Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
From tbs Augusta CCDst;tutionalist.
EScRce,

would Call the attention Of our rcadoygt0 al artcs
appended from tbs New York Faes Of late daee, tbe
euhct Of peace, and how 80 desirable an ED to be OBJ
tanned
Two ways says tn Times IS peace attanabo. One by
separate State actor the other by conquest Tha Holden
faction in North Caroline AID the philosophy embedded il
the resolutions CT tie Gature SeorgiS, lave
Esay Induced The pe3!lo q tbs aor to ooeye toat "
" benz the suppa hinges OF III knee TO peace on any
learned before th that lie good people North
Carolina have passed judgment On the uais1rous p, lit
tcn in tie matter OF pea; with the Yankees:
Martin Van Bore4 the best political dipl2matat ibis
Of the people wes always right AID nothing has better
illustrated this tha1 the szracefu defeat ot Holden ard
his friends is glorious OF the peop!. upon
il tie old rth State. but evey wna7e south.
iaisd alter seeing 1h5 .ures Of tie late eec5a, that
GCU. Holden viii reger IL; his convention that read
to peace being cloeI, The only oncr one, conquest vii
On trisroad we now have Gans: Lee ara eurcgari,
the second sober thought or tie peace Ioen ID toe
Nota; and all things being taken Ito celebration,
log At any rate il vey long road, eHd cartar!2
near dasrao!e for tie Yankees oaughg
:. How, thea, ia peace atsainablo ? Ia two waJa Be-
separate State action in the sonth, CT by conquest.
II eoc9 20 be nttAiaet by seDarate state action
through the poFer OF the people. We having &
PRACTICAL illustration of the process il Eortn Carolina
present incumbent ard w. y. Holden. The former of
to stand by its orlu1est0 e last The latter en5
to the Government, ard IS pledged, i, elected AL
convention to soyer all Connection with it. The last
counts make it proba abe that he may be eecad
There two tremendous motives operating prcdacs
this retUlt First, The general failing Condition Of
" Copiederacy' which coming evident, il spite OF all
repies nations. second, the fact staring people
Of Worth CsrCAa full IL tic tacs that when Lee driven
from Virginia h7 val ta caok INTO their sta.e aud, ooee
allotted too hold laeee, will make it the terrible
Of des0}a:ioL Virginia nuw is
The Ony way prevent This is for sovereign
ton o. the State aaembie. 10 declare The State lon
ger & member Of the "CoDfederacy," to call hJme
forty fifty Thousand edoI protect the and
ash the Federal Government TO assist i'll that work This
req would be met With ready and Liberal spiri
GOV. Holdel il elected, wCud but 20 utter the first
syabe Of such lGta to from the NoTJheIn
people special Amy OF hundred thousand volunteers.
if there need defend the old North fTum
"CunfeI3Eale in72sio2. Northern would leap to
her vecGGce brother the brother
Such scti upon tins art # North Carolina wold bIi
out show OF rs LOCAL good will that would make sn in
cad OF every Iii c3nC2Tti0n and ieel1g and would
pat the state back Union with hardy effort
Every question If DISPUTE would melt to Nothing, every
ii uIty would vanish What tbs pe0 pie OF North Carroll
do easily, il they hu5 vii, the people Of ay
G her Southern do. Tnoy simply haze TO OUT
the rebel fsg, be hailed felIoH OF the kh
mold ton, and to Do welcomed pack as feo pAr
neIa in all our Countess national blessings"