The North-Carolina standard., 1850-03-06
THE PHILADELPHIA MEETING.

THE PHILADELPHIA MEETING.
We publish on our first page the Resolusions
adopted with 90 much enthusiasm BY the Philadelphia
Democracy, together with remarks from the Penn
sylvanian in regard to the composition Of the meet
ing and the spirit that prevailed 1t was truly dem
onstration long to be remembered, and one that prom
ises much for the rights of the South and the perPe
tuity Of the Union. We hail it with profound salts
faction as the omen of brighter and better day.
We present below the whole Of the remarks of the
Hon. Charles. Brown. who presided on the occasion,
together with extracts from tho speech Of COL Page,
the Postmaster at Philadelphia under Mr.. Polk's
Administration. We do this to show our readers
that our Philadelphia friends not only resoiced but
talked we'll on the occasion. We give them thanks
for this movement of theirs, in the right place and at
the right time, in behalf of Southern rights and Of
the Union and we believe they will stand up un-
Ainchngy to what they have thus pledged themselves
to before the world. Upon taking the Chair as Presid
ing Officer.
"Mr. Brown said he would take the liberty of stat
ing briefly, preliminary to the business OF the
meeting, its origin and object. For some time past
continued and studied effort has been made to in
duce the belief that the entire democracy of Pennsyl
vana, and indeed of the whole northern States,
united in feeling, and were joined in action. with the
abolition and free-so agitators, in their war upon the
peace and the rights Of the people of the South.
knowing this to be unjust to nine ont of every ten,
if not ninety out of every hundred of the demo-
Gratis of Philadelphia thirty forty of their
number, mostly of those whose names head the call
for the meeting, met together, and, after free inter-
change of opinion the subject, agreed unanimous
ly in the proprety of the meeting and the terms of
ha Of N mali of
those then present is too we'll known to you, and to
the democracy of the State and country, need that
should deny for them any uterof object, sinister
motive, covert design. The call of the meeting,
thus originating, expresses fully and clearly the OBJ
ject for which it called" to sustain the demo-
cratic platform of 1882 and to oppose the fanatcal
efforts of the freeso and abolition agitators to sever
the Union.
Some objections have been made to the call, be-
cause it did not embrace southern fanatics well as
northern. presume it was thought best to take the
beam out of our own eye first, that we might see
more clearly the mote that is in our brothers. The
southern fanatics not of US, identified in any
way with us and whenever we remove the causes
that are impeng the whole South to move together,
the democracy there will soon render all southern fa
natics or disunionists harmless. No people have
shown stronger attachment to the Union than those
of the South No armed bands have ever yet been
required to tread soil of the South to enforce the
laws of the Union, while we of Pennsylvania have
had whiskey insurrection, and they Of Massachu-
sets Shay's rebellion, to be laid to our charge.
Objections have also been made in some quarters
TO the terms of the call, calculated to reflect all
The advocates of freesoil by coupling them with ab
oliton and dsunion The language of the call is too
full and clear to admit of any msconstruction. 1t is
Tor ''a those who are now opposed to the fanatical
orts of the freesoil and abolition agitoors to seuer
Tie Union" Many, perhaps nearly all, of those who
have been most active in getting up this meeting,
hoO LIZ 81 Al
ions of freedom, or the interests of the country,
would be bes, promoted by keeping slavery out of
Ill the Territories, and disposed all hon
orabe and proper means 10 have their views adopted.
here may be also as many who desire the abolition
If slavery everywhere in this country, and through
'ut the world, whenever and whenever be right
ully and properly done. consistently with higher OBJ
igations. But these not fanatics their zeal has
rot destroyed their of duty nor blunted their
ceilings of patriotism. The anatcal free-so and abb
'lition agitators are called oppose are those who
make their doctrines paramount all other obliga-
ions and, regardless alike of the feelings, opinions
y rights of any other portion of the people of the
United States, or the peace and safety of the Un-
on are determined to push them to the bitter end.
No man can shut his eyes to the fact that the Un-
is in danger, and that that danger arises out of
he attempts to carry into effect the free-so and ab
'tion movements, regardless alike of the feelings,
he interests, or the rights of the South. At the time
# the formation Of the Union and the adoption of the
cderal constitution, the whole subject of slavery was
8 well understood as it is now and the men who
ormed them were equally as philanthropie, wise,
nd patriotic as those of the present day. The un-
on Of hearts, we'll of the States, Of the North
md OF the South, the institutions formed by them,
he equality of rights they secured, and the obliga-
ions Of duty they imposed, have met tonight to
trengthen and perpetuate. No matter what may be
ur notions of slavery, our obligations to the Union
nd its constitutional guarantees and requirements are
f paramount and higher obligation. Under these,
We have risen faster and higher, and lived happier,
han any nation found in the records of history De-
troy these, and the most far seeing into uturty can
ot tell how long freemen black or white. will in
abit these States, or where there would be rood
f I" free-soil - for their feet to stand on.
know that many-even of those most earnest in
rgng their own peculiar doctrines upon the South
say they do not desire the dissolution of the Un-
On; that the South will yield before they will Sc
EIDE and if they do secede, that they will be COM
elled to submit by force. Those who reason thus !
grossly deceiving themselves to the temper and
ntention of the people of the South Thoy are unit
to man in the determination to protect their do
,estic tranquility and their constitutional rights in
he Union if they can and if they cannot thus pro-
,ct them, to defend their rights out of it, 1t is not
ow as it was when General Jackson issued his proc
lmation against the nullifers of South Carolina
he then stood alone. All the other southern States
sPudated her notification, and refused to make COM
ION cause with her. Now they are all, from the
chesapeake to the Rio Grande, united by one mind.
nd in one determination. Be just to them respect
'eir feelings and rights as you would they should
espect yours; and this formidable league, which
'reatens our Union with dissolution and our whole
ountry with the dires caamities, will be dissolved
3 by an electric shock in an hour. Should we r..
lse these to them, as certainly as that we have a
non they will withdraw themselves from it and
othing but superior power keep them in it. Of
lis need not speak. No such attempt will ever
. made. would say, however, that while think
e Perpetnation of the union Of this great family of
Il affection, looking to what it has done and will