The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-08-20
From the Newark (N.J9 Journal
SHALL THIS WAR EVER cEASEi !

nate country, Tor sue thffFfs ny tHe ioHies
Of our European Countries" But alas now
shehas reversed her poliey. and instead Of
thriving by avoiding these loilies, she has
not only adopted them. war. taxes. oppres-
sions, but she has gone step farther, and is
endeavoring to destroy her own liberties. the
liberties Of white men, In order to strength.
en- or secure those Of the black race. The
history Of mankind presents US with many
insane follies Of nations but none equal IN
insanity 10 this stnpendous folly OF kepub-
lcan America, 10 this noon OF the nineteenth
century. A year and half ago, the Ameri-
can Republic, with the motto "E Pluribus
Unun' fiaantng 10 her beak. was develop
ing her resources Of mind and body, with an
external force. and an internal freedom, that
had never parallel in the worlds history.
j" A continent and two oceans" saidthe Lon
don Tunes, are in the hands of this people. :
With most heroic past. we had the promise
% most GLORIOUS future. Al peace with all
the world, and with ourselves-the terror OF
the nations--a career Of national prosperity
was opening before US unlimited in extent,
rivalling in happiness the fabled Utopias OF
the poets Out OF the one unknown wilder.
ness, in less than three centuries, mighty
empire bad arisen. Upon the scarcely rot
ted roots OF the primitive forest proud cities
stood teeming. with busy life, and growing
like The prairie grass in spring The boldrst
aud most enthusiastic Spectator could have
scarcely yentured 10 predict the destiny OF
this country, il integrity had continued 10
govern her deliberations, and wisdom had
prevailed in her councils. Her worst enemy.
as he looked out upon the vast Inheritance
OF this people. stretching from the Atlantic
seabuard to the Pacific, from IFS inland seas
IL the North 20 the flaridisn reefs. with all
its teeming millions, aud all us evidences Of
prosperity everywhere, must have been con-
PEELED to exciaim, with Balaam, the son OF
Peor, Is he lnpkeI out upon the tents Of Israel
whitening all ihe plains Of Moab, "who can
count the dust of Jacob. orslhe number Of the
fourth part Of Israel. As the yallies are
they spread forth, as gardens by the river
side, as trees Of lign aioes which the Lord
hath planted, as cedar trees beside the wa.
iers.n
All this prosperity and promise for the fu-
ture was the natural result OF the constitu-
lional policy Of the Democratic party which
had ruled il the land - long. That party
held as the policy Of its creed slrlct con-
s,rustion 81 the Constitution equal and ex.
act Justice to all Who are entitled 10 It's
privileges; antagonism to all iHrms Of sec
lionalism based upon hostility 10 institutions
whose privileges were guaranteed by the
Constitution. Had such policy been adher.
ed to, this nation today would have remain
ed united and happy people. But sec
ti0nal organization, protesting for the basis
Of its creed eternal hostility 10 slavery.
revolutionary 10 is origin aud destructive
IN rs policy, proposed to govern this coun.
try BY usurpaiion 10 overthrow and sci al
naught every guarantee Of the Constitution in
reference u fifteen States Of the Union 10
shut them out ol the magnificent territories
acquired by the common blood aud treasure
of the Union 10 maintain this Union Just as
the Union between England and Ireland is
maintained just as Great Britain attempted
10 maintain the Union between the mother
Country aud The American colonies. When
the danger of disrupted Union was upon
Us. aud ali the horrors OF civil war menaced,
they persisten.ly refused all attempts atcon.
ciliaton and compromise, and preferred the
arbi'rament u war "a That of peace and con
Citation. They refused Cancellation aud
compromise, aud when they did so they knew
that war would result from the refusal.
The war they ih,ited-nsy, longed for
Is now upon Us, and has brought in IFS train
all The ruin that has waited upon is blood
stained footsteps. Every fundamental prin-
ciple cf constitutional liberty has been scat
tered 10 tile winds-enormOu expenditures, ),
the result Of speculation aud fraud. demand
oppressive and eaotbilant taxes-whole heea.
,ombs of victims have been offered up, and
there Is hardly house, as IN ancient Egypt.
in which there Is not one dead'--a large
portion Of the productive industry is being
turned from the peaceful pursuits q sgrieul.
ture to where the reapers descend 10 the har.
vest Of death-e,crywhe individual and
national bankruptcy are staring Us in the
face.
II the legislative councils Of the nation
every hour makes manifest that the object cf
the war is moi 10 uphold the Government. the
Constitution, or the Union. "bui 20 liz The
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