The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-03-29

I cane here. eaRAde in their intel.
aigcnee, ! eapads 10 thsiF patriotism
and have grrat confidence that they
nil. s0aner 81 later, cooperate Hilh Is
IA carving 0at this great American
principle which We are now insisting
npan. and that We shalt again be har-
m0ai0as. ~ We are. nnquestianably.
nlN . great aud prosperous people.
Bar. sir. II any maa thinks that while
defending ne Institutions apder which
! live am slavery propaganda he
mistakes nv character. fae gentle>
man from oaia Mr. e.mpbell1 has de-
elzred that he Is opposed 10 the policy
81 making conqaests for the purpose Of
propz sating slavery. Will the gentle
man pardon ne far saving. that 10 me
the remark seemed 10 have little ap.
plieatioI TO the question in hand. Who
on earth IS the advocate Of making con-
guests for the purpose Of propagating
-iasersf Why. where did the gentle>
man ever hear " southern man who
was an advocate Of conquest for any
such nFrpOses
Sir. am opposed 10 conquests. |
am opposed to making men slaves who
are not already slaves. am an adj
Facate for republican liberty-for that
republican liberty which consists in the
ght of all States 10 establish their own
governments in their own way; and |
am opposed 10 the establishment Of any
system or principle aiming US by which,
any one section may hayesand srseyI
higher privileges than another. Fam
for equality Of right among all sections,
and lar that alone.
liza State deSres. TO establisI} 20.
scrnment without domestic slavery,
JET il do 50. II has the. republican
right TO do il. IL We, Of the soath,
schoose to establish governments with.
*damestie slavery. or If anywhere ip the
sw.de domain Of our country any por.
tion of our people constituting State
choose 10 establish government with
domestic slavery, in Gods name give
them an equal right with those who do
not approve that institution
Mr.. CAaPBsLL. (interruptiRg) If
the gentleman will allow me, desire
10 know whether he is willing that. in
the formation 0f new slave States. TO
be formed out Of territory belonging to
the General Government. there shall
be provision which will bring upon
this floer representation based upon
white populaiisn merely and, also.
whether he is willing to ALLOW the pro,
perry OF northern men to be represent
ed upon this tloor5
Mr.. EERR. am rather too licge
and loyal citizen Of this Government
Ia be unprepared for that question. |
stand by the Constitution Of NV coun-
try, and the principles on which it is
based. The Federal basis is the basis
OF republicanism by the judgment oil
our toreiathess, and intend TO go no
further than they in giving representa-.
tlses ON this ilosr. -
MIR. CAMPBELL. II was never in
ed to 90 further than il was when
Federal Consultation was adopted.
Mr.. KrRR, What say is consls.
ten. with the principles of our fathers
as embodied in the constitution Of the
Government which they framed. Give
us but our rights under that Constitu
ton and that Government, aud we are
satisfied, We ask no more, and we
will submit to no less than that.
We want to have equal rights with
our northern brethren, under the Ton.
stitution Of the Government which our
fathers established, As southern
man. ! insist on This equality of rights.
As a southern man, | will never submit
to less than equality.
am, as my colleagues well know,
at home considered one of the most
ardent Of Union men. | have always
been devoted to this Union. | regard
ltas the greatest blessing Heaven ever
s0uclsatei to a SHINING nation. re-
gard Il as the greatest security of hu-
man liberty that has ever existed ON
earth | regard it as the best means
OF dilfusng the blessings Of republic
eanlsm throughout the world; as the
best and surest means OF eleyating our
species at home and abroad. But thus
reserencing it, as do, loving it with
tefsent and enthusiastic affection, the
moment discover that it is to be made /,
use Of BY dominant majority to OPP |
press that section Of the country IN /
which my destiny, IN Gods providence, I
has been cast, trample it IN the dust {
II JOIN any man, or any force, to ,
pull IT down. asserting and proclaim. !
ing ia Ihe last, "fiberly and equality, q
or death.n /,
! have no idea Of adhering to the
Union merely to be oppressed BY the /
Union. We are, however, getting to /
understand each other on this question /
OF slavery, and assure you that there !