The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-01-08

guard llae lninIe--he w0nld look allead al
threatened dangers and prepare 10 me,
illem--he would have Srnaiars. v hile they
acted ronly and i. lll,rralrly. 10 arl resn-
luitly and firmly. and ahnve all things
nnIiedly aud with a certain. fixed and
practical purpose.
They shnnld snii their remedies exari-
Is 10 The present stage af The disease. pre-
srrihe a remedy whirh the patient. The
people. ran and will take. and which is
moi intended Ia risk their salvation as IN
attempted cure for fuinre and merely
possible evil. lie wished moi To he mis-
understood: he was for any rrmrdy a,.e-
quaIe To the disease al The ;imcs--Il,ai
though The wnul Union had M inilurnce
over him. was enii,lrd 10 hi, seneIalinn
and regard. still il had not so "sleeped
his senses into fnigei!ulness" as to cause
him 10 neslert any duly he owed tn hiS
Siale--he vas ready In stand or fall by
that native State. huI he desired her To he
right. and pro,eried in her rights.
Mr.. G. said he submitted To the Sena.
tnr. whether lie had ,lone jnsure io llr
views nf Mr.. Badger nn the subject of ST.
legianre. II he understands Mr.. Badger.
n iu-isIing thai on n ease of extreme op
preston or stern necessity, his allegiance
would require him la take part wish the
General government. he understands him
differently from " haI he seems Ia haze
understood his own meaning To he. Trne.
MIR. Badger rlaims the liberty Of thinking
and forming for himscllan opinInn " helh-
er this extreme rase has rame-and pray
how are the true npininns Of 4 majority
of a State To he known correctly unless
they are allnwel fret the liberty Of think
inn and Then expressing their opinions
But Mr.. Badger says. expressly, IN that
par. 0G his speech qno'ed by the Senalor.
that eases Of unmllgaled oppression or
Of dangerous and obstinate usnrparions,
constitute known and understood cxcep-
iions from The dmy Of Submission To q
Government and Justify the oppressed in
falling hack upon the natural rights ol
resistance and self preservation. The So.
naior says that the majority ol the State
has a right To determine when ease al
stern necessity has come. the " ultima
ratio" and to inrce the minority into sub.
mission to their will, treating all who rc-
slsi ms rebels aud traitors. These last
words the Senator erased lIom his resolu.
lions, because, us lie said al the time
some Of his friends lhoughl they sounded
harshly; hut he dill not wish To he con
sidered as disayowing the principle. Lee
this doctrine be tested. Suppose Stale
BY a majority of one, resolved 10 serede
aud the minority, if allowed 10 think
equally honest IN lis convictions with iht
Notwithstanding TO this seceding doc
irlne Of primary and secondary allegiance
this minority have to submit 10 what the,
may deem tie oppression &c The malorii,
or be hanged as traitors. And if 10 es
cape this fate thew must make common
cause with the majnriiy and are defeated
this same hanging cate mus, I've their doom
Would there be here no intnlerable 0p
preston! Would there be any pro,ec
iion. any liberty, any rights to minori
~ of a Stale! States in a minori,y--ii
FACT asingle State must have reserve,
! sovereign right under the Federal Govern
ment, peaceably to secede whan threaten
, ed with danger; and this is for the SAX
of liberty. Individuals IN a minority j
that Slaie-nne hundred thousand indl
/, viduals must submit, at all hazards, an
10 whatever extremity, to the doml
neering will Of one hundred Thousand an
one more. and this is also for the sake G
! liberty That is 10 say, one hundre
/ thousand and one men, Of whatever char
{ acter, standing, age. nation. or principles
: have right in State 10 hang the re
naming one hundred thousand, whaieve
, be their responsibility and character. an
! then TO serede from UHion in whic
twenty millions Of souls are interested
, exposing the whole of them 70 the ha7
j ards OF a civil war. TO protect the inicre.
and secure the liberties Of this one hun
j dred thousand and one What bsauu
ful system of Government How WIS
and wonderful and malchless ils machine
/ ry.
} This may be said TO be an extrem
case; it illustrates The principle and
therefore opposite.
ri In one word. minority States must hav
) a right 10 secede from Gosernmen
which the sece.lers say is compact 9
J States minorilies of individuals, in
Government Of individuals. have moi eve
! the right. the old-lashioned, inalienabl
Il right Of revolution! Now how wonl
E tins doctrine work out? One hundre
: thousand and one declare for secession
f one hundred thousand ciiizens think sue
Z decision violation of tier allegiance
/, Vhis minority has 10 be hung and the
/ hegins warof determination which migl
moi end favorably to The majority. BIZ
/ suppose it does; and The hundred thou
: sand are 10 be hung aud then The Gene
. raj Government holding TO the same M;
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