Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-04-17
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL,
state Matters THE eOvernOrsh,p.

matters during the present year. Either the people OF
North Carolina to choose Governor for themselves
or they are to have put over them by Abraham Lin
con Few, would that could say none bat few GER
tanlv desire to see such degradation, such ruinous
consummation as the very possibility of the latter oc
currence presents the view of every honorable and
true man in the State.
If such catastrophe is to be averted does it not ap
pear evident to even the meanest comprehension, thai
the people of the State, equally with the people OF tne
whole Conederacy should be unit and that all causes OF
division or risk of division of the drawing oil party
lines or the stirring up of local or sectional eaousles
or the revival of old animoSes, should be removed, Of
at least avoided
IF this be so and we think it will hardly be disputed
it would seem that the stumping of the State the can
yass by rival aspirants, the bitterness OF politicians
ouoht of all things to be avoided and if there be indi
vduas who will not avoid it, then the remedy remains
with the people. Let them say they do not want it
and will not have it, and will not vote for any man who
will insist upon it, and the thing is at an end Let it
be understood that the who is first in pushing Tor
canvass will be last when the votes are counted out and
there will be less desire to rally parties Tor seeeVatlon
Possibly we NAV not quite understand the position OF
what seem to be parties in this State. We had thought
that for the present at least and for the purposes of
achieving independence, there was but party we
we think so still. If there be any number of persons
who desire to organize keep alive party party feeling
for other Objects matter how disguised we can hardly
accord to them the of parties for no matter how
numerous they may be- their aims are certainly actious
and cannot be patriotic.
With others, we thought after the formation Of the
Southern Confederacy that the place of North Caro-
lima was beside her Southern SISTERS and not with the
Northern States, that had chosen Lincoln basis Of
ayoWed anti-Southern sectonalism. At any rate, ii
appeared to US that whatever private opinions might
be- the logic of events would work out that conclusions
as it did. Others again did not agree with US in re-
gardng the issue inevitable and at the election held
in the spring of last year, the question Of calling con-
yeDton was decided in the negative, and, although On
this account the members chosen did not meet we think
it more than probable that had they met, there would
have been majority against any action at That time.
To this decision, adverse to our views, we submitted
like good citizens. The we" in this case is not used
in the editorial sense but indicates those with whom
conceded in opinion.
Events, however, progressed rapidly. Every hope OF
compromise or reconciliation passed away. The So
called Teace Congress could effect nothing, because
the Northern delegates would yield nothing. All
the efforts of John j. Crttenden and other compro-
misers failed. The hearts of the Northern Pharoahs
were hardened The people of the border sem-bor-
der States, who had sent delegates to the peace Con
gres or who had made other efforts at compromise, saw
themselves pressed to the wall They saw that if they
remained they would be wholly poweress for their own
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the cooperation of the seven States already seeded
and thus poweress, they would be not only weak, but
contemplate. Of the results of this attempt at
promise, carried to criminal extent, may point to
PROSTATE Maryland betrayed by her alse-hearted Gov
enor and bound hand and foot to be crushed and tram
pied beneath the iron heel of contemplate desposm
to Missouri with her best and bravest tracked by for
egn mercenares to Kentucky, divided against herself
If we would realize what our position might have
been had we remained united with the Lincoln govern
ment it is only necessary for to point to the humi
tons to which old Mr. Crttenden and others represent
ing assuming to represent slave States at Washing
toD subjected need only turn to the debates in
the Lincoln Congress- to the abolition measures passed
in contempt Of their begging appeals Let us listen to
the bullying speeches of such men as Hickman, LoVeoy
and Others Surely there is enough in the extracts from
the debate in the Federal House of Representatives
given in to days paper, to prove that seat in that
body could be no place for representative from North
Carolina
AS the Northern programme more fully revealed it.
SELF felt that indeed drifting rapidly to-
wards the rocks upon which we would split and in this
critical emergency it was not the time for any to
cry Watch and Wait !! 1t was the time to arouse
the people to sense Of the impending danger. Acting
upon this belief, meeting of citizens representing
number of counties was held at Goldsboro on the 22nd
and 23d days OF March, 1861 which passed the follow
ing preamble and resolutions, and adjourned to meet
again in Charlotte on the Goth Of May following -
WHEREAS The general Assembly of the State of North
Carolina recently in session. passed by the Constitutional
discretion call Convention for the consideration of the
relations of the State of North Carolina Federal
ent States composing the Union Confederacy known
the United States and Whereas the citizens of
DINA, ardenty attached they have BEEN still are to
the institutions under which they have been raised and
which have been transmitted to them their revolution
Mise the fact that these institutions and the principle
upon which they founded have been totally bverted
or such act were recognised have still hoped that some
plan Of compromise reconstruction might yet be agreed
upon and whereas further have sufficiently and
any proper and satisfactory protection
the threatened rights of the Southern States (aHd North
BOuthern and not merely border State have failed and
We believe will fail, be it therefore
Resolved That the interest we'll as the honor of North
Carolina naturally and mperatvey demand that poiti-
cal connections hereafter should be with her sister States
OF the South and not with the States Of the North opposed
to her, they in social institutions and in pecunary
interests and enemies they have shown hemselvesto
In both relations
I'd ReSolUed, That respectfully recommend the for
aaoh OF an organization to be known the Southern
Rights party Of North Carolina whose object it shall be to
disseminate the facts and present the arguments bearing
upon this ssu to the people every county in the State
OF North Carolina believing that when the facts prior
wen as subsqueno the day of election (2sh February