The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-05-09

mise, ay, give uS strife. even blood.
before . Yielding TO the demands ..
traitorouS insolence."
But the result or the peace con-
ference was still unknown when on
February 18TH the Assembly adjourned
and the members hurried home To par
ucipate IN the election under the con-
Vention bill.
The campaign. while short. was
violent and bitter. The issue waa
Union or D~isunion. The violent dis
u~nionists stigmatized their opponents
as "submissionists," and sought TO dis
parage their manhood. On the other
hand. the Unionists denounced with
vitriolic spirit the secession!sts as
traitors and manifested for them Il
horrid detestation.
There was much division OF senti-
ment. The Democrats We're far from
being united; nor We're the Wings en-
tirely so.
Governor Bragg, the most iliustrious
Democrat OF that period. was quiet.
He feared that in case OF war the
South would not be able 10 sustain
herself and he was unwilling TO advo-
cate a course that BODIED defeat and
calamity.
W. W. Holden, the leading Demo-
cratic editor, had supported Douglas
and now opposed secession and advo-
tdteO the pOiicy OF WatCn and wall
Towards the west Bedford Brown.
Judge Dick, John Hill, Of Stokes, the
leading Democrat Of his section. David
S. Reid and ]. G. Mcdowell, OF Burke:
and at the east, Judge George Howard
and John c. Washington. OF Lenoir.
we're but representation of hundreds
Of strong Democrats who opposed Sc
cession. But a consid erable number
of Wings, like Judge Osborne, Colonel
Johnston. o Paul Cameron, Matt
w. Ransom, had abandoned the Wing
party and many of these We're now
ardent States Rights Democrats.
Among the active. forceful seces-
s%ionists We're w. w. Avery, W. i
Ashe, Victor c. Barringer, the venera-
and Abraham Venable. On the whole,
the office holders-the public men,
were less demonstrative than men OF
substance not in political life.
d. F. Moore. held in high esteem for
his ability and character, wrote: y
would not impress upon you hat the
South has no cause of complaint. She
has man but if for such a cause q
people may quit their allegiance, there
can be no durable Union.''
With him the Union was of the fret
consideration; and along with him
stood Governor Graham, Judge Bad
, ger, r. 7. McAden and most OF the
OtfleF wing leaders OF tDdt tlnle. but
even then there had been Emergencies,
and while some OF the Unionists pro-
claimed that the seceders ought 10 be
whipped in" others realized that 81
it came to blows blood was thicker
than water"
1t was considered that the cotton
States had ecede without sufficient
p~rovocation, aid that if the other
Southern States held a1oof, 1t would
not be long before the seeding States
| would find it desirable to return. 1t
was therefore of the first importance
to prevent the secession of the border
States. Animated by that
the Union members Of Congress from
those States formed q committee 20
wait on MI. Lincoln. then in Washing
ton. and represent to him that the
border States, including North Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Virginia, were de-
voted to the Union but could not be
held should coercion be attempted.
"hey expressed to him the opinion
that the secession movement would
come to nauSht, il these great States
could be kept in the Union. Mr.. Lin
coin. in reply, gave such assurances
that these Congressman informed their
people that no force could be attempt
ed: and il there should be. that they
would not hold out longer for the
Union.
SuCE WAS uDStGitIdtlS the ppSlIicit
Of those who We're classed as "Condi-
ttonal Submissionists" in the election.
The position of the States Rights
men was virtually stated by Bryan
Crimes. in an address to the voters OF
Pitt county:
"No man. said Mr.. Grimes, "more
ardently desires the preservation and
perpetuation of this Union than my
self. but ] ask for the constitution at
the same time.
wish. for the Union as 1t was form
ed by our forefathers and handed
down by them to IS: but / ask for no
Union when we cannot have our on
stitutional rights at the same time. A
fanatical spirit, hostile to the insti-
tutions of the South. pervades the
whole Northern population: their
newspapers are burdened With st, and