North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-31
MP vENARI.E

We copy the following notice of recent Speech
of this gentleman, from the last North Carolina.
Democrat; 4
"lloN. A. w. VENABLE. We had the pleasure in
common with large number of the people OF Ala
nance county, OF listening Tuesday of last Cour
week TO one OF the most able, eloquent and satisfac-
tory speeches, from our late Representative in Con-
gress, which we have every heard We wish that
every submissionst in the South-every apoogist of
Northern aggression could have been present that
occasion. Cold and calious indeed must have been
the heart and dead to every sense Of manly ndepen-
dence, that had been unmoved by the recital OF the
accumulated injuries inflicted upon the SouIh-iDlu-
res to which has been added insult in the shape OF
compromise which takes all commended for from
party and offers nothing in return except what tina:
party already rlghttully possessed compromise
which carries with degradation and disgrace in the
acknowledgement of political inequality and the
of to stand up boldly and demand our rights.
That Compromise has passed through the usual
formalIties and has become the law of land upon
statute book then let it remain the last offering
which the South will make TO the Unou-as
perpetual testimony against her oppressors should
they fail carry the provisions line of defence
at which the South will stand for all
unitedly prepared to hur back aggression-prepared
to say in tones of thunder to the giant mass" of
Northern fanatcism :. hitherto shalt thou and
further and here shall thy proud be stayed"
Mr. Venable commenced by saying that it gave him
pleasure to with such large number OF his fell
low citizens of Alamance county, and render to them
DIN account of his stewardship. He said that he had
had the honor be their representative in Congress
for the last two yearsa period which had formed an
evenfu in our political history that throughout
all the trying scenes in which he had acted, he had
endeavored to discharge his duty faithfully to those
who had generously conided their interests to his
keeping. He said that although he did not court
opposition, he did fear the rigid investigation
into his political course and stood ready to defend
himself from all charges that had been or could be
preferred against him. He said that he had been
called disunionis because he voted against the Com
promise measures. He then took them up one by
one, and Showed in what respects they were objec-
tionabe, and how they had been opposed by both po
tica parties. He said that he had never harbored
thought hostile TO the Union, according to the Con-
stitution which forefathers had given He
for the Union agreeably to that compact, entered
into between equal sovereigns and not otherwise.
Representing the largest slaveholding District in
North Carolina, he worl Id have been unfaithfuI
sentinel the watchtower at Washingto City where
they had placed him, had he failed warn them oil
approaching danger For this he had been denounced
agitator. If to give the votes that he had Civ
en-, to utter the sentiments he had uttered mered the
appellaon of agitator he should continue to agitate
as heretofore, whenever he the interests of his
constituents about to suffer, and their rights about
be invaded, and if this treason in the estimation
of his opponents g let them make the most of it,
We wish that able TO follow the eloquent
speaker through his long and intensely interesting
Address, but other engagements prevented from
transferring at the time his burning language to pa
per- Those who heard him will recognise in the above
but meagre sketch of what he said that occasion
We may safely say that all delighted with
the able vindication which he made of his course
Wings and Democrats there in about equal pro-
portions. But not word of comPlant-not muir
muir of dissatisfaction heard. There nc
submissionists in that crowd. There but few in
Alanance county. The descendants of the Regula-
tors know their rights, and knowing dlre naintair
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