The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-01-25

sVhs2"aue. mat . major had merits Tor
(, his rdsocscy Of aB'isIsvery docir,nes, h fmr
Sh'ch those Of the President nf the Senate.
! (uf. Fdlm"e,1 grea, ne they were. mus, fall.
w. L. The" read snae extsac's from speech
d~ivrnd IN Ono by Mr.. Sssard 10 which
s''eng unr-siu,eN ground was taken, aud
then bad the Pfrsiden, OF the Seuaie Ia
h'n.a Tor hts osn feeble, timid, snd, weak sd
vccscv Of the csu.e. II these we're the SEMI.
m'n- of the people at the North. Il. then
nsk-pi What ,e.p-c, The North could feel EI
he ia'-irc, of the Sou'h, il. ~,th these ev,.
de,icss osictr Shots. ,h~, hesHs'rd TO prepare
10 ,nee, the ~o,s,1 lie felt that he wss
speaking the sept,inru's uf the shole S uh
shen he drcIsrsd that 10 knew 10 man
N h's State ~ho would under any crcur.'an
crs, submit tn NJ, drg,eju,,on. II the Y tu,un
Is la be- preserved, the ls~s vInisiing the Con.
s'riu,nn u MS, b- repeated. u esSUs to hIn,
that the u non. sbou, winch 70 IN II, b-su
fol .en'encrs had been uttered, was nl,sj,
d s.ol.td by tho very mtny sioIa'inns o. The
C"ns'tu'"n; sod u only renamed f"s the
South 10 cnnsnmnsts the act shich ,hr North
bad alrnd, coaID,;ted. lie had smd IN u
valley when the riHng orb of day had dunn
ed std sprrad his most re'u'g gen, ray. upon It.
He had " a'ch-d the small cloud. arse nud TOT
a W"ipent ob.cu,e VI. ra,s Of light. then
btehk and pass away. lie had watched, as
the sun drew nearer i's setting, the shadose
creep down the hillside ard stretch them.
selves nlung the plan !; ard he had no,,ced
that wherever 1t ere~ dark, i, RESUMED 40.
lie had wsif he'd The last gliInrneI o SUNSHINE.
and ,heu gazed into tho valley, now d mned
aud obseur.d by the shades OF evening and
he had thought it vas even so with ihls re.
lUhlic.
Ia rs early days Of prosperity, all had
seemed bright and promising and when iht
summer cloud. Of trouble and obstacle hac
vanished, all had seemed fair again. Ther
It vas 'ha. The arch enemy of the land had in
dirk shadows commenced falling and shere
ever those shades had fallen. the dark spot,
remain, until now there is o darkness hang
iny over The Republic | Ike that which hung
over J-russlem. at the hour iore.old by The
prophets for her desuuc,ion.
tle had loved the Union q, a boy, and had
as msn done as much in ITS support as ~ou'.
n have shrlye!.d the SIX 'k.worms, the only e,l
] dence Of whose pa'tlo ism CONSISTS ed III singln
i praises to the Unlon.
o The South had been read ou, OF he pile 4
i 's'r cni' I'D wor!l BY The Senator from Yer
II ror,. Now he did not acknowledge tn
j. rieh, Of The people of Vernon, to do ,hs til
!, they gave some gocd evidence ,ha, they wer
2 better enlIied then the S,u,h to belon. 10 .h
o clviiz. ID orion Of humanity. He would sa,
S to the Senator. that no man hsving a ptope
s respect for himself and for the Senate oul
% have ever uttered such 4 sentiment.
i. There ~ere two classes Of men who ha
II brtush, Inc country TO her present State l..
L. A baud OF Northern fanatics, who tegardle.
}, OF every principle Of 'snce and Prop'le;y-
s regard css Of The constitution, and Of u! II
d moral lies hich should govern the action. {
e man towards ano,ber-had pursued tie Sous
d @rh relentless effort. to degrade her. 2il,
/. Another class which was at the South. io
n whom he entertained even less respect;
!. umd, hesi's'lng, Shrinking class. Who hav
e always been afraid 10 march up TO the I'm
'. and meet ihe enemy who was invading thei
i. unht-. Dante, IN describing his wiz, TO th
u ,nip rnal regions, foutd d some souls wAndrrln
h abou, the col fiues. ard his sliuslou,o 10 hem h
of ~eud appi, to the c.s. of persons ut mcr
lon-d. The poet described them thus:
y This miserable fate
~ Sufcr tie wretched souls of those who lived
/, Wi hout praise or blame, with that i'll band
Is OF angels mix'd, who nor p bell ous proved.
Nor vet wer. trut TO God. but for themselves
Wsonly. From HIS bounds heaven drove theI
q forth
:, Mt 10 impair his lustrs nor the Srpih