The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-09-03

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{ he fsgiiise slave BIN j. de onis NJ
nrsiniaz mea<~Fe ~ ihs Canprsms-e 10
&c r..a<r;rfsd. Wish u MAS Inseiie4bir.
snhous rk,snding lAn eonmpnicafina 10
lDa grral leaglh. 10 inrnrporste iaia q
iis- lezssi~s provisions al llie bill. Utmost
suffice. however. 10 stale that il was psr-
fmsl br me 81 tie sassi extreme adFo-
Gates ag souslssFn rigills ~ Congress IL
contains esefs pros,<iog iTz< s as demand
ed bs she Ssasls. and have yes 10 meet
with he FIRST man WIN claims MOTE y <nr
hands of Congress on his subjed itan
lins bii giants. Congress ~ flIe ssiops
lin Of lh,s bill. has. 10 .Ss Judgement. exs
hibiied a Willingness and dissemination
ially 10 dischsresfhe obligation which the
eonsIilulion iaspnses for The delivery Of our
fugitive slaves.
have nov rapidly referred 90 each oi
the compromise measures. and you will
see thai whilst. m The language of the
Georgia ronv. niion. | DO nor wlnalIy APP
prove Of al these measures. vel | see m
Them No si0lsiion OF our constitutional
nights; nor is there, 10 my opinion, any
lhiag which lorbids on The parl OF our peo-
pie an h,narable acqaies. ence in these
measures. Surh was the decision OF the
people Of the State last lall. as recorded by
their delegates IN The con, eniion OF last
November. IL | dad mol regard the sellle-
lnent as fair and honorable, | would not
be found among The advocates Of the
Georgia pla,llofm. II Is non simply be-
cause Geurga has decided the question
that naintsin her decision. but beransc
she has made wise. just, and patriotic
decision. Ill thought that Georgia had
made DECISION which subjected her citi-
gems 20 terms Of inequality and degrade,
ton. ! would. as loyal citizen, satmn
10 hcI will, until could induce her, Il in
my power. 10 abandon so hulpilialifg a
position; and such. presume. rs The po-
siiionsn every honorable man within her
Limits il is therefore right aud proper tina,
The people should know mol only whu
will submit 10 The decision OF the State,
but also who approves and will sustain
lhsi dcri.fcn.
Your frs, inierrogaiory directs my al
fenlion 10 the question of secession. and
you have put The issue upon The righl al
Sire 10 secele jrom the CGim WITHOUT
just cause. A this right is claimed by
many as constitutional right. and BY all
of those who advocate il in lis mn,lern ar-
cepia;ion as consistent with constitutional
obligations, I shalt consider il al some
length in reference 10 ITS constitutional
bearings.
When asked 10 concede the ,righ. oil a
State 10 secedc al pleasure from the
Union, with or without jpst capse. We are
called upon 10 admit that tie trainers oI
ihs constitution did that which was new
81 done By any other people possessed Of
their good sense and lnlellIsence-lh is.
q provide in the very orglniz i,ion Of ihx
government f,r lis own dissolution. Ii
seems TO me that su a course would mol
nLy have ben IN anomalous proceeding
hu wholly INCONSISTENT with lhe wisdom
and s.nnd Judgment which marked the de-
alterations Of ,hose wise aud good men who
framed our federal government. Whilst |
freely admd that such al opinion is eater
tanned by many for ghuse Judgment en-
,c,ian the highest resi- eel, have no hc.ita-
zion IN declaring thai the convictions Of my
own judgment are well sel,led, thai u,
such principle was contemplated IN ,llt
adoption Of our constitution. Ifil WIS TN
purpo.e ol The trainers Of ihe constitution
70 subject the reIpeiulIy OF The Union ID
The wll. and. indeed, may add, The Ca
price ni each Stale, il is most rem irka-
hle iaci that a principle Of such vast i'm,
poriance. involving The very existence o
tie republic, should hive Teen leit on uppr
ques,iaa, 10 be decided by infercne,s aut
metaphysical deductions gf fire most com
plIcAlcd character. When q.fe rises iron
= rareiu study Of tile CONSTITUTION Of Ill,
United States lie IreIs impressed ui.h il,
Yord1riul adaptation 10 ia, wants and in
teresis Of This growing people. MOI onl,
dos H. fad wise and jadIcious provision.
Jill guarantees for The stale OF the country
a. Il llien existed, but, with prophetic wi-,
DON, lis trainers Seem To iIive penetrated
the future, accommodating ilie govern
ment 10 The necessities and requirements
Of us pftsem Increased population and ex
leii'iel resources. am moi prepared 1,
tdnli that the men who exhibited so mucI
care and foresight in reference 10 all the
various parts Of This complicated machine
worli have left 10 vague conjecin III,
e4isie icc II the important aud Vial pow :
81, now claim d for each Slate, Of dissolv
ing al pleasure the Union which had cos
them and their compal,io,s SO much toll,
and labor. and AK ely. IL they had intend
ed 20 prurlde for The destruction az thai
Iioble structure winch they we've Then
frect.ng with al iIis care aud wisdom OF
able statesmen and devoted palfuls, by
such SIMPLE aud Obvious lHeans as the
withdrawal Of any State from the tonle-
sleraeY. they would have manifest their
IIiiention By sonic plain anil palpable pro-
vision of the constitution. Such co.lsc
would have been characteristic OF The llo.
hest, practical, aud enlightened statesmen