Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-03-29
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DeIusion.

It seems to be impossible for people at
the North to realize the true condition of
things at the South OF course no one
expects the ultra Black Republicans to
admit that there is any serious cause of
apprehension for the safety Of the GLORIOUS
Union" They are SO besotted with ig-
norance of the South and fanatical hatred
OF our institutions, and are so deluded and
blinded by a false estimate OF the social
condition, the resources and the character
OF the Southern people, that nothing like
reason or justice-not to mention the OBJ
servance Of constitutional obligation
could be expected at their hands. But
we had supposed that outside OF this infa
NOUS horde Of fanatics, the mass Of the
Northern people had just appreciation Of
the revolution at the South We knoso
that portion OF them have, and that they
have raised their voices continually against
the causes which led to the present condi-
tion of things, and which are rapidly hur-
ryiEg Us into worse. We have been
surprised, however, to discover lately by
some newspaper articles, and also by con-
ve1sations with persons directly from the
North, that a great many of the conserya.
tive and moderate men of the North will
not look upon the revolution as anything
more than mere temporary expedlent t"
bully the Black Republicans into terms;
and it that fails to secure the desired oh
ject that the South will give in after o
while. They think that the Cotton States,
even, are not in earnest, and that they will
return to the Union in short time.--
They think the border States arc only
making show OF resistance, and that they
have no idea of abandoning the Union,
whether any Of the compromises demand
ed by them are granted, or not. The fatal
errors of all this lies in the suppositiop
that the people OF the South are indiffer
ent to the inauguration OF Black. Repui,-
lican principles in the administration
of government, and that it is only tho
politicians who are making all the nois,f-
There never was greater mistake than
this, and to person we'll informed as t.,
the true character of the revolution it
seems incredible that there should be suclI
mistake AS to the Confederate States
it is simply childish, absurd to suppose
| that they intend to rel unite with the Black
Republican States of the North. That
will never be done. And if the Border
States are ever driven from the Union as
seems inevitable, they will be the last /"
return.-There is no trlfing in this matter
aaayaoAere at the Soutn The people arc
in earnest, and in the Border States the
movement towards secession has been
tremendously accelerated by the rejac-
ton, first, Of the Crittenden propositions,
then Of The peace Conference propositions
and last and worst, by Abe Lincoln's dis
gusting exundation of hypocracy, duplici-
ty. cunning and tyranny which took place
on the 4th March from the East portico OF
the National Capital. Unless Lincoln
backs square down from his inaugural ad-
dress without any qualification whatever
and we have not the most remote idea
that he will, then, Notwithstanding her
slow pace, and her noble conservatism, !"
&C., &C., he may, in counting the States
| over which he is to be president, count
| North Carolina ont.
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