The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-04-24
Speech Of Josiah Turner, ira


Delivered il HiIl.bOrough % saturday. Apnl Goth
Mr.. Turner being called npo, W knnw
where h. sinod. sad he hid ~ hesitation IL
saving where be- VA. uhrir he wa. goiiig,
aud whai h. would do. Hope. the comiurt
er nf Ihr areichr,. had brld him fast in the
fuud and fuil belief tat the ,irlur, inielli-
grner aud patience Of lte American people
would vel sustain AID mainiaie the t"iirIiug
R-pnbl,r; that The peace ani freedom whlcn
itrs were rnjasing, ihrs Wail'l MT allnw ~
b. snccrrtird hy the hnrrld din u BATH,
where brother IA. a. mcr, brother IN headl,
STRIFE.
Ma nf the pap.rs aieh We have Just
nlrged al the posi- office with aching anxir.
~ Ia hear the news. represent the people ~
sonr places ~ "rrj"IeIng : To NJ. inI. i,
no joyful occasion. The destruction Of Wash
ing IONS Gnernmrni. ihr decline - ihy
great Republic 10 the scale u empire. aiior,i.
~ cause l.r rrjotiug. fnr man VII. III thls
extremity 81 public danger MI calamity can
r.juee. Is more II brute Than chrl.ian
Hut we must hrar ~ angry mutierings ss
10 behaviour. nor ~ to WIN caused an
brought aboui tbs, cid Wsr. There NUT
be u, iethrrgy 10 this truitle crisis. No
waste, mislirrctian 81 e rrgy. The aged.
4 ,hr snu hful, The delicate. lie brapiiiaI. the
brave. must ~ rise aBi I'll triumph Together,
o. must all fall and prrlsh iusrihe,.
!. III was = principl, fNe.l Il rp 10 the heart
81 every AihrnisR. that man wss burn not
snly 10 bis parents, bat 10 his eounify."
inl. men 81 Orange. were bu,n. rot 10 ,onr
parents only. but 10 yaur eaanirt; HAT
npuntty va the United Siatrs III America.
Yonr government was Ihe Constitution and
Law. II thu United Stats: and Tie C.,nsiiiu.
Inn and laws IL y, ~ Iarisnt. provided
Tie latter dd Nil conflict vph the TURNER.
Ynu wrre al bora ~ allegiance 10 The GOV :
rfnnsai ~ The United Stair,. MANY q you.
Iikr mysrlt, haze Tenesrd thai aiirgianrr ~
an aaih.
/ Yesterday, your neis hbpts. ynur brothers,
and souf father. loa, ct Dbt 10 asmed rr.I.t-
anre sgain.i the Goternp.nt--tu. mmrnw III
BE- with ihrm. ! Will be- le,ylug war agaIasi
tie Uniird States. The Iun-iltaii.r si,s
that !. Treason. Then will b. traitor. sud
no mistake; and the Gatrnmenf Will ,h"ai
~ hing ne u they can. ! sll4ll .ffrr no plea
Of M right "peacrably TO seesdr." "A
,uce Iran the crowd. Wefr OuT iathef. al
the Revelations Ira,tar.iJ YES. ihey wers
and ,hey were sh"t and hung ler their glari.
80. tfsas"n hung on The spnt where sc u "
.land IL return ihey did sh.ut and hang
aHil finally they beat the unliuls Cav. inassn
.hunt.ng and hanging. and turned ihrir rr
Deliion inta glurIaus ~, 0lntiuu. ahich snd
ell ~ tie erection 81 the go,etnmeHI whi,l
ne are to-day pulling down gossrnmsn
h. .
miracle 10 Europe.
On the fret day ~ Ma, your Legislator,
will assemblies Convention will spse,iil,
be calI.d. There ArY Constitutional rr
sifaints upon Tie Legislature. iusr Crn
,entiun will nave ani lnited power. The,
may pnt yoa inio thI. new Souihsfn Gov
rfnment, under a. President, Consultation
and Laws that Won have had 90 hand in Great
Jog. Ny ad,ise is. finish pglllng dawn lb
. old beild,ng bel're you start the new nne
Your own history aud the example Of you
fathers teach you useful lesson on hi
point.
NY The seven YEARS war IL Tie revolution
Nmth t'arnliDa established hrr sovereignty
her right 10 govern herself. Oh The Isil
,las Of September. 1857. She was called npau
by the adoption 81 the Con.tiiuiion of tn
United stairs, 10 surrender her most impor
tant aiir'bgte Of sovereignty; &" give ap he
right 10 coin money, declare war, to keep nj
army and navy. Washington, Jeiferso
and Madisnn al called upon her. Virginia
sDuth Carolina. and ail the States excrp
lthWle Island, called upon her 20 give d
thi. Sovereignty. bot she needed not. she "
iassd. Aller considering and weighing vel
the Whole matter for two years. tWs month.
and fur DAYS, she SURRENDERED her great at
tribute of sovereignty. BY adopting and q
gretiBg 10 The Constitution VI the Unite,
sisips, on the 2lst Of November. 1850.
When yoa are through with this war. Nssn
Carolina gill be free aud independent % Al
governments. Initiate The prallence 81 ou
fathers, u you don't consider two year
two months sud fur days befare yuu give o
Jour right unaidrd 10 govern yvufselye,