The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-04-21


was counting her she replied. !" tits sorter
so, and sorter not SO, and rather more
sorter so than sorter not so." Laughter
Now, that amendment is a very little thing
only few lines. There is not much Of it.
but | tell you never read it over but it
reminds me very much Of the boy who was
scolded for not making the potatoe hills on a
wet morning large enough. g Well dad"
said he. g it is fact that they are small. but
| tell you they have got a darned sight Of dirt
in them" [Laughter.] Sir, if this is pill
gilded over to make it acceptable to some
Green men, Southern men ought to be ashamed
Of it. know that this peculiar policy is
practised in our little electioneering scpliles
in our country, andI suppose everywhere else,
but never supposed it ought to obtain in the
Congress of our nation. Once when charged
friend of mine with having said some foolish
things in speech which he had made, and
told him that i thought he had hurt our cause,
he said: All, Gilmer. you do not know the
folks as well as do. A great many people
are like nest of young birds, if you tap the
side of the tree, they'll open their mouths,
and swallow the worm down." Laughter
Southern men supposed that we had got
something by the bred Scott decision. /, for
one, as Southern man thought we had OBJ
tanned something thought that We had got
upon safe ground that we had perfect equa-
lily in the Territories that we could go there
with our institutions and our property, and
be Just as safe there as the men who go
there from any other section with any other
species of property. But if this is the mean
| ing if this is the result of the bred Scott de-
olson, then those Of Us who 90 into The Ter
irtories with our slave property, have to run
two chances first, that the people may ex-
clpde US when they come to form their con-
stitution, and if they do not run us out at
first. then whenever the majority Of the peo-
pie desire it, they may run US and our me-
groes out. And this is the doctrine upon
which the South is TO stand--this is the doc
trine, mark you, which Alabama and other
States are TO 90 our of the Union on, il they
cannot get. 1t is not from any objection to
the constitution Of Kansas that !, as South
efn man, oppose her admission. | would be
pleased that we could fairly and properly
get slavery permanently in Kansas. But
object TO this doctrine, that we can be pro-
tected in our property while in partnership,
during the Territorial state, but the moment
we become an incorporaton--a State-eyery
man that owns joint stock is instantly liable
by constitutional provision to have his pro-
perty confiscated. And this is the doctrine
which we have been told here, month after
month, and day after day, that every South
ern man must stand upon. otherwise he is an
Abolitionist and opposed to the interests Of
the South
Mr.. Chairman, what is the question which
has agitated the country for the last fur years.
II is one that has taken up the entire alien.
ton Of Congress. We have been figuring
about il until, | believe. not only the country
but the Government itself is upon the verge
Of bankruptcy. This question commenced
with two fsies-nne for the Free-Soil Demo
Gratis Of the North. AMI one for the South; aud
the same identical double face is in this bill,
and will detain the Committee only for
lnument. while refer them 10 some history nl
Il. We had our troubles some years ago. grow
ing out Of the discussion If the compromise
measures. In January, 1851. the venerable "a.
Tiers Of the land. Wings aud Democrats, gath
cred together. with Henry Clay at thpir head,
and drew upa pledge to The country that from
and after that DAY their influence would be
exerted against every man for Office. State OF
Federal, who would refuse To stand upon the
platform Of The adjustment measures Oi 1880.
The people rallied to that standard. The
Democratic convention met IN B.ltm0e, in
1852; the Wing convention met ia the same
place, and they both bowed down al the same
altar or peace upon this sgi.ating question.
They re affirmed in substance what Mr.. Fill.
a -. IN. 81 a..
promise 81 1850 should be finali,y. and there
should be no more agitation d tie slavery
question IN o. out uf Congress. To that both
nf the great leading parties we're pledged 70
the country. They put their candidates Up
on that platfnsn, General Pierce was elect
ed. He was installed. Unfortunately, how
er. he ~ short time made some lniadieioas
appointments he turns-l nut the true Demo-
Gratis Of the Moth, men Win am prnud 10 lind
standing ~ the same rsnks they did then. Van
Buren,, Dix, G0chrane & Co., the Buffalo plat.
form men. were then coming IN, and the party
was about q break up. Something had to be |
done. Tile Administration was going down.
prescription had 10 be made. Il was gwen
and OF the principle that you prescribe to
one choked with turnip. get him to swallow
a pumpkin, and II would 'elIeseh HIM. Laugh
ter They went upon this Cincinnati plat.
ioin. am mt going to deiain the Commit.
tee 10 show how our friends viewed IL 10 the 1
South. That is we'll known. Idtsire 10 show
how the matter stands with the Administra. 4
ti1n, to show What Tie Democratic Free. Soil /
ers said belore, afterwards, aud all the time.
few months btlure the Cincinnati eonsen.
ton met, adistngnished free.Soiler wrote to
the North. Mr.. Hubbard. Mr.. Woodbury.,
and all those noisy men of the B1tIalo con-
yention, began 10 give evidence that they
wanted 10 return TO their friends. Here i /
onej give u as fair specimen u their let. !
tiers and speeches. It's the letter u The Hon.
q. e. Lsmbreiing:
Huntingdon December g, 1855.
F" WittiaN ". IrpLow, ESQ.,:
NY Dear Sir: Even Southern men In
Kansas acknowledge that il will inevitably be /
a free State, Tins ~ TuE IAsT sTRruGf q rOp l