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i , ' ' 1 " . ' ' Sr . ' ' a . v .'.,-'..'1 , '1:1 11 11 r i xm . m w t m mm . . ui lib v i ... iti v i mrm ilia b ' mt u a i a Ar 3r ASf x& THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LXWS-THE GUARDIANS OF OVIX LIBERTY ToIxlv. HILLSBOROUGH,; N. C, NOVEMBER 26, 1864. No. 2269; 5!r. Boyce and his CoMtltusntB He j r makes a Speecu. ' ' j A meeting wa heltt in Columbia Salt Meedaj ni tit which u andressed by a lumber ef secessionists aid araay officers, ind which passed resolution denouacieg the recent ab!r, and as ime thidk patriotic lettes t Mr: Koypa and catling on him to i mi jo. Mr. Bay re, being in the ciy was .'.invited to appVar before theN. meeting and vindicate letter if he desired s ta do, which he did; and liin apee'eb oa the occa bia ia thua reported in (Ke piPcreding : htYXCU OF HS. W. BOYCK. I thaak' jou fer ridiig me the privi ' U f deluding enjeelf on thi nccasitn. rat petmieiioa iua ait take? ifit bjr ur. riit. ( 1 knew thal there, dwelt ia the i.firM f South CaroliniaDi m;naimiT 4 geoeroyt en)lio, and itiat it would be ipible wtthia the Ijmitt of thii Wtata to atsemblo o laree an audience oi t'ne refuse man, wbn wa pat on trial far bin political life, an opjiertUBitj I epckkirg ia hi oi behalf. U ta mpricticahle, mj fe!lew citiz.ea, t diicu.'i a quektian ao grave ai thii, and tavttviBg a it doea, 10 manj and cawp'.i- rate reiatirv anuer the prciNit cucum- it wrong; I believed that the queitjon of slaverv in the territftriea was, as I havt said before, but a barren iaaue. I stind tonight with, perhapa, but tew, sympathi aera around me, but I appeaf.from the ver dict tf the present to tbt o!" the great fu- iure, wnici iiaa in tnai wnicn is known only-to God. Oae, wo, or. three years hence, leel: hack to the present hour, and aik whether I have givet bad advice in the letter which has been condemned. After the war broke out. I till ureved the scene. It yet apoeared that , we mut look to 4diviion of the North. J istvr a great nation -in, the North -west, settled principally bv Southern men; with a great river running thru$h itsimmenae territo ry, and forming ia it were a bond if com- wgn interest between tlrat aection afld the South. I was further aware that the Wtr which acted with ei had it chief scat of power in the Nerth-weat. I looked about, inereiore, fur a mode to accoeanhsh the jreateaa in view ,ihe rt opnartuaitT l saw was alter the rri battle ot MQas ias. when, conferring with the Prei!ent f Us Uouledtrate-btatci, 1 proposed tu hira a policy which" looked t that end. In other words, I suggestarf that he should . nra. I shall, therefore, tike occaaiea f 'roP" t'ctj 1 pc to Mr. Lincoln, rfter, ia oe mre coaveaient woJe, ( filly at forth aav'ideaa a thu subject. Whit I ahall a to joa now nill be but a brief vindicatioo cf aiy poit'on, for I rctgni.e the rifhtef rov coasuiueata to eip;t their onift'oa as to mv cour.e. aia y our palttical servant, you are the io f.r"ijn. I would add, alio, that I have 4 doobt that thoe by whom thii aanve Meot was commenced, are actaated by a oie of public duty ia the course they but taken; but in my judgment, they have i W a I 1 I a . . . a.Z - II. B . . . . it, .eiiuw-ciiiiens, ume runea on.l not vour lnrtenentlpnce i hut fnr in. . . i -m ana at the last session of Congress, several stance, the navigation of the MigflissiDDi. oenatnrs and members thuusht we oujht to reciprocal free trade, and ether mattera f ... iL. r . a . - I . . . - ' . 7 ins use i uipiomacr, ana, to some that kind, la order to .impress your miads cxiBbi, uif wn&i we couiu to nivnje tae i thai, 1 has to sty to you that, it war be iu- NortttT and to weaken, the newer of Mr. IHGeiU Liftco'ta. We met together, coniidcred dency of thinga ista fastea a military dee- tne question and arreed upon this ore- nstiim on thn covstrv and dirrnr ur . . ; r - - j .w--, - - gramme, viz : that we would introduce f beaotilul organization of States. I bad to reaalutioBs into Congress, that id the event tell you that, because I was breed ap- we should defeat tho enemy at the two peal to the strongest motive, iay oar ninde. peinu where he had ?oncentrared, the I had alsu to address tha people of the PreiiJeat should be requested to tender" to Worth; My policy was "tAtrike Liieolu, Mr.Tnicoin propesitions for the meetiax and to reoresent that if ht were remored oi cnmmisnoners to nesrotiate upon fte blood weald cease to Sow. I also soatht JJ?W" subject of peace. We did not expect that to enforce, upon lie pace party the fact Mr. Liacola would agrea to this repdsi- that if they could carry the election, thor occame wn .Kotr no is pieageu ne- would take a great stej towards the terau- ver to cte war wlile Ke can raise a man natioa f hostilities. Thecefere, I said or a dollar; but we wanted t build op a nothing about separate indepeodetcc and part behiad him. Even those reaolotioas. natioaalitv. as I tni:ht have doae. "Writ- the conditions of which should Ie recipro cat free trade with the xNotth-weat, and free navigation of the Minisippi river ae cured by-treaty eempact. .My idea w,-u that Se should augeat to th North-west in the uinit imposing form such terras as would recev'ile the protection f their most niateri&l interest with a dissolution pf the Unioa.' That idea was not adopted. Attar the defrat of Ucn. AKLMtftUn in frnt of Richmond, I wvrete to Mr. Deitja min, the Secretary of tstate, again urging .m haatdy harried to their c-aclusioos. I ine "e P9,CJ. iifrau'it a raouirinv mir &a!iliir in ihl :ecare. . ...- -- r 1 Fell.w.citi.ensbef.r.e this great coateat Bf,a 10 rry an unnecessary qurneo. wnen c.mmeficed.I.aiyourreprMenutive.sur, pmper pen maace .i umjs. int uo v.rtd the scene.aad endeavored then to wnment would have diiauauhcd the ene- Urtermina hat policy waa proper in view tney nan 10 couteud. - t the great rep!ulioneidently approach. .Soon alterwards this great peace party ig. i greaily impreiied with the of the North-went bhoed evideacea of its idt that it was nUTiulcrel to, divide tht i:imeas. power. I heptd then, that some Iterth d at, being a weiaer powti. it wai reapiase would be made U that party; predence on our part sa to duett oar pub- bat. telle ciiuem. what was the relt ? he course as to induce di?intia and di Nothing. The Kichnoad press, in a Urge vUion in the North, end create a party degree, and especially an organ Which had tlero which ahi.uld ivroptthiie with o. the reputation of being ao ofiicial. organ, lWfere secession took 'place, therefore, I denounced that pey?e party. Ueferring to "adopted a policy whidi surpriiet' many. I its leaders, 'Vallaodighafn and' otlura, it erved that ihc grund ot which the Re- said, we reapect those Abolitionia's who pvlUrao patty wa adanciag, relerrrd are led away by thir fanaticism ; for io hoily to the exteain t.f slavery iri.the siaoce, auchmea as Wendell Phillips, Lin i'rritoties, ai.d b!ieing that to be a bar. coin, and uthers j but we have contempt im Uaue, I ao Jr flared y sentiments. I and scorn lryou who pre'end to repreieut luted that natce heraelf. with her vast the peace men of the Nm!..' Ta saay xoufotaias and brad plainv. interpnaed an crawl upon your bellies, but we will spit tHsVacle to the estet.it of slsvery in the upon you!" Why thus repel those who Ne.'th-west, and tl.ui the question wavne are seeking peace r 'iout which we, practically, sieed have A an evidence of that policy f the given eurselves noofccern. Whilelwai llichinond pres and other newspapers in condemned for this view, yoo did not hotJ the South, the Hon. Mr. Soule, ot Luii- a pablic meeting, fer the purpose, but in ana,told me that he was in the city of New m nf the nanera f Colamhia a different York, when an election took place, and policy wis announced, and six highly re- that placarded upon the political bannen pectaUe gentlemen were nominate'd .as and m other places were the remark of repiesentatives from my district. I said the Richmond press, concerning thee that our policy at-that time wa inodera- pece Democrats of the North., accompa- iiaa; but n of the gentlemen present nied with the observation, set whit your wrote in his journal a hutfiornua arfcle, in Southern friends say of you." Mr. Smle which he declared that our police was ac- adored me that thoio article, from the lion, action, action. I looked ahead, and rtichmnd Enquirer, which wa then known was not s full of the illuiions of a san a the olflcial organ of our Government, emu t.r.iremeiit as mine men in the hid produced the roost injurious elleets. I heeth., I annrvciated the power of the will state further, that Ueocral AVIkint, of North, and I did aot ih to force you inTio,a member of Coigress, told roe that ....... u..ik tum rt k.l.la aina( he wa. with Mr. Vall'iidichani nearly a vnu. 1 w-inttd to take all Ihe'cbiBcrs. II week, and that the latter said to him if i will not tow define what was that policy had uot been for the Coarse of yoar South .,f ...l.non. W.f ihe idea Involved wa ern press in reference to the peace palty, to give to the Nrth.est new strength, no Mr. Lincoln, ftev.r could have under taken that, ahfiuld war take, nlace. we ahould ho campaign against Vicksbarg. "Your luvet party in that section whose intereat press has cost yrju tk death of maay of it would be to cry out for peace. Well, hour ooblest ineu." I protested agaiust lellow-citiiens, the strutgle commenced, that policy, and ssked, m Cod i ni k I I.'.. i ..in., waa not. why is this dnnu? Have we no Ditv Ht UVH V J M S IA RU V lW - "ft - , . in my eniaion, carried out. The party foui noble loU.ere, who are dyiflg daily ? w th wlifch we nutht t. hive had mo in;ouii we irj timate relitionn, and which wsi espf c'ulljf Strong In the Nurth-weii, wa broken, up by the Charleitou Convei tisa. 1 thtugKt to ro'isoliukte Shall we break lha North down the against us? peace party, and hurl scorn and intuit in th face's ol those whuare our friends? moderate as they "were, failed to meet the icg for a aeeeific object, I had to writtas approiai ef those ia power. The stisioa a dtplooaattst, and the letter itself was di- endod, I came home. The subject still plomatic. I know, fellyw-citizeaa, there occupied my thoughts; and when I thought are many very many, persons who coatend of s'liv'ien daily eapored and daily dying ; and I believe the gentleman who acta as and tt. hen I thought of a Government that the Secretary of this meettas, the editor of did not exercise a policy best calculated, to the Vcrshnian, is among them tbit it ia defett the North, by building up a peace osr pulicv to have Lincoln re-elected, partjj in that section, I was at a iois what My God rfellow-eiuzeas, what can prompt to do. In the midst of there rejections, a. mas to desire that ? Ia there a man in there suddenly appeared the Chicago plat- ice United Sfates who more fnliy repre,- f.)i. It was in apposition to the princi- sents the fanaticism, aud war fury of the plea f Mr. Lincoln. My heart beat with Ncrth ? Is there a man whom we can feae i -. . . . . . . . . . . rcncMeu aaxieiy. .igam anu again, i re- more cr iroui wnom we can hopeless? volved the subject in my'raind, until the Why gentlemen desire that that man con- conviction irresistibly forced itelf upon tinue in power, is passing straage to aae. me 6atit was my duty to address a letter I have said it is our interest to hive llc- to the President of the Confederate States. Clellan elected. Well, suppase Lineoln be I felt that no matter what the cons,equen- defeated, what then? Why, then yoa ' ces might be heap me with infamy, spurn have a condemnation of the war peficj ' me, periah my memory perish my came, I which Liacola represents a ccadeana- mut endeavor to render this service to my tion of that fanaticism which has carried on country, i waa wiitmg to encounter ruk the war oa so sijaatic a scale, sad ao near of -life, aad I am told there is a man io ly planged the country into min. Lincoln this crowd who has aaid that he would kill represents a conflict of'ideas. "He iepre me to-night; that he hasahet Yankees and seats the aati-slavery feeling. Herepro will ahaota manwho is mo better than a sents all that is gross and vile in the North- . Yankee. . ' era political character. He represents tie I thank .the gentlemen who' originated energy aad the fierceness wit which the' thi meeting' for oae thing that has been struggle hasbeen conducted ; and you have said in their resolutions namely, that therefore, no reason to believe that the de they do not doubt my siccerity. I feel feat of Lincoln will ant prove equally a gratefal. Take frmtne everyth'in; take defeat of the war policy that has been ar lrna me the office I have ao long held but ricd out under his administtaiien. o jusiire to lay motives, arid do justice to A word now with reference to the Chi the honest-purpose with which lam en- csgo platform, by which the iscocssor of dcavoring to serve you. If I were merely Mr.-Lincoln, if elected, will be glided dirmis of promoting ambitious ends uf when i power. What doea that platform y own, or prompted by a selliih interest,, ear ? It eays " negotiate,' negotiate i' I should not hav supported a policy -si' and though it does not giro op the Union, likel te meet with contempt and opposi- you cannot expect it to do mere. .That tion as that which has beep advocated, iu plattorm ha been carefully prepared, and the letter under consideration. It was un- the sentiments of the men who support it der the intluence f these feelings that I are knwa't us. ft is true, thatMcUIellaa penned my letter. to the President. I in- has indicated that ho cannot consent tift tended, besides, to appeal to publ'C opin- peace uuless bated upon the idea of recen- jon, Vid.see if I could not move the mind struition"; but doubfles? McClellaa waa of the South on this great subject. I felt playing for votes. When the elestibn tea that -the g'eat path to aafety for tis wsi to takes place and his success has keen, divide the North. 1 thought that was our achieved, the peace party will thendic atn troe policy. ,ud, therefore. I put forth cer- his policy. He htcaialf declares that ho tain views, calculated as I hoped to enlist) will ethaust all the expedieats ef diploma- public opinion in its behalf. New, fellow-1 cv, betoit tie resorts to war. II, toerelore. citizens, 1 ak you to examine that letter, that party succeeds to power, we may ex- In wrttinr it, I had to do what? First, to pect an armutice and temporary peace. address the President respectfully, becaue Thty will come to you and any, we erepaso . f l r. . . . l L .La .U- J every emotion ot my r.eart prampts me to a ceiiu?n oi niiuiiea j inai nv awor do that. When I cunoder that noble nun iev!l b sheatbed. An armistice proposed trujr-linj under adversity and standing by them to us, ia an acknowledgmeut that vp in me neat 01 mi contest, wun so mucn tno war is n lanore , mat tuy nav if nobility and fortitude of soul, I feel irrc- it for four years, epeat feiir thousaad sailt aistibly drawh towards him, ami wdulJ not, linns of dollars, and loatirawease auoiber except as a matter ot duty, do anything to of lives, and at'latt they have cove to that disturb his equanimity. -All honor, then, which tbey at list refused, to er.tertaia, to hini; aliho)i 1 cannot concede that he peace and a talk The moral triumph of has bben tufikietitly alive to the impor- that propositi- n will be greater thaa a vic anceof atrcrigthemng our friends at the liy gained b our army and purchaaedby North. Of heroic mtnre, competent to die our blond. .They have said we will meet in the last ditch, and to cover your histo you ia coo vocation of the State ; 1 do not ry withhonor.it eeems to me he Ins net mean a eonvrutii-n of States, uader toe looked over the wide field of duty and ex (onstittUn f te Uhited eifatei. but a ercied that policy and diplomacy beat cal- convention of States as independeat eove culated to accomplish the purpose in view, 'reiga, each one t go thrrn and see if thad also to address myaelf to you. and to thej can namke jeaie. Why, f;low-dti imprtssipon your minds the necessity of aens, what more eould jou ak? Are yoo thin policy of diplomacy the necessity of eo infatuated wit'i the horrors of war and being, wilimg to meet tne people, of the death, that you wou!. repulse a proposi Norm In negotiation, with an ansions de- tion of thi k.o.i ? If ao, I am,ssrpried, sire for peace, and ready to cencede.Mnuchi In that cent i-ctioi of the Su'.ei, although
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