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

dog susslIOa.i M1 Il
Ihsvs stated thai. 10 my orinion, iheIe
void have been civil var 6enaFmen,
uill yoa sll0E ne Coz > nemsni % ndssn
% myself 1 have bsen long lims m
public lile Of coSrse. nol many yests fs.
main 10 me. Al The commencement Of
1850 ssw somsshing of The rondillon Of
the country. and lhonghl The inesi able
consequence would be civil war. ] saw
danger 10 leaving Utah and New Mefieo
without any gosernneni-s prey 10 ne
poser Of Texas. SAN lhis condnian Of
lhings arising from The indifference ofsolns
Of The States in defeating some Of The OPP
erali0ns Of he constitution in respect 10 ibe
restoration Of The lsgiiise slaresi and. gen
slemen. l made up my mind 10 enrosnisf
whatever might beIiae me. and. aliaw ue
10 say, something which was not snilFely
unexpected. A member III The llaass Of
Representatives told me that he had made
a llsi OF 40 speerLes y hieh had bern made
in Congress ON The slavery question That
Is very large number. my lrirnd. ssia !
bur how is ihall Why. SAID he. northern
man gels up and speaks silh considerable
power and fluenry until The Speakers
hammer knocks him down; then gets Up
= southern man. and he speaks with mare
warmth; he Is nearer the line. and comes
out against The Nauh. Tie speaks his
hour and stops; aud 30 il has gone on IN.
:, iii | have COL one hundred and Tory
speeches ON nv lis. Well. said ]. where
are they N The speaker. said be, was
northern man. he held lorsh against slase-
~; and if he was frnm The South, he
abused The Nprlh; and al those speeches
i acre sent Nv the members 10 shrir own
localities. v here they we're The cause Of The
/, local irritation whlrh existed al lie time.
In this way The other side of The question
Was not heard I; thai is The way OF u. |
thought thai NTH STALE Of things quiet
was necessary. Yan can't suppose that
was indifferent 10 The danger. am .
Massachusetts man. and knnw what Mas
saehuselts used 10 he. lam Massachu.
setis man. MASSACHUSETTS, has kept me n
great while IN Congress. | will honor
her. respect her. and maan 10 do 80 as
long as | live. Applanse. Well. gen
Lemeg. suppose that an that arrasi0n
had taken different course from what |
did II NAV allude 10 anything 80 H.
significant A. myself. suppose that on lie
9Th 81 March. insiead of makiug speech
thai would reconcile lie country. ! had
joined in The general rlamnr &c the party !;
suppose had said will have nothing 10
do with any accommodation We v i'll all
mil no satisfaction we will lei exss in
va,le New Mexico: we will lea,c New
Mexico and Utah 10 lake care ol them.
selves. aud we will plant ourselves on The
wilmnl Proviso. andJ the devil take the
hin,lermost. INV. gentlemen. | DON,
mean 10 say that great consequences would
follow fram that, I,ul suppose | had
! taken such course. how could 1sbe blam.
ed fnr iil Was MOI q Massachusetts
nln! Did ! moi know Massachusetts
, sentiments and prejudices lsot ~hal
ii that III am an American! TGreat
applause. | was made . whole man by
God. and i don't mean to make myself
! hall one. Tremendous outbursts of
applause. | lett HAD duty to perform
to my country-lo my. repuiaiion-for l
FILTERED myself that service of forty
yeas has given me same character. I
thought it was nv duiy. and l I'D moi
, care what was 10 give way. felt it
. 10 be my duty locnme mul--io go Tor nv
country ndmy whole county. and 10 ex-
err every power bad CO. y, lIa, country
together. | cared for noiI1Ne. ! was afraid
of nUhing. bur meant 10 do my duly.
! Duly performed makes man happy !;
4 daily neglected makes man unhappy, ms
well as fhnse around him. therefurc.
!. gentlemen, IN the { &c ol all circumstances
aud Danger. was ready 10 go forth and do
fll,at which my cnnniry--your ron,lfy-
demanded of me. And. genilcmcn. allow
me to say here to-day thai il The fate Of
John Rogers ha,Ibean presented 10 mo
i had seen ille slake-a I had heard ,be
ihorns cracking by The Messing af AImlgh-
y Go.l would have gnnc M and dis.
charged The duly which | tinneh. my
country called uponsmc 10 perform. /
wouldAhave bcromc mariyr,o save ms
country.
| And now penllemensfarewell 1--we
and beiRfpy. Lave like patriots. Lug like
anerIcans. Live in The enjoyment ol Vie
inrsiiinable blessings which Your fatlfrrs
prepared for you; and IL ANYTHING ,la, |
may do hereaflcrsxhoull be incoI,sisIen, IN
The slightest degree will, the opinions and
principles which have addressed 10 YOU.
'llsqsllscard me forever from your lecollec.
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