The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-04-05

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his war without degradation. ruin, DIS
honor. Our enemies can have peace ~
,ny time by abandoning their wicked al
tempt Il our subjugation. and allowing rs
"a severn ourselves in accordance with
these great principles for which their "a
theirs and ours fought side by side. !,
Considered, therefore, in every point o.
view, il ais impossible to believe taat .ae
people Of the Confederate States way ever
incur subiugatioa. or accept submission as
the result of the great struggle IN which we
ara engaged. Neither is il possible 10 oe-
lieve that these States, compelled by long
wears Of unjust and unconstitutional acton
towards them BY the Northern States 70
withdraw from political union with them'
can ever be tempted BY any promises. or
so-calIed !" guarantees to again unue
themselves with them under Cannon go>
vernment. Forced into this revolution oy
their faithless disregard OF the obligations
of the constitutional compact, and oy inc
selfish and sectional Legislation which they
fastened upon US. what, IN the course "
this war, has occurred to change aur opin.
ien as 10 their character and purposes
The barbarity and uarelentins lerncity
which has charac terized their conduct OIL
il has excited the indignant wonder Of the
Wsrld. Falsehood, dupllcity and mean
cunning marked their course 10 Us lnausu-
ration--snd, in its progress. every afticie
Of low diplomacy and. persistant misrepre-
seutation has been resorted to BY them 10
lessen Us in the estimation OF manslnd.
Oar struggle for The right OF self.g"yern-
ment--which they themselves have always
declared to be, inaIienable--has been helc
IN to the world as contest fos the mara
tenance Of African slayery--a purely State
institution, ever which neither the Con-
federate States Government nor the Unit.
ed States Government has any constltu-
tional control. To prevent foreign nations
from according to " that Reorganization 70
which we were entitled by pobiic law. and
even the very language OF existing treaties
"a recognition which they have themselves
accorded to other countries on lar more
slender groaads--they have deliberately
falsified accounts of military operations
and our capacity and resources far-contln-
aing the contest. A war which has been
carried on for four years with ever varying
fortunes, their Minister Of State has again
and again assured foreign. PAYERS could no'
possibly be waged BY US for msre than tvs
or three months. And. alter all their lnso'
lent boasts nj their power TO crush Us, they
have been compelled 70 resort to foreigF
snlistments and the arming Of our captured
slaves in order TO hlI up the ranks OF iheit
armies. In spite Of these practlces--wink
ed at, If not eountenanCed, by Epropsai
Powers--tbes have practically confessei
their inability 10 vanqaish rs In rsgula
warfare by the inhuman policy Of Destroy
ing the dwellings, the food aad the sgri
cultural implements Of our nan-eonhatan
population thus endea,oFiag. by the star
walton Of their wives and children, 10 breal
the inds,nitable spirit Of our soldiers.
In the invasion OF our soil neither pEi
vatr property. nor age, nor ser. has beel
spared from the capacity and brutal pas
sIons Of their mereenary legians.
Whenever shsy have passed over N
surface 81 or lair land. the biackncss .
dssolatioa has marked their pa,h; ~
saeh barbarous devastation has been the
deyllish boast. P0blic records have bee
Observation-Disclosures Of learning-puh
bic and private librsiss-piigfed Or burn
and The temples Of God saerdigiously .,
fled.
FelIov-countrymen will you. can 70
ever submit u be ruled BY such people
Gan you ever join hands with them 10 ira
ternal unionr Can yau. with Al the,
things freshly before ysa--iaily oscurin
on yodr native soil--evsr retsrn toa pt
litieaI union with these des sellers u you
homss--these yiolstOrs Of jour wives ~
daughters. Never! A dark crimson strea
divides you. which AL tie skill II lesisl
ton can never bridge oser. File sostl
-, ran.,fa hase .sfe frsed IN IA FROG Al