The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-04-10

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Ties Of The Norih in doubifal roniesss. and
therefore made 10 appear stronger Than
they really are. These are lhey who
have increased The evils of slavery.
Bot let them alnne; in . few yesrs
more they viii be universally despised
and they !. win be buried with The burisl
Of an ass. drawn and cast forth beyond
lhe gates Of jerusalem"
Our people are denounced a. . blood.
thirsty generation. Hear one ortwo facts.
Our laws punish with deaih any one whn
% guilty of stealing slave. or Of conceal.
ing him with The intent 10 enable him 10
escape. Two cases have been lried wiih>
in three years, in my district. One was
% lrishmsn. tailor, liliIe over twenty.
one years Of age, who was. upon iesiimo.
ny too clear 10 be disputed, proved guilty.
tie had not been many years in the Unit.
ed States, and those slsse-owners who
we're on The jury unanimously recon.
mended him 10 The Executive clemency,
which was approved by slavehnlding
judge, and he was pardoned by slave.
holding governor. The petition 10 ihe
governor was signed by The good man
who owned the slave. He had slave
owners for his counsel, of his own selec-
lion, who received no pa,; and am hap.
py 10 know this man afterwards dislin.
guished himself in Mexico with that gal.
laniry for which The Irish are remarkable.
The olher ease occurred within a yeaI
past. An IIish sailor boy came 10 the
seaport town in whirh reside. A run.
away slave was found on board, after the
vessel had started on her voyage. He
was arrested and brought 10 iriaI. He
was . slranger.pennylcss. and without an
acquaintance or friend. He had counsel
OF his own choice, shareholders, who de.
Tended him without reward, or The hope
OF reward in This world. The Jury oI
shareholders, faI above The influence o.
prejudice excited by The course Of The Abo
lliionisls, when there was . possibility
that this boy, not eighteen years old, wal
The dupe Of some other person, acquitiet
him. He was discharged. and treated a,
Indy in ita. community as one Of oul
own people.
And yet. these are the people whom
the Abolilionisis vilify, as being fond o
manacles, chains-as despois.
But / must hurry on one word as Il
the Wilmot proviso. ] shall not discus,
the constitutional question. The snbjec
is worn out. II would be as great al
outrage 10 the southern people to enact i
il il were constitutional. The sou,herr
people, with great unanimi,y, believe, Al
do, that 10 enact the Wilmot provist
would be ian acl Of gross injustice an,
wrong" And though az private citl
zen. and as a member OF our State Legis
lature, have opposed The suggestion o
dissolution Of The Union. should il b
adopted. yet believe the people Of my
State will feel called upon, il j, is enacted
in any law this session, 10 consult in ,
State convention if il is not time 10 inquir,
whether our northern brethren intend Il
regard US as equals, or 10 treat us with
unkindness! Whatever North Carolin;
does. shall abide bv. She will not
wi,hou, great cause Of complaint. be dri,
|, ven 10 think of disunion. believe ihs
minds Of large majority Of both parlie.
there regard with kerror The thought Of
disunion but il yonr legislation here i'm.
presses upon The mind Of her people thai
you are unfriendIy 10 us, she will, without
blus,er or threats, provide for her hoEol
and security in such manner ss the world
will justify. | will moi believe you will
enact The WiImoi proviso. There is M
necessity for il. | have TOO good an opin.
ion Of our northern members 10 believe it.
All admit that new States, after they are
admitted, can either tolerate or prohibit
slavery. Then there is no practical ques-
ton at issue. The northern States are
stronger than the southern. But | hope
they will remember, though il is " excel
lent 10 have giants strength, il is tyran-
nous 10 use il a. giant" And tyran-
nous legislation must produce sectional
! snimosiiies.
While on this subject | wish 10 say !
few words 10 my colleague (Mr. Cling.
man) upon the constitutional question.
wish I had time to read at length some ex.
tracts from his spsech; but have not
will print them.
From Mr.. Clingman's speech, Decem.
Der %, l847, on the slavery question
Appendix TO Congressional Globe, 3Oth
Congress, LET session.:
Il am now brought, Mr.. Chairman, to the di.
rect consideration Of the yrea. question: to tht
extent Of the powers and d0ties Of Congress in
relation to slavery in the Territories Of the Unit
ell States. Upon this subject q distinguished po
litician from the South, (Mr. Calh0un,) in ths
other wing Of this building, some twelve montI'
since, laid down certain doctrines which are, il
substance, as near as can remember them, these
The territories Of The United States, being th,
common property Of the Union. are held by Con
gross in trust for the use and benefit Of all th,
| States and their citizens. Secondly, that Con
| gress has ne right 10 exclude, by law, any citi
zens Of the United States from going into an!
part Of said territories, and carrying with dhsn
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