The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-21

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themselves parties Eilh ils FEDERAL Gov
sFnmsaL n Plsring uHjusii6sbls con-
slr4ini uVl.n ; sovereign and 81 eqnsl.
We uikh lhsl Tie necessity Cor spa
rate seiian b. South csrulins. which ne
hare contemplated. may be asefied- We
eonkds in The gallant spirits whom we ad-
dress. There may be some hope Of the
assembling Of asonlhern Congress. 10 de-
sise measures Of redress end relief. upon
Whirh some % The injured states may
unite. We..hase heretofore been wiling
10 sacrifice much Tor Sonlhsrn Dnion.
We sliIl are. We DO nni desire 10 lead.
bon 10 fnlloE. Propose any efreinsl
measures far sindissliag our COMMON
rights. and providing ioi our common
safety. and we will heartily unite with
you in carrying them ont. We should
regret most deeply 10 incnr The seSsurc
nf friends. with whom We haze the strong
est desire 10 aei il concen. Bal We feel
deep conviction that we have not acted
herehlore with any precipitation. and that
we are right III ille dissemination which
we have formed. 4 he ESTABLISHMENT Of
submission. appears 10 us As unworthy
Of Inen still pretending 10 be Zee. The
gloomy prospect of inevitable ruin 10 FOL-
low sahmission. appears 10 us more far.
midable Than anv dangers 10 be eneoun-
tered in roniending alone. against what.
ever odds. fnr our nights. Wehase come
70 The deliberate conclusion. that IL il be
our fate 10 be leit alone in The Struggle.
alone we must vinJicale our liberty Ly
secession.
Mr. Gregg, from The select committee
orlweniy one submitted The following re.
solutions as expressive Of The sentiments
Of the convention. which were adopted:
l. Resolrsd, That in The opinion OF This
meeting. The Stale of Sanih Carolina can,
moi submit 10 The wrongs and aggressions
which have been perpeiraied BY The Fede-
raj Government and The Northern States.
without ,ishonor and ruin; and that il is
necessary 10 relieve herself iherefrom.
whether with or without HE cooperation
oil other Southern States.
2. Resoired, That concert &c aciion
with one or more af our sister States Of
The South. whether through lie proposed
Southern Congress. or IN any Other man.
nef. i M object rorh MANY sacrifices.
bri moi The sacrifice involved in submis.
sion.
3. ResolUed, That We bald The RICH, Of
Secession 10 he essential 10 The sovereign.
~ and freedom Of the States of This Con.
lederacy; and that The denial Of that right
would furnish 10 an injured Stale The
strongest additional cause Tor lis exercise.
4. Resofped, That this meeting looks
with confidence and hope 10 The Conyen.
lion Of The People, 10 exerl The sovereign
power OF lie State 10 defence Of It's rights,
Al the earliest practicable period and in
The mns, egeriual manner; and to The I.e-
gislainTe 10 adopt The most speedy and e.
feciual measures towards The same end.
The undersigned, The minority OF the
Committee Of Twenty one, dissenting. as
they arc constrained 10 do, from The report
ofIhe majority oflhe Commliiee. as involv.
ing departure from The proper object.
Of this meeting, and premaiurely making
issues not called for by lie present occa-
sion. heg leave 10 recommend. as a SUBJ
siiiute for said report, The resolution subj
mitted BY Delegate from Anderson. a.
mended 50 AZ 10 read as follows:
Res0ircd, That feeling entire conf.
dence in The constitutional organs Of our
Stale Government. anu in The wisdom and
fidelity Of The Convention elected under the
aci passed al The last sessi0n nf The I.egis.
lainre, We are perfectly willing 20 leave
10 them the mode and measure of redress
Tor The wrongs we have suffered from The
Federal Government. as well as the lime
Of lts application; and. without indlcaling
or suggesting The course il behooves them
10 pursue. we hereby pledge ourselves 10
abide by their decision. whether The same
shall be for secession from the Union,
will or without The co-operalion OF The
other Southern States.
W. PERoNSEAu FINLEY,
JAMEs GHEsNuT. JR.,
L. DELLA rnRRE.
From the Fayetteville Observer.