The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-02-13

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whs ne pending m0linn. : msnber ol
high standing nom Massachusetts sid Co.
ne. = fo8 nsrd not give yourself any
lropble nbousihis nsueE; n we do noi sue
'cerd m changing II. We shall pretsni Us
adoption BY having NE yeas and nays On
MOTIONS 10 adionrn. and calls q he House.
lill the end of ne q sion." From similar
drrlsraiions EAalie 10 NE BY a number Of
aonhern Fenllemen. % ] wrni lkroagh ihs
linuse. I had 10 doubt bur Thar. ss he said.
enough had agreed 10 hare enabled Them
10 effect their purpose. Il The motion 10
charge The rhsrsrirr Of The snendmehI
had failed. |. is not long since. TOO. Thai
sna,her eisizen of Massachusetts, lNr
John Daris drfrs'ed The two million bill
then pending in The Senate. hy speaking
Ill he end nf the sessinn. As northern
gentlemen hare therefore been a~ensloln-
cd 10 tins mode &c resistance IN such mes-
sures as they do not like. ] take IL Thai
hey would hardly complain Of his kind
OF reialialion.
fielIgentemen that IL we cannot in sd-
vance get fair sesllrmeni Of this question.
! should he pleased 10 see The civil and
diplomatic b.h. lhe army and navy bill.
and all oiler appropriations. fail. We
should thereby make every officer =, d
every erperlani of public nenry diIee,ly
interested in having jnsiire Gone 10 Tie
SeuIh. u Mould be FAR better 10 have
Ills temporary Inconvenience for year
or two. Than that we should see bloody
revolution. or something worse. hold
il 10 be he duty Of every southern repre-
sentative 10 stay here and prevent. ill lie
close of our oflie,al tenn. The passage Of
measures that might tend 10 force our peo-
pie 10 unjust submission. In The mean
time The southern States could. in ean-
Senlion. take such steps as mighl be me-
cesssry 10 assert their right to share in
lie public territory. II this inrrresnnm
we're 10 continue long. il might drive both
sections 10 make provisional governments.
TO b. como permanent ones in The end.
But il is advised. in certain portions of
The northern press that The mea.bers
fr"m thar section oughr To expel surh as
interrupt their prorcedi e, Lei them ny
the experiment. I tell gentlemen. HAT
this is our slaveholding territory. We do
not intend 10 leaveil lflhey link they can
remove Us. il is proper ease for trial. In
the present temper Of the public mind, il is
probable lhal collision OF the hind here
might eleclrify The country. as did The
Little ssinnish al Lexington The colonies |
in theii then excited state. Such suug- .
gle. whoever might prove The vieiors in il,
would not leave here quorum 10 do bu. .
siness. Grnllemen mas call inls ,rsason
high neason -rhe high,si. that the !
world ever saw. But their words are
iJle. We shall defeat their movement
against us. But even If ! thought other.
wise, I would still resist. Sooner than
submi. 10 what they propose. ] would
rather see the South like Poland. under
the iron heel of The conqueror. would
rather Thai che should find The fate OF
Hungary.
II was but the other day. and under our
own eyes. that The gallant Hunearianr as
serted their independence. Though in
the midst of, and struggling against those
two immense empires. that could bring
more then million of armed men into the .
field. they were successful AT FIRST in
beating ,lown The p.wer Of Austria. II |
was not until some Of her SIMS became
traitors thai Hungary was finally err
powered, borne d,wn. and pressed to
death by the long coluHns aud gigantic
strength Of Russia. lf necessary, lei such !
be our fate.
Where the er.inguished spar,ans siill arc free,
In their proud chafncl of1hermopylG."
Rather lei The future traveller. as he pas
SEES over blackened and desert waste. al /,
least exclaim, .Iiere hved and died as
noble race as the sun ever shone upon."
five were To- wait until your measures
were consummsted, and your coil. like
that Of great serpent, was completely !
around us. then we might be crushed.
Seeing tie danger. we have the wisdom
and the courage TO meet the attack now.
while We have the power 10 resist. We
must prove viriors in tins struggle. lf
we repel the wave Of aggression now. we
shall have peace. The Abplitinnisls de-
fealed before The country on the main issue,
will not have power 10 modest us.
| have Tins, sir. frankly spoken my
opinions on this great question. with no
purpose 10 menace, hut only 10 warn.
Gentlemen OF The North ought themselves
to see that. while submission To what they
purpose would be minnns to us. il would
moi in The end be beneficial to their section.
Seeing. then. The issue in all its bearings,
il is for them 10 decide. they hold in
their hands lie destiny Of The existing
government. Should circumstances dr.
vide US. wish that you may prosper.
From all my knowledge of the elements Of
your society. I have doubts. That we
sk.u ,..,t.- IL. a III