Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1861-05-08
The War Feeling in the North.

4 careful reading Of he Non theTn papers
can lead to no other CONCLUSION than that
vast majority of the No them people endorse
Lincoln proclamation, and a'e prepared to
wage war upon the si4vehollng Stat-s to
hold them on to the old Union. We must
stand by the government Is the universal
cry. We must stand by the government
right or wrong, is the universal dcta rlnina,
ton. OF the leading public men who have
taken ground with Lincoln and Scott in
their determination to use force against SOW
ereign States to preserve the gnvel nment
we may mention Franklin Pierce, Senator
Bigler, Stephen A. Douglas, Mayor Wood,
Hiram Ketchum, Washington Hum, Edward
Everett Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan,
John Cochrane, John 4. Dix. Daniel S.
Dickinson, Richard O'Gorman, George Ban
croft, Greene {. Bronson, Edwin Citswcl,
Hamilton Fish, Robt j. Walker, Gen. Cass
and Archbishop Hughes. These names
are familiar to our readers. Many Of tht m
have been trusted and honorcd by the South,
now they join the many against the few in
a cewardly war. inaugurated by the Irocla-
nation of Lincoln, and 10 be carri, d forward
| by Gen. Scott who, it seems, has at last
shown himself traitor to the soil that gave
| him tirth
! On the 20th of April the largest meeting
! ever held iii New York City took place in
| Union Square At least one hundl ed thou-
| sand people were in attendance. Resolu-
tions looking to the re-establishment Of the
federal government and '.peac.tW 0bedjence'
in the slayeholdiug States were adopted,
and strong war speeches were deliye. d
Among others, Senator Baker, of Oregon,
| said:
''ln this sense. then, young men Of New
York, We are not for a gar Of aggression !;
but in another sense-speaking for NJ. sell
as a man OF honor who has been soldier,
and as Senator-I say in another So nse, ]
am for a war of aggression. propose TO 90
! TO Washington, and teyond. | do Eot de-
/ sign to remain entirely >upine, inactive far
| full, till the war is brought 10 our midst
/ | will meet them on the threshold Of their
! gatnerings-there in the very seat Of ti.tir
/ power, and dictate 10 the rebellioIls terms Of
| peace"
Mr. Dix, Mr.. Dickinson, Mr. Walker, ard
others, spoke in the same strain.
One of the objects of this war Of agrees
ion is thus stated in the New YORK 1,ibune: !:
We hold traitors responsible for the work
upon which they have precipitatcd us, and
We warn them that they must abide the full
penalty. Especially let Maryland and Vlr-
gina look to it, for as the, are gt eat sinners.
20 their punishment viii be eayier than
that of oshers Virginia Is rich and heau-
liful Stale the very garden of the Cuff de-
racy. But it is garden that is doom. ed 10
be good deal irampled, and its patti :, its
beds, and its boundaries are likely 10 be
pretty completely obliierated before We have
done with il. 1t has property IN houses, in
lands, in mines, in foi es 5, in country, and
in town, which will need TO be taken iOs-
session of and equilably cared for. The reb-
els of that State aud Of Mar, land may rot
fiitter themselves that they can enter upon
a war against the government and # erwar'is
return to quiet and peaceful home. hey
choose to play tie part Of traitors, anu they
must suffer the penalty. The worn-out ace