The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-03-20

iialiering JUNCTION 20 our souls" These
are times Of excitement. and men remark
able Cor wisdom. honesty and discretion.
are rarely. II ever. conspicuous in pro-
moiing schemes OF sgitslion. Such men.
al surh lines and in such schemes. n asi-
" give place 20 The restless politicians
and forward demagrgues. who generally
manage IN render themselves prominent
and popular. and Of course successful
and confess that even The possibility thai
a majority Of wild. visionary. or reckless
men might get inloihe Convention. would
cause me TO iremhle al The idea Of placing
The rights and interests of the South. and
the safety of This Union, upon The result
/ OF lis deliberations.
Bu, IL we admit thai no designs againsi
The Union are intended and none are Co
be feared-iLat The whole object Of the
Convention is 10 show that we are united
and earnest, what. ask again. can ihe
Convention say or do 10 create or strength.
en- this impression, which has not been
said and done in more authoritative and
digni6ed form BY Stale Legislatures and
! State Conventions What. on The other
hand, is 10 be The consequence, II The
Nashville Convention shall meet and fail
TO agree upon our rights and anticipated
wrnngs-upon measures and remedies !!
II is rery certain thai delegates from a
, vast extent Of country, representing eve
ry shade OF Southern opinion on this sub
, jeri. will see eye 10 eye on all these points!
Will politicians Of opposing parties GER
fainly coslesre upon a topic which has
been most unfortunately and unualurally
made to play a part in party politics fol
more ihantweniy years past Will dele
gates from some of our river States who
so unanimously declare for the Union "a
the last extremity. harmonize with dele
gates from States alleged 10 be Indifferent
TO the Unioni. Will all apprehend ihs
same degree. extent and sources OF dan
, ger. as well as unite upon The same pre-
!. .. ven,ivesi II small body OF souiherI
: : congressman. assembled under The pres
sure Of great excitement and sense o
. immediate danger. could not agree upoI
. !. The terms Of an Address 20 The people o
= the South, are we TO be so certain Of una
nimiiy in body so numerous and EN-
!. bracing so wide range and contrariet.
. of opinion az will this proposed Conven
lion! But il il fails 10 agree, so Far from
terrifying, will il not have direct ten
: dency 10 weaken the position of th
Sou,hi cannot comprehend Why thi
: very possible contingency has been over
looked BY The projectors of The Scuiherl
r Convention.
I regret that il should have been deeme
: expedient al this time by southern mem
q bers Of Congress, to counlenance The gel
= ting up this Southern Convention befor
9 any overt act Of aggression on southern
!. rights and Institutions has been commit
. ted.
!, More Than fifty years ago, abolition pc
e tiiions were presented TO, and debated i
Congress, and thirty years ago. we vii
!. messed an agitation brought about by thi
very identical Wilmot proviso question i
i more offensive shape, which conyulse
: : this Government 10 lis centre. The opin
!. ion that Congress possesses the constitu
!, tional right TO abolish slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia, and Of course in III
i forts, dock yards and arsenals Of the Uni
i ed States, has been publicly declared b
: eminent statesmen, some Of whom hav
; since had conferred upon them the highes
!. honors in the gift Of This nation; so that
! can see nothing new that has occurred i
the aspect Of this agiiating question wlc
should call forth, al this time, such extra
y = ordinary and revolutionary measures.
: From The time This slavery question frs
! made its appearance in The North. whe
:. i, was little cloud like mans hand,
. until the present time. when il has becom
! black cloud Of thick darkness impend
! ing over this Union, and casting dee
!, gloom over the prospects of the fuiutre
). il has been one continual conflict OF word
:. between The abolilionists and agitainrs Q
4. the North. and the politicians cflhe South
:, Time has brought forth no wisdom-eS
,r perience has brought no knowledge. tn
!, Northern politician, gaining confidence i
:. this wordy conflict, assumes more Unreal
- ening tone, and The Southern politician, !
ii keep pace, must become more violent !
s his manner of resistance, and threaten stu
,s louder, until, in The war OF words, we sha
!, come TO swear as terribly as Uncle Fob
said the army did in Flanders. And still
. believe this glorious Union will firmly an
:. - safely weather this storm.
or must acknowledge. that do not con
n prehend what is intended to be implied b
,e "an organized resistance promptly dc
10 veloped." &c. If nothing more IS meal
so than another wordy b.oadslde to be fire
III from The battery Of the Southern ConveI
,g iion, ITO provide efleclual guards again
" like dangers in fuiure," think it is Ell
G. tirely useless, and will prove abortiye. Al
ID we not told that the determination is opel
y ly avowed by northern members of Col
gress 10 allow no more slaveholtling stat,