Year: 1864

ADui aiua PafuanSy IN assigning me the position
g your Representative imposes on me the pleasan:
ments for the distinguished favor, at the same time
an account of the humble part bore in the coun.
CHS OF the recent session of Congress.


After having determined to become candidate
ieit II my duty to make known to you my views
on the all important and absorbing subject Of the
wal, which was then and is still oonvulsing the
country from it's centre to its circumference-a
condition to be deplored by all good men without
regard to geographical position


AS was predicted by me, much of the time of
Cong.f Ess occupied in devising the best means
OF rsseS.ths the war, without much thought or
acton on the subject of peace save manifesto is.
sued by THAT body, which will hereafter notice.


introduced series of resolutions looking to peace
by negotiation, to which beg leave to call your
attention, that you may judge whether or not
nave acted in good faith on that subject. On 4
motion to lay them on the table they received q
vote of about onethi.d of the House Also, a Be-
rles OF resolutions concerning the suspension of
the writ OF haoeas corpus and declaring the su-
Premacy of the civil over the military law to which
also desire to call your attention. These reso-
buttons will be found below.


Congress 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 charge. ad-
Vocated and voted for both bills. The tax law oc.
cupied much of the time of Congress and was i'm.
proved in its general features but that part of it
imposing tax of one hundred per cent. on all
i've dollar bills of the old issue after the first Of
January, 1855, did not meet my appreciation 1t
was reputation in all its naked deformity Un-
fortunately our government has, in its childhood,
become famous for want of honesty and good
faith towards its subjects. The history of gov
ernments affords no parallel in which so much
abuse of power and bad faith have been practised
in so short time. Honesty and good faith is as
essential to the success of nation as an indyidu-
al-a want Of it is blight and aidew upon the
character Of either.


Another law was passed by Congress that re-
fer to with feelings Of shame and modification. 1t
was law authorizing the government to engage in
the manufacture of whiskey for the use of the ar
my. 1t might with much more propriety be styled


law to starve the helpless and innocent women and
children to provide whiskey for the officials. The
law is reproach to US as nation. In our diplo
matte intercourse with foreign powers We will no
doubt be recognized in future IS the whiskey Con.
federacy. There is enough sprituous liquors in the
city of Richmond to meet the demands Of the army
for the next twelve months. The government is
authorized to impress the stock, meat and com from
its subjects, but not word has been said about i'm
pressing whiskey for the army. The staff Of lify
must be converted into liquid poison to satisfy
the depraved appetites Of drunken officials, both
civil and military.


In the preceding part of my letter alluded to q
manifesto issued by the late Congress- sort of
second edition to the Southern Address that prece
ded it The phraseology of the document is so
vague and indefinite that it is susceptible of as 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-
spect of those for whom it seems to have been in.
tended. The idea of ignoring justice at the hands
of our enemies and appealing to England and France
for sympathy or material aid is in my opinion, sim
ply an absurdity. Their sympathy for us or others
extends not beyond their pecuniary and national
aggrandizement When they interpose in our be-
halfit will be for the lions share Of the spoils-
Maximian no doubt stands ready to take us uude.
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.


Fellow citizens, might here conclude but for
stupid, malicious and Infamous fasehood preferred
against me- as your representative, BY the Editor
of the Conssruatiue-a paper published in the city
of Raleigh, wolf in sleeps clothing-sad to be
the peculiar friend and organ of Gov. Vance.
pronounce it not only slander upon me, but libel
on you who so generously bestowed your suffrages
on me- 1t is to you, and not to such characters as
the Editor of the Conserpatise, that look for JUS
tice-men who have not been steepedin the cesspool
of partizan politics.


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


lst If we abolish the present State Government take
the bard oahs required BY Lincoln condition of his
protection emancipation Of slaves and ALL if we de-


ts to M %
ton will take all these things provided be can get peace


Cd Reconstruction on any other term. adopted with
stand DR. Leach to admit that will not hesitate to
swallow any terms whatever short of subjugaton.


What l said on the subject was before full
house and crowded gallery, and if any one present
will endorse the truth Of the charge I will then
plead guilty. otherwise the mendacous Editor stands
convicted not only of falsehood but infsms. Had
of falsehood calumny, prejudice and partizan feel
ing, our condition would be infinitely improved
both in 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 The hands and
under the control Of those who inaugurated the
war, or their abettors Our only hope Of deliver
snce from the hands Of the spoilers is in Con-
servative principles and here my fellow citizens, let
me entreat you not to be deceived by the loud pro-
fessons of love for you let not the serpent begue
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 reaplng 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 Insatiate Monster! They now
have more blood than brains in their composition,
and are unsafe custodians Of the peoples rights.


Submission and reconstruction seem to be- re-
garded by some as SYNONYMOUS terms. lam not
for either. Whatever may be for the future
good of the country, I 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 government out
of such materials As now WELD the destiny Of our
country would be an absurdity that would put
Hindoo to the blush. It would not only be .
moral but physical impossibility to live under
government constructed out of such corrupt matea
risls. The offspring of such parents would be