The North-Carolina standard., 1849-02-14
NUMBER 745.

cism and love of power, they would stop
/ cIpatlon. Another step would be taken--to raise
them to political and social equality with their for
mer owners, by giving them the right of voting and
holding public Offices under the federal government.
We the first step toward it in the bill already al-d
lnded to-to vest the free blacks and slaves with the
right to vote on the question of emancipation in hi5I
District Bot when once raised to an equality, they
would become the fast political associates of the2
North, acting and voting with them all questions,
and by this political union between them, holding"
the white the South in complete subjection5
The blacks, and the profgate whites that unite
with them would become the principal recipients Of
federal offices and patronage, and would in cOnse-
quence, be raised above the whites of the South In
the political and social seaIe. We weuld, in a
word, change conditions with tfen--a degradation
greater than has yet fallen the lot of free
and enlightened people, and from which we
could not escapes should emancipation take place..
(Which it certainly will if not preVented,) but by
fleeing the homes of ourselves and ancestors, and by
abandoning country to former slaves to be-
come the permanent abode of disorder, anarchy pow
erty, misery, and wretchedness. D s gt5
With such prospect before Us, the grayest and
most solemn question that claimed the attention
ofa people Is presented for your consideration What
is to be done to prevent itl 1t is question belong
ing to you to decide. All we propose is, you
our opinions. sgsa2a1 1v. .s y'.adef q q -.H
We, then, of the opinion that the first and i'm
Gspensable step, without which nothing be done,
and with which everything may be, is 70 be united
among yourselves this great and most vital qHes
ton. The want of union and concert in reference to
of government to their present perilous condition.
Instead of placing it above all Others, it has beeHj
made subordinate, not only questions Of poll
cy, but to the preservation of party ties and ensurhg
ofparty success As high we hold due respect
for these, hold them subordinate to that and oerl
questions involving safety and happinsss CUntil
they so held by the South, the N orth Wnot be-o
eve that yon aren earnest nOppositon to their en-
croachments, and they willcentinie to follow one
after another, until the work of abolition isfpished
To convince them that YOU are, you must prove BY
your acts that you hold all other Questions snbordi
nate to it. If you become united, and prove your
selves in earnest, the North will be brought to a.
pause, and to calculation of consequences and that
may lead to change of measures and the adoption of
of course of policy that may quietly and peaceably
terminate this long conflict between the two sections.
If it should not, nothing would remain for you but
to stand up immovably in defence of rights, ivolv
ing your af-your property, prosperity, equality.
liberty, and safety. .zl'is7 'e < - 80.
AS the assailed, you would stand justified by all
laws, human and divine, in repelling, blow dan
gerous, without looking to consequence, and to re-
sort to all necessary for that purpose Your
assailants and not you, would be responsible for
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Entertaining these opinions, we earnestly entreat
you to be united and for that purpose adopt all ne
cessary measures Beyond this, we think ii would
not be proper to go at present. ," '@i" -. ."'
We hope, if you should unite with anything like
unanimity, it may of itself apply a remedy to this
deep-seated and dangersous disease; but, if such
should not be the case, the time will then have come
for YOU to decide what course to adopt "a -'tH'