The Hillsborough recorder., 1850-08-07

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solsou lnls,rss. aad Ne brse2isf afslayss-
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sfd~bssr. - ls< ssgsssd<d fksfssier Of
Aehzlf. shsuid noI iss,ss spos ss,rihss'nf
II 10 hi1: tul lhs rspfrssiaa wss s-rc hy
him. and | msfked a: IA wss 6xed ess lny
memory. snc>srry murh did ! rsrrei thai
he male sfe sfI. Ths islk. sir. sbsui
the es,,sn pa~sr. ths iards II ne loom.
and ihe hreeding of sisres, vill dofar the
bsr-roan q irrass-rozd Eaxernx: bat neves
hoped ar experief 10 hesr npsn ihe faor
81 sie Srnais such spillseis sppiled 10 ihs
manufacturers ofihr Narih and ne roilnn
grnwsrs Of the sonih. have suaFElrd
Win the honorable Senator ssls BY side.
and ilink he NIGH hare been disposed
n io soms lillle lsslire 20 shose States
'wlssrh stoad by Ihr North in ihs great
mrasnrr ol prsssriion 10 AmeriHan mdps-
iIrs. Their we're MARY land. Delaware.
Nsrih f:arolina. kenlursy.. and Tennes-
see. which have generally stood by the
principle Of prnieriion 20 Nnnhfrn inier-
rsis; aud. among The more Sou,hsn Slsles,
Georgia. I believe. lrnm whzl ha. seen
Of rprrnl manifestations al opinion by her
Representative. was always ready Ieeoase
up 10 the suppars and protection Of our own
domestic interests. AMI DOES not the
Senator know ihat IL was M, The Sauth.
The unsided Seaih-for what rnali the
South do alane in prosnaiins The princi.
pls Of proleclion,-bsi il was the Norih
and ihe South rombineJ--il WAS Pennsyi-
vania. luninlenlionally,) and New York.
and Indiana. and illinois. and Name. and
New Hampshire. and other FIRE Siaies.
that deeitled The memorable contest of'44.
and. combined with psrisns ofihe South.
repealed The aci Of 40 nv The passage of
The aci df 40. and FRUSTRATED The principle
of projection, And although. 40 have
stated an a former occasion. The Snuih
may be said in some sense 10 have had
The general sway in the poliiie.l affairs of
this country for long ierm Of years, and
although the Presidential Office has been
filled for the most part y iih her ciiizens.
perhaps il would he as near The truth Of
history 10 say that the Norih itself has
governed the country through the South.
And 10 the honorable Senator from Mas.
sarl,useiis sure that ifihe ralxmiious event
of the dissolution OF the Union were TO
take place, and the North exclusively had
the power Of passing upon The prinripls
nf protection. il could be now established!
Unquesiionahly. without the concurrence
and suppor, Of the South. mons Of these
great measures which are charged to the ac-
count OF Southern dominaiion-ihe "slave
power" or the cotton power"-could
have passed. Sir. IL my honorable friend
for 90 wish still 10 regard him) wishes
ever TO see moderate tariff established in
this country, (which shall secure protection
TO some extent. he will no, do IL by throw
ing ont taunis such as he has done towards
the Southern portion Of the csuntiy in re.
speci 10 tho cotton power" Or .slave-
breeding interest"
This charge upon the slaveholdiRg
States Of breeding slaves for the market
is utterly false and groundless. No such
purpose ever enters. I believe. into the
mind Of any stakeholder. lie takes rare
Of his slaves; he foslrrs them. and treats
them often with the ier,lerness OF hi. own
children. They multiply on bis hands !;
he cannot find employ menl for them: and
he is ultimately. but most reluctantly and
painfully. compelled 10 part with some of
'lem because ot the increase Of numbers
and The want Of occupation. Bu, TO say
that !, is The purpose. design. or object oi
the stakeholder 10 breed slaves as he would
domestic animals fnr foreign market. j.
untrue in fact, and unkind to he imp, d.
or even minated, By any one. A ID il
is NOT by surh reproaclfnl epiihes as
!" lords of the Ioom." "Iords Of The pIan.a-
tion." cthe slave power" and .il,e mo-
ney power" that this country is 10 be
harmopizrd, especially when ue are de.
liberaling upon those great measures which
are essential TO lis onward progress. and
TO lis present and future prosperity.
Mr.. President. il is one of the peculiar
circumstances attending my present posi-.
ton. as ! remarked on a former occasion,
iha. am generally called uroa 10 vindi
cate the measure proposed in this bill a.
gainst those whom We have regarded as
the frieads. as we'll as ihnse y ho are con.
sidered as open. awowed opponents Of The
measure. | anticipated. The Other day,
somewhat The argumen, which | beg leave
barely 10 advert 10 now. think amancs,
our Southern friends two or three prea,
errors arc occasionally committed. They
interpret The coni,iiuiion according 10
their Judgment; they engrafl their ex.
position upon il; and. without listening
% or giving due weight 10 The opposite
Interpretation, 10 the conflicting rxposi.
iion which is as honestly believed by ,I.e
oPpeslie interpre'or ss they believe on
their side, they proclaim their own expo.
sli'on Of the constitution. and cry ou,.
7" All we want is the copsi,,,,;on ~ r.,