The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-20

lnind. / sill remark. SIC. thar " Inineioa
70 the largest and most eommsfrisl lownI
in he State from ~hirh come. ID - a
Mhig tawn. aDdhas been 50 Cor The last
slhlry yssrs. perhaps in al lime. This
meeting. slr. was cvnposrd OF the lesding
and most marked men upon both siiies Of
political pariirs. his population eminent
Cor is respeetsbiliiy. ns my friend IRON
Alabama well Knows nineally marked
Tor ils responsibility and intelligence.
These resolutions. err. are sirongs they
are derided. The eiiizens ~ Wilmington
hold. in rommon with slmpst the entire
South. The opinion that We are standing
lnpon The defensive mrreiy in regard 10
the slasrry qnesiirn. No All ofsQgression
has prnreedrd from ns. and we ask moth.
ling bnl hands al. Hitherto IL has heen q
lqnesiian Of mere parluznship. J believe.
on both aides. This question has been
sgiiaied al he North. as I learn from The
highest anihnrily. with The view of procnr-
ing political preiermrnt. That may have
been 50 herrnloie lo'some erienf IN some
lpouions or the Sonlh. bar North Carolina
has never agilaied. nor have her repre-
sentsilves in This chamber ever agiisied
The subject. ~ far as ] know. ! eerainly
have nal. ] saw that il is almost the UNI
fversal sentiment Of the Saulh that we are
standing npnn the defensive. Sir. il is no
! longer mere question: of parry policy in
the Snulh. An overwhelming proportion
Of our people believe that this Govern
neni has no power "a touch the subject
nf slavery either in the States or IN Ter.
rilores. Bu, that portion Of our popula.
lion that entertain different opinion. and
J who roncede the power TO The Govern
meni 10 acr upon slavery 10 the Terrific.
ries. yet ,egarI these aggressions upon us
as an abuse 10 so deep an extent they will
: gn as Car. when the day comes 10 resist.
, as those who believe the power 10 be a
usnrped one. Sir. have ,sld that in The
I inripient stages Of this controversy il was
a mere play Of parry for place AMI pre-
{ ferment. think, SIR. The enIire South
. has passed that point. and all mere guess
iions Of party are merged when we are
e brought To the consideration of this great
= question. VI ever the evil shall come thai
!. many az The hest and wisesi men in the
e country apprrhend. you will find men Of
q i'll parties. and nf every description oil
? politics in the sonih, standing shoulder N
/. shoulder to defend those rights, which we
e mean TO defend. which we can defend
: and which we will defend, at all hazard.
e Id all hazards, sir.
Il Sir, 1 have heard much about compro
misses Of This question. have head mucl
] SAID about equivalents and compensation
l. but. sir. il seems Ia me that that conception
e is based on an unjust. il not an entirely
n false idea Of oar position. What is CON
. prnsalion fori VIVA, injuriesl Have VI
d done any thing thai The North has RICH
u 10 complain oR Are We TO make compen
Il salion for The SANDERS, for the calumny
y Cor the endangering Of our iiresidrs, To-
the exciting OF domestic in-urrectionl Ar
,r we 10 make compensation for aggression,
!. of this characIeIl No. sir. We sfsnsi -
n The constitutions and our rights. and W
q Iuoan 10 stand by them under Heavens AM
r under tia, protection we feel that we hav'
!. the power to maintain them. and we vii
s do il, al The hazard ofour lives. and at III,
h hazard Of every thing. Every thing o
II any thing will be incurred in preference,
10 dishonnr aud an ignnrninions snbmis
9, sion to an impu,len,, arrogant, and nm
?; constitutional interference with our rights
n have said. sir. that we regard The ag
N grrssions as coming entirely from on
NJ SECTION of the Union. We are not in ih
% fault. We have been aud are row as mucI
81 devoted as they 70 this glorious Onion.
le speak now for my own State. Than whicl
'e hone have been more loyal to the COME
y deraey. She has no interest b1i par
"a ticipaiion in the common glory OF gu
y history. in The perpeluaiion of the insIiIu
'e lions Of this Government. In tie prcuni
y airy and incidental benefits from This Gov
81 ernlneni. that many other portions of III
re country enjoy. she perhaps ha, as Finite,
l. a participation "a any other State on tn
~ Atlantic bon der: vet no, a State IN th
OufUUs tFtfit iis rdflert llsOt1 w tiU
n sent day. has been more loyalty devoted /,
y the preservation Of liberty and the perputu
] aiiun of our free institutions than Gre Stat
| of North Carolina. Yet she has not an,
n che will not agiiate on this question; bu
al if ever The day Of action comes. mark me
u sir. the nnanimity will be found complete
,r Yes, sir; and the craven who would no
y stand by the side of his eouuiiymen wonl
n have failed 10 stand BY them in tie DAY
J.. Of the Revolutionary struggle. pray Go
e thai day may never rome; but do regar
u The Northern country rs holding the des
/ TIMES Of the republic IN their hands. Sir
e | repeat. that there will be no dri-on o
Al sentiment at the South. nor will there b
L any divided action. if that time shall come
o We have reached the point on which W,
mean to plant our feet. and. with the bles
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