The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-10-06

Gen. Robert Armstrong. Ed.ior 81 the UaiOn
SIR: The comments contained IN The
Union OF yeslerd; y. upon the spreeh made
BY me al Baltimore on the evening of The
18th instant. requne some notice from me.
Although am mol in the lrahii III replying
10 what Is said ~ me in newspaper, YET
nv high personal respect for you foIblds
that ! should pass by with indifference
either whit Is said or endorsed in your
ediinrial columns.
You are right IN surprising tina, J did
not represent myself as having made
.perch in Congress in 1873, on tire sab
zee, Of fhe compromise. Tor i, is very well
kno Sn that none Of the measures which
consiiiuie i, were Introduced until 1850.
What l did say was this: thai in fs49 ]
made a speech in Congress. ia mhich 4
q irocafed the fugitive slaue ia,c. bothon
the. grosn,d Of us eonsiitusioaaiity and
erpedieney. and thai in this speech re-
buked. as Ear could. the spirit Of abo-
Etion fanaficism IN The North. and Of
secession faamicism in The South. ! fur
l,er said thai Gen. Scott was amongst The
firsl om Of Congress To- congratulate me
upon The course I had pursued. and TO
oppreee me sentiments Ihdd expressed;
aud Thai he had done so in the must EN-
phstic and unqualified tenn.
The sperh toishirh ! referred wasi,le,
liverei IN The House of Representatives
on In ash January. 1919. You VIII
find lengthy notice 81 u IL the Union oi
the 3Olh of lla, month. in winch Nj.
Richie wa. kind enough To say thai i
/" manifested liberal. a generous. con
servauve spirit. il acted on in good fililh
by The members of his ms party. oil
his my section of the coniederacy VOID
speedily ADJUST The snarling, aghsiig.
terri orial question:" lie also said, If
the same feeling should prevail graersly
which a portion Of his my rem;rks
expressed. there wonld have been no dis.
souri, contest, and Free@ilism wouIdnev-
er have entered the heals Of men. or j,
would have fund no place in the learls
Of men," Aud To show how fui.vle APP
prnved 81 The spirit which pervadel my
remarks he said. Every pnlss,on Of
our hearts sympathized with llr ef5n-
SION"
said also that had other evienee Of
the support Of The compromise y Gen.
Scott. II l. ibis /: While the 'ompro-
mise resolutions Of Mr.. t,lg were
pending in the SenNe. I addressed a let
ter u Mpssrs. UyhitcomJ ant Bright,
Senanrs from Indiana. argine lhm TO 20
for The Whole series, and sayin: TO them
that, although they and I hal scarcely
ever agreed upon any olher political ques.
ton. yel ! considered that etesfion as
higher than parry. and thai fhlry should
support The compromise. !. Uhig
constituent Of theirs. wr,ld ase nv I'M
qualified appreciation Ia their nips. These
gentlemen considered lhs ker as of sui
frieni importance 10 appear n the public
prints. and twas sent hv ,hta 10 The Ma
fi6nal Iifeliigen.er. Il wa published in
thai paper Of he 20lh Angst 1850. If
you think proper la re6pf il, von will
find that il gives the mosI frqu ,liiird sup
port 10 The compromise. az! especially to
the fagifiUe slape ia,D. an rfsm il goes
quite as FAIR in defending Ill The rnnslilu-
Iinnal tights OF The Soufkas amv runser-
va'ire man cd my pariycan desire.
had The pleasure, indeed Of kanwing at
The time iiia, ii mel the appreciation of
the most distinguished ad leading genie.
men in Congress. frm The Southern
States. of bn,ll parties. Ii was read Nv
Gen. Scott. and he mk orca<inn. p,iLe
The compromise measures ,eere peseding,
To speak Ia me il rrfeenre To The SEMI
mens had rxpresset and t0 say tia, he
approved Of hem. an hoped they wonl.i
ail W securing The usage III The com
promise and in quit4g all agitation. horh
~ he North and So,h. upon The slavery
question.
From these farls.and from other per-
sonal kno.wledIe The rour Of Gen.
Scott, ynu will preciye thai w.s G,Itr