The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-03-13

been siinAn, VII NasllY snap every cold,
Ehsn nulhing Nh bF iell 10 hold de
Stakes together excepl larre. Bul surely
tlial can. with 40 PraPriely 81 language.
be called > uninn. when The only means
BY which The sesker Is hsld connected
with ihe slronges portion Is tssce. iimsy.
indeed. Keep them connected; hat he
eonnesian Will pArlske much more 81 he
character nf sulJugalion. On he part d
The weaker 10 the stronger. Than tie union
ol free. independent. and sovereign STATES.
N one confederation. ~ they stood in The
Early stages OF HE Government. and
shish only is soIlhy Of lhe saerrd name
Of union.
Having now. srnalors. explained Hllal
u 10 that sndangers the Union. aud traced
4 60 It's cause. and explained lis nature
snd character, The QUESTION again rer1rs.
How ran the Union be saved! To this
| answer. there IS but one way BIZ which
o can be. and that = by adopting such
ma assures as will saiisfy Tie States belong.
ing 10 The soaihern serlinn thai they can
remain IN The Union consistently with
their hnnnr and their safety. There is.
again. only one way by which that can lie
effected. and that Is. By removing The
causes By which ii:is belief has re, pro.
duced. DO that. and discomfort will
cease, harDiony and Kind feelings between
The sections be restored. and every appre-
hension Of danger 10 the Union removed.
The question then is. By what can This
be done ! But. befnIe ! uuderlake 10 an.
swer This question. propose 10 show BY
what the Union cannol be- saved.
u rannoi. then. be saved by enlagics on
the Union, however splendid or nume-
rons. The cry of .union, Union, the
glorious Uni9ni" can no more plercnl
disraion Than The cry of :. Health. health,
glorious health !" ON the part az the plly-
stefan can save a palicn, living dangerous
ly i'll. 80 iIng rs The Union, instead az
being regarded IS a protector, is regarded
IN the opposite character, by mol much
hess than a majority OF tie States. il will
be IN vain TO attempt TO canciliaie them
by pronouncing eulogies on II.
Besides. this cry Of Union comes COM
monty from those whom we cannot be-
lieye 10 be sincere. llu,ua!.y comes from
our assailanls. But we cannot believe
them 10 be sinrere; for. If they loved The
Union. they would necessarily be devoted
To the Constitution. Ii made the Union,
and TO destroy the Constitution would be
10 destroy The Union. But the only re-
liable and certain evidence nr devotion TO
the Constitution j., 10 abstain. on the one
hand, from violating il. aud 10 repel. ON
the other, al attempts to violate il. Ii is
only by faithfully performing these high
duties that The Constitution can be preserve
ed. and with il The Union.
But how stands The profession Of ,lrvo.
lion 10 the Union by our assailanis, when
brought 10 The lest! Have they abstain.
ed from violating the constitution Let
the many acts passed by the Northern
States 10 sci aside and annul The clause 81
the constitution providing for the delivery
up Of fugitive slaves answer. | cite Ibis,
not that il is The only instance, (for there
are many OILERS. but because The viola.
lion ia this particular is loo notorious and
palpable 10 be denied. Again. have they
slnod forth faithfully 10 repel violations Of
the constitution Let their course in re-
ference TO the agitation Of the slavery
question, which was commenced and has
been carried on for fifteen years, a,owed-
ly for The purpose Of abolislling slavery IN
The Siales--an object all acknou lodged 10
be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Let them
shaw single instance, during this long
period, in which they have denounced the
agilsiors or their attempts 10 effect what
is admitted TO be unconstitutional, or a
single measure which they have brought
forward Tor that purpose. How can we.
with all these facts before us, believe thai
they are sincere in their profession or de-
volion TO the Union, or avoid believing
their profession is but intended 20 increase
the vigor Of their assaults and 10 weaken
the force of our resistance
Nor can we regard The profession Of de-
voiion 10 the Union, on the part Of those
who are not our assaiIants, az sincere,
WREN they pronounce euiogies upon The
Union, evidently with The intent al clrarg.
ing us with disunion, without utiering one
word Of Remuneration against our assail-
ants. lffricnds OF the Union, their course
should be 10 unite with us in repelling
these assaults, aud denuunciHg the authors
as enemies Of tile Union. Why they
avoid this, and pursue The course they do,
Il is for them To explain.
Nor can the Urinn be saved bv IN
voking the name Of the iihistrious South
erner whose mortal remains repose on the
western bank OF the Potomac. lie was
one of us--a STAKEHOLDER and planter.
We have studied his history. and find
nothing in il to justify submission 10
wrong. On the contrary, his great fame
rests ON the solid foundation that. while
he was careful 10 avoid doing wrong
10 others, he was pr0mnl and decided i'm