The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-07-23

rolred onr prosperity. Felicity. ssiriy.
perhaps our nslinnal existence" Uprr
tis lace thai Constitution proclaimed that
one Of llie rhhf ahj. RS Cor which il was
ordained and established was The for
nation of . more prleei Union."
Such. too. were iise sentiments. IN re-
ialinn 10 The importance OF the Union.
which prevailed amongst The People lhem-
selves. and also IN The Stale Convention.
even with those who were most hostile 10
ihe adoption Of lie Constitution. Edmund
Randolph declared. :. hesitate mol 10 saw
that The most lerreni prayer Of my so.
y. the establishment Of . firm, energetic
Gorernmrnl-ihai the most invcteraie
curse that can befall Us il dissolution rf
The Union. shalt therefore cling 10 the
Union ss tile rork OF our sals aiinn."
i. We must all rise or fall together" was
The language Of John Hancock in the
Massachusetts Convention. .Uniied we
are slrong-diyided we fall." exclaimed
that great man and noble pairlos. John
Marshall. in the Convention ol virginia.
The leading men Of all The States uttered
the same sentiment. In The South Caro-
lima Convention, Charles Coiesworlh
pmkney declared, Our freedom and
independence arose from our Union aud
without !, We could be nelllier free nor in
dependent"
Under that Constitution, thus ordained.
and established . in order 10 form more
perfect Union, establish justice. ensure
domestic tranquility. provide for The com
mon defence. promote ihe general welfare,
and secure The blessings OF liberly," our
Country has continued 10 grow in PROS
perily and power for upwards Of sixty
years, meeting Ill the perils Of domestic
'lissension and dangers of foreign wars,
With success unsurpassed in The annals
OF human government. ll The prircipls
Of that Constitution be properly observed
and adhered 10, our prosperity will con-
ilnue 10 increase, our resources as ma
iion will be yel more fully developed. and
that Union, which il lnseparable from the
preservation Of our Freedom and Indepen-
: dence, will become more and mole en-
deared IN The hearts Of our People.
Bui, my Fellow Citizens, we cannot
close onr eyes TO The dangers which
threaten that Constitution and Union.--
We should be uua orlhy the fame of our
: ancestors. untrue TO ourselves. and faith
!; less TO those who are 10 come after us. if
we were To remain any longer careless and
unconcerned spectators uf The movements
which are going on around US. As mer,
: as Americans. we should prepare TO meet
the approaching crisis, and resolve 10 plant
ourselves upon what. as patriots, we be-
lieve 10 be right, and leave The conse-
qpences TO that Power which has never
yet fprsaken our Country in The hours of
its greatest peril
We cannot disguise The fact, /, has come
upon US in all lis hlieousness, that the
spirit Of faction and of lawess fanali.
cism is exering itself, with unceasinV
zeal and daring boldness, TO overthrow
our Constitution, and break up The deep
foundations of our Union. In one see.
lion, il exhibits itself in reckless attack
upon domestic institution over which ii
has no righllul control. In justification
ofis fell purposes, il appeals 10 higher
law Than The Constitution and laws of
ihe County, which il assails with The
spirit of demon. Ii would, 10 accom-
plish its purposes, trample in The dus.
every fra,ernal impulse. all deceney and
older, every holy ptecepl of charity anil
religion! II the patriotic and conserva-
tive men al the North, who are breasting
this Storm, should fail in their exerlions
10 secure faithful observance Of the re.
, cent Acts Of Congress, by which The pro-
visions Of the Constitution for the protec-
lion Of our property were intended 10 be
enforced; ifthey should be finally driven
back and overwhelmed. and fanaticism
should so far gain The ascendanccy. as to
lorce itself again into hei Halls Of our
National Legislature, and appealing to lis
! higher law" strike from the Statute
!, Book that enactment by which our prop
J erly is protected from plumber. there will
, be no hope left that the Constitution will
, be preserved and The Union perpetualed!
60 on, then. noble men ! in your exer-
! tlons 10 stem that torrent which threatens
10 sweep over, and bear down, with re-
, ssless fury, The noblesl monuments of
human wisdom! Generations, etunborn,
4 will rise up TO bless your names, and
] "snatch from your ashes" The fire Of the
. lofiiest patriotism
] But whilst we loa,he and condemn that
RI spirit of lawlessness and fanalicism which
) prevails in other stclions. lei us not be
+ blinded TO The fingers nearer home, which
: threaten our Institutions.
!. The doctrine. thala State has the right
5 peaceably 10 Withdraw from The Union
: whenever in Convention she may decide
: so to do. is, in my humble judgment,
Il repugnant 10 The Constitution. al war will
e The theory Of our Government, and il es-
lr tablished, will lead TO the overthrow o
g our Republican system, and conseqnen
g destruction Of our Independence and lib
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