The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-10-17
From the National Inlslllgepeer.
MR.. EVERETT THIRTY YEARS AGO.

of the Union party to stand before the people
as the exponents Of the platform of the I'm
ion, the Constitution, and The enforcement Of
the laws. From the commencement Of their 1
public career, throughout all their service in
the councils Of the nation, and in every pub
lic and private capacity, they have both been
distinguished for their strong devotion to the
union OF the States, their unwavering main
tenance OF the Constitution OF the country,
and their rigid requirement that the laws
should be justly enforced. Upon the vexed
and sexatious slavery question they have oc
cupied precisely this position and no other.
They have carefully avoided the extreme
Prejudices and opinions prevailing in their
respective sections OF the country. aud have
preserved en- inviolablc nationality.
Mr.. Bell, representing in Congress and in
| the United States Senate Southern consti-
tuency, has never faltered in his defence OF
the rights Of the people Of the Southern States
from any assault, aud his record presents 10
single point Of objection to the national-min-
ded men of the Suuth His past career is to
them sufficient guarantee that IN his hands
and under his administration OF public affairs
their rights, their interests, and their honor
will be safe and well protected. But, while
he is firm in the defence OF State rights, his
course has been guided 50 truly and undcvia-
tingy BY the provisions and compromises Of
the Constitution. that his eminent justice and
nationality and patriotism has endeared him
more than any other Southern statesman TO
the conservative, Union.loying, Constitution
abiding citizens of the North, and they have
for him a respect and admiration that defy
the calumnies and assaults of any opponents.
/ Side BY side with John Bell 10 the mamie.
nance Of the Union, the Constitution and the
\ equal rights of the States, stands Edward
Everett. Upon the slavery question no Nor
them man occupies more national position,
or is more acceptable 10 the people Of the
South. Again aud again, in reference 10 this
subject, he has expressed his determination
TO abide, in good faith, by the compromises
: of the Constitution. Upon all necessary oc-
casions he has boldly advocated the prompt
and faithful execution Of the fugitive slave
law, and sternly opposed the agitation of the
slavery question. In reference TO attempts
TO excite seryile inaurrection in the Southern
States, no orator has ever spoken more elo-
quently or il terms Of more decided repro,
baton. To use his own bold and manly
language, he does not think, as far too many
Northern people do. that il is " immoral and
irrefgiOm 10 join in putting dorn strriis
instruction at The South." " There is no
cause" he brayely and periodically pro-
claims, in which would sooner buckle a
knapsack TO my back and put a musket on
nv shoulder, than that"
A correspondent Of Southern contempt
rary recently called attention to a speech
made BY Mr.. Everett during the earlier part
Of his service in Congress. when, with pro-
phetic vision, he furesaw the depl0rable COW
sequences Of Abolition agitation, and elo-
quenty defended the compromises Of the
Constitution. II that speech Mr.. Everett
said:
+" If there are any members in this House
Of that class Of politicians to whom the gen.
tleman from North Carolina Mr.. Saunders)
alluded, as having the disposition though not
the power, to dlstu.b the compromise con-
tanned in the Constitution on this point, (ihe
! three-6fths representative priaciple,) ! am
!. not Of the number. Neither am one Of those
citizens Of the North 10 whum another hon
! orable member lately referred. in pubIica.
tion 10 which his name was subscribed, who
! would think il immoral and irreiigiou< 10
join in putting down spryile insurrectioB
AZ Tue DVbUls NJ hdo-
its and education are unmilit4ry; but there
IS no cause in which | would sooner buckle
knapsaek to nv back. and put nusket on
my shoulder, than that. | would cede the
whole continent to any one who would take
ito England, TO France, 70 SPAIN would
see il sunk 70 the btttum Uf the ocean. before
would see any part Of this fine America
converted into continental Ilayli, by that
awful process ~ blOnished and desOlatIon by
which alone such catastrophe could be
brought on. The great relation 10 seryitude
4 in some form or other, with greater or less
departure from the theoretic equality Of man,
is inseparable from our nation. ] know oi
no other way which the form Of this servi.
tude shall be Fixed bat by political instiiu-
tions. Domestic slavery, though confess
not that form nf ser,itude which seems 70 be
the most beneficial to the msster-certainly
that which il most beneficial 70 the siaye--is
not. ~ my judgment, 70 De Set down a. an
immoral N irfeiigioLs relation.
cannot admit that religion has but one
voice 10 the slave. and that this voice u,
Rise against your MASTER No. sir; the
New Testament SAYS, slaves, obey your
masters I aud though know fall we'll, that
IN the beBignant operations Of Christianity,
which gathered master aud slave around the
same communion table, this unfortunate in.
stitution DISAPPEARED IN Europe, yet can.
not admit that while il .ab.ists. and where il
4 subsists, is duties are not presupposed and
I sanctioned BY religion. And though GER.
4 iaiHly an not called upon 10 meet he charges
brought against this institution, yettruih Oh.
i liges me 70 say word more on the subject.
/ 81 know the condition 81 working classes
IN other countries; am intimately aequain-
I ted With il in some other countries; and
1 have no hesitation 10 saying that believe the
slaves in this country are better clothed and
I fed and less hardly worked than the peassn.
/ try of some of the must prosperous States of
Tie continent Of Europe. To consider the
checks Oh population. read MaltLus. What