The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-03-16


hat Solomon kuew thing or two. think
among the best things he ever said was
this: "Fhe Kings name - a tower Of
strength" He simply meant that those who
had law and order and authority on their
side, which in did times was represented
by the name OF tie King, had moral force
against their eneme. and would generally
prevail. Therefore remember, in all ynor
individual etfnrtst 10 obtain relief, that the
Kings name IS tower Of strength, and that
if you proceed according to the established
authority and order you carry With ynn
this tower Of strength, which will accom-
plish mnre for you than any revolutionary
or ill.consldered plan that could possibly
be devised amongst you.
There is another consideration, fellow
citizens. Il j. exceedingly Important,
before We take any great step OF this sort,
| that we should base our action upon thr
right grouud We should not put ourselves
in false position.
Nuw il one Of you should undertake 10
address a State Conventions. what reason
wuuld YOU give TO justify separation from
/ The Southern Coniederacy = You hear a
great deal said about the tendency OF the
military authorities 10 overslaugh The civil
about the il4sran; violations Of faith on the
part oi the Confederate Government ~
ronscribins the principals OF substitutes
SC. Could vnn answer 10 God for ihs
neace ynu had brnken an this ground
You say i i a great outrage. BE il so
nui wno pronnunccs upon a violation o
lawl Your Judges. Ii is not for YOU I,
say. /, IS not fnr me 10 say, IL Is not for ID,
J legislature tn say, Convention cannU
determine il il Tor Tie Courts to decide
There being 10 Supreme Court ofthe Con
feteriey, 10 much the better Tor ,yon) III
Interpretation of the laws Of Congress j
, left IL yodr own JUDGES. men Of your owi
. choice. lfit i violation Of rights. lie
T yoar Judges say -, aud not a single solita
: rv man who has out IN Substitute sh,l
| be carried from The State oi North CaroiIn
J. il your government can help u. applause,
; But II IL j. decided 10 be according 10 Law
E he shsll 20 il can compel him. But Il
/. us see how much consistency there woul
!: he in proposed action on the substltui
n question. Why. gentlemen. as early a ~
c years ago The eonscrlpt law came alon
. and seized the poor fellow who had min
r little children--tlc eldest hardly able |
pull tie youngest cut Of the 6re--livlng 0
q rented land. IN leaky cabin. lie had q
/. money and he was forced to 20. Did anS
II body propose 20 raise revelation Tor him
!, Not single solitary man thought OF auC
!. a thing. But his neighbor, on whose Ian
IA this poos conscript was living. had his pocs
), cts staled with money. bough, his csrca
II oa, pf danger and putin substitute. TN
x wears rolled around. meanwhile the po,
a ronscript worn dawn with anxiety thInslr
ii about his wife and helpless little ones. h
ii nevertheless fought. and bled aud suffer,
III 70 protect, among others al home. his rl'
ll neighbor, who. in the interim, has dress'
i. II purple and fine linen. Jared sumptuoa.
= every day, and made So much mcnev
lr specializing that he don't know what to !
II with IL. Congress SAYS the excgsncl.s
Z. tic haur demand more men, and IL - abo
~ time Tor this mn 20 'ake his place alon
e. side uf his poor tenant aud help drive bd,
the Zoe. Bat" sly some. "it u vol
: / tiou el law. We will kick up a fuss 81
yr plunge ourselves into langcr for the bene
ia Of tho man who buys himself om Of danger
t-c / (Laugh,er.) Nv remarks are not intend
II 10 apply 70 III principals Of substiiat,
LII for many vf them have been compelled, 0
II ,enlh perhaps, to act b. force o. ciFeul
vi stances But YOU know that ninc-ten,
NJ Of them are either spectators, or origlI
n secessionists who helped 70 bring on I
N war aud are now trying to get themsel'
y out Of II by hook or crook. (ipplaua
6 II heard &c a gentleman. who. to get
e ofa beggar's Importantly, at length q
any him two quarters. About one o'clock
y the morning he was aroused by gr'
oaf ,uCins at his door. On going to sec
occasion Of the unreasonable visit, he feu