The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-02-14

= a allow ne snli- abaliiion sbhnEfers q
slavery - Fale upon laem. and yss hs
consistent Iculd Il hare heen. sir. Ihai
these resolutions wfse reeOnsidsfsd mi :
menArd 10 plesse such democratic lElsaads
ii The South - lhrse anu-sb0llliohisis.
Verify. sir. I suspect - much
Towards The conclusion al he letter
The writer SAYS. :. he has mt hesn able
10 eaneur in shoiIianiEn:" lie " fesFs
he effects would be more fatal 10 the IN
happy and nnlaTlnns,e African than even
slavery ilsell!" How Kind. haw lall ol
phllanihrnphy. how full 81 feriing faE the
:. naheppy and unfortunate .lfrioan!"
but en- lie whites Rag . word nj pi'yl
Although not IN sbuliIiohisI. how kind
~ he speaks Of lheu:
III woa'd he anogaAee In me. aaa shaw
great want &C generosity and hbeFalis. ~ he.
state far nalnent 10 believe that. In tie greet
r. number Il eases. lie EpiEl al shaliiianlsm
lsas from any other ihaa the PuEess ioansa.ss
Il eiaFny and humaLI'!!"
Mr.. Speaker. | have in my comments
come % near the end Of The letter. |
he;,e have not HeaTied the house.
ihough, imPslled by ny feelings. and sx-
cited By frequent interruptions, may have
orruplsd more tine Than sm aware Of.
Before turn away from this suhIeel. lei
me read from the beginning Of The lslIsr
The answers 10 the hrsI aud second que
Ties:
oussiioa Is'. DO you believe that Con.
ercss slsould maintain. unabridged. the Iighl d
tie people 10 pellllsR iuT tire abolition Of SLAVE
~ and Ihe save trade "a the DIsulsl Vi cuiua..
bal"
TiIeTe Mr.. Duncan. Nho was standing
in lrnnl OF Mr. SIsRly, ANSWERED IL
do."1
There. sir. he comes ou, like a man.
aud answers that question here on this
fooT.
Well. sir. after speaking in favor of
the right Of Psnnon. he Gays:
$50 long ~ I have a seaIin Congress. vii.
receive aud pTestns abOniion anu al oIasT
klnds II petitions, proper 10 b. presented. |
vii also move tier reference 10 Ine appiuPFl-
ase egfnmillcts. and d. Wnz'syer else usay b.
proper to be done. Z" bring tue subject matter
before the hody IN which I may have = seat,
tuF it, regular action. This Ear Would sonss.
der i, my Unavoidable duty; but as an not
inieTTogaIed as tn tie baiaHee OF my duty. Il
10 not expected thai should answer"
A liule Of nOn-cOnDiIlal IN this avoid.
ing To answer when not INTERCEPTED.
But then comes the seeond question:: aud
| want my democrsic colleagues Ia hear
this answer, and | call sIlenuon TO The
coincidence ol opinion between the gen.
lleaan from 0hIo aud sbollllonisls OH this
puInis:
"Quesiion 81. Are you opposed to tie ad
mission u any new state into the Federal IaI.
on whose Constitution ioletai,s slsss'sl"
Mr. STANLY read this curs,ion. and
Mr.. DrScsS was standing near hun. aud
answered 81 am"
There. sir. said Mr.. Sianly. the gen.
ileman has answered the question him.
self. here on this aOor; there Is 40 Van
BuEenism IN that answer; this is the frs,
symptom Of ~haI he calls whigery that
have seen in him. though I do not be
lIere he has a whie spot even on tie
heel: he gives plain. direct answer. 4"
am." :.
Mr.. Speaker. here We have from
drnncra,. a supporter. friend. and cham
pian Of this Administration. the comics.
son that lie 10 opposed 10 the sdmis-
sion Of Fi"ridl into this Union. Here,
sir. we have the authorship of this letter
admitted. and the queries responded To
IN our presence. Let none Of my col.
leagues hereafter sag this letter is a for
gerry; let them see. now, in his true char.
scIer. their democratic friend Of southern
institutions, who voted so well with them
on tie resolutions of the l2th December!
Mr.. Speaker, If any one of my col
leagues should feel alarmed, either indl-
sIiually or fnr his constituents. on &C.
count II abolition: II he thinks ne canno.
act with the Wings. because some Of
them are abnlitIonis;s, let me ask him II
he will JON tina, party in which this let
let-wrIter Is a great warrior! lf. cir, he
flies from The cold. lev embrace Of the
gentleman from Verm,n, tur. SIadr. let
me beserch him 81 avoid Tie arms ol the
democratic representative from Hamilton
county, OhIu! Sir, | could mt preLic.
The consequences Of such an embrace.
lie would be mast horribly - absorbed"
Fur my own part, | had rather
lie IN cold obstruction aad 10 rot;
ih's sensible warm nniiop TO become
4 knecdcd cloi; and the delighted spi,u
To blthe in fiery h,eds or I" reside
IN thrilling reg rs ~ thick ribbed ice;
To be Iinp'isassd IN the yiew.ess Minds,
and blown with tesllsss yIoIcnce rounI abou,
The peudeat wor d."
Yes, cir. all ihis. rather than be the vie
lin Of surh absorption!
II may be matter Of taste. and i, NAV
he bad taste, but had rather pass nigh,