The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-06-24

ass"uus' Wy lcdrlui civil war at nome
ruined by despotic power on principles Of
partisan hate; and upon theories of Co.
yernment utterly antagonistic to those up
IN which our institutions we're founded /;
We stand before the world an object of
wonder. contempt and ridicule. These
facts are not referred % in a spirit Of re.
pr'ach. but anticipate the record of his
tory, und shall leave To others 10 fix the
responsibility. rrprpach none. II is
noi dlificult to charge error or wrong doing
alter the accomplishment OF results. All
"f us can see causes for mislortunes that
have occurred better than we can provide
a preventive. :" 1t is human to err, il is
divine to forgive y and. .hile il iseeasy 10
commit error ourselves, il is difficult TO
overlook il in others.
With thrse sentiments am disposed TO
alleviate the national wees rather than in
dulge criticism upon The causes. wauld
10 something 10 exlricate the country irom
its terrible calamties. The effort, howes-
er feeble, is ennoblins Even the attempt.
i. made in good faith, is worthy the hishes.
intellect and most elevated patriotism.
regret tha, of the many of this charac.
ter OF which America has b0asted, who
have honorcd US in The several departments
ni human progress. nnae have arisen al this
| time lur this blessed missian. Heretofore,
~ every aye. great national exiseacies have
produced Inc man fnr the occasion. A.
the Almight, "temprrs the wind 10 the
shorn lamb" - has lie, heretofore, pro.
ssird the instrument by which great IA
tinnal results have been accomplished for
the advantage of. humanity. As vet, lie
has mt snueh,alsd this favor TO ". No
man equal 10 this crisis ha. appeared
neither 10 the hrld NOR in the Cabinet, nor
IN the many elevated spheres Of private life.
ha. the msn presented himself with the
brain, the heart. aud the courage 10 seize
aud work cut the great political problem
now TO be so,rd IN our case. and 10 inter
differently the truths OF reasun, with the
lorce ant power equal to the pending cri-
Is. Those ~hD have The intellectual abll-
| iiy hasv lacked ihr nerve, and thnse with
The nerve have lacked the ability. But
there j. another wonder: Thal IN this CT
viiiled population &c over thirty millions
Nrrih aud Souih-sboundine with b-ncso.
lencr. puflly, cultivation. aud enlightened
Christianity, none are found To raise the
banner ot peace Among the thousands oi
lofty spires (Which rear their towering tur-
rris to bcnignart God, bat one that ]
know oi cosers pulpit devoted to the
true principles OF Christ, aud proclaims
. & Il t.af % L.
preacher Of Staten Island. Cher. tor
Plalt /, voice. Van Dskr, of Hronk
lyn.' A il the most ismnablr crimes On
record of history. ancien, and modern.
enhst,tu's, religion. forgetting that var !
The child of Satan. and that peace j. " tsal,
the emanaton Of ire Divine Spirit.
That man who has the intellectual pow.
er aud ability to stay this curren, has not
had the nerve 10 make the eHart. and when
the man having the nerve hss attempted. he
ha. lacked the power and influence 10 as.
complish IL. In nv person.. without pre-.
iendipg 10 hold any power ofiniinenes. Al.
Ter stndying and contemplating ihr thsury
of our Government. with a flll apprern
ton Of the i.sse, !. alone aud sirgle.hand
ed. will threw myself into this contest, LEI
|, be to my country or 70 myself a. Il NAV
he. NV. nv friends. ! am for peace IS
the only possible hope 81 the restoration oi
the American Union. Cheers aud sp.
plaa,e.l am lor peace, because war has
failed. kCries, That's so.'--Cheers.) And
Il has been read in letter tonight from .
distinguished gentleman lately candidate
for Governor OF Connecticut--(ch (cheersl--
you cannot cement two antagonistic ele.
mants by blood" Therefore, | am against
this war. in the first place, because, under
the theory Of our Government, there is no
power TO coerce delinquent States. By
careful reading in the debates in Congress.
during The time Of the formation Of the
Federal Government. and Of the debates
In the general State Conventions, Ebellese