The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-03-08
: persistent effort viii assureaiy cna5io them

to attain.
In consequence of this continued suffering
which experience had not prepares the peo-
pie to endure with the fortitude Possessed
bv some nations who have been nurtured to
the shock of arms certain disconte.d has
perraded and a funeral gloom hung over the
eommunitv, engeas1ering, if we crcelt wife
rurnor throughout The State. Ea1ion thai
a:e E,ust have Eouven1. =tsssss Ne ilsa Il
:ee e4.c fro,,r the soi.tern Cs,a{ssa.rncs: t:li.
vse ,n~: Tept:eia.e .:ie Whole tffisss. siia 20
back nj 90 ce. FIST w-rk over a.aia.
Now permit rae ,tc ask rou y hat ItsaS that
.sot YOU into siis scrapes v Whv. ynu all know
il was the f.cf Of yns,T secession II the first
instance. ArP'as,se
s,up,o~c you were sick Of trnaeid f-var
and had tteen close To deaths .or. ani be
c.,,aiDs co,avalesceat, the ;:htsciln shoaifi
rinvely inf,rn1 yon :I,ai tiie only plan i,
Effect vos,r.eutira recovery wcu.d aeta take
another SPELL Of ti4c Internal favcrs Y ou.si s,a
mot think he was Il fool? lialgatsr.i 0,
Suppose 2 surgeon say to soiajr.s v n 4
ball i, his ie,,: My d.ar i3.low. don't SO
bow It Is possible for You T. f>hsain reief
unless call for a nlusSct ana -. Aslo1ller
one in the othsv leg. rH1at,wos,gsis is4 o.as,
s,lr-ers. would it NJ ~ ,a,;,; a@!.s.ez<o, q
Oh the same principle >. less :sbs=.r,! ntla;.
..,pp'icGt to the healing Of tle BODY poi Il!
Secession was tried after ii md h-~n con
Isilercd for a period q forty years, and tae
Whole country under. ood it as completely as
an abstraction c~7ld be understood. We were
promised it should be pcacea,'e What *
the result? Why. ii has been every thing else.
It has involved us in q war tiiat has no par
Iallei upon the pages of history. Do you *
rect to find remedy by a repetition OF the
dose that brought vou to bed? You Ill
! Il c,,~
a subject, but am somewhat like the o.a
lady who, in coinpanv with her seGd man,
used to visit a country store kept by one
Major Smith (as there a:e na Majors and no
Snit!,Ss in this section, there is 10 danger s,i
identifying bin Tine Major kept some fine
sample Of wet goods in the cellar, 70 hicli he
treated his customers before diS l.. wing his
dry goods up stairs; for he knew, as Won DO.
that nlnn III certain state of ex.4iIirati "
IDlagines he can buy two or t!irce counties.
to say nothing OF goods ana groce@;es I.al-
ilter.} And the asn esaid OIL! couple were the
best customers be had. O:,' one occasion,
after repeated goin : up and down stairs, they
got in such a good huInnr, that when they
ssartcts home tAe Major could barely lift them
sn the sadeilc--the old lady behind in the
good old fashioned atyie. She was in estacies
with the Moi OF. lie was the finest store
keeper she ever see in al her horn eays
Bless that MAJOR, what nice samples he dos
put up to be sure, and how he sveetcns =
Gripping sthc old maa with one hand and
jesticuTat'ng with the other, she proceeded to
expatiate on che Maj''r's charming qualities,
until they came to branch, up the opposite
bank of which the old man managed to lide.
while the old lady unconsciously slioned off
quietly in the stream. The old fellow rode
some distance before he discovered h. had lost
something, ard rode back 60 the stream
when lie asce,taned what it was There She
lay III the branch, fat on her back, and hal
damned up the water until it had Just begun
to ran into the=cnrners OF her mouth. She
imagined she was in the cellar. talking to the
Major, and "samphng" Rolling her eyes,
pirSing up her mouth, she wouli say es.srv.
now and then, mot any mors I thank you
Major not another drap Major, ,uHcss it is
sweesnnesl." stifrs4ts- s,,.tt ar.s J - SC.
with your humble servant in regar,, t,saces-
sion Not another drap Major. if ou please
sweeteneti or not sHeetened daughter and
applause.)
Our destinies, my fellow.citizenS, have no.
beer cast in another government; and although
' on all know, regretted to go out Of the
former go;ernment, and was one OF the last
to lay it down, and did lay it dcwn with the
same mournful feelings with which Isfolo,red
ny dear father to the grave, never expected,
and do not now eNpect to see 1t resurercted
again. Our Convention, composed of dele
gates fresh fron the people, by the most
solemn ties that can bind an honorable peo-
pie to cause, have pledged their sll 10 its
support. May God aid us in the fuliiineht
Of this bllSlti n iii the future as IL the past
to the letter. The act was a deliberate ax-
preston of public sentiment, though it may
have been wrong. The government we Sc
tpf oh
children. The spirit of patriotism is akin to
the love of our offsring whicn Cod has inn
planted IN us-the highest, hohest sentiment
Of humanity 4 man should love his hcme
If for nothing but because it is his and shelters
aim; he should loye his wife if for no other
reason than because she-s his wife; he should
love his State because tits his, q ,4srt AS it
were, of his being; he should love his coun-
try, Tlget or wrong (w}en in the midst OF
cia>hing eFents he cannot take time to exam
inc all aspects Of the question, hecaDse in lis
destiny are involved the welfare of State,
community, home, wife children. self Bat
It you have no ether reason to give for de
tending it, s-:r you do SD because it, is gour
Now. gentlemen, | desire 20 pres. It to YOU
ali the various aspects of the question. Iou
have placed me IN position shat enables me
to gather + ON sources of information beyond
the reach OF the public generally, fsc:. which
are necessary to s.5i at ion of the difficulties
and problems vhic!. aSitate your mind !: and
1t you will only have charity enough to be
lieve that i am honest i'll what ] say, pos~i-
bly, you may, on retirpzs, be abte to quote
the passage of scripture: - it was good for
me 10 be here -
Now what is it yeu desire above all other
present earthly goods (Vores-'pe,c,.,"
peace I'VE all want De3cc''l know ytft
do. Every body Wants pe>ce.-Pe>ce, b!ess-
ed peace! Why. the ,ni.a who docs not dc
sire peace is unworthy OF e,-issence. Peace
Il Is one of the highest and holes attlibntc ties
OF Deity, SO mucn SO, that our blessed Sa-
viour Jesus Christ, was called the Prince
of Peace. The great = s'essie piui-s;sis. Of the
highest character % .,ea.,e &C God, that 1T
passetl al. .unders; anoiingh Now if ,,'ou real
Iy want pea:e, this greas blessing TO repose
upon our bleeding country, your sels To re
true from the battle tield and take their
position again IL, the f.rniy circle co1nmcrcei
and agriculture to resume their beEeicent
sway the swords beaten INTO the plosy share
and !n6ilstrrN arair. II, 4tTe.tch her marie /