Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-07-24
Mr.. Badgers Letter.

,Iessrs Stapv and Badger in relation to the position
- r,bcb North Carolina stood as regards the Federal
rToion call was made upon MIR. Badger at the time
or the publication of the correspondence. We Ind
etter in last Saturdays Standard which that paper
,avs was written about the first June last by Sir. Bad
yer to Mr. Elv of New York. and which was transmit
ted through Mr.. Stany at Newbern and read by him.
ia probabe this is the letter said to have been sent 10
Mr. Stany The Standard says it ia authorized to say
that Mr. Badger has CONSENTED publish the letter at the
request of friend in whose attachment 10 himself and
IL the soundness of whose judgment he has every conf
this request was accompanied by
suggestion on the subject which had not occurred to
MIR. Badger before, but Which was decisive with him
in forming his purpose &c give the letter to the pub
lie - O.
BR ELY In your letter Mr.. Stany, proposed to
him tie Office Of cherihing the feeling OF onionlsm ID
nnseaed envelope directed my wife, take the liberty
of setting You right upon fact and SHOWING Jon what
homeless talk YOU have suggested to mir: StaDly.
There is in North Carolina Union feeling sup.
pose and PROBABLY suppo:ed by the generality OF
Northern men, There in this Stats very strong Un
ion feenga strong love the Union established by
foreia he-whch induced the people, by very large and
Overwhelming majority, to vote down the purpose OF Sc
cedipg from the Union account of Mr.. Lncolns elec
ton aud this resented by immediate secess 0nsS
here "a proving that the Union here base cub
ready to submit any Injury insult rather
than resist wrong and stand in defence OF our rights and
Snno. Rat GA aeon as Mr. acon's proclamation of April
1861 appeared, oerog the alternative of joining in an
armed Invasion of Southern sister states Tor Their sub
jugaon, under the preence OF executing the laws or re-
was taken without moments hesitation Convection
promptly Called and instantly and without dissent
voice that Convention resolved to take side with
The already seeded States and share their fate for good
or evil From that moment however may have differ
ed in other things In this there has not BEEN and there
not any dfereEce 1t would perhaps be too much to
il were affirm that there was on this subject an abso
Iue uuanny but there such an overwhe Inning pre-
dominance of public sentiment to amount to what is
called moral uDaUmtyh the people, with one heart
sprung arms Union men, that Isl those who previously
aad been Union men, only among the first, but truth
and Justice require saythe peTy 1trSt Hence tue
people have nearly sixty regiments not Skeet0n but u
regiments and among them all there 10 not one conscrpt
or drafted man. Hence have freely taxed ourselves and
war and spirit which has produced this has flag
ged, end is high and active as at first.
Mr Ely, think moment. We have been invaded by an
enemy unreentng and erOcious the hordes under At
tia ard Aaric who the Roman Empire. He comes
emancpate saves and is now preparing to add new
element to this most arOcous aggression and involve US
10 the dreul horrors OF serVle war ne proposes moth
ing less than entire destruction the total desOstion of
country, universal paton not from love of the
slaves but from hatred to US to crush US to wipe
out the South to nVolyeus IN irTemedabe misery and
Eow, Mr.. Ely, if your own State Of New York were
invaded and threatened, what would be your feelings
and purposes? FROM these you may judge of ours. We
look with horror the thought of being again united
political connection with the North We would rather far,
that our state SHOULD Colony of England France
Sardinia The North may be ablo (though believe it
nOt) conquer and to keep conquered and if
should be lhe wise and good purpose Of Almighty God
that this should happen, shall endeavcr to suffer with
patience whatever evils may befa But volu1ta.
~ any union with the North this cannot will
not accept upon any les revival of Union sentiments
this il a mere impossibity. think therefore, Mr. Ely,
you would well advise Mr. Stanly abandon bis
terprse. lie Governor of NorihCarona? Governor
deriving his authority from the commission of Mr. Lincoln
The very title is insult 10 Whence does Mr.. Lincoln
derive his power to appoint Governor Of this State The
very appointment is assumption of the rights Of
nrfy ~ NJ And Ic
you think MIR. Stsulys coming here In such character,
supported by Northern bayOnes, Is a mode to commend
of amy and peace towards him those who sent him here2
Mr.. Ely, you have opened correspondence with Mr..
Sany you had better th4k you yourself will believe
after reading what have written, say this TO him
he wishes the horored name Of Stany TO become by
word ard Tcproach, and to be spoken with 6corn and
hatred by North hencefOrth and forever, let
him prosecute his present mission. If he does not wish
tbs him return whence he cae aud Leave US to hight
GEORGE e. BADGER.
IT difficult to see how MIR. Badger gets OF the facts
upon which be predicates his statement that in the
Spring OF last year the people of North Carolina voted
down "by very large and overwhelming majority "
tie purpose of seeding from the Union on account of
Mr. LinCOns election The only vote of which a re.
turn made, that upon the question Of holding
q Convention, and that was decided in the negative by
only hundred and 6tyOne majority aud surely no.
body will call that large overwhelming majority 10
State which can poll considerably one hundred
thousand votes.
Our Southern sisters having already seeded, it did
not require the proclamation of Lincoln issued in April
1861, to render our position inevitable, depending
upon one Of two alternatives Would we stay with the
Lincoln government and be hostile to the South, or
would go with the South end be in antagonism to
Lincoln? Long before the 18th of April, things had
reached that point The LincoInite proclamation only
Confined what those who looked closely at the matter
had already seen. Those who with opportunities OF
observation endeavoured TO ull the people with the
cuckoo cry of" watch and watt have little to be proud
o. in that connection The people very properly
aVerse to violent changes il they could be avoided
Those who endeavoured to weave web of deception
around the facts of the to make the people believe
that the issue could be avoided when in truth it was
already on US, had that dmsy web rudely torn to
pieces by the rough blast of Lincon's pro-
Clamation. The truth stood revealed. The people
could be no longer deceived or blinded They dad ster
out with moral unanimity But why, when this thing
is done, will these web-wcavers and watch and wait
keep harpng about "destructves" and Conserva.
tves." That one rough blast of Lincoln's procama.
ton by opening the peoples eyes to the real state OF the
clse made them all Secessionsts. Like Otkello, the
watch and wait politicians found their occupation
gone Why need they try to revive distractions at this
time? Is it because of their patriotism? II so al
we cen say Is that they have queer way of showing
it.
But these remarks have only an indirect reference to
Mr. Badgers letter They would have none at ALL did
not that letter. written long ago. and frequently called
for but kept back to be published on the eve of the
election, undertake, while saying one word to Mr. Ely
about Stany, to talk dozen at the portion of the cti
PANS If North Carolina mot aUrnang in sontrapt NTH