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

sapplng the very foundation ether pros.
perity. That b. the Missouri comErs-
mise bali Of the Territory detached
IRON Texas. lying north Of So so, had
already been declared 10 be free soil.
and that BY attaching il to New Mexi-
CO, this provision II the Missouri Com
promise ceased TO be operative. and
The whole may come in as slave State,
and II is now optionary with the South
ern people, whether or not il shall do
SO. In the third place. il materially
assisted IN healing the dissentions of
The country and restoring tranquility
and good order in the place of ami
mostly and disquiet. That il settled a
disputed boundary, most fruitful
source Of future troubles and anxiety.
to the satisfaction Of both parties 20 the
contract That the right Of Congress
to make this disposition Of the Terri
tory was TO be found in that clause of
the Constitution. which gives the power
to Congress and the Legislatures of the
States, either TO erect one State into
two, or two States into one and
forfiori, these powers are competent TO
erect State into State aud Terrific
~. which is merely State in embryo.
That BY the Fugitive Slave law. the
recapture Of fugitive slaves was CERTAIN;
that this is now the duty of the Gene.
raj Government; that sufficient and
prompt means have been provided TO
effect their rendition, and that nothing
will so readily defeat this general obi
CATION, as the doctrine Of secession. A
northern State might Withdraw fro,a the
Union. aud easily become the reeepta-
Gle OF the iugitiyes; and that the South
would have noredress, but the ytterance
of vain appeals to the justice of those
with whom they are unwilling to as
sociate.
He said that the doctrine of seees-
sion originated in the thwarted presi-
dental aspirations of Mr.. Calhoun;
was unknown to the fathers OF the Con-
stitution: quoted the celebrated proc
lamation Of General Jackson, denounc-
ing Notification, Secession, and what
ever else tends to sunder the Union of
the States and thus destroy our Nation.
al existence. Mr.. Phillips showed the
absurdity of the Hon. Gentleman in
charging Gen. Washington and Mr..
Webster with being Secessionists: quo-
ted from Mr.. Webster's recent speech
at the Capon Springs to show that Mr..
Webster advocated an entirely differ
ent measure of redress, viz. the right
Of revolution, justiiiable. only in ex,
IRENE necessity, and which no one has
ever denied to be inherent in every
people acknowledging a Government
OF their own creation. No one beliey-
ed in Secession in l8I2-'l5: nor
would the doctrine now stand the test
of a dangerous war. Mr.. Phillips con-
cluded with appealing to the patriotic
men Of the country to remain steadfast
in the faith of their fathers, resisting the
allurements Of designing and ambitious
men, holding fast to the integrity Of the
Union as the only safeguard Of real
liberty enlightened and restrained by
Law.
Mr.. Venable is essentially illogical
in augmentation; his speeches are all
Of the al captandum order. He speaks
to the passions and prejudices Of men
appeals to facts Of neighborhood noto-
riety to illustrate and sustain his ex-
trayagances-leaps to conclusions-is
sometimes right, butoiten wrong-facts
and dates are the playthings Of his
humor, and he deals with them accor-
dinghy. He has more learning than
judgment, is more snowy than solid,
he has more confidence than genius,
though withal is an agreeable speaker.
when he loses sight Of his offensive
dogmas. If he was singular in his o.
pinions, he could be employed to neu,
tralize the gasconade of the abolition
lists; equal opposing forces destroy each
other. As it is we want better and
an ADLER man. e.