The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-10
SPEECH Of GOVERNOR va,,cs.

.peech, we may say witho at exagperat,on the
great speech, ci Gov. V.snec. OF North Caro-
Ina, delivered at " .ikesboro', N. C., on tn,
"a ult. Ii VIII well repay reading, aud
should be cifeF lated throughout the Confed
erAcy
7ae Fol- Of seasssio" from the Co'yederaey.
r .,ople who have been afflicted as you
haS' been afflicted; apeopie who suffer as
g n suffer; a people whose gallant boys have
cern slaughtered AZ your sons have fallen on
,sa battle field whose darlings now ianguish
a. Snythern prisons; wives whose husbands
are wasting in far distant camps weary
,,oa.hs oi listless inactivity, while the
~eeds choke the scanty harvest, and the
1 children pine for the presence aud support
oY their natural protector; old men, who in
frvfr sd anxiety await intelligence which each
succcedlng mail may bring Of the slaughter
of the pride and support of their declining
vears-all are liable to reach out, with the
spirit OF drowning man, TO grasp auy pass
Ing straw which for the moment may keep
tA,ir b.a}s above the roaring flood. losing
sight meanwhile of the firm, though perhaps
distant shore which calm, determined and
persisten. effort will assuredly enable them
10 attain.
l. Consequence of this continued suffering,
or
IN endure wit. tie for;ituds possessed by some
usto,s wbc have bsen uu-tured 10 she shock
OF sm a es In diseOn'e1t hss pervad d AID
a fin,r .loom hung over the com unnisy,
s1geud-ii.g, if We 'rsii. wide rumor
thr ugaeu' ths State, no.ioa that INNS,
asvo CIv,rt n-th W mes sscsie from
the >oBths,n Come ersfy that We mus. re
-ad - TIE wal { n, aGd 20 bsck ard Do
our tr.t We ov.r aysIu
IN, at Dho4 L..
so yoa iuto this sc.ape Way, yon al know
that il was the f.ct of your eecsesion in the
frs ins'eDcs, Isplisuse
Srplo ytu wers sick Of typhoid fever. and
h.i besn 40 c IL death g door; SnG, heo o,miDv
co, va q en- the physician stoaif gravsIv in
fora, yJn that the oniy risn to effect youc Gu
tir. rfc y ry would te 10 take another spell of
the il f.,n nal fever7 Wonld you not think he
vasafoI1 iLaughier.l o. suppose T. sar-
r-,r .ou i say !, Il soldier with ball in hie
leg "My dear fellow, doa't ese how ii is
possible TO- you 10 obtain relief unlsss call
fyr Il musset AID pn; al0theg one ia the other
leg Tat would bs curious surgery would
j. not1 Would q sys en- la Cd OF tls same
principle be LEES aisaFd whea sp lied 30 the
healing IF the body poi'ic
Session va sd sf.sr it ha / been cons;d
cred for Il peri ~ OF forty y a., q ID the whole
c-uu.7. u.ide's'oOd it as completely a. an al
ersc;, n could be understood. We We're pro
missed i, h nd he peace ,bls. What ia .!.s re-
en- Why l. has bsen evsrs thing else. H.
hs3 mv'lsef ia IL q war a has no pa-sllaj
upo the fsge. o; history. u, y.u expect to
b d tzledy by repetition Of the dose tha:
bfoGsht u b bed
our dfslinies, fellow citizens, have now
been cast in another Governments: and al
though, as you all know, regretted to go
oGt'ot the former Goverpment, and was one
OF lhe2stt lay it down, and did lay it down
with tAe same mournful feelings with which
] followed my dear father to the grave
never expected, and do not now expect, to
sec il reeurrected again Our Convention.
composed OF deleea' es fresh t ON the people.
b. the mos! solemn ties that can bind an hons
oraoe people 10 a cause, have pledged their
all 10 its support May God aid us in the
fuldlment OF this obligation in the future as
in the past, to the letter. The act was a de-
li1cTate expression OF public sentiment
th)ngh 1t may have been wrong The Coy
erumcnl We se.ected is ours, as much so rs
are our own cailiren. The spirit ct patriot
Ism Is AHA to tn love OF our offspring,
which God has implanted in us-the highest,
holieat senimeat OF humanity 4 man
should love his home if for nothing else but |
because it Is his and sh alters him: he should !
cause she is his wife; he should love his |
State because 1t is his-a part, as it were, of |
: bis biug; he should 1--we his country, right
Or W-ong-wnen in the midst of clash!ng
events he cannOt take time 10 examine all |
aspects OF the qucstion-bocause in it's des-
tlnyar involvad the welfare of State, COM
lnanity, home, wife, children, self. But If
you have no other reason to give for defend |
lux It, say You do SO because it is yo.1r coun
iTy
N,w, gentlemen, desire to present to you
nf
. a1Ve placed me in position t1at enables me
: % ssthe: from souroas Of info m ttion beyond
lis Isach of the public gcnsra ly, fec 9 which |
a-s nace cry to - s0u ion Of the difficulties
snd prob ems which agitste your minds; and |
II you will oniy have charity enough to be |
i'vs that l am nest in what say, possibly |
yon may, on retiring, be able to quote the pas |
. aors
Now, VIA: is 1t you desire above all other |
l'ereut earthly good tvoicss-"psace,"
'psaes,' we all Want psace."l Itnow you |
O. Eversbody wants peace. Pe CO. blessed |
Fssee! Why, tn, MN W o does net d. sire |
la@c7 ia unworthy OF exis,eac, 7 ale! 1t |
L ene OF tha highest and hottest Attributes of |
De'tJ 20 mach go, that cur tl- ssed S ,viour, |
Ssaas Chis., VS. 6 II 4 tbs PriGo, o. Pace. +!
'le srsst Apo tis Pal O.. OF h higaesl
ei-'sess' o. pesce, IL PEACE OF God shat ''it |
p's'a'h all uad Tstaad'ng" Now, il yoa re |
e.y want pe-cs h.s gr>a At essing 20 'epose
atlA our b sedlng country, OUT CONS to re
lSfa Irom tho ba..ls field aud taxa their poai-
Neu asain IN The family circle, se0nmerce and |
a agriculture 20 rfsume their beneiiesns sway,
We sword hea en- into the pi,wsa.ars and Ia |
u's'fF again ~ s,roica nsT L. &c Eana over
sw f-e'a'~n fields iii th-y bi som aa 8. ~. |
sapfoe, a. rsssonabls mei. you are
~hsg - y Ks tl7 BE- t. plan. obbai- si,ss
oH Hauasioa g. dsvou ly wisasi. Wi,iaa is
IL be-, PAM
Il ~o''sateoa-As Purposes and Rssuts-7Ae
itssfso's Of u Neutral State.
Convention is proposed by some.
I' aehuhciatlon to maze to those who
men r,e moving this question. They are as sound
h>Sli 10 r., 1ouot, as l am-as you are-aS any
Ny lhey are my friends but l think il is
",. .ns. suppose you call Convention with
N" q an, design 1t shall put the State out OF
,se SS0hiederacy You merely call 1t with
r,cl f-e lole that il may be able 10 make some
noposluon 1sI, Tor peace, or accomplish some
gsa,r.a 'ne direction OF peace, that the Le-
trns - OK The Executive are unable to
"a, f.s "a ABOUT. suppose you call Convention
md 'uls ,a purpose. You elect your delegat es,
s.aa 'Ie is nfat thing they do on taking their
Ia snr' 40 " swear, On the Holy Eyangelists,
nrv fegit Tue Constitution OF the Confede-
rs,,.aW", aHo", having done that, we take it for
h., su %s, Una, they, a. honorable m n,will keep
Why 'ssa' What does that Constitution say!
W., ~ artisis section ., it resds - fol
.II.n. NO sa'e ehall enter into any treaty,
s.ct,ae - Or confederation" And in article 2,
80. !, ii says: Tho President shalt have
Ne ~ 10y os sad with tho advice and consent Of
tdiras a'ua.e ~ 70 make treaties, provided two
tas, ,hs vac SeaAts concur" Now you see
sworn ~ constitution your delegates have