Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1851-06-04
MR.. YENARLE.

We copy the. following notice of recent Speech
of this gentleman, from the last North Carolina
Democrat:
Hon. A. w. VENABLR. We had the pleasure in
common with large number of the people of Ala
nance county, of listening Tuesday of last Cour)
week to Of the able, eloquent and satstac-
tory speeches, from our late Representative in Con-
gress, which we have every heard. We wish that
every submissionist in the South-every apologst Of
Northern aggression could have been present that
occasion. Cold and calIous indeed must have been
inc heart and dead to every sense Of manly indePen-
oence that had been unmoved by the recital OF the
accumulated injuries inflicted upon the South-inju-
les TO which has been added insult in the shape OF
compromise which takes all commended for from one
party and oilers nothing in return except what tha:
party already righttulIy possessed--a compromise
which carries with degradation and disgrace in the
of political inequality and the want
OF nerve to stand up boldly and demand our rights.
That Compromise has passed through the usual
1ormalltIes and has become the law of land upon
s'atute DOCK then let it remain the last offering
winch the South will make to save the Union-as a
perpetual testimony against her opPressors should
they fail to carry the provisons-a line OF defence
at which the South will stand for all time to come
nnltedy prepared to hurl back aggression-prePared
to say In tones Of thunder to the giant mass OF
Northern anatcism, " hitherto shalt thou come and
no further and here shall thy proud waves be stayed"
MIR. Venabe commenced by saying that it gave him
pleasure to meet with such large number OF his tel
low citizens of Aamance county, and renderto them
dn account of his stewardship. He said that ne had
had the honor to be their representative in Congress
eventful in our political history; that throughout
all the trying in which he had acted, he had
endeavored to discharge his duty faithfully to those
who had generously con6ded their interests to his
keeping. He said that although he did not court
oPpostion he did not fear the most rigid investigation
InffN do hnf far,d
himself from all charges that had been could be
preferred against him. He said that he had been
called disunionst because he voted against the Com
promise measures. He then took them up one by
one. and Showed in what respects they were objec-
tonabe, and how they had been opposed by both po-
tcal parties. He said that he had never harbored
thought hostile to the Union, according to the Con-
stitution which our forefathers had given Us. He
for the Union agreeably to that compact entered
into between equal soveregns and not otherwise.
Representing the largest slaveholding District in
North Carolina, he wo, Id have been an unfaithful
sentinel on the watchtower at Washingto City where
they had placed him, had he failed to warn them of
approaching danger. For this he had been denounced
an agitaor If to give the votes that he had Civ
utter the sentiments he had uttered merited the
appeation of agitaor he should continue to agtate
heretofore, whenever he saw the interests of his
constituents about to suffer, and their rights about
be invaded, and if this treason in the estimation
of his opponents let them make the most of it,
We wish that we were 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 pa
per- Those who heard him will recognise in the above
but meagre sketch of what he said tina: OCCASION
We may safely say that all were delighted with
the able vndicaton which he made of his course.
Wings and Democrats were there in about equal pro-
portions. But not word of complaint-not muir
mur OF dissatisfaction heard. There were no
submssionists in that crowd. There but few in
Alamance county. The descendants of the Regula-
tors know their rights and knowing dare maintain
fkem'"