The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-28
No. s49.

Nls - ere udu INC fOhsuthMundl feNk 10
do. upon terms Of equality with he orr.
ginal STATES. we find ~. Van Buren,
lending his aid 10 impose an odInus and
unconstitutional restriction upon her; 10
force the people las The price Of her adj
mlsslOn) TO prohibit in their fundamental
laws the Introduction Of slavery within
The state. This The abolition party al
that day, and there has alusys been sn
abolition party in the United States, in
sisted upon. and we end Mr.. Van Buren,
united with them. and 90 active. zealoss
and hearty in the cause. that although
claiming 20 belong 10 the democracy, we
see him supporting with all his power
and influence 10 the Senate Of the UniIed
SIates, the celebrated Rufus King. an
original. open and avswed federalisi Of
the John Adams school; with the known
and avowed purpose Of resisting tie ad-
mission Of that state into the Union Que
upon the OdiOus and unconstitutional con.
dition which they we're seeking 10 impose.
And can any man doubt thai Sire ldfat''y
Of opinion must be clear and caLri9s.se.
and the sympathy strong. which N refer.
ence 70 solitary question. could thus
unite in The closest intimacy the leaders
Of Two political parties which for thirty
years had stood as sntipodes 10 each 9th.
er! Nor is this all; al q later period.
when the territorial government Of Flori-
ds was about to BE- organized. 50 fixed
were Mr.. Van Buren's feelings and prin.
ciples upon this subject, we find him vos.
ing for law 10 prohibit any person from
carrying slaves into that territory. from
the other states, unless such person went
there for the bona fds purpose OF setting.
Thus. fellow citizens. you will clearly
perceive that whenever Mr.. Van Buren,
has had an opportunity ss public man,
TO Get upon this. TO you Of all others tho
most impor.an, subject, no matter in
what shape il was presented. he has been
always opposed to your principles. your
feelings and your interests. These votes
we're given al different times and under
different circumstances, and indicate on
the part Of Mr. Van Buren, an habitual
feeling and settled purpose. and demons
states thai he has been all bis life deeply
imbued with the principles OF abolition.
iSnl. And what are the opinions which
he has more recently svowed! Having
as the whole country knows, every ms
terest to couciIIale and satisfy the South,
flor nothing can be more obvious than
tina. his presidential aspirations must tos
tally fail unless he can obtain The South.
ern vo,e.) W. have seen him, after shut.
fling. prevsricallng and mistifying tho
: subject, compelled a, last to avow the o.
pinicn that Congress has the constitution.
al right to interfere with and abolish slas
very in the district oil Coiumbia; while
to gull and Deceive if possible the unwa.
ry Southron. be pre,ends to consider the
thing wholly InexpedIent and impolitic.
and to regard the objections on those
grounds almost or quite as great a. il
they we're constitutional; and yet when
he is respectfully asked by gentlemen ID
Fluvsnns, Mr.. Timberlake and others,
and still more recently BY one of his own
political friends, Mr.. Collier Of Peters.
burg, who had heretofore labored with
great zeal and some eclat in his service,
if he would veto bill should Congress-
pass one. to abolish slavery in the district
of Columbia. we find him becoming sud.
denly recusant and conmmacious ana
wholly refusing to answer; and although
he had congratulated himself on a recent
occasion (see his letter to Mr.. Sherod
Williams) in having an opportunity p
express his opinions 70 his fellow citis
zens upon matters Of public interest, and
seems To glory in an opportunity to tel
the public how he would apply the vsts
should Congress at any time venture %
resuscita.e a dead Bank; vet upon ,hD
subject. of ,snfold more importance 70
you and the whole Southern people, he
stands perfectly mute. This sresh. vol.
umes: nor can there be smonsst honest
and intelligent men but one opinion As 10
the motives of h's SILENCE. Could he have
answered. in . manner to have ssslshex
the Southern People, upon this important
and delicate subject, ~ asn dop5ss bus
he would have been glad OF N opporu-
nifty Of doing 90. The more ~peeislly
since it 10 obvious he 10 loosiRs s<oand
daily in that important seesiou Of the
country; the people becoming more alive
TO The interest they have =, sake. and sen.
sible of the deep laid and nuul schemes
Of Mr.. Van Buren, and his political par~
iisans TO hoodwink and deceive them.
We think i, then clearly manifest. fellow
| citizens. independent Of all other objecs
lions. aud they are too numerous Tor pre-,
sen. examination. that you cannot give
your votes to Mr.. Van Buren,. without
necessarily bringing into imminen, hs>
gard and jeopardy YOU most important
and essential interests; for IN his hands,
with his views principles and feelings.
the Constitution can afford YOU no pro.
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