The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-12-21

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yerpmeat becoming gradually educated e
the Presidents standard. il appears cor.
rect enough even now 10 stigmatize the
steps taken by him as incheatc steps OF tbs
administration.
There are ether acts II the Confederate
government to which reference is made IN
this resolution. OF all such acts. whether
specified here or not, submit to this
House that such is our sense, that. having
been always free ourselves--having sprung
from free generations in other lands, aad
from generations whose freedom North
Carolina has nartured during century
upon this SOLVE reflect upon them with
profound agitation!
Ths third resolution utters truth Which
is apparent to every one. II IS not only
ia regard Il impressments, but il Is IN ma
ny other respects, that the experiments Of
the Confederate government upon the tens
per Of North Carolina haze increased. a,,c
are Increasing! The approximations Of all
thinking men are thoroughly aroused upon
this subject. II such experiments have IN
creased and are increasing. then most as,
suredly they ought to be diminished. and
Indeed come speedily to full end.
[, has always been my desire that the
government of the Confederate States
should enjoy literally every pawer that j,
expressly or implicitly vested in Il by tbs
Consultation. especially in this time D
pressing war. have endeavored to max.
nv private and public conduct aad csua.
sci conform to this standard but camel
believe that il is 70 the advantage oi ruler,
or people that il should br INDUCED in mn
constitutional and oppressive courses o.
acton. Ii the Southern iphiie man canno
obtain Independence in the employment, o.
consttu tional methods ct vindicatlng that
independence, il is because Heaven ha,
denied to him the boon.
lin reply 10 Nc. Shepherd. who hid remarked up
on tho application OF the words rob and spgress i
the action OF tho Confederate States in reference Il
imprsssmsnis, aud who had protested against Ii,
general tone u the Resolutions aud the foregsnl
speech, on the ground thai Mr.. Davis Is our Presl
dent aud The Confederate States our government, NJ
Philips said
Mr.. SPEAKER: II the action Of the Con
felerate States has produced the result
which l have attributed 10 il; and IL lha
action has been repeated and deliberate,
then il involves necessarily the very idea
contained in the verbs which have used.
have no hesitation in repeating that an,
such unconstitutisnai action OF The govern.
ment ia 'eizag private property. as Ia,
been described, is most grievsus oppression
and robbery; and can entertain no scra
plies about dealing with such action with
gloves oE. IL is NJ time to mince words
admit that Mr.. DAVIS is my Presiden,
and that the Confederate States Is my 20.
vernment; and that is precisely nv reason
for speaking Of them, and for wishing Ii,
Legislature TO address them in terms o
rebuke. have no interest in discussing
the conduct Of the Gear Of Russia, or Of the
President of the United States. The Iez
son given by The gentleman frsn Cumber-
Iaad for excepting the Confaderste States
is precisely the reason | would assign fsl
! including il. Haw should we be inie.este.
10 the domestic concerns Of a government
that il net ours? | -hould regard IL as /
puor excuse from servant whom Shouts
have occasion to reprove. il be were 10 Of
fer, as a reassR iar rxcusing him, the fac
81 his being my servant! cannot CON
prehend the pertinency Of the objection
No doubt North Carciia, voted for SIR
D,yis. and assisted to elect him and il i
for that reason that she regards him A. re
sp,nsible 10 her for his conduct. and vii
held him to that responsibility.