The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-03

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$ MS naricUlsIly only in consideration
Al shs inposlanrs ana. bed 20 q by others.
r.. n uhsi have ssiJ. il wiil - ally ap-
pear has hnld llsl they wssald moi b.
In my epla,on. go nssa eonsasss sfeasoa
uhn scss III obs1isnre 40 The laws md
.siliniiliez Of rrysis<Iy organized gos-
fHnmenl. surh - NC ssressnse 1ns STATE
governments iu be.
Bui there Is aqaeslian. genIlrmra. m
volsrd IN ya.r miefroz siafies hirlr risrs
IN magnitude Car above any which have
vel considered. lsinsolses HE Important
lnqnsry Wheeler. IN the stenl Of STATE
secrding frnm he Unina. and slie Ere
ssiise &C she Unisrd Stairs making re-
qnisiiion lar ifoap- 10 eoesee her back. !.
Il eIerled governor 81 irorgia. would obey
that rrqni-illoa- This Question may be-
cone rrrrliraI one-l sincerity Trust
and hope 4 never will. Under ihe exi,-
ting hWs Of ,he United Stairs. lie Presi-
dent has 40 power 10 order ous The militia
10 coeree seeeding Stale. Neither The
ari OF 1895 nor lie aes Of 1907 would
apply in such an emergency. Those acts
apply 10 cases where individuals. acsing
without .he aulhon'y az any State gov
eminent. resist By fnree the LAWS Of The
United Sisles--io riots aud insarrriians
10 such rases as we acre spprrhcnsise
few months since might be msnihsfd
in opposition 10 the Iug,'reaIase law N
pariions of The northern States. 'fhat
this Is The true construction 10 be placed
upon these aels will be apparent from The
conduit Of General Jaeksvn in former
period oil orr history. when The Sla 81
souih Csrnhns threatened 20 secede Rom
The Uninn. lie then k.und il seeessa'y
10 invoke the aid nf adduinnaf Legislation
by Congress. IIls appeal TO Tie then
Congress resulted IN the passage of the
Law famihsrly known n " the force bills"
hui that aci being Temporary in is .brrl
and rhsrseler. has lo~i all ms Vitality. and
long sinre crssed 10 be- &C lnfre. having
expired by MS avn hrHiistion. in The
contingency involved in ynnr question,
il would be necessary that the President.
if MS siews Of fieht and rohry lad him
10 coercion. shonld ask of Congress addi
iiunaf leeislaiion. and II would he ior
them TO determine whether az moi illry
would grant h. ~ State should seresle.
and The President shmld rrromn,cmd 10
Congress snrh leeislaiion. aud Congress
should grant Ii. Then your question would
become practical. aud am prepared Ia
answer IL fully. freely. aud frankly. j,
wanid he The mo-i fearful Issue that ever
the pcoIlr az this country have been rail-
cd ON 10 decide since tie days 81 The rev.
olutlrn--so momenlous. so vital To The
interests ofIhe people Of Georgia. thai I
should feel honnd 10 asc, riain The will ui
Iha, people before ] acted. I should en-.
drarpr Ia be The erecufire Of IRE rM Of
The people Of Gsogias To ascertain thai
will. | should convene HE legislature al
the Slate. and recommended 10 them Ia
call ron, eniian of Ihr prrpl,. and il
would be for that convsnilnn. represent.
ing the people upon that nakei issue; 10
determine wI,e,hcr tieorgia wnnId go oui
Il the Union. and ally herself and rel,l
iirI deslinirs will, HE sersding Safe. or
whether she va. hi ,esnain in The Uninn
aud abide the fortunes a. her alIirr SISTERS.
Aud as Georgia SPOKE. 81 wnuhi . rnslca.
'r. u her rS'rn,ise. To give power aud
rIliri Ia her ,oirr.
But u n rolision &c arms beiwerr The
States composing oir gloiiaus ronie,ic-
rary sh",ild ever come. ~ requires DO pro-
! phr; Ia predict the r,-shll. The Umon
wonl,l fall benra HE weight al le, CHI.
lion and hlooJ. ard fall. lear. les re ma
,r"rr. u was formed ia The heas,s III lie
Ann rIran pe"ple-ii ran olily be p,eser,.
cd in their hearts. Wien auy ,erv barge
pnr'i"n &C it- inhabitants look pm IL as
dpprcsssag ard degrading ihrn-- q ifrn
iiiry rfasr 10 retfir IL as the legacy ~
Washington aud the inhrri,an,e ri The
ll,Hni of The re,al.iior--i,s Vitality will
lie gone. atd empty pas,hm NJ. though
aided w fifiliiais i.,rrr. ran never hnli il
ingeiier. lltnre We STE the ahuIliunists
~ The North drlmunting 10 as "a cove.
maui with hell :" aud hence we h, mr. the
.isnnpnnis,s IL the Suut inlanua The
hearts III The people ag inst il announcing
hat The, have. hrru drgra,lrtl ami nppr s.
I'd Us i. and preparing e,cn,usIly To
overthrow il. They are wise men riry
understand the working. &C The hnnan
u nIii and llry well know iI,al q hen the
heat lrrl< Il,al wrong. in,l,gni,y anil insult
hsrt h'sn hrarc.l iron man, unirss he
nc Indeed a rrasen spirits blnw vii fl.
low. Prepare The l,rHris ~ The people ir
hale HE Uni"n oi their tathrrs, and the
battle y Wnn--iinry are ready 10 right n
sian>i u. Hence. bcli.iig. as ! de-. thai
the h'r 'ompr"mise Is sm b. IN the san-
gnasr Of eir,ryia platform, a. she eats ~
honor abide by have srd,r-iy If r.
VI my pnwrr Ia stay ll,i> craselrss and
fninnns aei ati"i,. Nolil, aud South, and
Ia keep HE ronsiiIu ion and the Union.
where our Iall,crs rrtrled II,rin. firmly IN
the I"unlaiion 81 the peoples hearts.
lan, very re.pe. lIuily, ,our obedien,