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

posed and Ne lltlee q hhlfu Ae- tfsl
denisd by . poninn a. our people; yea
il motives aIs dslerminsd By The journal
or il proceedings: The other ssi with
open caors. published ils proceedings 10
die wossd. and invited discussion yet il
Is condemned on what Il did MT say.
Yoz next zllade 10 the Mississippi
Convention. and. afier setting oul ils re-
solutions. say. .rhese resolutions. GER
: lsinly-upon no ssfiicieE. srnHnd in their
.aFsfmenis. the essential parf Of which
{. (eonained in the seeo~d resoluiion) none
!. but political fanatics land hardly ihey)
would be found 10 dispnie-bul family
I. outline The purpose. Of which late discus
: sions IN andoui Of Congress hardly leasea
doubs. through The insiumenisliiy ofthe
. proposed Convention. 10 unseilIe the
+. foundations of the Government Of the
I. United States. They eel out. indeed.
{. with protesting devoted and cherished
I. attachment 10 the Union. but they beg
sfhs question Of aggression By The nom
: siareholsliag STATES, in order 10 suggest
!. The idea lhsi they (ihe people Of Missis-
f. sippil desire 10 have il only such as they
/. desire H." Here is direct charge Of
design 10 unseiile the foundations Of the
Government. ID 10 utterly denied that
any such purpose was designed. II is
denied that any member Of The Mississip-
pi Convention had any such objrcl in
view; and il is asserted that every mem
Der there assembled is a friend 70 The u
Mon. The great. the leading object in
calling il was 10 preserve the Uniun. u
10 asserted by you that the resolutions
but family outline the purpose 10 unseltle
the foundations OF The Government; but
the picture is filed out. by the aid OF a
perverted imagination, on the evidences
furnished by . discussions in and ont Of
Congress. Why did you not judge the
Hartford Convention by .discussions in
and oui Of Congress. The Mississip.
pi Convention also asks 10 be judged by
lis own acts. and by lis own acls only.
Blu, in The foregoing extract il is also
asserted that the essential part OF the re-
solutions is contained in the second, which
you say /. none but political fanatics would
be found TO dispute" This is no. true.
The third resolution is far more impor-
lani. Ii denies TO Congress The power 10
legislale on The subject Of slavery in the
District Of Columbia, "or 10 prohibit the
slave trade between the several States, or
10 prohibit the introduction Of slavery in
The Territories OF the United States"
This is the very gisioltlie dispute; and yet
il 10 passed over as Of no importance.
This is the coniroverled question Of right,
asserted on one side and denied on the
other. out OF which all The danger TO the
Union has arisen. On ihis ground the Con.
renlion is charged with having "begged
the question Of aggression by the non
slayeholJing Siales." ] wish the South
10 mark your language, for this is the i'm
mediate cause OF the quarrel. We consci-
eniiously believed. and still believe. the
North claimed TOO much; that Congress
has no power over the subject Of slavery
in the Territories, the common property
of all the States. We believe that The
exercise Of such power would endanger
the Union: and to prevent this catas,ro-
phe we met. five have begged the ques-
lion Of aggression, we shall continue in
that category. We were sincere in our
expressions Of attachment 10 the Union.
| believe The whole South is attached 20
il, and that no secret designs are enter
tanned against il in that quarter. You,
and others like you, do most to unsetle
the foundations Of the Government. by
claiming for il power which il does not
possess. by trying 10 build up consolida-
ted fabric on the ruins Of State sovereign
iy and Of the constitution. And il, un.
fortunately, the fuinrc historian shall be
compelled 10 deplore the ruin Of The Go.
vernment. and to trace its cause, YOU and
your class Of politicians will stand con
spicuous in the foreground on the canvas:
which shall represent the great drama.
But your greatest alarm for the safet,
| VI Tic " ltVu ldS dllscu nun IDUTtlUI "
the Address prepared under the direction
Of The Convention. That is regarded by
you as full development Of the object
Southern Conlederacy. The languag,
alluded to is this: " Besides. and beyon,
popular Convention of the Southern
States, with the view and the hope OF ar
resting the course Of aggression, and,
not practicable, then to concentrate th,
South in will. understanding. and action
the Convention Of Mississippi suggests
a. the possible alternate resort. the call b,
Legislatures of the assailed States Of still
more solemn Conventions, such as Shout,
be regu arly elected by the people Of thes
States, to deliberate, speak, and act with al
the sovereign power ofthe people. Should
in The result. such Conventions be cal
led mIpeel, they may lead to like re
gularly constituted Convention OF all tn
States. TO provide, in the last resort, 70
their separate welfare. BY the formation 0
compact and union that will affort
protection TO their liberties and thei
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