Newbern weekly progress., 1862-10-25
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l,hatically true OF this rebellion, which
has grown to revolution, gigantic in
its proportions, and still more gigantic
indhs principles and tendencies it has
developed.
A restoration of the Union as II soas,
Is now impossible. We must have a
nation. The Republic mnst be hence
forth not a loose league of indcpend-
ent commonwealth, widely diverse in
their ideas and institutions, but a sin
Gle and homogeneous State.
That conservatism is fearfully at
fault which looks back with fond re-
stropect to the status quo ante b6llum,
!, and desires and hopes in its return. 1t
is too late for any compromise upon
the old basis of things. We are in
the presence of war, with all its ener-
gies, of overturn and change and
though none of us can foresee its issues
clearly, we know it will not leave us
where it found u.s..
voluntary resumption Of its con-
stitutional relations with the Federal
Government, is no longer to be expect
ed from any one of the rebellious
States. Such dreams are the most
bhseless Of all visions, and unworthy
to be entertained for a moment by any
statesman. What rational man, for
instance, has the remotest notion, that
the Convention which adopted the ord
ihance separating North Carolina from
the Unien, viii ever re assemble at
. Raleighto rescind the action of May
co. 1861? 1t matters not by what
compulsion, or under what stress Of
political necessity the State went ont;
one thing is certain, it will never come
IN again through the regular and
formed action Of its authorities. Sc
Of the rest.
The war then must 60 on, and the
sword must precede the olive-branch
We arc fighting desperate and deter
mined men, to whom failure is No
, only humiliation but total ruin. The
conspirators against. the Union, wht
lave appealed from the ballot-box t'
the bayonet, and left the forum for th,
camp, have stakcd everything uPoT
this wager OF battle; and they vii
accept nothing but success. If the.
succeed, they are patriots ; tories ant
traitors, if they fail. Not so, perhaps
of the masses Of tho people, whom
coercion and delusion have arrayc,
against the Government; but tlcs
masses are under the complete contrc
nf .disloyal leaders, and il not intelli
gently and willingly our foes, never
theless practically hostile 10 MS.
The rebellion is to be subdued, an
the, territory over whichitiS now dom
nant reclaimed by armed force to the M
tiosal jurisdiction. We shall recciv
as we advance acccssiors to the loyi
and stronger side but they will con-
mainly, in fact, almost altogether, fror
the non-slaveholders, who fromtIie snl
ordination and ignorance in which the
have been kept by the aristocracy, wi
lie insufficient Of themselves to hold III
recovered country.
Howihen is tic territory 10 10 seeur,
ly heldl To garrison every place wit
Northern soldiers would. soon frittt
away an army. We csnfess that
this view We like the plan of coloniz,
tiop... 1t looks feasible, and is, "
learn; already under consideration
The Cabinet at Washington. A popl
lLrion must be- imported. Settler
must, be brought souihwart, from n
North; or Europe, or both-to oecup
The soil, and TO fight ifnccd be, for II
loncs and fre,ides they will estal
lish.
TLis proposition, VIC are well awar
will bo received with horror and indij
ration by the clIivalrous chieiiains
the "Coufcderacy." Tie announc
inent Of sueb policy will invoke d
nunciaiions from the rebel press an
Congress, 6erccr and more fiery tia
gieetcd the PrcSident's Proclamatio
~ Sept, 22. But Il must come to tlIi
No "dfstiny" was ever moro "mal
ifcst" than that an ariny Of immigr
lion isto sweep downward from VI
giuia 10 tho Gulf, bearing with Il fr,
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