The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-08


inestirnable blessing to my country
could only be contaminated by our
doing full justice to the North and by
the North doing full justice to Us, and
I had faith That both sections would
be equal to tina great duty. If this
faith was right, l saw for my country
the g%randest destiny upon earth; if
it was false. I beheld in the future
nothing but appalling darkness. For,
unless this Union is based upon the
foundations of justice and the affec-
tons Of all the people, nothing but
force can I'M 1t: and q Gnion
habitually supported by force ceases
to be q free government and becomes
a despotism, the stronger and stern
er in proportion to the extent of terri
tory and the magnitude of the inter-
ests it dominates. [ had too. and still
have, this thought. one that to many
Of you ma appear strange and I'M
natural, but still sincere and true and
ardently cultivated in my bosom, that
as / had fought for the South and it's
cause had failed and the Union had
been established, it became me as a
true man to render to the Government
OF nay country, now embraced by me,
the same deyotion-Ior [ could have
no gr~eater-that L had exhibited to
TIE SOuJ1.
IF at any time during the progress
of this debate an intelligent stranger
had entered this Chamber and listened
to the speeches of Republican Sena-
tors he would have been profoundly
impressed with their statements in ref
renee to the South. Hearing the re-
peated accusations that that people
were ruthiessly violating every princi-
pie of justice and humanity, that
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blood, and that they We're organizing
a conspiracy to subyert by armed force
| the authority of the National Govern
ment and to establish a revolution on
its ruins, he would naturally have been
shocked at the startling enornitv of
the charge n in all probability would
examine the foundations upon which
it was based. 1nquiring into the his
tory, condition, intelligence, and char
acter of this denounced people, he
would behold them numbering eight
million beings, occupying a territory
that extends from the Potomac and
the Ohio to the Gulf of Mexico. and
from the Atlantic Ocean across the
sreat Mississippi to the very bounda-
ries OF civilization, embracing in it's
area twelve States, SubdiVided into
more han a thousand counties. All
over these States he would see public
and private schools, seminaries of
c. ms, 1ClltSSc anu universities
Throughout their length and breadth
are the churches and the affairs Of all
eIS1Ou denominations. Long and
frequent lines of railroads. pprTlpafa
and traverse every portion of their
surface. The United States mails are
distributed throughout every township
in their limits. The press Of the
country, that great luminary which
with the sun, scatters it's daily beams
over the world, penetrates with diver
sltied and opposing rays every corner
Of this vast domain. The lines Of tba
electric telegraph flash in~tellieence ~
all the people. The great hiebva yS
OF commerce unite all their infnraoT
with the North and the world visiS
tors by thousands from the Icast tho
North, and the West, for uriosity -.
health. or profit daily cross their pi,o-
ana pass over their country. Tourists
from europe, attracted by the climate
and interested in the history Of the
people niger among the beautiful
scenes or nature or visit the cbr;,aa
ana spots IN that stricken Ian5 -
are consecrated to deathIess fame ~
earnest seeker for truth wo,,,a - ed:7
70 ma IN any Of these Incidents go -
iof or proof OF a dark and ia,
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fanny. - Immortal IN
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