The North-Carolinian., 1861-02-09
" HOLE NUMBER l24G

slavery-a system wh;c.l hal in the mean time be-
come 50 interlocked and interviewer with ou- il. It.
tutions that the destru ;ton Of the parasite would
be death to the tree it cngs t..
1t was in vain to say th,t the etiis aal aims of
the Republican party directed to the row
of the great Democratic party, which had long
welded The power OF the Government EoI We're
tcnlered by the other great party oppose to yet,
a ticket headed by constitutional Statcsnicn, ii
whose patriotism .ou protcsSet contsnec- tLa4tt
all this we asked for nothing, no concession, but
onr rights: The Constitution and the e4Vt}ty Of
the States, the Spmbois OF everlasting union
The time had ccme when we were called upon to
sneak right out, ami view OF threatened ,t .S
to p.oyile new guards far our nature Stttt
Under these circumstances 1t was "e .ntt ,e ~
the assembling OF the Consres> unter thr"' 80. e-
stances that member iron Nir2lnia too 'u- if.-
tiatve in proposing peacs conference an .'.-
Southern members consented to meet wa l.! * 'it
a.ittcc oi the states, T. ti.', ceisslsti tsl' .'
common pcrs ana the appropriate reh"',"r+- s2}
NAV .ee of our tstoni>hmcnt weh, at '..e 'tts
first day of the meeting OF tn 1t COMMITTEES, shG~
was broken by Northern member, repIs~-sl,.:<
large and populous district with pioitaS''..~ oi
ignorance of the existence oi any causes OF t
plan and with the mild request that aoiltiicf ~
tlemcn would be kind enough to furnish " ai.i u
particulars.
Mcctin. t:,at commit tee in spirit of frames, ,.eer
mined t. speak right the diliicu'. e. i 1ils
which embarrassed the country, could moi "Ut -
astoni>hcd at what We looked upon "a = speti~1 "t
eiiponlcy out of place, ii bd tast, ana III SuIte =
the lnolncnlcil> occasion.
1t did not atlll provoke like conduct on our
part but at declaring that We looke@ upon tue
territorial policy as the question OF per!eNity' 21
that if ii, II were properly adjusted, we thought
minor nlltteIS oulu arrangct cnSel'e', we iroFos-
ed, through the member from Arkansas, IA l"io5l-
ton a,ijus nent which, while large con 'csSon on
or part, the North might accedc - VILE
honor a.d the pride of section be stred
1t gratifying 10 find hat the Venerable and
,listin gui-l4cd senator fro Kentucky had, il the
series OF resolutions offered by hi!n III he Senate,
fallen upon the plan of adjnStnc IT. It was
cs ,ecially gaitviu, fad tllat tie sentiment OF
the whole country rapidly coacentT.tc' upon II.
It wa, pr9poScd in conittce on the |th day OF
Dts.cln1cr. Although we pressed v1te upon II
although ur-ei the laid approximation OF toe
crisis upon the country, and declared that the an
xictv and solicu,e OF oar constituents were great
urgent and that for many reasons It was "to..Apt
20 hay. i1Don it speedy action, for some cause or
othcr-I will not say prctcNt or iifest'ot : IA. uiti
Day dragged their weary lcngt' ":,iA ihr ittHs ol
the n,ni:tce prrcou5 a. it W;i>, "~ 'ilS l' III
he discussion of abstract propo 't"ns r IN the az
ranrcnIent of another iittcr about Wilcl there a>
no insupefabc difference OF opmon. 1T was no.
until 2Sih day of Dcccner that vote was forced :
upon it. resulting in the satiVing OF tAc Propo-
on bv the nnluilols of hci{eublican lneilbtla
Sir deemed this great c'':c, $50" OF ou. i1S1
and con >ttuional rights. uncr tiit NcCtNlol ol
the Supreme Court III the ire scott fst, We were
assured of our right TO take sayc+ into ali Of
the common territory Of thr states s proposes
surrender that right above the ltr1lI1 ol '>o ~
by absolute coIlsttut'H' II pro fi1Io1, lNcfNih@
only protection to our properly beEpW-Slei proc
ton would be afforded - D FS.1ld til't loo L.
Il section in which you you SELVES th}Hgt tle MS !
tuition Of slavery could nr-cr oOtaih Il permanent
footing. You say this conceeolpu, 'O ilt@t
slavery by the law mature. and Of climate, could
never exist above that parallel. BE 1t 50. Wiz,
then, refuse concesslon II you choose so 10 e''ll
it. if choose to call ii that cDHll never at-
cortlin.r to vour own declared opinions, coHtI2utc
to THAI of thincs which y"n nlrh 81" ,rrea;"
the extension of the area Of slavery. N"uI. Fon
refuse to heal the wounds by which the hDIt-
polite nov suffers Would yo., refti>e 10 main
in the tuion, to which yon sing daily ptaA@ N"Aii
you refuse to your brethren OF the South, ln" IN
sane and excited as you deem than. the poo ltt-
ance of an abstraction which mi 1ut -onlhe h'in ]
to quiet? Not So lou eiainchl:y pi4ct'Gti
people. Tho cause lies deeper t'rn 'isH
On the other band, you say slavery can - sso
to New Mcxica and that we stand upon "n ~ sti11-
tioi But consider We maintain onr :'Itt 70
carry our slaves there is IA tancied or l,'r rlat.
If the former, You admit it can do 70" 10 '.i.ai,
cannot affect Your policy effect yoar i'adtt 'r
effect ours. Ifrea then the deprivation q y II e
great wrong and, according 70 or notlp,~, the
surrender OF it part and the proilibii.pn q 1t
upon yonrs, wn;ll reduce nS to the con h'lon u 4
DEGRADED people and work Il forfeiture of or os9
selfreSpect. MY, make tbs propo >itio les a.
tasteful ,p yon, we consulted >olr rrejulie,@ atl
pro, pose to cloth, the anen'ln to tic t.'t
ton il the aayiige that the instrument nov
This view OF it f.rcjbly pressed upon l2I
the distinguished genileinln from Ir@'na
without avail. 1t shared the like fate with
giaal proposittion.
! may add Mir S;,c,ler, before pas-l.
tro.l the subject of the action OF tie ooin''l.
filling in thu. proposition of Dir. Rust, aAd -u-.
vcv in tho e of the patriotic member from GA
Mr.. NELSON and of Mr. CRTITENbEN al t'- t...-
tiertl MEMBERS with single exception, St-'s. ~
the movement of the member from Catorn III.
y HteIl for calling a convention OF the States. 1t
met favor from the ReIub Ian naembci weeks
the stiltatio!.s the committee usnereL into
stcnce tfi, miserable abortion VIII en- you
considering. | may safely say that perm no
single proposition received the ajorlty vote o. t2e
com ttpe an strange 10 say, motion to lee
mend the series the House tor adoption sIgralv
fucl po:l the whole. when these proceedings
come to b.: r,.ve hereafter, it will DC Ironouicd
that every fair liberal and en ,r4ed concession hal
beon rendered by southern Representatives, not
of which was met in a corresponding spirit Of liDcla-
.ity.
The Republican members declared their settled
purpose to refuse any adjustment OF this question
by constitutional amendment and some wonder
expressed at persistence in demanding that mode
Could we do otherwise, when we remembered that
the Dreei Scott decison held not to be law by
YOU. And that from high quarters, there tad been
ANNOUNCED in high places the determination 10 seize
available opportunities to reorganlzc the Supreme
Court, to secure reversal Of its Judgments
and restrictions Besides, our constituents lttad-
ed settl input. final forever and iirerer-Ip "i
this vexcd Question one that would r'IoTc 1t rom
the halls of this Capitol ard from the political 0 ma
10 the end that peece hereafter might reign WITHIN
bor,icrs.
To the objection urged. that the resolutions OF
amen l4nent profssel to not only the present,
nt All future acastionS it was efi'rei on oar part
to ace company it with the l'r9oiooh u any i"tu'e
lHf a.