The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-08-06
NUMlBER 8
Speech Of vioe-President stephens. ms.
From the Ricfirnorld Dispafch

From the Richmond Dispatch, July 23.1
Vice President Steph ems, who is on his
way to the South, stopped at Charlotte, n :,
G., Friday night, and was serenaded by
large concourse of citizens. In reply ho
made them a speech about an hour in
length. He com mencedeby alluding TO the
invasion of Mary land and Pennsylvania by
General Lees arm y; and thatit had whipped
the enemy on their own soil and obtained
vast supplies for our own men, and was now
ready to again meet the enemy on pew
field. Whatever might be the movements.
and objects of General Lee, he had entire
confidence in his ability to. accomplish what.
he undertook, for in ability and intellect he
was head and shoulders above any man in
the Yankee army. He commended General
Lee for keeping his own secrets, and told
the people not to be discouraged because
they did not hear from Lee over his own
signature. He would come out all right in
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Mr.. Stephens next spoke of the surrender
of Vicksburg, and said that it was not an
occurrence to cause encouragement or gloomj
that the loss Of Vicksburg was not as Sc we're
a blow as the loss of Fort Pillow, Island No.
Ten, or New Orleans. The confede eracv had
survived the loss of those points, and would
survive the loss of Vicksburg, Port Hud-
SOD, and other places. Suppose, said he,
We were to lose Mobile. Charleston, and
r ohmond, 1t would not affect the heart of
the confederscy. We could and would sur
viye such losses. and finally secure our in
dependence. He was not at all discouraged
at the prospect; he never had the "blues"
himself, and had no respect or sympathy for
"croakers." The enemy has already appro-
priated twenty seven hundred millions of
dollars and one million of men for, our sub
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utterly failed, and if the war continued two
years longer they would fail to accom- plish
our subjugation. So far they had not broken
the she'll of the confederacy. In the Rev
olutionary war the British at one time had
possession of North G Clrolna, South Carolina,
and other states; they took Philadelphia and
dispersed Congress, aud for long time held
almost complete sway in the colonies--yet
they did not conqTer our forefathers. In the
war of 1872 the British captured the capital
of the nation, Washington city, and burnt
it, yet they did not conquer Us; and if we
are true to ourselves now, true to our birth
rights. the Yankee nation will utterly fail to-
subjugate US. Subiugatioa would be utter
ruin and eternal death to southern people
and all that they hold most dear. He ex-
horted the people to give the government
cordial support, to frown down all croakers
and grum oilers, and to remain united and
fight to the bitter eEd for liberty and inde-
pendence. As for reconstruction, said Mr..
Stephens. such thing was mpossble-such
an idea N ust not be tolerated for an instant.
Reconstruction would rot end the war, but
would produce more horrible war than that
in which we are now engaged. The only
terms on which we can obtain permanent
peace is inal and complete separation from
the North. Rather than submit to any
thing short of that. let US all resolve to die
like men worthy of freedom. In regard to
foreign Intervention. Mr.. Steph ems advised
his hearers to build no hopes on that yet
awile. He did not believe that the leading
foreign powers ever intended that the North
and South should be again united-they
preferred that the separation should be per-
manent-but they considered both sides too
strong now, and did not deem it good policy
on their part to interfere and put and to the.
war. Foreign nations see that the result of
the war will be to establish a dsspotism at
the North, and are therefore waiting to allow
it to continue a while longer.
The whole tone of Mr.. Stephens speech
was very encouraging, and showed not the
slightest sigl of despondency. He con-
cluded by expressing entire conf lence in
the ability of the confederacy to maintain
our cause and achieve Independence.