The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-11-13

~p'r'; OF compromise which made that recog
n'lion unanimous on the part of the ConyeD.
'Ion, the Constitution never could have been
framed. BY the same spirit Of compromise
alone can II be preserved. | hurry on from
any oil the expressions Of the feelings natural
to speaker on an occasion like tie present
! to lhe more important considerations which
! press upon our notice. Look al what this
+ Constitution, and the Union thereby affected
have done for our country. See our com.
merce whitening every sea, aud the hand OF
industry rewarded with plenty. Standing on
our own soil, we mas see the bright sun ris
ing over the pillows Of the Atlantic, aud
qncnchIng its setting beams in the waters Of
the Pacific. Our land has been the home
Of the oppressed uf all nations. Il is advan.
eng with gigantic strides to the pinnacle Of
greatness, an ilustrious beacon 10 light the
way OF truth and justice over all the earth.
no that witnesses our upward career, Bptly
yplhed by the fight OF the noble bird we
have chosen as our national emblem, would
check the eagle IN his pride Of place, or with
psrric'dal hand drag him basely to the groundl
no does not remember when, al the las,
session Of Congress disunion was mullercd
~ our national halls, how the throngs 10 our
Lusy city, where prosperity had ,nled upon
every face, were filed with anxiev and a.
larm?
Al that crisis, high above the voice Of fac.
ton and The cIamors Of pa ty, was heard the
glorious voice Of Henry Clay al this word
the eaIhuSiasm OF the audience could not be
restrained, and the cheering broke oul again
and again = that VOICE say eloquent with
The cheering words Of patriotism, of caution,
and Of hope. | seemed as il the occasion
had given new vIgor 10 his wasted frame !;
ant casting aside alike the chains OF SECTION
al feeling and the weight of years, he advo.
Gated the claims Of our common brother rhood
with all The fervor and alent Of his younger
days. And there was anolher-he of the
mighty mass of mind came forth from tribu
la;5n aCd ria at home, and threw the weight
OF his mlghy character IN favor of the Un.
ion | refer to Daniel Webster. (IIete the
applause was again renewed and c.utlnucd)
He had before hpen known ts, ~" defender
l.gf> e..~, rfrrtutit1J' -. ~ .iii1 ..or asSed
his the tide uf Z champiortof The Union. y
From every part Of the Unio0 there were
Iound irne patriots, who, casting asldr party
uameIs and party dictalion. stood up ,naniul
ly with these, aud fought and conquered with
them need not name those to whom re
fer The honest Of all parties viii long bear
them in their hearts. Bur there is one,
stranger 10 you and 10 me, agains; whom
canddly confess | at one time en'er.alued
some premdces, AID to whom am therefore
the more desIrous to render Justice He, too,
like Darrell Webster, came forth from tiiai
and trib1lalon at homa (for the uhraism 10
the valley Of the Mississippi is as dangerous
as the abo'llouism of the North, and like |
him perl'ed every thing as a public mao
even to his place as Senator, in defence Of /
measures essential to he support Of the ia.
inn; he Is, therefore particularly entitled Ia
the homage and gratitude of his country men.
| refer TO Gen. Foote, of Mississippi. HIS
name was greeted with prolonged cheers, and
the speaker then suggested thai the audience
should reserve their applause until The con.
cusion Of his speech, in order TO save time.)
Bot need not partcuarIza each Of this
noble band From the North and tn South,
rom the East and The West they stood up
ogeihe;, shoulder 10 shoulder, and fought /.
nanfuIy for the common safety. They
ought aud corquer aud pc &c once more
.pread her white wings over the land. But
scarcely had civil dlssenslon--that slperous
BEAST whIch gnaws out the bowels Of the
State been scotched," when the voice of
li,union again broke forth, to condemn the
'eace measures thus designed 10 restore con.
cord and harmony. At The South, the bill
or the admission of California was attacked
md its authors ylhiied, while al the North
he aboIillonsts, forgetting the gallant sister
hus added to our Confederacy, exclaimed
hat every thing had been conceded, and Sc.
ected the fugitive slave law as the special
,bject of their attack, branding all who voted
or il withhe most violent epilhers ianatcism
oud suggest. What is the purpor, of that
aw It's the same IN principle as the law of
93, passed by he fathers of the Revolution,
nd signed by the ilIustrlous WashIngion.-
DO they say that this law doesawav with the 4
rial BY jury in the State To which the slave
las fled So did the law of '93. l. slave
'abIe under this la" upon er parte statement
Q he taken back to bondage! 50 he was un.
er the enacmen signed BY Washington, {
nd IN both enac.menis is the habeas corpus |
But the law which provides for
he return of fugIryes from justice is no less
tmgenl. Suppose a Gil zen Of Georgia |
hou'd come hete, and, after committing
rime, Gee 10 his Suulhern home; he is la. a
'e by this law Is be toru tron, has wife aud I
hlldren, on or pGrte testimony, aud to be ,
ragged here for lial Where are nov the 4
ears of these lender hearted htpo utes over 5
he strngercy Of the law But there are 0
xiradi,ion treaties with foreign naIions, by u
'hlch we bind ourselves TO return (ng,ives o
rom Justice who shall hse to US from their "
hores. A fugitive from abroad is liable to I
e seiz4d by process based upon &c part, c