The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-06-12

toa a D. eaiaa. Who san raj pSIs
gnpAs Ike lhesa, md msny oihsls uhieh
have proeesdrd from The sans. souEcs.
wilhoai samirins he manly frsnknefs and
nos.fsounss Of Dssisl Webster. lnirslh,
Il b 10 ~ . nsixr 81 The grsssesssu surprise,
sbst Mr.. websssfs moral soarsfs shouA
sven b. do.bled. Thsi 10 one Of his nosi
sirikins ssribnies. Lei any Southern man
70 70 citadel ef Southern silrsism. sad
snnopnre sentiments A. disissisfal 10 bis
ssdienee - wers those Of Daniel Websier's
late speech in Boston 10 The people there,
adding 20 Them the ismpei ioned deelzra-
ZION. t. thread no sfFs baekcordaf" and
whstsrsr We might think Of his patriotism,
very few persons would hssiisss 40 70 his
moral courage.
Says Mr. wshsierf
New Enslsnd. IL 10 veil Known. X
The chosen seal Of he aboliiioa presses
and The abolition sorieiies. Here Il 10,
principally. that The former cheer she
morning. by full columns Of lamentations
over the fais Of human beings. free BY ma
isrs. and BY Law shove the constitution;
bui sent back, nevertheless. chained and
mansrlsd. N slavery and 10 stripes. And
ihe latter refresh ihsmselves from daily
Toll. BY or-ics Of The night. devoted 20 the
same ouipoprings Of philanthropy; min.
Cling. MI The while. their snalhemas II
what they cali msa catching with The
most honid and profans objuryaiions ol
the Christian Sabbath. and. indeed. OF the
whole Of Divine Revelation. They ssnc.
iify their philanthropy by ineligion and
profanity; they manifest their charity by
conlsmpi OF God and his commandments"
After enumenling the very few cases
Of The reclamation Of slaves 10 tho New
England States. he says: :
Elf This be . true account OF sll that
has happened Ia New England. within
the last thirty years. respecting the arrest
Of fugitive slaves. and believe il substan-
tally 10 so. what 10 there 10 justify the
passionate appeals. The vehement and
empty declarations. the wild and fanlas-
Tic conduct. Of both men and women. which
have 80 lnHg disturbed. and so much die
graced The commonwealth and the country!
What is there. especially, that should in.
ducs public men 10 break loose from al
jus, restraint. fall, themselves. inio the
meresi vsgsries. and fan. with what they
call sloquencs. The fires, ever ready to
kindle, Of popular prejudice and popular
excilemenif suspect sll this 10 be the
eject OF that wandering and vsgan. phi.
lanlhropy, which disturbs and snnoys al
that 10 present, in time or place, by heat.
ing the imagination on the subject, distant,
remote and uncertain"
Mr.. Webster then alluded 10 lhs move
menis in Pennsylvania, and especially 10
the action Of The Quaksrs, aud says:
Il am misled by authority which ought
not 10 mislead IL il be not true, that tina.
great body approves the sentiments To
which have given ultsrancs on the fosr
of The Senate"
Mr.. Webster then reviews the troubles
that have taken place in relation 10. the
fugitive slaves betweensK enlucky and
Ohio. and says:
Gentlemen. from what | know Of The
subject, aud Of the public men. and peo.
pie Of those two States. ! fully believe.
that IL lefi entirely to them, law might
be passed. perfectly satisfactory 10 every
body. except those whose business is sg-
i,aiion. and whose objects are anything
but the promotion Of peace. harmony. pa
irioiic good will, and the love Of Union
among the people Of The United States"
The following are the concluding para
graphs Of this interesting and important
letter: :
And now. gentlemen. does not every
sober. minded and paririolc man see the
necessity, and feel the duty Of rebukina
tina. spirit Of faction and tlisunion, thai
spirit Of discord and Of elimination and
rrcrimination, tina, spirit tina. loves angry
controversy. and loves it. most especially,
when evils are imaginary and danger,
unreal, winch has been 90 actively EN-
ployed in doing mischief. and which. il j,
10 be lamenied. has received countenanc,
and encouragement in quarters, whencs
better things are looked iori
We are now near the close OF the SIKH
month Of The session Of Congress. VIVA
important measure has been adopted 70
the advancement Of the great interests o
the coun,ryi
"For one. hardly dare expect any
progress in useful legislation. until spiri
shall prevail, both in Congress and III,
country, which shall look more TO thing
| important and real. and less 10 things idea
and abstract. That there are serious dif
iculties in our present condition, growing
out Of the acquisition Of new territories, i
certainly true. Rhese difiicUkies were fore
seen and fore,old. An honest and earnes
effort was made 10 avoid and avert them
They are now upon Us. Bot we cal
overcome them, and still remain . pros
! porous, happy, and UNITED people, il pru
dence and Cancellation shall animate GU
public counsols. and ; spirit of forbesI
d.