The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-03-27

her lerItnfF Nhiek Les 4dlafent u NfN
Nexiea ara HsTih e 80 So 81 nnrh laii-
snde, fag ! Iair equiFsleni il money o. ~
he paymfns 81 hrr 1sbl. think i - o.
Ieel vel worthy The consideration 81 Con
sress. and shat be happy 10 eoncnr 70 Il
mvsflf. IL l shanld be IN he eoancIls el
he ronnlry ~ lhe line.
hare one Other remark 70 make. In
NY ahseIvsiions upon slavery az il has
exisird IN he ronniry. and rs il nov rx-
lists. have exprrssed no opinion Of the
mode Of iIs exiineaishment az amrllors-
lian. will s.y. however. though have
nothing 90 propase On that subject. be-
-ansr d. not deem myself 81 COMPETENT
as Other senslemrn 20 eansiier ia. that Il
any gentleman from the South shall pro-
pose a scheme nf colonization. 10 be car-
ried On by this Government upon large
srale. lnr The transportation Of free eolafed
people u any rnlony az any place IN The
world. should be quite dispased 10 incur
almost any degree Of expense 10 secnin-
plish that object. Nay. III, f,llowing IN
example set here mare shan twenty years
ago b. great man. then Senator from
New York. | wanld return 10 Virginia
through her Cor the benefit az The South
all The money rereired from The lzEds
and territories ee.led BY her 10 this Gov.
eminent. for any surh purpose as 10 re-
liese. in whole or in part. or in any way
IN diminish or deal hen. fcisily with the
free colored population Of The S"u'hsm
States. base said Thai ] honor Virginia
for her rcssinn Of this territory. There
have been recrived in,u The treasury 81
the United State. eighty millions Of dol
lars. the proceeds sc The sales 81 the pub
lie lands celed hy Virginia. II the resi-.
due should be soil II The same rate. the
whole aggregate will exreed two bundled
millions of dollars. If Virginia and the
South see 81 10 adop. any proposition 10
relieve The free people Of color among
them. they have my ice consent that the
Government shall pay them any sum Of
money out Of lie proceeds which may be
adequate 10 ihe purpose.
And nov. Mr.. President. draw these
observations 10 a close. | have spoken
freely. and meant 10 do 50. ha' e
sought to make no display have sought
10 enliven The occasion by no animated
discussion: | have sought only TO speak
NV sentiments fully and al large. being
DESTROYS once and Tor all Ia lei The Senate
know. and lei The country know, the opin-
ions and sentiments whirh entertain on
all these subjects. These opinions are
not likely To be Suddenly changed. II
there be any future service that can rem
der 10 The country consistently with these
sentiments AMI opinions. shall cheerful.
Is render il. IL there he nni. shall sill
he glad 10 have an opportunity TO disbur-
den Inv conscience from the hottom of my
heart. and 10 make known every political
sentiment that therein exists.
And now. Mr.. President. instead Of
speaking OF The possibility or Mi ivy Of
secession. instead dwelling 10 these ca
verns OF darkness. insie dof GRIPPING with
those ideas so full of oil thai Is horrid and
horrible, lei no come out into The light of
day; lei us cherish those hopes which
belong 10 us: lei q. devote ourselves TO
those great objects that are &, for our con-
sideration and our action; let us raise our
conceptions 10 the magnitude and the i'm
por,ance of the duties that devolve upon
us let our comprehensions be as broad
as The country for whirh we act. oui as
piralions as high as its certain destiny ;
lei us not Re pigmies in ease that calls
for men. Never did there devolve on any
genera ion Of men higher trusts than now
devolve upon us for The preser, alton II
this constitution. end the harmony and
peace Of all who are destined to live nm
der il. II !, grea, popular Constitution.
ii Government. guarded by legislation,
BY law, by jn,liraiurc. and defended by
the whole affections Of The people. No
monarchial throne presses these States
together; no iron chain or despaiic pow
er encirles them; they live and stand
upon Government popular ~ iis i,nm
representative in its character. founded
upon principles Of equality, ard calcula.
ted, we hope. 10 last forever. In all i,s
history il has been heneficenl; !, ha,
crushed no State. Ii has been. in all its
influences, benevolent. bcne6cent; pro
moling'the general prosperity. the genera
glory. and the general renown. and, a
last. il has received a vasi addition OF ter
riIory. Large befoie. il has now, hv re
cent events, become vastly larger. Thi.
republic now extends. with vast breadth
across The whale continent. The two
great seas of the world wash The one an,
lie other shore. We may realise iht
beautiful description Of the nrnamenti
edging of the hurkler nf Achilles =
snow the broad shield complete. the artist crown,
With his last hand, and poured the ocean round;
In living silver seemed the waves to roll,
And beat the buckler's verge. and bound the whole
Mr.. CALHOUN. rise TO correct wha
conceive to he an error Of the distinguish
ed Senator from Massachusetts as 10 til,
motives which induced the ACQUISITION q