Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-03-03
From the Charlotte Bulletin
Gnnpeh

MIR. EDITOR BY the arrangements of the trans
on the Western Railroad, and On the Atlantic 4 Ten.
nessee Railroad, large addition to the immense cut
pouring of the citizens of rede county pres nj OF
Statesvle to-day, to hear the address OF Gov Vance
and the heart OF every true man filled with pride
to listen to the bold frank and patriotic sentmen's
delivered in that style of eoquence peculiar to
bic Governor BE spoke two hours and half, and DE-
voted almost his entire speech to the proposed Conven
ton l cannot in short note give q synopsis of bus
arguments but when tell you that his every utter
in opposition to that nearous measure, aud
that he presented and argued it in every possible man
nef in which it could affect the State of North Carroll
ma, you will know that under his great power
public speaker, every heart in which there nger
ing spark OF patriotism, was made to glow with new
zeal for our cause aud our country.
In considering this question: the first position OF
Gov. Vance was that the friends of Convention
dsclre that it not their purpose to have the State
withdrawn from the Confederacy, that if one should be
called and organized in constitutional manner It's
members would have to swear to support the Consttu
ton of the Confederate States, and that if it should
pass an ordinance of secession its members would be
guilty of treason and perjury, the peace making
power has been transferred to the Confederate Govern
ment and it only has the power to negotiate for peace
But If it not for the purpose OF secession, one
could understand for what it could assemble If it
was as was suspected for the purpose OF Withdrawing
the State from the Conedcracy, and it should form
Independent Government separate from both the bel
Hgerents he showed that it would still be il rebellion
to the Lincoln GOverpment, and that the against
the State would be necessarily continued with unabated
ferocity and that being between the capital OF the
Confederacy and the other States belonging to it,
South the Confederate Government would be compelled
to have free communication it by the two lines
of Railroad over which the supplies Of Gen. Lees army
transported and that thus, instead Of being
gaged in one the State would be involved in two.
That if the Convention shonId withdraw the State
from its present association and unite with the Lincoln
Government, the armies Of the ConfedoraCy would be
compelled to occupy the State, and Lincolps hor1es
would be transferred to it, and thus it would be made
the field of strife, and its fate would be devastation and
ruin. He said that if either course adopted by
the State Convention that would be the duty Of the
Governor to issue orders for the roopa of the State 10
the field, to Immediately withdraw from the ranks of
their comrades and either repair to their State or
to cross over the Rappahannock and fall Into line with
the troops Of our-enemies, aud turn their hayonets
against the bosoms of those who had heretofore stood
by their sides III scores of dangers and trials.
The Governor most happily illustrated what would
be the fate of the State of North Carolina by referring
to the present down trodden condition of Kentucky,
which from the beginning Of the had attempted to
remain neutral He showed in his most happy manner
what could expect In the shape of peace by nego
ton; from the published terms of Lincoln read from"
q Northern paper account Of the manner in which
Beaufort, in South Carolina had been laid of into
twenty acre lots and sold at public auction, an6
purchased mostly by negroes, as an illustration of the
disposition of the lands Of the State under Lincoln
authority with the existence of his various pEoclama
tons in regard to slavery
The Governor was powerful in his arguments and
most happy in bis illustrations He declared that he
had never been secessops that he adhered to the old
Union until driven from it by Lincon's proclamation
but that now he was in a different Government and
that bis whole energy and efforts should be to sustain
that there was no hope of peace except in the success
IF arms-that history where recorded that an effort
milar to ours had ever resulted in peace by recon
Eucton. He assured bis audience that there was not
doubt but success would attend our struggle, unless
We at home should defeat it, and referred to what
lad achieved since the commencement of this struggle
70 @ reason for his faith.
I remain vours very respectfully, x.
CAPTURE OF SLAvER.-:Fhe Spanish war steamer
Neptunio arrived at Havana on the morning OF the
th inst, with brig in tow, having on board 700
layes She was captured off Remedies, on the north