The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-06-25
From he Rai'igh Register. 1s'h instant.
The Disunionists.

g'Reo 10 ~ s.tusf pan TO GET the Siais et
North Cstons edgod-comnii;rd beyrrh
escsre 10 the med brd cssohs bic schemes CT
Stuih Catnlna Much II h.lf Ho,h has been
earned on in sectet--ln the duTk--thfareh
pflsale correspondence ard under oa.tocsl
movements. but 81 fiiciept has reached The
public eye, TO cooyinee any cue. ,hst ihete ,s
on foot peisrCus plot 10 chatn tus Sac 10
Ibe cef ai D,,uHlat---i other .ofdt, 10 u.hss
hef GUiN ratic paioi 10 the irestGn which
lie IuurIsird e.eeis Of The Secession move.
mett ~ o.i.fr s,e'icIes'e hsiching 10 their
eateruess Ia let tie people committed to tbs
theory oi See,se.ut 'hei msy d,sclsm all ia.
itnnon Of drsi'e rsry It info practice, tui
he deuce II TO shsHra. THEW tulposs is
r'orl'csi .d''unt They are aiming al a
Sou'hern Conft atrucy, sud al hls very pc
il,d "hen good ueu shpddef al the conteE.,
piH'rh ot ,hf av 'ul cops,q isuces, which would
Be p,odured b. .upu,r betaeen Sou.heu
s ole nd b Gets, Go,ctnneni, these Va.
r leaders ere rgagld 70 ureiag on, eneosf.
aging and spplaud.ng Sos'h Carolina, IN her
ron ous ceutsr, frlu'us not only TO herself.
tu' lhs Whole South v hose interesi hud hon.
or she nos, atru4snly processes 10 be pt0iec.
ing and viHd cntl gi
II behoovss the people 10 otk to the record
10 observe shai passing around lhem--
that ihev ms, marx these, Who are thus bea,
On m,sc ch,ei--a lsCtlel the most difeful in ito
effects upnn every uie esl--every right, civil
ann ri glcu-, atd a.l he avoceilnus end bus,
ness OF SoclpS. Nor ls the hypocrisy Of
such men less cuunng, han their rssbness is
dnrmg aud urscrupuiovs. They afec. 10 Dc.
p'tcs'e The application Of force, TO keep the
uwoa grite1. md yet they wink a,--en.
cou age-and JGsail South CafolJns, in all
7 het niliaN pfepafHlcns, and all her threats
"f vtulehcp, io"stGs those OF her ow n ci,iseDs
" ho mBy refuse HIteglnrce 10 her, IN violation
and Disregard q ther solemn Obligations 10
4 b. Cotstl'uucn OF h. Uulled Sttles They
proclaim hal this Union can be preserved by
Compromise alone, that 1t is a Unen Of con.
sent yet the nest moment they pour out their
most vndcuve deruCclatons upon those very
measures Of Cnmpfun se which we're inen-
ded 10 restore haEmony TO the country, end
/ on al who thong hi 1t their duty to sustain
them Such conduct proves most conclusive.
! y, that these men aim at the dlssoluiioa ef
the Unon, and ,he ovcfb,ow oiIihe Govern
nen'. No concession whatever would avail
10 allaV the u,y Of their desires and purpe-
ses. ihey pretetd 10 have persuaded them.
selves, that The UGiun Is curse, that the Con.
.i'uI has fallt d Of accomplishing The pur-
pose. iot "hlch It ass slntended, and that thew
ose II to thc mselyes. and their posterity 10
h'eak W bu'h md dash themselves, and sll
ohet-, ho~e'et prosperous aud contenied
'iev u,as be- INTO The whirlpool of dlscord aud
'l'll Mar! lhlnes are rapidly approaching
crIsS heia aud tlseehere. Elections are 10
be held is this and other Southern States, dur.
'ng hls Fail, hich will test public opinion
upon the great and momeuious issues which
have boz made. In come sections the quss-
uon of Unou or DlsUnon hss been distinctly
present. d. With US matters have not reach.
I'd this point. The Secesslonisls have not, up
to this tine, .old the people what their ulte-
nor designs are. THIS they are afraid 10 do.
But this concealnent is praclicod for DO 9th.
er purpose than to ensure their own advances
nent to political office and power. When ,h.s
has been accomplished the mask will bs
thrown q, with an air OF held dehancs. |,
nay then be too lsts fer he people TO &C, eff
cien'ly and remedy tho evil. We appeal to
them 10 move new. Let The friends OF tho
Union, those oho -dhcte 70 the Compromise.
"hu oppose !aualicism, North and South, and
believe II dsnge Gus 10 the country, in what.
ever place IT comes make up their minds
prompts 10 ueet the issUe with hfmness and
courage. Union snd DIsuNIoN that is Yu.
tUally no' snd VIII soon be practically the is.
sue here
" here are the men whose rashness has
been 'ofcirg us to the brink Of such preci.
pee The history Of the last Legislature
",H she~. The Journals Of the Senate and
House ot Commons are before US, aud they
d" irdaed Disclose some startling facts W.
cs. tie attention of the people to them.
On he sh OF January, the vote was isksu
"a the sle'e Seoa;e on The celebrated Secss.
.loD Resolution. That resolution declared
,hst>ths people Of North Carolina as an or
carz d geiucsl hody HAVE THE RIGHT TO
OR sEcEDE FROM THE UNION" &c.
The 'ol!oNlue Senators voe ed IN the sffi,ms.
.vs-MessrS. Buntne, Green W. Caldwell,
Jts,ke, Dehe, Hssgtove, Herring, Hoke,
Ioacs, McSllIan, Nixon, Peuder, Shepard,
'herrcd, Spetghi, Thompson and Ws,sea,--
Seusle J Dor, page 2I0)-Fouftsen Of whom
we're Democrats end but two Whiss A.
siot hs Resulu,oo, thus svowipg, ia uae.
Iuyuca ami hold terms, the right of secession,
hste ven 81 votes gwen, of whom ttrsniy
ere VI b,es aud bot eleren Democratic
There se5e several test votes taken, subse-
% y. atd the result was Bbou, the same in
ach case. These fscis prove who we're tbs
rdotsers OF this SUICIDAL doctrine
There ate, however, other facts, more Gig.
{ January, (vide Sen. 10. p. 234 the Sla.
cry Resnluions we're again before the Sea.
tie, when Mr.. Bynum moved the following ~