The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-09

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end q ~ jnsiikeaiioH. Il . % ne pain.
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sers-lian.
Pardon me for sliDaing. an this ronner.
ion. % IA anrraissr in my rcRsrrssianaI
ra'ref. ! had an old and valued flirnd.
one whom I eslesmsd. tel ul,s possessed
some secsnlririlies and Pernlisr notions Of
Poiiiic-l duly Il alAirh, did not approve.
] need naI say ihal ! Aiinde 10 The sene-
rable Mr. Adams. You are al aware
that he Was early iInbned wili The pfin-
clple. upon hiehh he universally prarii.ed.
Thai every silizen had the right 10 he leard
IN Congress by hls petition. and thai he
Was nllen made the medium nf present.
ing - The Honse matters III which he en-.
iifeiy dis1pprnsed. His maxim was ihzi
very citizen had The right 10 petition. and
than II was The duty Of Congress 10 eon.
slider fuch peiilion. Acting upon ,his
knarn principle. he was often played up.
on doubtless hy those who were in1uene-
ed hy misehie,ons purposes. ! well re-
collect On one 0crasina that he rose and
stated 10 The House that lie had rereised
a petition Of very peculiar character. he
sentiments Of whirh he did moi approve;
bur. on The prinripls upon which he Uni.
yer~alIy acted. lie fell il 10 be his dni; 10
present IL 10 The llnnse, lie stated that
IL was a petition from certain rItizens,
whose names we're signed 10 il. praying
for dissolution OF The Union but. for
Tie purpose nf freeing himself from tie
impnlslion Of fa,oring such sentiment.
he. al the same nme ihai be discharged
his dnIy in ihr presentation Of Tie peii.
lion. felt IL alsn 10 he his duly TO aeenm.
pany il with a resolution that il be refer.
red 10 select commiliee with positive
instructions 10 report against tie prayer
of The p-iIlinners. What were The pro-
cerdisgs upon that occasiOn' This an
nunriainn was no sooner made IN The
House of Representative than the whole
ll0.se seemed 10 he in icrmeni. and in
very Few moments resolution was IN
Irojure. for the purpose nfexpel!mg Mr.
Adams from the House for having dared
10 lnlrnJuce petition there for a dlssoln.
Iinn al the Union, although accompanied
al The same lime With a positive declara-
iloE oil his pan Thai hs WAS Oppose To IL,
aui! an appeal TO the House To sanction
his sentiments Dn the suhlert.
But VIVA, dn We see now Ten years
have not passed since that scene Ions PLACE
in the House oi representatives. and since
thai mau, who for lnpr years had filsrllarg-
ell the duties at Chef Magistrate al this
Union. suad Il tie bar os Illat House,
and morning afeI morning came 10 me
and asked Of me not 10 move the public
business. so as 90 iorce a vote on the
resolution exprlline him from The ilonse,
until he had chance 10 be heard. lie
feared. sir. tllaihc might be expelled from
thai body for ding what he deemed TO be
his ,mpesaiise duly in preservation Of the
right Of petition. shI,onah he was imbued
with lie strongest sentiments in favor Of
The Union Of these States. ] was iGrced,
from feeling of sympathy am, regard
for him. 10 suffer the public business Ia
he delayed iiom day TO day. ior ore or
lwo weeks. in order that he might present
his sentiments to The House on The sub
jec,. 10 conrinre them that. although he
presented petition for The dissolution Of
the Union. he did not approve of those
sentiments. ,lnuhl whether any thing
short Of lla, could have saved that dis
iinguisheJ man from expulsion from thai
body.
Since then we have lived scarcely Ten
years, aud The value Of this Union is now
i common subject Of conversation. THIS
very circumstance Hooking back to thai
occurrence. and then To what we have
seen within The year past should alarm
The true friends OF this Republic. u
shonld teach Us there are men North and
South who aie ready TO accelerate The fall
Of this Union. and il necessary TO destroy
il. say this in all sincerity. lsay. too,
thai when | Ionk back to the crisis through
which we have passed. feel that there
was danger thai The days Of this Union
were numbered. determined then. i
necessary, 10 sacrifice every political
prospect ! had in the world. and lie It.
sell, 10 save The country. Grea. cheer
ing.
But. fellow citizens. have said more
than | intended. Your very fatterlng ant
undeserved compliment has betrayed me
INFO a speech that never intended Y
make. You will pardon me, trust
/ There are those with me mnch more ga
l'pable Of addressing you than myself
L Permit me 10 return 10 you my very SIN
ctre blanks for the very kind manner u
which you have received me.
!. MR.. STITART'S REMARKS in RICH
MOND.
i FELLow-cITIzENs 81 feel as II !
were somewhat unkind in my dlstln
guished friend, to present me thus un
expectedly before you. came mere
not to participate in the enthusiasm