The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-26

tmmoftA epifa ol Mat NtuetAfFs eA6f
could sFaln poo on iis mnElilny and moEs
u uur miilsl. Whti Fapld hs maTs grsifial
% his letiings han ~ witness The eunse,
rraiian NJ his aNn birthday 10 The eahss
&C HAL n0bIe Onion Hhirh he hoped NIGH
be p-rpeiusii
A fsw months sinrr. znd he siousfsl
hears we're appalled, with he dangers
shirh ihrrssened The Integrity of she &c
puhlie. A question inwnisinx The masl
dangerous issue whirh ran esrr arise "a
aur epanirv vas rspally dividing The pea.
ple NJ The union inio scriianzl prTznIzs.
lions. Ihus driving iI,e aid ship af Siass
with frariul velocity upon almost certain
drsimriion. The ranirsi in our our
Ssslr arising oui of This ques,ian Is We
fresh in the rernlleriien nj nnf people
u was warm and spirited. exhibiting ma
tart that there srisIrd in The puhl,r mind
a due appreciation of ihe mnmrnlous ron
sequences ins olsed in iis DECISION. trusl
that he lessons of wisdom winch ID m.
rnlrs'td viii mi ,pan be faieollrn. and
that The henr6rizl results which ihe ri
umph Of just and constitutional prineiplrs
then promised 10 The rounify viii he lui.
~ realised in The future history ef ibe re.
puhlir. Whether ar moi This just and well
founded hope 10 destined 10 realizaiiou
ar Disappointment. is rniirely dependant
upon the wisdom and iirmnesx Of those
who have participated in bringing ahonl
the present prosperous and happy Stale ol
public affairs.
The dangers WHICH 81 universally
threatened few months ago the peace
and quiet &c The eouniry. invoking The
very existence Of The Unian. have been
avaised and turned aside: bur il would
he criminal hlnndrr 10 suppose thai ihey
have heen entirely overcome and destroy.
ed. So long as the cause which brought
about these dangers shall continue 90 tx.
III. 90 long will The duty of The waiclful
sentinel remain In he performed. So long
as The fiendl.h spirit Of fanalicism is f,und
warning upon The constitution. apd the
disnLinnisi is attempting 10 pais"n the
hearts IL The people with a spirit Of hatred
To the Union af our fathers. % long will
the obligation rest upon all true friend. Of
the Union to nniIe their hands and hearts
IN defending common cauniry from the
REASONABLE assaults of common enrny.
II requires only brief reference 10 the
past. and glance al the future. 10 satisfy
any rand,d and intelligent mind thai these
elements Of danger are vet in existence,
10 be met and overcome as lhey may from
time 10 time develope themselves 10 The
country. A sectional majority hal threat
ened. by the exercise nf disputed pow>
er. Ia irampIe upoa the constitutional rights
Of The minority. . he people II the South
declared ,l,al ,here existed no consiilu,inn-
al pnwer in this Government TO exclude
them from the free and equal parlicipa.
ii"n 81 The ierrilory acquired by the joint
hlm'd aud treasure of the whole country.
Whilst Northern msjnri,y ihrealened a
disregard Of this rons iIuiianal righ.-a
iirea, whirh they proposed 10 execute hy
the passage of that odions measure fami.
l'arly known To the cnrntry as The vii
mot proyiso-ihe South also demanded
the exernlion If voluntary obligation
assumed by their Northern brethren, 10
deliver ton onr fugitive slaves y 10 nigh,
escape. ar he eniired inio the nnn-siaye.
holding States. This demand had long
heen nfgl' clrd. until the obligation itself
was lrli. in many portions Of the rouniry,
ir he an nnmeaning clause Of the consi,-
ipupn. These were the clemens of d,..
'rsrll"n winch were 80 rapidly lnosening
the honds that held together or Union.
anal every PATRIOTIC heart in the land wa,rh-
ed with The inlensrsl anxiety the progress
oI that long aud ardnnns Struggle u bich
was Ia decide these momenious issues.
That derislon was ma,lr--,he wisdom.
intelligence. and patriotism nf the country
were innnd adequate 10 The ,a.k whirh
The emergency created. IN the series nf
adjustment measures passed at The asl ses.
sion Of Congress nn The various branches
Of The slavery question.
II only now needs to he considered final
and then will lgrsni tina, the danger Is en-.
lirely over aud The Republic is safe. Bu,.
unfortunately for the future peace and
qnic, of The country, this settlement i. not
regard d in ,ha, light bv large portion
ct the people. Al the North. a rlanor
has been raised for The repeal of the iugi-
i've slave law bv iha, restless and ianalicaI
crew whose hostility TO The Soulh and her
institutions has rendered them proverhial.
~ Infamous in the estimation af all good
cItlzans. But the ahoIilionisis do mo-,
content themselves with demand for The
repeal of this part Of the compromise.
They drnnunre The whole settlement a.
base surrender TO the.drman,ls al; the
South. and in the continued agiislinn az
the question ofslaverv. seek the tlestruc.
tim at The Union. because that lnion
guards and projects the South. hy It's
constitutional provi.ions. in the undis-
inrhed enjoyment Of its peculiar insi,ln-
tons. speak Of The opponents of this
settlement al the North as abnlilinnisi.,
as ] do not feel disposed TO dlscrimi-
nate between The omen aud a,aw.J ..k,i;-