The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-01-30
IL I'LL I'D pIsUNloN.

The alI1sinn Of dissnlusian o. he
unian By Southern gsnllemen IN Goa
eress. in The event Of reflsin contingencies.
bare become Of late - very freqs<ni - 10
be qnile fsmilsr. Tie general body ef
lhe people. Ne b<lieve. In I'll paris OF ihs
country. are not inclined 10 eonniensnee
50 mnrh sgiislion on this subject - some
Of their representatives seem disposed 10
eariles and % Tor The desperate resort 10
which tsferenre il 80 often made. Ia is q
ding which ihe ronsiderzle sense OF The
country. we believe. does nos regard IN the
light OF possible reality. No zane man
eoniemplales suicide as remedy COR The
ills az life.
Rul there are evils. short of dlsunlnn.
which may be brought upon The country
70 ill., sorrow. If some harmonious adjust.
meni % This question Of Slavery 10 MOI &C.
complished before sectional animosilies
become inseisrsle. Some. indeed, whose
opinions are enliiled 10 weight. are ready
10 believe thar disnDion. If n be not attain
ed-ss We think il cannot be-may yet
be attempted in The event Of extreme mes-
sures on The parl nf the North. A Wash.
ingion correspondent Of The Boslos Cou-
rier says
If you ask me what Is he tone or
Northern men here. answer. IL is one
Of seriousness and alarm al The Ultimate
issae of the Slavery question. II is belier-
ed that IN influential portion eflhe Souih-
ern men really desire 10 secede. and that
they are uslng the Slavery agitation a. q
weapon 10 accomplish fheir. purposes. IL
is believed that another portion. acting IN
der The mingled influences Of pride. APP
pre- hension and resentment. will continue
10 stand the champions Of their peculiar
institutions. and trust in luck 40 10 where
they will fetch up, not knowing whether
they will be forced by circumstances 10
side with The dkonionisls. or whether they
will find their account in finally adhering
10 the Union. II does not seem 10 be
believed thai The Sonlh Is pursuing poll
ey ofmlimidalion merely, Notwithstanding
appearances. And ! confess do moi
believe that this is Mr.. CaIhoun's policy,
and The is The head and front. The presid-
ing genius 10 The whole movement. Were
il not under his guidance. il would wear
much less formidable aspect. lie has
been engaged for two yeas in shaping
The present condition Of things al The
South. and il appears 10 me. has been
looking constantly forward 10 disunion as
q sorl Of inevitable necessity. And while
he mnst see. as Governor Criliendea al
leges, that disunion Is ne perfect remedy
for the disabilities Of the South, I am we'll
convinced that he is inclined 10 regard il
the best Of which the case admits"
What Mr.. calhoun's ulterior purposes
may BE- IL isinol for Us TO conjecture. ~
they contemplate disunion ii Is probable
that his own good sense and judgment will
not Gail 10 disclose 10 him. in due tine,
the desperate nature Of such resort a.
thai, and It's utter inadequacy 10 remedy
any Of the evils Of which The Sou,h conI>
plains. But il The Southern States. ~
the eminenlly conservative portion Of The
Union, would he content 10 acl Ia The
conservative rather in their sectional
character, hey would find no difficulty.
| in co-opef1tion with the constitutional
conservatism Of The North. in maintaining
TO the Gill The nehiful and proper Influence
TO which they are fairly entitled; and The
idea Of disuniGn would assume TO them
The same absurd asperf which il presents
TO the country generally. With some of
the Southern politicians, however. IL seems
10 be as much labor of love 10 attack
General Taylor's administration rs il is 10
denounre The sggressions Of The North.
Bali. amer.
Cui Bono?-Severai OF ,lIe newspapers
are strongly advocating the appointment
of delegates from this Stale 10 The South.
ern Convention al Nashville in June
next.
What is the object OF that Convention,
and what effect is il expected TO have up
on the country! lis purpose is so i'll de-
fined that every one appears al liberty 10
explain according to his own wish or
fancy.
The Wilmington Amora romrs out fat
~ in favor Of said Convention methodising
plan 10 dissolve the Union. and wants a
Southern Confederacy sci up.
The Raleigh Star insists upon il as the
wisesi, safest and best measure that the
South could adopt for the maintenance of
their rights and the preservation Of the
Union.
The Aurora and the Star are here the
representatives of two distinct classes,
uniting in their advocacy Of The Conven-
lion. yet hoping and expecting to accom- |
plish very different purposes by its means. |
II is but natural thai Tire honest and in
quirng citizen should like to have some
satisfactory information as 10 which Of
these influences is likely 10 prepomlefaie,
before he gives his sanction 10 the mea-