Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-01-24

Deacon st. Paul's Church, Wilmington "
Rector St. James Parish a. W RSANs y
TH0s; MURPHY NC
Pastor Of st. Thomas J. ih % RH MFR@i9pgton,NC
Pastor Fifth st. M. E. Church. Wlminator NJ
Debate In the House of Commons "0
On the 18th January, 1861, on the Convention lin
Mr.. WRIGHT said, after tribute to the memory Of Nas
bin Strange Henry and Toomer, he was orpOsed DSo
substitute of Mr.. Person for several reasons but C M
because it did not submit the action of the ConVepttoS
the people. 1t had been amended in the Senate ana %
to be amended here. That he here with the fs@
of Union Democrat; that he had hoped long before I
fh OF Justice on the part Of the North
the South the Union. But the failure of the Crtin5
Resolutions (Which he favored and was willing accent
basis of settement,) connected with the npty css
l6 Senators and than so Representatives before
nh Of March next forbid him to hope for pre,ervi
of the Union as it is and the work was emphacsy one
wishes, be in hopeless minority, and powerless fOrp
l-that could not shut eyes to the facts that
eight stars would quench their fires in our pOItS
heavens to light up galaxy of their own-hat whoever
turned that banner which had long waved in tnm
over them in that field of blue would behold them no
ger in their beauty but IN their place the stripes which our
Northern brethren regard fit tokens of ignompV and
punishment, and from which they learned only essOn
coercion That this reconstruction would be upon Ns
Crittenden other satisfactory basis. Those States viii
ling to accord to Constitutional rights would ion
US, and upon the ruins of this old would ano
exceed that the former That that could not be done
he for the South, the whole South and God defeni
right.
Mr.. Wright said the revolution peculiar one that
the watch and Wait policy" was commendable one
under most circumstances; but nearly all the Southern
States moving-even Maryland. Our scrupbs were
saved if had any, and he for North Carolina lifting
up her voice and speaking her sovereign Withholding more
nothing less. That he had always loved the stars and
stripes had regarded the Union of these States natural
that of husband and wife-that it nothing but ia
naticsm which could divorce and sever the ties Of syma
thy and Union.
Mr. W. regretted this state of things but went on osbOv
though the Union had benefited both sections the diver
sion of the South growing the staple, the North
manufacturing it-yet the South though the richer
made the poorer section. That this had been the result
unequal legislation and disbursement Of the public
the South contributing two-thirds of the exports and
from the proceeds of her slave labor forty Millions and
getting back twenty miioCs-the North twenty millions
and getting back forty millions. That the NavigatOnLawS
excluding foreign bottoms had thrown upon the burden
of exhaustng coastwse trade owned at the North aud
redounding their chief advantage That 400 ships
paid by the growers yearly for transportation
That belt of country scarcely more than twCd
grees broad, the only reliable spot on earth where
cotton could be grown. That it required alterations
sunshine and shower sparse population and involuntary
servitude for successful cultivation that in other
try did these combinations exist. That the East India
Company had spent 81 OCO 900 in the experiment ani4
900 of British subjects depended chiefly on US TOR that
staple.
That we were in the condition. to TIE North, that 0CM
nell deplored i'll the British administration of Irish affairs
when year after year, unhappy Ireland, from her fertile
SOIL compelled to raise fresh levie to go into an En-
glish Exchequer, and but sparnglY come out agaln M
advantage That thus made the unwilling instrument Of Der
destruction, she left to exc out miserable eEs
tence in Union, which he implored them to repeal That
the North in her attempted usurpaton and unendyeg
lation, far the subject of slavery concerned
might learn lesson from similar policy OF Great Bnta
towards her West Indas and British Guanas, and the Con-
sequences of that emancipation. That this IN eoneCuOa
with the French emancipation by the Provisional Govern
ment in l647, made first class power and we WOud
fools if we did not guard and keep it.
That these things were so and furnished only srongas
TO the North to respect rights and to the hCl
defend them. That however we depored this crisis,
should without settlement
this question. That ancestors " sowed wheat but W
hold tares mad sprung up also; that for the gUGu G %
one we had fOrebO1ne to trouble the other. Mr. W. sa
could not TELL but possibly in the good providence OT
the harvest had come and the time to gamer VIC
wheat into garners and burn the tares with hre I
quenchable That it might be The eagle stirring up n5
nest that her young and tender brood might trust 10
wings-he could not sayhe left time to determine St
the people to declare their wishes in COnveDuohi n
North Carolina with the South and such of our coHsea
tive sisters of the North would join in work, mEn @
go forth to meet the demands of civilization and gD
destiny. I'M,
The reporter has attempted to give the speech Of MI
Wright in full the space allowed will not permit ou nv
Mr. Nj: ga!sn in substance fs" of the ns'o' '0'
Mr.. Stanford advocated call for Convention and W. .:
not to be driven from its support by tear OF al and
the white basis. He knew many OF the western nd
believed them to be gallant, magnanmGus PbStnt
was not afraid to trust them. He preferred ue b
offered by the gentleman from New Hanover, pu cot
could not get that he would take such one as be cG
great deal had been said relative to the presenI %
ed condition of the country and ne was not that
ID
at this time but as some gentlemen had demanded m
members should show their hand upon this queso de
perfectly willing to comply with the demand as LIT and
stood it, the Union formed for the mutua eiGIad w
protection of all it's members, aud SO long as Init when
mission entitled to their love ana hove any
became destructive to those ends ceasT va ardenJ
charms upon him his people. Our People olo roctjcs
attached to the Union and therefore, ne saw Nv pouo
BILE good to result from the Union speeches. anu Tb only
which daily brought forward in this HOUSE, iboiOn.
effect they could have would be to convince ~ the South
lists that they were right in their OPINION bevd hstt
could not be kicked out of the Union he Dee those who
civil war ensues the responsibility Will rest uop ocy
have advocated the watch, wait and do nothHs
Mr.. Faison said he had been selected by MS should
represent them in the Legislature, IN par or to hin
feel that he had not discharged his duty to ne With
SELF if he let the opportunity then presented n NJ said that
out saying something in regard to his position bill
the bill before the House not sneh he would
he would prefer, but if it the best ne couu 1
feel it his duty to support it. The crisis vel
something must be DONE The people OF MS The Leg
as the entire State demanded action at the hanu that
islature-they wanted Convention. He lelI Convex
any man in his county had announced in favor od seat
ton in the late Campaign he would not have dde
in the Legislature from his county, but crlsls in t.
y sprung upon calculated to produce cH"SSonODn
minds OF the people, and they now desired ut
consider our relations with the Federal Government
MEssRs. EDITORS In the Herald of Wednesu.IS PEN -
peared article headed Warrior WELDING hot he @
In that article the Editor informs "Caswe az one Of
i given the public good cause to doubt his nn0''
the defenders of the fort. In was DOt
Now "Caswell has this to say that although fellows
in the fort he sympathser with the sS the fort
who there As to his fitness one to BY any
when he is wanted, that readily be ascel'Sl
one who will take the trouble to enquire have no 3d.
The Editor further says that the Minute men hey CLAIM
thority in this community. do not know WSn they as
more authority than any other citizens ;nformsdn
doubtful to their authority they will ask III becomes
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