The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-13

di'epslini q De slavery susslisn. o. allsf d,
l'fsPrriy p ~ iskias - De nafsr siilsrizIy
We lhks ~ sssgsssions n kindaeas, III i d.
sasns time We must aei aPon eur omn jadgmenl
as 10 wh1i ne sho1ll s.y o. shsf ne sheula pub
lisa o. The sub,ecs. We have slrsys ra.sessor.
Cd 70 keeP our readers well informed n references
% h's and al ssbea spszloas q deep inseress d
hen; and notwithstanding Inc opinion Of the ssii
Tor Of he Democrat xs believe ne have saeceed-
ID ss vel . the majority q editor. IN ihe coun.
Fry. u l. tree we have NOT xaid much editorial.
lys &c we are nos wont 10 ecespy much space IN
'hai way. believing that jadieiD1s sel<si;oas are
in mxny easss better dian siitori.lk We are
free 10 eonis.s ikn The eliior Of the Demoeu,
has said much more on the subject Of slavery Than
NC hasss but NC ere By no means smhiri0ns 10
excel In the quantity Of wriiing. and We certain
" DO mot envy him fof The quslty Of bis articles
on this subjeet. The EDITORS attachment 10 the
South We can commend. bot we fear his alssrh-
msni 10 fhs Union has but little space in hi. heart,
rise be would mol have been 80 ready to take up
he inlenPense decizraiion Of senator Clemens,
'r.d assert that : the Union Is already virtually
dissolved" Thank Heaven The Union l. not
dissolsed; and We ,iuss that an honest neal iar The
uniou. both in sae North and in the South. Is fer
vent enough 10 lead both sections to such eonoes-
sions and compromises on rhis exciting question
as viii remove all jusi cause OF discomfort. and
make the Union Of The States perpetual and hap
py. n the editor will excuse US, we viii suggest
that by re-rersuiag carefully Washingtm's Pare
well address (ier Nc lake Il for granted that he
has rad ii.) he may have impressions made upon
tn mind which will lead him more properly 10
estimate the value Of the Union; and With his
neal thus tempered BY knowledge. be might make
his paper truly an .ensine Of defence" To the
South. But N.tlout this love for the Union, and
urged on by headlong and Understanding real.
we may look upon the press as liable 10 become
an ShoMe Oh uexuLcuOn.
We hope we shall always be ready to defesd
the rights Of the South, under our constitution,
with all The power we possess; and In earnest
ness. II not IN ability, we trust that we shall no.
in this matter be behind our neighbor. But we
DO not conceive that threat of dissolsing the
Union, or any other incorporate language. is al
all. necessary to this defcncg. We canno, think
that the people Of the North are children, and thai
we can fIishten them into measures. as our neigh
Dor and some others seem to suppose.
The ultraism both in the North and the South
we strongly condemn, though j, is certainly nor
excusablc in the South. since our property Is al
fected by the excitement. The constitution
however, we deem to be sufficient guarantee 0
our rights in reference to slavery in the states
Let Us stand by this, and il il must come to
struggle. upon ihis piAifara- ell -.-~i
and united front will enable us to do BATH
vigorously. Upon the territorial question W,
must meet eur opponents with Arguments, no
with threats. Perhaps we may have some com
promise here; and surely when it is considere,
that the South contributed more than her du
proportion Of men in the acquisition Of the Ter
ritory in dispute, the North should meet Us in
spirit Of compromise. But Disunion is no rene
dy for any evil, present or prospective, real Q
imaginary. Our motto then is" The Unior
the Constitution, and the Laws" Under thi
banner VIC trust we shall ever be able to main
tain our rights; while it floats over us our lber
ties will never be in danger. "The Union mrs
be preserved"