The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-11-02
Mr. Boyce and his Constituents he
makes q SpeecA.

aumbcr st secctsiohsts snu army onncers, |
ard which passed resolutions deacuscirg
the recent able. and as shine thidk patriotic |
lettss OF Mr. B~ycs and calling On him to
resign. MIR. Be,ce, being N the city was
in.iied TO appear before the msetiag and
siAdica,s his letter if he desired SO 10 do.
which he did; and his speech On the occa.
slsa is thus reported ia the proceedings:
sPg9cH OF HON. ". W. BoYcE.
thsak yeu fer afsrdsg me the privi-
ls.. sf deleading myself on this occssisn.
Tsst pstnieslon has not iakco NE by sur.
pri,e. len knew that there, dwelt in the
.esrrs Of South Csrslinisps nasnanimity
saa generous smotioas, AND that II would
be iapessibls within the Units Of this
stats 10 assemble 30 large an audience
sed then refuse a nan. wis was put on
rial fer Ais political liis. an oppsrtunity
eli speaking ia his own behalf.
Il IS impractlessle, ay felisw. citizess,
10 discuss = question SO grave as this, and
tayslsisg - II dses. ss many and csaPll-
csu relsiishs under the prssaat ctrcan-
stances. | shall, therefore. take occasisu
hereafter, in some mere convenient mode,
10 fally SET forth nv ideas on this subject.
What shall a., 70 you nou will be ~;
Arisf yinaIcauon q a'y posi,loa. fer |
f>essnizs the right Of nv constituests 70
express their o2inloa a. 10 nv course. |
am ,ogG psliticsl servant, you are the so
,.r.igns. wsuia add, siss. that | have
- iosbt that thsse b. mhsn this aevs-
laent VA. commenced, are actss,ed BY a
seuse Of public duty IN the course they
hive taken; but 10 NY ludguasns. they have
20 hastily harrish 10 their c.aclusions. |
ds act think they have read M letter with
iss care.
Feilsw- citizens. bslsre thi. great costsst
csmmsneed, l. A. your representative, sur,
,sv,a the scene. sAd endetvored then 10
detsrm,us what polio, va, proper ia view
u the great rev pluiioR G, identity approach.
iss. 4 sns greatly impressed with III.
ises that il vas oat interest 10 divide the
Ssfih--ikat. being a wesksr pon.t. II MAS
prsdeuce on our part 50 10 direct sur pub.
iis course as 10 Aducs dissentisRs and d.
vision in the NsrIh. and create party
there which should sympaihise With u.
Before secession took place. therefore,
adopted policy which surprised masy,
deserved that ,he grsund On which the Re.
ppsiirau patty was adsanciag. referred
shclly to the ertensIon of slavery 10 the
lr-ritegiss. aud believing that TO be bar
Ian. issue, Il 80 declared ny sentiments.
.uted that uatute herself. with her vas
sountains and bread plains interpessd az
staaele TO the exteasiun Of slavery IN th'
Nssih-west. and thus the question was on'
shout which we, practically, nted hav'
.iven ourselves no csheern. While wa
cesdemned fer this view. you did not hol,
a public meeting for the purpose. but u
enc Of the papers of Colsnhia a dihsrea
policy wss annouIced, and six highly re
spectacle gentlemen were nominated q
representatives from nv district. | sal,
that our policy atthat time was nosera
tien; but one Of the gentlemen presen
wtute in his Journal huaorsu. article. y
vhich he declared that our prlicv vas &C
tion, aetien, action. | lsokcd ahead, an
va. not so full Of the illusions q a san
ggine temperament az saine men " u
hssth. / appreciated the powsr Of th
Nor,h. and did not wish 10 force ysu 10
10 the contest with tive great eddie aean'
you. wanted " take all the chanccs
will not uow define what MAS that polio
cf modetauon; but The idea involved va
10 give 10 the North-west Hew strength, !
that. should war ,sks place. We shoul
hasea party in that section whose lntere'
], weuld be TO cry out for peace. Wei
fellow citizens. the struggle commenced
That policy which | had advised was no
in my opinion. carried out. The part
With which we ought Il have had most !,
innate relstions, aud which was especial
strsnk in the Nerth-west. was broker, .
by the Charleston Convection. theug