Year: 1864




slaves, swearing allegiance and obedience to him
ana his proclamation, and becoming, in point of
TACT, the slaves OF our own negroes! Can there
be IN North Carolina one cllizen SO fallen be-
Meath the dignity of his ancestors rs 10 accept
or to enter into conference on the basis Of these
terms hat there are few traitors III the State
who would be willing 10 betray their fellow cit
lzens TO such degraded condition in hope of
belng rewarded for treachery by an escape from
the common doom may be true. But do not
believe that the vllest wretch would accept such
terms tor himself. | cannot conceive how the
people OF your State, than which none has sent
norier or more gallant soldiers 10 the field of
battle, tone OF whom il is your honor 10 be.
can have been deceived by any thing to which
you refer III ''the recent action Of the Federal
House ot representatives" have seen no ac-
ton ot that House that does not Indicate. by a
very decided majority, the purpose of the ene-
my To refuse All terms To the South eXcent alb
soluIe unconditional subiugalion or extermina-
ton. But ii it were otherwise how are we TO
treat with the House OF Representatives It is
with Lincoln alone that We ever could confer,
anl his own partlzanS at the North avow une-
qulVocally that his purpose IN his message and
proclamation was 10 shut out ail hope that he
could ever treat with us on any terms. If we
will break up our Government, dissolve the
CUntederacy, dlsband our armies. emancipate
slaves, take oath of allegiance binding
our~cl>es 10 obedience 10 him and OF dlsuyalty
10 our own States, he proposes 10 pardUu U.s.
and not TO plumber Us of any thing more than
the property already stolen from as, an such
slaves as still remain. In order to render his
proposals So iSultia. is to secure their r. .cti0n
he Inins to them a promise of support with his
army to one-trnth of the people of amy State
who will attempt to set up a government over
the other ninc-ieulh4, thus seeking T. saw dis
cord and suspicion among the people of the sew
eral States, and to excite them TO civil war in
furtharance OF his ends.


l knew we'll 1t would be impossible to get
our people if they possessed fail knowledge of
these facts, to consent lhat proposals should now
he made hv Us 80 Those who control the Govern
ment at Washington. Your owu well-known
devotion to the great cause of liberty and in,e-
pend nee, to which we lave all committed what
ever We have OF earthly possessions, would In
duce you to take tn" lead in repelling the bare
thought of atji.ct submission To the enemy -
Yet peace on other terms is now Impos>ibIe.-.
To obtalnlhe sole terms to which you or could
listen, this ~.rurgle must continue until the en-
Is beaten out of his vain confidence in our sub
ing ,Iion. Then, and not till then, will it be
:, s-ihle to treat of peace. Till then all tender
of terms to the enemy will be received as proof
that we are ready for submission, and will en-
courage him in the atro,:ious warfare which he
is wating.


| tear much from the tenor OF the news |
receive from North Carolina. that an ATTEMPT
will he male by some men to inaugurlte move
ments which must be considered as equivalent
to aid and comfort 10 the enemy, and which all
patriots should combine 10 put down at any cost.
You may count Oh my all in every effort to
spare your State the scenes Of civil warfare which
viii levastate It's homes if the designs Of these
traitors be suffered TO make head way. know
that you viii place yourself in your legitimate
position in the lead of those who vi not suffer the
name of the Old North State to be backenad
by such a stain viii you parlon me for sug-
yes ting that my only source OF disquietude on
the subject arises from the fear that You will
DELAY too long the action which now appears
inevitable, and that by an over-earnest desire
to reclaim by Cancellation men whom Yun be-
lieve to be sound at heart, but whose loyalty
Is more than suspected elsewhere, you will per-
nit them to gather such strength as to require
more violent measures than are need ;d
With your influence and position, the prornpters
of the untuunded discomfort now prevalent in
your State would he put down without the use
Of phyyical force. if you would abandon poll
cy of conriliation and set them at defiance In
this course, frankly and firmly pursued, you
would rally around you all that is best and no.
blest in your State, and your triumph would
be bloodess. If the contrary policy be adopt
ell | much fear you will be driven to the use
of force 10 rcpreSs treason. In either event,
however be assured that you will have my cor
dial concurrence and assistance in maintaining
with You the hon or, dignity, and fair name OF
your State, and in youl eff rts to crush treason,
whether incipieut rs believe it now to be, or
more matured rs | believe, if not firmly met,
it will in our future inevitably become.
Ihave the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,


JEFFERSON DAVIS.
His Ex. u. B. Vance, Gov'r North Carolina.
The Thieves Friends at Washington.


We have twice exposed the virtual completely
of Secretary Stanton with the infamous frauds