The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-02-21


forbearance and with prudence, and with |
discretion and wisdom, the end is not very |
far distant.
It seems to me apparent that from every
consideration the best policy which could be
adopted at present would be q restoration of
these States and of the Government upon
correct principles. We have some foreign
difficulties, but the moment it can be an
nounced that the Uniaa # the States is again
complete, that we have assumed our career of
prosperity and greatness, at that very in !
slant, almost, all our foreign difficulties win
be settled, for there is no power upon the
earth which will care to have q controversy
. or . rupture with the Government of the
United States under such circumstances
If these States be fully restored, the area
for the circulation of the national currency,
which is thought by some to be inflated to
very great extent, will be enlarged, the num-
Der Of persons through whose hands it is to
pass will be increased, the quantity of COM
merce in. which it is to be employed as me-
dunn Of exchange will be enlarged; and then
it will begin to approximate, what we all de-
sire, specie standard. If all the States were
restored If peace and order reigned through
ont the land, and all the industrial pursuits,
all the avocations of peace were again re-
suned, the day would not be very far dis
tant when we could put into the commerce of
the world $3.50, 00O, 900 or $500, zoo, 900 worth
of cotton and tobacco, and the various pro-
ducts of the Southern States, which would
constitute in part basis of this currency.
Then, instead of the cone being inverted,
we should reverse the position and put the
base at the bottom, as it ought to be; and
the currency of the country will rest ON q
sound and enduring basis; and surely that is
a result which is calculated to promote the
interests not only of one section, but of the
whole country, from one extremity to the
other. Indeed, / look upon the restoration of
these States as being indispensable to all our
greatness
Gentlemen, know nothing further that
could say in the expression of my feelings on
this occasion-and they are not affected
more than to add that shall continue in the
same line of policy which have pursued
+ from the commencement of the rebellion to
the present period My efforts have been to
preserve the Union of the States. never,
for a single moment, entertained the opinion
that State could withdraw from the Union
of its own will. That attempt was made. It
has failed. I continue to pursue the same
line of policy which has been my constant
guide. was against dissolution Dissolu-
ton was attempted; it has failed; and now
cannot take the position that State which
attempted to secede is out OF the Union,
when commended all the time that it could
not 60 out, and that 1t never has been out.
cannot be forced into that position. Hence,
when the States and their people shall have
complied with the requirements OF the Gov
eminent, shall be In favor OF their resumng
| their former relations to this Government In
all respects
/ do not intend to say any thing personal
Duf you kSoW as wen as l 90 that at the be
| Gning, and indeed before the beginning, O
the recent gigantic struggle between the diff
Ment sections Of the country, there were ex
treme men South, and there were extreme
men North. | might make use OF homel!
fgure-which is sometimes as good as an!
other, even in the illustrations Of great ant
important questions and say that i ha
been hammer at one end Of the line and anvil
at other; and this great Government, the bes
the world ever saw, was kept upon the anvil
and hammered before the rebellion, and
has been hammered since the rebellion; ant
there seems to be disposition to continu
the hammering until the Government shal
be destroyed. I haze oppose that system al
uays, and oppose it noU.
The Government, in the assertion Of 4,
popers and in the maintenance IF the prince
piles of the Constitution, has taken hold of on
extreme, and Witsfzs strong arm Of physico
poaoer has pat doaon the rebellion. Noao, as %
sping around the circle Of the Union, aciM
fired and unaltera6le determination to stand b
it, If zoe find the counterpart or the duplicat
the same spirit that played to this feeling an