North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1850-11-13
ALABAMA.


the Legislature of that State at ibis time and he has
written letter to the citizens of Alabama. giving
his reasons for this discrimination. His main reason
is, that public opinion is not sufficiently fixed as TO
the the Southern States ought to adopt and
he apprehends that the Legislature if assembled,
would arrive at no final decision in the premises
He depreeates heated discussions and party stlfes
and prefers to see Alabama mvoe when the South
moves, unitedly, firmly, and allyif move finally
the South must, in consequence of the continued ag-
gressons of the free States. He says:
-. The opposition of the South must be powerless
and Intellectual, until the Southern States, the
greater number of them shall consent to act unedly
and in harmony. desideratum is be effected
by full and frank interchange of views, and nil
Hngness TO sacrifice 10 each other in matters Of erpe-
ency, the sake Of union and effect aud not By ban
dying oesiUe terms calculated to rrffate and estrange
AS havea community of interest in the great ques-
ton, it becomes us be tolerant TO the opinions of each
other, and attribute what some esteem premature
and nltra-action to spirit of disorganizaton. Let
such feelings rather be attributed an excess OF SEN
sitiveness, and an unduly excited patriotism. On
the other hand let it not be charged upon those who
admit that the feelings and rights of the Southern
people have been iusulted and outraged, but think
that the time for definite action has yet arrived,
that they submssionists without the nerve to vim
dictate the honor of the South or maintain the const-
tutonal guarantees which protect her
t Conceding that the people of this State are ready
tor action, and have determined upon the mode by
which their power is 10 be interposed measure
of discretion would it not be proper to delay the call
of the Legislature until after the re-assembling of
the Nashville Convention, and until the Conventions
of Georgia and Texas, and the Legislatures of some
of the Southern States, especially Of Virginia. have
acted 1t cannot be unwise to listen to the voice of
the land of Washington, Jefferson Madison and Mon
roe and unless its connses shall become oblivous
the past and shed disastrous twilight follow its
guidance" 80 tsEE az q
whenever in the Judgment of its people the Consti-
tuition has been palpaby violated, Gov. Collier says:
I" But have the people of this Stale made up their
minds to secede, or they willing to forbear still
longer, in the hope that Congress will be restrained
by love ofunion. If not justice, from pressing
ures which, if persisted in will lead to such
suit ? / have already said they have agreed upon
definite course of action; yet | believe large ma
jority of them strongly dsinclined to withdraw
from the Confederacy, untii other have been
tried, TO resist further aggressions.
The Governor also alludes to the importance of
adopting non-intercourse policy with the free
States. He says ss#sass.5ss srss
s. Our resources, agricultural, industrial and COM
mercial, almost incalculable.# Our cotton, raw
and manu- featured, would give US as much of the
of the world interest avarice could de-
sire. We can grow and manufacture wool to unim-
tied eXtent-and our iron, coal, marble and lime are
sufficient TO supply the demand of the Western Hem
sphere. Let rs avail ourselves of our exhanstless
resources To this end. We should abstainas far as
possible from the of Northern manufactures: Let
Us have own carriage-makers, shoe-makers, co-
THEIRS, hatters, &c. Let give preference to our
merchants who are importers, who purchase their
goods in our Southern cities of the importers. Let
our merchants become exporters and importers, and
our people discourage the employment of Northern
shipping. 10 carry out these suggestions should |
endeayor to effect such notifications of the
Ind navigation laws, make determinations preiu-
iical to the South and the Legislation of this State
so far as the Constitution will permit must favor the
t9 ass h+@ gore % as-iF21
In addition 10 this, let rs improve our agriculture,
open rivers, extend Plankroads and Railroads
so as to cheaper and facilitate transportation and !
IaVel. All these things being done, and faithful /
dispersed throughout the land, ofer-
ng business education at the lowest practicable
price, and we shall become most powerful, happy,
Independent, and if mistake not, united people,
Col. King, of Alabama, has also written letter
living his views to the late 'tCompromse'' meas
Tres and the proper course for the South. He says
. feel justified in saying, that the honor of the
'outh remains ntarnshed. The constitution has 4
ot been violated. Still, we have good reason TO Il
omPlain of the gross injustice have suffered by
he admission of California State, with terrific
greater than three of the largest States of the IN
On, with the exception of Texas) from the whole
which the outhern people efectually exclud- a
by the prohibition of slavery contained in her con-
utution Against this injustice exerted myself to
he utmost but doesit furnish justifabe ground for
Jesuit W INC extreme measures openly and warmly
ivocated by portion of our citizens +? think not q
or If every act of oppression unjust legislation
Finished good ground for the destruction of this
reat Government-the wonder, and the admira ton
the world-it wonld long since have been broken
ITO fragments. When the embargo laws carried b
isolation TO the shores of New England DESTROYED C
er commerce, and left her ships her wharfs
hat would have been the feeling, had that section
steruined to dissolve the Union When the un- ,
ST. Lequa and most oppressive tariff of 1928 pres
d heavily upon Southern industry, which of the
outhern States, with the exception of South Caro-
ma, gave countena nee to notification I? Far be it et
om me to Palllate Northern aggression. No man II
IS felt 1t more sensibly than / have; and few if "
", have resisted it with more determined SPIRIT nj
rue, have differed with many of my Southern s
ethren as to measures which a strict regard for OF
'uthern rights required me to oppose l acted, as e.
am confident they did, in accordance with what we -
leVed duty to our section demanded which was
error time must determine. . asz3 &C
The advocates for secession as 1 should Judge n
I'm the resolutions adopted several public meet -
gs In this State actnated more from an appre- ~
nslon OF what may take place, than from what has
-eady occurred. There is fear, but too much rea-
n to apprehend that the spirit of anatcism, COM III
ned with the thirst Of power may still prompt the Ii
orh to PerseVere in her aggressive course. Should
ch unfortunately be the case. and, regardless of
guarantees of the constitution, our rights of pro-
rty should be invaded aud the ,v0rk of enancipa- b
n commenced, every Southern man, and none soon g
than the citizens of Tuscaloosa. would hurl def b
&c at the fanatca crew, and unitedly determine to ~
tend their rights at every hazard and every sacri- N
e even to the dissolution of the Union. God OF
ant that the intelligence and patriotism of the R.
'Tth may succeed in arresting the mad career of
onIod