The North-Carolina standard., 1848-09-27


wilderness, tanned it, and founded empires-have
risen with the country of their adoption to honor and
distinction, and now shed the lustre which beams
from this honor upon the atherland. No, sir would
not bride the enterprise of bold and hardy yeo
manry. / rejoice that the richest and the best soil
the face of the globe invites their industry into
active exercise; that honor, wealth, and happiness
are within the reach of the hubles OF her sons who
may choose to relieve himself from the adventitous
influence which the habits of an older country throw
in his way, and, going forth into the great struggle
of life, may achieve victory over fortune by his en-
ergy and virtue. - .5.f s-...
Another colleague TMr. Boyden1 has expressed
the same horror of emigration and its consequences
Sir, however that gentleman may oppose emigration
from, he can have no objection to immgrat into,
Carolina. His history would illustrate his
opinions. He emgrated from the colder region OF
Massachusetts to the sunny plains of out Carolina
presume that he is satisfied with the change and
does not wish to so fine country drained OF her
population by inducements afforded by fertile terri
tory, which contains lands of superior quality at
Government price. He has rebuked me for my zeal
in denouncing those who justify outrages on the
rights of the South, when, former OCCASION gen.
tlemen this floor demanded the sympathy OF Con
gress for band of kidnappers, and declared that
treason and sedon the part OF the slave towards
his master was virtue, and not crlme-When even
the murder of master by fugitive slave was pro-
nounced to be heroSm,-because denounced such
a course, and those who thrust this policy on the
House, became the representative OF consumer
CIV whose rights invaded. am: regarded Dy
him as of those who do not deserve the thanks
of the country 1 classed with these agltators
whose happiness seems to consist In the producuoh
of disuuietude and mischief; arralgned as con-
suming the time of this House to make capital at
home, giving undue prominence to the quesuon Oh
slavery. Sir, this might have come with some sem
| blance of propriety from member from the lree
States, who supposes that his philanthroplc enter
prises are of importance than the rghts OF MS
fellow-citizens; who would indulge In his sympathy
for the black. by the ruin OF the white race. Dul
was not fully prepared hear this from Represen-
tatiye from North Carolina and assure the gen
teman, that my constituents of both parties. as wen
as many who have addressed me on the subject from
various parts of the State have expressed tnelr APP
probation of my course, and sustained me win tner
most hearty thanks. He has mistaken the opinions
of the people, if he supposes that they either
or approve of tame and quiet submission wnen tnelr
rights are invaded. The honorable gentleman from
the State of Vermont MIR. Marsh] we'll remarked
that in his estimate of the opinions OF southern gen.
tlemeu he made great allowance tor their carry iii
pressions, and the circumstances under which they
were educated that these impressions were rarely
eradcated without the destruction OF most that was
good and valuable in character. presume that my
colleague has not divested himself oil the oi
early education, under which his opinions and char
acter were formed. We find an entire concurrence
in his opinions as to the unlimited power OF congress
to egsate on the subject of slavery in the Terrific
res with the opinions of all the members OF his ma
tive Bay State-a State always Federal in its politics.
ALWAYS the advocate of centrallsm, and from which,
by its extensive emigration, like opinions nave Iac
ated as from focus, and penetrated every state In
colleagues views; early associations have orougnt
back the opinions of early life and he sees all tne
power of the creator vested In the creature Wnlch ha
been made. He regards Congress as sovereign; anu
having the sovereign right to decide mat snail 0e'
and what shall be, property, in the territorial DO
main. have somewhere read in book OF hcuon'
that Genii amused themselves by transforming AMI
| mails into human beings; one, In freak, changed
cat into beautiful female-lovey, witty, fair-the
charm of society," and the life and light OF that inter,
which sheds its Establishments over and around
the social circle. But with all her accomplishments
and rare attanments, whenever mouse was seeI' ei
instincts resumed their sway, and she pursued mel
game NY colleague feels the return OF those carry
impressions, which instilled In every nortnern
bosom from early infancy concerning the oouIn anu
its institutions, and southern politics. ne returns
his first love- those high notions OF the powers OF the
Federal Government, and the proprety OF ponce ano
municipal legislation over inhabitants OF Ierrtores
who have no voice in the House, and are actually
Governed without representation. Whatever he may
saw about the tyranny of the veto power, which ne
seems to have fear of the Injurious power OF md
jority of Congress, when overlapping tne ooGsI.u
ton and prostrating every guarantee OF our rghts
Perhaps, being of them, he does not 1ear II 81
much, as habit causes acqusclence In almost any
system of policy. Sir, very learned gal genIlenalL
from Massachusetts, Mr.. Manu. in recent speeen
delivered in this House, has fully developed the
State of New England feeling and opinion In relation
to southern men and southern institution. nave 'ld
speech before me, In which me- IKE my go H.
tation upon the subject of slavery In all the
of the United States; but unlike my colleagues, does
not understand the relation of master and servant as
it exists with us. But he, too like my coileagues
is opposed to emigration from the SoutE into the
public domain. Adopting, sand endorsing the IAN
guage of some reverend llbeller OF the ooutn' lie
Speaks of them in the following terms:
The point of honor is the only prlnclPie many o.
them know Violence and dissi patton bring down
every succeeding generation to a state ceatlnualS
lower: so that now, after hundred and nifty years
are passed. the slaveholding territory may be descro
T ed as vast missionary ground, and one SO uhcou
Portable to the faithful ministry of Christ by reason o
its Jealous tempers and the known repugnance IL mas
to many of the first maxims of the Gospel ina
scarcely missionary can be found to enter It, Con
nected with this moral decay, the resources OF nature
are also exhausted and her fertile territories changed
to a desert by the uncreatng power OF sPendtnr1
! institution. And then, having made waste where
God had made garden, slavery gathers up the relics
Of bankruptcy and the baser relics still OF Virtue ano
all manly enterprise and goes forth to renew on
viroin SOIL its dismal and forlorn history mus,
iength. has been produced what may be called the
hoWie-knife style of civilization, and the new west
the South is overrnn by it-a spirit OF blood which
ldefes all laws of God and man; honorable, but no
honest prompt to resent injury, slack to discharge
debit educated to ease and reader, OF course Wnel
the means of living fail, find them at the gambling
table or the race ground, than in any Work OF ndus
ty-probably squandering the means Oh nVlng 'hefe
to relieve the tedium of ease ITSELF. -
The gentleman then proceeded to speak OF LIE
manner in which the children of southern parents are
!, nursed, and the consequences: ,..
1t may seem little out of place, but cannot Tor
hear here adverng to the point, which, as lover o.