The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-10-31

ment of a recognized position among the ma
tions of the earth. What marvel was the
machinery they put in motion! Simple in |
its principles, yet the most complex in its
form; series Of independent departments,
ya each moving, in an orbit Of its own, while /
acting as check upon all the Others; the
extremes Of strength and Of weakness, yet
with forces so distributed as to appear almost
indestructble it could not be understood,
and TO this day, has not been appreciated by
the most enlightened Of foreigners.
Its influence for good upon the States and
the people, is now seen in an unryalled CON.
merce. most thrifty trade, extraordinary
domestic productions unprecedented enter
prise, internal Improvements SURPRISING IN
lextent..those Of the oldest nations, a conquest
Of the wilderness such az the widest magma
| ton never dreamed Of, cities sprnging up as
though by magic, far from the original seats
of population; in fine, continent that was
a wilderness, savage 10 its lite and all its Tea.
lures, made the seat Of all that exalts and
adorns modern civilization. Scarcely three
score years and ten-the ordinary life Of man
have passed away while this change, little
less than miracle, has been wrought. Is
our Government then iailures
1t may not be absolutely perfect. But
where has it faiedi Have not the laws been
enforced, receiving reverence from the
4 people, though made formidable by no EN-.
blems of physical power, as they would bow
in yeneration before the visible presence Of
Deity The necessity Of government pre-
supposes that enemies Of society exist; that
crime has been committed; that. for mo-
lment, excited passion has given birth 10 the
4 violence Of mob; that even States have tenn
lporarily misconstrued their duties and powers
under the constitution. is. hence, no valid
argument that the Government itself Is
failure. These excuses have failed TO serl-
ously disturb the relations Of society. or 70
impair the strength Of the laws. Society has
.only effervesced under the influence OF ex.
citing causes, then returned to its usual tran.
Equility, no right or duty or enjoyment Of the
individual being permanently lost. Is this
|, the proof that our Government is failure
I But we are told that the grand.and beauti-
fol theory Of the fathers is utterly weak TO
. maintain the equality Of the States; nay. that
the Union-the outgrowsh 81 the CUnstitu.
tion--is even now no longer a Union. The
| principle that the majority shall rule, upnn
which our whole idea Of popular elections
turn, hands the minority-now tire Southern
States-oyer to the terrible mercy Of wild
Northern politico-religious fanaticism.--
Equals in the Republic must now become
sassals. relnquishing their dearest rights. o.
they must resist aggression by force. But
what has the South suffered. Wherein Ia:
the Government vet proved unreliable.
II Under its beneficent action tile above
j States have spread their BORDERS from the
/, neighborhooi Of the Chattahooche 70 the RE
j Grande, AMI from the Gulf Of Mexico north
. ward two degrees above the latitude which
IN 1877 formed an impossible boundary agains
. IL. AZ the very moment that the existence
Of slavery is said 10 depend On secession from
] The Union-nhen the government i pro
! Innnnced as d failure so far as It's Legitimate
4 influence might be favorable 10 it. cxistene,
i and extension, il Is virtually stronger thar
u II any otiler period in nur history.
! The theory Of slavery is better understood
s and The opinion of the South itself has beei
i cultivated Up 10 the point u properly explain
o ring aud defending il. Il j. stronger 10 thi
E power Of numbers 10 the entire frontier slasl
( States, and more uniformly approved BY a
. their inhsbitants than at any period since Iii
e adoption If the constitution. III production
z tue feeble Southern commemorative, that, VI
\ Ter The first Presidents, were scarcely know
10 the expnrts 81 The country have nus beCom
the fountain OF national wealth. Cotton ha
risen from lis three first bag. to il 1000, 90
bales, increasing in value frnn few hgndret
dollars To $3.50 ,00O, 900 per annum. Dpes ii
south owe nothing oil this development to ID
government The sexed questions. GROWN
. gu; 81 The existence Of slavery, have, one II
Ter another. been finally settled BY the -
preme Court, whose decision. haye ne,r
|, failed 10 become The law governing the State
" and the people, until but une remains 10 pp
!, the whole subject IL rest. They have il
i been decided 10 accordance with tile view
!. 81 Tie South. Strange, then, passi0gstrang,
|, that the government should be considered
y failure.
: But We have seen before such periods
\, strange popular entertainments a. now seei
i 10 have cast their influence over the popula
" mind, and have known II to awake and won
der that such blindness had ever existed |
:, Tie sexual condition Of the country, and III
!, singular prosperity il really enjoys. lb
questions 81 The admission Of Missouri, 1T III
annexation Of Texas, and the Introduction
!. California into the Union, il their dag. .hbo
Il he very foundation o. the Republic; but d
ter the storm was past. when the Issues mad
i. out we're finally settled. calm returned AZ
II men wondered al lie wildness Of tie impulse
. BY which TREY had uneonscioasly been draw
almost into acts Of hazardous desperation
! Then, IL nov. the Government was called
n failure. But when the sun pierced he stOrl
i. clouds and The bud Of promise again spsnne
4 these dark masses. The old love of The uniu
n returned, and the Gag d the united eoanfr.
y floating proudly on The breeze. was halle
= with an enthusiasm such a. the toll worn ~
= dier feels a. be gazes upon its iattered folt
streaming over The field 81 battle WIN
Y dur Governments not failure, eten il i
~ action and influence IL regard 10 ! pure
le Southern question be alone considered.
"a il stronger III the hearts &c Tie people nj