North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-09-20

II The Register seems to be concer,o,
subject of the discussion between the w.a,.n &
Union and this paper. The Editor thrps. 'I u.
forward, with his comments and opipions Ha't
being asked; and though he no doubt tbrl. "'AN
dealt some pretty hard blows, yet we believs u us %
not succeeded, up TO this time, in at,rac,in ne b
tenton of either of the papers above meD,ions, |e
We notice his unsolicited interference a, Il. ANi
only for the purpose of repelling charce rr,. at
has made, in connection with this discussio.
some of our friends in this State. 'saNS
The Register, in noticing our denial tia, IL.
dard is Secession and Disunion paper, aII.n, 'aH
we have made 81 umiiatng and thoronoh *. S'' aa
tion'' on the subject of Secession, and left IN, e.
Messrs. Caldwell. Avery, Dobbn, and o,h.' "eNt'
the1urch." We have done no such ,bin" n
doctrine of State sovereignty was maintained LIE
the last Assembly, by distinguished peD'a Sur'E
both parties; and the Register we'll know. [E
one of them took the position that the rich, - DOT
sion was =" Constitutional" right. Ontbo o.. ''e'
they took directly the opposite ground, and ...'
it as reserved right, to be exercised only in ,h'
resort. This is the language and tone bo,h :, 49,
Minority Report, signed by both Wings and NJ.
Gratis. and of the Resolutions introduced br Il,
ority of the Committee raised on the subisc,. la
proof of this, we call the attention of a. aDu
especially to the second Resolution in the se,ie.
ierred TO. That Resolution asserts the right Of
sion for just cause on-it does not declare oi,tos
the right is Constitutional one, or that
withdraw witho cause and at pleasure D''!
We had the pleasure of hearing all the s,o..,
delivered during the last Assembly on this snbio.
the Editor of the Register heard them also ,n5 L.
own columns will bear witness that, in maxine Il,
above charge, he has done gross iDiusi.o
Messrs. Dobbin, CALDWELL Saunders, Avery e.,
ard, and others. We remember that Mr. no.If
especially stated. that our Government was tho ,.o-
of compact entered into between SOVEREIGN s,,,.-
that each State possessed, of necessity. The rich,
judge of violations of the compact or Cons,i,rio1
and of the mode and measure of redress; that if III.
compact should be palpably violated by the GeDsrI
Government, North Carolina would have the riob
SO to declare, and to secede, if she thought sucb
step indispensable to the protection of her lbsr,
and the property of her citizens and that if the e..
eral Government should assa her for so doinU. and
arrest any of her citizens in arms in obedience IN M
orders of the State authorities, they would moi b
traitors, but prisoners of wars and further tina, while
he disapproved of portions of the "Compromse -
yet he in favor of acquiescence for the sake Of
the Union, for, added that gentleman, with peculiar
emphasis and eloquence, the day of its dissolution
will be the darkest day for human liberty the world
has ever SEEM" Such was not only his position, in
substance, but it was the ground occupied by Messs
Caldwell, Avery, Saunders. lIoke, Shepard, Erwin,
and indeed of all who maintained the doctrine of STATE
sovereignty in the last Assembly.
But the Register has no idea of doing justice TO
these gen,!emen. Such an act on the part of that
paper might injure the Wing party: and those who
know that paper as well We do, cannot hope that
it will do any thing. in connection with any question:
which may be calculated to affect injuriously its party