Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-06-19
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From the Henderson Times.
FIFE REAUTIES OF SECESSION.

- TILE BEAUTIES OF .SEUESSiON.
Mn DEDMAM-If one so humble as 1 who can
lust raise his head high enough to scan few things
yTn,nd hirn can see such magnificent beauties in
thing as can see in Secession, he surely ought to
have the privilege of relating. at least some OIL
= them. And, Is -
LIST. Was il not beautiful to hear men-in the out
set Of Secession procIaiming that there would 1e
no war, and if war did actually come tney W9uie
face the musie--ten Of them eOuld whip hundred
Yankees md driven them from the South. But
when war did come, to see them falling BACK upon
thei- dignity. saving, ne cant go,-our business
sinust be attended to too much property az stake
cannot lose it; the poor man must go and hgntior
us.n IL not this 6ea1ttfhtf
volunteers were called for the foremost In the HELD
calling on the young men and boys to go with them
10 whip the Yankees out of the laHd, and they
should not suffer while Msy had dollar; but as
soon they got out all Of the poor they could and
their names about to be enrolled, they stepped
back-''We can't 60, unless some lat once Is Oh
fered u.s. This also is beautiful =.
Srd. Was it not beautiful to see, as soon Rs war
, was actually begun, host of bpeds raise up all
over the land protesting to be friends OF the poor,
trayersing every nook and corner where pfoft
were raised, to buy provisions for the women iA
children of the soldiers but IS soon rs procured,
turned out to specializing upon them, and some Oh
them at least amassing fortunes out oil the very
lives of the poor? -. -
4th And as consequence, is it not beautiful to
pass through the country, and see at almost every
turn of the road, some half starved women with ner
almost famished and naked children, and hear the
mother say, l have no provisions for my children;
: cannot see any way that can feed and cothe
them / have travelled all day and can not ouy q
bushel of corn, or q pound of meat-the children
are crying for bread? Oh! mamma, can you not
give US some bread? Father, when he was at nome
with us, gave US bread and meat plenty, out !ney
An 1nln arQ6
conscribed and driven from us and now We must
starve!-but mother did not father send rs money
in that letter you got the other day U, yes says
the mother but the farmers refuse to take the mon
ey he sent US and so see no way but that We must
all starve together. Presently the sad news comes,
the father is killed; or has died of camp disease
and the poor woman is left to drag out miserable
existence here Now, they that are so blind that
they can not see great beauty in Secession, when
they witness the widow tears and hear the orphans
wall for bread, surely must be blind indeed and ne
that can contemplate the miseres that are, and will
be entailed all over the South, without shedding
tears of pity, his heart must be harder than the
neither mill stone, and he that can speculate upon
the very hfe-blood of poor desolate women and
children, will one day cry for water to cool his
parcl5ed tongue.
9th. Is it not beautiful to pass through many of
the NEST fertile portions of the South that were
once enlivened with the merry song of the farmer,
and the busy scenes of lfe-the church bell called
the children to the Sabbath School, and announced
the hour when the minister of Christ would enter
the stand, and proclaim a crucifed and risen Saw
Jour- and in the evening all would return home de-
lighted with what they had saw and heard Now
barren desolate waste-the farmer is driven from
his once. beautiful home, now occupied by soldiers
his stock driven of, his furniture destroyed,
his houses piiaged, and his lands made -desolate;
in the place of the church bell calling the people to
social worship, the boom of the cannon Is heard,
nd fhoo loCho f all fall 49, death and
VISITATION; hear the shrieks of the wounded, the
groans of the dying the Shouts of victory, the wall
of the vanquished all-all-all showing to demon
stration that Secession has Observation-Disclosures
beauties attending it
9Th Is it not beautiful to see a portion Of
ton secede from the other portion, the plea that
they were impeled to that course in order to gain
their liberties but as soon done they place man
at their head calling him by the mild name of Pres
dent but giving him unlimited powers, creating in
him the powers and discretion of dictator, or
despot yielding up every vestige ofliberty in order
TO be free. Where is the liberty OF southern man
now but to obey some superior? Is there not
beauty here2 Surely this, too, is most beautiful
7th| Is it not beautiful to think, that South Caro-
lima was and had been preparing for this conflict
ever since the days of Notification, in 1S3l-32,
that the conflict has come and she has not prepared
one thing except windy speeches, and quaint reso-
lutions.
Sth. Is it not beautiful, to hear southern men
complaining of high taxes, import duties, &C., claim
ing free trade with all nations, now pent up, block
AIDED every side, and compelled to submit to the
most enormous taxes ever levied upon any people,
claiming to be free.
Now, Mr.. Editor, here are some of the beauties
Of Secession witnessed in the first two years of its
reign. What they will be in two years more can
lot tell the beauties will shine so brilliant the
light conspicuous, that fear that there will be
but few of us able to look upon them and live
The land will be desolated the women children and
poor generally, starved and the few rich left will
be lighting and striving for the fat Offices and scenes
of brilliant beauty will be witnessed which pen can
notdescribe nor mortal man contemplate, unless this
unnatural, unholy war should end, and that right
shortly. We should pray like the'old man in Ten
nessee, when house was about to fall on him, it
being crowded that he could not get out be cried
at the top of his lungs: Lord have mercy, and
that quick " and probably for the elects sake this
war may be stopped, j. NIB.
Willow, May, 1853. 49,. .s-- y