The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-10

shsle 81 IA hobois and nlIirst SO, !
believe dee re ollrs-iaidem fh0ngh,
natives Il Vifgiaia, % ship any amy 81
dinnionisls ihal ean Be Fsissd in The
Sisie.
Why did nei he soelhfn penoraey.
who now ALI Of disuninn. take care 20
provide in he Oregon bin. and oshef bills
ronlaining The Wiimoi prosisn. when Mr..
Polk was President. that sissery should
exist south az certain Incl No. u might
have disturbed the harmony Of The parry.
Zarhsry 'ray Tor Is boa President That
makes die difference.
Ifhy any aggressinns IN the part ofihe
N0rlh-whirh 1 DO MI anlieipate-ihis
Union Is 10 be dissolved, tell gentlemen
Nonh Carolina will form no part Of a
southern confectionery. whose ruling poll
licians entertain opinions like those arow-
ed by some ef the southern Democracy
on this floor. We will build ous great
railroad. aud before we beeome hewers Of
wood and drawers OF wafer for Virginia
and Sonlh Carolina. we will Try. trusting
in Providence. To stand M. solitary and
alone" They would soon involve us in
war on account Of black sailors. North
csplina has nal been treated by these
sisters with kindness or respect In 1912.
South Carolina passed resolutions. and
sent them here. referring very unhecom-
ingly on Noril Carolina. and inlimaling
thai shs was encouraging abolition, be-
cause her people voted sgainsi Dir. Van
Buren, Time has proved we were right.
Virginia but Few years since in her leg
islaiurr. upon some question relating 10
railroads. was SO discourteous TO North
Carolina as TO call for proper but digni-
fed rehnke from our Governor Grall.m.
in his message 10 our Legislature.
Besides. The general iohe Of lie news
papers. and sometimes public speeches Of
gentlemen Of those States. prove that they
regard our people as inferior TO theirs.
No. sir; if we had a southern confederacy
let Nonh Carolina 90 IS .lisear in The
desert" rather Than in company where
she would be regarded Is an infeIir. II
Tennessee. our daughter. viii JOIN MS we
can stand againsl the world in arms. No
tdissoluiion could separate Us; we should
continue as closely united as tie Siamese
twins.
If North Carolina should join a south.
ern conirdrracy with Virginia and South
Carolina. her fate would be that OF the
dwarf, who went TO war IN company with
the giant. In one engagement. ihe dwarf
lost hand. and his companion coming 10
his relief, they carried The day. In the
next. the dwarf lost an eye. hui his com.
panion aided him. and they were viciori.
Gus. But the giant appropriated the spoils,
and The dwsrf's share was glory and The
honor Of service with the giant. We
should not prove dwarfs in any contest;
hni our treatment after the battle was
ever would be like that of the dwarf.
I.have read recently in newspaper
that plan has been made. if certain
Questions are noi seiiled. 10 break up our
organization. BY resoriing. Unnecessary, to
howie knives and pistols. do not be-
lieve il. hope il is SANDER. A part
of the same slanderons story is, that one.
fifth of the members of ibis House. having
a right to call the yeas and nays. will
continue 10 do so. and if that will not
succeed, TO resort TO violence. Ii may
sometimes be proper 10 defeat an attempt
10 forre any measure. without opportunity
81 debating IL, IN the manner referred to-
calling yeas and nays, &C.; bnt. as 10
rrsorling 10 violence. and attempting 10
stop the wheels Of Government by this
means, | will not believe any man in his
senses ever dreamed ol il. But If such a
wicked scheme were on foot. have a
tiemedy TO propose. There are two hun:
died and ihiriy.one members of this
House; one. third of these is seventy seven
two thirds, one hundred and fifiy-four.
Now, bylihe Constitution, two thirds can
expel member. III two.tllirIs or us do
our duty, nil will be well. A members
privilege projects him. no matter what
he says here, but he might be arrested
for breach Of the peace; and should any
member here resort 10 violence for such
! purposes as are referred To in The news.
papers, he will soon find himself where
he ought to be--in The pen,cntiary.
advise all gentlemen who contemplate
schemes Of disunion. 10 read Burr's tiial.
They may find some valuable hints there;
they may learn thai man may be guilty
of treason. though he may mol be corps
really present when the overt acl is COM
mitieL.
Mr. AsnE. Does my colleague mean
thai calling the yeas and nays is treason!
Mr.. STANLY. No; DO that frequently
myself; | refer 10 newspaper statement
Of an organized plan 10 break up the Gov
ernmenl by violence.
a word or Two now of the proposed
Nashville convention. lsee no necessity
of any such convention. | see great rca-
son, since the late demonstration of