The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-28

psr ibIe faas fasksness Of gaeaiS Slgll-
/ n a.a prssnmpfkn csuld b sEkibife4 7
Bur le essrss risrsnea sy rae essears-
p9fers y tnoonsSfufioneL - noi Gay
sha ahesr are ant words ia The Const'-
llssas +. whieh frbid ths discussions
hey are sne.sed in; I kaos thsl there
are not. And llsre is even IN article
vhieh secures la te ei,izens The right 70
express and publsh lheir opinions si'h'
ouI reslrieuon. Hul 10 The construction
Il the Constructed il Is slwsys neeessa-
~ 70 refer - ihs cifeamslsnces under
which il Was frsmsd. and % sserr'sin rs
meaning by a eohpsrison Of 10 prosi.
siuns With each oiier. and with The pre-
siaus situation af lie sesersl states aho
were parties inil. in portion Of these.
slavery was recognised. and they took
rare 70 have the EieiE secured 20 them. 70
falIow and reclsi.a sseh ofihem ss were
fngisiyes 10 other states. TIE laws Of
Congress. passed under This power. have
prnsidrd punishment 10 any wiia shall
oppose or inlerrpP, The exercise Of this
right. Now. can Fny one believe Thai
The instrument. which contains . provl-
sion Of lhis kind. which suthofIzes
master 10 pursue his slave ih,o another
state. take him back, and provides .
punishment for any citizen or riIizens Of
that state who should oppose him.
should. ~ the same time, authorize The
latter 10 assemble together, 10 pass
resolutions and adopt addresses. not on
" 10 encourage the slaves TO leave their
masters. but 10 cot their ilrUais before
ihey do sol
~ insist that. II the citizens of The
non-slsssholding states can avail them
selves Of The article of The Constitution
which prohibits the restriction Of speech
or the press. 10 publish any thing injuri.
nus TO The rights Of The slsveholiling states.
that they can 90 10 The extreme that ]
have mentioned. and effect any thing
farther which writing or speaking could
effect. Bu', iellow-eiizens. these arc not
The principles Of The Constitution. Such
construction would defeat one Of The
great objects 81 lis formation. which was.
thai Of securing The peace and har-
mony Of The states which were par
lies To il. The liberty Of speech and
Of the press. were given as The most ef-
feeiusl means 10 preserve 10 each and ev.
er citizen their own rights, aud 10 the
states the rights Shich apperlsined 10
them at the line Of their adoption. II
could never have been expected thai il
would be used by The eiuztns Of one
portion Of The sisles for The purpose 81
depriving those % another porlion OF
the rights which they had reserved Al
the adoption Of The Consultation. aud in
the exercise Of which none but them
selves have any concern or interest. II
slavery is an evil, the evil is with Them.
II ihere is guilt 10 il, The guilt is theirs.
n0t ours. since neither the states where
!, does not exist. nor The Government
Of the United States. can. wi,hnul usur-
PsIiUn af power. ead the violation Of >
solemn compact. do any thing TO remove
Il Without the consent OF those who are
interested. But they will
neither ask for aid, nor consent 10 be
aided. whlls: the illegal. prosecuting.
and dangerous movements are in pro
gress. of which I complain the interest
Of all concerned requires that these
should be stopped Immediately. This
can only be done by the force Of pub
lie opinion. and tina, cannot too soon be
brought into operation. Every move
menl which is made by The aboliiionis,s
in The slayeholJing states, is viewed
by our Southern brethren as an attack
upon their rights, and which, if per.
sisted In. must in the end eradicate those
ceilings Of attachment and affection. be-
ween the cilizens nf all the states.
= hich was produced BY community OF
interests and dangers in The war &c The
Revolution, which was the foundation
Il our happy Union. aud BY a con,inu.
ince of which u can alone be preserved. ]
.ntrest you, then. TO frown upon mea-
lures which are 10 produce results 50
much Ia be deprecated. The opinion
which ] have now given. | have omit
ed no opportunity fr the last two
ears 10 lay before the people Of my Own
tate. / have taken the Liberty 10 ex.
,ress them here. and knowing that even
{ they should unfortunately not accord
silh yours. they would be kindly re-
eivei."
VIVA, motive can Gen. III. have 10
slsify Ill lila, he has heretofore said on
his snhject--io disgrace and dishonor
himself I! Fie can have none, as he j.
'ledged not to be again a candidate.
But il is said Tia, il lie is not an aboli
lonist. that The abDliiionisis supported
nm. IL is not true. As far as | know. |
here is bu, one abolition paper in The
Union that j. mol opposed 10 him and |
bat is not more Than neutral.
But 10 put this charge forever at rest.
he aboliiionisis. at q late Convention,
ave determined 10 supper, nei,her Of
he candidates; and have started csndI
ales OF their own. /
In Ale 1911 n