Year: 1866

the result ihey stand By him. whss they do must b.
him, they ars gone Towards the South hs has acted
with patriotic generosity The President has spent his
During their rebellion embarrassments in the South


he Uhe Presdenp for union o. the states and for
Will they now by their naction, abandon him TO the
ISLANDERS and cav OF his enemies The President stands
now IN his .he speakers D opnion IN the most exalted
position occupied by man. and his mission TO say


Peace-be si" to the troubled waters II he gets the
proper voice Of loyalty, true and sincere from the
south, the speaker well satisfied recognition VIII
come from the North and they Will yet triumph me
President Is their best friend, and all he re-.
qured from them is true tests OF loyalty He
stands upon the principle of American union.
He desires that this State and all the rebelous States
shall be represented by loyal He lays down as
principle that must repeal secession and proposes


thereby to declare that the late rebeoas states never
mao se sn s 70 seceds from the Union was "a gs
away with; that Is what is requrcd-that is what Is
s ns Of this great nation The SO
eand placed bsyond the nopo Of resurrection
and they must cease 10 weep Its grave
States and with great reluctance and without political
ambition gave up the halowed shrine he had carried In
tho warmest affect of his b. art: and when he
that hallowed shpne In ruins with heart he yielded
TO his tate durngthc whole OF the struggle and when
spirits in favor Of obs rvins the great landmarks Of
the nation, There was always . deep sadness
a. a nsa Sn III s' Ssnas orb ssss
long in the meridian Of his country's power until 1t
went down amid clouds He hoped and they could SEQ
Of immortality, IL they would only understand one
another and occupy true position as they ought oil 70
do They would not be guilty Of the crime Of omission to
their drty in standing BY un on Of the States. They
can then all act on the broad platform OF the Union
From this tno forth and forever stand by a. union
of the States Tho people Of North Carolina in the be-
ginning Of the rebellion were led away by blind in


and urged to the struggle By the plea Of % ruin


to stand on the platform Of civil rights but Is not
polite nor right that the men who urged the sentiments
nf hmm, and uftnp ypau IN
construct new government The men that taught
those doctrines were architects Of ruin, not Of
10 pst forwara men to reconstruct The States
who were prominent In the rebellion. That
Should such be put forward, in loss than twelve
months they would press the people their favorite
to the % roSsn and pn Hs asked
what he meant by unmstakably Union men. He would
define the'poston Of loyal man Tber, Is q contest
between Congress and the President He was on the
side Of tho President. The Presd, mt has plan-'he
right plan-and Congress have another He recognized
government. If they make that he did not approve,
and though he had done all he could TO prevent
submit 70 IT, Submission Is not quite SO disgnceful it
was three years ago He was willing 70 submit TO tho
whose protection he claimed Loyalty must be mani
fesied BY the expression Of the Convention He did not
wish 70 take Up past might have been been dons
to meet things they are. This was the
only position they could occupy witt, With self,
respect They must moct the questions bitter though
they arr in unscctonal spirit In the first ouburst
of secession the Southern fired and the spirit
truc and brave TO the field, who three months before
were ready to fight for the Union Of the States For
four years. the midst OF difficulties they fought as
fought in ancient modern times This was
the fruit Of organized conservatsmthat II their sent-
sd os @ II
illustrating the subject, he could advsrs 20


vAS &. used s
might see who occupied the right position He rs-
icrod . the late George Badger 10 did 20 because
Of the word While he could agree 10 The pro-
positions Of Congress, he unwilling to kick up
await with patience The reaction Of public opinion


He did not believe the radicalism Of Con-


as Ss ss. ss s soesd s e: North


Congress wcrY the true Of Northern feel


ing Or sen sentiment @ There must be = great reaction;
which they occupy. The time will come when great
reaction will take place, when great people win show


to be the greatest people tho earth in ars refine
mont true nobility, commerce and everything else He
ilxaon and hey never mss their mark in any project
when they take = time me for Sonsdsr.On The govern


and k no
but the President Nd plan which !: broad enough for
al and u was their duty 70 stand BY him Tt1 must BY
branches Of tho government Another test Of loyalty
which the President proposed and which was accepted
Sss IN As 4. u s.s :ss
hold omos in shs national halls OF legislation: Ana
that We would mot assume the debs OF the 10
Of the rebellion Il might have been posspoued~
when thsy could act ON the mater undsrsiandnsiy,
debt was 10 aid OF the REBELLION what part for he pur


poses Of charity, and what part necessary carry


the suggestion OF The President declared they would NOT
assume the debts OF the rebellion In classifying the
cepons soms debts were psd ana nda oush, To-
BE- paid North Carolins has fully complied
Prsdsns and L sh. sSss the &c Convention HSM Should
take such measures - the resolution under consdera-
ton calls for 70 learn what ought . be done
the State 70 ner full relationship TO the Union Another


This the great stake Of .hs war Il wss the saliva.
engaged in 70 save il and they lost The politicians,
North and South, urged this question for their own


terrible Pesson 70 ' reconsucs sas sss Sss mus.


obey fully fairly and honestly the acts Of Congress- and
the freedom of the negro. and they must make good
their declarations 70 protect him In h,s civil rights In


ssd ss ssY ssS
conditions 70 the negro must be acceded TO- they will
S. people y s ss s day


accord q freemen these great rights. He said there
another question which had produced very great


cement In tho country and had been serious obstacle
in tho way OF rcconcilng national troubles He


ferred 70 the treatment Of prisoners Of during the
for such complaint upon that subject upon both sides OF
the contest as people may forge. and forgive the bloody
nhugkeS vi INC pathc hsu Wneu OfaNc Ioemen met
face TO face but the horrors OF the dark
pcstlenai prison house, and the agonies Of
tho helpless, suffering and dying captive, never
be eIaced from tho memory but will always mpklc in
the heart In every OF the world fhc treatment Of
prisoners Of bad been regarded truthful indca-
tion Of the spirit OF people and OF the civilization OF the
times; and the voice OF history pronounces cruelty
disgracefu and Infamous. As an American citizen he
felt kumatcd that such stain of barbarsfn rested
upon the name and fame Of his country He would
and al all times and every where utter his indignant denun


citation Of cruelty to prisoners and 70 doing he felt
shat he expressing the sentiments OF the civilized


world. The man, whether North south, who guilty
OF wlful and deliberate inhumanity TO poor helpless
prisoner deserves the death Of elon and immortal
ity OF nfamy. In the consideration Of all these subjects
the government should have been satisfied, and thero
would have been do TO manufacture political capt


tai al the North II they had given the South her full


place In the government year ago Congress would
not do so, and the President appealed to do these
things We refused 20 do them; refused TO give tho
negro his rights. Time has rolled on and now are
called upon give the negro something and we do