or do
more, according to ability, than myself to secure
this end.


The enlisted soldiers have fought our battles, and
won our victories, and whatever of glory or honor
may attach to our arms belongs, in the main, to
them. They the principal sufferers by the war;
| L. Ear, Al Lokk1
they have endured and suffered more and longer,
and submitted patiently-and with heroic fortitude
to priVations, than all other classes of our
people. L am, therefore, in favor of increasing
their pay. Justice demands this at the hands of
Congress.


strict subordInation of the military to the
civil authority is cardinal principle in free gov
ernment and think, should never be departed
from.


l am opposed to the proclamation of martial law,
and suspension of the writ of hqbeas corpus, ex-
cept in the contingencies contemplated by the Con-
stitution.


am in favor of free speech and the freedom
OF the press-two of the greatest bulwarks of lib
erty.


The representative is responsible to his con-
stituents, and should be held to strict accounta-
bility.


am utterly opposed to closed doors and secret
sessions, as being contrary to the genius OF free in
stitutons


am in favor of establishing national Judiciary,
that the rights of the people may be ascertained
and declared under the constitution and laws of the
| land.


am for the rights of the States and for enforcing


proper respect for their executive legislative, and
judicial authorities.


l am in favor of a just and equitable system of
taxation that all classes may bear their burthens
equally l am, therefore, opposed to the tythe sys-
tenn incorporated in the tax bill of Congress, dis
eliminating against and taxing the labor and indus
| try of, the agricultural classes.
Finally, am opposed to Reputation in every
shape and the consequent depreciation of the cur
| rency. JOHN d. HYMAN.
Hendersenyille, June 18th, 1868.