The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-03-14

tion or recrimination on account Of acts of
other days-no canvassing OF pas! conduct
or motives. Grea: disasters are upon as
and upon the whole country, and, without
inqulring how these originated, at whose
door the fault should be laid, let Us now,
as common sharers of common misfortunes,
on all occasions consult only as to the bes!
means. under the circumstances as we find
them, 10 secure the best ends toward iu-
lure amelioration. Good government is
what We want. This should be the lead
ing desire and the controlling object with
all. and need not assure you il this can
be obtained that our desolated fields, unr
towns and villages and cities, now in ~.
ins. will SION, like the PhGnix, rise from
their ashes, and all our waste places will
again, al nn distant day, blossom as the
ro.,. This view should also be borne in
mind, that whatever differences OF opinion
existed before the late fury OF the war, .hev
sprung mainly from differences as to The
best means TO be used, the best line oF pol
icy to be pursued to secure the great con-
trolling object OF all, which was good gov.
ernmeat. Whatever may be sad Of the
loyalty or disloyaity of any in the late mast
lamentable conflict Of arms, think NAV
venture safely 10 say that there was. on the
part Of the great mass OF the people Of Seer
gia, and Of the entire SDuth, no disloyalty
u the principle Of the CONSTITUTIONS Of the
United States, 10 that system Of represen.
tatise government OF delegated and limited
powers, that establishment IN new phase
on this continent OF all the essentials Of
EagIaEd's Magma Charta, for the pro,ec-
,ion aud security OF life, liberty, and pro.
periy, VITA the additional recognii =.
the principle. as a fundamental truth, that
all political power resides in the people.
With US IT was simply question as to
where our allegiance was due in the main
tensnce Of these princlples-which au,hnr>
lty was paramount IN The last resort, State
or Federal. As Tor myself, | can affirm
, thu: no sentiment OF disloyaity 10 these
grea. principles Of self government, recug-
n,zed and embodied 10 the Constitution ui
the United STATES, ever beat or ;hrobbe,l
in breast or heart oi mine. To their main
;enance my whole soul was eve enlisted.
and 10 ms end my whole life ia. hereto
iure been devoted, aud will cohtilue TO be
the rest u ny days. God wiling. IL dc.
sotiOn Ia thsse prisiples yield 70 no man
living. 'rhis much can sly icr myself.
May not say the salne Ior Yeu. an.l tur
lhe stcat mass II people II Gcatsa, aRd
Tor the great mass 81 The peop!t oi the en-
| tirr Sunlhs Whatever differences cxlsteJ
among us arose frum diiltrenge- as to Tie
best and surest means ui Seeg"lHg these
.reat ends which was The obiec VI all 1;
Mas with Ibis view and this purpose that
secession wis tried. That ha. tuied. In
stead II britcriDs cur condition instead u
establishing our liberties upon sprer
lounia,lun, 80 nave, Va the waf .hat cn>u
ed. come we'll nigh losing lhr whole Of The
rich inheritance with which we set out
/ rhis Is one ii the sad rraliLAilgas of the
present. On this, too. We irt bat illustra'
Ting the teachings Of history. Wars, and
civil vars especially. alwa,> men'ee libtr
ry-,hey seldom advance l., "biie thrt
+ uspaliy eni III is entire overthrow and de
saacti"n Oars stopped just sItari u sath
j catastrophe. Our unlys aijernatiYr 10.
Is either 10 give Up all iiope, q eonsiitu
F, tiaadl liberty " "a retracr tar sicps anu
to look toe rs vindieatiun and maintenance
~ the forums ~ reason ant iust're. ihstrtd
( u III tie arena IL arms; IN Ghe courts and
tgllS If legt.Iauon, Instead Vi ~ .le he'ts
uf battle .n frank AMI candid ~ tel
ing ,ol right here that olr satSst hopss.
IN M juisnrnt, IL these ends are u the
restoration policy of the President Oi the
uai,,d States. have llttc tope Tor lio.
er,y, little hope Ior the success Of the grea'
American experiment OF SELF government.
but IN the success Of the prrscat eitorts tnr
restoration of the States 10 ihcIr iormef
practical relations in a common Govern.
men; under the Constitution ut the United
States. We are not without IN ruceurag-
Ing example on this line in ihc history o.