Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1860-11-21
Concluded from Fourth Paqe.)

(COHCtuUtU .)TOW IOuf uyo'I
.,uc:ug as much as possible, selling at the highest
and buying as low as possible But that natu-
',Nrse of things had been interrupted by the Gov
nsnt of the United States for many years past.
T'%h ho did not subscribe to that doctrine which is
ntaincd by some, that there are hot essential in
p' p',Ss common to large portion Of the United
c,.,es He believed every section of the Union,
sn.b sss.b South, West and East, were inseparably
N"aocted There was no such thing as an adverse
tast It was true that an artificial state of things
had grown up.
, ;nterests which God and nature had given US if
hare was any difference, it arose from dread of
'"ins legislation. Unjust legislation had produced
and not the diversity of soil, habits and pursuits.
T.o tre doctrine was to extend equal protection to
II in their various habits and pursuits, and leave
.bs pah free for generous and beneficial competi-
ton Of all.
,aoch Of Mr.. Bayard man of eminent ability, a
H.ubcap, patriot; and he, (Mr B., believed
,spt the sentiment would and ought to have its
~n;sbt 1t was at a particular period of the en-
s.rSo and the remarks were made in the course of
sreech on the question; and in reading this, he in
,nlad to make no special reference to that portion
'fthe Union they had right to express what they
tlt he merely referred to it as illustrative of the
'rnc;n,es of our Government In the course of that
,mtlcmans remarks on the repeal of the embargo
law Mr. Bayard said as follows:
Wc all know that the opposition to the embargo in the
Eastern States is not the opposition of political party,
IA few dScun.ened men, but the resistance of the people
measure which they feel as oppressive and regard as
pus The people of this country not to be govern
\ br force bu by affection and confidence. 1t is for them
" gislae and they do not like laws it is duty
,,ysyeal them.
If they do not like our laws, it is our duty to
rpcal them so said he, (Mr. b. 1t was right and
rroper that the other members of the Union should
respect their feelings nay, even their prejudices-
Suppose that our Government had pursued differ
emf course; had steadily refused to repeal the en-
hrgo laws; had determined, in the language of the
present. day, to make an experiment to test the
strength of the Union and that our fellow citizens
the East should have coerced at the point of the
|tyonet; what, in all probability, would have been
the consequence? He believed there would have
been bloodshed, and that the consequence would
hve been dissolution of the Union and that the
vroSpect of free Government would have been de-
sroyed that all the States of the Union would
hre become separate Governments, and civil war
rOud have resulted. The calamouS consequences
5hich would result from dismembermcnt of the
wneieracy none could doubt; each of the great
divisions, seeking to strengthen themselves against
the aggressions of the Others would give large pow
ers to their Executive authorities which would most
probably terminate in the establishment of mill
ary deSpotlsm in each.
Proud as he was of the achievements which had
been performed under the star-spancled banner
Proud as he was of the stars and stripes which have
uttered in every sea and every cline; anxious as
be was for the glory of the country; yet God forbid
that those stripes and stars, which had heretofore
been the rallying point of heroism, should now float
yer the mangled corpses of our bleeding country
men, God forbid that our country should undergo
this sad and disastrous revolution; for he believed
whenever that should take place. not only the iber
ties of this country, but the best and brightest hopes
Of the civilized world would be destroyed forever