Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-02-15
For the Standard.

FoT tue OtauunIos
Mr.. EprroR:-1n the Characteristic and eloquent
speech of Hon. Mr. Turner, published in your last
issue, a very graphic parallel is drawn between the
combatants in the present awful struggle, and the
old Romans and Carthagenians, led on respectively
by Scipio and Hannibal. 1 quote from the speech ::
The two colossal powers of the new continent well
represent the two powers of the old The North old,
rich crafty, and perfdious than Carthage. The
South, young, poor, robust and brave as Rome.
Now that the two armies upon PowhAtan's parent
stream impend like two clouds surcharged with elec-
trcity with whose contact the thundershock
Now that Hannibal and Scpio eye each other from head
to foot Now that they ready when Spring opens
coes again with each other. Now, is pause
ia the Storm in the name of God in the name of hu
mauity, let tue Statesman say, Peace be STILL"
Let the Statesman say, as Napoleon said to the
King of England after his hundred battles, Sire is it
not time for peaceP
And if peace follows not an honest effort at nego-
tation THEN let young Rome gather all her forces for
one last appalling effort, and God grant she may
sweep perfdous Carthage from the face of the earth.
Mr. Editor has not the "honest effort" been
made Hare we not done all that could be done
consistent with dignity and honor? Have we not
almost prostrated ourselves before the throne, T"
and have we not been spurned? As it seems that
peace could not follow this honest effort at Hegotia-
ton, ought we not now with one voice. sternly say,
now let young Rome gather all her forces for one
last appalling effort-and God grant she may sweep
perfdious Carthage from the face of the earth p
What more ean we do? Ought We not now to be
united? If we fall in the struggle We ct least save
our honor. If We submit we lose all, and honor
too. l think l may appeal to you to save the
country from that last deep degradation. As one
VINO has accorded to your paper honest intentions,
coupled with great power and influence in our good
old State Though in many things compelled to df-
Ter with you in SENTIMENT may hot without pre-
sumption urge now . re union to saoe Rome in her
struggle for life? She needs your strong arm. and
asks it. Shall she ask in vans W.
We cheerfully give our subscriber and correspou.
dent hearing though we have differed with him
politically. But while we have seriously consider
ed wha: he has said it seems to US that we should
bear in mind, while commencing to fight de novo,
the following verses from Holy Writ:
For which of you intending to build tower,
stteth down first and countet th the cost whether
he have sufficient to finish it?
Lest haply after he hath laid the foundation and
is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to
mock him, H.
Saying This man began to build, and was not
able to finish. -,
Or what king going to make war against anothsr
KING, stitch not down first and consulteth wheth.
er he be able with ten thousand to meet him that
eoneth against him with twenty thousandf
or else, while the other is yet great way of,
lie sendeth an ambassage and desireth conditions of
peace. st Luke, l4th cA 2Sth, 29th, 3Oth, 31st
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