The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-20
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III DISCIFaiME OF HEH0hfH CAhoLiNA5sYo =
"Almossihe only commands 10 LsessMny
which were intact and sarvicesble at Apo
mattox.o Governor Vance clafmer, . were
North Carolina brigades,. and the statement
il made so hir as be ekneg WITHOUT Constr:
dictton, that she there surrendered twice ~
ma nv mi ID anI other States az Slesns.
boro', too; Hoke's division Of North Ca,o aas
troops was ip splendid condition ana eh,
ciency. and constitu.edIo OF uuis y,
lJobnsson,ss entire tasmy." While speaAlns
on this subject GoyernoreHan aecmie,
that athe writers who pen biograpnies o'
| the great and iIlustrious leaders Wniea VT ~.
yinis gave TO the. Confederscy hafeoeen Wy
nvioi,s 10 sulegize their heroes 10 R,se ~.
attention to the forces which Wrougnt Inei
pIans into; such glorious resuits' '-s.attt
~. ,nrrs1ALAND wAR.sUPPLrEs.
Tho sneaker, baving shown how nobly
WITH Carolina performed her duty TO the
1,onfederacy IN furnishing soldiers, cdi'eu TUG
s1yention Of the meeting TO the part sne took
IN furnishing supplies and material, thougn
~ nod 10 req ret that he was unable 10 FUR
,;sh accurate figures, the records being out
n o' HE reach. He explained how Under the
nress,,re OF circumstances the manufactures
IF North Carolina expanded what they fur-
n;shed the Confederacs and people OF sister
states: how the State purchased the steam.
s,in Lord Clyde afterwards the Advance
and how she passed the blockade eleven
times. each time bringing In stores OF medl'
cre, machinery. leather, clothes, shoes, mu-
pifjons of war, &c., not only Tor North "a
rotip,. but for the Confederate Government.
mot only for their soldiers, but for their peo-
nile. In addtlonfto these supplies brougut
iufrom abroad. immense supplies OF pacon,
beef. -four, and corn were furnished from
their own fields. "Old men and women 10
many cases guided the plough " hilst children
followed with the hoe in the gaping iur-
rows" .s'.'s'" ..'-... I'll. ~ ...
now THE DESTITUTE AT HONE WERE PRO-
.s>.. - '-.- vIDED FOB. " f.. ...s
.In addition to providing for the soldiers
in the field. there was still more difficult
task" the orator asserted, g in providing for
tbe destitule a. home-a task which the mill
tary men did notappreciate properly. To meet
This necessity, granaries were established at
several points, and corn distributed in the
mos, needy districts, committees were ap.
pointed in each county to look after the
needy, and commissioners selected whose
sole duty it was TO provide salt. The State
il INV opinion that no part performed in that
great struggle was more deserving of praise
Than that effort which North Carolina made
to provide for the poor families of those who
were fighting for her on distant battle.
fields. These efforts went to the very gst OF
our success" ... ........, -.
.. WHY THE CoEFEDERACY FAILED. ...
After paying an eloquent tribute to the
old and young of North Carolina, who fur
pished the slnews Of war, and speaking Of
1.-THE efforts nude 10 public and private to
avert the calamities OF war and to sustain
the spirits of the people, he expressed the
opinion that the cause Of our ultimate failure
began by neglect of those at home. Our
civil administration lost the cause OF the
South. Had it been equal in ability and tact
to Chat displayed by our military adniniStra-
lion-had the civilian done bis part as we'll
as the soldier-Very different would have
been the result. {" Tbe morale of our peo-
ple at the beginning and tor TWO years there
after was excellent, ard if it had been sus.
tanned | maiotain that we could have won,
notwithstanding the fearful disparity OF num-
bers. Our cause was lost at home, not in the
field" -a.....a- g.. -#sr@..
PIECE OF SECRET HISTORY.
Abiding to the fact that much has been
said about the presence Of san unruIy dis.
loya Union element in North Carolina
during the war;" and "the prevalence of the
unjust impression that North Carolina could
be easily detached from her duty to her con.
federates," Governor Vance said that cit
seemed there were some who presumed upon
Il for important purposes"
6" Soon after the failure of the Hanpton
Roads conference / was visited by Governor
Graham, whose death we so recently de,
plore, who was then a senator or the Con-
federate States. After giving all PARTICULARS
OF that conference which had not appeared
in the papers, and the prevailing impressions
of congressional circles about Richmond,
&c., he informed me that a number of lead
ing gentlemen there, despairing of obtaining
peace through Mr.. Davis, and believing the
end inevitable and not distant, had request
ed him 20 visit me and urge me as Governor
of North Carolina to take steps for making
separate terms with Dir. Lincoln, and thus
naugurate the conclusion. Governor Ora
lam remarked that be had agreed to lay
their req lest he ore me without promising
to add MS personal advice thereto.
81 asked who these gentlemen were, and
with some reluctance he gave me their
mes-caief1y senator's and representatives
il the Confederate States Congress. / asked
why these gentlemen did not begin negota-
tons for their own States with the enemy,
and if they would come out in the papers
with this rcques to rae.
"He said they ,could not take the initiative.
They were so surrounded at home, and 80
trammclled by pledges, &c., as to render it
impossible. declined the proposition, OF
course, and asked him to say to those gen.
tlemep, With my compliments. that in the
mountains Of North Carolina, where was
reared, when man was whipped be had to
do bis own hallooing; that the technical word
enough could not be cried by proxy. This
secret piece of history will serve to show
that there was taintness Of heart and a
shifting together of the knees in other parts
OF the South outside of North Carolina"
THE SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The concluding portion of Governor
Vauce's address was devoted to commenda
ton Of the Southern Historical Society and
the necessity of securing material for true
history. 1t was delivered with great elo
quence and with excellent effect. IL abound.
ed in anecdotes and illustrations and per
sonal examples Of the beroiSm and patriotism
displayed by the North Carolinians on tht
field of battle and at home; but I am com
PEELED by due regard for space to omit then
from my report.
MATERIAL FOR SOUTHERN HISTORY.
General Lilley, of Virginia, offered tn,
following resolutions, and they were unan;
mously adopted:
Resolued (as the sense Of this meeting),
/. That we deem it Of the utmost impor.
lance that active Efforts be made to secur,
the material for correct history of the lat,
struggle for southern independence beforl
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