The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-02

tith. JIG urfiitafs giving TURNER ansWeF
dis closes his -prolessiOn Of p0liliea
failh."
i.si ns examine This lrter, and III.
prinrifles contained in Il. with care AM
with esndar. This brings me 10 begin
whsEe len 81 the other day: What an
The views and principles nf General Gas.
IN The matter Of this proEisol Ny pro.
posiiian-ohe that I shall maintain he.
You'd the possibility Of reiuIaIion. evasion,
or escape; that | shall demonstrate con.
eluslsely e. eteTy iair and unbiased mind
lis that Genrrsl tass. in tie Nicholson
leiIer." has evaded the only a. real issne''
on This subject. and leii The public wholly
IN the dark in regard 10 his opinions.
And here. individually. sllall he lille
Iedion.. bur | beg The Senate 10 bear with
me. as mean 10 he particular and exact.
To arrive ~ c0Hrlu.ions on this subject,
precisr and satisfactory. il il necessary "a
have fixed IN he mind the exact and pre-.
else points IN c'nirosersy belaeen the
North and The South.
ThrFe is ma controversy between The
North and The South in relation 10 slave.
rs IS II exists IN tie slaveholdine states
in the South and Wrst. The Morrill,
mean The whole NORTH with the exrep-
linn of that hand If mad and wild fanatics,
who would dcserraie and destroy the cnn-
siiluiion To accomplish The immediate alb
clifton of slavery. and their numbers md
their influence are believed 10 he small
and comparatively insignificant say The
v hole Norih-ihe intelligent, The wise,
the patriotic, the law-abiding and consli.
tuition. loving people Of the Norlh--are inn
pressed with deep sense SllIai domestic
slavery is one # the greatest evils. both
moral aud political" This conviction, |
cannot doubt, they honestly entertain. vet
the whole North. with The exception re-
lcred 10. stands upon The compromises &c
the constitution upon this subject. They
occupy the ground taken by Mr.. Webster
in his celehia'cd speech in reply to Mr..
Ilayne, delivered il the Senate of the u
niled States, in January, 1890. IN wit:
"There Is not, and never has been, in the
North disposition 10 interfere with these inter-
esls Of the south. Such interference has never
been supposed To be within the power Of Govern
mcnt, nor has i been ia any way attempted. The
slavery Of the South has always been regarded As
Q matter Of domestic policy, leR with the states
themselves, md with which the Federal Govern
ment has nothing IN DO. Certainly, sir, (said Mr..
Wehster,) am, and ever have been. OF that opin-
ion. The domestic slavery Of the South leave
where find Il, in The hands Of their own govern
ments. Il is their all,Iir, mol mine."
These opinions are in exact accordance
with the plain meaning and intent Of The
constitution &c The United States. and in
exact conformity with The opinions Of a
commillee, consisting Of six Northern men
out 81 seven in the House OF Representa-
iives. 10 whom the subject was referred in
l790, and To the resolve Of tina, same
House OF Representatives passed in that
year, in the following words: Is. ~@
Resoired, That Congress has no authority to
interfere in the emancipation Of slaves, or in the
treatment OF them in any Of the states. 1t remain
ing with the several states to provide rules and
regulations therein, which humanity and true POI
licy may require" ...
These are now the opinions Of the
North.
have heard, in this chamber, no opin-
ion avowed by any one-nor in the midst
of the exriiemenls, and irriia,lons, and
iealousies arising ont Of the annexation Of
Texas, nor ouiof The Mexican war, which
was supposed To be begun and prosecuted
with purposes Of territorial acquisition,
have heard, or heard Of, any opinion .ex-
pressed in this chamber. or in the other
branch Of Congress, or in any other re-
spectacle quarter in The North, in opposi.
linn 10, aud in conflict with, the true aud
plain meaning Of the resolution just refer.
red Ia. or al variance with the clear and
explici, remarks Of Mr.. Webster, just CT
ted. .
There is, then. therefore, no con,rovcr.
sy between the North and South in re-
gard TO slavery in the states oil this Union.
When. therefore. General cass, in his
" Nicholson letter." ayers thai the Fede.
raj Government has "neilher the right nor
the power 10 touch il Slavery where il
exists" in the states. he does no more than
avow an opinion held in common by ere
ry Senator in this chamber. | regret mot
to see The Senator from New Hampshire
(Mr. llale) in his seat, We're he here. !
should TAKE the liberty Of asking him whe.
iher he dissenis from the opinion of Mr..
Cass, and | am sure his answer would be
in the negative, as | cannot be mistaken
in my recollection of having heard The Sc.
natnr from New Hampshire avow that
opinion on several occasions during the
present session. L....-- .s.. 49,. ~.
What, then, is the 'real issue" between
the North and Sonih! II is mol in regard
to slavery IN the states. Its wholly and
exclusively confined 10 slaves in the Ter
riiorics belonging to the people of the
United States. and which Territories, il is
alleged. are held by this Government in