The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-14
NORTH CAROLINA.
whe Appeal OF chief Justice Psarson 70
tha Conservativss-Voein tor SEens
th0 ONLY Road 10 Peace

the Only Road 10 Peace
The following ls the letter OF Chief Justice
r. M. Pearson, of North Carolina, himself q
Conaeryatiye to the Conservatives OF that state,
which has been alluded to in our despatches:-
TO the Conservative pdrty:-
and fear we are drifting into another civil war.
In my opinion the war clouds" are asrSen'ns
-, ,ue v,nter OF lseO-6l. We we're then
promised ''peaceable secession;" we are nov 70
have "peaceaole nullidcation." OnueI "% suJso
circumstances / feel it to be duty w ma maad
Known the reasoning by when nave n.lNou
a. The conclusion that every man who mas an
interest at stake and who wishes 70 nsse Pe,S
and avoid bloodshed, should vote for Grant enu
Colfax Being a member OF the conseI ,ti vatiNS
marty and having been elected Chiet justice
Of the Supreme Court on the nonllns'iouf
OF both parties, by unanimous V9'S VI
the people, it is fair to presume tnat naTH 1
their confidence, and that what ! say VIII |
be considered calmly, as the ADVICE Oh . |
friend who has no motive save the pubic goou'
trust TO be held justified, by the emergeaacy,
for expressing my opinion, and TO be allowed 20 70
do so, without being drawn into the vortex VI
politics; with my views silence would oe crluli,
nal. God Almighty forbid war ol tt Iaoes'
Violent politicians avow their purpose to agltate
turn things upside down, nuihty ana Dflng on
another war, rather than submit 10 ley the
negroes vote aud hold Office. Bat Is II NOT the
part of wisdom and patriotism to accept the
situation" :" and try TO make the most OF a Dad
bargain, rather than make bad worse! cannot,
as others seem to be able to do, exclude from my
tion and was subiugated, and our condltlon ls
one of the bitter fruits of rebellion! Let us
have peace" This is the point on which my
opinion rests.
The New York Convention declares our State
Government mere creation OF usurpation, anu
of coutse not entitled to the allegiance OF the
people: and it proclaims the Reconsructlon
acts of Congress unconstitutional, revolution
ary, and voidn-omltting the word null, lest II
might call up unpleasant recolecuons OF the
days OF nullhcatlon, when the strong Will OF
Jackson pre- vented war. Ii the Reconstruction
acts are VOID so are the reconstruction measures
of President Johnson, and the negroes are still
slaves. This leads to war. But 1t Is SAID
slavery aud secession" are dead Issues. Why
or how? Admit, however, that the only
object is to deprive the freedmen OF po.
litcal 1ights. How can that be effected?
Some say "it is to be done by the
ballot and not by the bayonet." HowH
That's the question. The freedmen are now
in possession OF the right to vote; OF course. If
they vote, the Constitution cannot be amended,
30 the only mode Is to carry out practically the
doctrine that the Reconstruction acts are void,
and our Constitution is OF no effect. This Is
nullifcation, and disguise 1t as they may, 1T
must result in war. History furnishes no in
stances of four millions Of people, backed as
they are, IN our State, by clear majority OF
10000 votes, being deprived of political rights
which they have enjoyed tor years. 1t cannot
be done without civil war. 1t is against the
order OF nature.
MY countrymen it is time to pause and refuse
longer to follow the lead of violent politicians.
We should discard prejudice and passion and
done under the circumstances by which We find
ourselves surrounded.
The most violent members of any party, pro-
yided that they can get members enough at the
start to make respectable sho wing, always
carry their point, for reason is put aside, vltu-
peration and abuse are hurled at all who hes-
tate-"he is not friend of the South, he is a
traitor to his race and color, etc. etc" The
women aud children Creatures OF feellng) join
in the clamor, and so 1t goes You and were
opposed to secession, the bulk of the people
oppose it, yet we were hurried into it. After
the ordinance, like true men, we adhered TO our
State, and rendered faithful allegiance to the
Coufederacy up to the surrender What did we
gain by it. | should rather ask, Who eau esti-
mate what we lost by it?
Let me ask, why did General Lee surrender?
Because he could not help 1t For the same
reas on, we must submit to the political, not the
social (for thai 10 thing under onr own COO
troD equality OF the freedmen. This Is 1.-THE
situationn-the question is shall we go on aud
again make bad worse, or shall we try to make
the best of it?
What is the reason that the negro vote instead
of being scattered is concentrated with the full
force OF solid column? 1t is carried oy the
violent opposition made to the will OF the Gene
raj Government in regard to reconstruction.
The freedmen have still an undedned impress
sion that there is still wish to reduce them tC
slavery. They certainly have well-iouuded
belief that there is determination to deprive
them of political equality.
This makes them ''puli together;' remove the
pressure and their vote will be neutralized, anC
unless / mistake the power and effect of tht
superiority OF the white man, aided as ne
is by education and the possession
of the wealth of the country, in lev
years they will vote as before 1885.
My conclusion is, we must concede to the
freedmen political equality, if we cln only
satisfy them we do SO in good faith by voting
for Grant and Colfax. Then there will be au
end of the strife. TRe contemplation OF wa
and bloodshed Will be put far from as. Th
freedmen will become satisfied that 1t is for thei
good interest to allow us TO have the guidance
OF public affairs, and the innate power aud vleo
OF the white man Will convince the world tha
we are able to carry weight of toar million
imposed on us by the unaccountabe DEGREES o
Providence, and still work out our destiny a
the graudesr republic that has ever been know
among the nauOns.
II is inevitable that the conservatives mus
split into two parties. The peace conservative
and the war conservatives or to avoid incoI
sistency lhe uullihers The difference is 3
vital that they cannot act together as one party
The nullifers act with the Democrats. Their
can be DO reason why the conservatives, will
out identifying themselves with the Republ
cans, but keeping up their organization
party, agd leaving the nuifers to 90 to then
selves, may not act with the Republican part,
and vote for Grant as the man for the occasion
who. ike Jackson, will put a stop TO null6cl
tion in the new shape in which 1t now raises il
hydra head.
Whe the storm is over, the conservative part
representing as it does, the property and INTEL
genCe OF the State, will take the guidance
affairs, and all will be well. h. NJ. PEARSON.
Richmond Hill, N. G, July TO- 1868.
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