Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-02-04
From the Greensboro Patriot.

From the Greensboro Patriot.
| MIR EDITCR A notice published IN your last paper
over the signature Of Many Citizens has attracted
much attention and excited great deal of inquiry-
What is the object of the meeting Who's at the head
of it is it in every bodys mouth both from town and
country, and nobody yet has been found who car
answer these Inquiries give any satisfaction to the
iDquring public ?? The notice appears to be fouDd
Ing the paternity maternity of which nobody is viii
ling TO acknowledge. 1t requests all the citizens oil
Guilford who believe that the people have right to
assemble together to consult for their common good c
instruct their representatives and to apply to the Leg
isature for redress of grievances to in the court
! house on Saturday next Various important uues
items are to be considered" What are the important
questions? no ntmation whatever iegiven be peo-
pie are TO be got together-araMo be perned before
they are allowed TO know for what purpose they have
OF en called together. Fraud and deceit lways burroW
in the dark and disclose their secret workings by piece
meal The people must be got into the court house
then the leaders who have been consulting and
ting in secret bring FORTH ore PROPOSE ion
aud anOher-and another, till all the important ques-
tons considered. 1t is to be hoped that no man
who studies bis own peace and the pace of his State
| there for consultation for the common good more
than there month three months OF Elk months
| ago? TIE Legislature has adjourned within month
Wnat grievances there to redress that did rot
exis. when it in session? 1t will meet again in
May, why not wait till the next session? What spe-
cal grievances there be that require call of the
Legislature between December and May? These are
only pretexts and although dressed in foe clothes can
not conceal the ugly and dirty they intend
! I'd to hide
! 1t is well known4hat thlre is a plan on foot which
originated in Raleigh to call a Convention, and carry
the State OF North Carolina out CT the Conederacy,
and 1t is very much to be feared that the meeting Sa
t1rday is called 10 further that design. Sorry
that GuifOr soil is selected for the furtheance of any
such design. North Carolina, by solemn act of the
CONVENTION of her people, has for Weaior for cast
lo her lot with the people Of the Southern ConederaGy
and has EOemnly pledged her faith live die sink
or swim, survive perish with them, and she
take no steps backward without bringing shame upon
her children AID disgrace upon her name Her esCuch-
has always been bright, and her unsulitd up
to the present hour 1t is to be hoped citizen OF
GuilfoId will lend bis name his Influence his pre-
8enCe to put blot on her uLt4rnshed fame.
But suppose the Convention called and we withdraw
from the Coniederacy, what then " lake al
fairs into our own hanCs" is tie language of the dis
Der OF the repOse OF North Carolina. Well then you
have got back your own sfairS into your own hands,
what then Recall our troops, suppose would be the
next step. But would they wnen you call them
is the question Suppose they would not desert those
glorious leaders, under whom they have SO often
quered and abandon that SACRED which has been
cOusecrated by the blood Of many heroes and
tyrs, land all know they would nOy what would we
then do with cur own affairs In our own HANDS! We
would then stand exposed to the and derison OF
al the world. Suppose they come, what then Why
yCu make NORTH Carolina the battle field Of tie war,
and you will zee.
"Wide over her ZELDA waste of ruins laid"
Ask those of your fellow citizens who have been to
Northern ana Eastern Virginia. to describe its present
condition. and waste and desolation and pause be-
tore you take the first step toward irctipg similar
ruin upon your beloved State aud happy homes. But
you told this is peace measure 1T is oil fer peace
aud 10 stop the Be not deceived. 1t is measure
to aggregate, intensity and magnify the and bring
it to your doors and Jour hearth-stOnes. Does any
man in bic reason believe that ii Norh Carolina seced.
ed from the COnfederacy she could remain neutral p
OF for day-she would be occupied Immediately as
matter of necessity, of seifproecton by Conede
rate troops, and these troops would then be hostile
troops and would burn with resentment against US for
our pertidy.
But Why talk about neutrality and its consequences
onsense. The object is to carry the State back into
the old Union from which seeded il 1861. What
will be the consequences of that move 1t could sue
ccei? War to the knife, ard the knife to the hit,
here anC2g Us Father against SOD, brother against
brother, neightCr against neghbor, burning houses,
violated womcn, robbery and plumber. A Contadera lie
army and Federal arET, both On SOIL both de-
vocring ana destroying until they would not leave a
rail or blade OF grass in the land. Our people diVl
ded part side and part the other, engaged in
the general business OF cutting the threats of 9th
eT Be not deceived. l know you want peace so DO
|, 50 does every body. But must seek peace In a
constitutional and legal way we have an organized
government and must speak for peace through the
organ of the government. Some of the very who
are beading this movement were secessioniss and
brought on the present bloody war. They told you &C.
ce8siUn was peaceful remedy. They told what was
not true, and when they tell you, you have peace
ny calling C2nVenton, they tell you what IS not true
again.
If you about TO take Journey upon railroad
trQiu aud informed that the locomotive was out
Of CTdcr-scr Of the axels wrenched some .ot the
wheels Cracked-tbat the engineer was crazy and the
conductor drunk, would you go! Not step. Well
II you go into the meeting Saturday, be certain that
he upon which you then embark is sound and in
good condition and under the control of sober and
petent officers, lest collision running of the track
break down, may end in broken bones and maDgkd
limbs and loss OF lie to many who thought they were
only on pleasure trip.
BE certain you do not jump out of she frying par
into the fire" Lincoln says have Confederate
Government, 10 Nationality-but that are State
Now by holding Convention totreat with Lincoln as
State DO you not ignore the existence of Cor,
| fede Government and play directly into his hanc
and aid him in his great plan OF subjugatlon?
| a TRUE FRIEND OF NORTH CAROLINA
From the Columbia g. Co. Guardian,
i Pf,A9 FOR DOUBLING THE AMOUNT OF GOES
TO EACH Pillow HORSE.
Let every farmer proceed at to break bis lands
intended for to he create possible depth Ehi
preparation will be greatly facilitated by The very
deep freezing Of the ate cold sweathrr. Immediately
before planting intro uce a two horse harrow
and continue the operation untthe earth is thoroughly
puverized and smooth plant bed. Then check witt
a bull tongue both ways before planting, at distances
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