The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-03-13


interests, the interest Of The latter will
be sacrificed 10 the former. however OPP
pressive the effects may be. as the South
possesses no means by which Il can re-
slsi, through the aelion of the govern
nett. But IL there was no question ol
vital importance TO the Soulh. in refer
ence 10 which there was a diversity oi
views between The two sections, this
state Of things might be endured, with
out the hazard Of destruction to the South
But such is not the fact. There is q
question Of vital importance iothe South.
ern section, in reference to which the
views and feelings Of the two sections
are asopposite and hostile as they can
possibly be.
| refer 10 the relation between the two
races in the Southern section, which
constitutes vital portion OF her social
organization. Every portion ofthe North
enleriains views and feelings more or less
hostile TO il. Those most opposed and
hostile regard il as a sin, and consider
themselves under the most sacred obli-
cation to use every effort 70 destroy l..
Indeed to the extent that they conceive
they have power, they regard themselves
as implicated in the sin, and responsible
for suppressing il, By the use OF all and
every means. Thuse less opposed and
hostile regard il as crime-an offence
against humanity, as they call il; and,
although not so fanatical, feel themselves
bound 70 use all efforts to effect the
same object, while those who are least
opposed and hostile regard il as blot
and stain on the character Of what they
call the nation. and feel themselves ac>
cordingly bound to give it no counte-
nance or support. On the contrary, the
Southern section regards the relation as
one which cannot be destroyed without
subjeciing the two races to the greatest
calamity, and the section to poverty, des-
olaiion and wrelchedness, and according
ly they feel bound, by every considera-
tion Of interest and safety, to defend it.
This hostile feeling on the part Of the
North towards the social organization oil
the South. long lay dormant, but il only
required some cause TO aet on those who
felt most intensely that they were res
ponsible for its continuance, to call il
into action. The increasing power ol
this government, and ofthe control ofthe
Northern section over all its depart.
ments, furnished the casue. Il was this
which made an impression on the minds
Of many, that there was little, or nc
restraint, to prevent the government from
doing whatever il might choose to do
This was sufficient Of itself to put the
most fanatical portion Of the North in
action for the parpose Of destroying the
existing relation between the two races
in the South.
The first organized movement towards
il commenced in 1886. Then, for the
first time, societies were organized, pres.
ses established, lecturers sent forth to ex.
cite the people of the North, and incen.
diary publications scattered over the
whole South. through the mail. The
South was thoroughly aroused. Meetings
were held everywhere, and resolutions
adopted, calling upon the North to apply
a remedy to arrest the threatened evil,
and pledging themselves to adopt meas
ures for their own protection, if il was
not arrested. At the meeting Of Con-
gress petitions poured in from the North,
calling upon Congress to abolish slavery
in the Distric, of Columbia, and to pro-
hibit what they called the internal slave
trade between the States, announcing at
the same time, that their ultimate object
was to abolish slavery, not only in the
District, but in the States and through
out the Union. Atthat period, the num-
Der engaged in the agitation was small,
and possessed little or no personal influ-
ence.
Neither party in Congress had, at that
time, any sympathy with them, or their
cause. The members Of each party
presented their petitions with great re-
luctance. Nevertheless, as small and
contemplate as the party then was, both
Of the great parties Of the North dreaded
them. They felt, that, though small,
they were organized in reference to a
subject which had a great and comman-
ding influence over the Northern mind.
Each party, on that account. feared to
oppose their petitions, lest the opposite
party should take advantage of the one
who might do so, by favoring their petl-
tions. The effect was that both united
IN insisting that the petitions should be
received, and that Congress should take
jurisdiction ofthe subject for which they
prayed. To justify their course, they
took the extraordinary ground, that Con-
gress was bound to receive petitions on
every subject, however Objectionable it
might be, and whether they had or had
not jurisdiction over the subject. These
views prevailed in the House of Repre-
sentatives, and partially in the Senate,
and thus the party succeeded in their first
in gaining what they proposed
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