The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1875-09-01
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
iiEis kf,rORD IN THE LATE WAR.
HIstoricat address % er- Gopern6f paac'

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dis
pntch.J
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va;
August Is, 1875.
Pursuant TO announcement previously
given there was large gathering offriends
OF ti,e Southern Historical Society Ia the
ballroom Of the hotel here to-day. More
than half Of the visitors, including ladies
and gentlemen from most of the States Of
The Union, aud not a few UnioJ and many
ex-C0nfe,lerate officers and soldiers were
rn..eilt. Rev. DIR. J. William Jones, Se-
cretary of the Society, called tive meeting
10 order, aud ON his motion Judge Man-
ming. of New Orleans, wns unanimously
elected president. Judge Manning was
escorted 10 the platform, and feiicitously
returned thanks for the honor conferred
upon him. The organization was coni-
pIetrd by the election OF General Gilmore.
Of Georgia, aud General Curtis Lee, OF
Virginia, ,ls Vice Presidents. aud DR. Jones
~ Secretary.
Judge Manning, who II Of fine personal
appearance and a most pleasing speaker,
then introduced In complimentary terms
the srator of the Observation-Disclosures
Vance, Of North Carolina.
Governor Vance said: "In consenting to
accept the Invitation of the Society 20 de-
liver M address 70 this meeting lliave
thought could dot do better than 10 give
YOU such information ~ could gather In
regard TO North Carolina And the part
she bore Ia the great struggle between
constitutional principles aud physical
union. Ifin doing 50 shall appear some
what In tile chamcterof . champion ofiny
own state, / yet hoIe to be parsiuned. both
because such position Is not unl'ecom-
ing In a tue son Of the soil, nnd bccatise
| Il Is almnsi the only theme will which l
could deal with the consumption Of more
time aud searching OF records than my EN-
gagements would permit"
After ailuding to the fact if.l. SHrth
Carolina reluctantly seeded, and that
the great leaders OF the war were furnished
by Virginia aud other States," he pro-
ceeted 20 show ''tlat In the number OF
soldiers furnished; In tl,irdiscipline, cour-
agc, aud loyalty, and difficult service OF
,l,o.. s.,,,liers; In amount Of material aud
supplies Contributed; In the good faith and
neral support of her people at large; and
In all the qualities which make self sacri-
fee. natriotisn,, aud devotion TO duty,
North caFclIn,s Is entitled 10 Stand where
her iraa.s stood In bsitls-behind no State,
hut IN frnnt ranks of the confederation,
aligned and abreast with tiie best, The
foremost, and the braves" and he regrets
ted exceedingly that most Of the facts aud
figures he had ts give were almost entirely
from memory, though he was quite sure
they would approximate exsctitude.
NoRTH cAHoLIsA's PAKT.
ri tmluht lc saI, that only eleven States:
Virginia. North Carolina, South Carolina.
Georgia. Florida, Alalama, Mississippi.
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, sand Ie''-
ne.see. we're committed 70 the late war on
the s.,athern skls. Maryland. Kentucky
and Missouri were only partially engaged
the great majority ofthcir people remaiil-
ing with the Union. Of thtes eleven,
North Carolina was III territory thcseventh
In total population the nth, In white po-
pulallou the third, In wealth tile seventh,
| In value Of all farm products the iorth, IN
pso.l,,ction of cotton the ninth, In produce
ilun of corn the foutl. aud Of wheat, rye,
aud oal. she sl,lng, aud In the number OF
horses and cattle tile fourth, Ia nanuiac-
tures the third, In production Of Iron and
material OF war about the fourth, aud IN
roo. crop~, fisheries, and nsS.'stores The
arst Her ma,criai condition, average
wealth. credit, internal Improvement,
were go,d aud improving.
@she was the last 10 muve IN the drama
of secession, aud went, finally, more from
sense OF duty to her sisters aud the
sympathles Of neighborhood and blood,
shan from deII5efate convictions that u
was good policy 10 do so.' Yet none
stood Ly that desperate venture with bet
der faith ~ greater efficiency and The Gov
sraor declared, 'As far ~ have been able
IA learn. North Carolina furnished more
soldiers in proportion 10 white population
and more supplies aud material In propor-
,,on for her means, for flSsupport OF that
war ,lan any other State Of the Con-
fesieracy.'
"rhe report u the Adiuiant-Gc'Ierar.s :
ot,loe oftl,e State will show that henh
Carolina sent Into the seryictof the Cons
federacy
AS volunteers. at tile onset vf'ooo
These were recruited by volunteers
from time 70 time 1870 1870
And by conscript' 'o'oo2
~ iOl,S2g
regular troo,e frosn North Carolina
IN tlm Confederate service.
Resides these we're regular troops 10 -.
tho tsiute Bxrvice.