The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-05-02

been shls In take. with the assistance Of
some Of his legal friends. have raised
doubt in his or their minds - 10 The con-
siiluiionsliiy Of those resolutions. On
The contrary. there are many ciEeum-
stances known 10 I'll Of ~, which render |
ed some general action or disposition Of
The snhiscs indisrensably necessary.
These. or olher petitions Of . similar
eharaeier. have been before Congress for
many years |, 10 not pretended thai any
facts exist with which the msmbers are
not seqnsinisd. The prayers Of these
petitions hare been denied. session alier
session for upon petitions for . public
Law . neglect 10 bring in bill 10 dsni.
81 Of The prayer.
The petitioners are dissatisfied with
these repeated decisions upon the subject.
and are determined mol 10 scqniesee. but
10 pour in upon The House such . food
Of new petitions - will influence by
their numbers. where they have failed 10
convince by their Arguments. In courts
Of justice. parties are not allowed . hear
ing upon question Of law once solemn
/ Is seilled By The same court. IL House
of Representatives obliged 10 debate aud
refer 20 committees one or two hundred
thousand petitions al every session. up
on a subject that they have over and or
sr again decided ! They are Obliged 10
read. and do read and receive them; and,
in the opinion Of the undersigned. any
further action upon them 10 not required
by the right TO petition. nor even by any
sound principle of policy. until some
member can be found having sufficient
confidence in the subject 10 introduce .
bill.
The undersigned cannot blind himself
to the fac, that this question Of the right
10 petition proceeds wholly from sboli-
lion feeling. and 10 used a. an instrument
&c attain abolition Objects. Il is IN al.
tempif.o add political heat TO abolition
fury. In The opinion Of tie undersigned.
the sincere. judisious friends Of manu-
mission are those most opposed to abo-
liIon societies for 80 long - those 90.
cislies exist. so long will manumission.
with The consent Of the MASTER. remain .
hopeless object. The mid and persus.
siEe measures Of the earliest friends Of
abolition diffused the light Of reason.
without srousine the lion passions 81 the
heart. The stakeholder was addressed
by the gentle quaker. not % one having
power 10 dictate and control. but in the
true spirit Of lore and meekness. He
Vas addressed by The manumission in o.
iher states, and The increased advance in
industry, wealth. and refinement which
il produced; by the examples Of France
and England; and also BY . s,ill more
effective agent-lhe power Of the whole
body Of English and American literature,
which surrounded his mind. a. . sort Of
atmosphere. with It's perpetual exhals.
iions oil ligh, and truth. That mind was
already bending under these mild and re.
NAL. but perpe,uaIly operating innuen.
ees. A divided opinion was created m the
South. Breaches were made OF cnnsid.
cradle magnitude in all the defences Of
slavery. and. in all human probability, .
Few years more would have completed
what had so happily been commenced
hy mild and natural agencies. But the
stern bigoi and the sour fanatic pushed
aside the gentle and judciou. quaker.
and all tia, had been accomplished by
the latter was lest. and worse than
lost, 10 the friends Of freedom, BY
the blindness and fury Of the form.
er. Numerous societies were formed.
ard large sums Of money subscribed.
Powerful presses were employed to keep
up consIan, and CALLING fire. and nu.
merous and well.paId agencies establish.
ed all over the Northern States, consii.
iu'Ing. in the aggregate, an array of force
and power. which ossr-spresj the whole
Southern mind with fear and alarm. and,
from a weakened and divided state, drove
II into one firm. united. compact, and
hostile feeling.
! Until these moral troops are disband.
cd /; until The morning and evening blast
j ~ '"@" "bSAHS auhliNh NEdseH w bUuHu
IN the Southern ear with It's din Of dread.
fui preparation until Ills moral war, 10
cau II by its genlles, name, wsged by
those who truly believe that they are DO.
! ing their duty 10 their God to put down
slavery. even a, the expense Of The union
and quiet OF this before peaceful country.
ceases until then, not even a hone ex.
ists Of the emancipation Of the slaves ol
the South with The consent Of their mas.
tiers. Every accession Of strength 10
these societies is binding the chain still
stronger upon the unhappy African. Ev.
cry legislative resolution loosens our
bond Of union. and hssiens the period Of
wat aud bloodshet. Every step in this
infuriaIe and dangerous course proves
that even in Rhode Island the maniac
power N religious bigory was Gagged
I Il II.