The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-20

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including those whom they most Immediately affect.
1t now only remains to add that no bill conflicting
with these views receive my constitutlo nal
SANCTION
There is his declaration.
In the next place, you know, and i remember, Mr..
Van Burns casting vote given in the Senate to
measure of very doubtful proprety, which empow-
cred Dostmasters open the mails, to look after and
suppress any documents in opposition to slavery.
will not say Congress has right to pass such law,
but its passage certainly indicates quite sufficient
degree of Difference the feelings and wishes of the
South. Let me not be misunderstood. So far as re-
CARDS the life and property of our fellow citizens so
far as they be actually endangered, far agree that
it may be proper for Congress to exercise its legisa-
tive powers to prevent any such result.
But, gentlemen, man in this country has exer-
cised more controlling influence over the conduct
of his friends in relation to this very matter, than
Mr.. Van Buren,. / take it that one of the most inn
portant events in recent history, connected
with the question of the extension of slavery, has
been the annexation of Texas. And as to Mr.. Van
Buren, where was he then-three or four years ago
in regard to that very subject? Where was he He
had formerly been at the head of the spos'' party
he was not then. at least. at the head of the ree
soil'' party. And every friend to Mr.. Van Buren, in
Congress, so far know, supported the scheme of
annexation. The two New York Senators favored
1.-THE Representatives from New York supported it
and allow to say to every body connected with,
or likely to be Influenced by the Buffalo Convention,
that men but the Wings, party but the Wing
party,-and l say this to the whole world, opposed
that measure of annexation. There no body or
party but the Whig party, which firmly and steadily
resisted that annexation.
And now they-the gentlemen at Buffalo-talk
about the dictation of the slave power. They talk
of it don't. They talk of the triumph of the South
the North. There is not word of truth in it.
say upon my conscience, that evil the influence
of the slave institution is, the North has borne her
full share and part in that evil. Northern votes have
been given for every instance of projected slave in
crease. And, gentlemen, we talk of the North-but
there has been North at least not for years past
think the North star has at last been discovered,
but up to close of the late session of Congress there
has been no North.
We have read in Pope
Ask where's the North-at York It's on the Tweed,
In Scotland at the Orcades, and there,
At Greenland Zembla the Lord knows where.
And if it is meant to inquire" Where is the
North?''-if by the North is indicated country
hibiting firm, solid, substantial resistance to the
extension of savery-ifany such place ever existed,
it was-the Lord knows where-I do not.
In the year 1914, the Democrats of the North,
the friends of Mr.. Van Buren,, let in Texas All
the Wings of the Senate, with one or two eXcep-
tions, resisted that annexation. Ten Southern wings
voted against, and only two for it. But these South
ern whig votes against the scheme of annexation
overpowered by the votes of the free State de-
Observation-Disclosures democrats among the rest.
If it had not been for these New-England votes,
Texas would have been out of the Union to this day.
If New-England Senators had been as true to the
cause of liberty and the country Southern Wings
were, Texas would now be Texas still. There Were
four New-Eagland gentlemen in the Senate who sup
ported the administration in this One from
Maine, two from New Hampshire, and one from Con-
necticut-one of them who had held high office un-
der MIR. Van Buren. They-these four men-voted
for the proposition, and to let in Texas against the
votes and wishes of the Southern and Northern
Wings. That is the truth of the matter
Gentlemen, when several Northern members Of
Congress- in 1918, voted in favor of the so-called
Missouri compromise, against the known will of their
ol1ol
my part, feow-citizens, am afraid that the genera
tion of dough-faces will be perpetual the gene
ration of men.
In 1874, as we all know, Mr.. Van Buren, was
candidate for the Presidency. But he lost his nomi
nation at Baltimore, and, now learn from
letter from Gen. Jackson to Mr. Butler, Mr.. Van Bu
rens claims superseded solely because, after all,
the South thought that the great question of anneya
tion might be more safely trusted to Southern than
to orthern hands Now all know that the N orth-
portion of the democratic party favorable to
the election of Mr.. Van Buren,. Our democratic
friends in Maine and New Hampshire were for him.
Every man of that party at the North so felt. But
the moment when it was found Mr.. Polk the
favorte of the Souh and upon this very ground, at
that very moment these friends of Mr. Van Buren all
caved in. Not man, of them stood his ground.
And Mr.. Van Buren himself wrote letter, very COM
plimentary to Polk and Dallas, and finding no fault
whatever with their nomination. Now if those North
ern men who voted for the Missouri compromise are
to be called dough-faces, by what epithet shall we
describe these men, here in New England who are
now ready to forsake and abandon the men they
once so warmly supported-for, apparently, the sole
simple sake of the annexation of Texas and other new
went for them through thick and thin
till the work accomplished, and now desert them
for others. For my part, think that dough-taces
is not sufficiently reproachfu epithet. They are
all dough. Doug Observation-Disclosures
They earth that the coarsest pot
ter may mould to vessels and shapes of honor and
readily to those of dishonor.
But now. what do we see? Repentance has gone
far. There amongst these very gentlemen many
who espouse the interest and of the 'ree sol
party. And hope their repentance is as sincere as
it pretends and appears be-that it is not pre-
for the purpose of obtaining power and official
influence under name and new party-but
through all their pretensions think see the dough
sticking upon of their cheeks.
And, therefore, | feel no confidence in them-not
the slightest particle. do not to say that the
great of those now favorable to Mr.. Van Bu-
ren's electon-especallyt those gentlemen who went
the convention at Buffalo from this State-had not
md have not, the highest and purest motives. Some
reproaches to utter aginst hem think they have
acted unwsely, but acquit them of all dishonest
intentions. But to some others that now warmly
support him, who have been heart and hand with him
who have concurred in the policy he has
to them confess dstrust. If gentle
men, these men have repented, let them, before we
rust them, do worksfworthy of repentance.
| have said, gentlemen, that in my opinion, if it
we're desirable to place Mr.. Van Buren at the head
IF the government still there is chance for him.
others good judges as am. But am not
bfe say that know of. any State In the
Union in which there is reasonable probability that
he will get single vote. There may be. Others |
ire more versed in such statistics than am, and will
udge for themselves. But see nothing of the kind,
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