The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-04-07
EXTRACT
FRoa THK
SPEECH OF Mr.. MARSHALL
Of Kentucky.
OF Kentucky.

the conclusion Of hrs ronpsrsson belsees
fhe President and General RnIer. shosid
aifeci 10 daabl the saaa<aess Of The Pu<i- I,
deaf Hpas great queslinns that Ensy arse !
toG Congressional action. lsu-hing The M !
sliiulion q slavery. Sm. we refer 10 The
writings and voles 81 pablo men Tor esi-
dsnce Of their probable eosrse when ~
vested with oliei4l pawrr. They are
accepted as gaidrs Ga our calculations Of
their conemri araa naseuled questions
fhrouFh m uncertain future. ID was up
on saeh trust the Democratic panty &c
repird Mr.. Van BnIen. though his subse-
queni developments Of sentiment exhibited
the faIlscy of their hope and The Insecure
~ Of their reliance. His avossIs were
fortunately not PM 10 any severe test do
ring his administration. Bnl IN Mr. Fill
more's case there remains no nom for
speculation there n m apology iar The
pretence Ola doubt. lie has been tested
ofiicisIly, thoroughly. entirely. Ills views
are knnwn from his official sriion AZ Presi.
dent Of The United States. His dpiernln-
alton has been expressed IN rrgaid 10 the
future by his acts ihrsugh The past. and
By subsequent declarations in well-cnn-
sidered Slate pipeIs tnnching The fu.afe.
made under all The lights Of The past.
From The Atlantic TO The Parifc his mes
ssges have been read. aud his iny0calians
10 his caunirymen hee.ied-,o regard the
series Of measures, known az The Ad-
iusimeni," a. the 6nsl settlement, in prin-
ciple and substance. Of The dslracting
questions they embrace. He has been
tried lhrnugh a Eriy ordeal. We. who
were members Of thirty first Congress.
cannot fail To remember The extraordinary
circumstances which existed al the mo-
meni Of Mr.. Fillmore's accession 10 pow
er. There was gulf opening between
the North aud Sjulh. which momentum.
IL widened. The ligamrnis binding The
sections ofihis Confrderacy in union were
strained, and parting hy degrees. A ques-
lion Of political right threatened 10 assume
the doginaiism OF a religious tenet. The
passions OF seciionalism had been tho
roughly aroused. The counsels Of Pr
triolism seemed 10 have lost their control
nf the pnhIic mind. They who had ex-
cited The zeal Of fanaiielsin for selfish pnr-
poses, unable NV To guide the storm,
were impelled ty force, aud became the
exponent al once Of it, direction and It's
fury. The ship Of State. freighred with
the nablesi aims and prondesl hopes 81
man, was already in The breakers. There
was no pilot at the helm. The mosl ex.
perienced had yielded effmt to despair.
TO save. il was essential 10 change her
c0uise. This was necessarily The npe-
ration Of moment. but required the nerve
= of hern. and The skill nf consummate
masier. Il was effected promptly. deci.
sively. anil successfully. Willard Fill.
more brought 10 ihe grra, task the decision
of statesman, aud the sentiments m !
patriot. lis adherence 10 The prsposi
lions then pending for the adjustment o
,he jitiicnlies between the s ales. was in
si,nlly announced as The principle Of hi
Administration Describing all section
III considerations, he embraced IN on,
view the rights and interests Of The Who'll,
country. and planted his position where
nothing should I've los, hy any section. ant
every ding should be saved by all III,
influence was immediately and widely
felt, no, only IN Congress. hut throughout
the country; and il was exerled with ;
holiness which left no room 10 doubt lh,
sincerity Of his convictions, and the pa
trtatiso, n h;s rurnnsa, His otttt,..l.
was glorious; and, when contemplate,
BY The future historian IL that great crisis
will he pronounced The manifestation o
an exalted, far.seeing. and sublime love o
country. The Adjustment was no ordi
nary experiment Of legislation. Il was op
pesed hy NJ ordinary combination Of foes
whether considered for energy or genius
A man al irresoluic character W ulI haVt
quaiied before this opposition; man o
iacile DISPOSE ions would have adapted hi
course 10 meet the wishes Of his own sec
Ion Of The country. The Presiieni--ie
strained by 10 fear or persecution, ANNA
sed by no wish for power, 10 be gallsere,
by the oppression Of The week, aud s,ls
tanned bv The fnrce of the slrong-loyal 4
she oath he had taken, and true to his Iii,
", al once identified himself with lhos
measures of Compromise, and leclare
THAT his admins rslioa skouI stand 20
fall with Them.
MIR. BRECKENRIDGE. Will nv Gel
league allow me 10 ask him single ques
lion. because sincerely desire TO have Al
answer which will relieve my mind, an,
she minds Of nikers. upnn this subject
The gentleman mag be assured that. if
sind have been in errr. | will readil,
acknowledge il. have never hesitate,
10 give Mr.. Fillmore credit for wha, con
sidered good acts. in reference 10 The com
premise measures. This is the poiHl
however. issst ! want 10 ascertain, as th,
gentleman srpesrs TO be speaking BY an
shorty. The Keniarkv Democrats IN
rierstand The principle settled by The Com
promise 20 he this: thai any Ierriforl
hereafter applying al any fafare time. 10
admission into The Union as Slate. is (,
be admitted with or without slavery. u
,he people of The Territory may choose