The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-28

1rl0fitfs a1al brighten lle pfQe fNr1 ul
her languishing operziiEes. and giEe g.
nswsd prosperity and happiness % theF
lormery prosperous and thriving people.
Wei. ear. am one az those who believe ~
she absolute power Of Congress over tins
whole subject ! believe censress has
die power 10 establish pTohibilnfy. pro-
ieciise. or any dulies that Congress may
ehoosr. believe. also. lhas Il : night
and proper. when NO other considerations
intervene. N use ihsi power % = 10 gre
the industrial pursuits of this rnsn;ry
decided advantage over the industrial
pursuits of every other country. Nav.
here were my friend from New Jersey.
(Mr. MsIIer.l and nv friend fram Rhode
Island. (Mf. 6reene.) NOT long since pre-
seniing petitions. in which sIe strongly
depicted The sulrrings Of their portions
of me country Cor want al adequate pro-
irclion. and Congress is earnestly called
20 their relief.
Now sir. nv mode of eoniending Cor
our rights is a very simple one. Ii wants
the aid Of mn Nashville Convention. or
Southern Convention. no am. uni of armed
men. no disunior. M sercssion. We Just
stand right here. and ask for and enlorce
our reasonable claims. What haze we
asked Of our Northern friends and how
hare we asked a.! We have nsed-cer-
lsinly have used-no language either OF
de6ance or even Of demand. We have
been content earnestly and afec;ionalely
Ia ask-yes. 10 enlrral. moi insalenily TO
dirlaIe or require. We have said. do no,
wanionly do what you know will be re-
ganled amongst ms as afImnilul. unkind /;
do moi apply 10 these Territories The VIII
mot proriso. You can have no motive
10 apply 10. unless il is pallry pride,
which leads you Ia pcpe,ere, a, all haz.
ards, in what you have once purposed--
The simple will ngness 10 offer AN ailront
berause yon have the power 10 offer IL.
There is nothing Of value 10 be accom-
pllshed by il. no result TO be Produced
none in The world. Ours has been sim
ply asking, ON the part Of men who can
hold out no longer, 10 be permitted TO
march oui of their foriiicaiion with their
side-arms and their flag flying. What
has. So Ear. been the answer-ihe answer
in eiTeci! Surrender AT discretion: we
care mol Tor your feelings. ID is no mo-
live for our action that you have sensi-
liveness upon this subject, and that which
will offend yqu is unimporlan, 10 rs: we
will have the Wilmoi pIoviso; We will
vote for il; we will vote for no bill with.
out il.
The Senator from Massachusetts mir.
Dayis) candidly avowed his reason for be.
ing opposed to the compromise bill 10 be
that il dad MT contain the Wilmoi pro-
viso. u was not The combination Of sub
jecls in the bill, il was not the unliscov-
cradle insult 10 California in putting her
alongside OF New Mexico and Utah,
which dictated his opposition. but the
want of the Wilmoi proviso.
Mr.. DAVIS, of Massachusetts, lin his
seat.) l did not say that that was my
only ground Of objection to the bill.
Mr.. BADGER. Not the only ground ;
but the honorable Senator said that that
was with him sufficient ground. Now,
sir, beyond this omission Of useless
and amongst Southern men offensive
proviso, we have asked only good and
efiectual law for the surrender of fugi
tive slaves--a measure which the con
stitution makes a clear and imperative
duty-a measure which no man can re-
fuse US without utter disregard of oul
rights and of constitutional obligations
Well, then, sir, if they will persist
in refusing these most moderate claims
IF they will not listen to our remon-
stances, but will, from motives of real
or affected humanity, disregard the in
functions of the constitution, and in The
wantoRness of power insist on unneces
sary and offensive legislation, whatre.
medy have wef-or have we anys Nou,
perrons, as a celebrated editor is or wa:
in the habit Of saying. Sir, our course
under such circumstances is plain.
When their applications come into this
chamber for relief and assistance for
their suffering manufactures - when
they present to US an account of the
discharge of workmen and the closing
of workshops, the dropping Of all theiI
industrial pursuits will, so far as
am concerned, resist all their applica-
tons and reject their petitions. They
will be addressed not to unwilling ears
but to ears reluctantly though stcrnly
closed to their appeal.by sense Of jus.
tice, necessity, and sclf-protection
Yes, sir; though every mandatory in
the North should be stopped, though
her streets should be filled with sturdy
bcggars, and her asylums and her poor
houses should every where be filled,
her public and private charities oppres-
sed and overburdened, and though the
remedy lay in my single vote, that vote
should not be given. Not, Mr.. Presi-
dent, God forbid it') that | should re-
joice to leok upon their sufferings-not
| that | wish to mar their prosperity. ar