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

q nncx dsiermlaed shsf he wa1id n9fs--
Bss oa his say N chssios. BE- iound nc
d.neeress spirit &c sbaiiiiea more rife
f.sn rrer. he dewrmAe1 . fsbuks q
sad he id "a. wish goa 10 Esmemeer.
THAI lhis speech was not made 70 slave
holders; bai hat thrrs Was not man %
che assembly who was moi opposed -
slsssry; snd large numbrs rf theu shnl
tis1isis. To such IN sssn1y be hsia
thr Gollswing language;
"Thers 10. however. = snasei nou
beEinning 10 sgstsle lhem Gihe Soe'hefn
sisses.l ia relation ~ shich. u their
sI.rm has say fosndsiiOn. The reiaiive
situation in Which Ihey may sand 70
s.me Of he states. shl be The very
reverse 10 uhal il naw IL. allsde 20 .
suppased disposition in some individuals
in The aoa.sIssshOiding staies IN Interfere
with the slave population Of the olher
states. for he purpose Of fareing their
emancipation. 1 do not call your sIlen-
fion 20 Ibis subjeci. fellow citizens. from
he apprehension that there - man
snanFss yoa Who will lend his aid 20 q
project so pregnant with mischief. and
stisl less that there is state in he Union
which could be broRghl 10 giss i caGnie-
nanee. Dat such are The feelings Of our
Soushern brethren upon This subject
such their views. and their Just views. Of
ihe evils shieh m inierlerenee Of this
kind would bring upon ihem. that long
before Il would reach The point Of reeeis-
ing the ssnciian Of state. the evil ei The
attempt would be eonsunmsied. ss i,r 80
we are concerned. by dissolution OF the
Unian. II there is sny principle OF the
Constitution Of the United States less
dispsiabIe Than any other. il is. that the
slave population is rnder Me EXCLUSIVE
CONTROL the states which possess them
If there is any measure likely 10 rivet the
chains. and blast the prospects Of The
negroes far emancipation. il is The inter.
ference af unsu,hnr,zrd persons. Can
any one. who is scquainied with the
operations of ihe human mind, doubt that
We have seen how FESTIVE our Southern
brethren have been from supposed viola.
tioa Of their political rights. Wha, must
be the consequence Of an srknos lodged
violation Of these rights. (for every man
Of sense must admit Ito be 50. )eonjoined
with m insulting interference With their
domestic coneernsi
. Il will not stop 10 inquire into the
motives OF those " no are engaged 10 this
fatal and unconstitutional project. There
may be some sho have embarked ia !,
wiihou, properly considering It's eonse-
qnenc~s, snd who are acinsled BY beIIes
olent aud virinous principles. Bu. i
fneh there are. l am very certain that. |
shonld shsv continue their presea, course.
their fellow citizens gill. ere long. curse
he virtues which have un5one their eoun-
Iy.'
!. Should I be asked if there 10 no way |
" which the General Governments can
ID The cause Of emancipation, | answer,
ha, IL has long been an ohjee, near my
heart 20 see The whole of us surplus re
venue appropriated 10 thar object. With
he sanction u the state holding ihe slaves.
here sppears 70 me Ia be no eonsliiu-
ionsl objection 20 lis being thus appli-
ID; embracing. mol only The colonization
,f those that may be Otherwise freed. buI
Inc purchase OF the freedom 81 others.
By jealous prosecution Of q plan fprm-
I'd upon that basis. we might look for
ward 10 day, not very distant, when
North American sun would not look
jown upon slave. Toihose who have
rejected the plan Of colonization. would
,sk, IL they have well weighed the conse-
,uences OF emancipation without III How
ong would The ensncipased negroes re-
main satisfied With tnaii Would any OF
he SOu,hern states then (ihe negroes arm
u and organizsd) be able TO resist their
claims 10 participation in al their puli
ical righisi Would il even stop there!
Would they noi'claim sdmiusncr 10 The
'oeiaI rights and privileges Of commu
,ity 10 which. IN some instances, they
sould compose The msjmily, Lei those
rho take pleasure in The contemplation
,l such scenes ss must inevitably follow.
Irish GU, The picture.
/. IL | am cnrrect in the principle
lere advanced. repeat my assertion.
hat the discussion on ,be subject Of e.
Emancipation in the nonslaveholding states
. equally injurious 10 The slaves and their
masters. and that il has no sanction in
he principles of the Constitution.
must not be understood 20 say, tha. there
! any thing 10 that instrument which
'rohibns such discussion. know iher-
J not. Bot the nan who believes THAI
he claims which his fellow ciIizens have
pom ham are satisfied by adhering 10 the
etier Of the political compact that con
Ieels them. must have very imperfect
knowledge Of The principles upon which
mr. glorious Uaion vas formed. and by
which alone !, can be maintained"
The following extract OF letter from ,
n iniims,ed friend of General Harrison. |
lsces his eoncucl on thz. occasion in q Z
lriking pein, Of view: IN
~ RI, his speech al Cheyiot affords :