New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-24


Snrpospe that the original scheme Of the Seccssionss
had succesded md that they had established separate
Government in these Southern States, what wonId nav
been the inevitable result Does any one suppose thai
the two nations could have lived together in peacef
remember that DIR. Thornwen, in speech madc aboni
the time that South Carolina passed the ordinance oil
secession. drew with his accustomed eioquenee glow
ing picture u the two sister Republics growing up IN
harmony side by side but II was as Wild fancy
entered mans brain. Two such nations aslng
commOn language wiih different forms OF clVlxh'lo
rv interests and feelings embtered by years OF con
troversy could not live together In peace Perpetna'
wor would have existed between them. Large stahdng
armies would be required 70 guard our boundaries au
our COASTS; sDd whence would these armies I've onha
Where Slavery exists, there Is no foreign emigration
from our Own men, from the middle eiass ron VIC
Smhll farmers and mechanics those who make the p,uc
and strength of free country and are tie coh'rons
power. would the armies be supplied by sefh con t
scIiption while those who possessed broad isnus anu
large numbers OF slaves would have been the ete"ps
and these would have formed the ruling class 10 tne na
ton. We should thus have had q slave arstocrsey;
the slaves 10 till the soil aud do the little mapniao,urs
that would have % be done while the poorer cihss VI
white people would compose tho army! nou @ INTO
most crue military desp0tsm, let mere can NC ~
doubt that such was the scheme OF Jonn y.
houn and Of those who attempted TO act out MS
pes But do Won suppose that there would be only Two
Republics ii the work Of separation should once COM
mence IL would not end until the whole nation tho,1
be resolved into iis original elements; and We slo.l
soon have multitude Of petty military dcspot,sEis VIC
contempt OF oil foreign nations, wasting eeeh o'nei
strength in bloody snd endless fcuds We have seen
the commencement OF this work of dlsnfsration uL
ing the last four yesrs The people OF we nS them
selves as independent know 1t to be fact' Iha'
when Gen. Hood was placed in command OF the Ainy
of Tennessee. on order was sent beyond tne
for % 600 en- a. reenforce him. and the men REUSED '"
obey the order SO at present how comes ~ tnht zen
Lees weakened army receives no feenoIcemeh's Hou
that quarter il Is not evident 70 o., .ha. wv 80 bs
military movements cat 81 the Mississippi Why tnei
are not the large armies which. We are iolo are
the river, added TO Lees forces. saw II sta'cu n"'
long ago that the men had again refused to CONF
avid believe the statement. Yes neven the Souhei"
Couiedcrasy had become separate nation me hisss
sipp River would soon hive cut IL TWO ana you Nou
have had two coucderacies instead OF one Nor w"uu
II have stopped there Hardly had the war larry com
meDced when We heard II said openly aud ifoqueu,'
thai the border Ststes Virginia. North CaIohnr, Men
tncky and Tennessee could not long live IN harmony
with the cotton States; already anew C9niederse! was
making IT, appearance And 30 II would have gone on.
Who can depct The degradation the horrors OF soch
state of thingti May Heaven IN mercy avert Houi us
! and from our posferty such fate
1--WE desire then the rcdstabirhment OF The author
i,y Of the general Government over all s territory! N
cause are firmly persuaded that under .he
a ~ ,te 81 ANARCHY and ruin hecause We DeeN' tHh'
under its fostering care alone there can o. AL! prog
IN art Industry, science aud literature any seeup '
our lives aDd property any EMO! neht u p"'.N' paw"
cal republican freedom
n reference TO the future OF our own state nave
no prophecies 10 make. ! am not 20 despondihs as
/ End some ~ NV friends 10 be. North Carolina Is
IN, Inv IA Yo,Jc state With her dowrv Of fertile
~ - ashcris. and mines and streams nd valleys
'in nv ~ 49, "a borss, neonle ,he has all the Gle
u u' & -, ST. u,a.nrrcd IN the pa,t m spite
~ all the Obstacle. In her way Let hops that when
the storms Of are passed and the CONFUSION lhc
dent TO our irsis'Ne sun yo na, , y, once ON
,r nron lint career Of prospcrty aud honor which
Heaven has marked out FOR her.
These remarks, which be delivered 10 snpduea ou'
i tone of voice, indicating the deep ana esIhe
feeling by which each word was inspired held The "uui
ence In bresthless sttentor-vhieh was oni! broker
By occasional applause during its delivery and at th'
close.
The Mayor invited other speakers 10 come iof""ru
and the meeting DANGEROUSLY called for several citizens
TO address them. One only Coi' Nehao, fesponaeu Al
fe" re'neIh, which we've ~" r""e,'ed by the NEE,
Wilmington for year, and his word evidently made d
deep impression upon al present. ,
he salu u'hi tIe iaei 'e 10 auuietseu lup'o nee.
ce,,ion He md no upkd feeIif 20 toward tlo,e VII,
advocated secession then. lie believed they we're so.
'uH u u ', h "a 60, ,aii a. tho f,rt
Lst dprins the prourrd Single yhieh has follow ed
secession some Of our dearest and best friends have
fallen. still be IN favor OF the action proposed
here tonight and any action that would tend to put
stop the war. The resolutions were MID and kind
his heart, but would ike to suggest one Amendment
81 ,te SsI hy our siote be- Would insert tho word
An a reud in to tbs further