Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1855-02-14
HONOR TO LEWIS CASS!

In the Senate on Monday last, Mr.. Stuart of Mich
igan presented joint resolution from the Legislature
Of that State insructing their Senators and request
ing Representatives to their best exertions to
procure the passage of act prohibiting the intro
ducton existence of slavery in any Of the terrific
res, especially in Kansas and Nebraska; and to in
roduce without delay, bill for the latter purpose
and also to procure the immediate repeal Of the act
Of 1850, known the fugitive slave law.
Mr.. Cass addressed the Senate in reference to
these instructions substantially as follows:
lie said, that when some years ago the Legisla-
ture of Michigan instructed her delegates in Con-
gress to vote for the Wilmot proviso, he said he
should resign when called upon to act The lcgis-
hure, however, repealed these Instructions and
therefore he did not resign. He should now neither
follow these Instructions nor resign and he proceed
ed at some length to state his reasons.
He sad-The Democratic party has lost the as
tendency in Michigan These resolutions result from
the action of the new party there. l am now in
structed to vote to deprive American citizens in the
territories of the power to regulate their relations be-
tween master and servant and to vote for the repeal
OF the fugitive slave act which was passed to give
effect to solemn e larantee of the constitution.
shall neither obey those instructions nor resign nv
Seat If political party whenever by whatever
combinations it attans power, compel its oppo-
sciences and consistency resign their positions it
would radically affect the organization of the Senate
ana be Incompatible with its Office the representa-
tive branch of the sovereignty ofthe States The Sc
nate would lose every characteristic of pc1manence
as the power was transferred from one power to an
o'her. This would operate against the Democratic
party Tor their opponents do not recognize the right
to instruct
-, The ntolerant prescription which is advocated by
Inc new party, would exclude from political conf
uehce the first General who fell at the head of an Or
sanized American army at Quebec, because he was
Oorn across the Atlantic and the last surviving sgner
VI the Declaration of Independence because he was
"Oathohc The adoption of either measure recon-
mehded by the Legislature of Michigan, would be
signal for breaking up this government and the dsso-
uuon OF this confedcracy. There many honest
t neh VINO scout all idea of danger and prepared
sacrlhcc the structure of freedom to one ovcrpow-
efng impulse.
isnall remain in the position am until the end of
rasu my tern unless the democracy of Michigan shall
WfiI 1SfuG me to act against my convictions of duty
a' lear, above all things, is that the people may
~ sruck with judicial blindness, with which nations
for national offences, and thus add to the
aIhoiy list OF the people who had not wisdom
nn h 10 appreciate the value of free institutions,
W. '.ue e' and hrmness enough to maintain them.
quart said Sufficient unto the day is the evil
n.s secl When the proper time comes | shall be
rsparea to act Until then think it is unneces-
tbs 10 trouble the Senate with any remarks upon
t.t,s The resolutions were then laid on the
democratic party has lost the ascendency
b.. A''n'san the "new party =" of Know Nothings
'0'ne into power, and the result is this display
b, most deadly hostility to the rights of the slave
'un'g States Mark the words of the venerable
''-ne cannot be mistakcn-he knows what. he
s'. !" DC true. What'say Southern men to these
hsss what say those Democrats who may have
"auced to join the new party to which Gen.
90, inonas Loring, Esq, Editor of the CONNER
ton "as oeen elected Special Magistrate of Whining
ma., Inc vote was Loring 369-vann 119-La.
anusr7 IT, Inc Herald says Mr.. Loring was not