The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-11
cLaY-yAN buren,.

lllGlr asSfInnns arc untuuHufa w efstg
respect. still connecI Mr.. clay's name
with abulllionisrn. And while they 10
this, some have become 50 reckless ss 10
deny that Mr. Van Buren, wss spPossd
10 the South on The Missouri Question.
An Administration partisan, who ought
10 have knnwn better, recently, IN our
hearing, affirmed, that. on tina. occasion.
Mr.. Van Buren, acted as the friend Of the
South. We say that he did moi. and here
is the proof. which may be found IN the
I7Ih Vol. Of Niles Register. page 900:
Whereas. the inhibiting tie further
extension OF slavery in The United States.
is a suhjec, Of deep concern 10 the people
Of this STATE; and whereas. We consider
slavery as an evil much % be depl0red.
and that srery constitutional barrier
should be intsrpOssd 10 prsreni lis far.
fhsr extension; and that The Constitution
Of the United STATES clearly gires Con.
gress The right 10 require Of Rep States.
not comprised within the original bnun-
Diary Of the United States, The prohibition
Of slavery as a condition Of their sdmis-
sion into the Union. Therefore resOired,
&c the Honorable Senators concur here
lu.) that our Senators be instructed, and
our Representative in Congress be re.
quesied TO oppose the admission IS a
S,aIe in the Union Of any TeIriinry. not
comprised as aforesaid. without making
The prohibition Of sidrsry therein 0n in
dispensable condition Of admission"
On the 2O.h January 1890. the Senate
took up this preamble and resolution aud
passed the same unanimously, the follow.
ing Senator's being present: Messrs. Adj
ans. Austin. Barnum. Barslow. Bovine.
Childs. Dudley. Dayton. Dnmiss. Evans.
rockingham. Hammond. Hart, Living.
sion, Leunsbeuy, M'MaI,in. Mooers,
Mallary. Moore, Noyes. Paine, Ross.
RnssrsnIz, Skinner. Sesari, VAN BU-
rem. Wilson, Young-2S."
In the above preamble and resolution,
VAN buren, has for the first aud only
Iime publicly expressed his sentiments on
the subject Of slavery in the terriiories;
and hos vlll IL contrast with Mr.. Clay's
resolution. Of the lI,h ol January last.
on the subject! Weigh them we'll, aud
do justice 10 both, and we will be salts.
fed.
Rssoirsd. Tia, any attempt Of Con.
gress 10 abolish slavery in any territory
would create serious alarm and Just APP
prehension in the states sustaining tia,
d"meclic institution: would be violation
Of good faith tow ards the inhabitants oil
any such territory who have been per.
mIlted 10 settle aud hold slaves, because
the people Of such territory have not
asked for the abolition Of slavery there.
IN, aud because, that when any such ter.
nIury shall be ADMITTED ,nIo the union as
a state. the people thereof siIl be entitled
I" decide that question erclsiuriy for
themselves" Raleigh Register.
The Standard says. "lhere must have
been sons mistake in Niles Register"
in which the record is made of Nc. Van
Bureaus vo.e; but he fails TO make il ap.
parent. Niles says. "shc Senate took
up the preamble and ressIu,ion and pass.
ed the same unanimously, the following
Sens.ors being presents" and among The
Ssnssrs Mr. Van Buren's name 10 men.
toned. The Standard says. they L" wets
co1cuued in by the Senate. wifhom q
dirision or debate" lie has not shown
thai NJ. Van Buren, was absent; or, BE-.
ing present. so,ed against che preambis
aud resolution. lus cad Of proving a
mistake" he but roniirms the state.
meat IN the Register. EDIr. Rec.
-We End in the Columbia Telescope oil
Saturday last The following exuacl Of y
letter from Mr.. McDutlie 10 a gentleman
in South CAROLINE, in which he express.
es his opinloas upon The specie feature III
Ihe snb- rreasury scheme:
~ regard The scheme of extracting spc
eie-psymem Of The gnvernmcn, dues, To
the exclusion of the bills Of specie pay.
Ing banks. as a measure fraush, with
such dele.erious consequences that d.,
noi hrheve |, would lie endured. Specie
IS not our CURRENCY: il - nicely stand.
ard 10 which we refer. by means of the
exchanges. to ascertain when the rurren-
ry is redundant. Paper csedt is our &C.
Iuai currency, aud to destroy that would
be 10 produce one of the most uninst anil
ruinous revolutions which ever iesola,ei
the earth"
Fanny Wright has taken the field in
New York, ia behalf ui =. Constitutional
reform" Size is a iii advocate Tor hi
Corce." VII" derides mr,lmony IN III ii.
iorns.--wlm SEEKS cVeu I'D drsrrraie tie
domestic Altar. aaa to r'IIsnn "'he oaiy