New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-23
FROM NHw RyHN.
Union srccot in n B-%oi Legislature

NIWPTUN. ~. G., hob. ~, l~bS.
The prrat sresCh OF Mr.. III rris, delivered in
the House Of Cor mons of North arons. on the @ih
tit Is attracting much attention He argument fago--
ing n restoration oi the Union IL fearless - 10 Is
CONGRESS from Feniacky' N.so1ri and other s;ains.
who have rsi,uents, and a. are assstng TOD
the fetep epc North Carolina, arc severely sahd'ed
by him
'He holds that North Caroline has perfecs hrh, H.
Dissolve her ala sianco with q Confederate Govern
mont and eutcr into se1raso nerosa''Sn win US
be failure and snys that Sherman Is moving oi ware
through south and North csrlina, 10 co0P>a,e with
Grant In the Reelection Of Rehrond ana the cHptac Of
Lees army. That great this undertaking may secio
il is not half great as was that of LIS ms1eh rom
Dalton 10 Snvarnah. 80,
over their p-aser. brilliant prospects will speedily fur
nlsh the $4,000 men called for by Mr.. Linocin VINO
will 60 the sld with the greatest saeTy ahd 5000
become excellent soldiers, inspired rs they are, WIN
lie aid Can vro prevent the success of orr crcmies
Can we recover hack the majority u iGc CONFEDERATE
States which haze been taken from US by the armies OF
The United Stated Can VIC hold our remaining iefri
tory Can we even prevent the fail OF kaehm@d and
the capture destruction Of Our only remaining army!
recruited TO tho fail extent VI our white popsatoI
Sir these hzya already been answered by the
Government itself In the negative, by It's leading or
gans, The RiohfloId ssafinel and Richmond Aag.D1,
who have declared tho contest to be too uned IL ~ De
longer maintained unless we arm our slaves.
He was opposed to arming the slaves. On this sub
jec he said We have ten male slaves ~ home 70 one
conscrpt them, and would have an immediate In
surrecton which 30 put dawn, would require thesith.
drawing of our armies TINS leaving the held TO car
enemies If no insnrToction took place they worii
either 20 oyer 10 the enemy in body OF turn ber gans
upon us with bold Conscripis for leaders. .
On the subject Of reconciliation be said: There
are those who think sfter much strife and boodfhed
that reconciliation n impossible This - a miatake.
An hIrory refutes the idea. The case Of England and
Scotland which was IN respects similar 10 cure
divided rs they were into Kingdoms ana AZ wsr ioi
centuries effected reconciliation. and Scotland started
on new career Of prosperity apd glory. Her people.
from being Of the most Turbulent have become one
the most quiet aud refined az wen us one OF the most
contented and happy. In the world. Ibis Is because
nature never intended that the island Of Great Britain
should comprise more than nation Such VIII prove
10 be our own case. . $500
UIon The subject Of divided country he said: When
we take view IL tho country which coinpotes the
United States IL difficult 10 resist the conviction that
nature intended IL TO contain but great nation. Ma
lure never intended the mighty Mississippi TO water
ran but one nation. Close this river TO the North
Wet by transferring its mouth To another nation. and
hey become the mott completely laDdIocked country
IA the world Wero they TO consent Ia this they would
Iign their death warrant This country can never
be- divided TO separate tho NortW Western States
rom the Gulf States without reversing an memorable
aw OF nature. The only hope have ever OF sue
'ess IN this struggle, was that the North Western
states might be induced to Join Confcderacy. The
in which these States voted In the late Pres
,ental election has dispeled that hope however and
my Judgment has sealed the fate OF the Confederacy
Mr.. Hanes Is distinguished lawyer. ard the author
Il able letters which appeared In The Raleigh On c.
Standard over tho signature Of DAWSON" which at
racted so much attention in the North in 1902
JEFF Davis attempted TO arrest him recently for |
making this remarkable speech. ont was prevented
rom doing so by the Legislature OF North Carolina
which has extended him the protecting shield of
he State.