The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-09-19

NJ 10, NO. fDu may 20 mere aisO anu carry
your slaves with you subject to the local laws
70 the same way that can carry my goods.
Equality Of rights is the principle, and ODE
dience to the local law is the only condition
upon which any man can 60 into the terrific
ries OF the United States with safety. Il
know that there is class Of politicians who
are in. the habit Of telling you that Congress
will not grant you protection for your slave
PROF ,erty in the territories, and Congress
will not. When did Congress ever pass q
law; to protect any particular class Of pro-
Pe rty 10 the terrltoriesf Congress never
y IT passed q criminal code for an organized
.rritory on the American continent. Muir
Ter is a crime in the territories, not under
lnv act Of Congress, but under the terrific
rial law. Horse stealing is crime, not by
On act Of Congress. but by the territorial
law. And so with every crime against the
person or property OF citizen, no matter
where. You are told that this is Squatter
Sovereignty. Just such Squatter Sovereign
~ as was established in North Carolina BY
the men who put forth the Declaration OF
Independence, and drove the agents OF
George Ill from the continent. It is the
simple right of every people to make their
own laws, and establish their own coustltu-
tions according to their own interests, with
outinterterence from any person outside their
own borders-that is all il i. Il not that i
sound principlei Why, there are two classes
of politicians who tell you that il is very IN
sound. Who are theyF First. the Northern
.Abolitionist aud Black Republican think IT
very unsound. They assert that Il is the duty
of Congress to prohibit slavery wherever the
people want il. That is the doctrine OF the
Abolitionists. They are in favor Of Gen.
gress prohibiting It wherever it Is necessary
and they say that wherever il is not necessary
the people do not want it, and that there the
people will exclude it themselves. Hence il il
only necessary to say they are for Congress
to prohibit and exclude slavery wherever the
people do want il. There Is another class oil
politicians who are in favor Of Congress in
terfering in favor of slavery wherever ne
cessary. They are not for Intervention. how
ever. except when necessary. When do they
hold Intervention necessary Why. il is
clear that it is unnecessary TO interfere TO
protect slavery where the people are in ia
yor Of il, for in that case they will pass laws
10 protect il themselves. For instance, New
Mexico was in favor Of slavery. and hence
the people, two years ago, passed law in
their local legislature establishing a very
efficient slave code. protecting slavery in
the territory. Hence, it 10 not necessary
in the estimation OF Southern Secessionists
TO protect il there. for the people wanting it
will have il, and will protect il themselves.
Ii Is only necessary, they say. for Congress
70 interfere and protect slavery wherever the
people do not want il. aud therefore wilt not
protect il themselves.
Thus you hnd that in this country there
are two parties 10 favor Of federal interyen.
ton. The Black Republicans Of the North
and the Secessionists aud Disunionists Of the
South agree in respect TO the power aud duty
Of Congress to control the slavery question
in the territories. They agree that Congress.
may control il aud that the people Of terri
tory ought not to be permitted 10 DO so
Agreeing that far. they differ on this point
as 70 what way Congress ought to control IT,
While the Northern fanatics say that Con
gress mast control the question Is against
the South, the Southern Secessionists say il
must be controlled as against the North.
Each party appeals to the passions. the pre-.
JUDGES, the ambitisa Of hi. ovn section, a.
gainst the peace and harmony OF the whole
country. Nov. suppose you scquiesced ~
the demand Of thi. Southern Secessionisi
party aud allowed them TO rally the whole
people Of all the SOsthern States under I
Southern Intervention banner. and suppose
we Democrats Of the North should be craven.
spirited enough 10 yield 10 the demand Of 4
dominant majority in our own section. and
join in the cry Of Northern intervention
against slavery, and then rally every North
ern man under that banner. Then you have
two sections Of this Union separated. with a
broad line between them. every Southern man
on one side. and every Northern man on the
other, both abusing each other. Now, shat
IL your union worth after that 10 accomplish.
eds Remember that the Union cannot sur
vise the affections of the people. spon whom
II rests. Whenever you have aiieaated the
Northern and Southern men, wheneser ysu
have separated them 50 far that they cannot
belong TO the sane political party and the
same church, and cannot commune in the
House Of God II the same communion liable
your Union i very nearly dissolved. This
sectiohslism has reached this point. II ha.
reached the House Of GOd, and separated
the members Of the sane church. That good
old church within which ! vas born and
reared, the old church m which nv father
and mother, my grandfather and ny grand
mother, aud nv ancestors Tor many genera.
tions were in the habiioi communing, sepa.
rated into church North and ssath. and
when We travel from one side u the line u
The other. We are not permitted 70 20 to N,
communion table. And shat he. pfoiseed
this estraugementf II il the sgitA,ion 81
Che slavery question 10 the halls Of Congress
What good has been accomplished for any
body By the agitation what benefit has been
conferred 90 the white mani what benefit
has been conferred % the black nan BY this
agitatiOnf II has alienated friend from
friend you have rallied section against sec.
ton BY it; you have spread mischief, and
dissenslon, and heart.burnings, without any
redeeming Or corresponding advantage
What is The remedy for ,hi. state Of things :
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