The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-11

msnl Zoe ihs pufross q prevailing you.
A. pebble mfn md pissle mfn-at good
pan ana pziriniie men-thui yea ought.
10 ths extent 81 your ability AID iahg-
enrs, 10 see % il ihsi surh l4us are es-
tablmhed and maintained IS shah keep
you, and The Soash. sad The West. and
Ill The country iogelhess - Gar - 4 lsJast
and right. and ~ FAR - the constitution
demands. Say. that what 10 demanded
Of ns ID 10 be up 10 our eonssilailonsl dn-
lies-lo DO for The South what The South
have right 10 demand.
Genllemen. have been some time be-
fore The public. sly character Is known.
nv lie i before The country. profess 20
lore liberty as much a. any man llsinss
but / profess 10 love American liberty
that liberty which j. seelrrd 70 The eona'
try BY Tie constitution under which We
live, and have no great opinion 81 that
liberty whieh gaes over The restraints OF
law or of the constitution. held lbe con-
slirulIon OF lie UnIed States 10 be The
bulwark. the only bulwark. OF our liberties
and our national chari. .ion'l mean that
you should became slaves under the con-
siilulinn. That is not American liberty;
that is mol The Liberty Of The Union for
which our fathers loughl-lhal liberty
which has given US right 10 be knawn
and respected oil over The world. Gen.
ilemen. lei me say 10 you that. as much as
! admire the character of the people Of
western New York-as much Us | wish
10 retain your good opinian-if you would
ever place me hereafter in anyiconne xinn
with public life, lri me tell you now thai
you must moi expecl from me lie slightest
variation. eyen Of hairs breadth. from
The. constitution Of The United States.
CCiies Of. Good good g"od!" am
northern man. was born Al Tie Nnrlh
dedicated III The Nollh-,tave lived al
my days al The Norih. know five
hundred northern men 10 one southern
| man. My sympalhies-all my sympa>
ihies--my love OF liberty fnr MI mankind,
oi every roloI-are The same as yours.
My affections and hopes ia that respect
are exactly like yours. wish 10 see all
men f.ee-sll men happy. ! haseno as
saciallons oul Of The northern States. My
people are yonr people. aud jet Al,
told sometimes that am n 4 liberty nan
because am moi frec-s0il man. Laugh
ter. What an !, what was ! ever, what
shall be hereafter. ii w.uld sacliliee,
for any consideration. thai love of Amer.
can liberty which has gloaeG in my breast
since my infancy, AMI which hope will
never leave me till expises ( Applause. I
Gentlemen. ! eerrtexliemely that slavery
exists in The southern States: but Con-
gress has no power 10 ael upon il. Ii may
he. however. that. in The dispensalinn 81
Providence. some remedy fur this eyi
may occur, or may be hoped Coz hereafter
Bni in lllemean time hold ON 10 ihrronsii
tuition Of The United States; and you need
neser expect from me, under any cirtpm'
stances, that shall laller from il-ihal
shall be otherwise than frank and decisive,
wauLl no, part will, my haracler as !
man of firmness and ,lecisinn. and hunDl
and principle. for all that the world holds,
You will find me irne To The North. be.
cause all my sympalhies are with the
North. My affections. my children. my
skeIlhine is with The North, Bul when
up before my country one ap-
poiiIied 10 administer lie constitution oil
The cnuniry.rby The blessing Of God will
be just. G,eal applause. tenllcmen
! expect 10 he llbelled and abused-yes
libellcd and abused. Bun il don't disturb
me. have moi LOST u nights sleep for i
great many years. hare some talent for
sleeping. Laughter. And Why should
We not expec, 10 be libeIle,l! is noIsthe
constitution of The United States lIbeiItlI
aud abused! Dan, some people call i, The
production Of hell! Is moi Washington
libelled and abused! Is lie MT called i
| bloodhound on The track Of The Airicail
negro! Are MOI our fathers llhclied and
abused hy their own chl,lren!-- and I'M
grateful children they are; and am aIiai,l
~ some cases. their mothers played false,
Laughter.] How, then. shall escape!
! Hnn expfcl 10 escape, bui, Knowing
these things. ! impule no bad motive 10
any ono. The grcafselllemeni measures
4 OF The last Congress are laws. Many le.
spectacle men. representatives from yonr
own State and from other States, did nol
concursn ihcm. don't impnic any bad
motive 10 them. | am ready 10 believe
they are Americans all. They may moi
have thought them nreessary--ihey NAV
have thought these laws would be passed
without their concurrence. Let all that
pass away. II .hry are now nlrn who
VIII stand BY what j. done. and stand up
f'r ,heir c"itltry, and say thai these laws
were passed b. a majority OF HE whole
coun'ry-we must stand By Them and i've
~ them will respect them ALA friends.
6enllemen. allow me 10 ask ofvon 10 day.
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