The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-29

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IEIea followss form Of he bond % 3
eissn.l
And lhs sid bond having he blanks
properly filed up. and being duly exeru-
ned By Inc said elaimxns or hs seens. shah
be delivered 10 The said cour. Judge. or
eonnnissicner. ar olheI Officer. acting ~
Aforesaid. who shsll Immediately enclose.
sesi. aud transmit he same by mail 10 the
diarss attorney Of The uni,rd States Cor
the Stair or district inio ~hirhlbe slleged
f.giiive msy have hern rrusssrd. And
IL shall be he duty Of The said attorney,
on The forfeiture 81 said bond. 10 proceed
for The Ieeosery ~ The penalty thereof;
.nd Cor his sersirrs in iiie prosecution and
1eeorry Of the same. he shall BE- entitled
ia-Ien per cent. OF The amount recovered.
The residue 10 be paid into the lreasnry Of
The United Stairs; and he shall be slso
allowsf far his services in the presrrn-
tinn pf he snil The sum Of twenty FIVE
dollars. whether there be any recovery or
not. Dot IL ihe ohlieer in the said bond
shall comply .ui.k ihr condition thereof.
or il. Hpon The rrinrn Of lie said fneiilYe
90 the place which he or she had fed. he
90 she shalI declare before che rout afare-
sad. ihn he or she has no right 10 kve-
dom. and therefore does NOT wish The pro-
srcuiicn of ans suit therefor. The said g.
iernss shall in either Of those cases sur
render 10 the obligor The said bond"
These sertions were intended 10 sails
~ the jusl demands Of lhose States whose
properly was constantly being carried be-
yond ia owners con,rol. aud beyond III
mrans Of rcnsery; and alan fair nfIrr- |
ing 10 lhs feelings Of those whose natural
prejpdices wene appssrd to slavery and
in favor If Errdnm. The question: was I
aever without dc difficulties. and the CONF |
lniiiee had done that lhcy ilIonghl uouIl /
be satisfactory To all.
There was one rlats. and lie briieved
hem 10 be small. Who found in some ma
ural ar divine law JUSTIFICATION for har-
,'ring the runaway slave and in present-
ng his srcspiure by his master. To there
&c would MAKE lnn concession; nor Was
my intended 10 he made 10 them. Aeon
rrniinn of such men had assembled in
New York few days ago. and had re-
rried the prnphets--Moses and The 9th
'rs-becanse their writings were moi in
uniformity with this supposed natural law
which was shove the Cr;sIiiniion. and
hove thc soltyln obligation Of an oath 10 |
npport il. They had regretted and HAS. =
'hemed The holy name of fi,e Saviour Of I
be world for . like reason. To euch x
men. wherever They were To be found. he
made M concessions. Il
he then alluded 10 the next topic acted
n by the committee. the abolition Of the
lave trade in the District of Columbia. Z
nd said il was recommended 10 all by its I
ropriey. he had heard il FIST advoca- :
ID by soniheru me,rber-John Ran. 1
oIpl,. Of Roanoke. II
rMr. Clay then concluded his remarks
With this stirring appeal
Mr.. President. ! do moi despair. will !
Ok despair. that The measure will be car.
eel. And ! would almost stake my ex
iencc. if dared. thai II rirrse measures A
hich have been reported by the commit. n
e of thirteen were submitted 10 the pco i p
|c Of the United States to-mnrrsw. and z
,eiy vote were taken upon them. there =
'ould be nine.lenihs Of them in favor of c
We pacifcalion which is embodied in ll,a, z
port. s
Mr.. Presiden,, rhat have we been a
,okinq at! What are we looking att a
be provisn:" an abstraction always: .
lrusiup the South by the North against Il
4 the necessities Of the case. against ALL >
lie warnings which the North ought TO I
ave listened To coming from the South n
ressed unnecessarily for any Northern u
hjecl; opposed, I admit, by the South h
nth degree Of earnesiness unralled for, d
think. by The nanre sof the provision. Ii
vi witt, degree Of carnesincss natural =
, HE South, and which The North itself c
erlars would have displayed # rever. HI
Al Of the conditions of the Two sections a
the Union could have taken place.
yhy do you Of The North press il! You q
iy because il is in OBEDIENCE to certain d
pniimenis in behalf pf iinman freedom e
nd human rights which you entertain. a
-ou are likely to accomplish those objects d
/ once by the progress Of events. without g
ressing The obnoxious measure. You |,
lay reiori. Why is il opposed al the 7
onlh, Il is opposed at the South be- Il
ause The South feels that when once The Q
'gisla,inn Of slavery begins, there is no s
,eing where il is 10 cnd. Begin itin The S
district Of Columbia; hrein il in The ter i.
tories Of Utah and New Mexice and II
alyornia; assert your power there 10. y
IS. and in spite Of all your proiestalions I
land you are pot waiting IN making pro. ~
staiinns-ihat you have no purpose Of Il
stending il 10 tile Southern States. what ii
'curiiy can YOU give Them that new u
ct will moi arise viii, new version of a
e constitution, or with something ahove re-
teIow the cone,iinissn. which shall au- IN
orize then, 10 carry their nations into r.