North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-08-23
THE AGITATORS

There are two memorable occasions nm
consolidation leaders-and especially ,bo." The
South-haye agitated upon the Slavery onSe. Of The
party effect. question 70,
Soon after the Mexican Territories had
qnIred, Mr.. Clayton, Senator from Delaw,. zen &c.
duced bill the object of which was 10 .,', milo.
whole question by leaving it to be decided h, I've The
Preme Court. The Democrats, as p,,,v "eSu
this bill, and gave it their support; and W.. rp0'ed
distinctly, that it was sustained and pressed enber
branches of Congress, with marked ahir;. both
Washington Union, the organ of the patin1n, ~ The
cracy. 1t was opposed by Messrs. Webste, RE- Dsp'
and others of the same stamp. but it passed ,s
ate and went to the House, Ohere ii ayas dc Ten'
se0en Southern Wings, and among them NJ, n by
of this State, and Mr. Stevens of Georgia Th OnNel
the whole question again open for the reDor.I leT
itatlon and strife. The object of these a.
leaders was attained and they went into ~ PuOOs
ing campaign with the Slavery question 40 ,ho; pend
topic of discussion, and they so used il 40 n'A
to themselves the political power of the corr,. ca
was all they wanted. That
Again, during the last Congress the slave,r
ton was comproElsed-setled, tic adopt tbei, 1's'
expression; and the whole country, and esna.. O"a
the South. had room for indulging the him. ' Ill
the day of strife and agitation had passed ~''
But not SO. These same leaders came fo,v..s
the opening of the late campaign in this S,,,a
not only approved this settlement tbemsslnoa '"Q
they demanded the same approval from all ~ y"
under pain of being held up traitors and eDemi.
to the government of their country. Tboso "'
could not conscientiously approve the whole If a.:
compromise were silent for time, but thew vo,.
length compelled to speak out. 1t was in vain H.
they acquiesced in this compromise-t was in ra;
that they declared it ought to stand as il wac 81,
that hey would adhere to it as it was for the ..l,
the Union, provided the free States woud do a.
same-they denounced as agitatOrs and D;sn;..
ISIS because they aUouM not praise H. and wero e.,
into discussion of its features in selEdefence Thu.
did these unprincpled Consolidation leaders revv.
second time, the agitation this question for M,
ty purposes and that, too, over the very neasn,
which they declared had settled it fairly Justly and
for all time! Has any country, since civizationbad
name, or free government being, ever been afic,
ed and tormented by such menl
And yet these agitators-these brazenfaced bvDo
critics, dare TO talk of their devotion TO the Union
They profess TO be devoted to Union the extepsoD
of whose limits they have invariably opposed, and
whose quiet they have interrupted, time and again.
by their Partzan broils and sectional contentious!
When We speak of Consolidation leaders we mean
the old Federalists in the Wing party, and not those
patriotic men of that party who have stood forward
so boldly, of late for Southern rights. But these old
Federaiss control that party now, they did in the
days of John Adams and during the war of 1912; and
they will continue to control it, They are The agi.
tors and Dsunionists they the enemies of repose
and of public order they the men, who, careless
of the prosperity of the country and of the glory and
even existence of the Union, agtate for the spOs of
Office and the qualification of their own unhallowed
am