Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-03
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SPEECH OF MIR. SALISBURY.

Another measure was adopted by the FIes'"e1
profeSsedly as necessary measure to suppress tle
rebellion In his proclamation of the LIST lnSL' Pro-
claiming freedom to nearly three millions oil slaves
in the revolted States. Abratumt T!aoen. ropes
snl az be himself has we'll said, against the coWe"
Are the Slaves whom he declares free in his possess
m or that of their mastersr Has ne or tney eoil-
troll over them? Can his paper bull give theh pIac
teal liberty? fit can, surely it can 10 some oIner
and more efficient things towards suppreSSlng re-
declaring that the eyes Of the rebels shall ali Innv
diately drop out! They could not then see TO nght
araipst him. Why not still another that the guilty
sinners shall all Immediately become lame! They
could not then march against him. And yet anoth-
er, that every nerve of every rebel shall De lmme-
diately enervated? They could not then t1re gun
or draw sword. Still another, that Richmond is
takenr They then would have no capitol one
more that they are all dead without heirs! linen,
indeed their possessions would all escheat ana
n;,hont the aid of a contiscaton bill could be par
c.led out among the thousands of dsinterested out
hopeful and expectant patriots who are mpatlentiy
waiting for the time to come when they snail oe
hidden to 90 down and possess the goodly lahu-
Mr. President, while this utterly unconstitutiOhSi
ard abominably wicked proclamation can De Oh no
service toward restoring the Union, it will, while
unrevoked and attempted to be executed, forever
prevent q peaceful reunion of the States. say
peaceful re union for never dreamed OF re union
by fUrce You can never conquer the South lhaC
many people, inhabting that extent OF territory
have never been conquered since the "orld Oegan
so to be made permanently to live IN eonhectLoI
with another people against their will. You cannot
restore the Union by force. 1t never could nave
been preserved by force. Would some modern,
slave. freeing patriot hear what a wiser man tnan
Abraham Lincoln has said on the subject? Would
some modern patriot who questions the loyalty Oh
all those who differ in opiuon from HIMSELF would
some patriotic editor of newspaper which, perhaps,
may denounce me as dsloyal because have uttered
this sentiment lister to what greater man than
the Executive or even than mighty editor or q
.scribbler for some obscure newspaper has said! IL
So invite his attention to the words ofJohn Quincy
Adams in reference to this very matter
Was he a diSunionist; was he SecesSlonlst De-
cause he did not believe that Government created
by consent and united by the affections Of the peo'
pie cold be kept together and preserved oy force,
when the people of the different sections had be-
come alienated? If he was not diSunonist or Sc
cassionist for believing that what reason have the
modern pretenders to patriotism but whose patrl-
otism however, in too many cases. results from pub
lie contracts, or from feeding at the public crib to
charge me, and those who think with me, with be-
ing diSoyal to the government of my country, or TO
the Constitution and laws of the land, because we
believe as he believes? What interests have to
be disloyal to the government and Constitution OF
my countryP What benefit could secession bring
to me OF my people? Do we wish to invoke fire
and sword to sweep over our little State? Do we
vant the contendng factions, maddened, deviSh,
profane to tread our soil and destroy substanccr
No. sir; only pray that the God of heaven may
even now aid the benghtei counsels of this admin
i>tration, that they may retrace their steps, and
that by prudence of action and wisdom Of counsel,
they may again cause one national flag to wave not
only over the State of Delaware and the States now
in the Confederacy, but again to wave from the
lakes to the gulf and from ocean 10 ocean, the en-
blem of united, happy, prosperous and great peo-
pie.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS ON COERCION.
But, sir, have depressed. l call attention to the
utterances of Mr. Adams in reference to these ques
lions, that we may see whether those who now
tain the opinions he did properly to be charged
with being actuated by different sentiment from
that by which he vas actuated. | presume it will
not be denied that Mr.. Adams uttered the words
which am about to read. 1 have not the address
in pamphlet form, but have it taken from news
paper protesting to give the time and place. and the
persons who were present on the OCCASION The
extract which shall read is contained in an address
before the Historical Society of New York. delivered
IN the city of New York, the Both of April 1888
Ar. Adams argued in the address that no State had
light to nullify act of Congressional no State
lad right to secede from the Union. | believe
every word he said in reference to both these mat
tiers, and choose, now, SIR to believe what he fur
Their said on that occasion, when he declared:
but the indissoluble link Of union between the
a.
ton is after all, not in the right but in the heart
If the day should ever come (may Heaven avert it n
when the affections of the people of these States
shall be alienated from each other; when the fra
terna spirit shall give way to cold Indifference or
collisions of interests shall tester into hatred the
bands Of political association will not long hold to-
gether parties no longer attracted by the magnetism
OF conciliated interests and kindly sympathies and
lar better will it be for the people of the dsunited
states to part In friendship from each other, than
TO be held together by constraint Then will be
Ine time Tor reVerting to the precedents which &C.
CURED at the formation and adoption of the Con-
suIuuon, 10 form again a more perfect union by
oissolVlng that which could no longer bind and to
eaVe the separated parts to be reunted by the law
Of political graVitation to the centre"
MT President and Senators, want no dissolution
tne Union. L want to see all the States re-
.nte9 out do not believe in your policy of doing
You had better take warning in time Do YOU
not near In every breeze the utterances in a yerv
Populous and powerful section of this country that
the Jolly OF extremes has dissolved the Union and
plunged us into war, and that the time NAV come
mueu seil-lnterest may dictate that they to escape
tne burdens which you impose and to have securi-
lor the future, may be bound to form union
.nong tnenselvesH 1t may be that the thing now
Is but imagination 1t is for you to consider vbatb-
or persistence in the insane policy of this admin
lstratlon will not lead to such iamen.able catas
trophe 'A''0 O"'"S-
CONSENT THE ONLY WAY TO RESTORE THE UNION.
Inc only means by which the Union can ne re-
stored is the consent of the Yontending parties
passed upon such terms as shall be agreeable 70
eotn This proclamation declares that the Execu'
ig government Of the United States, including the
military and naval authorities thereof will recoa
nIze and maintain the freedom of said slave. TSo
enect OF this declaration is that if the people of the
south snail at any time hereafter be willing tn To,
turn to their allegiance. to the government Of tba
United States, and to live under the ConsttntioD
he ~ Is, ana IN the Union as it was, they shall not
to tbe;r 70 90 SO that an absolute condition
rna continuance of the war until that freedom Is
conoS,it1 ~ oy them. This proclamation solemnIv
O9 mn this administration to prosecute thus way
er a Of the slave should every 9TH
which veri1 I 6eoyyo5 DE- adjusted the object for
eu5eo y the administration from the SeSiIPn prose