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THE CONSTITUTION AND
T 11 E J A W S-iT II B-jG.V A R 1)1 A N S ,0 F) 0 UR' Li BERT Y
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Vol: xlv.
HILLSBOROUGH,' N. OV, NOVEMBER '29,' 1865 1
No..
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Satin CAROLINA.
WADE IIAJKPTrtN TO THE PE0P1.B OF
BrtUTlf CAROLINA.
"Expecting Jo leave the Stitejjn VTew
days lor an .wftcf ruin period, 1 cannot flo
so without expressing to my fellow citizens
Wj profound seme if the honor given to
tne in the recent election for 3oternr.
Ii returning say thanks to them for the
late spontaneous and extraardinarry mani
festation of thth kindness, it h the to
ihtm that I should state tht reasons which
iadaced ma to decline to he a Candidate.
In (he first place, the Convention which
gave the election -of Governor to the peo
ple, had with singular unanimity though
ot in, their public capacity reqnested the
ditinguimtd gentleman "who has been e
lected, to become a candidate for the of.
net. This lie consented to, do, though
vioaotiess at grest personal inconvenience
nd a heavy sacrifice In lis private inter
tsts. Umler these circamitances, I was
mwilliitj tod any thing tint might caue
a political coaiet in the Stale. I thought
tilt fl" good coald arise at hume from such
content, tthitit it might do us infinfta
mischief abroad. The President of the Uoi
ted States had aihibited not only a strong
ilitpoaiturn 1 prntrct the South from the
iaHica!ikrnf ihe North, bat to re iostata.
u in our civil ami political rights. Hear-
d that tay election by maarrain him
in hi labors and poliy miglit incident
aHyaloliaroa to the State. Superadded t
thest considerations of a pahiic character,
drtrrring me from appearing as a candid
ttte," there were otheis of a private nature
na leas strong. : '
My aflair, neglrcted for fie years, im
peratittlr demand my personal 'attention.
Had 1 beitaved that ray election as Coer
or coald really Benefit the State, or sub
serve any of her true interrns. nonacrifice
f a private nature, howeer great, woufd
Usve deterred nie lrun acre ptinj that or
any other position to htch she n.'j;ht have
csllrd roe; but rrsrardin? mv nomiaation
only as a compliment Irmn mtne of inr fur
mer ri.mradea, fell at liberty t-i deilin,
tha;h deeply enib!e .f t!.e honor pi.l
to oie bv the nummaimn, and tie mrner
i which it visa recritrd tfiriiu'iouf Vir
Stale. TIee reao:., whih 1 hopi nj
will undersUad and appreriate, impehnl
we t withdraw my name. Having given
the reatns It the cure I pursued, and
ipreed toy thank f.ir yur genern
tnnfidenre in me, I hull perhaps here
le, Hot the evidence -yu have givrn
I yr kindne t and rnntidei.c1 in im
evidence at uneipr?ed i it i gratify
nj aiithri.ev me, I trat without pre
Biapiiin, to add a few nonla f eosnirl.
For yttrs pat it In hern the bat f
nurStfite that there Mabutun party with
in l.er hii.it. Ciimmendible and vital a
that sfata of alTairt was during the war, it
i scarcely, if at alt. Ie so n.w. Kery
sciatin of the past, evi-r duty of the
present, every hope l the futuie, bid us
'"I tand "ahoulJer to shoulder." I t
'oik before us demand all t!ie patriotism,
all the ciarag, all -'the .ecduiance of our
whois people. Lei n t party strile, no mi
nor U.uea, n petty nd.tfrs. divert uf'om
'hegirat and pr'eMii nork of the h..ur.
Tint ol reanimating, 4, ,, r
I rastrate and Heeding Mali, nd ia!iabi.
tatig hrr a speedily IM t,. wi,
fariu. :he rn;ht ami H,e aiitiity o i.v
irfiment and of law.
The toik vthirh Mas IjunrUd fev vears
g, amid !ucli jityou sci-laii.itin, which
was freighted with uih pecioas hope,
whita a wiltrd on Us utU ai lit
I raven., has uQ'eit-d s'tipureck. Ii be
oje u us wic men, t build ol iti Lro
ktn tiioUert, as best wcniav.a raft, when
veKwe may hope ta leaih a haven of rest
and safety."
It Hi ay" be that when the forms ol go?,
eminent are restored audi renin in of speech
allowed us. wuir lata canventioti will be
ubjccted to harsh criticism and ita action
impugned. Should uch unhappily be the
e, remember that you, the people of
auth Carolina, accepted this convention
part and parcel of the terms of your iur
under. The President had no ihtdow of
t'uthoritv. admit under tho'constitution
of the United Statea to order a'coaveh-'
tion in this or any other State; but, aim
ronqieror, he had the right to olTer, if nof
to dictate, terms. The terms ofTered by
him you have accepted, and ru are bnnd
bv every dictate ol honor and manliness to
abide by them honestl f , and to keep in good
faith the pledges you have given. I do net
myself concur folly in all the measures a
domed by the convennon; but I shall che er
tnllr acquieae in the action it Uok to car
ry out faithfully the terms agreed 01, and
t willingly uccoid to it high praise for the
manner in which i discharged iu ardaous
and unwelcome labars. ' No similar body
ver represented mora largely than it did
the dignity, the learning, the virtue and
the patriotism uf ths.State, and I am aure
.hat it was actuated by pure and high Mo
tives. .;, .. .. ". , ,s K. t ..
Entertaining these views, I think that it
is our duty in sustain the action of the Con
vention in recognising tha abolition of sla
very, to suppoi; the IVesideal of tha Uni
ted Matei no long a he roanilests a diipo
aition t ietore all oar rights as a sove
reign Sute, and to give to'oar newlv elect
ed (jovernnr a, cordial co-operation in his
grave and responsible duties. Above all,
let us stand by our State her record is
kooorable, her ecutcheon untarnished.
HeicM our country the land of our na
tivity, the hotae o our affVctmn. Here all
our hopes khould centre ; here we have wor
shiped the God of our fathers: here amid
charred and blackened ruin, are the spots
e once londly cauea our home; aod here
we buried the ahs of our kindred. All
thee acred tie bind us to our State, and
they are iateni&rd by her safleringand
her dssolaiion., r.,. ,
An J. ti clu U, whtftj etriof onJa moUat,
i'lmC clot uj rlnaer to ttt njo!ir' b'taat ;
o lhr lu I l rrrnt and the artiirUinil'a rear
Bal SinJ ua lt ar nai! ,nJ the mre.
I trust that yoy oiil pardon me for thus
venturing to coonu-l voj. Believe me.
that it i in no presumptuous trelin that
I i!e o, but lelr in an bnet. sincere
and humble hope of contributing my mite
to the welfare and honor f our S'te." What
I hae aid has been evoked by your recent
manilVtat)ons of kindneia 10 me. 'I hU I
sk. cherish as one of the pruudet recol
irc'ioti id my life, for it aura me ol
vour belief that 1 have tried to do 111 v do
y. It only remains for me, in biddin
)oa farewell, to' say, that whenever thr
State need my aervicca she has only to
comm. rd and f ahall obey. I am, very re-ap-ctfulitf
and gratefullv, yoar lelloiv "citi
". WA1')K HAMPTON.
nu: j.vdAiCA inslkkkimion-a uratji
ic Ai:i:ui:.xr.
A Havana letter to the New Yoik Tun,
'in-a an intrrcatin aod grap'nc diacrip
tio i il,lhe inurirctioii iu Jatnaira. Tuv
ceie ol dUUiaitice ua ner Moranu
Hay, Ti e l'ut alarm a given by a let
ter,' dated October, read in the Commer
cial Ksch,ine of KiugMon, from Hon. W.
P, lifoiges, of Morante Ha , announcing
that the wnter was wounded bv two b j l -lets
in the legs, and the, Hon. Hat on Von
Ketrlliodt, . the. Magistrate if St. Tbo na
K.il, I)r, (irrard, C. Pri.e, S. I'ook and
U . Mr, Ilric1n.il. had been killed. I he
it.iion is afterward men' 101, til as arr iv
.n Kiniton on .1 tranter ; an he escaped
at leat m itii hi III. The Ix-g'tniMii d
the outbreak is thus described:
On (ho rt'i it waa said that the people
were gieatlv enraged, exprciallv at an ar
iet. Sunday ued, and on Monday the
magistrate issued warrants fur the arrest
of twenty persons who had figared on Sat
urday in the recue; but the police were
overpowered and necuied with thtirown
han'Jtufl', being held as hot.ijs. Oi tht
next day three hundred men, armed with
Swords," held a secret meeting in the Bap
tist Chapel. Previous meeting had been
held the night before at the house of a man
named Grant, called by the insurgents Cap
lain Grant.
.The magistrates w rita atonre in the Go
vernor of Spanish Tow rt, and alsn to Bath,
lor a company ol vohntrers. The volun
teers arrived n Wednesday; rwhieh was"
the day for tKe sessions. All waa tranquil
till three 'o'clock,' and the magistrate! were
about to Vetire for Vefreshraenta. when a
cry of a woman was heard i Here the
people-are c'ming.r From1 the indowa
of ne court house coold be perceived a fu
riuui mob, of four or five ffandred persons,
rushing down the '.main; street, to the' police
station; In they tu shed, seized' the gun's,
fwords and powder and tfiumphantlr hur
ried on to the cort1iouserrThe I oral mag
istnteaughtv;op the Riot Act, " which
he read a" midst a storm of stones andbricks;
the volu nteera s wereordered -r to fire,55 and
when the smoke rolled away aeveral of the
rioters were seen tfead or wounded. i
Then came a momentary pans, when
the mob ruflied furiously on the handful of
volunteers who fought brave!;1 Qverlhe
rallisg cli mbed ihe assailants', a nd an ob
tlnate effort was made to break open the
door. ? In 'the meantime the volunteers had
succeeded in. retreating into the building,
ami set t work to barricade it; trying al
so to save tne portrait 0: Mr Uharles Met
calf from the conflagration, with which the
edjfice and ichool" house' were threatened.
Eveiy soldier Who looked oat of the win
dows was reteived witft bulletswhicb he
returned, The school house was soon in
fames, but the wind lor the time saved the
court house.: Two of the magistrates who
tried to escape through i window were at
nee killed by the besiegers. In this con
fusion each member or the'court'trled to
escape as he could. All took refuge in the
fort when it wis discovered that the few
volunteers wbo'defended it had been over
come." The roof ws now on fire. -'At the
request of Kev. Mr. Herschell a prayer was
offered op. ' Scarcely was it conckded,
hen the bullets came dashing through the
windows, wounding the stipendiary magis
trate, the Hon. Mr. Georges, and the child
of the inspector.
Dawn came the roof; and to leave the
place was imperative. Mr, McCommark
wi dashed to pieces agsinst a cannon ly
ing n the steps. Another rushed out with
a aword, whilst the mnb uliouted, M Now
we bate the Baron, kill him! kill him!"
And load shout announced their satisfied
vengeance. Oihers perished; and after
having mutilated the Inspector, they were
TQiog to kill his child, but some .women
succeeded in saving it. The tongue of the
cltTgywan was rut out, and the Baron's
finger were similarly treated. Tne vol-
ntrer 'ought writ, and dearly mm their
livVs. Not NewZelinders or Indians could
iiare shown more trutl ferocity than the
insurgent.
The storm of iiet then ru'ifd en to the
ditrict ol the vally , and new of the atro
cities there committed soon airbed. Great
i.ua.utra ol leli'gee had arrived at Kings
ion.
Li Hordley the governmrnt huie was
At-.rked. In it a number l u uren and
did '1 en had sought a refuge. The inhab
itants, at orire armed thenisflre with re
voiir an I other wcapnn, b !d!v 'with-
tood the rinters, and kiiluig' siine, had
ucfeeiled ill bidding uihfrs at by. From
that locality the iollowmg ili-jutch was
lecritrd by the (iovenior : " Tlio rebellion
iiureises T:ie c-uri hon i in flames.
The wtt iu'ti me iii Ii RoKeriiiiii-nt house.
IL'ip tnp. A g iobii.it ran lu tfT Hoi
Iji'4 B;i. D ro iose time.''
Troops wne at onre sent to the scene
ol foul us'i'mi, and reir.forcemrnts as soon
as possible, whilst the Governor hurried to
the spot. Three hmi 'red soldiers of the
Si sib Royals srrived at 'Kingston from
.1ocatie, whilst the iahabitJHts of tint
place were b ing rapidly enrolled n vol
unteers, a troop uf volunteer cavalry luv
ing already left lor Kock Ftrt. As the
Wolvenat steamed out of Morante B.iy,
it suet the Ardent, Irom Nassau, and dV
rcted her to proceed at once to llarbadoes
for troops. ' J
Forty of the insurgents have already
bean hanged, and so lias the policeman who
hvuied the eacape of the rebel leader, Paul
Bovle. This latter lias surprised t!:oe
win knew him, fur he was alway very aen
ible and one rf the supporter of the act
of the locar corhmiUee, of whicl he was a
me mber. n ' -v s :U? 1 ,n t' .
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' THB MEXICAN MUhDtE. " v '
. A correspondent of .the Ne w Ynrlr' Trii
bane writes to hft paper frma El PagVin
the State Chjhuahua.oa tlie 13th ultimo,
and givea-some late accounts of the Wore
recent deYejopments of the Mexican Mu(f-
dlfji Pr?, 4' correspondeBce we learnj
that the exPresident Juarez is at present;
at El Pago, where it.is possible thai beXflk
remain. for;some time at least uritUThe'is
somewheie else.j Marshal,-Bazainef,foui-mandinr
the Imperial forceshas eiven or-
dera tp he officers under his eeinioaninot!
loanow any oeiacnnaent.oi, rrencn stroops
to approach the Rio; Grande for fear of lif4
Gcaltiea arising between them and the Unf
ted States troop$ stationed along, the Tex-
as aide of tha( river,, '.lo coasequence of
these orders Juarez will not be distarbed
in his repase at El Paso';'. V ; w "
iif A most touching instance of devotion fot
their lost liberties is reportedjia having
been exhibited by a' portion ol the people
of Chihaahaa. A party of ,Lirais .Jiadf
celebrated the anniversary of the aaiionaf
independence from Spain In, a chapel in
that city. The "church en tie occasion,
was hang in black, and all those who par- I
ticipated In the proceedings were clothed
in mourning.. The religious .ceremonies
were celebrated amid the tears of the con-f
gregation. In the afterrioon a banquet w as
organized by theyonng men wljo had tak-.
en part in the seryicta.rfthe.".morning.
The statue of Don Miguel Hidalgo, cel
ebrated ecclesiastic, who was prominent in
tht Mexican revolution of 1803,,'and who
was taken prisoner Jty. the Spanish i.roops
and executed, was draped wttli "the inscrip-
tion, in black cloth, " 1 6tls of Septembtr,
1810." .
Gen. Rraincourt, the Imperial command
er, on. information , of these proceedings,
ordered the arrest of the y ung men, who
were immediately conducted to prieru
They were afterward fintd from ten to
fifteen dollars for their exhibition of patri
otism, and their pathway frum the prison,
on their release, was strewn with flowers
by the ladies of Chihuahua. Thee p opu
lar funeral ceremonies were gencxal through
out the city on the celebration of the e
tablishment of the Empire.. Whilst this
Imperialists were holding high carnival in
honor of the new government, the Liberals
were keeping green the memory of Hidal
go, the republican maityr, bv lowering
tiazs to half-mast, and by other testimanies
of popular mourning.
.Mexican patter announces that 0-xa-
ca had been occupied by a body "f Liberal
troops unacr uen. Diaz. Altogether the
Mexican Muddle js beginning to wear a
strange aspect.
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thc r::r.sE.T state of Mexico. .
Mny Northern paper have 'alt along
annaunml th ni-nxnn.itc dou-rj'tli 01
Maximilian. Hi- tenure "fpiwer was rep
resented a ir.T: 1 1 fhi last decree, and
the down'n dd!i Vfeitcan had all lot
ucceedt d in erel.ng ihe imperial intru
der. Th. cMij-oiulent of th. Nc York
Diilv Ni'w gics a very differf nt accott.
howerr. Pv hi account," anr -one. not
blinded by prejudice, cannot deny Unt a
re.n artin'.v prevail in all the brsncre
of the civ I and military serici, and that
the iinen'ioo of pacifving Mexico, and of
endowing i with sound institution and
e -duriiig works, are. among the chief ch.t
rat teiitirs of the present emperor. It has
been sa d that a declining nationalitv could
not be regenerated with decrees; that iik.
paper, and imperial seals were powerless
tu restore peace and give impulse to mm-
merce, ngricntture ana muastry.
Msximilisit's dscrees," however, im
ply something very different from Mexican
proclamations. unen tie iacs lie
cret ler the establishment tcnoiMs,
school are established ; when he grants
railroad concessions, railroad are built;
when he orders tlio opening ef'pwrts, the
reorganization of army and navy, the ad
ministration of judiciary and civil goversv