The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-02-22

10 punish with the death sf the offender.
the flaws" 81 the United States also pro-
vide that all his property. real and perso-
nal. shall be confiscaied. The enIy mi,i-
CATION sf the rigor threatened by these
laws, is contained in Mr.. sLincsIn's pre-
camation accompanying his annual mes
sage in December 1863, in which he pro-
peses to hang only those above the rank sf
Colonelin the army and Lieutenant in the
nary. and all civil and dipIomatic sfficers
Or agents Of the Confederate Government,
and various other classes therein specl6ed; !;
coupled with vague intinatioh to our
commissioners in their recent interview,
that whilst We must prepare to accept all
the pains and penalties Of the lars, we
might rely - liberal use Of the pardon
ing power, vested 10 hin. He alss informs
Is that the terms set forth in his recent
message of December fast, wherein he re.
sndsrsss the above mentioned preslama.
tics, will be rigidly adhsrsd to.
New then, We caa SUM up, In ssms sort,
the consequences Of our ssbnissioH. Four
million slaves, two hsndrsd thousand Of
whom haysbesn 10 arms against Us, turn
ed lsose at 0Hce in eur midst, eur lands
csnfscated, and ssld cut to pay the cost Of
our subjugation. or parceiied amsng nsgrs
soldiers as the reward Of the slaughter of
their masters; oar wemea, children and
old asa reduced 70 bessary, and driven
froa thslr snce happy hsmss. oar mutiIat.
ed and diseased soldiers, starving in rag.
frsm dpr to door, spurnsd by even pen
stoned negro soldisrs, whilst the gallows
grows weary under the burien or eur wisest
'ststesmen and bravsst defenders; to say
nsthiag sf universal financial ruin and the
intslsrabls oppression Of 4 rapacisus and
vindietiye fse, in the hour Of conquest! !
Great God is there man 10 all this honora-
Die. hlgh>spirited and noble commss wealth,
80 stepped in every conceivable msanness,
80 blackened With all the guilt Of treason,
or 50 damned with all The leprssy Of csw-
Ardice, ss to say, yes, we will sabmit to oil
this! and whilst there yet remains a hall
million men amongst " able to resist
And whs says the enemy will give Us aay :
thing bettsri Net Mr.. Lineala aad do
the weak and the vsscillating amsng ss,
knew better than he dsss, what he will de
Tor as.
Having made, thsrsisre, a fair and honest
Ebert TO obtain pesce by negotiation, and
knowing new precisely, frsm the lips oi
the President Of the United States, what
We are to expect, what are we 10 do next
There Is sRly enc thing left fsr W. to dc.
Ws must tight, my country men, 10 the last
extremity, or submit voluntarily to eur
own degradation. Let no mas mistake the
issue now, The line sfdistiaction will be
drawa plainly between those Who are fer
their country, and those who are against
their csuatry. There is ne haf.way hsuss
upun the road. The purifying Gre is even
now sursisg ihroughsut the land. and its
csnss ming flames must separate the dross
iros the true metal. Degradatios. ruis
aud dlshsAor on the one hand-libsrty, in
depeaseaee aud hanor, If oar souls be strsng,
on The othsr. Is il Hot worth another
honest aud manly EFFORT? Aye, another,
asd another. aud another, and 4 thousand
s'prts Of our ~h.Is people. Az North
dsseendaats OF rs,olutisnsry
heroes, aud fathers and brsthers si the no,
blest dead and living soldiers that ever
drew blads for human frsedsm, We can.
not tolerate the thought Of such base and
infamous subnissisn.
Should We wilfully throw dswn an or.
gaaizsd government. disband our still pow
srful armies, and invits all these fearful
consequences sPon eur country. We would
live 10 have our childres curse our gray
hairs fer fastening our dishosor upon them.
l trust and believe that there will be lit
tie difference Of spinisn in North Carolina
as to the propristy Of continued resistance.
The great srgumsst which will be brought
forward 10 shake your homer aud intended
to incite yos to dispair, will be that sue-
cessful resistance is no longer possible.
Some will cell vou that ere are alread auh