Year: 1863

Republican Congress- which gave the South all that up 10
the time the Charleston Convention she had ever asked
and far than she could hope to gao Ia any event. by
accession Indeed think it must now be apparent that
secession even il it could have been effected Peaceaby
would have been no remedy for the grievances of which
they complained Nay, far any grievances arising
from failure to obtain return of our fugitive slaves was
concerned think must now be apparent mat would
have been aggravaon instead of remedy tor the evil


think all calm and dispassOnate men every where are
ready to admit that would have been Tar better for
to have accepted the terms offered us and
peace and the Union than to have plunged this once happy
country into the horrors Of this desolang which has
spread pail the whole land; has brought mournng
into every family has rendered hundreds Of thousands OF
heathstones desoae has filled the land with MANNED and
disabled with widows and orphans, and sqnad poverty
has crowded poor houses and has spord
away many hundreds of thousands Of lives and many hun
deds Of millions of treasure only to nd the institution for
which they profess to have gone to in thousand
times greater jeopardy than ever before.


Such being the condition into which they have brought
the country the question presents itself Is there any
medy3" A full complete and adequate remedy there is
not for what the loved los-repar at
the des0latOn remove immediately the mourning
from our land? Yet there s q remedy which, with the
helping hand of time will accomplish much very much in
deed and which, with the energy that usually follows de-
solang wars will perhaps remove mcst Of its traces in
half century This remedy is SPEEDY PEACE But
they say that stuated that proposition Tor
peace be made by that having proclaimed in
dependence must fight unt it is voluntarily scknowl-
edged by the United States, or until we are eompeey





which took place the 18Th of December, 1892 The
King in his speech to the two Houses, intmated his
tentlon of going to with the French Republic. On
moving the address in to the speech memorable
debate arose On this occasion Charles James Fox deli
vered of those powerful speeches which have made his
name immortal, which have forever stamped him as the
abest of British debaters aud the first Of British states
men. 10 the course Of that speech he said:


:" But disdain to negotiate. Why? Because we
have Minister Pa h Why have Minister there
Because France is Repubcl And so we are to pay
lood dandtre of he for q


The road Of common is simple plain and direct that
of pride and punco is tangled as it is serpentne


In the impassiOned language Of Mr.. Fox would ask
are we to pay blood and Of the people for
punciilio Shall pursue the path Of pride and pune
to which ia tangled it is serpentine shall
take the simple, plain and direct road Of
the people that portion Of North Carolina bordering fr
many miles the Yadkin river and believe of the whole
State are in favor of the latter course


The great demaCd Of the people Of this part of the
State is peace-peace upon any xrms that will not en- lave
and degrade They may perhaps prefer that the rde
pendence of the South should be acknowledged but this
they believe cannot be obtained nor in viewing the
situation Of affairs do they zee much hope of it in the
future. They naturally ask it, with no means OF recruit
ing to any extent, cannot hold against the
armies which the Yankees have in the field how can
meet them with their three hundred thousand new
eves which will be in readiness while they keep
their army recruited to great extent if not to its
ua1mum number, from adventurers who constantly
arriving in their ports from every country IN Europe
But if cannot be obtained then they are
any terms that hOnorubeany terms that do not
degrade u.s. They would be willing to compromise upon
t,e endment to the Constitute proposed by Mr. Cor
win from the Committee of Twenty six perpetuang sla-
very the States to which have before alluded But
what precise way overLures shall be made the
ment inaugurated leave to wiser aud abler states
men than myself to propose.


would, however, suggest to the people to elect mem
bers to the next Congress who in favor armstce
of six months, and in the time OF submitting all mat
ers in dispute to Convention of delegates from all the
states North and South the delegates be elected By the
people themselves in such may be agreed upon
by the parties Others there who desire that the
people of Norh Carolina should be consulted in their
veregn capacity through Conventions; that the Leesa-
ture should submit the question Of Convention Con
ton to the people, done in February, 1861 Such


Convention would undoubtedly speak the sentiments OF
the people OF the State citizens well soldiers all
only make these suggestions to bring the matter before
pubic. would, however most silly appeal to the
friends OF humanity throughout the State their
most efforts to procure speedily possible h0nOra-
Die peace In the Of reason, OF suffering hum
and Of the religion which profess would appeal to
the public men and statesmen of Nor.h Carolina and
especially tn that eminent staerman who possesses in
greater degree than all others the confidence of The people
of the State and who has recently been elevated to high
place the Confederate Government TO lend helping
hand and their influence to bring about an Ion raLe
peace. And lastly would appeal to the ministers and
professors of our holy religion To pray constantly without
dictation of terms, to Almighty God for honorable
peace.


Having but recently pied large space in your
uDns, feel that intruding and will therefore, after
expressing my obligations to close for the present


DAVIDSON.


CtemonspiAe, (N. CO. July l6iA, 1863.