The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-12-04

people bribed. brought up Who are
they, Let ihem be held up 10 he scorn
and exerrai'on af The whole Union.
will moi. Cannot believe il. Rslh,r
would suppose that sny such suspicion.
il suspicion there be. IS the fantasy &C
, some dislemprred imagination. the a.
spring Of diseased brain and malgnans
hearil
i Perhaps ], may be interesting 70 en-
qnire ~hairompany The genilemap himself
was keeping during this drama q bribery
and corruption. He SAYS. The measure
was ruinous to the South. and for lhis
reason. as fast friend 10 US and our rights.
he opposed IL 10 The bitter end. Well. .lrlus
appeal 10 the record. and learn who these
kind friends were. thai stood so gaIisnlIy
by the South find among them GER
tain Mr.. Gldslings-who is somewhat
suspected. al least. Of abolilionism--a Mr.
Preston king-slighlly under the samc
eloud-a Mr.. Allen-who claims TO be
Of The brotherhood OF free soilers--a Mr..
Spragne. who belongs 10 The same fraler-
niiy-a Mr.. Root. whose polished mar>
, ners and sparkling viii render him lrrs
, soil companion not 10 be despised-a Mr..
Durkee. who will regard il as very cruel,
: 10 be thonehi disloyal 10 the cause ofabo-
e lilonism. for being in company with such
l valiant champion Of Southern rights az
The gentleman claims to be Others,
/, good and tue in the cause Of Northern
!. fanalcism. might be named. Strange in
= deed that we Of the South should have so
e long misunderstood and misrepresenIed
;. these menl How delightful the renec-
V iion that we found friends, in that hour
n = Of need. where we did not expect Them!
= Are they converts Of the gentleman Arc
= we indebted 10 him for their new born
+ zeal in our behalf! IL he was right, were
4 they right too! Ifihry deseyed the ap-
"a probation of their constituents, can he es-
"A pecl approval from his! flow is il that
: extremes have thus 50 strangely met Is
ot il The sign of political millennium ! Is
4. the kid al last 10 he drown with the
II wolf!
IN Let us disscci this vote little further.
ii. The gentleman is fond of proclaiming his
he dis;rusl of Northern Wings. Well how
IS does his rule work in This case. There
u. were A northern Wings. and but l3 north
ist ern Democrats who voted with him a.
he gainsl this measure. How does this fact
of tally with his denuncaiions Of northern
ial Whigsl lie says his vote was for tho
m the South. Will he ,laim thai there were
m but thirteen OF his own political friends at
nd The north who could be rallied 10 stand
,h by the south, under The inspiring tones Of
rn his voice, and vote down this proposition!
be There we're 81 South m Democrats who
e. voted for the Act. Were they enemies
is Of the South too, bought up by Texan
10 Bond.holders Amongst these twenty
", seven. find recorded the names OF Bailey
IL and Mcdowell Of Virginia, Mclean Of
OF Maryland, Welbom ol Georgia, Cobb Of
On Alabama, Boyd and Stanton of Kentucky,
u. I'owlin Of Missouri. Johnston and Ewing
no Of Tennessee, Johnson Of Arkansas. La
e. Sere and Morse of Louisiana, Howard
re and Kaufman. Texas. Were such IN, n
in enemies 10 The Soulhl Did they fall VIC
IN Tins to the magic power Of the Texan
bond-holders No, no! Such an inn
N. pnalion dare mol be made. lie dare not
rs make il against Wing or Democrat by
n. name. Again, there were 40 Northern
ia votes for the measure. and SO Southern, a
\. majority often from the slave States The
n. bill passed by a majority Of ten. II passed
q. then by Southern votes. Weare indebted
N il seems to our own Representatives,
,d (Whigs and Democrats,) for the success of
M an act, whose provisions are so rulnious 10
% our interest, so violalive Of our rights, and
=. whose passage through Congress, if the
of genlleman's charge be true, was marked
.. by so much, that should be humiliaiing to
ii our personal and national pride -" Tell
~ il not in Galh!"
IS, But what is this measure, which seems
I'D 10 have produced such ,repida,ion in The
Sc nerves of the gentleman The Genera
on Government and Texas were dispuiins
~. about The boundaries between that State
es and New Mexico. A conflict was abon
es 10 ensue. which in all probability woult
We have spread into general civil war.
elf was proposed to pay Texas ten million.
sn Of dollars. for all the territory she claimed
4 a north of line running west from tn,
nat l0Os of west longitude on The line Of SO
oil so north latitude. until il reached the | O:
lay parreIlel of Longitude; then. down tha
lheI line South. until i, reached The line of 32o
ed, and with that line TO the Rio tirande, a
ia. Ell Paso. From map which have be
,ad fare me, prepared at the General Lam
nle Office. from The Treaty. Man. IL appear
its that this line cut off about $4,000 squar
ri. miles from the territory claimed by res
nts as. OF this, 44,662 square miles wer
me south OF the line OF 36o 80 and The resi-
10 due north Of it--extending up to The AZ
le- Of latitude. This territory lying on III
hy east side Of the Rio Grande, together wit
lch large portion Of country west of ths
ing River. vas by the Act, erected into th
nnt territory of New Mexico. Now ander