Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1863-02-25

state Of misery and RUN from which, howsverw trust
1t will SOON emerge by the wisdom md clemency of hiaB
Moiestys auspcsous eovernment aud the influence of
prudential laws adapted the nature IF evils we labor
leges in the enjoyment whereof their former felicity
sisted Animased With these hopes we entreat your tx
cellencies interposton in assuring his Majesty that
shall glory every occasion Of maifesng that zeal and
affection for bis person and government with which graft
tude can inspire free and jsyfuI people, >---~
CHARLESTON June 9Th, 1850.
Signed by 80 of tho principal inhabitants Re
membra,cer, part 2, page "a, 1880. o.
Thus We see, sir, that not only in l779, after
three years Of bard fighting all over the country,
but also in 1880, the South Carolina people again
applied to the British government to go back to
their allegiance. And what spectacle! the great
State Of South Carolina the cynosure OF oil that is
great and glorious. to whom all eyes turn as the
polar star to direct the destinies of mankind, the
constellation which is supposed to guide all marin
ers and travellers, and light up the path Of every
civil and political government on earth is found IN
the hard struggle for freedom, almost at the close
of the war, bending the suppliant knee to bis maes
ty, George the I'LL and proposing to return to her
allegiance Sir, after such an exhibition as this,
after so humiliatng spectacle, with what sort Of
grace can the Charleston Courier or the people of
South Carolina boast of their superiority and patr
otisln? Thus much, Nh Speaker, for South Caro-
record as that. On the contrary, her escutcheon is
bright and beautiful. 1t was never stainedin the
war Of independence, it has been venerated ever
since, unimpaired aud unclouded. North Carolina
expelled from her soil every tyrannical exercise of
dominion, and found means to overpower our eqe-
mics and carry out the purposes of the glorious
Mecklenburg Declaration Of Independence She
stands where she has always stood, peaceabla quiet
unobtrusive but when the shock of battle comes,
when brethren in arms rise ss, one man to meet
deadly foe old North Carolina. calls up her revolu
tionary history and writes the immortal sentiment
Of Patrick Henry give US liberty give US death,
with the blood Of her sons upon every battle field in
the country.
But enough of this, sir. And now, comes the
question: shall it be said that soldiers have not
received from this Legislature some evidence Of
trust not, sir. The amendment offered by my friend
from Chatham, (Mr. Harriss) to the amendment OF
the gentleman from Nash, iMr. Wlllia,ns) to give
to each North Carolina soldier IS per month in ad
ditop to his pay from the Confederate government
ought to pass. Who are these soldiersi Do they
come mostly from the higher walks of life? Are
they clothed in purple and fine linen and fare sumpt
uously? No, sir. They come generally from the
humber walks Of life. They have left home and
family, and friends, aEd all the endearments and
associations which cluster around their log cabins,
and have gone into camps and upon battle fields to
protect not only their own little fields and resideA
but to protect four millions Of slaves, for whom they
have fought with desperateness aud herosm which
ought to in1ame our hearts with gratitude. and
cause us not only to reinunerate them most amply,
but to erect monuments to their memories as lasting
as the pyramids of Egypt
At Manassas, Bull Run, Richmond, Fredericks.
burg Kinston, Goldsboro', .Sharpsburg, Murfrees-
boro', every where, the universal reclamation hes
been - lurrah for North Carolina" Our DO; g.
sir, have shed lustre upon the State which must
not end in simply giving them place on the page
Of history, or such as will evapOrate with the lip
service Of speech, but let US give them sub
stantial proof Of our deep interest in their comfort
and support
North Carolnians, tits true, have not been much
encouraged by the stimaants applied to other States
in the way of receiving commentator for her pat
riotism, but we have the qualification Of knowing
and hearing for ourselves that though she has been
spoken OF by the press Of other States in dspara-
g,ng manner and reviled as a Union State, the
Chief Magistrate of the Contederacy, in speech de-
livered recently in this City, spoke of North Caro-
lima and her Governor and soldiers in terms OF en-
thusiastic admiration for which take this occasion
to returnhim my most profound acknowledgemsnts !;
and while referring to this matter, hope shall be
pardoned, sir, for saying that the President has
shown himself superior to the most exalted position
assigned him by his greatest admirers. He has ex-
hbited himself equal to the most il,ustrious char
acters of revolutionary times, and will close This
revolution equally glorious for the actors in it. He
accepted the appointment in the first instance, with
difdence, which was proof of his prudence and
greatness By his laborious and arduous services,
by his natchless skill, fortitude, and perseverance,
through indescrbable difficulties he will secure in.
dependence and peace. While true merit is es
teemed, or virtue hondred mankind will never cease
to revere the memory Of this hero; and while graf
tude remains in the human breast, the praises oil
Jefferson Davis shall swell on every tongue.
Mr.. Speaker, every consideration which can promp,
good citizens to provide for the wants of oul
soldiers should govern in the vote on this amend
ment They are entitled to il. They will have made
the Government, when We succeed it will belong t.
those who fought for it The individual interest
personal comfort and property, which we may al
enjoy, will have been secured by the bravery ant
| patriotism of these men. How can We withhold
from them any thing we can bestow Let it no
be said that at the buge notes Of the war trumpet
our men in North Carolina sprang to their feet ant
went forth to meet the dangers incident to such
strife, and after it was over, were hungry and W,
| fed them rot naked and we clothed them not bu
let AS with muniicent hand, pour out the last dol
lar in the treasury, as they were ready, and in ma
ny instances did shed their last crop of blood TO
their country.
Mr. Speaker, how many youths of tender year
have given up their lives for their country in thi
war? How many men Of ripper years have beef
| lavish Of lie, When their country called them
Look, sir, upon that bright aud beautiful boy, tn
joy of his mothers heart the pride Of his father
and the admiration Of his friends and associates
See him reared in oil the excellencies of domesti
tuition, and in al the.elegancies Of classical edu
cation, his young heart buoyan: with hope of q lsh
life Of usefulness and happiness and his face radan
with smiles reflected from the bosom Of nhocene
ITSELF Arolaa:sei-i mis- conntry's cause, be goe
to the battlefield Obi how it tears his poo
mothers heart to witness the sacrifice. The las
moment for his departure comes. . She hears tt
tramp Of his companions in arms. She sees tn
rude tent in which he is to bivouack. The soft
warm clothing which wealth and luxury hadtntow
around his person IS exchanged for the rough dres
Of the soldier. The downy pillow which hadreste
his precious head is exchanged for pallet of straw
and the half worn ragged blanket is to cover limb