The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-04-01

States on public question of equal magnl-
tude. Ii is also due 10 them TO say, that
their sentiments on this subject spring out
of considerations Of too high character,
and look TO consequences Of too solemn an
import, to be shaken by slight causes. With
only a generous confidence on the part OF
the South IN their brethren of the North, and
a firm determination on the part OF each, TO
vls, with their seyerest dlspIeasure any at.
tempt TO connect the subject with party poll
tics, those sentiments cannot be Overthrown.
All future attempts on the part OF the aboll.
tlonists TO DO so, will then only serve TO &C.
cumulate aud concentrate public odlum on
themselves. That there are persons al the
North who are far from concurrng IN the
prevailing sentiment | have described, Is
certainly true; but their numbers, when
compared with the rest of the community,
are very inconslderable, and II the condition
of things be not aggravated BY lmprudence,
many Of them, | have no doubt, Will ultl.
mately adopt sounder views of the subject !;
and the efforts of those who may persist IN
the work Of agitation, may be overcome by
reason, or rendered imperative by constltu.
tlonal remedies.
To one class Of those who have hitherto
petltloned Congress for the abolition Of sla.
very IN the District Of Columbia, cannot
forbear TO refer alude to the Society Of
Friends, or the people ususally denomIna
ted Quakers. The uniformity OF their course
upon this subject, the temperate manner IN
which It has been manifested, and the mark.
ed excellence of their conduct and charac.
ter, appear 10 have concllIated respect tor
their motives, even from those who differ
with them IN opinion. As far as my obser.
walton has enabled me TO lud &c, II IS due 10
them to say, that as there has been no lndI.
cation OF any change OF opinion upon their
part during the present excitement, so has
there been no evidence of disposition TO
lend themselves 10 the undue agltatlons otlhe
public mind attempted by others. There rs
certainly no class of people IN this country,
who have deeper interest IN the presersa.
ton OF the Union, and OF the happy system
of Government which 1t upholds, than they
and 1t has now become very apparent TO all
rejecting and observing minds, tina, the
question of Slavery 10 the District OF Co.
Iumb,a cannot be pressed TO the result they
desire, With safety TO those paramount ob,
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the hope, that from them, at least, We may
reasonably expect, for the future, a mode
OF dealing with the subject, which, whilst II
does no injustice 10 their principles, shall
repress instead Of increasing agitation, and
not endanger the great interests TO Which
| have referred TO doubt it, would bc
to dlstrust the influence which industry, mo
rallty, intelligence, aud republican habits
qualities all admit them to possess IN a higf
dcgree-are calculated, ~ great emergen
cles, to exert upon the conduct OF their pos
SCISSORS; and for the like reason, II may Ger
taInly be expected that we'll disposed per
sous Of other religious denominations, vino
without full confederation Of the Difficult
ties which surround this subject, aud OF tn,
dangerous consequences TO which the ct
forts Of the AbolItIouists so evidently tend
have lent to those efforts the influence o
their names aud character, will be careful
hereafter to avo,d the repetition Of all er
ror 50 unfortunate and mlschieyous.
10 every view Of the subject, therefore
It does appear to me, that, although Their,
certainly IS, IN the present condition Of the
country 10 relation to II, sufficient TO exclt,
+ the most serious attention, there is nothing
~ the state Of public opinion 10 the United
States, 10 justify that pane IN the public
mind which invariably d,squallhcs those who
parlake OF It, from dealing wisely or sue
cesstuIly with the circumstances by whcI
1t IS produced. From abroad We have,
think, some right to expect less interference,
than heretofore. We shall, am confident
for some time at least, have no more foreign
agents 10 enlIghlen US on the subject Re
cent results here, and the discussions witt
which they have been attended, canno, fal
TO attract the attention of the reading an6
rejecting portion Of the Foreign Public
BY these means they will be made to un
derstand our real condition in this respect
and they will know that the Interchangeable
law Of that condition is, that the slave ques
ton must be left to the control of the slave
holding States themselves, without molesta
ton or interference from any quarter; tina
foreign interference of every description
can only be injurious to the slave, wi,hou
benefit TO any interest, and will not be en-
dured by any section Of our country ant
that any interference, coming from even th'
non.sIaveholdlng portions Of our own terri
| tory, Is calculated TO endanger the nerpetnl