The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-04


Madisoa = ssy dinslsui Ieadins. We Puhlish,
sJa short fiHls 40 : killer Eriiirn d Nj. Madi-
su. dirsslily sf1r he coasiiutioa had beea ad0J-
,ed By Virginia. ana shile he question va.
,eDdins in New Yosk. Moi q cur Irader. nil
sccolI-ri the ieiier; Il via h Sound IN Our Psps
uS,hs nh aisins. "a n Mr. Madison says. The
csasiiiu,isn requires an adoption ia isto and
.f6rerr." : An adoption for linIi;ei lime would
he as detective % an adoption q some q ihs ar
iieIss oals.- The ides q re-erying right 10
wiihdlas wss started II Rich nond. and consider.
"a a. conditional ratification. sckick sres ifsrif
abandoned "a rors, fLaa r.ieaioa.- Wee
moi fiaa, eisher in The old = Arieles Of confede-
r.lisn,- OF in Inc Constitution which succeeded.
any hing which fason The reservation Of the
risLi 10 serede. but much TO The contrary. The
Declaration Of Independence was made IN The
na.nc Of the "a Usifss State" The old articles
of Confederation contain the declaration that
lie Union shall he perPtfuaL," And pre-
,aiIing object in The formation q the consiiiu-
ton was 10 form /. more perfect union" as e1-
pres ed in lis title.
But still more farciblc argument against The
rish, Of secession might he drawn from the ma
iure Of things. Ifsouth Carolina has . right to
withdraw, 50 has Delaware or Rhode Island or
Vermont, or any other of the States, ithey shoqld
happen TO think that their rights were not sufh-
cicnily respected. What would be thought Of Yer
mont, IL 10 nullily The operation Of the fugitive
slave law within her borders she should declare
hrself ouf efht Union /? Wedoubi ,erlmuch
ife,en the most sincere believer in the nigh Of
secession would Look with GOODNESS on such an
&C in Vermont, and we should not be rery much
surprised u some Of them should he willing on
sueh an occasion TO join an expedition TO whip
hr in. Thre are many objections 10 The esis-
tence Of this right which naturally Force them
selves upon an unbiased mind; but we do not
choose now 10 consider them. But IL the ght
should be admitted. what hcncfit could icsu:t.
Would South Carolina find more facilities in re-
covering her runaway slaves, OF would she lie
likely 10 open greater area for their employ
menti Would she he relieved from any or the
grievances with which she fsncies herself now
oppressed Thcsc questions have been well an
swered ly some Of South carolina's own sons.
and il Is to he hoped tina, their psuden, counsels
will ultimately have due weight with their frl-
low citizens.
But TO rrtum to Mr. vcaal le. To sustain the
doctrine Of the right Of secession. he asserts that
the citizens owed their alb glance 10 The State,
and by the Si0fe's permission They obey The Gen.
enl Government; but If the General Govern
mcnt prove tyrannical the staie can withdraw
that permission, and compel her citizens 10 obey
her only. Al least this was the inference wo
drew from his Illustrations. And 10 sustain this
position he quoted the oath required TO be admir-
nisiered in all cases before entering upon any Of
fee Of profit or trust in this State. But we think
his quotation was rather unfortunate for bis ar
gument, for the oath requires the allegiance Of
the citizen to the State only so Ear as its require
n,ents shall moi he inconsistent with the Consti.
tuition Of the United States; and all persons, be-
fore entering upon the duties Of any Office. from
the highest to the lowest, are required TO take an
oath to support tho Constitution Of the United
States.
Mr.. venable proceeded to say that he loved
the constitution; that some Of his relations were
upon every field in the Revelation, from Saratoga
10 Camden that some ofihcm .vetc in the Con.
ycn,on that framed the Constitution. land he
would be uaitorous to their memory IL be did moi
revere that instrument. He revered and honor
ed the marriage relation; but he loathed the un'
ion with harlo,, whose only motive was sensual
and who only p,ized asshien for tho profit de
rived from il. We no words indicating at
iachn,cnt to the Union-no gratitude expressed
for the services of those patriotic statesmen Of tho
North, cass, Webster, Dickinson, DucI, Douglas
and others, who nobly stood up in defence Of The
Union and the rights Of the South. The Who'll,
North was denounced aud held up in the obi
Gus shape Of a harloi, subject for loa,hing AM
disgust. II this seems strong langusge, VIC as
sure our readers thai il falls far short Of That US
cd by Mr.. vcnable on this part Of the subject
lie next asserted, without the least qualities
ton, that the fugitive slave law could NOT be en-
forced, because il was too strong for public opin
ion at the North; and undertook TO prove tn
assertion by reference to several of our Stat
laws which were rendered imperative from tn
same cause. And this, too, in the face Of III
fact that the fugitive slave law has been cnforc
Cd in trery case with but one exception--and il
that il was only prevented by the mob. who tool
the authorities by surprise. At this point MI
venable endeavorcd 10 throw blame upon tn
President and spoke CONTEMPORARY Of his issu
] ing boo-woo-wo, proclamation" He the
professcd to contrast Mr.. Fillmores action wit
that Of Gen. Washington inihc case ofthe hi:
ky instruction in Pennsylvania. He said q
could repeat Gen. Washiagton's proclamation
that Washington placed himself at he.head I
the army anil ,ircrtc,l the marshal IN sun,mo