The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-07-09

North Carolina as any man that ever lived
in the State:-
col. ZEBuL0N BAIRD VANCE.
Mrssrs. Editors: I'll very much approve
your determination 70 support Tor the Office
OF Governor and Commander in Chief OF the
forces Of North Carolina. Colonel Xeb. Is.
Vance of Buncombe. From intimate &C
quaIntance know he possesses uncommon
gifts and has had abundant opportunities Tor
i'm proving them.
His natural gifts are greais quiekness Of
perception, molher-wii and common sense
| 10 a remarkable degree. a fine mind, great
energy and readiness Of resources, and above
all genial disposition and an honest and
kind heart. tie Is self-msde man. lie
inherited little more than agood library. but
that library he used 70 CREST advantage. |
First knew him 4 bow OF .ixteen, and WAS as
tUHIsuvu az ms accurate knowledge Of the
English Classics. lie finished his eduestipn
IL the University 81 North Carolina, where
he attained the first distinction in his stu.
dies, being especially eminent IN the depart
men! OF Constitutional Law. After leaving
I College be obtained license 70 practice law,
i aud soon had fine practice at the bar. lie
served a. member 81 the General Assembly
+ from Ranc0nse, aud afterwards. yacaneY
occarrlng in the Mountain district by the
elevation 81 ten. Clingnlan q the ". =. =
+ nate. Col. Vance was induced 70 0ier him
self a. a candidate for a ssat in the House
81 Representatives,, being opposed BY the
1 Hon. w. w. Avery. As Gen. GiiBgman
/ had carried the Districtby about two tlions.
A al
Ayers iassr. MANY thought il tie merest
i folly Tor Col. Vance % oppose TIE manifest
sentiment ~ the people. 'Thp result showed
tie accuracy II Naaee's jadgmsn, anJ HI.
i hold on TIVE affections Of the mouutaineers,
! for he defeated Avery by over two thousand
majority. Aud tie following year Col ID
! sid Coleman was ,anqaisiied by similar
majority. The ability, mental resource,
lhumor aud presence d mind exhibited By
Col. Vance IN these contests with powerful
champions, have given him high reputation
! az an orator.
/ The course Of Col Vance in Congress was
eminently conservative. He labored 70 stay
the tide 81 Northern lauaticism, and lie care
fally RETAINED from language calculated 70
stir up sectional feeling. Blu, when the
ANVItHtiu EfEsluenk ONffottpptu wv uVuHus
Of the Constitution, refused all efforts by
our wisest and best men for coneiliation, and
called for troops from North Carolina 10
J make war on the rights Of the South, Vance's
voice was Cor prompt and earnest resistance
in arms. II Andy Johnson and Horace May.
nafd had taken counsel OF Vance, their
names would not now be infamous, and East
Tennessee would not be thorn in the side
Of the Confederaey.
4 Not content with raising his voice for war
whilst most Of the prominent politicians
were cringing around Gov. Ellis and Col
winslow Of the Military Board, begging fol
Office, Col. Vance volunteered rs q priyat,
in the Roogh and Ready Guards. That Com.
pany made him is Captain, and long belor,
i the aforesaid hungry patriots had wormed
themselves into the public crib. he wal
serving his country in the hot and unhealthy
country near Norfolk. Bat bis merits were
not forgotten. lie was soon, though absen
al the time, elected Colonel Of The 26.h Re
giment Of Volunteers, easily defeating, ] ar
told, l.. OBJ. Branch, then Colonel Of IN,
commissary department but IL was not ma
\ ny days before Col. Branch Of the Commits
i ssry department was appointed Colonel Of ,
Regiment By GOV. Clark, md then By sh,