The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-06-07
Un,on Feenns in N.rth Carolina.

nicating with the southern States it be.
comes more certain that through all that
part OF the country there is still a con.
siderable number OF prominent men who
have never lowered their knee to the
image of Baal and are certain to prove
staunch supporters of the Union. Quite
number of such have been heard from
The boldest is Hon. Mr. Gilmer, of North
Carolina, who. in State convention lately
in session at Raleigh, thus expressed him
self while speaking in reference to the
new law taxing slaves:
also, while am up, desire to call the
attention of those gentlemen who are
opposing this measure to the fact that
they, and they alone, were chiefly instru-
mental in carrying North Carolina out of
the Union. Yes, gentlemen, it is YOU who
were in favor of contracting a great debt
by carrying on war with the Union
You claimed that secession was necessary
in order to give better security to the
institution OF slavery; hence it was for
the exclusive benefit of your property that
secession took place, and this enormous
debt was contracted, and all this misery
and slaughter brought upon the country.
At the commencement of secession, you
were exceedingly patriotic, and said that
the South must secure her independence
at whatever sacrifice of blood or treasure.
Gentlemen. wou have succeeding in
forcing the State out OF the Union; YOU
have also succeeded in saddling a great
debt upon the State; thus far your wishes
have been realized. You have had YOUR
way, In gratifying your wishes this debt
has been incurred. You have remained
at your iirssides while thss-fearfui struggle
was going on, and obliged those who rep
resent no property to fight your battles.
Now that the debt has been contracted
by you, who represent the slave interest
OF the State, you nevertheless have the
coolnsss. with all these facts staring b. fore
you In the face, to rise in your places and
refuse to be taxed: BY Directing to pay
your share of this great debt you are
obliging those who fou ght your battles TO
pay tor you. l desire TO know if there
can be any thing more ungrateful and in
human than this? / lad no hand in
bringing about this unholy war was
not In favor of secession, aud am not now
! love the old Union, and long to return
TO its folds. ] had no voice in contracting
this debt; l bave been opposed to it all
along Notwithstanding this, am willing
that my slaves should be taxed heavily to
liauldate this unjust debt Yea, would
gladly esnanciPate them all if it would
restore us back as we were before The
slavery question is the cause Of this war
and We shall never have peace until q
gradual emancipation measure is adopted"
But the most significant evidence Of the
Union feeling of the people of the Old
North State is to be found IN the turn of
events with reference to the next State
Governor The secessiouists have put
forward as their candidate Kenneth Ray.
nor, rabid rebel of the South Carolina
stripe. The conservative antisecession
and in posss) Unicnist patty. on the con-
rrary, have chosen Hon. William A. Ora
ham, (Mr. Filimore's Secretary of the
Favy,) one OF the most active members of
the recalcitrant convention that have
lately been kicking against the Richmond
despotsm. Graham has the support and
sympathy, and will probably have the
votes, of the great majority Of the State.
Now, though not ostens,bly or avowedly,
these parties really represent the Coufede-
racy on the one hand and the Union on
the other. The whole tenor of their pub
lie discussion and discourse has this scope
and no other, and it requires no great
skill! IN reading between the lines t. see
that this Is really the marrow OF the whole
matter. Among the 81 N ticant in dications
to this effect, is the following from the
Raleigh Standard, the democratic organ Of
the State, which, in urging the election Of
Mr.. Graham, says:
Why such anxiety on the part of the
per Sc sccessionist no-party stripe TO know
" no is to be the next Governor Of North
Carolina? We think their anxiety may
be relieved in some degree by telling them
who the people will not have to rule over
the destnies of North Carolina. First,
81 1,~ e. fr,,<.
the editor of the Raleigh Joursak) Sec
| ondly they will not have Yankee (mean-
ing the editor of the Raleigh Rsgistsr,)
both secesh. Thirdly, they will not have
a secessionist of the South Carolina school
And that there may not be any doubt
who is meant under the third head, we
will define the term by remarking that
the people want no man to preside over
the destinies of the State who made the
election OF Mr. Lincoln the occasion for
breaking up the government