The North-Carolina standard., 1850-02-13

Mn. STANDARD: Some men have minds too con-
tracted TO embrace comprehension of national dis
grace and dishonor. They cannot conceive how it is
that Nation, State, or section of country, can
sustain disgrace or receive an insult So their
own little individual property, for the time being. is
safe from the clutches Of the marauder, and the in
cendiary or depredator is of sight, they hug to
themselves the consong delusion that " all IS aoeH"
There is use, profit in attempting to convince
such men that the South has been grievously wrong
ed and that she will be still if she does not
take determined immovabe stand to resist all future
encroachments. Their minds cannot ascend to the
appreciation of any right wrong, beyond the pre-
cincts of their crcumscribed domicil. You have
few such. They may be given over to dullness
of perception and obduracy of brain.
Whilst this is the case, there some few at the
South, who, although gifted with first rate under
standings and excellent Judgments do not enter into
the spirit which should this momentous crisis, an
innate US all. That they do not, is so inexplicable
unaccountable thing, that it is beyond ordinary
ability furnish explanation of their conduct and
requires than Samaritan charity to excuse it.
Happily sir both classes of these individuals not
numerous; they are the two extremes-the lees and
the froth. And from the almost entire absence Of
them in the Sonth generally, to attribute that
unanimity OF sentiment which exists in the sew
eal Southern Staes in regard to the Southern ques-
ton. This is surely ample cause for mutual con-
graduation and mutual encouragement among US. 1t
furnishes occasion for just exhibition OF pride on
our pdISS anu TIC uuc pduAOss TIC Won ""OSo '0s'u
is readily raised in defence of right, and whose eye
kindles at the mention of wrong, must exult at
the gratifying spectacle presented Of an aggrev-
ed people, ready and unanimous determined to act in
repel any further attacks upon their rights
But among all this, what prouder, what more glo-
rous event has occurred in the history of this late
agitation, than the stand "Old Mecklenburg" has
just taken. If any, there but few, very few, of
the two classes of people above alluded to there.
On Tuesday of January Court-29th instant-two
hundred and fifty persons, representing every
class and pursuit in life, without reference to party,
signed call for meeting to be held in Charlotte,
Tuesday of April Court, to appoint delegates to the
Nashville Convention. That shows sir, that the
sprit of rs has not died in the bosoms of degen-
sons, but that the spark has been reknded by
noble sons worthy of such noble fathers. The proc
lamaton now goes forth to the State:
Old Mecklenburg has again spoken! And she
now awaits, to see what part of the "Old North -
will be the first to respond. Surely there are no,
enough of both the classes described put together
stie the voice ofany other County or District. Let
then those that are right speak out, and that soon.
She is ready to cheer the fr and to give nine times
nine - for the last. ~. = .
| - j. .D.,. = a.t A. WESTERN WHIG.
By"Old Mecklenburg'' mentioned above, is meant
all Of the Counties which once constituted it-Lncoln
CASTOR, Union, Cabarrus, Rowan, the present Coun'
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