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

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gave birth "a houlishlng commerce,
Hhieh reilly EeWaFaed The parent county
Cor lhe lrouble and expense u establish
ing and protecting Them. Washing
Ton wss born and grew Dp 20 manhood
under lllal Union. lie acquired his early
disiineliOn IN lis service. and there is eFe-
% reason 10 believe he VAS devoiedly al
isrhed 10 il. Bul his devotion was > "a
tionsl one. lie Was attached. not IS an
end. Lul as means 10 an end. When Il
failed 10 fulEi lis end. and instead Of AZ
lording proIariinn. was converted into the
means Of expressing The COLONIES, he did
moi hesitate 10 draw his sEoTds and head
lhe great movement BIZ whirh that union
was forever severed. and The independence
Of these States established. This was
The great and crowning glory of his life,
which has spread his fame over The whole
globe. and will transmit il 10 The latest
posiefity.'
Nor ran the plan proposed by The dis.
lingnished Senator from Kentucky, MOI
thar ollhe Administration. save The Union.
] shall pass by. without remark. Tie plan
proposed by The Senator. and proceed di.
recily 10 the consideration of Thai Of Tile
Administration. ]. however. assure the
distinguished and able Senator. that in
taking this course. no disrespcri whatever
is intended 10 Him or his plan. have
adopted il. berause so many Senators OF
distinguished abilities. who were present
when he delivered his speech. and ex-
planned his plan, and who were fully ca
pahlc 10 do justice 10 the side they sup
por. have replied TO him.
The plan Of the Administration cannot
save the Union. because il can have no
effect Whatever towards satisfying The
Siaies composing The Southern serllon Of
the Union that they can, consistently with
safety and honor, remain IN the Union.
IL is in fact but modification of the Will
mot proviso. u proposes TO effect The
same ohjecl, 10 exclude tile South from
all territory acquired by the Mexican
treaty. II is well known that the Soulh
is united against The Wilmol proyiso. and
has committed itself, by solemn rcsolu-
iions, 10 resist, should il be adopted. It's
opposition Is mol 10 The name, but that
which il proposes 10 .Dect. That the
Southern States hold TO be unconsIilulion.
al. unjust, inconsistent with their equality
as members Of the common Union, and
calculated 10 destroy irretrieyably The
equilibrium between the two sections.
These objections equally apply TO what.
for bre,iiy, v i'll call The Executive pro.
riso. There is no difference between il
and The Wilmoi, except in The mode Of ef.
fcciing the object. and in that respect must
say that the latter is much The least OBJ
jeciionable. II goes 10 lie object openly.
boldly, and distinctly. llrlaims for Con.
gress unlimited power over the Terrific
ries, aud proposes TO assert II over 10 the
Territories acquired from Mexiro. BY posi-.
tive prohibition Of slavery. Not so The
Executive prosiso. II takes an indirect
course. and in order 10 Glide the Wilmol
proyiso. and thereby avoid encounterinp
the united and determined resistance OF
the South, il denies, by implication, the
authority OF Congress to legislaie FOR the
Territories, and claims The right as belong
ing exclusively 10 the inhabitants of the
Territories. Hut 10 effect the object Of
excluding the South. il takes care, in tile
mean time, To lei in emigranis freely from
tho Northern States. and all other quar-
tiers. except from the South, which il takes
special care 10 exclude by holding up 10
them the danger Of having their slaves
liberated under the Mexican laws. The
necessary consequence Is 10 exclude the
South from the Territory, just as efleciual.
ly as would the Wimol proviso. The
only difference in this respect is, that what
one proposes TO effect directly and open.
". The other proposes 10 effect indirccll,
and covcrlly.
lInt the Executive proviso is more OBJ
jectionable than the Wilno,. in anothsr
aud more important particular. The lat.
ter, io.cfleci lis object, inllicls dangerous
wonndupnn the Constitution. by depriying
the Southern States, as joint partners and
owners Of The Territories. of tl.eir tights
in them; but il inficts no greater wound
than is absolutely necessary to effect lis
object. The former. on the contrary,
while il inhicis the same wound, inflicts
Others equally great, and, il possible.
greater, as | shall next proceed TO explain.
IN claiming Tie right for The inhabii-
ants. INSTEAD o! congress. 10 legislate loI Tire
Territories. in the Executive proviso, il
assumes thu; the sovereignty over the
Territories is vested in the former; Or, 10
express il in the language used in resp
luton offered BY one Of the Senators from
Texas. General Houston, now absent,)
they have ",he same inherent right Of
as the people IN the
States. The assumption is utterly un>
unconstitutional. without exam.
pie. and contrary To the entire practice OF
the Government. from lis commencement
10 the present time, as | shall proceed 10