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VOJCjb. XX,
MRS. T. J. HOLTON,
iditmjj asd paopauraisa.
"TERMS:
Tbe North -Carolina Whit willbeafTurdedtuaub,
TJ'JliliprivaUer now lay was shut in from the sc.
! , 'f.it.,..m.,n..!.,iTiiREEiH)l.LAR8
i tlx cod of the rear. Nopaper will be diecon-
met! unlilill arreararee are paid .except at the
oplnn of the Editor. .
tdecrtieenieattinaerted alOnc Dollar per equare
(li linea or leee.thie tiled type) fur the firel inter,
don, and 2j cents forcaeh continuance. Courted,
ferliaemeat and Sheriff'! Salee charged U5 per
can! higher i and a deduction of 33 per cent. will
fee made ffom the regular price, for edvertieertoy
the rear. Advertieementa lneerled monthly or
quarterly, at $1 per aquare for each time. (Somi
Boolhly 75 centapcraqaareforearhlime.
Peraona when aendinf In their advertisement
nuil mark (he nam her of ineerlione deaircd or
ihey will be inecrled until forbid and charged ae
-urdingly.
ITPjatmaeterf are a n thorite d to act a e agea
(from the Kooth Carolinian J
Tbo Youthful Warrior.
sv aav norrrvi..
The gerr baitie had began,
t cnfu.u tig'd li'roufh the Bcld,
la Uianiji r luoct t!ir taton al'd,
Weil brig nil; iIukm the ii.mg ua i
And men art clred far and rJf
I'jr fig and dead were mingled there.
There, ua iheldty i.fbi j4jr alri'e,
A jroullifu! arartior lV alone,
Weuoded and dying, and li e near gone,
Willi ait l!-at thirme a morn.Bg iifV
lie did not iiec Uart ariuog i;gl,
tot iuaer taugiit him Uo to e.
Thtl gentle yooth waa lely fair,
With earnrat tjf of roogiC hate,
And fu'.: of hope aia d.tl like g
K 6owmg rtngteU nintted K i
The mnrial woand l him araa giv'n,
lictiv'd l.ii bupca of baa in llctar'u.
Tne tun amking la .h ky,
tihadta of the eaening gither'd fut-
The liiaoa'i rol had eeaa'd to lat-
Oar boatt bad wan the Tielory I
Wbra from thai breaa yootha' lipa there came
Paet eraiaea to hie Mii' nau.e.
)u: then sa apaeda awar hia biaath.
Appeared a hi roaf the ln!,
Aniioae to aT the I'-v "J unc'a life.
Hat aa (e near approach of dit
He lode a Bible near hit band
A wother'a gift, threa Wou's loinmtnd.
thott(bl ! to tisd triua gite? !
Tmt be fill MtSrr'e ke,
ied helJ tbe He'd of Him abate
Fji oernating joy had alrien
The golden leaaei nf holy irntli
Trepar'd lor death that nolle youth,
Triumphant on Manaaaae' plaine.
In pruce be brah'd ate life away,
Kra t,ea eioa'd the light of day.
And bow in Joo aurally rmgna l
Iit not a tear for l.t j.
The rhnadan aud tbe gallant dead.
Lou'Mau, aVptember t. 1861.
UJiscdlantouSe
IH A TRAP;
OR
IKS FRIVATEEK'S HU2.
RT AN OLD HAN.
The schooner ' Fair Sister a rnug lit
tl eraft of some hundred and fifty tons
burden, dropped donn one of tho small
streams tbsfetnply tho waters of llsine in
to the Atlantic, and came to arobor in the
Dirrow basin at its mouth. It was in tue
'print; of 1013, and the war was going on
with England. The war vestals of the one
my were upon our eoast, blockading every
Urbor where they supposed a Yankee faro
a io raserv.
The Fiir Sitter bad been fitted up by
a party of enterprising rtiou, and hrr anna
aieiit was enmplct. ijh carried eiht uus
twelvs pouadtrs and had fifty-four men,
ith small arms io ahundanca. Her com
mfindcr'a name was Hack Alanson Duck
a good seaman, aud a brave, soeompliah
d mso. Uis vessel was ready for sea, and
le was anxious to be out upon tho broad
Atlantic, among the merchant vessels and
'ore ship of the enemy. Yet he bad
il fear that ha might 'find trouble in i-un-"eg
out.
At a small settlement not far up the riv
r he had learned that a Bruiso brig of
was lying off and on upon the eoast,
mat tbs commander had gained tntel
Knce of the fael that a arivateer was be-
lng filled out op tbe stream. He site learo-
ed that there was a spy sotuewhero about
the plieo.
' Back's first movement, upon reaching
tbe mouth of tbo rirer, was to send a man
up 6o to tho headland to look out for the
English brig. The little bar in which the
,o '- east by promontory wbicb ran out
from the mainland to the southward. This
promontory waa not over a quarter of a
mile wide, and oearlj three quarter of a
mile in length. Up on thia hfgh poiut the
look-out made bis way, and when be reach-
ed the top be had a clear sweep of the sea
as far as tho eve cculd reach.
Tn lii'f in haur tin aaeua itflvn hdah th
ran. and a boat was toot for Liu imuis-
diatelv.
m WUi ;. 'vr.M.T" .1 ,
aked.
"The brig is rijjht off the headland, to
the norr d an' east'rd. not inore'u four mile
diataut, and hcadia' riizht iu tor the bay.'
" Then sbe'a got intelligence of our where
aboats," aaid luck, uocusilj. "
" hhe mast," resumed V alien. "She
was Ijiu' to light in behind the 'Spider,'
au 1 in euro I saw a boat pulled up to her
What was to be done! The privateer
bad come dSwn the river wiih fair wjud, '
Km .1.. .n,.l,t ... t..l, , -r,l f
In run mil I. . I.....M I.. .!., a , I
as for baviug the cntmy take the scheouer,
jjest as the was all ready for work, that
eauld nst be thought of for a mocieiit.
" What cum we do V the eaptain cried,
pacing the deck bervouily. "Could it be
a bsndtohaud Cht I'd run the risk,
though I s'nosc the bri'a trot eiizhtv or
ninety meu ; tut if sho comes in here she'll :
blow u out o' wattr !''
" Look, Cap'nj" spoke Kstkiel Dodd, a
tail, sandy bsirnl Yankee of tho genuine
blood and stamp," and w bo was know n to )
be as keen aud 'cute as fuy man aboar'd,
" I've cot an idea. That 'tarnal bn'll be
in here a sure .is fate. Niot jet jcou
iMen : There's room enoogh for every one
on jtou to bide iu the hold. Kf je 11 all
hide there, at.' then run the boats all ashore,
I'll bet a dollar 'at we'll wool Vm. !'
s'pose ihtm ire chapa seed jtr, Pete, when
i je was on the hradlaud !
They mut bave seen me if ttey were J
lookiu'," replied Yldcn.
l'heo it'll le at easy as grease,'' cried
Zeke, ail eieiumeot. " Ixl t run the
boats righ arbor an' leave em en tho rand,
I en iheu ail ye bide oiJy rue. 1 11 perteni
to be sleepm , ye see, an to we'll f, ax 'em
rito rout."
Zeke explained his pln fully, and the
oieo fell in with it t wncc. 1 hey saw no
i other way ofaaiiug the achoorur.
" bat do you say, Luke i tbo esptain
asked of bis mate.
" I like i, and I say put it in operation
at qairkly as poille.''
It was now late iu the afternoon, and the
brig, tf the came at ail, would be ia very
sbortly io les than half an hour. The
three boats were fulled ashore ss quickly
as potibie, atd 'Leu a lot of tracks were
hurriedly made over the narrow belt of
tend. After thi tho m n swam back to
I the schooner, and then the crrw descended
i Id the hold, a her ti e) hid themselves be
! bind the water-cask and boxes. It hap
pened very fortunately that there w:re plen
ly of good hiding place, and ere long the
men were so completely concealed that no
one could have detected them without cree
ping over the cak and buu:iog earefuliy.
Kacb man was armed with a cutlass aud
braee of pito!, but it was most earnct
ly enjoined upon th-m that thoy should not
use the fire arm save in a eaa whera it
was absolutely necessary to mi a life. j very near close-hauled upon the larboard
This work had hardly beeti completed tsok. Tba lieutotiaut stood by the bioua
when tho Dullish brig hove in aight around tie, giviug tbe helmsman some directions
the poiut. the went abnat and atooa into
the bay, and when within a cable' len -th
of the tchooni-r h hove to, ao I lowered a
boat. From her movement' she seemed
to sutpect that tho crew of tbe privateer
had fled, as the boats were sieu on the
ebor.
Tbo KnlioLinan's boat earns alongside,
and the acbooner wa hailed several times,,
but of court without tn anawer ; an! short
ly after waida au Kuglith licuteuaet, follow
ed by a doi.-n men, came' over the tide,
and at tbe tame moment Zeke Dodd came
op from below rubbing his nyes, and yawn
ing. He was in his r-liirt sud drawers,
and had apparently Just got out of his ham
mock. .
" Dod rod it to all tbuud-ration I"' lu
exclaimed, csi'ti stupidly aronnd, " what'n
the 'tarnation's tew paynaow! Where's
Cap'itrVUuck I Who'n thunder bo yew ?''
" I'm ao Knglish oflic., my fine fellow,''
tbe lieutenant relumed. " And now where
sre your erew !"
" Wal may I bo everlastingly kerfismux-
d f here ain't a pooty Ox 1" exclaimed
Zeke, in terror. " Why in thunder didn't
they tell we what was a "oin' en? UlaM
ther' ogly pieturs, they Oeiai au' gin ma a
shave, au' ssid as bcow't they was noin'
off, but the 'tarnation ret 'em--thov nev
er said a word 'baout a ousssd lirittisher's
coiuiq'! Mister officer, I keu swim ashore
Kf ye'll let me go I II Cud the rest of aour 'ia Uiuiit De ours 1 She wauted us, and shur couuty, ou a charge of cutting tele
orew au' I'll briiiti 'eta all back tew ve I 'i0 ln'"s '10 has got us; but we'll astou-' graph wires in the Yankee army. Wheu
will, 1 swan to man, a will 1 '
" How'll you bring them i" the English
man asked, with a grin.
' I'll tell 'em thar ain't do liiuishera with
in forty null) o' the ekewncr. I will I swau
te g"sb, I will I"
Dutsuppc.e we wouldu't let you go!"
"Why veou doaut mean a heow't yew
would take ms a prisouer, Captiug 1 On 1
Jyew won't I I know yeou w ju'i !"
How long hare
the crew bees gone ?" ,
" Not more'n fifteen minutes, Capting.
By the jumpin' Jerewsaluni, I'll bate I ken
ketah 'em rite on. By thunder, Capting,
jes' yeou let me go. an' I awar I'll fetch
'em back in lesa'n a barf u hour 1 I will
I awar I will 1"
The lieutenant turned to a passed-mid-
shipman who bad accompanied bu, and
held a abort consultation, all of which Zeke
overheard. The result of it was, that the
orcw of tho privateer had fled, leaving this
poor fellow asleep on board ; and tby also
concluded that to follow the fugitives into
tha aarn'a Anunlrv vrnuld hn madnnaa
The? then went below, and at the end
of ten minutes returned. '
ii n ..,4. I... k..J
the lieutenant asked of Zeke.
"By jingo! We've get tbe all firedest'
lot veou ever did see. (jot jest eicbt ton !
" And I suLDOse most ot tbe small arms
are gone!''
" Small arms I repeated Zekc, stapidly.
ics swords, and pistols, aud mus-l
kets."
i O ha sk vpra T iindortand .
did take a pooty good slat on 'em off,"
"Never mind," seid the oflioer, turning
in kii Wii'.a . .cImuVJ.
..a r1-..!. .ibnn .V . a
nr,'.. in .noa Tl, .nnnnor .n
her armament are valuable, and then we i
deprive the enemy of a poweiful weapon. ;
,ne. must have a crew pat on boar J, aud
ran this craft right out. I'll go aboard
and report, and you may remain, with one
or two men, to lookout for the prize aud
tho prisoner." -
" I'rttoner !" eried Zeke, in terror.
"Oh, Captitg, yeou doant mean to keep '
me a prisoner ! '
"Yes." i
" Oh, jeoa muBtu't, Capting 1 I've got
a wife, and aix yoang 'una! Po'ly Ange-
line 11 cry her eves clean eTut vif her head
'if je carry me off I wasn't a privateer,
' Caption I swear I wasn't ono on 'em! I
j was only a paeoger, a goin' to Pawdunk
j rter some stuff for Poily Aoseline an the
1 gatif' u-m diea-es. Uu, Capting ! jest
' imagiu my dear Polly Atigeiine a erjio'
her jociy eyes clean eout, acitiae her hua-
band a toos away ! 1 shau t go I leou
wont take me !"
" Never mind that now,
Hut the lieutenant only lau.-ned at the'jour men come aboard, it was kind o ,
tbe poor fellow's misery, ind went away light on the berth deck, so we went -i-nto '
w tuout LMVing tiiin.aiiv aiaKr.
In the court of some fifteen minutes, the
lieutenant relumed in a larger boat, and
mth him came tweuty tiv luen. J'hey
rowad ashore, and got the privateer's boats,
ao l laviiiit pulied e urnrnide the tchoouer.
they had them run up ami 'properly k,owed..to put ve altogether once moro." ;
The tffieer bad reported lo the captain
of the brig that the crew of the privateer,
nilh the exception of " oue poor wretch,"
who hl been left behind aaleep, had fled
iirfo the country, liat the prito was a rich
onj, neverthelest. Aeeordinily Ireny- i
five men were detailed to go with him, aud
he was instructed to run direct for Jit. Johns
with the prixe, the b ri intending to lead
the way, as she needed her men, and also forenoon, amid the loud huzzas of the de-, anions his supporters ail of tbe fierce and , tbe r.-atest misoUiet, ivf t.u r -wanted
some slight repairs. 1 lighted people. j fanatical enemies of slavery on the continent, it his alreaiy beea executed ujot
Poor Z;ke was put in irons, de.-pite bis T " Capting," said Zeke Dodd, as the Eoi-1 several of these independent titatca which four tilths of iuoe sjt.js.-e: t) v.
entreaties, and fail wa. oon made on the
schooner the anchor stowed and her nose :
turned toward tbe oceau. It w as very bear yeou ever come" to Pawdunk, jeou 11 stop destroy them. e, iu .North Carolina, at- i; u uu "urc x-.'.-i: - ii !
sundown when the two vessels left the little ; to our house, wou't jej Polly Angeliue , ter fair debate, resolved to wait and seo-: bis couutry's good-Lt h
bay. i 'd be delighted to seo ye.'' land to trust yet awhile loqger to the safe, nece.-sity , l.ieu til te
All pajsod in very well for a few hours. IIowever.it was many months ere Zske guards of the Coustitatiou. In the meaa-, would re;.-ier ii a eh
At fiiht o'clock thirteen of tho men were saw Polly Angeline himself, for he sailed ; time, we implored the North to cfl'er na vio- Witliiu tivo v. -k, tl
sent below to their bammoeks, the remain-' in the Fatr Sister, and jhe followed up leuce, but to allow the people to resist se- oue huudred au-l inv
der bein on the fir.-t watch. At ten o'clock ' ! the career, thus nobly beua, by doin siz . oession by tho only o-'nstitut ional means ' trained a'r.l viei.-.riou-. i
the brig was on the weather bow, a qaar -
ter of a mila distant, both vessels Leiui' '
being
preparatory to retiring
Halle
WUat's that?" ho cried, tar-
ling back from the bmnaole. u iio called ' IgDCo ot pe rear. j proportionate share ot t lio troops was
tho other watch at this time ?'' I At alui ist any sacriiice this eall should demanded of North Carolina, who wore
Put ho soon found out that it wasn't "tho j 6 promptly complied with. We need not ' thus required, iu fiaLce of the first pri-.ict-nther
watch." Up from the berth-deck tho ! upt tJ di-gui?e tho fact that the enemy j pc4 ef liberty, to step.across the Statu iiue,
dark formi of armed men came pouriuc in
a tteady stream, and ere tbe prize captain
could comprebond wbat had happeued, he
was abruptly iufotmed that he miht sur
rruelcr Or bT hia bead takou olf, just as
he pleased.
Whit could he do!1 .A nine handful of
unarmed men against tuuh a host 1 lie
very ijuiekly decided upou the only tLiug
left lor him lo do, aud he did it surren
dered 1
" I say, Capting,'' oried Zeke, coming
np at this momtrt, "didn't I awe-- 'at I'd
fetch em back to ye T Here lheybe,evo-
ry one ou em. Neow yeou ktn jest take
the 'larnal Yankee crew, au' make ruince-
meat onem 1 '
15ut tbere was no time for bantering
Uaptaiu Jtuok bad determined to turn ibe
,at,!os completely ou the brig. 1 had tho
P"u P"' ' irons, and stowed awa
s 'Icttijr ai possible, auei thcu bis crew
well cslled aft.
" My urea he saiJ. we mast have that
brig!' She hasn't got more'n fifty meu
left, I'm sure, and half of them are turned-;
iu and sound asleep. liy tho Yaukee flaif, '
tin eiu t ii no ciorious rrise lor me
first essay of the Fair Siilrr .'" tire wires, and said that tho wo ild do so
Ths meu were iu extaeiis. Lut how a.-aiti if set at liberty, at the amo time re
could. tuey get alongside without exciiiug fusing to take tho oath of Yankee servitude,
sutpiciou ? One end of the wire cut was found stuck iu
" I'll show you'retuuei liuek : "Lay the ground several inches, and when asked
aloft, and unfurl the loreions'l and t,in...l. eiliv slm did that ln ret lied (!i:it a nin-i
l,D- .V '
lu a short lime the sails were set. and
the scheouer began to overhaul the brig
rapidly.
" Eiig a-boy 1" shouted Buok, through
bis trumpet, as ha same within hailing dis
tance. There was na mean, but the heavens
were clear, and the stars bright.
" lialio 1" returned the offioer of the
watch on broad the Englishman.
' Heave-to, quick! There's" mutiny
aboard 1 Some of the men want to take
tbe ssiooner and make a pirate of bar !
I've got e m in irona I" .
Thii had the desired effect. The En
flishn.-an did not fullv undiretand what
was siua, but ne eemea,to reai ae mai mere
was ti'ublee, for tbe boatswain's call of
"ill hinds" mm hoard, andber main-top-
sail wis iaid to th wast.
The sohoonor. instead of eominf? t. as
ItU k,nni;.l,r...n ..,n,.J ii rn
i directly
pliufis into
i moments
his men
I bright eutlasses gleaming in tbe star-light,
leaped on board tbe brig.
Surrender I the i ankee eaptaio thun
dered.
i " 'I o al.niTit'1 rrnariRi thfl lji itiah Mm.
' shirt and drawers,
! "To tbe Yankee Privateer, Fair Sis.
ler I" roliirnarl Hunlr "Anrl vnu wnn 'i.
by the board, and tbrew her grap- the Helm during tnis great etorm to man-; vaaufii., -iiac i j i Ujit.pAs
the main rigging ; and in. a few ! go our mcreasing puhlio liat'ilitms io.wdum leave, iul-.. c. u eaj of pi.-ace,
more Alanson Busk, followed by searen out the talent ana worm or ice coun-; aua-uc, u ,wa u-wj .u. a ijer;ao ot
in a thickly peurin.T crowd, with try, and bring it into tbe service of the , 'juration . is lucre jet j '--uks of mib-
t.ir,rl.ir h.i nmnann iianr in hialtiriOn lllfl tunic wlLfl I rc 111 D 11 n (. WOUIU Ul
L a A I nn c tn nnwi lUr ! "
But before tbe Englishman could answer
a fight commenced at tbe gangway, some of
the watch on deck having armed themselves
with boarding-pikes, aud attempted to drive
the Yankees off. But they had not cn -
suited tbe oot Ihey wera driven back
ia a very short time, aud several of them
cut down.
"You bad better speak pretty soon if
you want to ave your life," said buek,
" for my men are aimed to. the teeth, and
if they draw their pistols there won't be
many left to ttll who took 'era !''
Tho Knglish commander saw plainly bow
he wss situated, and he knew that he could ,
do. nothing at resistance. His men were
unarmed, and opposed by an equl number '
of etout, fu.i-armed, bold meu. ;
I rurrender V bo said, with paiu and
mortification. "But tell mo, he added,
how did you get the schooner ?'' ,
Uuo, ' answered JJuck, laughing, " ws .
happened to be below taking a snooze when .
me noia : ana when we come on deck at
ten o'clock, may I be blessed if we didu't
find our schoouer at sea and some of your
men in charge. I thought 'twas a pity to
separate eucb a good crew as yours seem-
ed te be, so, 1 jui-t mad sail, and have come
The Kuglishmaa understood it ail, aud
thoagh it gailed Lin' bitterly to be thus ta-j
ken by a paltry Yankee schooner, yet he '
kept his tongue to Limselfaud sabmitted,
without further remark. '
The prisoners were secured; the erewa
arranged; and theu the Yankee Privateer,
Fair ."mrr turned her head towards
Portsmouth, where she arrived the uext
li'h lieutenant, who had takeu him ptiso-!
ner and ironed him, went over the side, " ef .
nel service for ber country atitil the boon j
of Peace once more blessed the nation !
Oeneral Ciin.-mac calis for one fifth of
tho ablehodied male slaves in this District,1
to complete the works ueeessary for the de -
' eertaiu to make a series ot determined
ouu rornii'iaoiO auacas upou our cuasi jusi j
ns sopn at the active campaign in the field j
closes. Wo nocd not flatter ourselves with;
the idea that we are to enpy an immuuity
from attack. e may fi-, but we do not
b.;li.'e anything of the kind certainly wej
have no aasurauce of it, tho kuowo fact i
that arms and munitions of war have fouud monstrous propjsition, with a wjn-.lrous uu
their way iuto this port, will not teud tjj annuity, cam-: forward to resist tfij desp-i-render
the cuemy more lenient to U3. jtioatep 1 ne d.ilrg.ites uf her peoiie iu
The planters in this sectiou must know j convention assembled, with out otio dissi-n-th
it tho Cape Fear lliver,at.d, iooideutally, un foice, ordaiued our separatiou fro;;i a
ilmingtou is tho key lo this whole sectiou ; go.-ernmeut 'which had thu at cuj blow
of N jrth Carolina. They must know that j subverted the chief tads- of i's creaiion ;
in providing for the defence of tha Cape ud even before this 'thousands of our citi
Fesr and the coast, they are, indeed-, pro- j feus had seised their arms an 1 were) tur'j
viding for the defence of their own bonus j iUg tothc border to mako ol the p u t r io
aud hearth-stones as directly, aud more el-1 tio resolve.
uViently, thsn :hey can do iu anjother way. I This is a brief history ofo-ir seperu.i mi
n'ttii)itn Journal. from the government ot the United States.
; J It was njt a whim or sj idcti freak, but tl. i
, .....
A',tlK5r F A locsa A0 ' :
rei u a young lady iu one of tho j
northwestern oouuties in Virginia, was ar-i
rested and put iu jail iu Buckhannon. Up
imerr 'ateii, sue eouicssea sue liaJ ea:
mMy Yankees had been ki.led.and asthat
wire, pi ioted the way they bad rone it would
doubtless be used to kno if there was room
for any more
5J (JURAL ADDRESS
OF
.ltt VANCE,
,.4 ertemherhe Capitol, iu Ral-
ttgn, September e..
n . 9(12- .
JBELLOW- UITJzariB : v.;
of the people of North Cal by the voice
unauimity iinparaleled in tbo i, with an.erali aud brave eo'ui-rr.H hive undoubtedly
State, to assume tbe powers oi ui.or our
istrate io the midst of revolution aulag-
I can but feel oppressed by a sense ot u
i i!ie weigu i icapuumunnj nu.vu
I oatha of office just administered by our res -
peeted Chief Justice, impose. Indeed, there
neh before roe, and the path of my da
tv must lead through any thing but plpa
i aar.t fielda and hesida still waters. To hold
' State cloth?, equipanlorganiseour troop
rirl tn rla intir to merit on the field.
might well appall the statebiaaa with hair
crown white in tho nubiio service. To con-
fess my inability, and to say that I enter
I be a customary affectation, bur the simple ,: that av.iit u.- if var.qai.-Lcd, bj tiie i man-
! truth. But, you will bear we witness that.urin whtc-u our -u.-:cs,are waging thuwur.
i I SOUt'ht Dot tho nOaitioa. I Broferred t h U t a S t ill V 3 V , " .'Or thiCUlCIl 13 it Has. aud
! tllafla in OUT arillicS W hie h I he'.d . SS th OUO
j in which I could probably best serve my
, country. I could but sayt howevor, thit .
, i weuiU ne content vim tue pecpie s .i:i,
and would serve where vi-r their voice should
' sign ne and here have I bei-u as.i n.;d.
in return lor tins t'reut expression ot eon-
hlence, 1 can promise only that ibnuj
wiii aud determination to tho perfoi mnce
of my duties which no one can surpass.
Fellow citizens, wo b3ve but the or.o,
great and ailabsorbiu theme. The war
, whioh we are fighting for our liberties aud
independence, is indeed the sea which re-
ceives our every stream of thoubt. 1'ow
it was produced, whether it could safely
have been avoided, and upou wi,o;e sLoui -
ders rests tba blame, it were worse .ha:i
idle now to enquira. At the proper tiaie it
was uiaeuased, aud evry argument. -t:9
and con, was given to the people, jjullico
it to say, that it irasforecd upoo us by a
doiiimant ana encroaching majority, au i is
evidently but tue pent up fires of fanatical
uatrea .which have Deen accumulating in
the North for forty jears. Ttaw government
oi me umtea oiat.:s was a preai caieaera-
tion of independent communities, held to-
getherjby a written compict called the eon-
titution. Ot' this instrument the very lif-
aui Eoul was the great ax'uiu "thai u.l
eovertimcnts'derive their just powers from
the consent of the eoverned.'1 J'o this tlu
ancestors of thoio who now are sheddiug
our blood, jtogelhor with your forefathers,
asseutedon the 4th of July, 177G, aud tho
instrument in which U:ey set it forth aud
pledged "their lives, their fortunes and
their sacred honor ' to maintain it, hts reu
dered their names immortal.
When Abraham Lincoln was elected by
the votes ofjthe Noijh only, embracing
were slave-holding, refused their "cousent
to an administration which threatened to
given them discussion and putlio opinion,
Many Southern States followed cur exam
ple. hue thus honestly enactl, the
masK was thrown on, ana our souls, were
sickened with a proclamation' from th
President, caliing for ?3,U0J men toeiau-h
tCr our Southern States into a eoueut. '
ami, baud in hand' with the scum of North-
urn Clt 8 au-1 ttie reM-e OI Ui'ra-i ation, 1 3
cut thw throats of our kiudred.anl i". :: :-. 1
Then and net till then, did controversy
cease in North-Carolin. llcr sens Hi d
her daughters, of ail shales of political
opinion, from the lire jnt-.iiu tops to ti:c e'. - r-
lastiug tides of the sea, shocked by the
deliberate judnii'tit of our people. Aui
other course would have involve.! tho d,e-
pest degradation, tho vilest dishonor, a-.d
the dire.-t calamity. Wo also aceei t u
witu toe act aa oi us inevitable oi.-
lieu
oes, a Kng an I bloody war. We were tut
deceived either by the idea of "pcaeea' i
seee-ioa," or by vain and unmanly in; -. -of
foreign protection. We were wid.- i .me
to all tho results, aud jralUutly, .-iori j-aly
have our people nut taem.
For seveuteen ni7inhs has this uu.fjii
w ar piogresied ; the many agai.i-.-i tlie Ss.v,
the powerl'a! ag-tin.-l me weak ; an I yet
army after aimv, as tha sauds of ti;e sua iu
number", led by vauuti-d ' Napoleons, aud
armed from the workshops of Karope, have
been hailed bsjk ftvui oar Capital with
' slaughter aud disgrao?, by troops, in many
v""i BMSl;"i nareiootcU, auu armed with
the condemned muskotsr of the old govern
meutl According to tli.-ir own n-norts
, "ur.0" -." ur borders,
desperate. with iauaueisui and Inst-firod bv
..... i: .- l ..i . "
.gijuLMiwouiiinsj iwrj are tticy now: .
have we beaten tbeuj ban!: ? Skillful Gen-
fought our Laities, but can wo Lot rccoffuiz
too the special favour of lltivau iu our
great dehvcrsijCe ; iiiO bn.'u ha-i indeed
...,m ..v, uu ..t jiumrj, ae.
1 . o( ihc preeuce of tlis Living Uod. ,
0. J u-Caiolina has sctit forth ucar 50,-
- , there wsyitj
as bora many mor i' Are
;.m who fuit or de-pair T
- tn, my co
i luidsL w ho
Lave
taut t.t.-torie iiate .vi.j : t01)
lUiutudcd l!i lOnllCll UOUIIS .
' miciiful of Hie' claims ef Lis Oj -.'i
1 not to Liar ilc gret lions m!.:cL ar.
ing the coa.tiuur, for him aud Lis cbii
,11 CJ, iv.i uic.uii ui ui;n i. J J i - . i iui. n v
tilC Cv lii ICUt i 0 11 S it i ?
L:t Liiu heboid
t-t--
wourcfal proce.-sivriu of -ray-Lair.-d
;?.;u. v. jiiicu and ittilo children, iu our sis
ttrttutj of Viriiii:i, iLrust out of tLeir
hjj.tj, because tLoy would Lot take tLa '
o'l'.uo; aileyiaajc, tfi'i 1 rin' witli weary
list !U..t bkeuiiii: i.cUits into ho;iitlf.s es
ilo ; i.t Li:u sji' tue buruiu ' aonus ani le
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