The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-03


Ca. and Butter so9.s3s
Van Buren, e9s
wholenumh~r Of votes. (sreluding South
Carolina. WHOSE electors are chosen BY
her Iegisisturs,l z.e75.2sg
Majority Of Union men over Frse-Soil-
ers and Abolilionisls. only 2.563.3l5-
more Than two millions five hundred thou.
sand
Taylor's majority, although he vas re.
ported 10 be lie owner Of Two hundred
sIa.es. was more ihaa one hundred thou.
sand. And Ibis majority in the no'-slare-
haldins States. where he WAS opposed By
Gen. cass. who 10 reported % have said
he thanked God he never ewnsd slave
said he never would. and pSsysd for lis
abolition.
Is this hostility 10 the South No,
sir; the true secret is. the spoils are gone;
some editors are turned out Of Office, Others
are disappointed. Or, TO use the words
Of my roaesgue. Mr.. Clingman. in an ex-
tract before me Is reported in the Appen.
dix TO the Congressional Globe, 2slh
Congress LIST session. page 2s5- he said
10 the Democratic parry whs4 weuld
say 10 the dosghfases:
cit win be found on exsm nation this party 70
governed by seven principlcs-as John Randolph
Is reported 10 have said Of Thomas Richie-ths
| Eve losves and two fishes. Or, in the language
Of Joha G. Calhoun. late Distinguished leader
of this party, remarkable for his powers Of gene
ralzsiion snd condemnation, and who was there
BY enabled 10 anaJn, simplify, and rsduce TO
single element these various principles. Il il the
spoils party, held together BY the cohesive power
Of public plunder."
And heSe, sir, let me say another word
to my colleague. while ] think Of H.
hope ne will pause in his hassy course
until he hears from the people in the
eastern part Of The Stale. In case Of civil
war. they are mere likely 10 be injured
by insurresiion and foreign foes than my
colleagues constituents.
According TO the census Of 1910. 40
nearly as can ascertain, in The disIric, Of
my colleague, (Mr. Outlaw from the
northeastern counties, the population
was
Waite. Sldre..
l3,45e 36,053
Wilmington dist. 1886 s3,23s
Washington 49,3o6 37,665
Now, what is the condition among my
colleagues white basis constituents
Buncombe district, (Clingman's,) White
population, 60,0a9; Slave population
These eastern districts are on the sea.
coast. My colleagues 10 the most in
accessible point TO foreign foe in the
United States. l do not believe. sir,
the good people he represents are willing
10 engage in foreign or civil war. for any
aggression yet committed; and not even
10 recover fugitive slaves. And DO not
believe my colleagues constituents ever
lost a slave by northern Abolilionists.
Bad men sometimes steal our slaves; If
that aggression can be stopped by my col.
league, he will do US great service.
hope TO be allowed to speak 70 my
colleague for my constituenis-to speak
as an eastern man, and AS STAKEHOLDER.
II. in the providence Of God. any calami.
~ befalls Us on account of our slaves.
shall be among my people. | shall not
inquire, as the servant II my. friend from
Kentucky (Mr. Marshall did. when he
told his servant, John. he wished him TO
go 10 Mexico. MASTER" said John. al
ter reflection, !" how far is the camp from
the battle-ground Ills master conli
not answer satisfactorily, and John de.
clined lcsa. tls'y affections, my interest,
my duly, all bind me with hooks Of steel
10 my home. The graves Of my fore
fathers, for several generations. are there;
the dearest friends | have on earth are
there; there expect to live. and there !
hope to die; and whatever calamity may
come. their fate will he my fate" their
God will be my God"
wish now, Sit. 10 say word TO the
gentleman from Virginia, (Mr. Mcade.)
who did me The honor to send me copy
OF his speech in The early part Of the ses'
sion.
! protest, AS southern man, against
the doctrines Of This speech. delivered be.
fore the gentleman constituents in An.
gust, l849. And think. il copies Of il
were circulated in New Mexico, and the
people understood the gentleman was an
influential man al home and in Congress,
il would be enough oi itself 10 exclude
slavery from tina. Territory.
Mr.. AsnE. The gentleman TO whom
you refer is not in the House; he is mol
IN the city; he is sick.
Mr.. STANLv. am sorry 10 hear q
The genlleman's llness; though ] SHAH
make no remarks Of an offensive chaiac>
ter. IL had heard he had been. taken
sick shortly after The delivery oi 'hls