The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-05-15

wan'on violation of the feelings Of the South
an insulting exercise Cf power and, how.
ever II may or may not be resisted bv on.
ward action, il will be deeply res, nted in the
inmost feelings of large portion of the ne
pie of the South, whose repf fesentatlycs have
spoken upon the subject here.
| Nor. Mr.. PIesideui, must | forge, that. io
I considering The effect which ,hi. Proviso is
likely TO have upon'lhe condition Of the south.
ern mind, We must look to wha, has been
said by northern genilemen in come xion with
this subject. Pertnit the to call the attention
ct the Seuate To a very brief extract from a
speech delivered ia The other eud or The Can.
itol:
Ia conclusion, have only TO add, that
such is my solemn and abiding conviction Of
The character Of slavery, that, under fell
seDsa OF my responsibility to my country and
my God, Deliberately say, better disuuion
better civil or a seipile war-beller any
thing tina, God IN his providence shall send
than an extension Of the bounds uf ,l4yery."
Several Senators. Whose speech il that ?
A Senator. Mr.. Mann's.
Mr.. Badger. We have heard much Mr..
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nation. have most carefully avoided read.
ins speeches Of southern senllemen who
we're supposed to be liable To thai Charge
happened, however, IN The eaIly part of this
session, and before the other House was or
ganlzed, 10 be in that body when there were
some bursts Of feeling and denunciaion from
southern g,ntemen, which hea I'd with pain
mortiflcnion, almost with anguish Of mind.
But, sir, these were bursts OF feelings these
were passionate and excited declarations /:
these had everything to plead for them as be !.
ing spon,arenus aud6ery ebulliions of men
burning at The momen, under a sense of
wrong. And y here. among these, will you
fad anything quail to the cool, calm, deber
ate announcement ofthe phlosophic mind that
delivered in the other House The passage
which have read: Better disunion-bet
ter ciyI or servie war--better awning
that God in his providence shall send, than
an extension cf The bounds or slavery"
10 other words, it is a deliberate, settled,
fixed opinion Of the honorable gentleman who
made tina, speech, that rather Than the exten.
sion of slavery one foot-yes, sir, there is no
aaHAhGGrSSsG 81 egs tSR.he s SeS wsSd gsesr dis
horrors Of ciyi! war, all the tnonstrous, untold
aud almost lncnnceivabIe arroci,ies Of ser
vile war he would fil the earth with dead ;
he would light up heaven with midnight con
migration: all this; yea, and more-al the
vials of wrath which God in bis providence
might see fit TO pour down upon US, he would
suffer, rather than permit not one man who
is now free To BE- made sIaye-that would be
extravagau, cnougn-but rather than permit
one man who now staods upon the soil OF
North Carolina a slave to stahd slave up.
on the soil Of New Mexico
Yes sir, here IS sacr 6co OF life and hap.
pnrss and Of all that is dear to the black aud
white races together to mere ideaIism-a
sacrifice proposed BY a gentleman who claims
70 be philosopher, and tn speak the language
Of calm deltberatinn-a sacrifice Of our Clio.
rious unon proposed by patro:-nut rather
that ireeuen should be made s!aves-not
rather Than the condition Of even one human
being should be made worse han it now Is
but alhrr than one man sh Il remove tfom
one spot OF the earth 10 another without an
improvement, Of his condillnn-w lhnut pass.
ny from slavery TO ireedum. SIR, after thai
announcement, thus made, " ich bp2 to say,
sir, did not seek--fnr the speech ! have
never read; the extract tnund IA one Of The
newspapers of the day-after that announce
meni, talk not of southern eeG'i>m. talk moi
ot our disposi ion To sacrifice to our peculiar
notions and our peculiar reI.tiuns the peace
and happiness, the gro"lng prosperity and The
mutual concord Of this great Union. Now,
sir, IT that announcement goes abroad into
the southern country attended by the wan.
ton application Of this Wlmol Pfovlso, an
irritating commentary upon that patriotic au.
nouncemeut, what can be expected What
but The deepest emotions of iud guatlan IN he
bosoms of those born and brought up where
slavery exists, and taking totally different
views of the institution from those which arc
taken BY the honorable gentleman who has
placed himself upon this cool and deliberate,
humane and philosophical position.
Sir, we know, with regard to two or moro
of the Southern States, emphatic pledges
have beeu given, through their legislatures,
that some mode Of resistance 10 this Proylso
viii be adopted. Now, wha, is to be the re.
suit Of the Nashville Convention which has
been called for June next, should that body
asseu bic and fud matters Ia their present
condition! If no bill shall have passed to do
US justice, by affordns as far as the law can
afford H. the efiec,ual restoration of fugitive
slaves; if a bill shall have passed, or be like.
" to pass, with the insult Of the Wilmot Pro-
viso causelessly and wanonly inserted in it,
after the announcement made in the extract
Of the speech which have just read-aler
the announcement made by the senator from
New York, that so far from their being an
obligation to restore To US our fugltlyes, the
duty Of hospitality requires that they should
be received, kept and retained from Us; that
restoration TO US is contrary to the law OF
C I'D mud nni hindinn In cnnscience. and still