Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-25

Mr. B. said Southern chivalry, Southern
honor, severe historic truth all required
that these illustrious names, and million
and half of men of the North, called by
us in the Breckinridge compalgn our bro
theirs and allies in common cause, should
not be ignored Is ii, he would ask, in
the true spirit OF knighfhood, because they
had fallen-and not by large majority
of the popular vote-to abandon them !
Their defeat and that of the Democr; tic
party was, he was confident. brought
about by the conduct of the delegations
Of the seven cotton States, which seeded
at Charleston, and which fatal movement,
by trair Of events, had compelled con-
s:itution, Union-loving men to withdraw
afterwards at Baltimore. 1t the delega-
tons OF the seven cotton States had not
Withdrawn at Charleston, there would have
been moral certainty of obtaining plat
form of principles, substantially as strong
and with principles the same, as the plat
f2rm required by their S'a conven,ions
The resolution to which he referred, was
adopted by a committee of the New 4ork
delegation in conference With the seven
slaveholding States which remained in the
Convenfion-was submitted to the entire
New York delegation, assented to by them
IN full meeting, and pledge given by
them to support it in Convention. The
resolution is as follows, to be found in the
proceedings of the Convention al Charles
ton:
''Resozved, That the citizens of the Unit
ed States have an equal right to settle
with their property in the Territories of
the United States; aud that, under the de-
cision of The supreme Court Of the United
Siafes. which we recognize us the correct
exposition of the Constitution of the Unit
ed States, neither the right of persons or
property can be destroyed or impaired bv
congressional or terri5ora: 'egislatior."
Here then was resolution as explicit
and as comprehensive us language could
make If, ecarng the equal rights Of the
citizens of the States to settle with their
property in the territories declaring that
The decision Of the Supreme Court is a
correct exposition Of the Constitution Of
the United States, and that neither the
right OF persons or properly can be impair
ed or destroyed by Congr ssonal or Ter
ritoiIal egisIa ion. The decision Of the
Supreme Court of the Uni: ed States de-
clares that slaves are not only pinperfy
III the Territories, but that 1t IS the duty
IT eve1.y department Of the gooeraaneent TO
project them as property. Tie delegations
OF the States which Withdrew at Charles
ton, most Of them, remained some days
there, expressing desire to return if their
platform OF principles was complied with.
The resolution referred to, as he knew.
was shown to many of them in private in
terviews, and known to all, yet they de-
clined doing so. By this course they pre-
vented the passage of a resolulion-for by
their votes it could have been carried-ss
strong virtually lis their own State conven-
tions, had adopted, for the resolution by
adopting the decision Of the Supreme
Court, which asserted it to be the duty Of
the government to protect property in the
territories, recognized fully the principle
OF protection. The presence of these dele
cations would not only, as he believed,
have secured the passage OF the resolution,
but they could under the two-ihirds rule
have defeated Mr.. Douglas, and in all
probability they have nominated aud
elected some snch national man as Daniel
S. Dickinson and a united nomination
would no doubt have been victorious over
Lincoln. Should those who brought this
calamity on the country, or at least, who
are largely responsible for it, now be fol-
lowed in their precipitate course in over
throwing the federal Union, without ex-
haustng all proper means first for settle
ment, just, safe and honorable to ourselves?
Let all the States interested in slave prop
erty ACT together in making their demands,
and act as one, if proper terms are not
conceded.
The Senator from New Hanover (Mr.
llall, } in his recital OF the wrongs and iniu
ries which the North had inflicted on the
South, had continued the same one-sided
statement, and ignored or seemed, to ig-
more the great and essential aid which the
trne-hearted national men of the North
had rendered us. Mr. B. said there were
| no words of reproach, no epithet of denim
ciation that the abolition traitors Of the
North, acting in conjunction with British
eminissaries, did not merit. On the other
hand, there is no language of eulogy
that the good and true snen there. who,
rising above sectional feeling and stand
ing with us on questions ofpeace and war,
were not entitled to form our hands. Let
0aaatlena0 na0ranattd be pronou u c e d
against The traitors who had nullifiad the
| laws aud constitution in the North. On
the other hand, in the spirit of Southern
honor and Southern chiyalry, let justice
be done Though the heavens fall-give
honor to whom honor is due.
The Senator IN charging grievances and
injuries by the North, again ignores the
noble deeds of our friends there By their
aid Southern Presidents have been elected
and dlrecsed the policy of the government