Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08

Laughter, and who, thes say, san tell moro
tad jokes than I can. Laughter. How
be receive the intelligence that North
Carolina had seeded from the ConiederacV
and set up for herseif2 lilo would put hlS
thumb up to his nose and make certain giFa-
tons and evolutions with his fingers, and say
"Waul, olo North Carolini, Pm tarnatlon glao
ter SEQ yer como outer JET Davis ltt'e CON
sarn, I swow but yer don't mean 10 90 ior
:, s,- ver ART in the Union ngln, and under
tic Sertection of the best government the
viii ever eaw? Bin ftin yer, too long to
t., you snoIls ont t'a- way l~""hha"e"
/. = :htcr aud applause
Wry. Of course, il eIc!; q Prosecuting on tho
,,.ttr North Carolina wcuid secure her IN
!, andebcc, it would oaly be necessary Tor
crn State t, seced. ~ g. time, get herself ac-
ki"wledsel. a2i, after I'll "aHt "''' tur,
= md and ;or1a such a CoTi&ac:gtv Is bes.
n; .,.eI them. Old Abraham is lighting us,
.,nt because %e arc u part Of the Southern
-, nfedrrnc but bocau: c w are in rebellion
To the old unicn: and, 10 long ~ We refuse
obedience to him, he will continue to hight
liz. The IDEA that Lincoln would rec "
r;2n ". or abato his clnlln t" allegiance
and obedience. is pTcpl;terHrs. Nc''
would the Sratllern Cnn(cderacy rccoSn.zs
;,ur Independence, and maxi a treaty q
ne.ce with yea? This Is or;ireiy OWING 10
contingencies. Il you went out OF the Jon
redcracy and declared y~oucsc;t independent
ven wau!d have to a.,iInucc ana cn'orce your
nos!tion Of neutrality with reference 10 roc
',hcr hcl!iscrnn.s, or thcro weuIc De OCCASION
fr var. How cnuid yuu preserve your nell
tralisy when once announced? Th9n:'ly raj.
rnn1 communication between the arm!ts OF
Gen. Lee 6nd Gen. JohtstJn, between Fir-
sjuia and the remainder Of thc Confederac.y,
i; through North Carolina. You d1 not sup
ro,o we could, "a II neutral State, permit the
az Richmond to communicate
across our territory with its S'u!h western
armies. Gen. Lee sends some of his veterans
down hare, takes poi session CT the raiiroads-
ths arteries Of tho Co1Gederacy-and tl'ss
onvbnd who interfcres with hiin-and so you
have fro wars instead hf one, There. IL
onntbar consideration invnlsnh n great poT-
t;on Of tho provisions that feed General Ice
army arc nttnined in North Carolina. As n
,,cutr y State sbe could nossn!l them; and q. he
would be forced to have than. 1t IL not dliil-
emit to forcsco how speedily N'rth Carn!ira
w,u.i brc,me the scat Of war. Moreor"r, his
.ro,ns would say: these fellows have h1srly
Abandoned us, left ua to our fate. and don't
deferye our mercy. Old Abo would send bis
troops here nlso, bccnnsc We would no longer
he neutral: and -. il yea will pardon sbeex
nrcss;on, We would cat.h the devil on all sides.
Snrpvse your State should Tomorrow So
,eio fro,n the COrieI"racy, what would be-
come of. your soldiers in the army Some
,roula run away and some home. no doubt:
hut the mass Of them who have 10 lowed that
oii hattie flag through SMOKE ard fire lrtl the
of death, AID waved lis h''&jy iIics
ilpon Inc he; slts Of IN hundred fields OF tr!,
AMID the 2hr'rs Of victory that thrill
an unplauding world, d. you suppose that
ruey would tTmnnle it Enicr foot and crawl
mon their bellies aud eat dirt in that sort OF
s'glcy (Great applnrse.) Who, then, would
WA haze to Gcfcnd North Carolina? A few
I'D men and = IN, militia officers.
Sun,ose. a. the last alternative for obtain
mace, veur Convention should take tho
state out of the Conftlcrscy and put il into
the arms of Linc1ln. Just go soon as you en-
tered into the OIL Union and swnre to support
that gnvernmcnt, just NO saon would YOU
have imposed on you your share of the d"Ht:
taxes and lurthens OF the |. States. Instead
If tho Cnntearrata TAX c~1llcctcr coming Gr"ind
70 gnlllor ~, the Confederate cnrrc'icr. 10
which, it must be confessed, thr7e Is ~ lack
in ti,n land the Federal agent comes among
YOU dem lnding grcanbacks aad gid, 10 Assist
n CARRYING On the var. Instead OF Sattin.
your sons hack to the },low aud tire-id", they
y:onid he dr.fted and sont into the service OF
iiacle S.,m~t0 fight alongside of his negro
iroonS, in DISCRIMINATING the white men, $50
men and children OF the Svu:n. l. there any.
Aim, very desirable 10 "lnh i paare rs thai:
Ey.cch YOUR supprsi,ioGs into the domains ni
nt,.urdity, anl cDnccivG" f the North Carolina
.,lijrrs baacly desertirS their comraies-ln'
arms. in obedience to the proclamation Of
YOU, GovernOr--why, gentlemen, they would
yyot come hn.ns in peace TO you. They would
have 70 fight with their new friends, aud
Won i lust cross from the 5 uthern 10 tho
Nn-taarn side nj Tim R4n3ahrar9ck. and shGiI
r;nas would be pointed a: the bosnms OF tEc
brave men who havc fought by their Sides
through tic li,rco fire Of = three Yeas war
Would that give you peace?
10 think Of these glorious North CEo!:h'
r,rin.nnts--you have aeen them III tho iiTs'
Gn-h of martial enthusiasm; ycn know than!
nov urfincllins, though sustained but by
honor and duty many Of them filled With
your snns-hcse regiments that have | Flowed
the S;u,hcrn Cross ever 50 mauy fields a.
ready made %clrssic by their rrnwesS. aston"
ishinr the world anl raising tho nations on
tin.ae in admiration oith"ir h6raic G~chie7e-
n,cnts shall they be asked to lratHrn!Ae with
tho miserable scnnudrcls who have slaughter
81 our neap,e, devastafci our homee, and even
IN f;cted the cr0wnjng outrage which lemons
from hell pale at, ON our mothers and sisters
shall they be asked to Join these wretches in
dcsoIatinc the homes OF the very men by whose
sides thoy have so long fought and suffered
T know YOU would not think of the proposition
I think / caa assure you to-day, in al cand1r
and hmestv--as a dying man to dying men
in rho presence 0f GcI, that any step Of this
Kind YOU take viii only involve you IN a deep
or and b:oodicr war. The ca}amities Of war
fact our rsoplc to q terrible degree Streams
IF tears are running down the checks Of many
= moor woman cries for bread c3me from
many q suffering child. BIZ. lct n5 trust tina:
tho God Of 3 .tt!"s, who gave ~ our ancestors,
,hyouyh seven long Yeas, o cloud by dav
and a pillar o. ii:e by night, will vet lead IL
the land where grows tho iruitasc OF
iiA,rty, richer than the clusters If Esraoi. and
thrnngb which low the milk and honey Of in
dnnsndcrre and nationality. (Anplnu>2 J.
havo moi, fcllow-citizans. enumerated oil the
consequences which would follow inconsidern'e
action OIL your part. What would become of the
should you abandon the Southern
Cnnfelcraey 1t is bal enough ~alrea'v. bat
every Lark in the State ID tiled with it, and
would no broken and worthless to morrow, in
such an evont. Widows, soldiers families, AMI
children, have no other kind. CONNER
cial and financial ruin, compared to Which. the
present sui. ring on account of the depreciation
Of the currency, would he insignitieancc itself,
would oYerwheIm you. What would becon. ct
the gallant soldiers who have been mainsl and
mutilatel in the serrico-these one-legged and
one.srmed boys, incapacita'ed for labor ! Ilav-
ing once submitted ourselves to the enomy, y OIL
might see one Of them come up, his checks wan
with suffering, his rags lutterlng in the breeze,
his wasted form supported on cEn'ches and ask
the Government for support. The reply would
be: "You Infamous rebel, have you the inpi,,
deuce TO ask support from p Government you
have been lighting TO destroy No; you will get
no pension; hu. we wiiltax as hee?ily AS we
can, your little potstoo patch to pension tbs man