The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-10

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Nashville. should hare lhoUghi, would
hare been he lasl plsee selected for DE
meeting ofsbeh eonsenlion. Near that
city Is tl.e srsse Of Andlew Jarksnn- l
differed IN opinion with this celebrated
man. rs 10 ihe prop1s'y Of some Of his
measures while he was President. bul
he won my highest zdsniraii'.n. By his
patriotic hrmnsss in putting Gown nulilh-
cation in 1888. Ills SERVERS 10 his county
thea threw into lhe shade. or rather added
brightness 10 his military lenown. And,
1.-THE had rendered no other service 10 his
country. he would have been entitled 10
the lasting gratitude 81 his eounirymen.
When Thai convention meets. suppose
some Dsms riai will ofrr resolution
ieslifying the respcei Of thai body Cor his
memory. What will they say Of his
administration as Presidenll What of that
admirable message 81 January 10Th. 1888
1.-The last paragraph II alnrh deser es 10
be printed in letters OF gnldg 80
think il would be an oulrsre upon The
feelings OF the people OF This eounlry-an
insult 10 the memory Of t;enersl Jackson.
TO allow that convention 10 meei in NASH
vile. 10 consider The Preprieiy 81 dissolv-
ing the Union.
do not believe the people af Nash
rille will permit il; and II .hal convention
meets. and proposition is made To cnnsi-
der even whelher The uniun ought mol TO
be dissolved. hope the citizens of Nash
vile will drive every traitor OF them into
the Cumberland river.
] II any Of The good people Of Month
Carolina have thought that il might
be possibly proper for iirln 10 attend
that contention. they MIL think better
Of il. hare no doubt. after they read
the recent extraordinary speech of a
Senator from Suulh Carolina. (Mr. CAL;
nouS.) in that speech he tells MS. our
4 government i. -as absolute as that 81
The Aniosiai nf Russia. am, as despniic
la It's tendency as any absolute governs
/. menl that ever exisled." And then lie
Tells us what I'm southern man has ever
thought nf before. that in addition 10 all
that politicians, public meetings. and
Stale Legislatures have demanded. we
must have, TO save The Union. an amend
meni Of the Constitution, (which will re-
store tn the Soulh. in substance, the
power she possessed Of protecting herself
before the equilibrium between the sec-
lions was destroyed by The action Of Ibis
Government" Was ever proposition
more preposlerousl have Tried. since
The speech was delivered, 10 ascertain
what This proposed amendment s. and
cannot. Congress 10 10 obey his sugges.
tons. no matter what they are. TO be com
municaicd in.his own time! Sir. lie asks
impossiblliirs, aud | am compelled to be-
live he asks them because heknows they
are impossibliiies. M
have heard several speeches here con.
tanning ideas similar TO some Of those all.
vanced in this speech; we have had little
dribbling slrcams-lhe spring from hence
they sPrang is now exposed TO view.
MIR. Chairman. my honorable colleague
before me (Mr. Venable) gave uiiersnce
10 some opinions in his speech which |
regret | have not time 10 reply TO. think
my colleagues words are stronger than
he intended. lie says: " The bitter
walters Of strife are about 10 be substituted
for the refreshing streams Of patriotic
affection" hope moi. lie wants no
waters Of strife" II is not in his nature
to enjoy them.
I have lime only 10 refer To one part Of
my colleagues speech, (Mr. Venable's. J
fle says: /" The South has kept faith with
The North in all things in which the cove.
nant bound them" As far as North
Carolina is the South. she has kept faith;
but that is not so with all the South.
agree with my colleague that we have
cause of complaint against some of the
northern States, who have done outrage
10 The Constitution. and treated us shame
fully in regard to fugitive slaves. We have
cause Of complain, on account of their re-
solnions upon llle subject Of slavery. But
some Of my colleagues political as socrates
Forget tina, this Constitution was framed
mol only 10 protect southern properly. bul
10 encourage American labor, North as
well as South. Have we had no warfare
against the protective tariff! Yes. for more
than twenty years. And when the com
promise bill in 1899 was passed. The home
valuation feature was inserted with the ex.
press purpose of giving protection to ame-
rican manufactures. Yet when The com.
promise expired. some Of our southern
politicians Violently opposed the home va
luaiion feature, AMI talked Of dissolution
Of The Union il The protective policy was
revived.
Sir, know helier Than my colleague,
from my being on the spahoard. The losses
our people have sustained from fugitive
slaves; and believe the compromise ael,
which was passed 10 crafty or 10 save
from trouble portion Of the South, sacri.