The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-02-12

as States, must suffer as well as men id
their individual capacities. ii
Gov. g. suid that he thought with alljde.i
ference Ito Congress, Of which he should
speak in no terms OF con.umely, } that ii
would have been no difficult matter to have
settled the controversy, given harmony TO
The country, and placed The people on the
road OF moderate prosperity, instead of
their being. IS now, depressed and impo-
verished. When Charles the Second came
back 10 the throne--an era of restoration of
authority, somewhat analogous TO the pres
ent, after that authority had been Temporal
rIly deposed, Lord Clarendon, the Chan
cellor. speaking lar the King, said 10 Par.
lament: " Ills Majesty directs me to say
that ne is sultor 10 you, and asks you to
join with him in restoring the country aud
people TO their ancient temper and dignity.
their old good humor and manners Oh!
for Clarendon at the close Of our war. Ii
Il had proclaimed in the councils of the
country that there was desire To restore
harmony and the return of concord and
amity. il would have been universally Sc
conded, and although some liIlle ground
swell Of alienation might have succeeded
70 the furious lsshings of the srurn, all
would, ere now, have been tranquil and
peaceful. E &@~ a..
The war had been carried on about a
question upon which the people had differ
ed from the formation Of the Constitution.
A large class believed that a State had a
right 10 Withdraw from the Uniun, as in a
Gaze Of ordinary contracts, when they
llibught the obligation violated on the 9th
erside. That class constituted, perhaps,
The majority,--a majority which held the
reins Of power with rare intervals. He
(Mr. g. had never believed 10 that doc.
trine; but it was disputed question.
When, therefore. il was practically resort
ed TO. i; was only bringing to trial the is
sue which, soonsr or later. would have
come. True, he did not think our griey-
ances sufficient to warrant a resort TO it,
but when North Caroliua thought her duty
and honor required her to take part in the
great issue, he went with her into what he
regarded as rerolmion. We did our ut
most fOr our section and our cause aud
when we failed, we. did out utmost for
peace, on such terms as were just and homo.
rable We meant Peace in reality.
Il has been supposed by some that the
war might have been terminated earlier.
The distinguished speaker said that he had
been placed in position where he could
infinitely discern the current of events.
" AZ the hart painted Tor the writer. brooks, +"
he had yearned for peace, but he had not
seen the time when he believed that il could
be had al much earlier moment than when
il cane. A long ptotracted war is, gene.
rally, 4 security for a lasting peace. All
opposition ceased. on the termination Of
hostilities; the people saw the contest
(waged on unequal tsrms) decided against
them they aequiesced, aud only lOnged to
be restored to the rights Of American eiti.
zens, according 10 the Constitution.
Gov. Graham next briefly discussed the
policy Of President Johnson, with reference
TO the State governments, after the surren.
der. While he did not conceive il neces-
siry 10 strike down those governments, yet,
in common with all our people. he acqui.
eseed therein. lie recounted the couess.
.ions aud sacrifices made by the people Of
the South, in obedience TO The exactions
made upon them. They did all this for the
sake Of Peace. And Jet Congress is not
satisfied. Another Convention has been
called BY it,-not BY the State,-bringing
in The culored race as yolers--a thing un.
known before, and through that agency il
is sought to change entirely our State go.
vernmeut and place vs. under new and
anomslous Que. lie expressed bis belief
that the people Of the North will not sane
tion this. They will find departnre from
the golden rule misch:s,ous and dangerous;
aud ss they claim the regulation OF their
own internal affairs, so, when they come TO
act with delibsrstion and dispassion. they