Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-28
MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR vANCE-STEANER AID
VANCE-THE CRISIS, &C.

The following ex racts are made from the annual
message Of Gov. Vance 10 the Legislature Of North
OarolinA, now in session..
Reuorts are submitted herewith Of the operations Of
the AdyaI &C. Subss ence aud QdAr.ermAsters Depart
ments, which 1uSt you will ind satisfactory. Tie
enterprise of runung the blockade and importing army
supplies from abroad has proven Q most complete
cess You will from tie reports that large quaint
ties o. clothing leather and shoes, lubrcang oils fac
tory findings snee iron and tin, arms and ammunition,
medicines dySstus blankets cotton bAgg Nc and rope
sprits coffee &c, have been safely brought IN besides
considerable freight for the Oon'ederscy, Two thou
sand % ten bales Of Get on have been sent to Liver
poo the proceeds OF which deposited to the credit
OF the State less the amount expenses OF the vessel
With what we have imported and the purchases in
home market, think can safely say tina: the North
Carolina troops will be comfortably clothed to January
6-shoud God in bis providence, long q! 70
sfcI % with q continuance OF the war-except as to
shoes and blAnk6s. Neither the Ordinances Quar-
termasters Departments placed too much reliance on
foreign imporAtons for every effort has been made 10
stimulate home production. Both the quality and
quantity Of and munitions manufactured have been
improved in the past twelve months. After the fall Of
VcksburR cut US of from the wool Of Texas every ex.
ertiOl has been made TO SECURE iothe Safe the small
ots in the hands Of AEers and with such success
a. TO keep our mills ali running.
The moot dangerors cribs Of the war Is upon us.-
that ctis Wh Oh cdsnt 10 III revolutions, and which
i most difficult. for public oHices to surmount The
novelty confusoa aud enthusiasm which led our a,
mies and e1hilarased our people, having long siuee
passed away, the WinnoWng force Of want ana prva-
ton and suffering begins to separate the par,ices 7he
noisy SILENT the faint Of heart begin to despair and
the dsOyL though few to grow bold in the presence
Of national ilsS The restless and the di.contenttd
strive Of course 70 Undue ali others with their own
gloomy iOrebodinss Tue great mass, thank God con-
tnue hopeful ard earnest Let us still labor with one
accord to sustain the naOhs hope and toshoW that
are Wtrhy of independence by being willing t. pay for
It the price which every people has had to pay since lib
erty was known among the sons Of man-suisF ng and
sacrifice. The hope which animated many of our peo.
pie that our enemy was coming TO the sober second
thought and that many of them favorable 10 pa
cho ovtrures has been dashed to tie ground and the
oriRnators of that hope at the North rsmpled un
der the feet Of reckless and blood thirsty msor es
So far from treating With the basis Of our indie.
pendence or even Of reconsrucoo the arrogant peo.
DE Of the North ara tAuntiDgy proclaiming Oh the
hustinRs that no peace be made with peace
lked of till the last Tebl has laid down bis arms An
iosulted and outraged people will yet make them re-
greet this naughty languAge-Which wrongs humfnity
and outrsges civilization. The lion which has croue1,d
IN their path to Southern for three years.
il still t6ere, and though driven back little, be has
grown more watchfu and viii fight more 6ercely he
approaches his lair. We know, at last precisely what