The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-03-20
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RpEEcH or hoy. WILLIAM 4 ByEs

Ia consequence Of the announcement tint
The Hon. Nm. Z. R;yes wOgld aidres. lie
cllizens, very large number u person, as
,embled last ni.ht al the African Church.
Nj. Rne,, after oetng introduced 10 the au-
,ilsnce by Mlrmaduke Jnhnspn, Esq, pro. (
geeded Il once 10 review the actlon " the /
late Peace Convention, Of which lie WAS
member, expressing Ms confidence Of CON
sncing ms hragr> tiat tae proposition shien
had been denounced as aa ABORTION, sham
and a detusIOn, Nd- the must complete aud
iairrst settlement % tie controversy thai
could has. emanated IRON ans quarter what
ever.
! lie xase ri. views of the several prosis.
j ION, embulieIin tie Conference p,ay,,-Iii,ii,
examining each one ~ erftas0. AL decia,ei
that taey covered e'efy particle VI ground,
~ the must satisfactory manner, oeCupsa
Dy tie GEitteuden propositions. and gave
even n.ie gu.fsn.ess iOf tae sysSftty OF the
Snuib.
TIE gave questions nnv x flitns The
country could ueter De settled D., plliteians.
1, sss. he sad. lhe.r interest % Keep alive
The agitation. as.!e Il -, liz interest Of TIE
people ~ bury Il iureSef. Il va. tie pe.ce
.ASWMAEAGtANN BbbN NNshkA. AtFtN AANN Tie
prups-shlI had produced q result - su.pi.
cipus Inc ,o,S. d Tie people mg.t spe.s
olt AMI command the peace 5rt.eeu tie
sarIins Sections. lie Tep1dtltrd tie idea
lisl ali int bad bern gained BY tie Peace
Conference Ms 10 Dr lyst. II tie people
aoiid i,ps cainiy at The prop i..tipl, tley
Wound iiai lidt liey contained laval all
: manly aaJi,Inent ~ the d.lDslites. Coz
: gfsss lad Hot gwen tae reference Nlnch Tie
Conference rtgie.lrI. ut the people bsyr 4
g.Mcr in.he tila Cs.l-'es.. he ..,nls
:. Convention eau ask 0.l,rr states - IL IN
\ proposition - peace Offering. H. tiulsti
: there vas 40 diilicuits " de..ibg a.ts snl
: meats 10 bfIR. t,r m.tier Deiy', ~. people.
II would W as,tptaDe u I've 1"T,str states,
. and nc bad ss.pranees ir1n Peun.ltaiia
\ aud New FORK thai X could be eatfisl tir9,
? ii immense mljpritIss. w. ymgtnl,, INN
s.en 10 SIGHT Of the promised land. 10 bill
out spd ln.n the seeding .slef, u tic Splihi
M Mingled cries u "np aud "yrs." Viz
sinia u4d played great rSle N history. IN,
(. Il was nDt nov 10 Store Ter her to PLAY
il smaller role ~ coming in a. ibe ''isi Vit,,
E s1aihrm CJnletlefats." Il W.. hers to &c
u cOn.trnst the Union, and o bring sack he
4 erring sisters. he alluded 70 lie past histl
u ~ pf Srstnil, and 70 her great sacrifices u
y bIildrg up tie Government AMI pad u
10 eloquent tribute L. her early patriots, WI
N c0asscratsd the best wisdom ui Their lives 1
). lie construction ii the fabric. She nov IL
,e the moral power to save the Union, xhlr
E. 40 otter state possesses. she = the Is
u knos IeLssd leader ii tie border STATES. III
/. holds the banner, aud they follow where ~
W leads. lie alluded 70 the geographical post
10 tim Of Virginia, and asked il she as to b
d. dragged out Al the bidding u one state
~ State Shch delights u tsgn, aud insult bel
10 lie had no III feelings towards our sputhsf
ed sisters. lie wantsi " see them eUine baeI
~ but i, -as we'll they shosld understand III.
On Virginia is mistress VI her own de,tin'
o. Il Applause. lie aid this T. me side a. 80
{ q the other. Size would not De prscipitals
e. into secession by one side, NOT iniin dat,
p. by threats oi Federal poNsr ~ ths oihe
- I Applause. Size stood Il tie head u II
e Macedonian phal.nI Of the Border State,
We and ID reply to the question, Where hon
-. Virginia 90 be ~nuid say. 70 neilher Nori
.e nor south, but with them.
in ne thought IL the Union VAS broken !
IL, there would be several Conlederseles. II
he fortunes we're with Virginia. and he woul
,e sink " swim with her; but he had 10 idea
Il her being dragged into any new emmett,
BY without consideration. Ills closing remafl
IN looked to 4 consolidation II The Border State
us and eventual reconstruction u the Union u
SO. on a basis BY them adopted. lie thuug
,as the secession leaders sOBld gladly as'
he themselves Of any decent preteEt 70 cor
u. back.