The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-31

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isse The country firm distraction.
Sir. This MEASURE - oppossd by he
Sorlh. OF some az he North. and By ths
5uvsh, or sare If The Eo1ih. snd il has
!hs fsmssksbls misfursuns 70 hs cppssrd
by pefsons most precisely opposed 70
zach olhtr ia every malser eanrsrnig The
priaripls of me bill. Ezt
There are shose--r d not spssk e
coarse Of members Of Congress. and l
ds,irs 10 be understood as making no al.
iasions shassrer. in what may say. 10
members &c shis House o. the osher-bat
there are ih.se in The county Who say.
on The rat nf lie South. by This hill the
Ssuih gives up every thing 10 he Norsh.
and ss viii light il 10 Tho last" and ihste
are lhoss on The part ef The Noilh who
say. /. this bill sites up every Thing IN tho
Snuih. and NO will fight il To The las,;"
and really. cir. strange as il insy serrn.
This disposition 10 make battle pren THE
blli BY persons y no nesrr agreed on sny
hing before under the light Of heaven.
has created rori of fellowship and g.,nd
eelingamonslhem. Laughter. onessys.
give me y.ur hand. ,ou are good Eel.
low;1 renewed laughter. yau mean 10 go
against this bill 70 the death. because Is
gives MP the rights of the South; ! nrSn
10 90 against the Biz 10 The death, hrranse
Il gives up the rights Of he North" 30
they shske hands snd cry oui down wi,h
the chill" and thea uniiedly raise the cry
A Day or hour Of .irtuous liberty
Il worth ~helv eternity Of bondage. S.
Now, sir. | aserihe rolhing bu, the best
and pu'e-i motives 10 any ~ Inc grniie'
mrn on beth sidrs Of iii~. rlramlcr. and in
The other House. who take that view Of
this suhjeri which differs from my own.
I cannot but regret, certainly. that grnile-
men who sit around me here. and espr-
rislIy IN: honorable colleague, Mr.. Dayif.)
and our friends from Massachusetts in The
other branch of Congress. are led by
conscientious 'nsc &c duty 70 oppose q
measure whi.h feel hound By my ron.
science 10 support. They Sre quite -
highmindsd. as patriotic. as prrr. eresy
way ss well inieniionei as am. and cir, TO
90 by msjoriiirs. must cunfsss ,ha. rny
friends from Massachusetts would defeat
me; but sill. cir. my own opinions are mol
changed. in The slightest degree. ! feel
that The very interests of the Stale in
whose representation bear a par here
a. well az tie very erest interests Of tl.s
!, country, require that this measure. o,
some equivalent measure, some healing
composing. consolalory measure, shoul'
be adopted by Congtess before its adjourn
meni. That Is my object. and shal
steadily pursue il.
/ Well. sir. how does il stan,l, IL ! may
snaiyze the matter lilile. ho,h in regard
to the North and 10 the Sonihi Massa.
chusetis 10 a ,Nnrthetn Stale. aud she ma,
BE- taken a. an example OF SIMPLE o
Northern in.sresis in the subject connecie'
with this bill. What does she gain by il
I What does she lose by III Why, II hi
bill passe., Massachusetts and the Mort
gain WHAT'S qniie an object 10 them. tl
admission Of California as a free State
| with her present constitutions; very in
,ensely desirable object. as ! belie,c. !,
the whole North. She gains that. Sh
gains also, sir. The suie,ing 81 the Ne'
y Mexican. question ard the Texan hour
Jary, which. in my judgment, as ! hav
said. 10 the most Important If all ihes
matters, because most Immediately mel
i acing evil cnnseeuences. fsuch conyeqneI
9 ces be moi arrested hy this or some sim
I lar measure. She gains the quiet 81 Ne
7 Mexico. she gnins The settlement Of N
Il ieNdH COufpiatfs u'JsSW Hss"iy Ncsta"ot'
! More than al thai. sir--if any thing ca
be more than ,hai--she gains, and d
whole North gains. and the whole coun,r
gains. the final s,lins,men, Of by far II
!, creates, part Of all the slavery question
When I speak Of this bill in This conne'
\ ioW, mean also 10 connect with Il u
. other subjects recommended BY the COZ
: mu,ec. and say that il the whole repo
!, Of that committee could be carried out q
n day. one Of the creates. of all the possih
!. benefits 10 be derived 10 the whole eou
! iry is ibis, that i, settles. 20 the rxien. !
E far more than the majority Of them. !
!, the questions connected with flarel
g which have SO long agi,ated The conn,r
e And then. cir, Massachusetts ga,ns. Al
!. the North gains. and The whole count,
il gains. a restoration OF the Government
j. the exerciseNf its ordinary functions. II
e North and the South. and the who
Q country. will see Congress repla' ed in
J, position al an active, beneficial, and r