Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08
ADDRESS OF HIS EXCELLENcY COY
VANCE, OF N. c., ON THE coNDi-
TON OF THE COUNTRY.
Delivered at TIlkesborp'. NORTH o"''''""
february o, 1864.

,oonlo of Wilkcst"ro', \. C., Oh the conclti0h
IF the country and knowing with what ute
ros, his remarks would te locked FOR, as az
exposition Of the sentiment Of the St:;tE, VIC
despatched a s!enographer to report thc
speech for The benefit 0? our. readors- ~ Tic
solicitation Of his Exceiiency, who da"ihca -
appropriate his address should appear h'S' al
the papers Of his W. State, our reporter """
induced to give the Raleigh press ''e HAWAII
tage Of our enterprise.
We designed publishing t Speech |" i"!i'
h,t IN conseauerre Of the unforeseen nctc'si-
- by which we arc reduced toa more limited
snaoe than usual, we arc restricted to making
extracts from theao portions o: TIC mos; 5cA-
eral interest.
After expressing to til, audience his apprc
citation Of the Importance Of Ignoring, IN MS
eHfjrt, all considerations except those at :ct'ng
their permancns interests. his Excclicnc'y Sno7
on to say:
A neopIe who have been afflicted as you
have bcea efl,ctea: n ucorlc who suffer "A
YOU suffer; q people whose gallant TOYS nave
1 hnNn slhuWu ON 10 lN"k S1NN
tho battle. field; whose dGrliags now lanSu1sh
in Northern prisons: wives, whose hus1aads
are wasting in far distant camps the weary
lnonths of ~listless inactivity, while the wceos
choke tho scantv harvest, and the children
nine for the presence and support Of their ma
in-al protector; old men, whp, in fsVerisn aux
ioty, await intelligence which each succeeding
mail NAV bring Of tue slaughter OF their
rrido and support of .hcic declining years.
| all are Liable to reach out. with -tha ..lr'-'s e."
! druwuing man, to grasp any passing s'r""'
| which for the momont may keep their heads
| above the roaring Hood, losing sight mean
| while Of The firm, though perhaps rho distant
| shore, which calm, determined and por:l"tan;
fort will essared!y enable them to atta'"'
Oar destinies, my fellow citizens, iraVe now
h,co Joined TO another government: and a.
enough. as you al know. / regretted to - out
| &c the former government. ami wa5onc oil the
. l,st {, lny it down, and did lag it down With
the same mournful feelings with when to'-
,wed my dear father to the grave. l never
expected, and 10 not row expect, ID SEQ It re-
surrectsd again.
Oar Convention, composed Of delegates fresh
from tha reoplc. Ivy the mos: solemn ties thai
| can bind an honorable people TO = cause, have
| pledged their AL TO its support. May "ol ai'
Is in the iultiilmcnt Of thus Obligation III tac
| future, ~ in the past, (, the letter. no "cl
WIS IL deliberate eSrrcAsi N Of plhAc SENT
meut, though it may have been wfoaS. inc
government we selected is ours, as much 50
| a. cur children. The spirit Of PATRIOTISM -
| a.in t. tho love Of ou7 offspring, "iiith Nu.'
| ha4 imn!anIed in us-the highes'. bo.lest scnti'
m.nt Of humanity. i man should love ms
hnmn If for nothing else bu. bee .nsa it is his
= .l..fl 1,-, ~, y-IfN 4
E,r ,n r.her reason than bacause she is HIS
Vie. he should love his State. bccaus, i: il
! his. a ucrt. asst were, ot his being he should
;oye his country, rir::: o- wron,, (whon in the
| m;dst NJ ,;nshinp event, he cannot take time
; :, examine all aspects OF the question: becaus.
in lis destiny are involved tie welfare ct
| ,;..,e. community, homo, wife, children, sc'!.
bo. IS v,u have no u.h,r rea$ n - give for
! ,l.r.u,!iins il, SAY vnn de- ~ because i. Is .Yo",
country.
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t'o1:
Npw what is it you d"a!Tc above al "!ner
psc.ant earthly rovI? No!cos-"pc:':","
'~r:uca," 1--WE al want p"acc.' kno" yot;
10. Everybody Wants p'i,e. f"itrc, biessed
peace Why, the man who docs nat desire
peace is unworthy Of existence. Peace IA
QUO Of tho highest and hetiess at:T,nn'c5 ci
icity-so much 30, that our blessed SIy:oaf'
Jesus Christ was called the ifincG VI iS'ee.
rho Srea5 Apostle t!nl s'''a OF ti' H'sre.s
character OF peace, inc peace u ooti tua' u
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oipp'T, Son l.", vnur ioIo,atns and the t,;rst
~ .L;rr ,bo;rsoot. !, +, svonr
an the iI3Iv Evan ~rel;sts, to support the Cor
s]i;,nfion Of the C,nrcleracy. Now, hayirr
aono That va take it 70; granted that they, q.
IDno..LI, ,,on Will l,cnn that oath. What
n"n.t%o Cnno,;.r,ion snrq Wbv in article
I's aont;on ~ !, rcaIs M rll,ws: '"No Safe
All ontcr into anv treaty, alliance or con.
r,J"r.t;on" ,nJ;n article . section II. i,
ssfs ..Thc President shall have power by
ona ,,;tb the advise AMI couscns Of tic Senate,
~ motc ~.r,ot;as nroyi!e1 two-shrdq of The
Ssnate concur" Nav. YOU SEQ thu. the Con-
s,;tn,;nn vnnr delegates bavo sworn to sup-
nn-s exrresslv n@royilcs that the bower to dc.
arlarc var and to make peace shall 10 vested
in tho President and Senate Of the Confedc-
raev and the moment one of your delegates
II nrono,;,;on Nv ,-oH,rsa t-natv nj any