The North-Carolina standard., 1850-04-10

every part of it feel that their rights are pro
tected. To WELD the power of the Government eth
er to enrich section at the expense of another,
to destroy the securities which protect the property
every portion Of the people, must give rise to dissat
isfaction; and if the wrong be heavy enough, it will
occasion angry and even fatal convulsions The righ
of revolution resides in every people under Heaven
and there are wrongs which will drive them to the
exercise of it, unless they already fit to be made
slaves: No people, who comprehend and love liber
aro stands ready, the representative Of free people
to surrender their rights to the demands Of posver,
to proclaim that sorongs drive them into resis
lance to their Government, is already dead tie nobh
impulses aUA;ch can alone preserve liberty.
If, sir, this Union could be maintained by force
if it could exist after the whole power of the Coy
eminent came to be employed against the prope&B
of the people Of one half of the States-what ge&
Gus or rght-minded man, come from what sectio1
may, would not prefer to maintain it by just exercf
of the political functions which heholds-by mag
unanimous orbearance in the use of strengththan BY
military power!
Sir, this Union can be perpetuated--not by force
mot by bayonets-butby cherishing thespirit which
gave it its existence, and by rigid adherence to the
Constitution take this occasion to say, that ask
let it be observed in letter and spirit May it be
petual do not desire to throw any additional OBJ
ssaces in the way of speedy settlement of the great
question now pending. / earnestly desire to see it
disposed of in spirit which will inspire fresh conf
dence in the Government, and give new strength to
the Union.
The member from North Carolina, in his extra-
ordinary speech yesterday, did not content himself
with inviting to accompany him to the tomb of
Washington, whittier we should all have gone as
willing prgrims; but he alluded to Jackson, insuch
terms, as to revive party animosities, which have
hardly yet had time to die out, and which, at this
moment especially, ought not to be revived. He
spoke OF his exertons for the preservation of the I'm
ion, and of the which, at certain period .of
our countrys history he had uttered. He then PASS
ed to the President of the United States and hoped
that the same special Providence which had pfl
ed the lives of the two illustrious men already
ed to- would keep him and that he, toe, might ae,
in spite of all resistance, to save IL Ht8444f9W
would that gentleman wish him tostiesery&1t9
military power! By the exercise of his gree hAfaies
as military leader9 Sir, greatly misronsaive efbe
character of the President, if he would NOT
prefer to his country, and to sayethe Union,
by employing pacific measures, than b an appeal to
arms. My confidence in the President ID unlimited.
Recognizing in him great qualities which fitted him,
as believed, for faithful and efficient performan nee
of Executive trusts, contributed what could TO
secure his nomination at Philadelphia. had the i'm
preston that the member from North Carolina was
opposed to it. He now informs me that he was not,
but aided to bring it about. I, with pleasure accept
his statement of the fact, and thank him-at least,
for that.
He says, however, that he was not IN Methodist
Church in that city. If he had sometimes visited
such places, his morals and his manners would pro-
bably both be better than they to-day. The re-
mark only discloses the incurabe proneness of the
member to a line of conduct which must prov9dar
more injurious to him that it possibly be to others.
As my position puts it out of my power to appeal!
to the only considerations which seem to be potential
in holding him to the observance of decent demean-
or, must, of course. expect to hear from him the
rudest remarks which his nature can suggest. No
will be at loss to account for such display of his
spirit.