The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-04-14

being Developed 70 popular ebseassiaon.
The Demorracy. in their desperation. SET
ca lhe slavery qnessian. sIsh shs latent 70
usanulseiure lheaefron els sinaeenngeapr
lal Coz The occasion. A southern Ds'no-
eral--now no m0m-apened The war up
aa he Wigs al ihe rnnniry, byshs
general accusation that they were allied
a. the Abalilianisis. Comparing with
elaboration and apparent accuracy, me
votes Of parties. he deinred. from seleei-
"a instances. suflirirni materials 10 sa-
lhorize. in his opinion, general eenrio-
sioa-which his party sJ"pled-ii,ai HaF-
uson was an AbalilionIsl that his sup
nor,efs were The allies ofil. Abolilssnisis;
,hat Martin Van buren, was The man
!. with southern principles" upon whom
lIhe South might lean with unhrsi'allng
eon6dence, and lhsi the Van Buren, De-
morracy eI the Norh alone could be re-
lied upon Tor lhe prolee inn ami main
,enance of the constitutional rights Of the
South. Sir. do not mean 10 reenr TO
lhe incidents of thai canvas. Some there
are here who imagine that The people
were mislri b. The cry of % log cabins.
hard cider. and roonskins." This Is
sad mistake. The regret with whlrh The
Democrats still look back In Van linren's
Ielea, and The iasuflirienry Of The ran
vass 10 which they attribute u. argue Iii-
lie appreciation 81 The difficulty we e.
raped hy avoiding one whose views Of
The slavery questions have since been 80
distinctly developed. and less respect Tor
J the popular intelligence. The people.
sir, saw through Mr.. Van Buren, before
the politicians did. I will dp The South
ern Democrats Of 1910 the justice TO say
that they were particular. at least ~ the
arrangement of The terms upon wlirh
ihev brough, the abnliiion qnrsiion with
in The range 81 partisan politics. Thy
were moi ronieni--as some The Demo
: Gratis of io,day--wnh whatever platform
4 a Nalion.l Cnnvrnlion might chao-e tn
! adopt. They were not willing :" refer
: such vital questions Ia a mixed afbiira-
E men, az Massachusetts co,lilionisis. New
$ York Preesoilers. and Southern Sercs-
sionisis. They required, al the beginning
: a legislative cxposiiion. and applied Ia
! The northern wing of the parry the severe
l. test which the iweniy.6rsi rule propo.ed'
d That, test seemed TO offer the chance al
d making eleciinneelins capital Out Of The
IS slavery question. anil. al the same time
i 10 secure The establishment of principle
l. hich would exclude from the future con
n sideraiion Of Congress all petitions relating
\, To slavery and The slave trade in ihs
:. States, Territories, or District Of colum
e bia. They committed a fatal error il
d consenling To hiring the constitutional rirh
J. and peculiar institutions Of The South nI,
e The range Of partyconllirtupnn any terms
i But. s,I, their test was applied. and ih'
,r Van Buren, Democrats ,ook the pledge.
MeIhinks can now behold the conclusion
Dr. Of that memorable scene. Mr.. Wander
A. mel, Of New York. was the spokesman q
D. The Northern Democracy. lie uttered il
lie their behalf. with solemn emphasis. hi
l. memorable pledge: :. Until We berom
Of wreichrs. aud whoiy insensibie 10 III
=. obligations Of covenant aud duty. ,re ,ril
,e faithfully Juya The compact"
The romparl referred Ia was The con,
~ pact TO accept The southern Interpretation
a of the Constitution, 10 wi: 10 re
&c cngnise slaves as property 10 coniinn
D them as an element Of representation ol
" tins floor; and, finally. not to entertain
ID BY Congress, any petition touehing slave
in nv ~ the slave trade in the States. Terri
err iotics. or District" lie then called u,
G, previous question:, and upon the voie. ih
% twenty first rule was adopted. admi
ne Nv The arcrs.inn Of The Van Buren, Dc
IN morracy al The NnljIi 10 The mass of iii
r. votes &c both pariics from the slavrl,o d
ne ing States. This is true, sir; hui iur
or Their rrdrciion is also suggested in hi
re ronnexion. There ,cas no sincerity !
re that deciarafion-a cus a cloak ,ror
If for The occasion, and The pledge ras IN
re media,ely rtpuiia;cd Jy he masses 3
v The North ,riom these obiigors represent
T. ed. This is history.
IN Mr.. John Quincy Adams al the ne,
X Congress moved 10 rescind The rnle-i
IS, less than sixty days after the eleciinn-
he and even then every Democrat hni tw
a flom The State of New York voted {.
no the repeal. The election had passed Il,
It. and The counienancp IL the rule could Il
Ir. longer answer the purpose of polllc
at manwuvre.
he IN The iwpniv.sevenlh Congress The
ny was Why majority. The rule was NJ
e. repealed by that Congress. But al Il
n commencement, Of the twenly-eigih Co
MT gress The resolution olrssrisslon Iale.l 1
n only four ,oies. There was III The i've
y-eighih Congress large Democrat
in IN ,i,riiy. Al the second session OF III;
II. Congress il was repealed by a so'e Of ol
he hundred and eight 10 eighty. Mr.. thai
nd man. of Alabama, attempted 10 revive ii
8. rule al The commencement nf The Iwrnl,
al ninth Congress. but failed by deri~i,
e. majority. The history Of the iwenly-fir
o. rule j.. then, a story of pe!iilral inrol
y si-rucv. When nv collragie arraigr
AL the vote ~ ur. Fillmore against its aduI
. ~.