The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-10-29

ihe necessity 81 The eklsieHee ant tic
atplicalian 81 lnrcf. both IN our faFeien
sod domestic ttialinns. cangffts i "a,
pIsssly an.h0rized 30 raise and supPnn
armies. ID proFsAe and nainisin n
w" and " - provide faF calling Firth lie
mllilia. 10 execufs The laws ii ille uninn.
suppress insuTecfi0R. and Irpri insa-
sions."
The duly of exeruiing The hgf and
snPpiessing Instructions Is wilh"ul limi-
iaiinn OF Qualification; n - rr-exirnsive
with the jurisdiction al Tie United STATES.
ana n c0mpfrhends every sPrries nfresis-
lance 10 lile execution nl he laus. and
every FIRM Of insnIrerIion. no matter uH-
der what ausplees ar sanction Il Is made.
individuals. pnhlir meetings. States nay
resolve. as ollen IS their lssirs az passions
may prompt lhem 10 resolve. that they
will foreibly oppose The execution 81 the
laws. and serede from The Uninn. Whilst
Ihese resolutions remain on paper HEY
are harmless; but The momens . daring
hand is raised 10 resist by lorre The exc.
cuIinn Of The laws. the dnIy u enforcing
Them arises. and il the conflict uhirll may
ensue should lead "a civ'l war. The resell.
ing parry. ha,ing hegnn il. will be re.
sponsible foi all The ronseqne, ees.
Since lhe adoption &c our present Con.
sii uiion. and The Union which il creaird.
BY The blessing of Providence. ne hare
advanced in population. power. wealth.
internal improvement. and national great
ness. with degree Of Iapidiiy which.
unparalleled in ancient az modern nations.
has exeiied the establishment and enm-
manded the admiration of mankind. Our
ample limits and extensive jurisdiction.
more than ifipled. have been made 10 en-
brare all the Provinces II Louisiana. llle
iwo Floridas. Texas. and New Mexico
and passing The Rocky Mountains, have
reached The Parific ocean. eomprehensling
Oregon and California and Utah. Our
population has risen from four TO twenty
three millions our revenue. without any
onerous burden. has grown from less Than
three 10 near fiiiy millions Of dollars our
revolutionary debi is eslingnishrd: or
mercantile marine j. MI surpassed ~ thai
OF The greatest maritime Power; The a.
bnndan products of our agrir. lure safety
all our wants. and contribute 10 lhe sub.
sisienre 0i other ma ions our manulac.
lures are rapidly tending to The supply Of
all we essentially nee,. from them. and To
afford surplus for the prosecution &c our
extended loreign commerce; the surface
Of our land Is striped over with railroads
and Iurnpikes. aud orr seas. lakes. and
navigahle waters lcsound with The roar Of
innumerable steam vessels.
Your own great city illustrates our sur.
pI'sing progress. Alter The commence.
meni of the operation al this constitution.
IN 1870. lis population was 33.l3I. By
the census of 1850. il was sis 3g4, and
our other cities hive increased 10 scarcely
less ratio. A. he problem of the capaci-
" oi representative government 10 main
tain free and liberal insIiIuiinns on an ex.
lensive Tertiary has been lriunplanlly
sol.ed by The intelligence of the people,
and all The powerful agency OF Steam and
lightning
Such are the gratifying results whrh
have heen obtained u der The an. pires Of
thai Union which some rash men, prompt.
ell BY ambition. passion. and pl,renzy,
would seek 10 dissolve aud subveri !! 10
revolt against such Government for any
thing winch has passed would be So airo.
clons. aud characterized by such extreme
folly and madness. that We NAV search in
vain inran example Oft in human annals.
We ran look f,r lis prototype only (if /
may he parllnl.ed the alIu.inn) 10 ihal d.
ahnlral re,oll which. accorded on The pa-
ges OF llnly u RI, has been illustrated and
COMMUNICATED by The sublime genius oil
the immortal Million.
Ia conclusion. gentlemen. lei us enjoy
The proud ennsolalion allordea bv The
ronvIrIlnn that rasl MAJORITY of the peo
pie at The United State, true 4. ihelr
rriallier-, true 10 ilrmsel, es. aud lrne 10
roslcr'iy. aie iirnlg aud immnvably III.
Ia he,! - thus Union. lI,ai hey see IN It ]
Sale and sure. il not The sole. guaranty 81
liberty. Of Internal psare. nf prosperity,
aud al national haPpme.s. progress. and
greatness: that lis dissolution would he
i"Il"wed by endless wars among ourselves
ny the temp atm ar invitation lo tnreip.
Pow rs 10 take part in them; and. ii allv,
hy ioreign snhlngaiion, or lire establish.
m'ni 81 Irspnism: aud that .uniir,I We
stand. Iii, i,led W. T.. ~
| am. with tie highest respect. your
incident ser ant. u. CLAY.
Messrs. Stephen Whitney, Geo. Grssold.
Daniel iillmnn. an the other sisners Of
the Address, &c.
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