The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-29

~uu4 petuft any ronsNl<r1ltc 01nstxr q
ilsose engaged IN sLe ense<p<,<< ran posi-
bly hare eareled las, 'inz. and sI.us pre-,
vent sialaiion of osr obiigsilnas 81 ami
~ sBd Psses win Spain. asf. iassL
The sashsiIIc Conveniently.
following lrssr sPpesrrd 10 Isss number sf tls
Wilmington Aurua. and virtually rise~ Inc G.
nishins ssrokr % the Nashville csn<essssn. We
Admire fke praaenrs manifested IN the Iesier and
,sus glad tkst they have cone 70 surh Wis con-
eiasions; conclusions. however. to which srnoss
reflection would almost inevitably LEAD Rejecting
men he.ii.sed In the outset. belrvisx . e1pres-
Cd 10 DDS ielies. <la the consensaa could De
nothing; nolhins al least BAT mis<hitE.- We
hope and tfust sf before the closs Of tbs prrseat
sss.ios Of Congress, all these matters VIII BE- 20
adjusted thai there win not s:sn be any excuse
fr another such movement.
Fayetteville. May II. 1850.
HENRY |. TooLE. Eso.- DHAs Ssa !:
Vie time for the Nashville Convention
is Al hands meeting pregnant with lie
most important results 20 The uboie 6mi-
ly cf man. Whsn chosen by the Con-
yrnIioiI Of this Congressional Disiricl. in
March last. as iis representatives al Nash
willie. while justly proud al The honor. We
felt most painfully the dread responsible
IS thus casi upon us. Bat We have no
wish er purpose 10 shrink from il. we
fell assured ihsi the same God who had
led our fathers through tie Reyolunon
would lead MS also ia HE right way. either
by The pillar Of cloud or By tue pillar OF
FIRE. We believe we are al inssrumenIs
in his hands 10 accomplish his purposes !
aud we,kna~ ty the past that those par-
poses for the future will I've gust and mfr-
ciful. Yet we are at lhis llsac greatly
perplsxed. and must confess that we see
not those plain Indications Of what Pro,i-
denre deslepstov us, To enable US TO decide
wiki confidence wheiher or not il is ON
duty 10 co 70 Nashville al the time pro-
posed. Al The New Hanover meeting.
held in January. one Of Us fIi no Iesiia.
ton in saying that by the First Monday in
June il would be plsiuly seen that South
ernrigh's would meet with reasonable con-
sileraiion from our Northern brethren, or
that we must prepare ~ maintain them
by dissolution and war. He was mistaken.
The mysterions veil OF the future sill
hangs over those events which mus, de-
eide this question, and no one can safely
conjecture in what form they will be re-
veaIcd. Under those circumstances what
cana convcn,iqndo! Nothing nothing
al least but mischief. Even resolutions
adopted BY il cannot possibly be Of ser
vice. and would probably do harm. Should
those resolussns be expressive Of uni
ted purpose al the South. To stand by their
rights al e.cry hazard. will they not Just.
IL he considered, thus uttered pending a
nrxoiisiion. as indecent threatening or
idle clustering! And If concillaiory and
mild. may they no, begel doubts. in ma
ny minds nj least, whether the hearts Of
Southern heroes are nut failing them, as
they contemplate in fancy the great Po,o-
mac sending Der waves to the ocean swol.
len and red viii, the blood Of men poured
oil, from kindred bosoms! Besides this.
a Nashville Convention is strong meas
ure, full of consequences; when over, j,
will be like an exploded bomb, no longer
feared, not even respected; or will have
left behind il sad and abiding evidences
.of It's tremendous power. we should re-
serve itfor time Of need. when like Sam.
son. wrongcd by his enemies past all en-
duranre. he might wisely seek sheir des-
,rnction. even though il cost him his life.
Sir, we are persuaded that these are The
feelings o large proportion Of the peo>
pie nf our State. nay. even Of our own
district, which shas been more forward
than any other part Of the State in this
matter. We should now misrepresenl
them hr participating in any action Of a
Nash, die Convention al this time. Il is
The daiy Of every representative 10 reflect,
as far as possible, the will Of his eonsii-
,uenis. Ii we beliesed that e,Hs desired
our attendance, pe wesld 60, regardless
Of our own opinion or our. convenience.
But, if the vote Of the district could now
be taken upon The question, vesy large
majority, we think, would even forbid
us 10 90. we shall, therefore. moi take
our seats in the Conv eniion al Nashville,
unless some change takes place in the as
poet of public atIsirs between now and
the frs, Monday in June. We are much
obliged TO ysh for an article in the Aulo-
"a ii "Wednesday last, headed" The Nash
vile Convention, again" Other reasons
are suggecled therein Why the Conysn-
ton sl,nuId no, mee. al this time, which
sou have shcsely saved us the necessity
Of offering here. We hope those who DO
meet at Nashville at the time appointed
will sdjoarn without any other action 70
a more suitable time, at the same or some
other place. when and where the whole