The North-Carolina standard., 1849-09-12
w1LMoT PRovIso-sTArp -.

We lay before our readers below 60 lON.
letter addressed to US, and to which Iron,
serious attention of our readers of bo,, invite
ie'.el rom which we quote emanates from &
guished source, and from region of the S,.. o'd
upon the Slavery question, is banded toos,Ss "AA
man. Our opinions upon this question ara as Or
known to require repetition. Come weaI %Na
woe, We shall stand by North Carolina ~ W e0ae
her interests, and the honor of her peopla. "shS,
cannot undertake to point out any conra, U@ We
State, or volunteer any recommendation ~ S
particular measures to be adopted. When u"%
pie of both parties move, we shall be ,n;S u'e Ps
we await their action; and in the meantina ~eN
their voice be heard through the public Dress. ''
w. w. HOLDEN, Esq. My dear Sir. Tha"
to be general feeling in this part of the Sa
propriety of holding State Convention ira Of
of party, for the purpose of defining our r'SpectN
upon the all engrossng, and, to us, the all POSia
subject of the Wilmot Proviso. "ii 'npOrta
Silence on our part any longer would l..
highest degree criminal. and would but iUenl n TIE
very aggression fear, for all experience Invite e
boldly in the face. look
We cannot conceal the fact from opr.o,-
there exists at this time, the part of onr that
brethren, deliberate and fixed purDoso NUH0Aen
assail the domestic institutions of the Sonb buuey
ably if they can, but forcibly if they must
can we conceal the further fact, that the Neila
agitation of this subject in the Congress If w. @SOa
ted States only tends to evil and to evil continual"
gradually frittering down our relative srenrtS
confederacy, until finally may become toa The
to extricate ourselves from the embraces of W., Tt
friends when they are disposed to encirclp ~ 81 ADD
Look for one moment at the influence Tni;,,
now being exercised by the supposed determ;"raatA d
of the North not to admit any more Slave S,,"p@
the Union. e' M0
The" Alta California y of July ID, after pviuo t.
views of the Editor on the prOpriety of asSonnL %
convention for the purpose of draughtinG S,n.
stItutlon for that Territory has the FOLLOWING sirO
cant language: We do not fear TO assert + 'slA
State constitution for California, which docs @a
tain provision against Slavery sciR NOT n'9
go into effect by the Congress of the United S,a,a
Can language be more explicit, or more nI.;a
toretelI the consequences to the South, unleps %
hectorlng, this domineering spirit is ninnad IN % %
bud, and stop put to the constitutions nroa5, % '
once ''au'
Do you not see the power which is now eyerD,
to give tone and sentiment to the Territories ~.
how it is held sin terrorem ~ over them. n s oa
their Institutions in accordance with the feeling, s
views of fanaticism? u"
We know you do; and he who does not is blind
to the best interests of the South If Won aek y"
how We would put stop to it, we answer voo voo as as
follows: y"
We propose that each State interested in the matter
should hold State Convection, and that four DELI.
gates from each County in North Carolina, cOmnoss
ours; that they be chosen two from each party and
meet at the seat of Government early in the wi6e~
say at the time of the meeting of Congress; that M
should take the subject-matter cooIy, calmly and dis
Passionately into consideration-should lay down
'' our land marks,' and then say to the North fra
pectfully but 6rmly) /" thus far, but no farther
If this were done, irrespective of party; tand hi,
is subject which rises infinitely superior to party
| if the South were to present one entire and unbp
front, my word for it the North would hesitate lone
before she would persevere in course involving
such fearful responsibility.
! They know full we'll that they have every thing
to lose and nothing to gain. by such step, save the
qualification of sickly sentimentality- when
were they ever known to sacrifice interest to mere
sentiment!
We throw out these suggestions to you, and
through you. to the people of North Carolina, who
are alike interested with ourselves; merely SAYING
that something ought to be done, and that something
done speedily.