Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-06-24
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(From the Hendsrson Timex.
THE BEAUTIES OF SECESSION.

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-s., - THE BEAUTIES OF SECESSION.
Ma. DEDHAM-If one SO humble Is I who can
lust raise his head high enough to scan few things
around him, can see such magnificent beanties in q
thing can see in Secession, he surely ought to
have the privilege Of relating at LEASE some Of
them And, ~ -, ;sa- - sa}s -
1st Was It not beautiful to. hear men in the out
set Of Secession proclaiming that there would be
no war, and if war did actually come they would
face the mnsic-ten of them could whip . hundred
Yankees and driveO them from the South But
thei: dignity, saying, We can't go,-our business
must be attended TO-; too much property at stake !;
cannot lose it; tho poor man must 60 and fight for
ua" IL not this BEAUTIFUL?
2nd. Was i. not beautiful to see the rich, when
volunteers called for the foremost in the field,
calling on the young men and boys to 90 &ith them
to whip the Yankees out of the land, and they
should not suffer while they had dollar; but as
soon as they got out AL Of the poor they could. and
their names about to be enrolled, they stepped
back" We can't go, unless some fat office is Of
fered u.s." This also is beautiful rr BE-.
Srd. Was it not beautiful to see as soon as war
was actually begun, q host Of bipeds raise up all
overthe land, protesting to be friends of the poor
traversing every nook and corner where provisions
were raised, to buy provisions for the women and
children of the soldiers, but as soon as procured
turned out to specializing upon them, and some Of
the at least are amassing fortunes out OF the very
lives Of the poorf
"4th. And as consequences, is it not beautiful to
pass through the country, and see at almost every
turn of the road some half starved women with her
almost furnished and naked children, and hear the
mother say, have no provisions for my children;
! cannot see any way that can feed and clothe
them; have travelled all day and can not buy
bushel of corn, or pound of meat-the children
are crying for bread2 Oh! mamma can you not
give us some bread? Father, when he was at home
with us gave US bread and meat plenty, but they
deceived him, and he volunteered; or he was
conscribed and driven from US, and now we must
starve!-but mother, did not father send US money
in that letter you got the other dayf o, yes, says
the MOTHER but the farmers refuse to take the mon
ey he sent us, and so see no way but that we must
all starve together Presently the sad news comes,
the father is killed; or has died of camp disease,
and the poor woman is left to drag out miserable
existence here. Now, they that are so blind that
they can not see great beauty in Secession, when
they Witness the widow tears and hear the orphans
vail for bread, surely must be blind indeed and he
that can contemplate the miseries that are, and will
be entailed all over the South, without shedding
tears Of pity, his heart must be harder than the
neither milestone, and he that can speculate upon
the very life blood of poor desolate women and
children, will one day cry for water to cool his !
parched tongue.
9TH Is it not beautiful to pass through many.of
the most fertile portions Of the South, that Ne >
once enlivened with the merry song of the farther
and the busy scenes of life-the church bell called
the children to the Sabbath School, and announced
the hour when the minister of Christ would enter
the stand, and proclaim ,cruciied and risen Saw.
ieur, and in the evening all would return home de-
lighted with what they had saw and heard. Now,
barren, desolate waste-the farmer is driven from
bus once beautiful home now occupied by soldiers,
his stock driven of, his furniture destroyed,
his houses pillaged, and his lands made desoiate;
IN the place OF the church bell calling the people to
social worship, the boom of the cannon is heard,
and the clash Of small arms tells of death and de-
hear the shrieks of the wounded, the
groans of the dying, the Shouts of victory the wall
Vt the vanquished, all -sll-aA showing to demon.
strston that Secession has beauties, -illustrious
beauties attending it
9TH. Is It not beautiful to see portion of ma.
lion secede from the other portion, on the plea that
!hey were !mpeled to that course in order to gain
heir liberties but soon as done, they place man
1T their head calling him by the mild name of Presi-
lent but giving him unlimited powers, creating in
him the powers and discretion of q dictator, or
despot yielding up every yestge ofliberty, in order
to be free Where is the liberty OF southern man
DOW, but to obey some superior? Is there not
beauty heree Surely this, too, is most beautiful.
th. Is it not beautiful to think, that South Caro-
lina was and had been preparing for this conflict
sver since the days of Notification, in 1899.
mat the conflict has come and she has not prepared
one thing except windy speeches and quaint reso-
utionA
, 9TH. Is it not beautiful, to hear southern men
complaining Of high taxes import duties &C., claim
ing Tree trade with all nations, now peut up block.
Aded on every side, and compelled tossubmt to the
most enormous taxes ever levied upon any people
claiming to be free.
Now, Mr.. Editor, here are some of the beauties.ss
'f Secession witnessed in the first two yea.sef 1ts
reign. What they will be in two years more can
not tell the beauties will shine SO brilliant the
lght 30 conspicuous that fear that there viii be-
put few OF US able to look upon them and live |
ne land will be desolated, the women, children and
poor generally, starved and the few rich left will
% lighting and striving for the fat Offices and scenes
d brilliant beauty viii be witnessed which pen can.
hot describe nor mortal man contemplate. unless this
1nholy war should end, and that right
snoray We should pray like the old man in Ten.
aeecee. when house was absut to fall on him II
Oelngs crowded that he could not get out he cried
g the top of his lungs: lord have mercy and
may quick and probably for the elects sake this
var may be stopped TR sn'e
Willow, May, 1868.
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