The North-Carolinian., 1861-04-20

as substitutes for authors, the names of some
ravenous beast of prey, as in the case of
Judge Lion, Major Tiger, and Col Hoy and
a host of others.
He then went on to view the position of
the country now, and then asked how could
this difficulty be settled? He said there were
but three ways in which to get out Of our
troubles. We might do it first, by settling
this question to the satisfaction of the South;
2nd, by conquering the South and subject
ing her to military dcspotism, 3rd, by re
/ tcognzng the independence Of the Confede-
rate States In regard 10 the first, it was
as well to attempt to pluc the Moon from
the starry Permanent Of Heaven, as to get
the North to acknowledge the title of pro
.perty in slaves. That was settled for ever,
and therefore the first plan was impossible.
In regard to- the second he said 60 I'D he ask
if the people of North Carolina would sane
ton bloody crusade against her brethren
and friends in the Seeded States. Lives
thcrc man in North Carolina, so lost to all
hat is noble and patriotic, who would desire
to imbue his hands in the blood of his South
crn brethren at the bidding Of Abraham Lin
coin or any of his nirmadons Of power !?
Cries ofno no :! never, never.tD no, and
if there were such 4 creature, he would ego
down to the vile dust from whence he came
GftT' tA44tt'.iPi tA4 eeii'i --tCi
j hcn as ttte first and second modes are i'm
possible, the third and last is the only way
Of settling tlls difficulty. If it Is settled
then by the recognition Of tie Confederate
states whore viii North Carolina 60, can t
BE possible that she will hesitate to choose !?
Could he Lat explain the cost OF this North
cru Government to the people of North
Carolina there would be no necessity for
Secession meetings Soecssonists would be
produced spontaneously like the mushrooms
that grow upon your native hills
If You tell these MON men 10 secure their
rights, they cry Save the Union, save the
Union" forgetting that there is no Union to
save. If you tell them it is ileir duty. %
lie stars and Stripes" and they hoint you to
a piece Of bunting with red and white alter
nate stripes horizontally set, having upon its
Union a @oodly display Of bright stars,
but which now have visible darl1lsh tingc,
produced by lis close affinity with Black
itcrublicanlS'n.
lie could rot sec Why it was that deft'nct
Union, Union with our deadly enemies,
was dear to the heart of any Southern
man. lie asked what had the Republicans
done to en3ear themselves TO Us? What
have thcy done in this great struggle to re-
lieve US ? In the midst of this. rather than
extend relief or confidence, they have enact
} ed tariff 10 take the money ont OF our
pockets for tee support Of their 'nanufacts1r-
.n4s lnoaol.efies They propose by the Peace
Congress g make the people Of North Caro-
lima pay to4. thc negro stolen by Massachu-
sctts from some Virginia planter. They also
propose 70 take Y""r money to pay far the
: slaves which they propose to set free in
i Maryland, Missouri and Arkansas.
He ventured to say, that out side Of all
5 North Carolina only knew what estimate was
i placed upon them by the Northern people,
they would s;.urn a Union upon any terms
with them. He teen read from the speech
: made by Hon. Mr.. Somcs, Of Maine in the
{ past Congress, in which he (Somesl pitted
: tlic dePlol.tle ignorant and heathenis;l con
1ition Of the .south, and proiIered the aid o
+ his state to assist them in the process o
c ciTilization. During the reading Of this
3ience at the assurance, inpudence and ig
t no.anc<. Of the I.lue}el Yankee
. He next alluded to the honesty of tht
z Northern men IN their fanaticisn it was
{ part of their religious creed, and ii was al
:, madness 70 talk about convincing them tha
they are wrong ard we right. Ia this con
c dition of affairs, he said, it was for Nortl
e ttutons or give up the Union. Oas h
other npst 90!
5 There is bat one mode of reconstructing
d this Government, and that IS for all tn
IS Slave States to secede, and when there is Il.
/, slaZe 81 4-s mon, the politica
4 life of tue Republicans is gone, for it is base
n entirely upon the slavery question, and the1
d our flien Is in the North will come int
,; power and will grant us our rights in full
y This was what our friends in New York ant
d Pennsylvania desired rs to do.
n He took it upon himself Tonight to dc
: clare htnselfa sece%sionist dislnionst-
e not only per sc, but per sea and Tcf fana!
e Referring to the two Governments, h
q pointed to the patriot and statesman, Jeffcl
g son Davis, and compared him with the il
e litcrate buiioon in Washington, Abe Lincoln
n The one surrounded by statesmen, the othe
II by miserable trichsters, who have been dc
y luding Us with broken promises
n He then spoke OF the Constitution Of tn
Il Confederate States its advantages over til
+ old constitution the efficient checks agans
n corrupt legislation &C., and with force prov
Z ed that North Carolina should inmediate
q link herself with the South. In the even
Of such separation be was told, that W
&c should have no fugitive slave law; his AT
=, swer was that We should require Iole; on
"a friends would be in power in the North, an
= they would return us our property.
OF In view Of All the questions which arise i
IS this matter, he was OF the unaterable opiT
e ion, that North Carolina should immediatel
a seccele from the Union, and assert her lndi
at pendence il a bold and fearless spirit
le Cheers
d. The only objection that could be raise
l.. against. it, was that it would bring war; b
OF did not believe there would have been wa
le if the South had acted inmediatelv-and
they act together yet, he did not believe ths
there would be any considerable conflict
n, \ Yankee government, like Yankee ma
he is shrewd and calculating, and if war viii nj
pay, they will not invest in it.
re Why should we wait any longer then, I
assert independence Wait for Nirg
MIA? The very fact that Virginia delay