The Hillsborough recorder., 1863-08-05
From the Western Democrat.
ICE PRESIDENT STEPHENS.

The Hon. Alex. h. Stephens, Vice Pre-
sident uf the Confederate States. spent
Friday night il this place dn his way South.
4 large crowd Of our citizens assembled
in front uf the Mansion House at O'clock
and called for speech. Mr.. Stephens
appeared aud spoke for about an hour in
an eloquent and encouraging tone. We
will attempt no synopsis Of the speech,
but merely give an outline oi the gentle
mans remarks. He commenced BY allud-
Ing TO the invasion Of Maryland and Penn
syyauia By Gen. Lees army-ssid that il
had whipped the enemy on their own soil
and obtained vast supplies for our own
men. and was now ready 10 again meet the
enemy on a new field. Whatever might
be The movements and object oi Gen. Lee.
lie had entire confidence in his ability To
accomplish what he undertook. for IN abili-
ty and intellect he was head aud shoul-
ders abnye any man in the Yankee army.
Tie commented Gen. Lee for Keeping his
avn sesr.t.. uud told the people not to be
discouraged because they did not hear from
lie over hts own signature. lie would
cume out all right in the end.
Mr.. Stephens next spoke 81 the surren-
det al Nicksburg, and SAID that il was not
IN occurrence 10 cause disc0urgement or
slunm that the loss .f VIcksburg was not a.
.e,rfe blow a. the loss 0f Fort Pillow
Island No. 10, or New Orleans. The Con-
teder4cy had sursived the loss OF those
points, aud would survive the loss II Yicks-
bug, Port HUDSON aud other places.
suppase, said he. we yere Ia lose Mobile.
Charleston and Richmond, II would nut at
tectthe heGri 81 the Confederacy--we could
and would survive such losses and finally
secure our independence. lie was not al
all discouraged al 'the pruspect--hc never
had the " bll0s himself. aud had no re.
spset or sympa,hy for ci"akers.' The
enemy has already appropriated twenty.
seven hundred millions ui dOllau and nns
mlAon al men lnr our subjugaunn. aud At.
ter two sesrs' war had Bilerly failed. and
Il lie war continued two wears longer they
would iaii TO accomplish our subjug4tiou
- Ear they had not broken the shell Of III,
Conlederacy. In the Revolutionary wal
'.e British al onr time had possession y
Nurih Carolina, South Carolina and nthe
States; they tpok Ph,la,f phia and lis
pet.ed Congress. aud for lung time hel,
almost complete sway IN the Colonies-ye
taes did not conquer our ioretathers. II
ihr var of 1912 the British captured III,
capital Of the aaiion, Washington city. an,
burnt IL. set they did not conquer US an,
live are true 10 ourselves now, true 10 uu
blrthrigh,s. the Yankee nation will utterl,
fill TO subjuga,e us. subjugation wvu!,
br utter ruin anil eternal death TO South
crh people and all that they hold mos
dear. lie rxhorted the people TO give th
Government. a cordial support. 10 frowi
dnwn all eroakers aud grBmblers. aud Il
femsin united and fight to the bitter en-
for liberty and independence.
Aslof reconstruction, sad Mr. stephens
such iiing wa, impossible--suoh an ide
must no, be tolerated for ~ instant. Re
ron,ffaciion would NOT end the war. bu
would produce more horrible war tina
lat III which we are nnw engigrh I'll
mis- term. on whirh We can nDiain pprma
arht peace /. hual and complete ,rpara
ION from thc Norih rather than suhmi
III anything slyr' ~ that Tex u aIl resui,
.oiiie like men worth, III freedom.
III resari W foreign Intervention, Nj
Stephen. advised h. hearers 10 buld II
tppr. MI that vet awhile. ne lid not bC
3e,t that tbr leading powers ever intend
~ tiai ,nr North aud South should b
agaln auittd-'hsy preferred that the SCI
afatlon should bc permanent--but the
considered both sides tho strong now, an
DID not deem il good policy on their pal
. Interfere aud put an end TO the wa
Foreign nations see that the result Of II
war viii DC TO establish despotism at III
North, and are therefore willing TO alo
Al 70 continue awhile longer.
lhe whole tone Of Mr.. stephehs's sp.eC
was very encouraging and showed nat ii