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Si rvo' V yCrv tilt 7 tj ' e V '4 '. Y" FH!!y ( - HILLSBOROUGH, N. C:, SEPTEMBER 27, 1865. ; v "No. 2305.' n in in in i rrs, is in in ii hi ri r i' 1 1 I i r i LI ,1 I f V 1 III' III r ill III I I III ! Mf I I . ' . . President Johnson's Speech. ; Kecrntly a targe delegation fnm vari hi Southern States waited upon President . Johnson it the Mansion Jlouac in Washing, en. In rraponse t the addteia of their .Chairman, th President f poke as fotlowa: Gtntltnen:t can only oay in reply to ue remarks of your chairman that I an 'ghly gratified to rrceive the.assuraoee ho baa given me. They are more than I ould bete ej pec led. under the cireamstan ea, I uit ay I was unprepared io r' rite eo numerous a delegation en thin nc aaion ; it wn'uoeipectetl. . 1 tad no idea t as ao large, or represented, so many "Jrajei, when 1 expressed, aa I did, ary wd iirgoeso to see at an? time o ay of yea a !,we to do me the honor to a!l upon ami that I aheald be gratified at rreei f any mamfe-tatioas oi regard you might inink 'proper to tuahf 1 wat totallj tin preparrJ for anything equal tu the present oeujonatriiioo. L atn tree t sav it eacitea in any mind fedlug and emotiona that lan guage ia totallj inadequate totsprcaa. When 1 IiH.k back 'unon mvnaat action. rd recall a period searcrtr uure than four r,.rt teara wtn I Mwd battling for rlnciptia which wiav of vco tuppgirtt and thpojht were wrong, I w'aa battling for 'e principle that actaate me to-dar, and Miilch principf. 1 think mj 0m1, !. cvnil tur ward on thin ocraaivn tu nan ifat a i)ipotitin to ittppurt. I, can aaf now, a ( hatr sjid n manv furmer ica no. that entertain nu personal rrent anta viimiiir anineaittea tu an lit eg vul otiin ,( Mttten'a and Diion'a'lme, Utr murb he ruae have diftVrrd Irom , oe in prioclplr. I itood plenli'g with T ivw.Vrra braiVeo, Len ihr t Ht'it Uia n heir had rea,5 t t tu heir back upon the United 'atVahow I imp.'ii.rd them tn atand with me there a d Maintain oar fig'U aod tiijjt mr battlra n4t r 'he lata and (;onututin f ti. IT r.Lted S'i!ri. think ow a I tit-fht the n, and rntleatored to induie t'f , iy tiete ihat or true puattin m i,m'm h law and onder the (Jatittitufinti ri t? 9i.,u wii; the intiti lion f ! , ; ut ii iiia; principle nn;e an il4 rendered a dieintegratij'1 p-.t e, J at u e an uice whicb clli ri.-t.t u from transmit ling to wur chl.Ncr a coun i t, aa beqaeatfTed t a Vj r ljtei, ! hid nothiag cl'e tw dn but i. aland by the ;ernmat, be the coaeqenrt what the? B'ght. I'aaid then, what fo a'l know, at I on for the inttitttiona f the cut-i t r aa evaranteei! be the Coaatiintiun. bat mtr all thina I waa fr the Union of the :atf a. I remember the taunta, the terra, a acwa wik which I wat treated ; I re 'ber the circle that atood aroand me i M.t remember tbe threata and intimidation! ibit were frftlj etiefed bj the men who opoaeJ, an4,wbota I wanted to befriend and gviJe bj the light that ltd me; bat frthrg cnicit in mt own integrity, aid that I waa right, I heeded Bet what thee oigt uj or do to me. and waa inspired and encoungrd to ds mjr ditj, regardleaa f aagU elar-.and lae lied to aee the re al'iatmni of mjr prfdittinn Jhd the fatal rroe if thie who ainl caaajed to late lfr.i the fetjlta j e null bat f.neief. Oenilemen, w hxef through thja irbcllii'h. I aaj w toe' it ia tin who are ietpenib!e for it. Ve, the Jwth made , the iaaoe; and I knvw the nattre of the Jf.thern peop!e wtjl enough to innw that when the hae become eontinced nf an rror. the frank!? a knowledge it in a man It. ..en, direct manoeV, ami now in the crfo stance of that datjr, ur indeVd in anv act the; nadertuke to perform, thtv 1 it beartit and tranktr and nott that tlejr come to hir, I nnderitaod them aa eating that "we set up the Union of the Stale againat the inatituiion of elarj ; ei. 'Irctr.l thr arbitrator, tie (?o,l ot HatOea; tht arbitrament wai the iword. Tdeisme wai fairl and honorablj tnet. liuth th qaeationji preaented hate been arttled a ai.Mt na, and we are prepared toacept the iliac.'' I find nn all aidei thii ipiril of candor and hnnor prraailing. It ia aaid b) ll t M The iae wai wara abd the jadg- ment hai been against tin, and the deciiion having been made againut a, we (eel bound in honor to abide by the arbitritipent' In doing this we are doing for ouraelvei no. dishonor, and ahould not I'el humiliated or. degraded, but rather, that we are enml blinr orkelrea br our. action, and we h"uld feel that the Government ha treat ed u tnagnanimnualtr, and meet the Got ernuint upon ihe terma it haa o magnan imnuitlr pruft'f red ui.- S far a I am con cerned perionallr, I am muinfiuenced b ant queitivn, whether it affecta the Nort we the South, the KaM or the VciU I itaod where I did of old; battling for (he Coaali latioa and the Union n( iheae United State a. In doing io. I know I oppoaed aome of joo gentlemen of the South, when the doctrine of Sceesaina waa heing urged upon the conn try, and the declaration ot roar right to break up the Got ernraent end diaiotegrate thr .Union waa made. ,1 aland to itay, aa t hate eter.ateod, firmly ie the opinion that if a monopoly contend againat thia conn try.the io'inoply muat go down and the ceantry mnt go a p. Yea, the usue wai made by the Suvth againit the Government; and thr. linveinment nai triumphed; and the South, true M her ancient inatiucte f tranknr and manly honor, comra forth anU .espreaara iti willingneaa to abide the reaulta of the decision in good laith: While I think that the rebellion hatbeeri arrested and aubdnril, aed am Happy in the conaci uuaneaa of a duty well performed, 1 want, nut only toe, but the prcple of the world, tu know, that while 1 dreaded and feared dinteratiin of the States l am erjually opposed to cunaolidattoo or cotiernt ration i power riere, indr whajeter guis or nae they bear; and if the iine i forced otxro oa, 1 shall ftill endeavnc t purave heame efTurts to disaeade from the lc (ruie ol renninr ti eitremes, but I aa let the tame rulea be app'.ird. Let the C.. ilitotion be ot goidc. Let the preeiva tiwn wf that and the Union ( ilic .Stateabe our principal aim. Let it be our hpe that thr Government may be prrpetuatrd, and that tUr principlts of the Cwirrnment, Ui'jn- rvl a Ibry ar on rght and j jtice, wit be handed without pt oi Uiemiah to i pootrritt. A I hate before lemirked tu, I am gtifird to tf eo many of Mu hne to-day. Itmanifet spirit I ot- pleaded tbervc. I know itt.abeen aid ( me that my asperities are anarp ; that I had tindiciive feelins t eratift, and that I hu!d nut fail taai! myself of n.e,ppportunittra nut would present tiiein aelvea to gratify such drapicable feelings. Gentlemen, il my acts wijl not apeak lor e and for tlicaarrt then ant profession I might make wi-old ht equally useless. Bet. gentlemen, if I know myself, ai I think i do, I know that I am of the Southern pec pie, and I love there, and wilt do all in my power to rea'ore them to that atate of hap piness and prosperity which the enjoyed before the madncsa of misguided men, io fhnm thee had" rVposed their confidence, ed them aitray to their own andoing. If here ia anything that ean be done oo in part on correct principles, nn the princi plea of the Conitittioo,.io promote theae cndi, be anurcd it shall be dene. Let me isare too, alto, that there ia no dilpnai tiou on the part of the Gotrrntnent to ties) harshly with the Southern peop!-. There wily be peeche pablihed front various quarters that may breathe a differ ent spirit. lU not let them trouble or ex cite oo, but believe that it ia the great object of the Government to make the anion ol th'ee Upited States more complete and ptrlect than ever, and tu maintain' il constiiutional puorielei, if poile, firmly than it hi ever before been. I hc'n why cannot w a I rome up to the work in a proper Opint ?' Io other wonhj, let us look to the t'oii-t.tu'i -mi. The issue has been made and decked. Thru, a wie men, a men who. see r eht and are determined to loiiow it, n fath and iifotli ia, and ax men who iovr tb-ir country in thia hourol trial and aidning. why ca.iinot wfcone up nd help to settle th- questions of the hour, and adjast them according to the principle of honor and of i-jstiee i The institatf n ef liar erjr U gone. The former status f the negrp had to be changed, am we, as wise men, must recognize so poteirt a fact ami upt ourselves to. circomstancea at tnet surround us, . . L Voices We are willing to tii io." " Yes, sir, we are willing to do so, , I bt-lieve you arc. I believe wlea your faith is pledged when yosr content hat been given, aa I have already said I be lieve it will be maintained ut good faith;, ami every pledge or promise lollf carried out. Crtca. It still." All I aik prdeire of the South or the North, the Eait.or the Vi est, is to be sustained in carrying out the principles of the Constitution. tj is net tale denied that we hate been great auf fereri on both sides. . Good men hive fall en on both aides and ranch misery ia being endured, as the necenary remit of so gi gantic a contest. Why, then, cac&ot we come together, and around the common al tar of our country heal the wetted! that have been made. Deep wottnds that hart, been inflicted, Our country has been scar red all over? Then why claoot we ap proach eacb other upon priaciplea which are neht in themselves, a'nd which will be productive ol'gotMl to all. The day is not aisiantMwneit we anall feel like some fam ily ih; hai had a deep and desperate fend, the various member ef which have coma togetH-r and compared the evila and the suffering they had inflicted upon each th er. They had seen the influence ef their error and its result, aod governed by a getirreua spirit of conciliation, they had metually become forbearing and forgiving, auii return to their old habits of fraternal kiidnesa, and become better friends than evtr. Then let aa causider that the fead hch alienated us hiibeensett!e J'and ad jusied to inutua! sitiifaction; 'tkai waAaa together to be bound by -firmer bonds ef lave, respect and confidence, than ever. The North cannot get along without the South, nor the Sath without the North, the East without the West, nor the West without the East. 1'iay it is our duty to do all that in our power lies to perpetuate and make stronger the bonds of our Union, s-ejug that it is for the common good ef all that e should be united. 1 feel that (his Unjon, though but the creation ef a centu ry. to be perpetuated fur all time; and mat it eannot be deatrerd except by the ail Wise God who ereated it. Gentlemen, I repeat, I sincerely thank yon for the re apect manifested on jhia occasion, and for the eigressiona of approbation and confi dence ; please accept my .thanki. ' The leader ef (he delegation reptie'd : a Mr. 1'rcsidenti on behalf of this delega te s, I return yoa roysince,re thank t lor yoiir kind, generous aad ougnauimoua ex pressiena ol kindly feeling to the people of the South. The visitor! then ictired. NOMINATION ACCEPTID. General Davis, late an officer in the ar my, on accepting the nomination of the democratic party of, Pennsylvania foV the office rf Auditor, General, denounces the doctrine of secession and endomes Presi dent Johnson's recenstraction policy. lie adds: .-' ..:'.'' ;.; I in erjDoaed to ne?ro auffrape. as evarv rwtite man should be. Nature has erected a barrier agiinst the two races enjoying nqusl political rights in the same comma nitr, wt.ere they approximate is numbers asm th Siwthern States. San Domingo i 4 r ' ease1 in point to prove the incom p ' att of the two races eiercUing equal hiicil j i-ivilcget io harmony. There has Aim it perpetual warfare between the ii'';Ta's and inula ttoes since the island has Ih- a tn tkeir possession, which haa been oiiij .! struggle for the rating ioHuence be twin the pure African and the mixed blooJ. it this people, of the same race, bat ofdif- lertnt caate, cannot govem a smalt island u. peace, what are tve to suppose would be the condition of tilings when the negro comes into competition with the pure Cau casian in the straggle for empire in the Sosthf The founders of oar Government intended that the "white should be the gov errve jr; uce in thja country, and! It will be a calamitous day for both people when the black man is given the political franchise; and entitled to hold office. ' MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICAN CONVCN-' t'.. tiox. . . The Republican Satate Conveatioa of Massachusetts met at Worcester on the U inst., and was largely attended. Senator' Sumner was chosen presiding oScer, aid ! on taking the. chair addressed the aiiia-' blage in a jpeech of considerable length, maintaining that the rebellion and ilaTiry are not ret ended, and will not he till tK. -wmmm 0O IP emancipated negroes ef the South are plat- ed en an enus'.ity before the'law with thes' L e "i At' , n-i - , w nu were ioi wrriT uieir laas.cra. hoosti Alexander H. Bullock and Hon. William' Claflio were nnaniinously -nominated fir a m . V- 1 uovernor ana lieutenant uoveroor reipie tittly. The resolutiona adopted exprtrs the utmost confidence in President John ion, pledge him support ia hit effort to restore order in the South, and agree with his assertion that treason is the greitf it ef crimes, and mutt be punished; call for tig or acdvigilince in dealing- with the Statt lit el T in rebellion and the .extirnation ef every trace of, iljve'ry; mainUin that the aoninern people cannot oe sately entrsred with their civil government or allowed rep resentation in Congress till by amendments (e their State constitutions they shall have prohibited slavery ; assert that neither Southern men who tried to destroy the ca tion bji arms, nor Northern men who de clared the war for its maintenance a fail are and called for its Immediate cessation, are the nroner. cerions to be trusted with suthorityj and, while avoiding a declara tion in lavor ot extending the naiiot to tie, hetroes of the South, ear that a test ean- bemade which will deny it to those ot thent ' who have borne arms in defence of the re public and grant it- to rebel s -Miers and traitorous politicians. A, y. Berili. .GOLD KECOVEOED. '.- - ; Captain J. B. Jones, of the 19th United ciaics louuiry, nrriTeu at ttaningtoa three of four daya since, front Aoguita, Genrria. brinein? with him eleven han- dred p oftds of gold and silver bullion, with a small amount of roinvof the aggre gate value perhapa of 1200,000. This wealdt was recovered by ineTreaiery Agent, and ii said to be a part of the spoil captured a at ft t m i Vt. - irons Mr. jeuerson uavis. laptainjoues has delivered the moner to the Tritsarer of the United States. ' JEFFERSOJf DAVIS. The Norfolk Pott of Friday sits: 'Jeffer son Davis was yesterday transferred front his case mite prison to a room in Carrol Hall, in Fortress Monroe, meeoaige was made necessary, owing to the. declining health of the late President. Carrol Hall is, perhaps,' the most comfortable building ia the fort, and instead of being limited to a port hole view of the world, Mr. DivU wilt now oe enaoieu v survey iae enure parade ground Irons his prison window. KcaoriAN ExiqaA-nox. There is eTery indication that a large comber of peJple from different portions of Europe are ea eerlr lookin firwardtp future residence mine uaiieu wuates, ana are oting every means to iscrrtj'm the price and iocatioa of the immeii tracts of land which are now lying unci liivated in the Sooth. Mr. James filack, of the Agricultural Bureau, but for merly f Scotland, is daily receiving: Ut ters from that country inquiring what in ducement ire offered to foreign emigrants. Mr. B., in answer to these inqairies, has written a letter lo'the Gfaigow Herald, setting 'forth the superior advantages -of Virginia to' the emigrant, which has met with a substantial rece'ption in the ahape of X 10,000 placed at his disposal for if. vestment bv a wealthy cititen of Glasgow. Xm YhTr.tmn, Parson Brownlow says there are now. according to the census just taken, over twenty thousand tiegroes in Mtmphii, ma ny of them idle end diiroUte, , .
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 27, 1865, edition 1
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