The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-03

.oseeh. sionld 81 hare been a lsss
a. aecoan1 for his illness. ! am Obliged
a. nv colleague fof fzs motives ~lssrA
prompls The interruption.
The gentleman Mr.. Ms1de) says. I'VE
arc no propsgandisls Of slavery; had we
no slzsrs. shrre Is moi |. man present who
would soie 10 bring them among u.s.
am glad 10 hear The derlaralian- The
gentleman probably conenrs in opinion
with ny colleague. Hr. Clingmsn.l when
he said. a country filed wiih the whiss
race .is more vigorous and prosperous
th.n one filed with . MIXED race" MyI
colleague shakes HE head; he will end
ON examination. am right in sisiing whs
ne szid-s sentiment that will answsr
b<sier for The halls OF Buncombe Than for|
eastern low lands for negroes thrive in
some parts Of oar country wlrre whiie|
people ean hardly lire. The bilious fever|
Is sometimes in the low lands very fatal
10 the white rare. hare heard highly
intelligent gentleman. and large slave
holder. say he had never known a nrero|
"a die from the bilious fever. But should
be glad 10 be informed. why The gentle
man from Virginia would moi bring them
amongst rs. If they Elevate our rharzc-
ier"--s sentiment that meets my hearty
condemnation. For. IL II be true, the
"owner of sixty slaves" 10 more elevated
in hi. character Than the owner Of five
then he holds no nrgroes cannot be ele-
vailed in his character! know certain
di-Iriri in The United States. 10 which il.
was urged that = Democratic candidate.
The owner Of sixty slaves" was more
worthy Of public confidence Than Wing.
who did not own half dozen but II was
not argued that the large slave owner Was
more .elevsied in character" for that
reason.
Again: The gentleman from Virginia.
Mr.. Meade. says:
.T'he situation Of Virginia is mere critical than
sny Of her sisters. She has dave population
of near half million, rAose raiue 10 chiefly de-
peadeni on southern demand"
Now. sir, IL understand this, IL means
that Virginia slave owners raise negroes
TO sell. n so, cay ID 10 horrible 10 think
of. have spent most Of my life amongst
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. men of all demo.
minsiions are slsveholders-but do not
know ono man in my district ~ my State
who raises negroes for s.soulhern demand
Ito sell. ] should be ashamed to own
such constituent.
Again, Gays The gentleman from Virgil
MIA:
The whole civilized world Is now uniting in
> crusade against American slavery, even where
Il now exists"
do not admit the correctness Of this
assertion. But If il be true. how. l ask.
shall we improve our condition by dis.
solving The Unionl Both the great par.
ties OF the country sdmi, their obligation
10 stand by the Constitution. What will
be the crusade when tina. Constitution Is
deslroyedi
Again. says the gentleman from virsi.
mia
"while h must be admitted that strong obiec.
tons may b urged 70 the Institution Of slavery,
yet there are advantages ALSO which, in the opin-
ion Of many, are full compensation for the evils
attending il. Our past history testifes to the
fact that Il elevstes the character Of the white
man. Though We have been in numerical mi
nority 10 the Union fH Fly years, YET during the
greater part Of that period we have managed to
control the destinies Of this nation"
The gentleman from Indiana (Mr.
Fitch has already commented on this re-
mark, and l have but one word 10 add.
Are we not now, by our share in the great
Offices Of the Republic, still controlling
the destinies OF This nation!
But the gentleman says:
"The diffusion Of onr population Is essential
to our very existence"
II may be so in Virginia, but il is not
so in North Carolina if we are let alone
we can manage ours. Is this diffusion TO
60 on indefinitely? II New Mexico is
admitted into the Union, and abolishes
slavery, where will The diffusion then be!
see no danger to our existence in the
admission Of New Mexico a. free State.
had rather have her there than 10 have
free Mexican State not under the infu.
ence Of our Constitution and laws.
But in the genlleman's speech he takes
another view Of the subject. He says:
eff, in the mean time, the Mexican States on
the Rio Gnnde should be annexed, Gas they will
bs il they are to come in as free States) we shall
be entirely cut off from the hope we have Of let
ting of this population, then probably valucless
as property, among people already, to certain
extent homogeneous, and with whom they may
readily and naturally omalgamate."
Now, sir, tits is worse. If possible. than
The idea Of " southern demand" Here is
bright picture for the q Of New
Mexico! Amalgama,e! What will The
inheritors Of the old caslilian blood and
spirit say TO that!
The gentIeman's specck has been ex-
tensively circulated. Newspapers have
copied large portions Of il. Each mem.
her oil Congress, I learn. has heen p0liie-