The North-Carolina standard., 1850-05-15
NuMlBER I'M $40.

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North that the South has been aggressnr upon their
rights and the question has been mnnfnqiy put to
us, whether we will longer submit to southern die
taton and southern rule. Sir THE feeling wac first
deliberately incucated when the democratic party Of
the South began to warn the country Of the and
evils OF protective tariff. The federal party bad
always inculcated it, for the plain reason that the
south was the stronghold Of the democracy and it
was only by arousng sectional jealousy and anaying
the North against the South, that The Sederslisis
could expect to break down the democratic party of
the Union, and thus themselves the control
OF the government. Divide and conquer was their
stood rm and resisted all their attempts to separate
them from their political brethren Of the South Il
was not until the protective system, with all its
aoominations was about to be swept away, that any
portion OF the democratic party Of the North sympa-
thlzed with the federasts in their sectional hostiiy
was, them before the eyes of the democrats were
fully opened to the enormties of this protective sys-
tenn, that the cry Of southern dication was raised
with redoubled energy by the federaliss; and then.
for the first time, it found favor with portion of the
northern democrats. They joined the federas.s in
their cry against the Sout in order preserve that
| system of laws which protected the manufacturing
interest at the expense of every other interest in the
country. Sir, from that day to this, the federasfs,
abotonists. and the great body of the manufactur-
ers of the North, have rung the changes so often upon
southern aggression, that unrefeciing men have be-
gun to believe that there was something in it. But
when has the South ever aggressed upon the North
or when, by any legislative enactment has she ever
nfnged upon their rights, privileges, social insti
tutions! No such attempt by the South has ever
been made. The history of our Legislation shows
that It the South has always voted appropriations for
the North with liberal hand. Look at the harbors
and seacoast of the North, and yoh will there see
evidences enough to attest the iberaity of the South
and to prove that she has entertained any un-
kind feeling for that section of the Union Millions
upon millions she has voted build up our Atlantic
cities, and to increase the wealth and power Of the
northern States, and still she is charged with aggres-
sion. Sir, as northern man, pronounce the charge
unjust and nnsenefous. If gentlemen. who make
this charge, that the South has given a strict
construction to the constitutions and thus restrained
the North in their bold attempt construe it. as
would have destroyed the sovereignty of the States.
and led ito consolidation of power in theegenenl
government, then admit the fact But this was not
aggression-it was constitutional protection against
the unconstitutional assumptions of the North
Now, Mr Cha rman, let us look at the other side
OF the picture. Let us whether the Morrill,
mean the federal party of the North-has not been
constantly aggressing upon the South In 1889, the
constitution went into operation 1t was the result
(said Gen. Washington, in his letter to the Pres-
dent Of the Congress Of l7s7) of spirit Of am.y,
the pecnarity Of our political situation rendered in
dispensable." BY that instrument, the free States
agreed to form a union with the slave States The
constitution expressly recognised slavery, and s.ipp
lated for the protection of slave property Nay, more
it egalized the slave trade and covenanted that NO
amendment of the constitution that might be made
prior 1903 should prohibit the importation of slaves
1t thus only legaized slavery and protected slave
property, but it looked forward to an increased for.
eign importation of slaves. Whether or not the free
States, or those who We're about to become free
acted wisely in entering into such compact, it is
not for us. who are sworn to support the constitution
as We find it, to determine. II is sufficient to know
that it submitted to the people of the different
States, and that it received their solemn sanction
through their representatives in convention ASSEMBLE
ed, and tha. it is now binding and on the whole
country. One of the objects of the union, As the
preamble to the constitution sets forth was 10 an.
domestic tranquikty." But no sooner was the
government organized, than attempt was made by
the North to disturb the domestic tranquility of the
South AT the first Congress, held under the consti-
tuition, petition, signed by citizens of the North,
asking for the abolition of slavery. was presented
Thus we find, that early az 1890, the North
commenced their attacks upon the institutions of the
South; and they have persevered in these assaults
regardless OF all constitutional stipnations, with un-
relenting and uncompromising hostility. from that
day to the present. l will not take up the time of
the House by recapitulang in detail these different
acts Of hostility, but will conine my remarks to a
few Of the most prominent. The great body Of the
people of the South was democratic, and thfis was
sin which was not to be forgiven BY the New Eng.
land federasts The hostility of the fedenispsrty
Of New England to the South, from the day that the
democracy Of the country triumphed over John Al
ans and northern federalism, by the election Of Tho
mas Jefferson, is as notorious sir as was their oppo-
son to the of 1912, and the opposition Of their
descendants TO the just and righteous with lexi
CO. And what did that party then do during the sr
Of 1912! Why, when that reasonable assen,bjage
Of northern federaists, known as the Hartford con-
vention, met to devise means of giving aid and COM
fort to our common foe, and to break down the 1eo-
cratic administration Of Madison, one Of their Ara
acts was to agiate the slavery question. This cues
tion at that day, is now, the most Formidable
weapon which the federalists could use to destroy
the great national democratic party and accordingly
one Of the alleged grievances Of that convention was
this southern institution. and the right Of represen
ton founded upon It. Yes, sir, at that time, when
the people of the South stood shoulder 10 shoulder
with the democrats Of the NORTH 6ghtiag the battles
of country in the Of 1872 the ederalists of
constitutions and the rights guaranteed by it to she
southern States. Theni was, that in the midst Ola
perilous war with Great Britaiu-a war whici, re.
quEed the union Of the whole country 70 bring Il %
glorious terminationtbe eastern federaiists raised
the cry against the slavery institutions of the South.
Did the democrats Of the North, any part of te,p
then join in this cry1 No, sir; they understood too
we'll the obligations which the constitution had iua.
posed upon them, and the duty which they ewed
their country. They knew too we'll that tts .agia-
ton of the slavery question plot break dowa
the national democracy by separating the uosslsrn
democrat from bis southern brother. They stood
then, az hope they will always stand, by,t,er pu.
cipies and by the constitution. And what course did
democratic Pennsylvania take with tesc anti slavery
resolutions of the Hartford convention, which The
governors Of Connecticut and MasssShusetts tssss-
mited for her considefssiopl Did she then csy cut
free soil and southern aggresson OF Join che esassa
federaists in their crusade against slavery Var fom
i. That frm democrat and pure patriot, Simon 8ny-
der, was at that time governor of shs State; and vas
under his administration that democratic teQ7saasuie
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