The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-03-27


VOICE PROM WESTERN VIRGINIA
Al is'ss nsssisg Of she people Of Mason
ceanis, Va heid a die courthouse On The zth
last. he allowing rezulul;nns ~ess sdopsed BY q
srEs nsjefisy. ia response 10 he !esfer Of their
REPRESENTATIVES, IN Congress. he Hen. J. N. II.
Bssi<. 70 his eoassiiuenis; lihs lsi,sr ~n prb-
li.hed IN nc Recorder q Ire sosh Fsbnsr:l
Rssolrsd. That. amidst The excitement
Thai has been proinrrd by The agiisiIon
OF The slavery quest an. and Al a lime s'hen
party and rsssinn have drawn in question
The ssIse and seem tn llifesien me iDesri-
u Of The Union. We heartily approve IL
The moderate and conservative eounsels.
The compromising spiril. and he desoIion
10 The Union Of our Represenisiise in
Congress. the Hon. J. NJ. III. Bealr. as
manifested in his circular To his cunslilu.
EMS. lately received II This plare.
Rfsofred. That we fully rnnrur with
Col. Beale in opposition 10 the proposed
Nsshsllle Convention. That we see
nothing in the circumstances OF The conn
Try 20 demand such a MEASURE. and no
possible good To be exprried from IL; and.
though we do mol disirusi the patriotic
motives Of The Virginia Legislature in ad.
sis'ng the people In send delegates TO il.
yel. when we see il advocaied by presses
and politicians further South. who open.
ly favor Ilisunion. we rannoi but Inok up
on il rs franehl with danger, as irnding
10 array parties permanently on geog' aphi.
cal divisions. and. in short. as something
more than " the dawning Of an ai,emri 10
ALLEVIATE one portion Of this country IRON
the rfst."
Resoired, That as portion Of The PEG.
pie OF the l4Ih Congressional District. a
part Of that West Augusta" on whose
mountains Washington contemplated. If
driven 10 exiremiiies. 10 make his last
stand. and plant his last banner in defence
OF The liberties Of his country. we are pre-
pared, IN conformity with tile parting ad.
vice Of that same Washington. 10 stand
by ihe Union; and. living on the line be-
tween slaSeholding aud non slaveholding
States, which makes i, ceriain tina, in Tie
even. Il dissolution Of The Union we
should be placed in The position OF Dor
derers. exposed 10 the feuis and forays.
and inierminable broils. which such POI
silion would inevitably entail upon us. a
regard for the safety of our hiesides, not
less than the high impulses Of patriotism
The glorious recolleeIions Of The past. and
the bright antcipsiions OF the future, viii
induce us TO adhere unswervingly 10 ihi:
determination.
RESOLVED, That. heavy rs have beer
our losses by The vile and pesiienl inter
meddlings OF The sbolilionisis, and ready
as we are TO resist their aggressions, un
der The egis Of the Union and the Con
siiiulion. we well know, and care not Il
conceal. that our losses would be increase,
and our power 10 resist wonld be weaken
ed il that agis were taken from us.
RESOLVED, That 50 long as our Repre-
sentative in Congress shall pursue The
course and act in the spirit indicated By
his circular. he need moi be disquieied b,
attacks from the newspaper press. or from
any other source; for his constituents vii
be ever ready To send him the cheerin,
voice Of approval.