The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-07

rtufniaiiy rome fo my polIres WIS called
forth BY IN assertion made. that In lhe
Stale Of KenIurky y there was rerenlly great
Difference and diversity Of opinion upon
The subjee, Of lhe sdoplion Of this mrssure.
and that the con-iisulionsl convention al
lhs. Stale had unanimously. os nearly
unanimously. rejected . proposition in
favor az the compromise. Why. directly
The reverse 10 ,he fart. Should not have
observed il al alis bad Inoi noticed on yrs.
ierdsy that Il was copied ia paper In
Mobile, and vas spoken ofas an undouh,-
ed fact that even in the Stale OF Keninck >
there was great division on the subject 81
The Compromise. I viii say in my place,
with The authority which apperlsins 10 my
position. that for fifty yrau have never
knnwn 20 much unanimiiy upon any ques-
lion 10 that Stale. Its State from which
| received lelier from q gentleman ftr-
merly Democratic member gf Congress,
known very well 10 my friend from Indl-
ana. now in my eye. from the county oI
Henry. c OF the most popuIous counties
IN that State, in which there is majority oi
drmocraiic voters. and Of which majority
Of 1000 voIes. this genIleman--an homo
r1bIe gentleman. | am proud 10 say,
though differ from him 10 polilics--says
that. as Car as he knows or believes, there
is not solitary individual 10 oppose il;
and The constitutional convention Of Ken
tucky, instead of opposing By an unani-
nous vote Of the body, expressed its APP
probation Of This pending measure. One
Of The mi.fnrtunes OF the times is the diff
ficuliy in penetrating the northern mind
with truth; TO make i, sensible TO the dan.
gers which are ahead; 10 make il comrre-
hend the consequences which are TO result
from this or ,ha, source; 10 make il give
just appreciation 90 all the events which
have occurred. are occurring. or which
must evidently occur. | said minor as
well a. major circumstances and events
were al tending, rapidly az fear, 10 a
fatal issue Of the matters in controversy be,
tween The different porlion':of the Union,
have eeen a psmphlet--and iihas been
circulated with Qrea. indus,ry-coniainins
an exposition Of political economy. wri,.
ten in style well calculated 10 strike ths
mind Of The masses. hut full of error snt
exsggeralion from one end of tito the oihel
--errors Of every sort--sctting for,h il
the strongest terms the supposed disad
vsniages resulting from the existence n
this Union TO the southern portion Of the
confrderacy. and poriraying in the mosl
lively hues the benefits which would re,
sull from separating and setting up fo'
themselves.
Mr.. President. ! will not now dwell
upon other concomi,snt cauees, oil having
the same ,endency, and all well calculated
TO awaken. TO arouse us--if, as ] hope ths
fact is. We are all of us sincerely desiroui
of preserving tins Union--,o rouse US IL
dangers which. really exist. without un
ders,ing them upon the one hand, OF
magnifying them upon tho other.
Il was in This stage. or slate. rather. ol
the republic. that my friend from Missis
s,ppi, CMr. Foo,e. something more thar
four months ago, insde Inslion for the
appointment of Committee ofThirieen
Unlike .hat occurred at an analogous peri
I'd al the repnblic, when !. was my duty u
! make asimilar motion in the other end O
The Capitol and when. On account Of ths
benefits which might resul, from the re-
cancellation of distraried country. Oh,
proposition was Immediately adopted--oI
The presen, occasion. unlike wha, occur
led al that historical period. the PROPOSE
ton Of the honorable senator from Mis-
sissippi was resisted from day TO day, from
week 70 week. for four or Eve weeks. Al
experiment to fesiore the harmony Of th,
country met with the most determined ant
settled resistance. as if,he measure whicl
the committee might report. whateve
might be is character, would not still b
under The power aud control Of the Senate
to be disposed Of by ], according 10 q
aun hes. judgment. Finally, however
the motion prevailed. A majority Of th
Senate ordered The committee 70 be ap
pointed; and among the reproaches whlcl
were brought forward against .ha, appoint
ment Of The committee by the senator iron
Massachusetts now IN my eye. Mr.. ia
vis.3 il was stated that tha, committee va
!. organized aud created by only bare ma
4 jori,y Of The Senate. Sir. does such re
preach as that lie in the mouth OF th
senator, or Of others who acted with him
A seusc Of my duty in this body. or !
!. any body Of which ! am > lnembel
prompts me 10 respect The opinion Of IN
maturity Of the Senate, and 10 conform
. il as far a. is consistent with my views
. and when not so TO record my vote alnn
! with The minority. But in this case. upo
!, the constitution Of this committee. b'
about thirty-one members Of the Sena
! voted al all; because the honorable sem
. tor. and others who concurred with him
opposIng The constitution Of the comml
tees chose to 81. by in cullen silence. 9
! though members of The body minor
d ty Of the body. il ir ,rus-wi.hout volin
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