The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1870-12-15
Conservative speech OF fhe ". ~.
Demoa0r Elect from North
Carolina.

Conservative speech OF the ". n
@onoa0r Elect from North
Carolina
RALEIGH, Nov. %, 1870.
At IL o'clock II. to-day, In joint meet
ing of the Legislature, Ex-Governor z,
B. Vance wAs elected United States Sen
ator. The vote stood-Vance, "a; Alb
bott, IS.
| Governor Vance was eerrenaded at bis
Lodgings this evening, at SIX o'clock, ai
the Exchange Hotel, and In response to
| vociferous calls from an immense multi
tude, delivered the following address
Having just prepared 70 leave the cty,
the address was necessarily short;
FRLIoW-CIrIzEHs: Il hardly know
what 10 say, how much to say, and how
much not TO say. Ishould be either more
or les than human il / did not feel
grateful to you and 10 the people Of North
Carolina for many kindnesses- / am I'M
able TO account for the kindness of the
people in honoring me 30 sften. I know
it cannot be for any superior merit Of my
own. can only attribute it to one thing.
Human nature 10 q very common thing,
and there In q great deal Of it in humAni-
ty. Laughter. A great deal has been
said of the hypocrisy of politicians, Of
the ingratitude of republics but It Is
principle in human nature that that man
who serves a people faithfully in any Po-
sition where the people place him, be the
cause right or wrong, will be honored by
them. / must cay that feel that have
done 90. l was reared Whig-a party
devoted to the Union; as q Wing L
fought disunion, and stood by the Union
even until, the South generally feeling
itself agrieved, Unionism became very
unpopular. still adhered to it until my
State, in her sovereign capacity, attempt
ed to sever her connection with that I'm
ion. I then elected to go with my State,
my kith and kin. Having joined the
army / determined TO serve the new
cause with the same answering zeal with
which had served that of the Union
l was called upon to support acts which
had not before, and did not then meet
my. approval for the general good.
served az your governor; l chung with
YOU to the cause, and did not surrender
my authority until the last hungry, rag
red Confederate had laid down his arms. |
After the war, terms upon conditions
we're held out to the people of the South. |
would not accept terms that would So
Darate me from you and the brave boys |
who went at your bidding. The longest |
-oad has a turn. l did not wish to rise |
Until / could rise with you. Thank God /
hat time has arrived. We go up now. We
nav 90 down again, but will 60 down to
,ether; and will have good company
he best and bravest hearts IN the land
With me. Because our party has been
there are some who urge re-
aliation. This should not be so. The
,est antidote for tyranny, the strongest
Weapon against it, is the enactment of just
md wholesome laws. Now that we have
he government of North Carolina In our
lands, we should not aim to avenge our
elves for the overriding of civil liberty
mong us, but we should 80 arrange 80
hat it cannot happen again-should see
o it that no Executive or other authority
an again attempt to destroy our liberties.
from the obtaining of Magma Charta to
he present day no attempt to override or
bridge it has been made that has not
more firmly re-established liberty. May
t be SO here. It In true that in the last
i've years we have felt what it was TO be
Without trial by jury, TO have arrests
mong us without warrant, and the free
Iom Of the press abridged. ALI the peo-
lie understand it now. 1t behooves US
low to build up the great principles of
ivil liberty on the eternal rocks of our
reat country. Let anger, revenge, re-
aliation be ignored, and let the laws on
our statute books bear the impress Of a
rec people determined legitimately 10
1aintain their freedom. In my place in
he Senate shall endeavor to serve my
reat State and my country with honor.
hat shall be permitted to serve you
,arcely admits of a doubt. The Presi-
ent's message, it is said, will foreshadow
mnesty, and the recent elections show
ne handwriting on the wall. There are
lany great statesmen among the domi-
ant party in Congress, representing
lrge constituencies, among whom a tre-
lendous revolution In sentiment on these
uestions has taken place. Those men
nd the great American people, who, af-
n long war of blood and carnage, re-
Ilting in the freedom of the African,
Ill no longer tolerate the enslavement of
le Anglo-Saxon. Every law, both State
nd national, should be respected and
beyed by all our people, bitterness and
should cease, and men, no
niger endeavoring to destroy each other,
Mould earnestly strive to engender kind
feelings among all classes of our citi- ,
ems. To bring about these desirable
nds will be the earnest aim of my life in
congress and elsewhere. l thank you,
for your compliment. |,
After music by the Raleigh colored
rass band, Governor Vance left for bis
ONE in Charlotte.
Useful 10 Know.