Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1864-02-29
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North Carolina AZ npls Incredible.
Apostaey to the edeIste esose, on
the part of the STU IS beth morally and
physically impossie Her population
are intelligent. liz schools equal 10
sny on this contipnt in number and
erudition. The peQie Are more sener.
ally educated thai NJ IN the South
Except IN a few diriets, they are large
" slsveholding sd:the industry eff tho
State is highly i8blnefa z. The pso-
pie are shrewd, sicai, frugal and in
dustrioas. The boroughly understand
their material iHfcsts, and their State
pride is a prevefb sils went out Of the
old Union with dlsIisaity exceeded by
no other STATE ne has contributed to
the war with fnNNzlon excelled by
none. Her ,ee ake numerically
more repiete ths my III the army she
won the first bs 10 fths war, at Beth
ell; and her tics vie with the rest in
the rc-enlistrnens now going on. Her
western modntsns we're stately filled
with deserters fdfr fhe States ; now
by the energY her Governor and the
cooperation offr re1pfc, the noun
tains, are deed as those degraded
wretches.
We have sepuslyin}airsd how and
where orta Orolinf hss shown herself
delinquent ln etiod and no one has
been able top lit OF the occasion or
the place. fe csfss is against her
intentions. th impnkion is upon her
secret desim TST fact is ancourag-
ing; her asIase IRE roachable. There
are v@iciona en- FIN every State; and
doubtless az are TO he found in North
Carolina. hat these persons would
persuade III State into q course of apos
tacy and sucides; thst they would en-
gage the Cnmenwealth Itself in meas
ures VIII ehmgst render the name Of
North Carsinh like hat Of Arnold, a
Synonym of infsny throughout the
world, ii entirely 4ossible. But that
they have accomplished no overt mis-
chief, as let, is very certain. We can
not belies that the North Carolina people
will NEE in Convention For the purpose
of deserirg the South and if they
meet. w,cannet believe that the fathers
sons am brothers Of the brave North
Csrolinins that have bled on every felc
in the Gar, will bring themselves to The
sdishom Of proposing terms ofcapitula.
ton tothe enemy, and Of stigmatizing
the gallant dead vita the guiltof traitors
Theagitators an traitors in the DO
som B that State Nay excite disconten'
and assemble meetings !; but when they
aaave 0 this. much, they will have don,
sa they are eapahkAof accomplishing
~rb-conno brine S.~oPas orrESati
q soSdahlfffaifGJsaiia i iasa
designs A few Confederate victories II
the spring will qaht these bad men for
ever they will dffd 10 see their name.
IN print; they WILDE sorry they wer,
born. The very people with whom
they ha4e tamperedwill turn from their
with thIw5therings contempt of virtue
and ioyatT, and thy will bear all their
lives the brand Of tory.
1t is nd difficult to understand thu
popular fAling in North Carolina, which
has given tese agitators encouragement
thus to taper with treason. The feel
ipg there 1no doubt the same rs pre-
walls throtbost,the Confedcracy. 1t i
"a mingled ping of disappointment diz
content andlarrn, in regard to the NAL
administrath of public affairs. Th
people feel Embarrassed between tv,
conflicting DIES the duty of stern an,
energetic rAonstraDoe as the onl,
means Of chking the career of nal
a<minlstrstioAwhich is h~urrying tn
Idsuse to perdon; and the dntv +,
avoiding amy btion which NAV itse
impcril the can. In Virginia the nor
ular Judgment IN favor Of silent toler
ance Of abusesfn North Carolin.
seems inclined lthe alternative of :.
monstrance. Hweea. our ~preror.tiv
to advise the gdpeoplc of that Stat,
we would warnEm against the aoita
tors to whom tnpave given, probabl
too much ear, aAeII as against an
action which csu4n the least decree
tend to alarm ourln beople or +, on
courage the publitmy. Remonstranc
is a duty, but agitAs' Is the point a.,
disturbingthe pubAaind and enba,
, RAISING the pnol!tion becomes
t crime. -Richmond knainey.
HE SPRING CAhkN.'-The follow