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

Ia shori. sir. I must say thsl. in my opin-
ion. the rrrnscnlar inngue a the country /
has b~enme greatly viliaied. depnved.
and egrup,rd By the style Of our con-
errssionsl debates. lLroghier. And
II "a were possible for cur debates in Goa
gress 10 riilaie the principles Of the peo-
pie Is much as they have dePmFed their
taste. I should cry Ou,. -God save the
Republic y
Well, in all this see no solid grew
sncr, no grievance produced by the North.
within the redress Of the Gorernment.butI
the single one 10 which I have referred Il
aud that Is. the want a proper regard
% The Injunction of the constitution for
the delivery Of fugitive slaves.
There are also complaints of the North
against the South. need not On over
them particularly. The first and grasest
10. ihstthe North adopted The constitution.
recognising the existence ofslavery in The
Siaies. AMI recognising lire right 10 q rer.
tain extent &c representation of The slaves
In Congress. under a state Of sentiment
and expectation which do not now exist;
and that. by events, by circumstances. by
the eagerness Of the South 10 acquire ter
riiorv and extend their slave population.
The North finds itself. in regard to the in
fiuenee Of the South and North. ofthe free
States and slave States. where u never did
expect TO End itself when they entered the
compact Of the constitution. They COM
plain. therefore. that. instead Of slavery
being regarded as an evil. as IL was then.
an evil which all hoped would be exiin-
euished gradually. il is now regarded by
Tie South as an institution 10 be cherished
and preserved and exienfed; an institution
which the South has extended 10 The Ut
mnsl of her power by the acquisition Of
new territory. Well. then, passing from
that. every body in the North reads; and
every body reads whatsoever The news
papers contain; am The newspapers. some
Of them. especially those presses 10
which have alluded. are careful 10 spiead
about among The people every repraach-
ful sentiment uttered by any Southern
man bearing at all against the North.
every thing that is calculated 10 exas pefale.
to ALLEVIATE; and there are many such
things. as every body will admit. from The
South or some portion of il. which are
spread abroad among The reading people;
and they do exasperaie. and ALLEVIATE. and
prndure most mischievious effect upon
the public mind nj The North. Sir, ]
would not ho,ice things Of this sort APP
pearing in obscure quarters; but one thing
has occurred 10 this debate which struck
me very forcibly. An honorable member
from Louisiana addressed us the other day
on This subject suppose there is not a
mnrs amiahle and worthy gentleman in
this chamber--a gentleman who would
be more slow 10 give offence 10 any bndy.
and he did not mean in his remarks 10
give offence. But whaidid he say. Why
sir, he took pains 10 run contrast be-
tween The slaves of the South and the
laboring people Of The North. giving The
preference in all points OF condition, ard
comfort. and happiness. TO The slaves Of
the South. The Senator doubtless did mol
suppose that he gave offence, or did any
injustice. He was merely expressing his
opinion. Bot does he know how remarks
of that sort will be received by The labor
ing people of the north! They are the
North. They are The people who cultl.
va,e their own farms with their own hands,
freeholders, cducuaied men. independent
men. Let me say, sir. that five sixihs of
the whole properly of The North is in The
hands OF The laborers of The North, they
cultivate their farms. they educate their
children. they provide the means Of indie.
pendence; if they are moi fieeholders. they
earn wages. lhese wages accumulate. are
turned into capital, into new freehoders,
and small capitalists arc created. That
is lie case. And what can these people
think when so respectable and worthy a
gentlemen as The member from Louisiana
undertakes TO prove that the absolute
ignorance and the ahjrct slavery Of the
South is more in conformity with the high
purposes Of immortal. rational, human be-
inas. than the educated, The independent
free laborers Of the North.
Now. sir. so Ear as any Of these griev-
ances have their foundation in matters of
law. they can be redressed; so far as they
have their foundation in matters ofopinion,
in sentiment. in mutual elimination and
recrimlnaion. all that we can do is TO en-
deavur 10 allay and cultivate better feel
ing and more fraternal scn,imen: between
the South aud the North.
Mr.. President. should much prefer TO
have heard from ever member on the floor
declarations ofopinion thai this Union shall
never be dissolved, than he'declaration OF
opinion that in any case. under the pres
sure of any circumstances, such lissolu-
ton was possible. ] hear with pain, and
anguish. and distress The word secession
especially when il fell from The lips Of
those who are eminenily patriotic. and
known TO the country. and known all over
the world. for their political services. Se-
cession! Peaceable secession! Sir. your