The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1850-08-17
Voc. 11-NO. 500.

| army palu Dy the IeueTiI SO'eiiluieD IN
part paid by those States | should like
to see the rccreant who could come will
| his sword against his native State-ior
| would call such a one recrcant IN every
sense of the word. Sir, of the officer tina t
would do it, (iwiIi not undertake to name
him. have gwen the aurcdote of Berna
dottc as an illustration OF tie opinion l
| should entertain. Now. sir, | shall not
| ign the motives OF the honorable sena
tor. nor shall undertake to dispute his
principles: Tor he has openly said, right OF
wrong, it he believed any measure OF the
aiority Of ahis government constitutional
and all acts, under its forms. he would
regard constitutional-he would maintain
it to- blood. uuder the obligation of his
allegiance to the Union. My allegiance,
as / have said, is to the State of my Hativ
VT and the Stt.e that gives me pro:cc-
ton. aud her voice will always command
my services; Yes, sir, l will go to her
bidding, as Il dutitul child to that Of his
mother. God. knows the last thing l
could think Oft is, SO far to be involved
in. civil strict as to eXemplify this duty.
There is nothing more appalling than the
thought that friends and neighbor, should
.carouse over brook in the evening. and
stain it with blood the next morning in
civil strite--to think Of sustaining life by
drinking Of the streams that should be dis
colored by the blood ofslaughtcr and death.
/ do not wish to bring about occasion for
such scenes-for do mot look upon them
with the same contemplacy that the honor
Bile gentleman does. Perhaps | have not
the same heart and courage to look upon
them. They may be averted, but it must
be by something more than the mere prais-
es OF Union In terms. South Carolina has
given real evidence Of her Willingness to
avert such state of things.
Ay, sir, upon a mere point of honor she
has looked to the termination OF this con-
troversy. Her people have made sacrif-
ces and have abided by various compro-
misses. But, we are not exactly worship
pers Of Juggernaut, to PROSTATE ourselves,
and to be crushed by the wheels of the
Union, when it shall be welded by an
unpr;ncipied and insoIent majority. No,
sir; duty to herself l(-respect-will re-
quire her to stand to her rights. She did
not go into the conledcracy to have them
sacrificed under the name Of the Union.
The vie ws Of the senator and myself spring
entirely from our notions of allegiance. no
doubt. | never could go to South Carroll
ma, and cross the line to fight under any
banner; but never could do it under the
command of an unj ust government, and, in
my opinion, under the authority Of meas
ures brought about by a system policy look
ing with seltish regard to majority in
disregard to the interests intended to be
secured by that holy instrument; and when
the covenant Is torn to pieces, l shall be
ready to act uIder the dictates of my true
aIIes 'ancc tor myself 1t may be averte1,
and the honorable senator supposes it may
be avcrted by his bill. That is all assump-
-, l. bo
pose that nothing can secure the govern
mcnt but compromises, made not exactly
at his INSTANCE. but such compromises as
he shall regard as Il sovereign remedy?
l must be permitted to say, as my friend
from Maryland has said, Mr. Pearce, he
ought to allow gentlemen to have some
thing of seIf-respect in giving utterance TO
their opinions? Are his measures alone to
escape opposition? hope, sir. that feas
is no councillor with me. have, however.
as much fear of consequence as any man;
and i say now, that if you can have no
better measures than the one now proposed
to avert what | fear is coming upon the
country, it would not have done it. And
have not had SO much fear as to yield to
a name. There may be contest, and it
will not be made by a single State. The
sentIeman will have to encounter Il COM
DlnatlOn VI StateS. lie may Wish 10 SeIeCC
a State, or the people Of State. l will
not deny to him the tribute | have paid his
talents. | could not withhold what history
may award; but in such a contest his name
will be as ncth,ng. believe he loves this
Union--that his fame is identified with it,
and pardon much in one whose history is
so much connected with it; but he must
pardon me at the same time for saying. that
in his eagerness to preserve this Union, he
is advocatin. doctrines and using language
that will destroy it. Praises OF the .Ullion
are not devices that may tend to preserve
it. Do justice to the obligations Of. the
onstitution-do justice and not insult the
weak: tlat is the way to inculcate har-:
mony. TO threaten violence, 10 use dis
respectful language. is the surest way TO
kindle strife. ami bring sections into hos
tile array. To talk of treason. and TO i'm
pute it. will not make it SO. Treason con-
sists in betrayin. a trist, or refusal to
discharge duty to the constitution Of the
country.
will conclude by saying that people
who have the privilege of dying with arms
in their hands will never be hung as trait
ors; and shooting may be an even game
do not wish tho OCCASION. as the sentleth an
does. to try the strength Of his govern
ment.
LARGE COrroN SrAlY-'Fhe Central