Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-12-20
SPEECH OF j. PARKER JORDAN ESQ
Deticered an the House Of Commons on the Bill to
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Delivered an the House Of Commons on the Bill to
establish the County Of AllegAamy
Mr. Jordan said that he approached the subject
under consideration with that prudence and cir
cumsPectlon which became the representative of an
extreme eastern county. He was not unaware of
the feeling that this question had ELECTED and there
fore had taken some pains to inform himself of the
bill then before the House. He knew that whatey-
err he might say IN the present excited feeling of
party rancor would be liable to much msconstruc-
tion; and even his motives subject to criticism. if
not misrepresentation He was not ignorant of the
fact, that from time mmemoral an eastern and
western feeling had divided the State by reopranh-
ic linr origin lting in which hal long since
ceased To exist, but which had always deeply fec
ted the legislation Of the country, and sraycd the
actions OF gentlemen on this floor. Ii needed no gift
ut inspiration to discern that this feeling of jealousy
had not sul.sidcd. The very atmosnhere with
III these walls seemed rciolcnt with dstrils Ii re-
quircd hut little political sagacitv to See that if WAS
Stili aIfsctnS the course and conduct of members
tlagcd with sectional dye their very speeches and
was ut war with the dearest interests of the State
FOR MS part, continued Mr.. j., such a state and
condition OF things were to be deprecated by every
lover oil ms country, and hoped that the time was
not TAR distant when the prosperity of the State
would be the chief end aud aim lie declared .s
far as he could, he had Invested himself of all mar
70" ana Scinsh considerations and stood alone upon
the broad PLATFORM of the Constitution. lie was
gFatI1cd to say that he mad been much sappointed
in the character of his western Democratic friends
lie hao seen but little disposition Oh their part TO 90
injustice to the east. There were instances indeed
OF magnanlmity which challenged admiration They
hao yielded to the lmperious necessities of party
organization, and surrendered up their t;1corife
without murinur of complaint. The expiring
effort OF their gallant leader, Continued Mr. j.
touched the generous SympathieS of his natur. and
excited IN his bosom feelings of eminent respect.
Ihere is, indeed, among our western friends the
manifestation of sacred regard to the rights of the
east as guaranteed in the organic law-not a word
or syllable had dropped from their lips that SAVIOR
&C
lnent on the other. He had always heard that the
land OF the mountain and the torrent was proyerbi
al LOT bravery and generosity, and in this he had
not been disappointed.
lie was proud to say that the warfare of territor-
al strife was about to be crushed in the emulation to
d" good; that the walls of partition. which had
ions since separated friends Were being broken
down-Were fast crumbling to pieces beneath the
tread OF the iron horse. Interests which were be-
fe supposed to be antagonistc and created so much
aserty off.e ing once, werenow being harmonized by
the meiio"ing influences of commercial intercourse
Instance was being annihilated-a moral propinoui-
ty produced between remote geoeranbical noints
and the seaboard and the mountains were soon to
be Drought In Jdxtaposition. twas the dawn of
new era-coininerce had triumphed over selfislness
interest space
For his part, Continued Mr.. J) it was tesider.
tun long 10 be wished for and he saw no reason now
why there sSodd be any cause of jealousy. As
~. ~. eanno' 10 without the head nor the body
without the feet neither can the west do without
the east The Democratic party in the west had
stood firmly ON the compromises of the Constitu-
t'on not word or thought mad been uttered that
could give just cause of alarm
lie lett It duty, Csaid Mr.. J.,) which he owed to
our brethren IN the west to them in the same
spirit OF Cancellation which seemed to characterize
their every action to immediate upon the altar of
cord and country the bitter feelings of sectional
strife Were he to do otherwise he should be false
TO himself, false to generous and high-toned con-
stltuency, in whose interests was wrapped his
own, and false to those friends who had, with
zeal worthy Of all praise, stood by him in the hour
OF trial and danger. Rent, as we have been, by the
bitterness of party strife, and torn asuuder by the