Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-08-19


offered us and preserved peace and the Union
than to have plunged this once happy country
into The horrors of this desolating war, which
has spread pail over the whole land-has
brought mourning into every family rem
dered hundreds of thousands of hearthstones
desolate-has filled the land with manned and
disabled, with widows and orphans, and squat
id poveTty-has crowded our poor houses and
aims houses-has spOrted away many hun
dreds of thousands of lives, and many hun
dreds of millions of treasure, only to find the
institution for which they profess to have gone
to war, in thousand times greater jeopardy
than ever before.
Such being the condition into which they
have brought the country, the question pre-
sents itself, sis there any remedy| full,
complete and adequate remedy, there Is mot;
for what can restore the loved ones lost--re-
pair at once the desolation, or remove imme-
diately the mourning from the land? Yet
there is remedy, which, with the helping
hand of time, will accomplish much, very
much indeed, and which with the energy that
usually follows desolatiDg wars, will, perhaps,
remove most of lis traces in half century.
This remedy is peace, SPEEDY PEACE! But
they say that we are SO situated that no pro-
position tOrz peae. can be made by us; that
having proelaimeGour independence, we mpSt
fight until it is voluntarily acknowledged by the
United States, or until we are coalDleteLV sHb-
1Ug1tsd. On the meeting of the British Par
lament, which took place ON the 18th of De-
cembeI, 1892, the king in his speech to the
two houses, intimated his intention of going
to war with the French republic. On moving
the address in answer to the speech, a mem
orable debate arose. On this occasion, Chas
Jas. Fox delivered one of those powerful
speeches which have made his name immortal
which have forever stamped him as the
abest Of British debatOrs, and the first of Bril-
fish statesmen. In the course of that speech
he said "Bul we now disdain to negotiate
Why? Because we have no minister at Paris
Why have we no minister there? Because
France is republic And so we are to pay
in blood and treasure Of the people for plnc-
tIL0i The road of com
mon sense is simple, plain and direct. That
OF P'ide and pRactfiiO is as tangled as it is
scrpenline." In the in.passioned language of
Mr.. Fox | would ask, are we to pay in blood
and treasure for a PHHctiljo2 Shall we pur-
sue the path Of pride and punctiio which is
as tangled as it is serpentne-or shall we
take the simple, plain and direct road of COM
mon sense, which may lead to the happiest
results! F0ur-lltths of the people Of that
portion OF North Carolina Bordering for many
miles on the Yadkin river, and / believe of
the whole state, are in favor of the latter
course.
The one great demand of the people of this
part Of the state is peace; peace upon any
terms that will not enslave and degrade Us.
They may, perhaps. prefer that the indrpend
ence of the south should be acknowledged,
but this they believe cannot now be obtained,
nor, in viewing the situation OF affairs, do they
see much hope of it iii the future. They nat
urally ask, if, with no means of recruiting to
any extent, we cannot hold our own against
the armies which the Yankees now have in the
field, hOw can meet them with the three
hundred thousand new levies which will soon
be in readiness, while they can keep their
army recruited to great extent, if not up to
its maximum number, from Adventures
which are constantly arriving in their ports
from every country in Europe? But if nde-
pendence cannot be obtained, then they are
Tor any terms that are honorable-auy terluss
that do not degrade us. They would be will
tV'is'rturrUr Pt"'"ee'' " 4i4'. s,,''-.s ROM the
committee OF twenty-siX, perpetuating slave
ry in the states to which have before allud-
ed. But i'll what precise way oycrtureS shall
be made, or the movement naugurated, |
leave to wiser men and ADLER statesmen than
myself TO propose. | would, however, sug-
gest to the people to elect members TO the
next congress who are in favor of an armis-
tice of six months, and in the meantime of
submitting all matters in dispute to Il conyen-
ton of delegates from all the states north aud
SOUTH the delegates to be elected by the people
themselves, in such manner may be agreed
upon by the twO parties. Others there are
who desire that the people of North Carolina
should be consulted in their sovereign capa-
city through convention-that the legsla-
ture should submit the question of ''conyen-
ton or no convention" to the people as was
done in February, 1861. Such convention
would undoubtedly speak the sentiments Of
the people of the state, citizens well as sol
diers as all would be consulted. But pro-
pose nothing definite, and only make these
suggestions to bring the matter before the
public. | would, however, most earnestly
appeal to the friends of humanity throughout
the state to use their utmost efforts to procure
as speedily as possible an honorable peace.
In the name of reason, Of suffering humanity,
and Of the religion which we profess, would
appeal to the public men and statesmen of
North Carolina, and especially to that emil
nent statesman who possesses in Il greater de-
gree than all others the confidence OF the peo-
pie OF the state, and who has recently been
elevated to high place in the confederate
government, to lend helping hand and use
their influence to bring about an honorable |
peace. And lastly, l would appeal to the min
listers and professors of our holy religion to
pray constantly-wilhoutd ictation OF terms
to Almighty God for IN honorable peace.
DAVIDSON.
Clemonsville, N. c., July lG, 1868.