The North-Carolina standard., 1850-01-16

ALABAM MA--THE SLAVERY QUESTION
The Resolutions Of the Alabama Lepia,atnrs ~.
we publish to-day, are treated in the most con,a
taoos manner By the New York Express. That NJ
per says: IS ~'
" Read the 8 srhodomontade We copy elsewhere, f,o,
an Alabama journal, members Of the I,eS;sI..,lo ron
that State saw ft to indulge upon Gov. Co,s.o,t Of
transmitting TO them the pronunciamento Of ths;s
congressional representatives relative to Saye,v @
the Speakership. With the same breath thai ,h sn0
tell us that disunion is part Of their programme
resolution passes by acclamation authorizing An -
mediate lnvigoration Of the military strength of M
State, which, moreover, is requ red to keen tssf me
readiness! For what, We should like to know1n
We can tell the Express $ for what, !" in a v.,-
few words. The people Of the South, from s;n.s:'
regard for the Union and for the sake OF peace ~.
still willing to submit to the Missouri Compom;ss
That Compromise, if extended to the Pacific. won,.
give to the free States the harbor of San Francis
and the choicest portions of California, with this ~
ditional advantage, that Slavery would be fo,s,.,
prohibited north of that line, while it would mt h.
established, but would be left to take the chanc..
south of the line. This, we repeat, the South will
yield, provided the free States will cease the ac.
ton of the question in Congress and let the ins,u
ton III the District of Columbia alone; but if III.
concession will not satisfy the free States, and tho,
are determind to have al the Territories won bv fl.
common blood and treasure, they must take the Con.
sequences. Whenever the Congress of the United
States shall apply the Wilmot Proviso to the Ter1
tories south of the Missouri line, OF abolish Save
or take steps to do it, in the District of Columb,
the people of the Southern States, of both parties
will assemble in Convention ; and unless these ae
shall be repealed, and the people Of the free States
shall give us the most solemn pledges, either though
Convention OF their members of Congress, that this
Slavery agitation shall forthwith cease, and that on,
rights shall be respected for the FUTURE the people
the South will proceed to organize Federal Gov.
eminent of their own. They will adopt Consd.
| tuition, elect President, Vice President, and
congress, and begin the work of living within them
| selves as separate and independent Republic and
then, if the people of the free States should think
proper to invade our soil, for the purpose of "ps
serving the integrity of the Union, or forcing US to
submit to these laws, they will discover what's
meant by an s. nvgoration Of the military strength"
of the South alluded to by the Express in the case
Alabama
would be the cause Of all -; and that Southern man
who would dare to hesitate in taking that course
which duty and patriotism would point out to him.
would be driven from the country, with the mark Of
traitor and caitiff burning on his back. Does the
Express now know what these movements in Ala.
bama and other Southern States, mean!
But anticipate no such result. 1t is the farh
est thing from our thoughts. We believe, when the
final issue arrives, the free Sates from motives Of
interest, to say nothing of common recolectons and
common glores, will do US justice. Where our vi.
tai interests and our honor are at stake, shall act
as becomes men, without thinking of consequences,
and without an calculations as to the value
of the Union. What would be thought of-a man,
who, when struck in the face, should fail to strike
back from fears to the result of fight or of the
cost it might put him to-! This whole matter is in
the hands of the people of the free States They can
settle it if they wish, to save the Union or
they canpress to destroy the Union Two roads
are before them, and they must decide now which
ed harmony, to fraternal affection, to long years Of
renown and Of augmentng greatness; the other
plunges downwards, to the gulf of separation and Of
bitter feeling, and. It may be, to the abyss Of
chy and carnage Let our brethren of the free States
think of these things, and let them do us justice ere
IT be too late s. Too Aate!' was the thrilling
clamation Of the French Chambers, which announc-
ed the final doom of the house of Louis Philippe;
and '' too late may be the words from Southern lips
rolling heavy and solemn through the troubled atmos
phere, proclaiming the dissolution Of Government
nobler in all its forms and in all its action than any
thing the Old World ever dreamed of, and which
still promises much for human liberty and happi
ness. ..f
Let the people of the free States decide wisely to
cease their aggressions upon our rights and let them
decide notc. Let them choke down the vile 'dema.
gogues among then Of both parties, who seeking
personal promotion and preferment by attacking u.s.
and let have some assurance, not to be mistaken
that hereafter are not to be nsulted or our rights
assailed. One year hence may be $ too Ate!"
TOWN OFFICERS.
The election for Town officers, held in Whining.
ton, the 7th instant resulted in thesatipn Of the
old Commissioners, as follows: Messrs. James T.
Miller, l.. H. Marsteller, John Dawson, George W.
Davis, Joshua G. Wright William C.. Howard, and
Thomas D. Meares. James T. Miller, Esq. was re-
elected Magistrate Of Police by the Commissioners
The following gentlemen have been elected Town
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