Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-03-07


Terms satisfactory the North will never assent to-
or concede to us, in the Union. Had every Southern
member of the Conference stood firmly on one thing
the Crittenden proiet the Virginia platform, the
North might have yielded but the South did not stand
firm in demanding her rights and now that after sort
of way this Franklin Substitute has been agreed to by
portion of the South neither the people the Legs
ature the Representatives of the North will ever
move step from their position. 1t had been urged
upon him to vote for this thing under protest He
didn't believe in voting wrong and shielding himself be-
hind protest. He was asked to vote for this thing
so as although he could not assent to it, he might let it
still go before the people of the State. He did not re-
gard it as any settlement-he could not vote for 1t as
any settlcment-he did not think with his views, he
could honestly to lay it before the people of the
State as settlement, for it no settlement but
snare and an illusion.
M Davis re-stated and summed this up, by emphat-
icay declaring that the South could nevernsUer OBJ
tain any better or satisfactory terms while she re-
mains in the present Union and for his part he could
assent to the terms contained in this report of the
Peace Congress- in accordance with the honor or the
interests of the South. Never!
Everything showed the spirit of the Republicans
they had passed the most oppressive tariff that had ev-
er been heard Of They would tax US to death to pro-
tect and build up themselves and at the same time pay
the agents of the underground Railroad for running off
our negroes. How could Wilmington, oppressed by a
tariff forty per cent and upwards expect to hold her
own with Georgetown or Charleston, or any port of
the CoEederated States, with ten per cent. duties?
No arrangement had been made-none would be
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The South must 60 with the South, and not with any
new-augled central Republic the talend and vic
tim of Free Soil North.
We have so far endeavoured to report as accurately
as possible from memory, the substance OF Mr.. Davis
remarks at least the principal points OF them Ii in
any respect we have msrepresented his position shall
freely correct the attention is called
to it, Owing to the Importance of the subject and the
gravity of the occasion, have devoted more space
than usual to sketch of this very able and eloquent ad
dress which occupied little over an hour in the de-
livery, and loudly applauded at different points in
its progress and also at its close. When Mr. Davis had
concluded Hon. S. j. Person moved that the thanks OF
the meeting be rendered to Mr.. Davis for the able
manly and patriotic in which he had discharged
the duties of his position Commissioner from North
Carolina. The motion enthusiastically carried.
We ought perhaps to mark before concluding that
understood that Messrs. Reid, Barringer ard Davis
constituted the majority of the North Carolina CON-
missioners, and Messrs. Ruffn and Morehead the mi
nority. We did not understand that the gentlemen
composing the minority desired to vote for all the pro-
positions wholly approving them, but we think as
signed a for being willing to give them q
quasi approval that they wished to what their PEG
pie would do with them. His (Mr. Davis',) reasons
for not yielding to this pressure have already been
stated.
All through the centre and west of this State tee-
graphs sent and assertions made that all salts
actory settled and this done to affect the cleo
tions and they may have done so-they may have
defeated Convention for the present. but the truth will
yet come out and the force of circumstances be felt
Mr.. Davis is no freeater. He has always been con
sstent Union mana member of the Union Party
He has come to his present conclusion because he has
kept his eyes and open and what he has seen anc
heard, have forced him to it. Others coming and
will continue to until all opposition will be futile