The Ouachita telegraph., 1870-12-17
4 PROGRESSIVE SOITHERNOR.
E.N GON fltNOI; VANCE, Til l. NORTH
CAHplISA SENATOR, AND THE
pEMAS IS OF THE HOUR.

DEMANDS on THE HOUR.
IN response tou srrunudc on the night
Of his election rs United States Senator,
cN-tiovcrnor Vance, of North Carolina,
said:
l was reared :: WhiG; 4 party devoted
to the Union; rs Il Whi@ l fought dis
union, and stood by the Union even
until in the South generally, feeling it
self aggricvcd, Unionism became very
unpopular. l still adhered to it until
my State, in her sovereign capacity,
attempted to discover her connect ion
with that Union. l then elected to go
with my state, my kith and kin. Hav-
ing joined the army l determined to
serve the new cause with the same I'M
swcrving 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 with my apprOV-
al, for the general good. ! served as
your Governor; i clunG with you to the
cause and did not surrender my author
ity until the last hungry, ragged Con-
fcuerate had laid down his arms. After
the war, terms, upon conditions, We're
held out to the people of the South. l
would not accept terms that would sep
aratc me from you and the brave boys
who went at your bidding. The longest
road has n turn. l did not wish to rise
until l could rise with you. Thank
God that time has arrived. We go up
now. We may go down again, but we
will go down together; and l will have
with me good company-thc best and
braVcSt hearts in the land. Because
our party has been triumphant there
are some who urge retaliation. This
should not be so. The best antidotc for
tyranny, the strongest weapon against
it, is the enactment of just and whole
some laws. Now that we have the
government Of North Carolina in our
hands, we should not aim to avcngc
ourselves for the overriding Of civil
liberty among us, but VIC should so ar
range that it cannot happen again
should see to it that no executive or
other authority can again attempt to
destroy our liberties. From the obtain
ing of magma churta to the present day
no attempt to override or abridgc it has
been made that has not moro firmly re-
establish liberty. May it be so here.
1t is true that in the last five years we
have felt what it is to be without trial
by jury, to have arrests among us with
out warrant, and the freedom of the
press abridged. All the people under
stand it E..:;. 4 behooves us now to
| pttlitt lti tllc Sitstt l'iiliSipi''S Oh civil
| liberty on the eternal rock Of our great
| country. Let anger, revenge, and re-
taliation be ignored, and let the laws
on your statute book bear the impress
of a FREQ people determined legitimate
| ly to maintain their freedom. In my
| place in the Senate | shall cndcaVOr to
servo my great State and my country
| with honor. That | shall be admitted
| to Sevc you scarcely admits of Il doubt.
| The Presidents message, it is said, will
| fOrcShauOW amnesty, and the recent
elections show the handwriting on the
wall. There arc many great statesmen
among the dominant party i'll Congress,
rcprcScnting large constituencies, among
whom Il tremendous revolution in Scn-
timcnt on these questions has taken
place. Those men and the great Amer
lean people, who, after Il long war Of
blood and carnage, resulting in the
freedom of the African, will no longer
tolerate the cnSlavcmCnt of the .Anglo-
Saxon. Every law, both State and
national, should be respected and obey
cd by all our people; bitterness and
VitupcratiOn should cease, and men, no
longer cnUcavOring to destroy each
other, should earnestly cngcndcr kind
ly feeling among all classes of our cit
liens. To bring about these desirable
ends will be the earnest task OF my life,
in Congress and elsewhere. ! thank
you, fCiloWcitizcnS, for your compile
mcnt.
The Louisville Couricr-J Journal of the
9Th, says:
Capt. Jack w. Blanks now and mag
nificCnt steamer Cuachita Belle, has re-
c"iNcd the finishing touches and viii
HCccnd tnr falls this afternoon or to-
morrow morning, and load at the Port =
land wharf, whore she Will commence
receiving for New Orleans direct. She
will leave on her virgin trip Tuesday,
at , i. Nj. The Duachita Belle is I,
SidcWhCrl steamer, and is the finest
boat of her claSS that has been built al
this port for two years or moro. Her
cabin is GorgrouSlN furnished, and her
StatHroOln~ are inferior to no boat on
. the river for size and comfort. Those
who desire iirSt-claSS fare and uuSur-
passed cabin accommodations, and
| Withal the attention of clever and com
/ potent officers, W" would advise to take
passage on this new boat. The pros
poets are that she will be crowded with
people, and those contemplating IL triI
down tho river would do we'll 10 secure
their StntCrUOnlS Immediately.
Horrible Outrage.
The Mansfield Reporter of the Id, say
that " on last Friday night II party O
| negroes, between ten and fifteen il
number, visited the residence of Mr.
! JcTrr {, NTort in 1I,Dut five ,ljlpS DbDE,