The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-09-09

haa right to vote even unless he conforms
his views to those of the Lincoln govern
ment. And yet Kentucky. at the begin
ming Of the war. tried this very experiment
which the Standard now seeks to induce
North Carolina to make. Kentucky want
ed peace--peace for herself and between
her neighbors. To secure both these sb-
jsets, but the frst beyond peradventure.
Kentucky declined to join the South. talk,
ed largely as the Standard does OF State
sovereignty, and avowed herself neutral
and peace maker. The Yankee Govern
ment temporized and promised until Ken
tucky's chance for resistance WAS lost, and
then the Yankee promises we're forgotten.
Kentucky's sovereignty laughed at. and
her people enslaved. If Nsrth Carolina
can Be induced to take herself out Of the
Cenfederacy to protect herself" as the
Standard and its followers are fond Of in
tinating she may or if she separate her.
self from her sister States to make q peace
for herself and talk of one for her associ-
ates. as seems to be the Standards a,owed
purpose il is possible that she may end
Yankee promises plenty until that separa-
ton is !. final' and suhjugation made easy
by our divisions. and then they will be as
easily broken as IN Kentueky's case, or in
the more recent case Of the city Of New
York. When her mob was in arms and
successfully resisting the infamous fraud
attempted by the Government. the draft
was stepped and redress promised. In an
evil hour the mob listened to the promise.
The people laid down their arms. An i'm
mense military and naval force was at once
collected, and the fraud has been accom-
piishsd. So will it be with Us when we
attempt separate State action. Oar ne
gtoes will then be turned into Yankee ar
mics, and ourselves find that instead of
peace we have inausurated a war 10 which
the horrors d this are as nothing.
The Standard denies its responsibility
for the public meetings which have done 50
much to damage our cause and encourage
the enemy. There NAV be difference Of
opinion about that. |, is due 10 frank ness
tony, that we think the Standard is respon-
sible fer them that they are held in conse
quence Of its published request as well as
ia compliance with Its teachings aud, now
that the removal Of Maj. Bradford has re-
moved the avowed cause Of their begin
nings, that il would have done wisely and
patriotically TO exert its influence To stop
them, and to stop al the same time The laid
and comfort" they afforded to the enemy
But the Standard says, Let fhe peopl,
speak. II is refreshing to hear them. =
Refreshing to hear them speak treason, a
in Surry, and defiance Of Law. as in Ale
ghsny, and disaffection 10 the war which
the Editor Of the Standard voted us int
We deny the right Of any man or set oil
men TO counsel subversion Of the govern.
ment BY resolving that they are for the
Union a. it was" or to band together in q
determination not to pay the taxes impos.
ed bs their swn government, or TO encour.
age the cosmon enemy to more "ener.
getic prosecution Of the war" upon oul
State, or TO induce that enemy to believe
that BY carrying FIRE and sword into IN,
interior Of odr State thev will find Unior
sentiment there. And for this opinion ",
are willing 10 "snsp like pipe-stem il
the torrent" A public man j. worthless,
and worse than worthless, whose positio,
requires il, aud yet who j. afraid to spesI
the honest convictions Of has mind wher
he sees his country endangered. We thinl
the Standard taxes very inadequate view
Of the duty OfIAe Press, when il prides il
sell upoG lts opportunities Of !" gatheriH,
and announcing public opinion. and leave
Us to infer that, having SO gathered, i
shifts lis own sails to catch the psssin.
breeze. The Press fails u is great mis-
sion when il fails to inform and warn IN,
people, q, its position and opportunities
give it right and reason to do. The stand
ard has failed to give lis reader. the slight
est hint Of thai Yankee and negro eon,en.
ton in Washington. N. c., Wick va. &C
encouraged to make the war more energet
ic in North Carolina, to invade the inte
rior Of our State, by The MEETINGS which n,
have deprecated and the Standard like. :,
well 10 see. Nor has il told them hoy
refreshing" to those Yankees 10 Wash
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