Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-03-03
SPEECH OF GoY.YAscE,
Delivered at 7WilEssDoroug1, N. O., F6. %,

! "A SHORTHAND REP0RT, BrNGi CLINTON srEphA"J
FELLOW CITIzExs, LADIES ASD GksrLENKN Il do not
know how it Is osible make myself heard BY
this large audience unless adopt the plan o the one
armed soldier who could not hug his sweetheart all inc
way around and forced TO chalk the distance nc
could reach on one side and then and bug Tar on
the other! La ater.) sItis scarcely possible Tor me
more visiting tho people of Wilkes county. veil re-
member and perhaps of you do likewise, the hrst
time ever made my appearance before you In me su
among seeking ofthe highest offices within your
gift; having thing in the world to recommend him
you having even heard of his name before let
was so .rtuhate in makinsG favorable impression upon
you that yOa took up and from that day to this have
never failed to heap donors upon my head THur ra ce
assembl to-day witness TO the tact that am still re-
membeIed by the people Of Wilkes county, If were not
down my life you May God bless YOU fellow citizens,
for your kindness to Il affords rue great pleasure
Indeed large assembly from this and adin-
ing counties ioce know that in the midst Of
great and desc .ating the people, In such large
NUMBER yet leave their homes and business to listen
speaking upon the condition Of their public affairs,
aside from the 20 atieation which proceeds from recog
milton pe onal compliment you pay me, express
ed by the rg, audience that boaorsme with its
and attention. shall eudea,or Justify both the public
interest display and the compliment you bestOw, by
to-day doing something which is very rare in politician
Why have you my fellow ctzens invited me to speak
you this natal day great Washington? What
condition Of the country or you the plain,
unaduteraten, undsguised facts; not that which would
be most pleasing IN but That which Is true. Moot
likely you would be unable to find demagOgue who
could comply with this requirement. because with him
the hAbitOfteI the people that Which Eaters their
might shock sad
- So Ssk Ts nay E5tspsts no suSstsn
smpsralEey dsnlnd In an hour like this and on such
occasion AZ the present especially Is Il OF the most
profound Importance thai no considerations should nfu
snee those affecting your deepest apd most lasting
interests am b}Pooyea as to boast that in all
my pas. career have ne-er once talked "soft nseuse
TO the dear people, the contrary am free 10 confess
that otherwise would have been such aSuccessful
suitor for political favors fLaugh er. But hatter
mysfI have eseryed enough honor and candor to pre-
v Snt me- when urgent necessity requires Il, from
telling what Is pleasant preference to that which
Il most true and from triing with the destinics Of nv
country. esteem myself very fortunate in hIving .av,
much h from the breakers wherein many craft
60 TO pieces In the yeaSty waves nfpoca life Indeed
qaaiStanoa If nv friend Judge f who, in rcriY to
he friendly inquiry Of the letter how he got on, eIcla
sd,"Weli may II Plase yer honor, Pve bin upon yer
Stale doektt, an bin dhrnnk, an got hOggn' at the
whippn post since We here but thanks be to the
Yargin, amid all me wiekedness and raskhaty I've pre-
:frTSS q; Iss And S !" amid
enough, hope. tell Jon what conceive 70 be true
about tbe eOnitin Of the country the aspect Of its e!
and military Affairs, the propeets ofthe future and the
dSe, that devOlTc upon rs In the accomplishment Of the
: work before
: people Who have been afflicted as you have been az
Acted; people who suffer suffer people whose
e ganaus boya have been saughtered your have
hneB The BATE hOld; whose darings nov Ianguish
: nAeoauos
IL far distant camps weary months Of Iisess inacv
y. while the wssd choke the seaaty harxcs and the
raj protsesOr; mem Ubs IN fverish anxiety await
inteihgence Whirh each saccsedink mail may bring of
the slaughter oftheir pride and support Of their decu
ing yeaEs-al liable reach out with he spirit
drowning To grasp any passlag straw w'ich for the
moment may keep their heads above The roaring food
shore which ealm dsterminsd and persistent effort
will Assurediy enable them to attain
In Consequence Of this continusd @dsrag which expe-
ad bfha
ude Possessed nations who have been nurtared
TO the shock OF arms certain discomfort has pervaded
and o funera gloon hung over the community, engen-
dcring. If we crs1t wide unuor Throughout the State
q notion that must have Couventiou-that we must
seeede from the Southern Csnfedsacy that must
Pudaie the whole thing and back and do work
over again. rr. -.
Now permit to ask Jon what was that got you in
your secession in.the Hfrt instance. (Applaure.)
Suppose you sick Of typhoid fever and had been
s Sst p fas
to effect your entire recovery would be to take another
spell OF the internal teverT Would not think he
foul? (Laugdter.) Or suppose a surgeon should say
to soldier with a'ball in his leg By dear fellow
don't how il is possible for obtain relief unless
That would be curious surgery, would it not? Would
system based on he same principle be less absurd when
applied to the he aling Of the body polite
Secession tried after it had been considered tor
period OF forty years. and the whole country understood
II as completely abstraction could be understood
We were promised it should be peaceable. What is the
result? Why, it las been everything else II has in
voved US in War that has ale upon the page, Of
history. Do you expect to find r0medy by IepetitiOn
of the dose that you to bed? You will pardon
me Tor funny illustration of serious subject, but
am somewhat ike the old LADY, who, in com ny with
her old man used TO visit a country store kept by
one Major Smith as there Majors and Smiths
In this section, there is danger Of Identifying him
The hsor Kept some fine samples of wet goods in the cell
lar to which he treated his customers before displaying
his dry goods up stairs; for he knew, you do that
man in certain state of exharation imagnes he
buy two or three counties, to nothing If goods and
groceries daughter And the a Orrsaid old couple
we're about the best customers he had On OCCASION
alter repeatedly going up and down stairs, they got
in such good humur, that wbea they started home
the Major could barely lift them the saddia-the old
lady behind in tie good old fashioned stye She was in
exstaces with the Major lie the finest stnrekeep-
er she in all her born DAYS Bless that Majnr,
what nice he does put to be and bow he
sweetens J! Gripping tue Old nan with one hand and
jestcuating wit the other, she proceeded expatiae
on the Majors CT arming qualities, until they Il
aged to ride, while the old lady ANONYMOUSLY slipped off
quietly into the stream. The old fellow rode some dis
lance before he discovered he had lost something, and
rode back to the stream when he ascetaned was
There she Law in the branch fat her back and had
damned up the water until it had just begun into
the of mouth. She giued she was was in
the cellar talking to the Majur and 'sampling" Rolling
her eyes, pursuing up her mouth, she would say every
now and then, not any thank you Major" not
another drap Major, unless it is sweetened" Contnu-
ed laughter Jrst SO with your humble in re-
gard to -ssiol Not another drap Major if YOU
plause.) r
Our destinies, my fellow-czens have now been cast
in another government aud although, you all know,
regretted to so out of the former government and
Of the last to it down. aud did lay down with
the same mOurntu feelings with which 1 followed my
dear father to the grave expected and do not
now expect to see it reSurrected again. Our Con-
venton, composed of delegates fresh from the people,
By the most Sc ,nmn ties that bind an honora-
Ole people TO cause have pledged their all sup
port May God aid rs in the fulment OF this obligation
in the future as in the past to the letter. The act
deliberate expression Of public sentiment though may
have been wrong. The government selected Is ours
as much so as are our Own children. The spirit of pat
rosm is akin 20 the love of offspring which God has
Implanted in usthe highest holes sentiment Of human
ty man should love his home If for nothing else but
because is his and shelters him. he should love his vile
IT for other than because she is his wife he
should love his State because is his, part were,
Of his being; he should love bis country rsht wrnng