Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1863-09-17
Address Of the III ny.
To tie People of NoTt1 C'ar otiRa

i To he People Of NorHe Coz olina
i A general convention Of delegates from each
1Rsgmant OF T. oops from North Carolina ID
1.-The Army Of Northern Virginia hsd at Orange
&C. Il. Va. on che 18th inst, did Us, the under
] signed, tue hunur to appoint us committee,
Ito prepare AID p4oiish To you an address, in
1yoklng ycs." a.d IL the accomp pllshsnGnt Of an
/ ]obiect very dear 60 thoss whom they represent
j and of 10 surpassed interest aud consequence TO
/ YOU and to them. They desire that .the irre-
j asttole influence Of the puolic opinion OF all
good and patriotic men IN the State, may be
INVOKED 10 put down ana uss5toY, ard TO ST.
ence forever tae voice et faction, wfl:c'. 's be
Ieyej to exist IN no lsaoasi12rao.o atree:fA In
your midst, which is daily growing Lolder
| in the ex OF essiou of treasou abs and uaischiev
GUS sentiments and whose machinations have
been and still are directed toward poisoning tue
minds and hearts of our soldiers and people,
and breaking down the courage and confidence
IO you and ot US. who are sustaining the causa
Of our country. in the great struggle for lnde-
pendence, IN which we are engaged.
1t was esteemed most fortunate circunl-
stance for the honor and welfare of North Car.
DINA, that such perfect unanimily prevailed in
her councils wtan she resolved. TO break the
bonds hich had bound Aer to a government
the true interest Of her people, and which she
could no longer respect, and to make common
cause with her sister States of lne South. Then
was that her great and honored names e
found united in the glorious purpose. IL BAD
ger, her Rayner, her Miller, her Gfahant, Us
Teaead and her Gilmer, her Edwards, her
Oltlaw her Smith. her w Winslow, her Shepherd,
her Davis, her Ellis and her Vance, her states.
uen and men Of power, were found to have quit
for time the arena Of administrative and par
y oolitlcs, and united in the work OF laying a
new the foundation of government OF our
choice. Her quiet farmers, her honest trades
men and artizans, her civil magistrates. her
lawyers aud men of learning, nay, all her plain
sober, thoughtful people, who have always been
slow to give heir pledge to cause, yet know
50 we'll how to- honyr it with true loyalty when
given, were in happy accord. There was at
least, no Carlisle, nor Crittenden nor Andy
'onhs on 10 head a roll Of .ntamy, within the
whole OF her. widely extended borders
There was no vote against the ordinance OF
SECESSION There was no press to inveigh "a
gainst it.. There was no voice of faction rais>
ed 10 opposition to it. Fairest of hands made
appropriate banners and woye rich garlands tor
expectant heroes, and privat, contributors from
rich, and poor. were bestowed without stint or
limit in turtherance Of the common cause. The
sons of our noble Old State, supposed to pos
sess very few OF the elements of martial charac-
ter, came forward with astonishing alacrity, and
in very astonishing numbers. Those who had
mocked her before, beheld with staring eyes her
splendid Regiments with full ranks, substan-
TALLY clad and equipped, and governed by rigid
discipline, which betokened the dread with
which the enemy has always been inspired,
when they were known to be upon the field.-
Suce then out Of the vast store house of her
wealth, little known before or appreciated by
even her own people, she has poured forth into
the lap of the Confederaoy, resources oommen.
surate with her other sacrifices. And whether
We measure these sacrifices By the amount Of
the materials of war and means of subsistence
furnished, the spirit and deternination of her
people, the numbes Of her men given to the
caase, the talents courage and fortitude of those
sho have fought, or the number and virtues OF
her noble dead, we are obliged to recognize her
Sisters leaning on her for support in every
emergency of the cyentful struggle.
=, Nor have these sacrifices been made in vain.
They have enriched her history, exhalted her
iane and increased her renown, and though ner