Newbern progress. [volume] (Newbern, N.C.) 1863-186?, 1863-02-04
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Prom copy Of the Richmond VAL En-
quirer, dated December 10th, il et5pears tbst
ascontroveray he's been going on ior some filnss
between that journal and fhe Ralsish \. Cd
Standard another rebel journal. The Enquirsre
eopies az editorial which Appeared in the stand
ard Of the 18th, which contains accusaiions s
against the Jehs Davis dynasty, and some 5
confessions In regard TO the AoId Govern
meft, meaning the Federal Union. which
every honest Secessionist should ponder OH
seriously. The Standard published at tho
capital Of North Carolina declares that ths
Onion was brokeh up By the JET Davis fac
ZION, before good cause was. given because
they saw thas they we're abont to lose the
Hpoils Of Office, which they bad enjoyed -
many years. Here i the article read md
preserve = :5sa S. ~ ss sasst Ie4afssl
TnE RIcHMoSD xH9uIREn. 81 1s ssss
The Richmond Enssssrer has recently dpsora
ted two long articles 20 MS, in which it has. 5
to-day to reply at any length 10 the Enquirer.ss
as our space j. occupied By subjects which
require more immediate attention NJ s.
The Enquirer labors through two coiumna
IN reply to our article on the 18th EoseEbeF,
but it by no means meets the points we made
y that article. It admits, both by its silence
~ regard to our statements on the sutject and
its unfounded charge that the conservatives Of
this State are solely imfidenced BY the love Of
Office, the fact that the administration Of Mr..
Davis is strictly partisan in its character, and
that he IS welding for faction great govern -
nent which ought 70 be administered BY and T
incident which sthe En4uissf Introduces for
the purpose of showing that the great mass OF
the people Of North Carolina are inhueneed by
their regard for the spoils, Isl alike stale end
inappropriate; bat IL amounts to the admis-
sion that the Enquirer and its faction are In
possession Of the ssbeefn which, they intend to
retain at all hazards. 1Hsy gd6orsd to break
d0son the old Gosernnezt becauss the31sasc they
acsrs G6out to lose the ss6es1,' and they pou5d
soreck the neso one before they srouH partaeith
the carcase upon arhich tie pultstres hare setv
tied. Their motto was dipidcl and destrpN5,sx
and their motto now is, consolidate, and rule
or ruin. Hence they are DestructiUes, and
those who oppose them, and who would save
the new Government. as they desired e. .saYa-.
the Old, are Conservatives. s -.
We tell the Enquirer that we still walk the
soil and breathe the air of freedom, and that
we are not to be influenced in our course TO
the slightest extent By the blandisments Or tlie
We hear great deal on this subject about s
the importance Of avoiding a'conilict with the
Confederate Government This comes for thosf
most part FROM gentlemen who were not at all
scrupnlous about bringing about . conflict
with the, old Government, and tearing IL dowB 4
6efors good scGstses soere giUe1 for. doing 80
3 The Richmond Enquirer makes founder
ing bat most unsuccessful effort torefutet these Z
facts. The testimony is overwhelming that /
the Southern leaders rebelled not because the
people were wronged, but beeanses they had
been defeated in q fair constitutional, election,
and they could not brook the thought that )
cotton aristocrats should obey the great De-
mocracy of the United States. Mr.. Cobb said
that . Southern gentlemen ao0uld not Zice under
a President splso had come alp from the ronke
Of the people, as Abe. Lincoln had done. Oh
no; they would sooner plunge the nation IN ]
horrible war, and slaughter the white citizens
OF the South by thousands, that they might
organize another Government. VIII the people
of the South be led any longer by these heart
less asp;rants for Office and power, when lead
ing rebel journal tells them that these aspirants
llncited rebellion without good reason ! Arc
they so Tbiindly devoted to jeff Davis and
GOV. Harris that they wall sacrifces life and
liberty. and enslave their children. to give
those corrupt demagogues fat offices? Suppose
the Southern Confedefaey could be established
l-as lit never caI--w hal, tbsnf How long !:
would It be before some; defeated candieate fora
the Presidency would gather an army and raise
another rebellion, and another civil war VIII
| the people be made mere puppets forever. and.
allow themselves to be used as the piaytmngs
tof Judah Benjamin and John O. Breckinridge
lAre we to have rebellion at every elcction,
las thew do in Mexico? Must one hundred
thousand industrious non-slaveholders leave
their homes, sleep on the cold ground, BALI
/ clad all winter; live on scanty food, ana De
lsiaughtered like sheep, beeatse SOME bon ON
| cotton plantation, who owns two or three
| huudred negroes, has been beaten Tor the
Presidency Unless the South retnrns 70 the
| Union. there is nothing in the future for her
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