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

ests did no: unite protect them. If Massachusetts
were to withdraw from the Union account of her
opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law, and force were
used against her, apprehend she would receive very
little aid from the Southern States springing from
sense of duty, while she most probably would be
sisted by Vermont and other States having kindred
sympaihies. On the other hand, if South Carolina
secede on account of her opposition TO the compro-
mise, and, if met with force, would Massachusetts
feel it to be her duty 10 aid her? Massachusetts.
suppose, would hardly think After all. the thing
is resolved into simple matter of sympathy and in
erest think then euery effort should be made to aUoid
collision be,Ueen the General Government and Slate
that failing, consequences must needs be left take
| care of themselves. What they must inevitably be,
think have already sufficiently indicated. 1
main, gentlemen, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN BRAGG.
| J. NJ. WITHFRs, ESQ.,, : Committee"
| RoBT. w. SMITH, ESQ.,, )
In publishing this letter used the following ex-
pressons: " We concur with Judge Bragg in the
above. NE endorse, fact, cordially, every
The Editor of the Union also says, in his paper of
the 18th instant:
1t is that Judge Bragg stands upon the ref
port of Mr. Madison in 1899, and that he is fir
from the platform of the Nashville convention Mr..
King, or any other conservative man of the South.
This is also true of Mr.. AveTett, Mr. Meade andkall
the members from Virginia who propose with
the democratic party. These mon distant as
the poles from that ultraisn which would regard the
Compromise as cause for secesson-they as far
from the school of Mr.. Cheves, who already consid
ers experiment of republicanism failure, they
are from the hgherLaUism of Mr.. Seward, whose aim
1t is to discard all the limitations of federal SYSTEM
and reduce US to that consolidated relation,
union of States, which the counties of single State
bear to that State.'' s.
If this is true Judge Bragg and the Virginia
members who opposed THE compromise measures"
but who have acquiesced in them ii is also true as to
this paper and those in This State ,oko approve its course
and surely we have right expect that the w ash
ington Union WILL under these circumstances, extend
to the degree of fairness and justice which
it has extended to them.
We take occasion say that we concur with the.
Editor of the Petersburg Democrat in the following
remarks, copied into the Union of the 18th instant
would draw marked distinction between those who
have consented to give up their opposition to the
Compromise and those who are making it a cause for
secession. We will go with the Union in insisting
on its observance, but we can never condemn our
selves or our friends for having opposed it. Weg give
in our adherence from the hope that the whole South
have determined that this shall be their last conces-
sion to the North, and that they will no further
We will stand with the Union and the whole South
upon the Georgia platform, but will go back
and approve per which lost to us all the
and converted into free soil large portion
of southern soil.
The Union might, with little reflection draw some
even
ma What else has driven Mr.. Webster from the seat
of government for the purpose of urging upon the
Worth the observaT of the fugitive-save law The
danger the Union is his chief argument: the dis
content at the South gives force to that argument
while 1t has In no small degree brought the demo-
Gratis of the North their present noble position
The South will act with no party al the North that
does not purge itself of the abolitionists and the
only hope of aPpeasing the secessoniss and
ing tranquility Is the manifestation of purpose of
putting down slavery agitation. Would even the {
0f tha Nnrfh he and II
their hostility to the fanatics, if all peace and
quiet We do not believe that South Carolina will
secede so long the North will sustain the fugitive
slave law and nothing would favor its repeal more
than perfect calm at the South
The Union must know that those who denounce s
the Compromise, and yet are willing " to acquiesce q
choicest spirits among the democracy of all the slave
holding States, without whom the democratic party
At the South would scarcely deserve the name of par
y. There are but very few Of the anti-compromsers
IT the South (with the exception of South Carolina)
who have not declared their purpose of acuuiescng
ind are doing all they can to appease South Carroll
and if she be reconcied, it will be through their
,xerons, for from others will she AXE advice
The Union is in the habit of speaking strongly of
he " hnality of the compromise We hope it NAV Y
be final" That is the point, above all Others at {
which we are aiming we seek TO allay this agitation
md If the compromise " will do it, let it stand and
ct us look only to the future. repeat let it stand
the price of the Union, and the last concession
which the slavehoding States will consent to make O
We must apologize to our readers for having oc- o
uPied so much space on this subject. We DISLIKE
and differences between friends as much
% any one and we assure those who are kind d
nough to take INTEREST," in course, that we have
aid nothing more during this discussion than we felt
our duty to say in Justice to our own position In d
ur next with the indulgence of our readers we shall
AXE the liberty OF re-publishng article from our
aPer of the 22d February last in relation to the COM
Iomise measures - and the nion.humbue-party :,
hen in process of formation, which will show thai
IN this matter has been straightforward and
onsistent, from first to last - sa5a :,
The brig Tehuantepec, which arrived at New Or
cans on the 18th, brought another of the released
lnericans. Capt Kelly. Kelly says Lopez ordered b
riitenden to join him, but the latter refused to do
D; that Lopezs ammunition was rendered useless Of
severe storm; and thar his guide proved false IS
nd led him among Spanish troops. ii