The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-01-27

equally al,lA,d. and mses ne we " A
speaker nrurssaIs; a riHs-ufnsianee uhirh
neyrr aerarrrsl q ca size ;.Slh IlFmorTalle
coRgness. - ahirh ilsse petitions NeleI
Esleined uilhoul Ne al II he SPsakefs
role. Il j nov pTrlsnird lll@l - Nc.
MinlhTaPis Enae his lel in iced Il aise-
lilion pe.ilsons'' iadisinsb he Prare ii Ihr
s0aaisy. This :. fond Eas leI ia ~ i.aeI
so,e - liz petition prrSenied BY NJ, n.
ans IN Ilrreml.er. 1854, for Inc EerrP,ion
II wIiirh Mr. Davis Eniei. - well - Dir.
Winthrop. What Democrat Telnscd %
Fnie lnr Mr. Darts after this roles None.
And Why This denunriaiion e Mr.. Win
IhEop. There is but one answeE-MT.
Davis Is Demorrai and Mr.. WiniisTnp }
Wing. hsir sels are The same, buI their
offence widely different.
n i well knawn 10 those who are en-
gagged in Tins unholy purpose 10 sur the
blaed and exasneraie the Feelings nf The
Snulh an this deiirate subject Of slavery,
that The object Of The Aboliiionisls ean he
obtained. - fsr as the reference 0f their
petitions i concerned. without a vote af
The IInase-simply By presenting them N
the Clerks table. They have been re-
peaietsy % regrrrri. The committees
have in al cases rep, Fled Them bark 10
Ihe House. and asked 10 be discharged
lmm their consideration This Is the
course approved by Mr.. Winthrop. |, in
common > iIh most of The Southern mem.
bers. have opposed their reference. Bul
tie idea that The reference Of ono &c these
peliIi"ns 10 acommiiise by n hig House
Of Representatives renders our slaVe pro-
perry less secure than the same reference
which had frequently been made BY
Democratic House, is too palpably absurd
to deserve moments consideration.
The newborn zeal Of the Democratic
journals, and their hyporTitiral cant about
the invasion of the rights Of The South. !"
"lhe South in danger" and such stud.
procesds from no peculiar devotion TO the
South. but from blind partisan feeling.
whirh makes them applaud ~ overlook
IN ore Of their own party what they CON.
denim in a political opponeni.
II is further charged that the Wings Of
the South. in voting for Mr.. Winthrop.
voted for an aholilionisi I am nnl cha.
riiahle enough to believe that this is no, =
uillnl misstaiemeni. These journalists
know such not To be the fact.
Mr.. Winthrop is opposed to the further
extension of slavery. But what Sou hern
heart does act heat in unison with the fol.
lowing patriotic sentiment proposed by
him NJ festival in Faneuil Hall on the
ith If July. isI5:
"Our Country: Bounded nv the ST.
Johns and the Sabine. or however buunt-
ed OF described. aud be the measurements
more or less, still our counlry-to be
cherished in al our hearts. 10 be defended
BY all our hands,"
! shall not stop to defend Mr.. Winthrop
agains, this malicious accusation. Every
man who reads knows the bitterness uf tie
abolition opposition TO him in his own
district. The aboliiionisis in the House
Of Representatives refused To vote for him
because, in their opinion, he was moi
sound ON the question Of slavery" Yon
have only TO refer to any abolition paper
Of late date 10 find il filled with abusive
ar'clcs OF Mr.. Winthrop. Northern Alb.
Olilionists and Southern Democrats are
equally violent in their denunciaiion of him
and Il ose who voted fur him.
The object Of This communication, |
repeat, is MOI 10 make an apology for my
vote Tor MIR. Winlhrop-l cannot apollo.
gize for doing what is right-but 10 expose
the hypocrisy and misrepresentation Of
Southern Democratic editors. who are
either wilfully or ignoran,ly misleading
the honest people Of The South.
Very respectfully, your o!edieui servant,
T.. &. CABElL.