Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-27

sznRhish the ASSURANCE h gsvep ''thee the
people Ui the Old North State are prepared TO nan
the advent of his army among them, and promp'i!
vbsel tia state into the Union" The Times reasons
that this must be so, for the traditions OF the state
are Union aud National, its SntecedehtS "h's "S
,r..,v,.iye. -. ,sNorth Carolina never wanted
- .ece,ie FROM the Union" 'Sober North caro-
O., lima hy her own will and motion wonlh never
e.. have passed AN ordinance Of secession. Moth
G, ING would he natural than, nov that she has
chad opportunity come 20 her senses, and see the
results Of secession, She should 70 use Gen. Sher
umsn's words, promptly wheel back into the Union
So reasons the Inns, mistakng equally the spirit of
the people OF North Carolina and the issues between
them aud the Yankee Government. North Caro-
lima did not quit the Union because OF the election
of Lincoln nor on account of wrOpgS in the past or APP
prehensons for the future. She broke loose from that
connexion and took up arms simply because Lincoln
had decreed au unjust and illegal war upon certain
Southern States, and demanded that she should nc
party 10 the war She found herself In the dilemma
Of being compelled TO fight for Lincoln and
the Yankees against her neighbors and friends,
or with the latter against the former She
did NOT hesitate q moment. She has now no ques-
tion % consider, whether the election OF Lincoln,
or tie long series of grievances and insults endured
hy the South before that event, the fatal policy
toreshadowed by his election, constituted ground
sufficient ior Withdrawing from the Union, since
netLcI Que nor all OF those considerations impeled
her 70 the step. She may or may not think South
Carolina ana other Southern States acted precipi-
t.;ely but she knows that she did not. She knows
mat he took up arms only resist Lincoln when he
took M arms to defend herself fron invasion aud
to maintain the liberties and rights of her people
Honor and self-preservaton demanded that she
should pursue this course, at whatever peril or
,acriace and what she then knew be right, every
days experience since has confirmed. What &C.
casion, then, has she for reconsideration, repent
ance or regret She took up arms to resist threat
ened INVASION can she lay them down when the in
vasOn has come From the Yankee point ofEiew
this might be conservatism" but other people
would give 1t the name of cowardice, quality with
which the people of North Carolina have a. little
acquaintance with any We know of. Entering into
the war with the views and on the PrOvocation that
controlled them they like the people Of Virginia,
can never without lasting dishOnor, lay down their
arms 50 long as aggression is continued or threat
sned There is no ground for compromise or set
Element Of any SORT so tar the border States
concerned, except upon the Withdrawal and dis
bandment OF the Yankee armies. Aud if We were
disposed 10 discriminate among the States, We
would say that North Carolina is the most stead
fast and tenacious of them all. In opposition
therefore TO Sherman's boastfUl and libellous
surance that she evil promptly wheel back into
the Union" we predict that he will never march
through her limits as he has done through other
States not 90 unpretentiOus, but that when he at
tempts it, she will cause him promptly TO wheel
bach TO the ocean glad to save any part of routed
and disgraced army.