Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-01-30

has the General Assembly to call it for any other
Again, after the Convention is called in obedience
their Wishes and they elect delegates to the same
for the accomplishment of the purpose they had IN
view, no member of said Convention can transcend
the bounds prescribed by the people without the
commission Of palpable breach Of faith. There
FORE entertaining the opinion that majority OF the
people whom he had the honor to represent desired
Convention for the purpose indicated, he preferred
to vote for calling one, free from any contingency.
Other Senators who had preceded him, had spoken
in opposition to the call of Convention OF any
kind for the reason (as they assign that they fear
if one is called it viii "drag" the State out Of the
Union precipitately. This is certainly a sad COM
mentary upon the intelligence of the people And
more particularly if these Senators are sincere IN
their declarations that they do not believe there is
one in one hundred who are in favor of it. He for
could assure Senators that was not his object IN
voting for Convention He voted for it to ward off,
if possible, an emergency which might possibly
arise that would drive her out of the Union. 1t is
fact which cannot be concealed that we are in the
midst of revolution. For causes which they deem
sufficient, five of the Southern States have with.
drawn from the Union-severa others have called
Conventions, or taken the ntiatory steps to do So
and judging from what we hear, are forced to the
conclusion, that by the fourth day of March next
nearly, if not ALL of the Southern States will either
be out, or making preparations to 60 out North
Carolina cannot in justice to herself fold her
arms, and stand complacently amidst the storm
which howls with such fury around her. She
has interests of vital importance at stake in this
conflict and she should not be recreant in the dis
charge Of her duty to protect and defend them. He
knew of no other way by which her potential aid
and influence could be exerted for good but for the
soveregns to speak through Convention That
voice when uttered, in connection with her border
sister States-conservative and Unon-lovng as they
have always been regarded, may be instrumental in
effecting an adjustment of our difficulties and
store peace tranquility, and security to once
happy and united, but now distracted and divided
Confederacy. 1t useless now to elaborate the
causes which have produced this state of things but
that there are causes no Senator has pretended to
deny. Whether they arc sufficiently aggravated
to Justify the course of those seeding States is
matter which admits of different opinions He was
glad to see unamniy in the Senate upon one point,
and that condemnation of that portion of the
Northern people who had for years persisted in
distcmpered crusade against Southern rights and
Southern institutions. This is = warfare which
should no longer be tolerated by patriots either
North or South For it is evident that if this de-
mon is not crushed it will be impossible to effect
reconciliation between those who continue to ag-
gress and those who exasperated by such ag-
gression. The Southern States and people had
horne many tauntS ana insults, ana submitted 10
much injustice and inequality at the hands of the
Northern people, whilst they have made many sac
r,fces and concessions for the sake of harmony and
fellowship. These things, he was aware, must ne
cessarily exist in any country so large and where
such diversity of interest is to he subserved
there is in Consequently, in theanguage Of Mr.
| Buchanan "it is not every wrong-nay, not every
grievous wrong" that would justify the disruption
Of good government In this view of the case, he
hol aloI
had acted rather hastily yet he had word of con-
dcnnation to apply to them. He had always con-
tended for the right of State to secede in the last
resort to escape from oppression and tyranny, but
at the time believed separate State action to be
unadvisable because he never could see how it was
possible for State to suffer wrongs grlevous
as to Justify resort to such extreme measures and
not affect to the extent her sister States simi-
lary situated and whose institutions and interest of
every description are Identical He was aware it
was argued that the States themselves the sale
iugcs. He would not stop to debate that question,
but would say in the language of the "wise mar"
that in multitude of counsellors there is safety"
And no State Tor individually simply because they
have right to do an act ought to exercise it to
their own injury. and that of others similarly sua-
ted But he would not pursue this subject farther.
Let us call Convention to meet simultaneously
with those of our sister States who have not seeded
Let consult together and see if some plan cannot
| be concocted which will heal the breach and re-
connect the chain which has long held together.
! Let say to the North we yet members of the
! same great family, and desire to remain Cease
your aggressions abstain from your taunts and IN
suits, give equal rights and protection under
the Constitution. acknowledge your equals, as
we are and of right ought to be, and which this
government established to secure. and we will
still be bound in one common bond and cooperate
with each other to dispense the blessings of our
happy form Of government upon each successive
generation until on every sea and in every Cline
gazing millions will exclaim, how good and how
pleasant is for brethren to dwell together unity"
| Let us say to those of our Southern sisters who
have withdrawn, "return, lonely wanderers re-
turn :" re-unite your destiny with ours and help to
roll on the mighty of prosperity, greatness. and
renown which has been bequeathed to us and COM
mitted to our keeping. And he still had lingering
! hope that the honest and patriotic of every sec
ton throughout the length and breadth of this land
would rise in their strength, and with hearts swell
ing with devoted pride in the bright recolections Of
the past and the eulgent gores of the future re-
echo, in tones Of thunder 1.-The federal Union, it
must be preserved" But if after this last grand
effort shall be made to save it. he should have to
witness the overthrow of this stupendous citadel,
(which pray God may not be the case, and behold
the mighty arch, which has hitherto overshadowed
this once glorious Union, totter and tremble, and
anon fall, he should watch its descent, and "mourn
one mourneth for an only SON., and be in bitter
ness one in bitterness for his first-born" Even
then North Carolina would have to assist in framing
such governments as she is to live under in the fu-
ture. lie should therefore, vote for the substitute
offered by the Senator from Burke He would not
trespass longer upon the indulgence of the Senate.
STATE Of NORTH CAROLINA.-JOHN
- STDN COUNTY, curt of Pleas and Quarter Ses.
sions November Term, ls6n-Larkin Spvey and others
CnrS0n SDiv Ephra Spivev Nanr lOrdan md Ma
ry INSTRUMENTATION to sell slaves for distribution.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the
above named defendants reside beyond the limits Of the
State, it is therefore. notion ordered that publication
be made for six successive weeks in the NorthCaru
Standard n"tfring the said defendants appear at tbs
term of this Court to be held for the county of John
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