Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-02-18
THURSDAY YsFEBRUARYs1 1864


swilhmeet again@in May, WHY not wait fiji
/ the next Sessisns Whatspecial grievaiices
Can rthereas be athat requires IL cal h of atff..
tegg|slA1pre aheasss,;;s ~ pscernbersand, Maya
!sEeas',sa !lese are onlX pretexts,e and afthnugll
dressed N flne clotlies, caupot conceal, the
ugly and dirty carcass they are Intended inte
1T isswen known FLAT there is a Iulann on
foot, which gnated III Raleigh ttS call a
/ lCohy eHIon,a a ID carry the State Of n 5fth]
! Carolina out ofitlics Confectionery, and iuiis
| very tlllch to be feared that the ,snieeiing
/ on Saturday is called to further that design.
Sorry am that Guilford soil is selected
tor the furtherance OF any such design,
! North Carolina, by a solemn. act OF the
Convention Of her8people, has for veal or
| tor Woe caet III herslot with the people Of
the Southern C"nfederacy, aud has soIom,,-
I ~ pledged her faith to '.;ve or die. sink
ior SWIM Survive sor perish Nv ,th them,
and she can take no steps backward with
Gut bringing shame upon her children and
disgrace rpon her name. Her escutcheon
has always been bright, and her name un-
isullied up toA the present hour. TITS Is be
hoped no cifzen of Guilford will lend his
nanie,a hisSinhnehce or his presence TO put
~
/ But suppose the Convection called, and
we Withdraw from the Couie.Jeraa5ccs,, what what
then Take our own affairs. iEtn our own
Ehands,'' IS the language .of the disturber Of
the repose Of North Carolina w ell, then,
you have got back: your Own affairs into
your. own hands, what. then 2 Recall our
troops, suppose, " ould be the next step:
But would they come when'you call thenl2
is the next question. - Surprise they would
not desert7tIosea glorious leaders, under
whom they have 50 ufren conquered and
abandon that sacred cause which has been
@consecrated by the blood of 80 many hes
roes and martyrs, (and we all know they
would Dot,) what would we .theu do, With
our own affairs in our own bands We
would then stand exposed to the scorn aud
derision Of all the world. SUPPOSE they
come, what then ?" Why you make North
Carolina the battle field of the swar,a and
you will see,Q9A sfs ~ 2ats3"a E'a19@' 80
q" wide her feli'sa waste of ruins laid !" g ~
Ask these ,oflour &telIew-citizens who
|have been to Northern aud Eas 1ern Vir-
ginia, to describe its present cunGiti io,a, ru-
in and waste and cesplation, aud pause be-
fore you take tbs first step toward infict- j
ing similar ruin 'npon your bel we'd State
and happy homes. But you are told this
is peace lneasure---It is ali for peace and
40 stop the war. BE NOT deceived. 1T is 4
a measure, to asgsggrav ATE, intensity and mag
sI.iiy the war and bring itste. your doors
and hearth stones, Dst.s any ysn1au, in his
reason believe that if North Carolina Sc
cesied from tie 'Cpnfcderacy size could rer
main neutral g No for @day-she would
be- occai Pied immediately e" 4 matter #
necessity, as If setfpl,aeetioh by Coufed- 7
crate tr,s'ps, sand these etroepsswoutd then
be ,hostilestronps and ewonld bnrn with -e-
seilt,neut against lis for or perfdy. vse2 /
:. But why talk about neutrality and Its
Nonsense a}Ehe object is
TO. carry theeState back into the old u fiion
,from which we e;seeeeoedain s1861.@ What
wenld be the acopsequ ueDceas OF taatsln nove,'
ifiit could succeed z, Mar zeosthe knife, and
the knife to tbs, hilF ,sneres a,neng gpsk Fa1
|aher against son, brothesr her against brother,
bir against. neighbor, bu, ming hou-
eses,, viofat ed 1wotnen, robbery and pIunder.
army" and a Federal army,
both onohrjsoit, shoth devoufiag aud de
| stroying unsih theyswoald not leavea rail
[ or, i bladesot) grasssinstleohh'ds sOprpeos
pie 1dlvlded, = Part on5one. .sidesand part Of
I the otller,, eugaged iulthesgen eral~ basiness1
Of cutting, 4, the sthroats lofsseaclto ofhenE Be-
Hllots dessiYedv III knew N ypus wapt lpeace,
30 do |, 60 does every bod vi Bnh We slppsiIs
seek peace III a constitutional and legal
/ way .we nave an organized government,
and we lil,ast' speak FOR place through the
organ ofa the GOVERN tf,elfts aSoi1le Of sthe