The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-06-09


Constitution are gone. Twas sorry to hear
some of our northern friends say that that
was their construction oft, and that Y could
be done without compensation TO the owners.
What service is the principle settled IN the
bred Scott case to the South II that doctrine
be true? supposed that, to carry out that
principle truly, southern men were entitled
not only 20 60 into the Territory with this
species Of property. but that, when they came
to form State constitution, the convention,
or a subsequent Legislature, could do no
more with slave property that had been law
fully brought into the Territory. than they
could with any other species Of property.
The right to prohibit the further Introduction
of slaves is one thing the right to legislate
for the gradual emancipation Of the issue
born afterwards is another thing and the
right to abolish slavery, allowing compensa-
ton to the owners. is third thing All these
might be reasonably consistent with the prn-
ciple settled in the bred Scott case; but to
90 the forth degree. and say that the conyen.
ton assembled to form State constitution
can give the Legislature power to emancipate
or confscate the slaves that had gone in there
rlghtlully. without compensation to the own
ers, ia going far indeed and is entirely diff
ferent Thing. II southern men defend that,
am willing to meet my colleague on that
issue in North Carolina or anywhere else.
My colleague tells the story Of Pat Nc.
Gowan. lie uses an offensive term for a
very clever lrishman in North Carolina,
whose true name is Patrick MCGOWAN, and
is gentleman who was door-keeper to the
{ Senate Of North Carolina for a number Of
D years, a poor but as believe, an honest
|, man Roman Catholic; but he discharges
duties promptly, faithfully, and Industrious
, ". lie was ever Kind and attentive to me.
/ | had personal partiality for this little in
E ,lustrous man, who had house fail of chill.
dren, and not the wherewithal to clothe and
feed them easily. He asked me 10 sign a
recommendation to get him the appointment
i. Of mail agent Of the Raleigh and Castor
j railroad. dill 50; he received the appnint.
e ment. and has filled it with ability and faith i.
e iulness ever since. | might say that all this
: took place before we had any controversy
about the principles of the American party; but
n donot want TO plea!l of on any such ground
! as that. God forbId that there should be any.
thing in the principles Of the American party
n toprohibit me, or Others, from lending my name
!, or influence in work ul that kind ! think
n my colleague. il be had searched closely into
e my public acts. could have found something
' that would have operated more q nv pre-.
d iudice than this little aid which gave TO one
: poor and clever, but whom he contemptuous-
call !" Pat McGowaIi." All that lie can make
: out Of that little CIRCUMSTANCE he is welcome
: 10.
But my colleague says that have support.
!. ed the doctrine 81 alien suffrage. What does
r he mean BY that? II this charge had the
: least scmblance 1t truth ~ il. il would be no
fault with him. The Senate bill and the
5 Cri,tenden bill contained substantially the
i same provisions and safe guards as TO this.
# Nv colleague goes into long history Of
:. the Missouri compromise, an,l winds up with
y this reason for tile repeal thereof, To wit
. :. Thai northern men opposed the extension
: Of IT to the Pacific" would reply TO this.
n by asking whether The same majority that re.
u peaied the said comproaise, could not by the
: very same vote. and with the same ease, have
e extended il 10 the Pacific:
il Ny colleague SAYS he has no complaint TO
i make Of my votes on Kansas, but believes they
q are 10 direct opposition q the interests Of
o his constituents aud mine; and. 10 be the
d more emphatic, striking, aud imposing. he
borfnws tie phrase unparalleled outrage" 70
i. the positions maintained by me. lie turns
e me over To be destroyed by INV c0nstl.
. inents. After all this, Who would Lave be-.
Z lie,cd that he, 81 shnrtly thereafter, would
n have come substantially on the same plat.
}. form with me, aud have embl aced the self.
!. same unparalleled outrage" aud rejniced
' with other, over is success as a great meas.
u ure Of peace aud quiet to the countryi Yes.
n sir; great Administration triumph. celcbra.
i ted BY music and singing, speaking. banners.
4 and the flrIug 81 cannon. Now, sir, ! AN
j panied u see that, amDng many politicians
i. at Tie Mouth, there is soothing 10 have tie
e impression created 90 the country thit there
!, = not submission IL This constitution t. Tie
h decisiun u the proplcoi Kansas. Aud lis
! cover the same thing Among gentlemen II the
I, south, WIN are trying 60 cover up the f.ci
that they came down to this very platform
4 unparalleled outrage" TO wit that the PEG.
I pie ol Kansas are Substantially u have tie
i privilege Of deciding this yery great quarrel
u smpng aud Tor themselves. SDw I want 10
!. make this pointas plain as dtylight--so plain.
: mark iOu, that these southern gentlemen whu
5 would charge me as being inconsistent. who
e supported the principle 1t the Submission ii
i the constitution uf Kansas to the people,
! must apply inconsistency TO themselves.
! do Il b. reading the act itself there Is nd
/. getting around that. Il reads rs follows:
e " BE Il enacted. &C., That tle State o!
. kansas be, aud is hereby, admitted into the
!, Union on an equal Iooting with the original
y States 20 all respects whatever. but upon ihi.
i fundamental condition precedent. namely
c that the question o. admission, with The Iol.
4 lowing proposition 10 lieu 81 the ordinance
!. trained al LecomptOn, be submitted to vote
5 81 Tie people 81 Kansas, and assenied to by
]. them OF maturity Of the voters voting al
I; an election q be held for that purpose, name.
J. "; that The following propositions be. and
j. the zane are hereby, Offered 10 the people 81