The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-05-08

body ci ne curlifIn cialft proposes -
do, a. = possible Bllin1le reIou' '-lh,t
is. rssnla . be governed By intervening
cirrumslznees--~ . regularly eonsliilled
consenlion 81 DE asssiled Stairs" (nesn-
ng The Southern STAIRS 70 whom The Ad-
dress Is diferleJ) 10 a. priride for fkeir
separate sreJart. BY ne formation Of
eempacf end q Union." thai vii AFFORD
proieelion 10 their liberties and right"
We challenge he production Of any su-
'iherily in he Constitution Of any fnrh
proceeding. II there can Be any hing
more contrary 10 the Constitution. more
revolutionary. more disogsnizing. lhsn
this most solemn public proposition. We
are yes 10 learn the words which would
describe n. n il be moi proposition 10
unseilIe the foundations Of The Govern
msni Of the United States. We do not
know Of any terms which could more
inulligibly convey 10 our mind. and 10
those. We presume, OF nineiy-nine ous OF
hundred readers. The idea OF such a
proposition. We do not bring in ques.
lion The motives Of Judge Shsrkey. We
know too well his general reputation
as a gentleman. and we have loo much
self respect 10 impeaeh his pesonal de-
rlaraiions on ihs, point: but we do ques-
ton the spnndness Of any Argument which
would tend 10 The conclusion that the pro-
position 10 establish "a compact and
Union." 10 embrace one-hslf Of the States
oflhe Union. sfor their separate welfare"
is moi proposition 10 dissoire the I'M
ion. And what is most astonishing in
the mller is, thai the Judge relics upon
The authority Of Mr.. Madison To sustain
him upon this point. " In such crisis,
(says The Jndge.) in the language 81 Mr..
Madison, one spirit will animate and con-
duct the whole What Mr.. Madison
actually did say, in anticipation OF the
precise state Of things in contemplation.
as a possible resort, by the Address Of
the Mississippi Convention. is conclusive
against The differences in the . Address"
Having so recently quoted il. there is no
need 10 repeat the quotation. His argu-
meni in substance is. that Whatever fame
the influence OF fsclious leaders may Gre
ate within particular States, upon pariic-
ular topics. we have. in the extent and
structure OF ihs Union-lhal II. in the
Constitution which /" makes us one Cow
ernmenl'-a Republican remedy for the
diseases (disconienls. for example) most
incidsn. 10 Republics.
We take leave 10 say thai the "Ad-
dress" Of the Mississippi Convention was
no; ,he Ersf demonstration 10 Us OF pur-
pose 10 unsellle the foundations Of the
Government. but il was the crowning
evidence Of thai intent. Ii instructed Us
how il was 10 be done, and enabled ms 10
comprehend the meaning Of the Resolu-
tons which the Virginia Legislature
seems TO have passed without distinct
apprehension TO what sort of.a compact"
they were plcdging that State. Our at
teniion was FIRST seriously aroused to the
subjec, BY indications in the columns Of
the Richmond Enquirer, the tendency of
which could not be mistaken. connecting
the whole proceeding with the rise and
fall Of the exploded scheme of Nuiiifca-
fion. This association Of ideas guided our
memory 10 that extraordinary publication
Of fifteen years ago, in the shape Of work
Of fiction, which we found TO contain,
under the guise Of romance. most exact
and curious revelation Of what has now
come 10 pass. A late Western Mail
brought US Missouri paper, throwing so
much new light upon the disclosures Of
that work that il may NOT be ceptable
10 our readers 10 see The exlrac, re-publish.
ed, with part Of the pi,hy commentary
upon il.
1.-THE commentary and extract here referred to
we have not room for today, and therefore omit
them.l
II was the articles in the Richmond
Enquirer. we repeat, whose bold denuncia-
tons and defances OF the Union FIRST seri.
ously drew our attention 10 the subjsc. Of
this Nashville Convention. II was the
roar Of the breakers that first awakened Us
TO the danger ahead, and taught us our
duty 10 spare no efforts to assist in saving
The good ship United States from siranding
on the rocks 10 which wind and tide were
hurrying her.
In coming TO this resolution, we obeyed
an impulse Of duty far above all conside-
raiions Of party. We could not stop to
inquire in what proportion The mischiefon
foot was the work Of Wings OF Democrats.
We discovered that many Wings, most
respe ciable genilemen-some Of them
highly valued personal Misunderstanding
views different from ours, because, per-
hape for one reason, they had uoras wide
view Of the whole field as we had--fa-
vored this Nashville Convention project;
some Of them. Judge Sharkey, for exam.
pie, taking conspicuous lead in the exist
ing agitation. We could not stop 10 dis.
criminate between different shades Of 20.
li.ics al such moment. II any Wings
besides Judge Sharkey have taken offence