North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-06-18

sis'ance' with the same "divine right"
States, which the European governmen,. O'e' IL
ed as possessing over their provinces, u. ~
re6etl Why the Irish, the English, the RnES
may rebel; and are we no better-Do h.; as'aA
ladder Of political liberty than they T "ef
back 10 the condition of Colonists, mn, suSt "
Government where We put King George in'.
then, shouldering our knapsacks and ~
penalties of treason. struggle through AMI .
before We emerge, as free citizens, iDto ~
independence Is this the Editors ida, s l99,
Is sovereign State, in his judgment, Do,t l'et4
County! bQ
The Editor says he will resist. Ifs,
eede, his opinions and his prejuGices tn ~ Willy
Notwithstanding. Whenever The FederalCor , soni'1
shall have been palpably violated or VII .S''Nli
slaveholding States, in the exercise of tbsi. a
iiberate and solemn judgment, shall arrive .'I 'S
cluslon that they can provide for their CONT. co
ty and happiness in no other way than bv A..
ing the obligations of the present Union ,''e99t
secede or withdraw from all fellowship and " III
ton with the free States, and proceed 10 s..'a
new and separate Confederacy and TIA,
this as States-as ''organized political COMM.
capable of protecting and bound to proteo, 4
and property of their citizens. The ac, VIII.
them off may be revolution, but it will be r.vs
in and by the free States, and not here.
But the exercise of this right does not ns,..
follow the assertion of it. Far from it. lii.
TO be relied upon only in the last resort h..
surrender it, and put ourselves in the atti.ud.
bells and traitors, what must be the resuIt,
say we will submit to infractions of the Co,..'
until the evil and the pressure have becoms ..
that nothing but revolution or rebellion, bu II. 81
will help us, will we not submit still furb..
against oppression in such way as 10 Ses,, ~
own cause1 Suppose, for instance, Copc,.,.
to strike an indirect but ultimately fataHo
institution of Slavery, and the State were ,o,,..
passive while few only of the Counties rp,,,.,
what could the people of those Counties d., ]
they rose with arms in their hands, and if ,bs g..
refused to sanction their cause, would the S,,,,.
tect them And would they not, therefore, be ,,,
to the Federal Government And ffso, how MAN.
the non-slaveholders would incur The penalty of,.
SOh 'oi NAS Ih Tie Otner hand
STATE should speak to them, they would obsv .
fdent of her protection, and proud of her Di.,,
dence and sovereignty, they would rally Go,
seaboard and from all her mountains to her dss,.
and the cause and the interest of one class woril
the cause and the interest of all.
Will the Register meet us on the above poir,l
Will the Editor meet Us fair!y2 Will he argp;,,
not declaiml We shall see.
The course of the Raleigh Register tcwarbN
Caldwell will only serve to rally more CLOSELY b,.
banner every true-bearted State Rights man n,
District. 1t is on such men, without respecsn,
ty, that his friends rely for his success Buthe,n.
test must, in the very nature of things, be close
one. Every vote will be important. Let the State
Rights men, then, put nut their strength, and keen il
out until assured of victory. Let them reason calm.
ly with TIE people noiU before the excitemntbcomes
too strong for them to Obtain fair hearing; and let
no pains be spared to remove the unfounded preu
dices which exist in many minds in that District, a
the result of party Influences and party spirit. n
valuable end was ever reached without labor. Ma
Caldwell is performing his duty; let his friends
all the Counties of the District bull do theirs, Ay
THE DAY WILL BE OURS.