Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-05-24
ANri-NEBnAsKA MEETING.

AfTI-NEBRASKA MEETING.
New York, May 4th. Pursuant to notice, tho
opponents of the Nebraska $biIl assembled in the
Park last evening, at o'clock in great force The
proceedings were of the most earnest and decided
character. The Hon. Mark Spencer presided, sup
ported by many prominent men of both parties.
Among the speakers were Hon. B. 3. Butler A. n
Havens, Samuel Fessenden and numoer of work
ingmen. The following resolutions were adopted
amid repeated cheers
The first refers to the present crisis when the peo
pies will is overborne ins the House of Representa-
tives. The I'd thanks the members who, true to
their honor and their oaths, keeping sleepless
watch at their posts in defense of Northern rights
and the national honor. The Sd declares that no
man who votes for the repeal of the Missouri COM
promise, or in any way abets it. shall receive
their votes for any office. The 4th pronounces the
pretense that the bill recognises non-intervention
transparent sham. The 9th calls State convention
and recommends similar conventions in the free
States also in Maryland, Delaware and other North
ern slave States. The 9th appoints the committee
before appointed permanent one, and proposessan
efficient scheme of emigration to Nebraska y The
last directs these proceedings to be sent to Congress
and the Governors Of the different States.
1t is becoming more and more apparent every day.
that the feeling in the nonslavehoding against the
slavehodng States stronger than it ever was be-
FORE This feeling has been aroused and is gathering
in volume and power simply because it was propos-
cd in the Senate of the United States, by Senator
Douglas in introducing the Nebraska and Kansas
bill, that the people of the slavehol ling should be
permitted to enjoy equal rights in the common ter
ritories with those of the non.saveholding States
So reasonable fair, just request and yet such
bitter and unrclenting opposition!
The struggle now going OH in the House of Rep
resentatvcs on this question confirms the significant
and important fact that the only friends of the rights
of the South in that body from the free States are
Democrats. Free State Whiggery uttcfs but one
voice, and that voice is pcrsistcnty and bitterly a
gainst 1t is heard in almost every tone of def
and insult; and it has just gone out to the
country from New York City, heretofore regarded
as the commercial metropolis of the Union. The
South has lost ground since 1867 and this loss is to
be mainly attributed to the submissive attitude and
conduct of Southern Wings in the late Presidential
contest-those very Wings who, in this Stote, are
now asking us to so with them in their reluctant
support of, il-conceacd opposition to, the Ne
braska bill. We cannot do it. The people of the
State, who vitality interested in the institution
of slavery, cannot and will not do it. Gen. Docke-
ry, the candidate of these men for Governor, was
prominent in 1850 in his submission to Freesoil in
CGngman were foregoing personal ease and stalking
themselves for the rights CT their native land, he
found employment in impeaching motives and en-
dcavoring to render them odious to those whom
he had political influence.
The true course of the Southern people is to unite
man, to sustain those Of both parties whetli-
CT here or in the free States who standing by
their rights and to put forever from their fellowship
and confidence the Wings of the non-slavcholding
States. The question is one of existence, and can
not be postponed. The South must also look more
and more to the development of her resources, and
to building up seaports and markets within her own
limits To this end, systems Of internal improve
ment should be pushed forward, and agriculture,
mining manufactures, and the arts generally promo
ted and encouraged. We must learn to live as far
possible independent of Northern fabrics Northern
commercial advantages, and Northern products. The
North so wills -therc is no other safe course for
us as people. As grow weaker in the free States
and in Congress must grow stronger at home.
As we decline there we must increase here, else
when the evil day comes it will find US divided
and defenceless before our enemies.