Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-02-28

their hands into their pockets for four hundred millions
of dollars to coerce back and for four hundred mil
lions more, annually to keep in subJectlon They
will change their tone-savery will soon be not much
great evil after all with them They will suddenly lind
That it was recognized by Holy Writ, and that Paul
himself returned fugitive slave. They will be GLAD TO
make treaties with US. Their war will scarcely a1ece
our internal prosperity. There two thousand tight
ing men in WAYNE county-we will not have to send
more than two hundred and they will hardly be missed
except in the hearts of their friends and families Crops
will be made as usual and the face OF the country Will
not be changed There will be battle herethere will
danger of nsurrecton then than now Tor we VIII all
be on the alert Men will go usual about their daily
occupations-he farmer to his fields, the mechanic to
his bench the merchant to his counter and the lawyer
to bis briefs. Some have dread of civil war, but we
need not fear-this would not be civil war, but war
between sovereign States and natons,-here each State
is sovereign government, and law and order will pre-
vail as though we fighting an enemy foreign ID
tongue as we'll as in feeling.
It is absurd to talk of aboshing savery-it can
not be done. Then let protect it. Let US lily tor
safety. Let US fly from the influence and union with
our enemies of the North to place OF safety ana "nee
shall we find it? Under that Southern flag floating 10
the breeze with stars and hope soon Will be with
fifteen. North Carolina must follow In this exodus OF
States from Egyptian bondage. The pillars of the
Union are now totterng to their very foundations. Even
now feel the strong arm of Sampson around them"
! Mr. Strong concluded his remarks amidst loud and
continued cheering, and was Immediately followed by
Mr.. Thompson who riveteG the whole attention OF the
audience in his usual happy aud forclble manner Ills
style peculiarly impressive for it was evident that
he spoke from the uness of bis heart He, as was also
the with Mr. Strong, felt the truth and justice OF
the cause he advocated and spoke the alabsorbng
subject:
This subject fellow citizens, affecting your vital in
terests would not your patience time but for
very short while; merely party political question but
death, of peace of liberty or tyranny is 1t TOO
much then to ask You, whom know to be patrotc peo
Union is already dissolved With what CONSERVATION
would such received had it been made
hall year ago But the thing has upon us by
degrees Like the rising which have seen from our
infancy up the great wonder to excite surprise
The ghtnngs flash and the thunders peal would produce
and establishment in US, were we not accustomed to
those grand phenomena of in the OF
every yea" But politicians and statesmen have told
you of the country dangeryou would not hear at first
dreaded animal himself, For time past you have
heard the sound diunion," till it has grown dull and
stale. -
But, gentlemen, this Union virtually dissolved before
the ion of South Carolina will prove this to you
of friends would call the shade of Andrew Jackson
and what did he say in his farewell address in 1887? He
by the FEDERAL Government" 1t is a Union of in
terest, of love, of Friendships and were once called
brethren, because it such Union. But alas is
Northern man to-day called your broher Where is that
unity of interest, &c,gone gone and fear eternay
gone to return The Union was dissolved long
snce for it only could exist in the hearts OF the people 1t
has, for only existed in namea mere skeleton OF
And who has brought all this about: The Black
Republicans of the North and their predecessors called by
whatever they have been Does Queen Victoria
have through her dominons with body guard and
why not Does the Gar of Russia But here in this Dem
ocrac form Of government where you might expect more
and declared his sentiments? He would have been
him, and he would have been tried in own
Court, and your Solicitor would have been compelled
men would have found him guilty. Yet this very man
has been elevated over you as your President and ee
rines They all that made him special avorite OF the
Northern horde Where then that unity of interest and
sentment " hat was The object of this Union! will read
you the preamble of the Constitution There is volume
of meaning in it.
more perfect Union establish justice, insure domestic
tranquility provide for the common defence, promote the
general welfare and the blessings of liberty to
selves and poserty do ordan and establish this Con-
tution for the United States of America Were Emgran
tranquility? Do abolition incendiares do all
these things Is the Union providing for the defence
the all along coast point? Do they point
enemy They turned against the very States
went this Union for What did we all come in this
house 9r To get out of the rain the hail and the snow
But this house fire and could not afford that
protection would any OF US ooach and oa to see it
The Union is fire, yet ten mules could not pull the
Union out of some This is party question, but
simply whether we shall lend helping hand to the Black
Republicans who set the house fire. will not speak of
what the Black Republicans haze done, but what they ac
do, must believe from their and this every
man in every saveholding State is interested
What principles have elevated Lincoln to the Presidents
chair! Have we ever made Compromise with them? A
rights-but never given up single point
Shall attempt another compromise with the North P
Suppose make succession of bargains with and he breaks
them aand the last time swear him. and he breaks that
ALSO Would l be called a fool to trust him again |
Just is with the North They have all sworn falsely
and join in with the mob to help take away the poor mans
negro. Out of the whole Congress, sixty more Black
Republican members signed endorsed Helpers book-a
book, fellow citizens which characterizes all
throats and towards and liars league with the devil
and in compact with hel And yet sxty-six brea
members of the highest legislative body America
endorse it and its docrne and all this before the
sion OF single State. Now have confidence in
them? Where the brotherhood unity interest
and feeling, and love? Could you call yankee your
streets brother today Could you so last sum-
mer? Nc! You would have sus pected him of being here
for no good purpose But shor5 while since, wagon
passing through Alabama. of the party it was said
sickened and died They asked help ptabe planter
to bury him. his they assisted letting
gerry hedUy coffin down into very shauooc grave few
miles further and the reenacted. The crcum
stances excited the suspicion of the they
dsnterrd of the dead and behold the coffin was
box of Sbarp's rifles. Comment is unnecessary.
The Churches have been divided long SINCE If religion
whose very is love and brotherhood unite
two sections politicians? They taught to hate
in their very infancy Their chds primers embeished
with picture Of an driving slave with great
whip Their boys go to church and listen a sermon on
the theme? The good of the country? No. All their
thoughts are wrapped up in the negro Come here
they are disappointed They tell you they expected find
negroes htched to pows and asEed for every STEP
Ideas undergo great change. They fall in love with
some Southef widow, but who is own some
negroes Or if it is of their lady teachers sent out
to ciVize u.s. she sets her cap South
erner but 1t is surely one who negroesif she can
And what are We doing all this time Making them rich
buying almost every article from them. My hat
my boots my coat my vest my neither garment,-a came
from the North-my knife, my pencil, my keys, and per-
haps the very cotton string which ties them together was
spun the North The of business gets his horse his
buggy his harness. from the North Have we no intellect
no talent no mechanical ingenuity Thus we are filling
thelr pockets and making them fat, till they have grown
sleek and mpudent and feel themselves elevated above us
This thing must be stopped They have only grown in
soent and sheer at u.s. and derde but they would
cut our throa and murder wives and children and
arm our servants with pixies for destruction
AND yet we have been begging them all this time to let
US aone they would not respect u.s. but they will
seven States have been forced to them and we
bound to follow. ~ " "a"