The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-31

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.isEih ahs o. teaay . "a. Thsy Wish
ioE CsEfasBils ny wsA - qpisi hsw
Ms1irr. lkfy d<siIs % lsrminals Ne d.
psss sb<ss Do Tr1zs bosndzU . say
ressosskls nsnnef. ress vhss il rs~ons-
By msy. Tkey s.ks no saesi6es 10 ell
rh.s. What th<y Co ssrrikes b ezHrily
shis. ihe sppli~sIssn Of lhs Wilnot Pro
siso ~ he Tsrrisory 81 New Msxiro snd
shs Territory 81 usah. Nov whst . he
sslss Of ihzi szrsi6sei What 10 die sslus
0f Il In : reaseshle mans ssiinsie' The
sslss afii depends upaa iss Necessity. II
In any rssenstls mxn's judgment. sAe
nresssiiy ef Inc srpiiesiion ofihis Prasiso
20 Nss Mexico % sprifenl. Why thea
shrre % ral1e In II 10 those Who hold that
sLs frrher sxsension OF slavery 70 10 be
rrsisssd as . mssier az rrinripis. Rnt II
10 he not necessary. " eirrums'snrrs do
not call for "a. vhy. then there s no salse
IN The wilnei psosiso. and no sarrihee
made in refusing 10 apply u. or deelinsn9
% srrly il. Thai Is ,he question.
Nov. CIR. allow me 10 say that the VIII
moi rroviso 10 M mzitrf az rrinripie. II
|. means 70 an end. Il rsnnoI he raised
60 The dignity nf p.inrinle. The prin-
riplr oi The Narih I take IN be thar there
shall be M further exsrn.ion Of slave Ter.
ri,ory. i.ri Thai he admitted. whit iisrn,
II does MT follow that IN every case you
must rome dawn wiih 20 Wilmos." IL
,hrre are oil.er circumstances. true and
seriiahlr. snsh a. induenre and rantrel
The judgments NJ reasonable men. render
ing IL unnsers.ary. fnr the establishment
ef,hs' prinriple. IN apply measure which
10 nbnaxions and d'ssRrc~able 10 others.
and rsrri,td nv them az drrnga,nry 10
llrm eqnsli.r IS members nc The Union.
iher sEs il il neiihrr kind. nor patriotic.
nor just 10 apply u. Ny honorable col.
league fNr. Dzvis) Admired The olhrr
day. with rreAt prnprieiy and frsnknsss.
,isi IL il eosld he made certain. or if ii
were certain. that natural causes nreessa-
,ily excluded slavery from New Msxirn.
,hrn The restriction nnghi not 10 re IN.
serted in ihr bill I. Did unders,and him
righ,lyi CMr. Ds,is assenied. Nov.
by . certainty" | suppose my honarabis
colleague meant not mathematical Ger.
isin,y. hu, that high prnbabiIiy. shaI mo-
raj certainty which gn'erns men IN al tho
concerns Of life. Our relations To sorieiy.
nur duties 10 socie,y. our objects In so-
cieiy. are oil measured hy thai high pro-
liability which u something shnu Of ma>
,hemaiiesl ecr,ain,y. but which we are
hound 10 art upon IN every ccncern a.
daily life and Of public or private life.
| Now the question. ihereiere--ahd | ad-
dress myself 10 gentlemen 81 The Nnrih
lis this: 10 the probability Of the ex-
clu-icn &c slavery frnmr New Mexico. by
natural causes. 50 high ard strong and
! conclusive as thai wc should act mon |,
! AZ we &C, upon The same degree of preba.
b,li:y applied 10 other questions. in civil
moral, and sorial life Z I shall NOT rerul
10 what hare said urop this suhjsc,. f.,
I suppose that my sfrirnd from Pennsyl
vsnia. tMr. Cooper.) and my friend fmn,
Connecticut. (Mr. Smith, who Discussed
this mstier IstierIy. have left Il ss much
demonstrated, as any problem Of moral
aud political nature can be demonstrated
that Il 10 .rue tia, New Mexico 10 mt ,
eaan,ry in which slavery exisis, or ini'
which il ever ran he introduced. lit b
not 20. II any thing further is necrssar!
10 he added 10 that. here we have laid be
fore us an authenticated expression Of th
inhabitants of that country. who ], 10 q
greed on By all hands have the uliimai
,ish, Of decision upon the snhjeci, tina
, they are opposes! In il. Well. then. wha
|, is il ,ha, is yielded. hui la mere abstraction
, a naked pnssibiliiv. upon which mn ma
: would act. upon which no man wonl
venture a farihing nov for great inner
: lance TO he bestowed upon him whe
slavery shall he established in new Mex
co. Now, that there 10 an authentic d,
: clara,ion upon the subject. by the peapl
! Of New Mexico themselves. wha, 10 thel
that shonld lead us ~ hesitate in setrlin
!. This ma,ierl Why should We prereei a
the ground II an abstract principle,
. adherrine 10 the Wilmo, prnvisoi ma
! be permitted 10 say that asspplied 10 ,h
. .rase i, ~ all an abstraction. | do n,
mean to say that the injunction again
!. slavery in the ordinance Of 1857 was .
. abstraction. hut say that The applica.ir
!. &c il 10 this case Is mere assiraction.
!, does no, effect the ssaie of things in u
J. slieIlies, degree. Every thing is 10 4
. now and remain hereafter. with or viii
!. on, ,ha. restriction. inst IS il would u
II other way. II is. therefore. in my jud
II men,. q mere abstraction. li
81 ! am sorry. Sir. that my friend fro
/. CONNECTICUT. who has studied this ease
d great deal more than | have--studied
y while member Of the other Honse wi
% great diligence. and has demonstrated, b
% yond the possibility Of any reasanah
le doubt. that there can he no slavery in d
to- Territories about which we are speakin
A. that the South are mistaken ~ snpposil