Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-10

70 nave peen an the time, hut specav
al this time as indicating that she is in ds.s significant
and is about to "say his say = that be has around
is high time that the row should be settled concluded
can't sleep for it that be is not going to s or that
thing inconsistent with the honor. the ior aur
proper selfrespect of any other State: that Or tie
to ask simply, for what is just and right and al going
preparing himself to have it at all hazards tlat be
event Then, sir, let US call Convention of aI1 any
people OF the State to take this grave matt. e good
Own hands, where it properly belongs SNroO mo Their
it is the present. heard
Sir, l believe If any human event can hrr.u
them people to their sobtr second thought cao e Nor
them of the reality Of their immense convince
fore God and man, can arouse them to SoOny BE-
turning justice and tear away the veil with use Of re-
natcism has dimmed the light of their reason "Icn ia
the action have indicated upon the part ot Nv WILDE
latme OF the Onionovlng unobtrusve sobermii1EsS
faihkeepiDg, conservative but resolute old No.u
If any event can give us influence with onr oae.
the South whereby they may be indaced to ~ses Of
ness aud heed moderate cOuDses it will hn H. rash.
ton on our part that in this, the hour of Their dca
sympathizing gaze is not averted from them tb. Out
preciate the common peril by which we are
and are preparing to do our part to avert # S
has panied my heart to witness the course of Oo ~'
our people and presses towards that people frors
Base vilifcation and contumely have been t tOe'-
upon South Carolina unsparingy, and cu bono5 "'aP
people have their peculiarities and characteristic nH
do not assmilate with our views, but when has Ina
State, ever infringed upon our rights Or Gonaa
wrong They say she calls herself CaroinaO u' r Us
leve the appelaton was first applied to her bv NoIS
ern Senators 10 debate. l. sir have been
in her gates have been taken in and trpatSS h "
people with the utmost kindness and hosnitait ut
never knew North Carolinan who had the ST;n a4u
claim upon either, to complain for tie lack of t5on
But, they say she wants to dragon US out of the H.
Have we any right to dragon her in it. when Ju
lieves it is her duty and her rights to 90 ont If
Some say they are glad she has gone OUT will teach -
North lesson. We will let her run the risk and '
the sacrifice while we'll sit quietly by and rean to
benefit Well the least we can do then is not to abnus
her. Sir, sheer at her may, she is gallant GtSs
State, and will say it of her because it is the trn
If this Union is restored and perpetuated in its nr
purity, its future historians may yet point 10 HS
day and hour in South Cardinals history. and sv.s
her belongs the glory If dissolution Of the Unic
inevitable then the memorable logic of events NAV G
the destiny of our State with hers Is it then nru5n
or polite to be implantng within the hearts of s m
pie of the two Caroras-where should blossom n,
flowers of aection-the seeds of hostility and hate S
hope to hear no more of this abuse of South Carr,
1t will take enough for the wounds already nfictd
heal.
But it is said if we arm the State and call Coma,
ton it will be regarded by the Northern peonlo os
threat, and will prevent their receding Sir what Is,
been wanting heretofore to secure our lust rights in N
Union, has been trmness and decision on the mart o
United South. 1t may not now be too late One greet
difficulty has been that large mass of the nortber6n
pie do not themselves appreciate the terrible dangers
OF the doctrine they have been taught and that g
rance has to some extent been fOsered by our divisions
They have been lead to believe that the South is bomJ
to the Union by hooks of STEEL which no aggesorso
their part could loosen. They have been told that All
our demands for redress were but the sounding brass
and tinkling cymbo" and that we dare not strike for
our rights out of the Union for fear of the slave and
non-saveholder. Many of them yet think that all this
is muss kicked up by South Carolina and will endh
smoke, and the majority of them yet determined a
long as We will permit them, to march straight on to the
accomplishment of their purpose, which to subugp
the South and abolish slavery. Now | believe that in
just cause the northern people united would be as near
invnclble as any people in the world il do not question
their bravery. But the cause they are engaged Bno
just, and if they be brought up by round turn"
and made to pause and think, there may yet be hope
Besides, they far interested in the preservation
OF the Union than are, and we all know the nOthe
people have no decided antpathy to the almighty dollar
So far the demand by the people for Convention
is concerned, will assume to speak but for my own
constituency. l do not believe there is man, woman
Convention. Upon this question the immediate secs.
sionsts and extreme Union men are unit.
But 1t is said there is no need of Convention that
the northern mind has already begun to react Sir |
hail this good omen far it goes but let US nOh
deceived it is but the ripple upon the surface Of this
great hostile sentiment. If, however, divided South
by the position it has taken, has inaugurated at The
North movement in the right direction then there
some room for hope that united South in action may
nat q apda off I Of Of no
have it from high authority that it is the policy some
OF the Black Republican leaders to hold out dausi7
hopes to the South until the 4th Of March, aud then
when the forged letters upon US, to bid US defiance
and if we resist, whip US into submission. shall nO
content with verbal promises. The bond must be Sgud
sealed and delivered. But say some if We call Con-
vention, perhaps after all the North may not rece and
then perhaps the State will secede. Sir, am nOtarM
to trust the people it is their right to decide that great
question; it is my duty to obey and yield to that de-
cision. know they will do right. But sir rankneS
compels me to say, were member of that Convention
and the rights of North Carolina were no better assured
to her than they now, and in addition thereto SIX
eight slave States had permanently seeded, leaving Der
suppliant at the feet of Black Republican govern
ment, would vote to have her out OF that Union, o
the 4th of March, high and dry. Tie time in my oPG
ion would have come for North Carolina to unuF@
flag OF her State Sovereignty, and need be- to SUD-
mons with one blast upon her buge horn, her sons l
the seabord and from the mountains to rally around IT.
and under it to maintain her honor and her rights,
make it their winding sheet.
Mr.. Speaker while hope this Union may be preSef,'
ed, have but few CT the dreadful apprebensonS nlt
ing from separation, which gentlemen coDJuTe up E
fore their heated maginations. l do not believe ".
should have war in any event. We certainly ShouGn%
if the South will but unite: nor do appreciate 'nG%
difficulties which gentlemen apprehend in forming s
ture Union or alliance for North Carolina oaSeu uP
elements which will ensure harmony and perpeuy-
though have not now time to 60 into their conSloa
tion 1t is all fancy to talk about the destructon"
republican liberty being necessarily involved ID aS
luton of this Union. The colonies fought for that aD9
won it, and each State seyerally and separately
it, long before this Union was formed and see Ms
son why it will not survive its dissolution and ov
enjoyed by each of them in any new constructor wv
may deem it their interests to form. ,...a
do not propose to argue The abstract rlgnl
sion. think practically now it is question nomt
portance. My advocacy of North-Carolina gong
of the Union upon the contingency to which na's
ferred, would not be affected in the slightest der
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