The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-01-03

tney oenoid their helpless babes GasheC
upon the stones. Awful as will be The
responsibility resting upon these wicked
and ambitious men for bringing upon ;
free and happy people so much uisery
and ruin, without any cause, yet but lit
tie less will be the responsibility, ever
admitting that there is cause should theJ
hastily and rashly precipitated us into the
revolution without 6rst trying every pos.
sible means consistent with honor. and in
accordance with the usages of Christian
and civilized nations, to have our grieyan-
ces redressed. aud proper guarantees for
our future peace, happiness, and security.
We would not be irreverent. Nothing
We know, can ever equal in baseness and
iingrstitade the act of Judas Iscarriot in
betrsying our Savior; yet, in our humble
opinion, there is nothing which so nearly
approaches to it as the act of those who.
rashly, incou.iderately, and wickedly,
would infaue the public mind, and, with
out giving them time for reflection and
consideration, would hurry a free and
happy people like ours into step which
can never be retraced, aud which must
inevitably lead on to ruin, and to the de-
struction of all they hold most dear and
sacred.
Believing, then, that the State Of North
Carolina hes no right to secede from the
Union, and believing that her people have
no cause for a revolutions; that they are
neither oppressed nor deprived of any
rights aud privileges enjoyed BY the citi
Gems Of the other States, but that on the
contrary, are prosperous and happy; and
believing moreover, that the General Gov.
ernment,- is not only able but willing to
protect them in all their rights and priv
ileges. and being fully satisfied that
nine teDtbs of the citizens OF the State
are ardently aud sincerely devoted and
attached to the Union, and are earnestly
desirous to share in the honors and parti-
cipate in the blessings which can only be
enjoyed and be secured to them BY the
Constitution of the Uniied States, we are
most decidedly opposed to any Conven-
tlon of the people being called. at this
time, to take into consideration the ques-
tion of severing the ties which have so
long held US together as united prosper
Gus. and happy people.
We are opposed to secession-we are
opposed to the State of North Carolina
seeding. But in the event North Caro-
lima does secede, then whatl 10 that e.
vent We are opposed to North Carolina
joining Southern Confederacy with the
Cotton States, and especially in any Con
iederacy in which South Carolina is a
member. IF this Union is to be dis
solved, let the Cotton States form them
selves into Government, if they see
proper, and let North Carolina, TeDnes.
see, Virginia, and Kentucky form auoth-
er Confcderaoy. The interests OF these
four States and the interests of the Cotton
States are by no means ideLtical. 1t is
to the interest of the Cotton States, or at
least so they contend. to open the African
slave-trade-tbe opening of the African
slave trade would be the ruin Of North
Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee and Ken
tucky, SO far as their slave property is
concerned.
Again, We are opposed to Southern
Confederacy, not because it would reopen
the slave-trade, and thus render our slave
property almost vsluelese, but because it
would deprive US Of all the Constitutional al
remedies which we now have to regain
our fugitive slaves, and would bring US
to the borders of foreign country. to
which our slaves would easily escape, and
from which we would have no means to
reclaim them; thus with foreign country
on our northern borders, and bordes of
wild Africans pouring into the States south
Of US, our slaves would in short time be-
come worthless, and North Carolina would
necessarily become Free State. having
no interest whatever in CoBfederacy OF
OF the Cotton States.
As to the Cotton States, secession with
them originates in sefshness, desire to
reopen the African slave trade, and there
by enable them to procure cheap labor,
although in so doing they destroy the
value Of the slaves in the border States.
In their sel6shness. they are willing to
ruin the border States, and yet. at the
same time. have the coolness and effroDtry
to ask those States to aid in their own de
struction; end unless they will do SO, they
are to be branded as submissionists. The
effrontery of the Cotton States istruly as
toni.bing-and get strange to say, there
are in our own midst those who think the
greatest honor to which they can aspire
is to be tackled on to South Carolina
Although many good and vie men, in.
foeuced by appesls made to their pas
sioDs, have been led astray, yet we are
glad to be able to say that, as yet. in
North Carolina there Is not single man
of marked ability, or extensive influence
who has approved of the course Of South
Carolina. 1t is true. We have in the State
some Doisy disunionists--sone who fain
would be great men, but cant be under
present. circumstances.
In 1s4s. Gen. Zachary Taylor. a Lou
isiaDa Stakeholder was elected President
BY the Nhigs. At the session OF Congress
following bis Inauguration the hre eaters
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