The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-04-03

u. power III Congress, aud, therefore. / ,hou
10 unwilling 10 receive freq the Les.l,,u
"' Msssaeh any instiactsts to pf...
resolutions expressive Of any oou,on VII.
evcr on The suhjrct of slavery, f., t.o -,
sons because, first, do not consider N,
tbs Legislature of Massachusetts has an
'h'hs 10 do with II aud nsxi, | do not caDs..
or that as her representative here. bav
any 'bing TO do with il. Sir, it has become
10 my opinion, quite too common; and if III
Legis,atufes ot the States do nut like II Tho
nave great deal more power to nut il dow,
ina" l have I" uphold IL. II has become. i
my opiuIon, quite Too common a practice 60
.ne o'a'e Legislatures TO present resolution
here on all subjects, aud 10 instruct us her,
on all sui iecis.
Ihere Is no public man that REQUIRE. in.
siruction more tban Ito, or who r, nu,re, !,
formation s'orn than do, or di.ires il mo,.
heartily but do not liks to have il come r
q"'fe too Imperative shape. took notice
With pleasure, of some re mark. uros hi, ,uh
Jrct made the other day in the Senate Of
Massachusetts, by a young man of ,alen,
and character, from whom the hes, homes
may be entertained. mean Mr.. Hlliard.
tie told The Senae of Massachusetts tina, he
would voso for no instructions whatever IN be
forwarded TO members Of Congress, nor for
any reso'silons TO no offered, EXPRESSIVE .T
tho sense Of Massschusot,s a. to what their
members of Congress euzh, TO do. lie .sid
'hat he saw no proPieiy in one sci Of public
servants giving Instructions and resdin. lee.
'nfes to aho'her set Of public servants. 70
their own master oil OF them mus, stand or
'al', and that master is their constituents.
Wish these sentiments could become more
common great deal more common. have
never entered into the question, and never
shali, about tho binding force of instructions.
will however, simply sav ihls:if there he ,nr
matter OF interest pending in this BODY, while
am member oft, in which Massachusetts,
has an interest Of hsr own no, adverse to tbe
general nteree, Of the country, / shall pursue
hcr instructions with gIadnpss OF heart, ard
with all The efficiency which | can bring
hefe. Bu! II the question be one which eff
'ects her interest, and at the same time Of.
'ccts the interests Of all the llher States,
shall no more regard her political wishes or
instructions, than | would regard the wishes
OF man who might appoin, me an arbitrator
"f fo'efee 20 sec'de some que stinn OF mpor.
tani private right. Ifever thero vas Gov.
ernmen! upon earth, il is this Government,
II ever there was a body upon Garth i, is this
body, which should consider itself a. eorno.
SEQ oy agreement of all, appointed by some,
out organized BY .he general consent of all.
sitting here under the solemn obligations Of
path and conscience to do that which thew
think is the best for the good of the whole.
Then, sir, there are those abolition socie.
ties, OF which am unwilling 10 speak, but in
regard 10 which | have very clear notions
md opinions. do not think them useful.
Ih'nk their operations for ihe las, ,wen,v,ears
have produced nothing good or valuablp.-
At The same tine, know thousands or them
are honest and good men perfectly we'll
meaning men. They have excited feelings.
hey think They must do something fur the
cause OF liberty, and in their sphere or acri j.
hey do not see wha' else ,hey can do than
o contribute TO an abolition press or an aho.
ition society, orio pay an abolition leclurer.
do not mean to impute gross mniives even
o the leaders Of these societies, but am no.
bind TO the Consequences. Cannot but see
What mschlefs their interference with the
south has produced. And is il not plain 10
very man! Let any gentleman who doubts
4 that recur to the debates in the Virginia
fouse Of Delegates in ls32, and he will see
With what freedom proposition made by Mr..
Randolph for the gradnal abolition Of slavery
vas discussed in that body. Every one
poke OF slavefy as he thought; very icno.
nlnious and disparaging names and epihets
we're applied to it. The debates in the
House OF Delegates on that occasion, | be
'eve, were all published. They were read
" every colored man who could read, ard
there were any who could not read, those
Iebates were read to them by white men.
II that time Virginia was not unwilling nor
frald to discuss this question, and 10 e, lha,
'art Of her population know as much of il as
hey could learn. That was in 1889. Az
las been said by the honorable member from
carolina, these abolition societies commenced
heir course OF action in 1885. 1t is said
do moi know how true it may be-,hat thew
ent lhcendiary publications ino tho slave
states; at any event, they attempted 10 arouse,
nd did arouse very strong feeling; in other
words, they created great agitation in the
North against Southern slavery. Well, /
what was The result The bonds Of the slaves
we're bound more firmly than before; their
''vets were more strongly fastened. Public
'plnlon, which in Virginia had begun to be
exhibited against slavery, and was opening
'u' for the discussion of the question, drew
pack and shu. itself up in its castle. wish
% know whether any body in Virginia can
'ow talk as Mr.. Randolph, Gov. Mcdowell,
and others talked there, openly. and sent
heir remarks to the press, in 1882. We all
know the fact, and we all know the cause.