The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-12

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disorder. and lsslsssBess in sny psn Of
the country. These things cary wsh
them their own roneriise. 10 . rvnsin
extent. in The Narlh and South. know
how much has been done by exrrlIenl and
patriotic cilizens Of The South. 10 stay The
disslTeriion 10 lhe Union in thai quarter.
lrspplsusr. and agree with the sentiment
Of Mr.. Webster. in tho admirable letter
just read. that niniy-nine hundrtdIhs afmy
scciion OF the country are for The consiiiu.
lion and the laws. TREMENDOUS sp.
plshse For that reason. I ssv. I am nj
so much led 90 The opinion have expres-
sed by public aris and demonstrations. n
| am most deeply rriesrd by symptoms I
have seen in both extremes Of The country
-of deep feeling Of bitterness and i'll.
will, spirit Of denuncisiion Of the mn
lives. character. and policy Of The oppo.
site sections Of The Union. and of oil at
home who are suspected OF having any
charity OF sympathy with their fellow
eIlizens st distance. This, sir. IS what
grieves and alarms me. Why, if the
several portions OF the country belonged 10
different naiions-if they were alien in
language. IN religion. and in rsce; if they
we're sworn. like Hannibal al the altar, to
wage q war of destruction sgains, each
olher. they could not use stronger or more
bitter language than have read within :
few weeks. by mrn. both al the North
and The Souis. who entertain extreme opin-
IONS on the sgiialing subjects Of The day.
| say ID is This which gives me the giea,.
est alarm for the continuance OF the Union.
The outward facts are bu. the manifesto
iion Of the spirit Of disaffeciion and bitter
ness which. if moi checked, sooner or la
ter. or rather very soon, will cause lhs
Union to crumblc.
4 am NOT an alannisl--I never have
been. lf | may alluded 10 matter 80
unimporzni, would say that, in all my
humble addresses TO the public, have ever
looked on The bright side in reference 10
the future Of America. But IL there is to
be no relaxation Of those unkind feelings
between The different sections OF the coun.
lry-if men will not make up their minds
! 10 live in good feeling and good faith un-
/ der the constitution and the lsws--that
. constitution which was framed BY our
fathers, az good. az wise. as patriotic ss
ourselves. and under which the county
has enjoyed degree Of prosperity nnex-
, smpled in The world-if they will GO on
, indnlginQ this fierce spirit Of mutual hos
, lilly, il will. al no distant day. resull in
separa ion Of the States. 10 be followed by
war, or rather a series Of wars. which
) will chsnge the aspect Of this country.
J and injuriously affect the cause Of consii.
. ,niionsl liberty fore,er. Grea, applause.
} DO regard il ss demonsirable that. in The
] even, Of separation of this Union. as
Z certain as the sun in heaven m id-day.
, that The sun Of the republic will 90 down
1 from The meridian and set in blood. |
/ know that some persons Of sangnine tem-
4 permanent. dallyirg. as ] think. nnwar.
ran,ably with these dreadful fulnrilies.
, have persuaded themselves that il would
only be change of two confederacies in.
] siead Of one, and that in other respects all
4 would GO on much as il did before. Sir.
5 am very 10th 10 enter into any specnla-
3 ,ions Of this kind. on one side or The other;
: but. in nv humble judgment, there will
! no, be two confederacics, nor any confe-
{ derscies. but as many despotic govern
j, ments as. in the chances Of conquest and
Q rsconquest. military chieftains may be able
: and willing TO establish. Prolonged ap.
!, plause.l Gentlemen. let Germany teach
i us. How did she come ont Of the chaos
! Of the dark ages. after a thousand years
, OF iniernecine war! Did she come out Of
1 il with two or ihree confederacies! Gem
,emen, she counted more than three hun.
4 dred independent principalities, as they
4 called themselves. but all lying at tho
|, mercy Of The nearest despo, and the strong.
6 est army.
, I presume moi 10 look into that dark
!. abyss. turn from il with the same hnr-
: ror. thousand fold increased, that | felt
when in my youth was surprised on the
{ black and calcined edge Of The crater of
D Vesuvlus, when the sides Of the mountain
: were already quivering with the convul.
sisC Ntocs VI eu npphodSutus Ciuphous
n To attempt to give iorm and ou,line-to
measure the force-to calculate the direc-
: tion Of The molten elements. boiling and
d believing in the 6ery gulph below, and just
J ready 10 be le, loose by the hand Of God
0 on This pathway Of destruction, would be
!. - unavailins and -presumptuons in the
i political as il is in the natural world. APP
!. plause.1 Ons thing. however. think is
i certain. We Mlk OF The separation oi
!. these States. assuming that they would
/ still remain The States which they now are;
J. but think il is certain as demonstration
is ,ha, their ancient sacred boundaries. found
,. ed, in many cases. not al all on features o
;. physical geography. running as they do in
]; open defiance Of The mountains and rivers
D. drawn without .hs slightest regard to mill
r tary defence. az if il were the design o
81 Providence that we should be bound togelh