The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-23

an public credit. how the eonh1ence al
Foreign Nations IN The stability Of our In
s,ilnlions would be weakened or destroy
ell. how by lie withdrawal az one Stale.
in The event Of War. that State might be-
come an inlei 10 invasion. how one Stale
OF few eonld deprive The Others OF i'm
pofisnl places Coz National defeaee srqnir-
/. ed by The common blood and lresssre.
how The States in ihe interior could he rui
OF enliIely from the commerce OF ihe
Ocean By The withdrawal of a few Allan
tic STATES. how every kind Of public pro-
/ perry and ile public Liabilities would be-
come a source az angry snaIrrl. how
hrnlls wasld be engendered. eisil wars
follow. conqnssis sureeed. The agsrandize.
nseni ai some. the unprecedented aud
snlingaiinn az nihefsis
BuI. my Frllsw.Cilirens. xhaseger
nav be DIE conflicting views and opinions
nf mea On .Ile prinrinIes ~ our .consli,u-
,ion. and espsrislly ~ reference TO that
particular doririne Ia whirh have refer
nd: however dangerous 10 our peace and
prosperity and repngnani 10 The ,consii.
inIion. IL may he considered by some. and
however necessary io The protection OF
Liberty and eansnnanl with The theory Of
our Governmeni. il may be regarded by
aihers. yei there il one alarming fact.
which il would be weak and criminal in
the extreme, 10 attempt 10 erade or con-
ceal. . he period has arrived so mnrh
deprecated BIZ Washington. and his COM
patriots. when men have hrgun 10 caleu-
lutte the value Of This Union. A cslru-
lsiiun made. ino. by many, with no view
To iesi IFS virtues. iis blessings, us disad-
vanlages or lis evils. far The purpose Of
wholesome reform. without impairing lis
strength and beauiy. but with prec.,n-
revived. plcmedllaled, nnal,erable wish
and determination, IL possible. 10 destroy
ia.
l. This Union worth preserving5 Never
since the formation Of human Govern
meni. has more mnmenions question
heen presented for The consideration and
,lrrision Of sny People /! cmi'Janns sIood
before the gates Of Rome and demanded
the surrender Of I,at proud city. Alsrir.
covered with lie spoils Of conquest and
flushed With sirlory. held the Gaming
sword suspended over her dsslinies. The
tyranny and nsnrpalions Of the Suaris,
Threatening iosweep away every barrier 10
rivil freedom. forced the stout hearts Of the
English people to demand, even al The
hazard Of civil blnodshed. security, sub.
sianlial security. for their political rights.
Our own fneialhers were called TO respond
to the Issue Distinctly made by The :. forest
born Drmosihenes." and his compeers Of
I. liberty or DEATH" The genius of Bona.
parte swept like whirlwind over The face
Of Europe. laying prosiraie thrones and
dynasiies. when governments and princes
and people had their very existence sus-
pended ypon The decision ~ moment.
Such. aye. such events. we're but rlpplcs
an the ocean of mans destiny. compared
with The mountain wave which rises up.
~ the inquiry. whether this vast structure
Of human wisdom and Republican Free
dom is To continue longer The pride and
hope nf ciyilizalion and christianity, or he
dashed 10 pieces and destroyed by The
hand Of faction and lanaticism!
Is This Union worth preserving! Ask
yourselves whence came lLe monuments
Of National greatness and prosperity WHICH
meet The eye IN all sides in passing
through your Country! What has Sc.
cured your safety and peace at homo and
resperr abroad! What ills The heart 81
your ronnIryInen in distant land with
= proud consciousness Of security agains,
The readers attention is called 10 the fol.
lowing extract from the Proclamation Of Gene
raj Jackson against the proceedings Of South
Carolina, issued Dec. ii. 1882. The Ordi.
nance passed by that State claimed the right
and threatened 10 secede, il Congress attempted
To enforce the Tariff laws within her limits:
The Constitution of the United States then
forms government, not league, and whether
1t he formed by compact between the States or in
any other manner, its character is the same. Ii
is government in which all the people are repre-
scnted. which operates directly on the people in
dvhiually, mol upon the Staies--they retained
all the power they didnot grant. Bot each State
having expressly parted with so many powers as
TO constitute jointly with the other States single
naiion, cannot from tina; period possess any right
to secede, because such secession does mol break
league, but destroys the unity of nation; and
any injury 10 that unity is not only breach
which would result from the contraventon OF
compact, hut it is an offence against the whole
Union. To say that any State may at pleasure
seccde from the Union, is to say that the United
States are not nation, because il woull be
soecism 10. contend TINT any part of a nation
might dissolve lis nesion with the other parts.
To their injury OF ruin. without committing any
offence. Secession, like any other revolutionary
act, may be morally justified by the extremity Of
oppression; but to call it constitutional light is
Icopiounsling The meaning of terms, and can only
be done through gross crrer, or to deceive those
who are willing TO assert right, but would
pause before they made revolution, or incur
The penalties consequent on failure.r
Sta. Man. roI. s0l.)
Also 10 the following from his g Nuli6ca-
lion Message" transmitted to Congress, Jan. I6.
1888.
By these various proceedings the State of
South Carolina has forced the General Govern.