The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1849-12-12

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like On snrh rxriIiHg questions.
Mr.. Conrad. IL 1.nu.siAia. and Mr..
Buck. II Kentucky, opposed the Fesria-
lion. They agreed with every word Of
Il. bal il Vas moi nertssa'y "a compel every
body ID agree with lhfm. esperially upon
maileFs ihat mighl never rome Up for leg
iisls,ien. Mheu Ihsy did come M. Then
n Was lime 10 Iesnltr: bur. before We
agreed upon Speaker snd other officers.
and when We only asssaihlsd 10 s'leei
Them. il was M lime = lay uni chart for
legislation. II Was sufficient 70 Try and
agrce after il was lunnd. Iirsi. lhai lhfTe
was 4 disagreement. and llien 4 necessity
foI agrenmcnt
Mr. lliiliard. af Alabama. was the frsl
gentleman spraking WIN Seconded the
views II Mr.. 'I0nnlhs. Ifil was agrFed.
NJ asked. that the Wilmol Ppyis0 Was
No pari u Tie Wig creed. and raj il was
no Wing policy tn abolish slavery. in The
Disuiel { Cnlumh.s. Why not say so. and
starr IN caucus with such declaration.
II Olher gentlemen followed. among them
! Mr.. Evans. &c Maryland. who was ID la,or
q! he resolution. bnl opposed TO my ac-
iion upon il ihere-and NJ. Baker, Of II.
linois. Was al-o .ppo,ed 20 all such action.
and moi LEFT al liberty iosyole any where
COR such aIcsolulion. either IN caucus Or IN
The House.
Mr. King. &c New Jersey, also express
sed opposition 10 tie passage Of the reso-
lnlian here. Il Was no lime 10 be dis
iracling ourselves when we had a common
} enemy 10 iare.
Mr.. Owen. n Georgia. warmly urged
tie adoption 81 The resolution. II was
necessary. he said, 70 selilr these matters
now. We could not AL together unless
they were settled. We must understand
. ouselses and each olher.
Mr.. stephens. q Georei,. pressed Tie
adoption 81 The resolution in meIhing
like The same lone of argument. Il WAS
unnecessary now. he urged. for Northern
81 Western Wings To be pressing The " il.
moi proviso upon Congress. Caliinria
: was abnui 10 pr sent constitution, Win, b
would save them The Necessity there, and
I spare them from inilirling upon The South
any such modification. When this ter.
) rlinry was about To be acquired hy an un-
/ constitutional war. he opposed the war, in
common with nearly all The Wig party,
! among other things, because il must lead
/ 10 The acquisition &c territory ~ which
G il slavery were admitted or excluded, il
: must leopard The peace of This Union. As
he foresaw, the very slLle Of things, the
inevitahle result of the war. now existed.
As 10 slavery in The District oi Columbia
"a matter IN principle 10 the South Of tie
utmost impnriancc-all he had 10 say was,
and he said il mol ia threat hut 10 sorrow,
and for Information, that, il attempted and
persisted in by the men sho now had
power--ihai is, the numerical majority
. in this Union--ihe Union must and would
he dissolved. The Union could not be
held together; il was mol in The power oi
its best friends in the South 10 hold il TO-
geiher. if slavery in the District Of Colum
, hia was abolished by The action Of Con.
/ gress. MIR. Stephens begged Northern
{ gentlemen 10 express their views.
J. Mr. Brooks. 81 New York. said. a. Mr.
{ Stephens. Of Georgia. asked ileexpressior
Of opinio from Northern gentlemen, h,
]. should have his. As to The abolition o
!, slavery in the District Of Columbia, Ii.
! had. win colleague Of bis, publicly *
! pressed his "pinian At i large rub ic din
! ner in the city 81 New York, that il VA.
not expediemt Ia press any such effort,
I. now. So FAR, on this point, he agreed
: with the resolution for the lime being; AM
| as for the application Of the Wilmoi Pro
viso 10 California, he could see TO neccssi
u for that now, inasmuch as Califnri;
had passed such prohibition Of slavery
for herself. Ii was one thing, however,
| 10 agree 10 This, but another thing allogeih
, er 10 Hedge himself or his party friends
10 negalive--lhai i. 10 say what they
: would moi d.. Ii Maryland abolished
slavery, The gentleman from Georgia even
5 would mol object To lis abolition in the
5 District of Columbia. Why then pledge
! ourselves for oil time To negative, Then
as TO California or New Nexicn. first, il
! might rot be necessary 10 legi-late al all;
next, IN effort might be maGe there TO en-.
. slave Indians, Sandwich islanders, or Mex.
, leans, 10 make them work in the mines.
: To all that species Of slavery the whole
country was opposed. Why then require
! 4 pledge from The y hig Members ol on.
, gress, who mght even be III the minority,
that They would no, pass any law p obi
biting any SORT nf slavery!
1 Mr.. Clingman. nf North Carolina, was
) favorable 10 The resolution. aud should vote
for il. il pressed 10 do; hut lie regretted
! lis introduction here. aud hoped Nj,
fonmhs would withdraw il.
. Mr.. Toombs said. he had well cnnsi.
dered this whole matter. and under no cir
: cumstances should he withdraw l.. lie
hoped to see il mel. fairly and manfullv.
Mr.. Ashmun, &c NJ -ssachusetts. re-
! marked thar, though be was IN favor Of The
| WiImnt Proviso and of abolishing slave,
J nv wherever il conlI be cnn<lilulionally
abolished. yet he was not for making
such things ties, for the National Wing
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