The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-05
NORTH CAROLINA.
OUR RALEIGH CoRREsPoN DENcF.

RAtnGn, ". c., Dec 2s 1850.
The Commissioners Jrons Aiaama-qRe Cotton States Ger
tiny Going Cut-Hoa. JD6 Thompson as Consssis y
freA, RiSissippi-His AfEicord PoSi,ioa-Yae BuI 10
arm he Peofle1a Concs,tio. y iTtc e7ea Opinion
er-Czif Justice Eag.--7Ee state Isdly /, Sseie II
Necessary dc, dc.
Since my last communication TO you a number Of inte
resting and important events hav, in midst
On the Goth the Legislature gave audience to the
Comm sioners from Alabama Scsss smith aud Garrett
Tho membc Of the two houses in the Commons
Hall, when the Commissioners introduced to them
and the I assembage OF gentlemen and ladies present
by General Ransom, the Chairman Of The Committee of
Arrangements Mr.. Garrett responded, in behalf OF Mr.
Smith and HIMSELF by reading long address setting
forth the grievances OF the South the grounds upon
which Alabama justified her determination to withdraw
from the Union. He declared, with much emphasis iht
the secession OF that state "a fixed fact that nothing
could alter her determination but the y ompt AMI un
cquvsca action Of the North assuring the people Of the
South OF its settled xcd unalterablc purpose ease its
warfare upon their rights, and It's intention future to
respect and execute the Fugitive Slave law My settled
conviction is that the stubborn relentless finat
cism Of the black republicans has driven the cotton
States beyond the point of compromise jus,ncn,
and that the country is the brink OF dissolution
and ruin. Let any rejecting rccur tho ecpo-,hi
condition Of things prior the formation our present
national consu ion and he can easily forcsee what will
be the consequence Of disruption or tha government
which binds the different sections yether ut
black republication proceed with madness and folly
and is reckless rrorayatcrs and leaders viii gase up
late the awful and disastrous termination o. thsir Ga
na,cal purposes fot the destruction o. this great re-
public aud the rnhi,on o, tho hopes o. through
the world they va be held responsible aud the
cratons os postcrity will pursue them.
tn, nr
was present on the occesioa 70 wLc have rec.ci a.
Commissioner on the pa1 of Mississippi IL DID not
speak having submit,ca his communication TO the Iles
lature In writing II strikes that there is somehag
strange and inconsistent in this whole business. Mr.
Thompson a member u the Cabinet. presume iIc Is
a sworn olcersworn ~ support the laws and cons;tl
ton OF the uoited S;atcs--yet he leaves his
post at Washington city and comcs to this place
TO persuade the people 81 North Carolina t.
cooperate with Miss srpi IA breaking w the very g..
yernmcpt which lie sworr 10 support and witch h.
is prominent oaoor, aud from which he s drawing
heavy salary There many % oar good people WAC
cannot reconcile Inconsistency this thug AMI WHO
think thst Mr. Thompson haa better been a, his poet
Washington guarding che funds aud money o. the go.
yernmcut under hs from the picrefs VINO seem
10 have appropriated such ubcri share o. heir own
private uses. The freud his department has pro
decd considerable here ard the cenvetion is
last scginE hold on thu pb'r nlna thai ths ~ ~ pre-
fcpt the mtst corrupt grNp nncnt the face " tue
arh And Is there 10, the strongest reason for 20 be
hcy ag when suc stupend~ns maud committed
under the eyes oi the pubic officers al Washington
The two houses the legislature have gwen their
members holiday" ru,il the 9TH a January THIS
hi appropfatuC 500 zoo 20 the people the State
passed vs. second eadrg Va the Commons, and cnnri
was made by tlc fricLug OF IL To- press u throuch
third reading hut tlcy tailed have no doubt the b
will be passed very after the members reassemble
but there is more difouty about the Convention bill
There i entng opposition to not bscause our people
against the aggressUns 81 the North, but because they
think the Legislature has the power and " competent y
do everything that II necessary protect rights "
the tnon They Insist that the convention not ncces
eafy for anything but The aci a. secession and those win
advocate the Tor meet Of tbem) concede that
they favor of secession fcr existing causes MOI
are the people II the state There is another difficulty
s. Of ne moscalous advocates Of the cow. niion IN
sst that bare shortly &c each house iess the bill
whilst there many who ctatend, He contrary that
cannot he conetituonally rassed without the concur
renee Of twohircs OF the members Of each house Now
csppos conceive how there he any difference Of opn
on on the subject The language Of the constitution