The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-15


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she following lsllsr lTom Mf. Rises 10 .
friead in AIbsmshs:
Ps1&. March ~. Isso-
MI DEAn Sn I esnsos describe 10 yoa
the dep norii6cslion and rhasrin wiah
which I read tks accounts. breafht By
Successive steamers. of the frauicislsl coz
srsss noe openly waged in our iseisisiive
halls between brethren and representatives
Of q common country. and the iesIsy with
which thai word Of evil omen. dissusion,
j. nov echoed from mouth 70 nnush.
Many ofus. indeed. forsssw and predicted
ihsl intestine controversies Of most angry
character would grow oul Of the var wilh
Mrxieo. if that war should terminate. -
seemed most probsbls. in any large ac-
QUESTION OF lsuisosy from oar feeble
neishbos. But had certainly not expect
ID 10 witness % soon the melsncholy
spectacle which 10 BOW presented Of The
national Legislature. - we'll - the public
authorities Of many Of the Stsies. eoolIy
deIibsrsting upon The dissolution Of The
Union. which wss sealed with the blood
Of our fathers. and which was destined. -
they believed. and il has hitherto proved.
v be the source Of unnumbered blessings
IN their posterity.
Az 10 the immediate occasion Of This
painfsl and unnatural exhibition, | will
say 10 you, without reserve. that nobody
seprobs,es more heartily than | do The
conduct OF the sgiiaiors of the Wilmos
proviso. and Of the whole political move
mens which ,sdisguised under the specious
name Of Fres-soilism. The measure
which they propose IL. in my humble
judgment, under the circumstances in
which 10 10 presented. impressed with the
worst features Of fac.ious origin. u in.rin-
sicslIy opposed 10 the just and equal spiri,
sf our institutions. and 10. moreover. with
out warrant In any sound Interpretation
Of the tsxi Of The Constitution. Let it.
therefore. b resisted With all the energy
Of patriotism, and BY al righIul means
which Tho Constitution itself sanctions and
supplies. These means are sll-sullic,enl
Ia defeat. and. il pursued 10 constitutional
aud loyal spirit. will infallihly defeat il.
The position which ilie slaveholding States
should occupy ID an imprrgnablr enc. by
its simplicity as well as self evident JUS
lice. absolute noninierp0lfion on the
par Of Congress should be our mollo--no
WIimof propiso. no legislation tohateuer
by Congress, either To prohibil or Ia in.
iroduce slavery in the new Territories.
Lave them TO The natural and spontaneous
eoure Of things. and 70 the people Who
susy settle The country. the nnimpaired
liberty, when The time arrives To establish
. permanent government, Tor themselves. 10
exclude or permit slavery, as 10 them may
seem good. and az il will then be their
nnquestionabls right freely 10 decide. if
we 90 beyond this, and demand Of Con-
gross any action whatever in aid Of The
establishment OF slavery in any portion OF
the Territories in question. wo abandon
the great principle of on.ip.ervenlion,
which vi ne constitutes our safety and the
invinciblc justice Of our cause.
have seen, with infinite regret. that
measures have been proposed in our own |
helored commonwealth looking 10 an
eventual dissolution of The Union, and that
come have made the bold experiment of
attempting to nal,er her pride with the
idea Of being the pioneer and leader in this |
inglorious work Surely. This is . role
which does moi belong to Virginia. The
Stale, which Of all others was most insiru- |
mental. under Providence, in calling the
Union into existence. should least Of all,
If we consider historical proprie,y alone. |
be expected to lead The way IN It's deSruc.
zion. BIZ, beyond this. and supposing il |
possible, for moment. that Virginians
could ever forget the sacred allegiance
which their fathers swore 10 the Unian ar
the ark Of our common safety, and which
has descended upon us with redoubIed
obligations since we have lived to see the
wonderful and unparalleled career Of na-
ito ,a greatness which it has opened TO
the whole country, can any one be so.blind
rs not tn see the especial and vital interes.
which Virginia has in the maintenance
end preservation Of the Unioni
She is geographically. as she long was
end may again be politically. the centre
Of the federal system. The liberal and
enlightened policy Of her Legislators has.
Of late years. been rapidly making her
wha, nature designed her 10 be, the
,horoughfare and rendezvous Of our great
and united sislerhood Of States. Her
grca. lines Of railway, from north to south
and from east 10 west, already completed
or in progress, under the noble and NUM-
ficent provision recently made by the Leg.
isla,ure. were intended to be the avenues
Of . great continental intercourse, both Of
travel and Of commerce, between the remo-
test extremes Of an empire extending from
the Lakes to the Gulf Of Mexico. and from
The Atlantic to the Pacific ocean. Into
what ridiculous but costly and ruinous
sbor.ions would they dwindls il Virginia,
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