Year: 1863

To the Voters of the 5th Congressional District
of th-CarOlina, composed of the Counties
of Orange, Granville, Wake, FranklinS war
rem and Nash.


In response to many and urgent solicitations which
have received from friends parts of the district
respectfully announce myself candidate for reelection
BY your kind partalIY was elected 10 represent you
in the first Congress of the Confederate States For this
mark of your confidence shall cherish the warnest
emotions Of gratitude As representative have &C.
deavored to do duty have voted on all occasions 10
sustain our government have voted for all measures
that thought would encourage and strengthen our army
understand it is reported that i voted Sgains'
increasing the pay of soldiers The report is false
On the contrary have done every thing in my power to
increase their paynow entirely too small Not only dd


labor for this in Congress- but whilst member OF ihe
State Convention, introduced bill to raise the pay Of
the North-Carolina soldiers and always took great
pleasure IN doing what could to relieve OF our unor
tunate soldiers passing through confined IN RICHMOND
whether scE wounded otherwise needing assistance


During the Second session of Congress- voted for the
Exemption BILL which contained clause exempting one
person as agent, owner sverseer on each psnstloh
OF twenty or more slaves provided there was no Wne
man living on said plantation who was not h@oie
tn military service THIS clause did not exempt per-
simply because he the of twenty slaves,
but exempted those only, whether owners or over
eerS, who actually supeunend them. At that time,
thought it absolutely necessary for safety and more
for the safety Of the families ofOur soldiers that the
vgant and efficient police should be kept over our
slaves Lincoln proclamation then staring
the face prCcmng that all slaves should be free ON the
first day Of January 1913. and promising to aid them IN
any efforts they mgu make to obtain their eedom-weH





such thing would be by the VIII eSae murder OF our
white population regardless Of age II HwscouId all
have orSeen 1T that time that the prOcamatIoawould
have had dseterouS effect the law would never have
been passed But could Orcsee at that time VIII at
would be the effect of such proclamation Happily for
country though the netaTOus attempt OF LDcoln to
ince inSurrecon was thwarIed by the loyalty of
slave population. And Woo knows but that 1t was this
precautionary step the of Congress that preserved
the loyalty OF ssyes and all the horrors OF
servile insurrectOn? Such motive fellow citizens
in giving this vote; that of you will condemn The
policy, admit does appear plausible now, since the
danger Is over, as II did then.


Al the session of Congress- when there seemed to
be great and pressing necessity for such law voted
for bill To repeal IT, which passed the House but aled
pass the Senate but afterwards modified and
stands the Of twenty slaves although he may
reside his plantation and sGperntend them himself IS
exempt, vet his OyerSeer may be.


should be recoecied that, had voted against :he
emption law should doing voted against the
emptiOn of mechanics ard Others that it deemed
essry for the good of the country should remain at home
understand have objected to this vote of mine All
such should bear mind the circumstances under whch
gveu that large III Jorlty OF COnge IS deemed II
necessary the me and 1t met the appreciation OF our
worthy President whose Patrotsm no true Southern man
question.


1t cannot be expected in communication like this that
should review nv whole your representative.
will state however that felt to vote against
the Funding BILL because fhoue h that the pghted aIth
of the government allowed the holder of treasury notes
fund them at pleasure. will state alsO that felt 1t my
duty against the Tax BILL passed BY Congress
believed of Its provisions unjust and mpontc;
il oppresses farmers heSviy in sections of country
where crops arc deficient by taking tenth Of e product
of their FARMS than those other sections whose crops
are bountifu and besides feared that the govern
ments portion when collected together in large quantities.
would be liable to waste


Upon all other questions, voted for what believed to
be your interest aud the interest Of country
We are, indeed feowcitizens passing through trying
ordeal Being engaged the hOeSt Of causes, we should
consider no sacrifice great that may be necessary to
make separation from the most tyrannca government
on earth final and complete.


North Carolina having limously seeded from the
government of the Unted 81 Itcs by the solemn ote oi
her delegates in Convention assembled and declaring that
separation should be eternal, to any move
among portion of people which proposes any
thing like reconstruction omission To the Yankee gov
ernment Such s calculated to dStrust
among her sister States, whum she has pledged her
honor and her all in common cause; is calculated TO d
vide and dsaftct people at home; to demoraze our
army the field tarnish the fair fame OF good old
Sae and than ALL give aid and comfort to the enc
my. In no event such movement do good; but on
the other hand is calculated to do much harm.


Let despair. No people have vet been
quered that determined be free The South Tege'
DiE submit; and the united and the rmer
stand, the shall have peace and with it viii
the acknowledged independence of the Confederate
States. Inn very respectfully,


V""- nhadie4t servant


Co.