North Carolina standard., 1851-11-01

the ihe n the man Anglo-Saxon il their origin,
Iyning Iey descent from an ancestry common aIiHe -
clalrs rs, ctzens of the other States In the mon
mos' Oh w. divine no cause that would render the de.
ana We ,i,bin our territory less vigorous In nina
scJy than their forefathers. ltcanno' oe
OF oOJ Docpliarity in our institutions anu io!" Vi
e.overnment for the most ProsPeiou ;s.;t,,;ons and
s1 nc are blessed with the S1.ie
led bv the same genera Polcy'
govHe"oh horacter of soil has not olsPiteu' Hut
Inc oI i;nate enervated our population. Inc soli'
nds oturn for the labors OF the husoanoman yieiu
IN !e !It harvest, and is less remarkable lol ue
atv than the infinite variety of its producIlonS
9hiIs the climate without creating any PercePtlole
hnge in the temperaments characterlstics OF our
nnnie is SO modified, in different sectlons' tnat
Poty.cIouds float upon our mountains at the same
% that flowers brought from the tropics are bloom
; On our Eastern shore, and exhaling sweet odours
haneath Summers sun. The absence OF puHhc
ir,ne nor practice of vice and immortality can not
I've bIunted the moral OF her population, LOT
m No other State is virtue more highly appreciated
;teority so scrupulously practised-vtce more gen
ally reprobated-and crime certainly punished.
THE torpor Of the Body POHifc of which speak, mas
its oGin in of these causes, but results from me
total want of State Pride among our people, In the
sense that have considered it. ,
The erfinciiOn of this senment-or should rain
or saw decay, for l hope the germ still exlss-has
been occasoned, in eminent degree by the course
and action of the prominent public men In our State
who give tone to, and control public opinion and
in arraignng them at the bar of that public opinion
which they have misdirected, and holding them res
nonsibe for the dire consequences to our most vital
interests which have followed in the train OF their
conduct and example, intend injustice to the
Iiying-[ mean dsresPect to the dead. On the
contrary if time permitted 1t would be pleasing as
we'll as a grateful task, whilst awakening the slum-
herring energies of the one, to canonize the virtues OF
the other. We have had-we now have Patriots,
Statesmen, and Orators whose love OF country, tai
ents and eloquence, would render them ornaments
to any State but in selecting objects for the peculiar
devotion of their patriotism, and in choosing theatres
for the exercise and display of their talents and elo-
ouence, they have, in my humble judgment, commit
ted most grevous error and that error shall sum-
mon the bodness to expose.
There exists in this Republic the singular, yet, as
time has shown, consistent anomaly of two Govern
ments operating within the several States at the same
time and intended to work harmoniously in the same
system-one domestic, acting directly upon the i'm
mediate interests of its citizens, in the protection OF
their persons and property-the other chiefly foreign,
having its powers defined by express delegation, and
entering the domestic circle only in specified instances,
where that invasion is necessary to consummate the
main and principal purpose contemplated in its crea-
ton. The discussion OF the extent and nature OF the
powers thus delegated to the latter, and of the pro-
prey Of their exercise under various circumstances,
has originated political parties, organized with refer
ence these questions. Such parties, when found
ed upon principle arrayng men who honestly differ
in opinion on opposite sides of questions of national
policy, and, when confined to the legitimate purpose
of advancing issues thus made, emnently conser-
vaive. Their conflicts elicit truth and expose error,
and patriot regret their existence, will
fuse connection and afiliation with Them Solon in
corporated provision in the Athenian code, requr
ing every to take side the other in the
discussion and ultimate decision of public questions,
in order to the wisdom and counsel of vrtuous
These questions of national character
sometimes of great magnitude, involving the rights
of the States, the fate of the Union, yea the exis
ence of Constitutional liberty itself, and. in such
emergencies, they demand the highest consideration
Skak4
otimes ephemeral issues, creating mo-
menary excitement and then passing away, having
affected, IN serious respect, the general welfare.
In no instance however, the internal regulations
and local interest of any of the States be made
subordinate and inferior in the scale of importance,
to questions and issues pertaining to the Federal
Government, without retarding the progress and en-
dangerng the future welfare of the particular State
whose public sentiment may be thus misdirected.
1t has been the misfortune of our State, that her
statesmen, and leading men generally, have given to
national issues, whether momentous ephemeral,
apparent precedence in their regard. By speeches,
essays, and personal appeal they have directed the
attention of our people so habituay and constantly
10 these subjects, that many of citizens regard
lhem as the only questions demanding peculiar
slderatIon and believing, from the prominence al
ways accorded to national politics. that the Federal
head at Washington is the only source of life and
VITALITY TO our system-that national councils is
Inc only true medium of wise legslation-and that
hauonal glory is the only altar at which patriot
mat anxious zeal for the local prosperity of their
Slae, which untutored nature itself would otherwise
nave prompted them to feel and exhibit.
ny the example of her Statesmen, young men
OF genius and talent, Jas they respectively enter the
grand drama of life, turn aside from the paths of Lite
idue-desert the investigations of Science-forsake
Inc cultivation of Art-repudiae the homely avoca-
Hons OF Commerce, Trade, and Mechanical Industry,
dh1 seek political life affordng and opening the
oly sure avenue TO fame those pursuits alone are
CHOSEN, which may eventually lead the young aspi-
ld1ts TO political honors.
the instruction of her Patriots the patriotism
our people has been extended wider surface,
uut 1t is wholly Intellectual for good, because the
strength OF their local attachments has been impaired.
ie citlzens abandon their homes and firesides with
Ou' legre with positive Indifference, and, carrying
WIN Them wealth, intelligence and virtre, learn in
sOne more favored State, TO feel and cherish devo-
. Hou 10 the Immediate government which protects
T reln' mat would have had kindred feeling here.
e wealth thus abstracted is enriching every soil
e intelligence thus lost is enlightenng every cabi-
eIdnd the virtue thus removed is adjoining every
SOodl circle, in this widespread Union. Not only
20 our State thus impoverished by continuous ebb
ue oi Inc principal elements of prosperity, but she
h't even the consolation of knowing that she will
@ ean me affections and sympathies Of her departing
tb: lot the only testimonials furnished us, after
I r departure, that the land of their birth holds
pi; IN thelr memories, numerous epistoary sup
t.iTcdnons, lmploring their friends whom they leave
eno 10 follow their footsteps, and abandon State
s ds no sufficient public spirit to gain and main
a such position will secure the affections and
OOG,'and ~ the allegiance of her people.
our leading men hear, without rebuke the State
p1e OF an adjoining State denounced as presumption
s. I1iifogance, and although it may be esteemed by
~ u,ous persons TO be somewhat overweenino vet
H.: ney must concede, that it has thrown her popu-
Thu In IN advance of their nnPreending neighbors.