The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-08-28

~ 80 +Ar@ AAAskA AArN M44t4 c4iiHtAeI Any I
o. al q The measuTrs sgainSt which iheY
prOlesi rs the gnounds lor diss0lVine Or
Cor weakening THIS Union by any acl q
theirs. bui lhry have. By their conclud-
Ing resuistlon. expressed the contrary
an language uninissskesb'e. for they have
declawd-thal that Unicn is NOT 10 b
looked upon rs sin any erem 10 be y
bandoned." And Whatever deduction
~ 10 te made fnsn the force ofihal brad
and comprehensive experience, . in Any
event Il IS Certain that. IN their view,
neither one nor all ofthe measures against
winch they protested as unjnsi and OPP
Pressise would coastllule an event 10
justify an abandonment of the Union.
IL isas clear aud undeniable as any conclu-
sion ola weli-fonned sylIogism that The
legislature Of North Carolina have de-
clared this: Eve pnctest against what
we deem spirit Of aggression aud IN
justice; we shall view Certain acts Of
legislation on the part Of the Congress Of
the United States rs unjust. and as con-
trary TO The true spirit Of the consiilu-
tloa, as not designed or looked 10 by the
trainers Of Il /; bat. unjust us they are,
coats1ry, as we believe them TO b.. 10 the
true and proper spirit in which the gov
eremert should be administered, either
separately orall put together, would not
furnish al event in which this Union
ought 10 be abandoned"
A. -l..r ..I al.
mislakcaLle. have heard this subject
alluded To often. have heard observa-
tioss made, implying that. by some ac-
tion or acts, the State which have The
honor 10 represent here had pledged her
self ia some mode or form To take some
action directly lending OF indirectly look
ing 10 dissolution. have long desired
10 put this maller right before the Sem
ate aud the country. have awaited
myself Of the prcscn, opportunity 10 do
il. II seems TO be fit, proper, aud ger
name IN the subject now under consid-
Grafton.
| have SAID that no one is authorized
to pronounce for the State Of North
Carolina that this Legislation would
produce any such results as have re-
ferred 10. 60 further. | believe-I
do na propose GO speak the voice Of North
Carolina upon that subject give my
own opinion. and but my own opinion.
just for what that opinion is worth, indie
pendent OF these resolulions--nay, have
no doubt that The people of North Caro-
lima will refuse, for any such cause. TO
embark 10 any proceedings which, either
directly or indirectly, look or tend TO a
dissolution Of the Union. That is my
clear and decided opinion. In the first
place, strong as our opinions are upon
This subjrct-looking with a degree Of
adherence, which want language 10
express, upon movements that have been
made IN reference 10 this delicate and
much-agilaled slavery subject--feeling as
lido, asa southern man, that we have
much 10 complain Of IN our friends upon
this floor, who have been unwilling TO
make the smallest sacrifice, not Of prin-
ciple, but the smallest sacrifice Of pride,
the smallest sacrifice Of anything, for the
purpose Of yielding the smallest boon
that men have ever asked from their
equal-yel, looking upon this conduc, as
do, rs cannot but look at il, say that
in my judgment, il constitutes no case
to Justify, excuse or pallalc a measure
calculated to put this Union in Jeopardy.
When speak about the dissolution oil
this Union, | do not consider myself as
arguing about the dissolving Of a con
tract for The building ola house. or the
supply Of so many thousands Of shingles
Of mercantile partnership to transact
business for the pecuniary benefit Of the
partners--I do not consider ilas aquestion
Of dissolving ..confederacy," as this
Union is SO often emphatically called
upon this a,or-l do not look upon this
us conledcracv, a league. From the day
that the constitution OF the United States
was adopted. il became union Of govern
lnent. The constitution is constitution
Of government, and not a confcdcracy
10 any proper and just sense Of thu,
term. The constitution speaks OF our
connexion mol as a confedercy, but as a
Union, and Of itself not as articles Of a
league between the States, but as con-
stiiulion established by the people,
Ours is national Union, consummated
by constitution into a national govern
meni. When am thinking or speaking
about the causes which will Justify a
movement for the purpose of dIssolving
such Union under such government,
consider myself as bonn 10 make out
a case which would justify my resistance
to The State government under which
live. Ii must be case Of abuse, Of OPP
preston SO great, as not only shall the
Just and reasonable limits Of power BE-
oYerpassed. but the consequence Of sub
mission must be more intolerablc than
that which attends resistance. When we
look abroad upon this country, | cannot
consider the dissolution Of this Union
otherwise Than MS an event frau ght with