The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-20

4 lrroeeedings In snoiher Stair. whers il ~ss
declared lhsi if ihe slave trade were sboi-
ished m this DisTici IL would b. sBfk-
cirnt rsnse Tor a soosheR cnsssn,,or.
which is the same hing ~ consiisrins
The expediency Of dissol.ine lks Unioa.
To what degree offolly and sxirassrsncs
passion win lead menl
Tie had been always ready 10 sbolish
The slave trade in ihe District. Why
should The traders in this kind OF mer-
chandise come 10 this place from o,hsr
Sisles. and shock the ferlingr Of men. "
marching long trains and coriegcs OF mar
zclrd human beings on The avenue. A.
dori this resolution. and the other healing
measure proposed. and there will Be re-
stored 10 The country that peace and hsr-
mony which have not been knowp for
thirty years.
The seventh resolution relates 10 The
surrender Of fugitive slaves. On this sub
ject he would 20 as far as The fsrthssi in
carry ing oui The enforcement Of ihe Con-
stiiulion. II was requirement OF the
Constitution; and every Stale. and every
State officer. and every man in the Union,
WAS bound 10 aid in its execution. ID
was provision Of the Constitution which
every citizen was bound 20 observe eve-
ry man holding an Office took an oath 10
support The constitution. and was bound
70 aid in The restoration OF fugitive slsve.
M man was bound 10 make tour OF his
State TO hunt up fugilives. but all persons
present al The arrest OF fugitive SLAVE
are hound TO assisi in capturing him--ihat
10 if any man is bound 10 aid in The sxe-
euiion of the laws Of The country.
II was unneighborly and unkind, ,hata
Shareholder cannot travel through The frss
States with his Servants without having
Them taken forcibly from him. Hereto.
lore there were acts ~ force in free Sts,es.
in behalfef scjourntrs. but, with the er.
reption OF Rhode Island and New Jersey.
these acts had been swept away. The
seduction OF slaves from their owners in
many instances resulted nnhappily Cor The
slave; he knew several lnslances-one n
HE own family-when. alter dwelling A.
while in freedom. they have begged 10 he
allowed 10 return. He hoped lha, i,
would therefore he considered by The free
States their duty 10 adopt laws Cor ,he
enforcement OF Ibis part of The Cons,iru-
! lion.
II was wrong. also, 10 hold States res.
ponsihlc, as States. Cor the acts Of (ew
persons only; and he never could con.
ceIve Thai The conduct pursued BY northern
persons 10 masters in pursni, of their
slaves would be sufficient cause for dis.
solving The Union.
The eighth resolution is in these words.
hat Nongress his no power 10 pro-
hihis or obslruct The trade i'm slaves be.
tween The slareholding States but ,ha,
The admission or exclusion OF slaves
6roueh, from one into another OF them,
depends exclusively upon their own par
iirular laws.
The Supreme Conr, had already de-
c'ded ,hls subject. and, he hoped, decided
il forever.
| Such was The series ofresolutions which
ne had prepared. with a view 10 offer the
olive branch 10 the dlscordant ant, warning
spirits OF The day. He was not at All az
tsched 10 his oa productions, and would
willingly consent TO their improvement.
tie put u TO the candor Of gentlemen 10
say. i their duty would be performed By
limiting their action 10 the objection in
this or that particular point. LIE. them
produce their plans, and le, them all see
Il any thing better can be adopted. Pre-
sen. him with such scheme, and he
would hail il with pleasure, and adop, j.
with delight.
When preparing this plan the Missouri
compromise was suggested to hls mind,
and after considering il, he had rejected
il as being less worthy Of mutual appro.
baton than the plan proposed. His agen.
cy in The establishment Of the Missouri
line Of 800 so had been greatly exacpera.
ted. lie had been wonderfully surprised
at The rapidily with which historical events
ale forgotten. He was moi, a. had bees
said, the author Of ,ha, compromise line.
tie was not even number OF the House
in which II originated
Al The first session at which bill was
introduced 10 admit Missouri. The bill fail.
cj-the House insisting on engraliinp ,,e
proyiso Of the ordinance Of 1857, and
the Senate dissenting. A, the mex. ses.
sion. Maine was knocking for admission.
The Senate coupled the two States to-
ge,her in ole bill, and said il you DO not
admit Missouri we will mol admi. Maine.
This was done BY decided majority.
The bill went through all the stages az
conference before il was settled, and the.
il was settled by disconnecting tho Two
States. And then il was that Mr.. Tho.
mas. Senator from Illinois. proposed ,he
line Of 360 80, and so il passed. and
so il went to Missouri. and for while
qnleied the country. By reference ,e
The Journals it appears that in every ia
stance this line Of 36o So Was offered he
!. Mr.. Thomas.
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