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Year: 1864

That while we are now fighting to make good the
right of secession, President Davis and Governor
Vance say that if North. Carolina dare secede she
must be coerced, whipped back and subjugated--
We suppose there is not a man, woman Or child in
the State who wants to secede for the fruits of the
first experiment have been too bitter to repeat it,


but in case the people should attempt to exercise
such right-one that is clear and unmistakable-
the President makes tender of force to coerce and
subiugate them, and Governor Vance agrees to ac


cept the help and make war on his own people
Was ever such thing heard of before Secession
was all right when resorted to to break up the
government and plunge the country into horrible
war, but now we are told that if any State makes
a move to secede, our armies to turn from the
Yankees and make war on their own people. Presi-
dent Davis says If North Carolina tries to go out
he will furnish force to suppress public opinion and
coeIce her. and Gov. Vance says he will accept the
force and suppress this dangerous" move for


Convention and restrain the revolutionary ten
dency of public opinion" while Vice President
in peace" Neither Mr.. Holden or those who sup
port him desire to seoede or have ever dreamed Of
such thing, but they hold with Mr.. Stephens that
the general government would have no right to
make war on seeding State To do so is to es-
pouse the Lincoln doctrine, for the North is waging
the present war because they refuse to acknowledge
the right of secession. Lincoln fights US because
we seeded from him, and Davis and Vance would
fight US should we attempt to secede from them
Gov Vance is the only Executive on this continent
that has ever proposed to coeree his ewn State
Prooress.
Year: 1864

Our forefathers fought for seven long years
against King George for the privilege OF voting
Our soldiers are fighting and suffering now for this
privilege. Argument persuasion, and even re-
mOnstrance by friend, are all allowable, and to be
expected; but beyond this no man and no public
officer can have right to go. The employer, the
Governor, the President or the officer who endea
to control the opinions of the citizens by force
who resorts to threats to carry the elections as
he wishes them to go, is 'tyrant and unfit to
breathe the air of free country. Let every cit.
zen vote as he pleases. This is all we ask. If our
elections are not Free then are we slaves already
and it matters little what may be the result of
conflict with Lincoln.


Go to the polls, fellow. citizens, and vote as you
please. Pay no attention to threats. The De-
structives with Gov. Vance at their head are certain
to be defeated and in that event officer will dare
attempt to punish you for the Independent exercise
of your right of suffrage, for he will know if he
does, his turn to be punished for his tyranny will
come next
Year: 1864

The celebrated Tallien, during the French revo-
luton, describeda government Of terror in the fol-
lowing languages,


"Let us consider the means it employs before We
estimate its effects. A government can never in
spire terror but by menacing with capital punish
Inent; by menacing without intermsson, without
distinction, without investigation, all who oppose
it: by menAcing without proof, on mere suspicion,
on no ground at all; by striking continually with
relentless hand in order to inspire terror into all
the world. You must suspend over every action q
punishment over every word threat over silence
even a suspicion: you must place under every step
snare in every family a traitor, in every tribunal
an assassin: you must put every citizen to the tor
tnre, by the punishment of multitudes, and subse-
quent massacre of the executoners lest they should
become tOa powerful Such is the system ofgeEern-
ing by terror: does It belong to Free humane, and
regular government or to the worst species OF ty-
rannyP


These eloquent words, says the historian Alson'
produced great impression. Human nature is the
same in all countries and all ages. government
which relies for its support the fears of the peO
pie is as much to be deplored in America as in
France-nay more, for here, it has been our proud
boast heretofore thoughts Free and every man has
right to do as he pleases, provided he obeys the
laws and does not injure his neighbor. But alas |
alas ! we have threats and terror here also What
is to be the end of itf Let the war go on, and on
and we will see
Year: 1864

REMEMBERl-The soldiers voted yesterday,
Thursday, and the people of the State will vote
next Thursday, the 4th of August Let nothing
keep yOu from the polls. See that the aged and in
firm carried to the election, and that the timd
are encouraged and have fair play. The issue is
Peace or Var, and liberty against despOtism.-
Every vote for Vance will be vote for war, and
vote for unbridled military rule. His reelection
will be regarded Destructive triumph, as it GER
tainly will be. Is there a true Conservative in the
State who is willing to contribute to sucha resutT
Year: 1864

One Of the signs of the degeneracy of the times
is, that no individual, however retired from public
life, or however gifted, or however graced with tai
ent and virtue, escape the envenomed shafts Of
the partizans Of power. Neither youth nor age is
respected by these partizans They would even
descend into the grave to crafty their depraved ap
petite for sfander and defamation, and to please
those whose work they seem to do with as much
alacrity as if on each one of them there was q col
lar with this inscription Gurth, the born thrsll
of Cedric, the Saxon" Such characters abound
most in revolutions, just as, in freshets, decayed
and rotten wood rises to the surface.


These remarks have been suggested by the recent
attack in the Confederate, of this City, the 10y
atty of B. F. Moore, Esq, simply because Mr. Moore
deemed it his duty, on recent occasion, to appear
before Judge Sander counsel for several persons
supposed to belong to the red string party. We
shal! enter on no labored defence of Mr. Moore
against this charge AL his interests and all his
affections are with the South, of which he is na-
tive He has son now prisoner in the hands of
the enemy; and he has lost largely in negro prop
erty by the advance of the enemy into Mississippi
He has contributed literally Of his means in aid of
the soldiers in our hospitals and elsewhere, and We
kaoW that soldier never looks to him in vain for
relief when in distress. He is obedient to the laws
and prompt in paying his large taxes, both State
and Confederate. Can it be possible that such
man is a traitorf No. The charge is as false as
it is malicious and contemplate.


We would rather be B. F. Moore in rags than
any one of his malicious reVilers seated on throne
In the one case we should be poor and honest, aud
should have good name as an inhe1ible defender
of liberty when liberty needed defenders; IN the
other we should be proud, revengeful, wicked, un-
happy, and the enemy and Cppressor of our race


We do not know how Mr.. Moore will vote on
Thursday next We have not asked him any ques-
tions on the subject and we have not heard him
say. We trust he will vote as he pleases. We
know he will Let every other citizen Ego and do
likewise"
Year: 1864

The Holden tickets is a darker and deeper color
than the Vance ticket; which is light pale chrome
yelloso.- Conservative.


The Holden tickets are nearly all white. At the
request of friends and as a means of protection to
some detailed men, we haye caused some Holden
tickets to be printed on buff and yellow paper
We should not have thought of this but for the dis
ingenious attempt of Gov Vance to evade the law
of the State which he is sworn to enforce in its let
ter and spirit with the view of spotting those who
may vote against him. A more unworthy trick
was never practiced by any man holding the Office
which he does. Whatever may be the result Of
this election, it will mark him as long as he lives,
not only an Executive officer who had no respect
for the law, but as a contemplate trickster. We
mean exactly what we say. The poor mercenaries
who surround him and do his bidding, may affect
to applaud him for the trick, and tell him he is
smart but even they, in their hearts, regard him
as any thing but Straightforward, manly, high
toned statesman.


But the Conservative is little ahead of time in
Its description of the tickets It affords US much
satisfaction to inform that paper that we procured
a number of slips of the Vance "light pale chrome
yellow" ticket and having torn off the blank paper
from the slips, we have had printed on them very
comfortable supply of Holden tickets of the afore
said very respectable and very rare !" light pale
chrome yellow" color. We trust Mr.. Hyman feels
better after this information.
Year: 1864

FENCE MEN-This is no time to be on the fence
in politics The issue is Peace or Rar. Gov.
Vance is for both his speeches and organs prove
He is for war in one breath until very hot place
gets very cold and in the next he says he is the
strongest peace man in the State. Therefore, those
who may vote for him will effect nothing-they will
simply throw their votes away.
Year: 1864

But at the same time, we think it is much moro
creditabe to free citizen to go to the polls and
vote an open tieEet5ConsercGtiOs


If you really think so, Mr.. Hyman, why did you
print those colored tickets for Gov Vance ? Was
it not to detect and punish those who might vote
a white ticket the presumption being that such
persons had voted against Gov. VanceH What hy-
pocrisyl-in ono breath you declare for the open
ballot, and in the next you take steps to detect
those, who may vote against your candidate.
Year: 1864

The Wilmington Journal is very much exercised
over an Extra from the Standard Office containing
tickets for Governor, and an explanation of the
rights of voters. The very article which is in
this Extra has appeared in the Editorial columns of
the Standard, word for word, but the Journal is
careful not to state this fact. The JOURNAL thinks
we " must prefer Abraham Lincoln to jefferson
Davis" We have as deep an interest in the Con-
federate government as the Journal has, and we
as hostile to Abraham Lincoln as any reasonable
man ought to be. If we lived in the United States
we would support and encourage such patriots as
Vallandigham and Pierce, and we would do all we
could to rescue the federal Constitution from the
grasp of those who would destroy it and the liber


ties of the people of that section. We believe in
Constitutional liberty without regard to sections
men. We can assure the Journal, ifsuch assurance
be necessary, that we are no jefferson Davis man.
and that we opposed to Mr.. Davis's administra-
ton because. we are attached to our government
and because we love justice and liberty. So far as
acts go the Journal is infinitely more Lincoln pa
per than the Standard for the Editor published the
laws of the United States under Lincoln, and ap-
piled for his pay for the same, while refused to
publish any Of the laws after his April proclama-
ton, and applied for no pay for what had already
published "The tree is known by its fruits"
Year: 1864

The New York Tri6uns ian abolition paper) says
that the people of North Carolina anxious to
get back into the Union. The Tribune has been
deceived by the grumblers, fault finders and croak
ers Hence the North continues to make war upon
us.-Chdr. DemscrGt.


There are no croakers, fault finders, or grumblers
against the government. Our people claim the right
as free people to discuss the measures of the ad-
ministration, not for factious purposes, but with
the view of reforming and improving the admins
tration. Nothing is said and nothing is written in
this State against the government of the Confeder-
ate States When bad laws are passed it is the
duty of the people to grumbie; when those who
have been appointed to execute the laws oppress
the people it must be expected that fault will be
found with their conduct and when the truth in
relation to our condition is asked for and looked for
by the people, it ought to be told, no matter what
may be said about croakers.


No, the North has been deceived and continues
to make war upon US, because such journals as the
Confederate and Conservative constantly assur-
ing the Northern people and the world that large
portion of our people are untrue TO the South and
desirious of reconstructing the old government.-
See they say, the Confederate which publishes the
laws of the Confederate States, and the COnserDG-
tiUc the organ of Gov. Vance-see, they say, both
these journals speaking for the two administrations
solemnly declare that powerful party exists in
North Carolina favorable to US. There must be
something in it. If this party was small these ul
ira Confederates would keep the fact of its exis-
tence 10 themselves, and would labor quietly to
press it; but this party must be Formidable aDd
even dangerous to the Confederacnfor Gov. Vance
is stumping. the State to prevent those who com.
pose It from influencing the people to secede from
the Confederacy, and he and bis friends are making
the most Vocerous appeals to the whole people of the
State to rise up and put down this party. This is
the way in which the Northern people reason on
the subject There is force in the view they take
of it 1t encourages them to hope for final success,
and they therefore levy new armies and bend all
their energies against Thus it is that the char
of our States and not only that but the blood
and treasure of the country are sacrificed on ac-
count of the mad influence of party. The C0wed-
crate and Conservative and their candidate, Gov
Vance, do not believe what they say, but they want
their party or faction to succeed, and hence the
course they are pursuing.
Year: 1864

GolNG TO TuE CONVENTION A great many
of our citizens are making preparations to
attend the Convention of the Democracy
at Chicago on Monday week. where the man
who will hold the reins of the government
for the next four years will be placed before
the American people. The people are de-
termincd to rescue the country from Abol-
ton misrule, and therefore the anxiety to be
prcsentjt the nom mating Convention-for
in the Democracy is the only hope.
Year: 1864

4Tn WAED.-Remcmber the meeting al
the City Hall tonight. Let every man in
this ward turn out and use his influence t.
get it out of the draft, which can be done
and make her an example for others to foi
low. TURN OFT.
Year: 1864

RICHMOND, Jan. 20, 1864.


In the House this morning the Senate bill fy lime
for tie meeting ef the Congress up and ected
cons derable debate and sharply contested every
step The amendment Of the Judiciary Committee to strike
out May and insert April adopted-yeas A. nays
The bill was then put s passage and agreed to-yeas
3d. nays rs. Before perfecting it's title motion made
to reconsider which debate ensued One very
speech made against the passage of the bill Before
taking the vote the motion to reconsider motion
made to into secret session and adopedyeas &c.
a So thas the matter is quite yet disposed of in the
House. The debate this subject made apparent that
some who considered the friends of the ad-
minstraton, opposed to the bill the early
| ing of the next Congress-


In the Senate Mr. senmes from the Military Committee
reported resolution eqlesng the Secretary of the Treas
to inform the Senate Of the aggregate Of the
debt of the Confederate States the first January, 1864
specifying the of funded debt call certificates in.
te1et bearing notes. and notes below the
five doars-adopted Bills introduced to organize
bodies of men to capture and destroy the enemys
land and and Offering compensation for the same
and to create the office of ensign in the army Both
referred to the Military Committee resolution adopt
ed that the President inform the what time
Collector of the War Tax for Louisiana appointed
when and in what part Of the State he entered upon his
| duties,
Year: 1864

CURING BEEF-BIBB COUNTY, January IL. 1864
I will give you mode OF curing meat that ! have
pracced for years, AID have never been able to and
better way:


The animal when killed. should be made to bleed an
freely possible then Jet it be dressed without getting
any blood on it, Let the meat hang until the animal
heat is entirely ont Of it, then cut it in pieces of size
suitable tor boiling fer hmiy uSe-pack it closely in
salt between each layer of meat, aud let it stand
twenty-loGr hours. Then make brine of clear cold
water an salt, strong enough to bear up hen egg.
Then dissolve two ounces of salPetre for every barrel
of meat 10 small quantity of warm water, and when
all dissolved, pour il in the brine, stir it up and put
it altogether the meat, enough TO cover the whole
If the weather is let the brine be put ON as soon
as the meet is packed. In about ten days pour the
brine all of, and boil it ard skim of the scum that
rises, ard when perfectly cool pour it back the meat
again. taking to have the meat all under the brne
and you vii! have good sweet corned beef for many
months. JAS. VAN VALKlNBURG.


D1OcOn TSIeOroDh
Year: 1864

portions after the manner of the Naz his fore
head is clear and without wrinkle his face free frcu
blemish and slightly tnged with red bis physjogn0my
noble and gracious. be nose and mouth faulless
His beard is abundant-the same color the hair
forked. His eyes are blue and very brilliant. In re
proving or censurng, he is ave Inspiring in exhorting
and teaching his speech is gentle and carresiDg His
countenance is marvellous in seriousness and grace He
has never been seen to laugh but many have
bin weep. He is slerder in person. bis hands straight
and long, and bis beautiful Grave ard sole mn
in bis discourse, his language is simple and quiet 10
appearance be is the most beautiful of the children OF
Year: 1864




We copy the following communication from the Macon
TELEGRAPH. 1t is correct view of the sentiments of
soldiers in the Army of Tennessee. They willing
main the service long the invader shall remas
our SOIL but in their services they ask that
who have furnished substitutes and remained at
the purpose Of making fortunes shall share dangers
of battle field and the hardshps OF soldier life,
that cur country stands need OF their services They
also Justly demand that the people at who are bless
ed with riches shall suffer their families but
will assist them in the spirit of charity, but duty
they owe to our defenders.


Mr.. EDITOR When recently with the Army Of Ten
Dessee such remarks these tell from the lips of Off
GERS and men, " Whist eLdurlrg hardships
and exposing lives, of property are sending
substitutes this army most OF whom desert and leave
Us to be overrun and murdered by superior numbers


Our wives write Us that c1rnclbs al sm0kehOuso S
are locked up, and planters say tLeg have nothing
to sell, whtn, the same time, they are boarding al
provisions until spectators come along to give high
prices"


have been in all the battles Of the West, and
| wounded more than once, ard my family driven from
their home ard stripped of every thing srugglit
! in Georgia to get shelter aud somehng to eat My
nav is - month, aud little sympathy is shown my
suffering wife and children. They are charged three
prices for what scanty accommodation they get, and
often are nigh starvation. We might as vel be under
| Lncon's despotism as to endure such treatment"


Language such as above too plainly explains The
late reverse at Chattanooga Every word is true, and
no man can wonder that the army dsgusted and dis
hear;ened. Now my appeal is to the people to change
this state of things beg you people Of s3eorgia, to
awake to your danger before 1t is too Late Next spring
Year: 1864

1t is proposed that Cabinet officers shall Ego out" at
the end of two years. In other words is proposed
that when Cabinet cficers learn their busuess-are
perfectly fat to what they have to do-are in
perfect harmony with the Executive, they must leave
their posts and set, dependent the ON of the
Senate he installed at the eud Of every uo years. Who
estimate the evils arising from such legislation
this =?


decided invasion of the letter and spirit of the
Constitution cannot be conceived. The Senate would
have power delegated it by the Constitution,
and the Executive would be shorn If power designe-
ted by the Const tuition to be entrusted to it. II the
Confederate Congress distrusts President Davis if it
has lost confidence in him ard his advisers in the name
all that is frank and manly, let it, by joint resou
ton say So and give the for the opinion The
country has right to know these rensous, il they
Year: 1864

He ives prevented from coming to Richmond at the
beginning Of the session of Congress, by the serious


illness of his brother, Hon. LINTON STfPHENs at Mil
Isdgeve then by bis feeble health and the great
severity of the weather When again ready to start
for Richmond, his brother was second time very se-
versy attacked which delayed his coming over week.
BE was third time ready to leave, and would, no
doubt have started to this city yesterday morning but
for this untimely attack Should be recover, as we
trust he will, it ID altogether probable he will be
bic to visit Richmond during this winter.
Year: 1864

TO continue tae 4 Xchange OF Prisoners.


A correspondent of the New York Herald, writing
from Fortress Monroe December 29h, is very ndjg-
nant at the action of the Confederate Government p
refusing to continue the exchange of prisoners in
cordance with the wishes OF the Y ankee Government
The correspondent says:


l have conversed with Gen. Butler on these matters
He tells me that the rebel Commissioner of Exchange
Mr. Ould insists that unless the Emitted States give up
all claims which they have made in behalf Of their own
soldiers who are prisoners OF war; consent to sacrifice
the coored sodlers pass over their officers or punish
ment under special law made for their punishment by
the rebel Congress, and employ another Commissioner
OF Exchange to represent the United States, no eZ-
change can be effected. This, you see pretty much
have stated it on the authority of other sources
The General thinks that there is but way to meet
this new state OF things and that is by the sernest re-
taliation.


He sneered at the threat held out in Jefferson Davis
proclamation against himself and his officers and declar
ed that if hair the head of one of his officers or
soldiers be injured except 10 just warfare the day that
that is done shall be day OF sorrow and mourning for
all included in the called Confederate States Of
America" He pronounced the interruption of the ex-
change on Sunday, by the Richmond Cabinet fetch.
He now thinks that our Government, having ex-
haused every form of appeal to the rebel Government
to exchange prisoners whom they cannot save from
vation- state of things which all writers on the
ges and laws of nations declare to be just grounds tor
the men so held by enemy to be berated-there is
nothing left to the United States but to authorize that


sucelL EGnner OF reDel CcerS De placed under such
keeping and be put up such diet shall In all
specs correspond to the treatment to clothing food
and fuel that wretched men receive 10 the stencil
houses of the rebel capital did not think The Gen
era in any degree excited, but be emphatic in all
that he said in regard to retaliation and think he
but interprets in all this nothing than the
mon feeling of the whole army.


1t is evident that be thinks the time auspcious for
an appeal to tie nation for be reasons the coun-
try having exhausted negotiations, couciIiatlo4
aud offers of pardon, it is time 10 call upon the loyal
North for volunteers to relieve the national prisoners
confined at Richmond and there be,'' he added
i" sir, no occasion for bounty other Inducements to
fill up armies" why" he remarked, the
rebels could have done no better thing to unite tie
North to revive the spirit evoked throughout the
nation to the point at which it stood upon the receipt
of the intelligence of the attack on Fort SUMTER
And | believe all this to be true ard further, that


an, loyal dsoyal, would dare to raise his voice in
opposition to such appeal for succof for the national
prisoners.