Year: 1864

For the Standard.
! Fellow-eitizens of the Third Congressional
District of NorthsCaTolina. ~ s.


Your kind partialty in assigning me the position
as your Representative imposes on me the pleasant
duty OF returning you my grateful acknowledge.
ments for the distinguished favor at the same time
M account of the humble part bore in the coun-
cils Of the recent session of Congress, '5- .'il


After having determined to becomea candidate
felt 1t my dnty to make known to youImy views
on the all important and absorbing subject Of the
war, which was then and is still eenVulsing the
country from it's centre to its scircumference-a
condition to. be dePlored by all good men without
regard to geographical position. -.'rs


As was predicted byi,me, much ;of, the time of
Congress was occupied in deEising the best means
OF prosecuting the war, without much thought or
action on the subject Of peace, save manifesto is.
sued by that body, which will hereafter notice.


introduced series Of resolutions looking to peace
by negolit ion, to which beg leave to cali your
attention, that you may judge whether or not
have acted in good faith on that subject On
motion to lay; them on the table they received q
vote of about onethisd of the House Also, Sc
ries ofiresolntions concerning. the suspension of
the writ of habeas eOrpus- and declaring tine
premacy Of the civil over the military law to which
also desire to csl your attention: These reso
lutions will be found below. ....t ..s


Congr sss passed laws increasing the pay of the
privates in the army from eleven to eighteen dol
lars per month also bill granting. wounded and
sick officers transportation free of ficharge / ad-
vocated and voted for both bills. The tax law oc.
cupied much of the tune of Congress and was i'm
proved in its general features but that part of 1t
imposing q tax of one huRdred@ per cent. on all
five dollar bills of the aold issue after the first Of
January, 1866, did not meet my appreciation. II
was reputation in all it's -paked heformity. I'm.
fortunately our government has; in its childhood,
become famous for a..want of honesty and good
faith towards its subjects. The history of:goy-
81, k,1kf
aOuse of power and. bad faith have been practised
in so short time. Honesty and good faith is as
essential to the success of nation an individu
ala want of it is . blight aud mildew- upon the
character of either.


Another Law was passed by Congress that re-
fer to with feelings Of shame and modification. It
was law authorizing the government to engagein
the manufacture Of whiskey for the use of the ar
my. IL might with much more prOprety be styled
law to starve the helpless and innocent women and
children to provide whiskey for the officials. The
law is a reprOach to US a nation. In our diplo.
matte intercourse with foreign powers we will no
doubt be recognized in future the whiskey Con-
federacy. There is enough Spiruous liquors in the
city of Richmond to meet the demands of the army
for.the next twelve months The government is
authorized to impress livestock meat and corn from
its subjects, but not wOrdAas been said about i'm
pressing wbiSkey for the army. The stSf Of life
must be converted into liquid poison to satisfy
the depraved sppetites of drunken officials, beth
civil and military.


In the preceding part Of my letter alluded to
manifesto issued by the late Congress- sort Of
second edition to the Southern Address that prece.
ded it The phraseOiogy of the document is so
vague and indefinite that is susceptible Of many
constructions as the chameleon IS of hues. 1t was
cOncocted in secret session hence am not at lib
erty to give the particulars on the subject Think
it better calculated to excite the ridcule than re-
spcct of those for whom it seems to have been in
he nj at
of our enemies and appealing to England and France
for sympathy material aid is in my opinion, sim
ply an absurdity. Their sympathy for others
extends not beyond their pecuniary and national
aggrandizement When they interpose in our be-
halfit will be for the lions share Of the spos.-
Maximilisn doubt stands ready to take us under
the wing of his power; and should not be sur
prised if in less than one year from to-day you
hear annexation to Mexico discussed as grave
and important measure


stupid, malicious and Infamous falsehood preferred
against me, as your representative by the Editor
of the ConSerUdtioe-a paper published in the city
Of Raleigh, wolf in sleeps clOthing-said to be
the peculiar friend and organ of Gov. Vance l
pronounce it only slander upon me, but libel
on you who so generously bestowed your suffragps
on me- II is to you, and not to such characters
the Editor Of the Conservative that look for JUS
tice-men who have not been STEPPED in the ceSspool
Of partlzan politics.


That you may be the judge between me and
my calu1niator, will give you his remarks:


lst II we abolish the present State Government take
the hard oahs required BY Lincoln cnditinn of his
potectron enancII atinn Of slaves aud all de-
w"uId not be subugation" Ye; DR. Leach Of Johns.
ton will take all these things PRIV ided he get peace.


I'd Reconstruction any other terms. adopted with
consent would not be "subjugition But we under
stand DIR Leach TO admit that viii not hesitate to
swallow any terms whatever short of subjugatiOn.


What | said on the subject before full
house and crowded gallery, and if any one present
will endorse the Truth of the charge will then
plead guilty otherwise the mendacous Editor stands
convicted not only of falsehood but infsmy. Had
we more Of truth, justice and patriotism, and less
of ialsehocd, calumny prejudice and partizan feel
ing our condition would be infinitely improved
both in a civil and military point of view. At
home and abroad, We have but. little to hope for
upon the score of justice or humanity, while the
destiny of our bleeding country is in :he hands and
under the control Of those who iDaugurated the
war, or their abettors. Our only hope Of deliver
ance from the hands Of the spoilers is IN Con-
seryatve principles; and here my fellow citizens let
me entreat you to be deceived by the loud pro.
fessions of love for you let not the serpent besule
YOU as it did our mother Eve in the garden Of Eden.
The tree will be known by its, fruit. Remember
that we are now reapIng the bitter fruits of the
syren songs of bankrupt politicians and partizan
editors They have spread the pail of death and
mourning over the land and like the horse leach still
they thirst for blood Insaiiate Mousterl They now
have more blood than brains in their composition,
and are unsafe custodans of the peoples rights.


Submission and reconstruction seem to be re-
garded by some as SYNONYMOUS terms. l am not
for either Whatever may be for the future
good of the country, am clearly Of the opinion
that separate political existence would be most
conducive to the present good both OF the North
and South. To attempt to form a government out
Of such materials as now WELD the destiny of our


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