Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-08-31
From the Fayetteville Observer.
The Peace Movements.

Inc Peace Movements.
One Of the items of Geographic news
is as follows:
Northern papers make a Great pa
rade over the reported action of the con-
servatives in North Carolina"
What more natural? Certainly moth
ing could be more encouraging to them,
or discouraging to the great peace party
at the North, which has been disposed
to end the war by acknowledging our
independence, satisfied as they nave ex-
pressed themselves TO be, that subiuga-
ton is impossible, and that the people
whom the yankees have outraged in ev-
cry possible way will never consent
again to live with them Ills partners in
the same government. Well may these
Northern friends of ours say to them
selves: Is it possible that North Caro-
lima is prepared to abandon the struggle
and go back into union with the yankees,
who have murdered their sons, violated
their daughters, stolen their property,
and wantonly destroyed what they could
not carry awayf Have they forgiven all
these outrages? And more than all, are
they prepared to endure the Still greater
outrages i'll store for them if they now
submit If so, if the blood of the
Nousands Of gallant spirits who have
gwen their lives a sacrifice for liberty is
10 be counted as nothing, well may the
peace men at the North hang their heads
in shame and give up the contest. Wei
may they unite with Lincoln in prose
cutting the war to its bitter end-bittel
enough, God knows, for all who survive
80 ignoble an end Of u great and glori
u struggle; bitter for the So called
"peace men" of North Carolina not les
than those who have fought and bled. |
Is human natIre-and even Lincoll
will prove no exception to the rule-t
respect those who are brave, and true t
themselves and to their country, but t
spurn with loathing and contempt thos
who are false to both. Let not any re
constructiouist fancy that he will escap
the operation of this universal law {
ethics.
"Ye would be slaves, and ye are"
YANKEE RESPONSE TO H PEACE PRoI
osIrIoNs N MEETINGS. Since the abOV
was in type, the last mail has brougt
extracts from the NewYork World ofth
18th inst, received by the Petersbur
Express, from which we:copy the follow
ihg most important pa agrapks:
"WAsHINGToN, August 17.-Aecord
ing to a private letter received here, tt
article in the Raleigh Standard of tt
31st of July, throwing the entire respol
sibility of the present war upon the Sc
/, c~essionists, d%enouncing the treachery
the Confederate government, and askin
for peace, etc. |, acas. qogittep hp lie SPED
Commons and the President Of the Goa
enor's Council. 1t is further stated
the same correspondent that Goven'
Vance approved of the publication of tt
article, copies of which has been flu
nished the President and members of t
Cabinet"
I'VE stop here to say, that all tt
about the Speaker Of the House of Coz
mons (Mr Donnell,) and the President
the Governors Council(M Mr. Satterthwait
and Gov. Vance himself, is notorious
false. A citizen of Davidson county
the writer for the Standard. But. t
next extract is the one to which we p;
ticularly call the attention of our re
ders: .
!" Great Union Meeting IN N. O.
NEwBERN, N. G., Aug. IA meet
of citizens of North Carolina, represer
ing every county in the First and s.
ohd congressional districts, and a port
of the Third, was held at Wsshingt'
N. c., on the 18th inst. The first Nor
Carolina Union Regiment stationed
that point, participated in the meetir
Addresses were made and resolutlo
adopted expressing sympathy with t
great conservative party of North Car
lina,declaring an energetic prosecution
the war in this department to be tile
ly means by which the Union sentime
in the interior of the State can be ma
practically useful in restoring her to t
national jurisdiction, asking the COVER
meDt for achievements for this purpo
accusing the Confederate government
perfidy and cruelty towards North Care
ma, declaring that her people are theI
fore absolved from any further obi!
ton to sustain it, placing the respon
bility for the destruction of slavery up
JEFF Davis and his conspirators agall
the Union, expressing the belief tt
North Carolina will, notwithstandil
find ample compensation in the blessi