The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-07-19

n. ioiaa Frssl1ilon from re Hoass.
EEing Is dsy ser The s5laGFnaienl Il he
presens SESSION. wIsh he amsndmsnls
ihsrslo proposed q he Senz.s. were lhen
taken e., and
ME. MNEgsm addressed he Sensie. IN
rrply - Mr. Foo,s The olher daY On the
salae snbirri. and sls0 en various alhsr
iOpics ronner.ed vi.h tas PIesi5snr,al
question.
lie shen proceed ] io.reespitulals lhs |
queries wl.irh Re kri prop. sunded Rhrn !.
me rssdGliaR was - hef.He. and his r.
marks On that ncrasiOn. aud rpfrFed IN
Gen. cass' Nicholson letlen - hsing ms
position. and demonstrating thai he n'w
stands on The great questions Of he conn,
~. narkfTe. On Tie Milmol Prosiss
rs course leaves the question wilh0ni l,e-
~ selled one way or ihe aihsT. H. has
Graded Inc only issue on this su5 jer' and
lrfi The public wholly in the d.. -
his opinions. Gen. csss. eighie.'. "a. -
aso. - had been stated By III = -s.,r
from New Jersey. was 10 fagnF g. lsr p
psleation Of The prosiso 10 any IeTaloss
which might be acquired.
At the last session. with the same Eisws
As 10 The principles Of This prayi-e. he ean-
tended that The proyis0 was hen GU; Of
place. in The three million hili. into which
u lad been proposed 10 introduce il in
this body. The next hard Of his opin.
ions On this.prnyiso. was found in his lei
ter To Mr.. Nicholson that CnngIess can.
not tonch the question Of slavery as il
exists in the United States: that Congress
cannot touch the matter in the territories.
On the first, M one disagreed-all were
oG the same opinion. On The second, il
10 a manifest evasion oF the suhjerI in con-
uorersy. He al Manguml denied that
any such power belonged To the people of
the ierTilories-to such q population as ex.
isIe1 in New Mexico and California. AT
Legislation in the territories in regard to
slavery, must come here for The spproba.
ton OF Congress. And Congress can le-
g,slale upon no subject which is not sub
lect 10 the veto Of The President.
Then what beautiful state Of confu-
sion would exist in the territory Of New
Mexico, with General Cass for President,
il the principles avowed in his letter. that
Congress has no jurisdiction over the le-
gislaiion Of tie territories, were acted up
TO. II such an event were 10 occur, and
the legislature Of the territory Of New
Mexico were 10 come here with a law
prohibiting slavery, and Congress should
approve il, Gen. Cass, entertaining the
doctrines laid down IN the Nicholson let
ter, could do nothing but yetoit. He then
referred 10 The seventh resolution oflhe Bal
mmore platform Of principles-ihe fourth
and seventh canons, as he termed them,
Of the Bs,imore Convention of 1874, re.
affirmed BY the Baltimore Convention OF
ls4s-pfoyiding protection alike against
the black tariff and The efforts of the abo-
lilionisls in relation 10 the black pnpula-
ton Of the United Stales-io show the in
consislencies Of the democratic party in
the two Houses OF Congress on these ques-
lions, and that Gen. Cass, standing first
upon the Wamot Proyiso, then upon the
Nicholson letter, and then upon the BAlli-
more platform. had enabled them 10 ar
rive a, no conclusion as to his principles.
Andhe held in his hand what would
perhaps show iha, he was grasping at an
evanescent shadow in grasping for an opin-
ioa from Gen. cass on this subject
second edition Of the :" Kane" principles,
to be found in two little pamphlets, each
sketrhing the life and services Of Lewis
Cass, both alike-bolh alike until you gel
TO The last page, and both protesting 10
have been printed al the Globe office,
Jackson Hall. price so cents per 100 CO.
pies, on one of which he had marked
.NorIh. and on the other South and
on The las, page OF one of which General
Cas- is represented 10 have replied in an
eloquent strain 10 his (Mr. Maugum s.
poor remarks on -. (snme subiec,
moi undersiood) and to have m de some
eloquent and patriotic remarks OIL the
French Revolution, and in which there Is
but one allusion 10 The opinions oil Gen
Csss on the Wilmot Proviso. and tha
was 10 connection with the effort If I;
Federal Senator from tie Nnrll 10 de
feai the Two millions bill, and the bill Io
the vigorous prosecution Of the war.
Dir. Hannegan. No friend Of Gen
Cass would authorize the publication o
one for the North and another for ihC
South. But he would say that the com
mittee who have these things in charge
haze directed The publication Of no dncu
ments Of any kind which were no intend
ell for lie whole Union. They disclaim
ed any knowledge Of these discrepancies
Could the Wing parry now say as much
Mr.. Mangum was not surprised tina
some feeling should be manifested by th'
friends Of Gen. Cass. He proceeded u
read fIom the pamphlet, which he deeme'
intended for the Southern market. when
Mr.. Foole referred to the introduction
into the pamphlet Of that portion which
related IN fllp French revoln,;or r. am