The Hillsborough recorder., 1861-02-13

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fore southern audience and tells them that
| the great sectional Republican party has got
the power. and has determined 10 set all the
slaves free, who can wonder that they be-
come exciteds Who can wonder that the
man who owns slaves looks up his old rife.
land that he and his sons are for lighting
when thus assuredi partisans and dema-
gogues have wrought all this mischief. The
Supreme Court, as understand it, has not
decided that the normal condition Of the Ter
lrilory is either slave or free. No, sir.
used to think that the Missouri compromise
was'constitutiona Looking to the men who
passed it, and the long acquiescence Of the
country and Of all parties under il, so con-
cluded. thought that partners in land
could divide their land as legally and as con-
sttutionally as they can sell it or jointly oc.
, cupy it.
! can illustrate. 10 few words, how un-
derstand this decision, and the extent to
which it has gone. Pardon me il do SO by
example. Suppose two old farmers, Mr..
North and Mr., South, have bought, and each
owns large tract Of land under Govern.
ment which permits slavery. Mr.. North says
he does not want to have slaves on his plan
tation /; he win do without them, and makes
family law that all slaves brought over into
his lands shall be free, if they come BY the
consent Of the owner. The common Govern
ment says this homestead law you may make.
But Mr.. South owns slaves, and says that he
will and does make his family law, making it
i legal 10 command the obeinence and service Of
his slaves. This right the Government afore-
said, common to them both, recognizes.
: These gentlemen. after awhile, conclude TO
T buy, for the joint benefit Of themselves and
! their families. a large body Of new woodland
/ adjoining or near to their said farm and faai
J lies and take common deed to the land,
join in the payment Of the purchase money.
and the deed is made 10 them and their heirs.
I All this being completed, in the course OF few
weeks Mr.. North goes. with his sons and ap,
printlces. oxen and carts. out into the newly
i purchased land 10 cut timber. and Mr.. South
sends his sons and slaves with horses and
: wagons. to do the same. When these parties
meet on these newly purchased lands, and a
quarrel begins. Mr.. North addresses the
4 SINS OF Mr. South. and says that, although
. the land is common TO both families, Mr..
d South had no right to send his slaves into
/ this new purchase; and IN consequence OF
! this, and his tMr. North's) homestead law.
the slave are Tree. No. sir, reply the sops,
r these slaves, by law cammOn TO Us both, be-
lungcd 10 Our father on the old place. We
have jpint right and joint possession TO
. this land with you. We have not lett our
A possession. We are as much at home With
c these slaves and these nurses, as you are with
: your oxen and apprentices. Mr. North re.
e plies, if you want your negroes 10 work ON
l.nI fbat..
n will set them free. The Suns Of Mr.. South
/ say. il YOU do, We will do as much harm 10
0 you. so here arises the question.
Ill The Supreme Court decides that neither
/ Of these parties have gone from home: they
n are tenants in common; and the same rights
i Of property that each had At and IN their irsl
e homes, the retain when they meet on the new
q purchase. the condition Of which. after the
! said JOINT purchase. must be mixed, and must
! assimilate itself to tie condition, rights. and
' interests Of its joint owners. But suppose
! an honest, impartial neighbor should come
4 up while the quarrel progressed between the
y parties, and they would agree 10 leave the
! matter in dispute TO him: be would not like.
ly decide that the negroes we're free he
: would more likely advise them % divide their
: new lands as nearly equal between them al
!. they could, and each stay With his own per.
/. sous and things on his own side. But Il told
h the court common to both parties had decid
! ! ed that this cannot be done eOnstiiull0hally
\ the neighhor would then likely advise The
!, parties 10 make friends, get on friendly AM
4 peaceabIy with their persons and things. Dnti
: the members Of the family marry, and settl,
! new farm. or plantations on these newly.
= purchased lands. and then let these neg iami
lies determine each Tor itself about t,ess
/. slaves, just as Mr. North and Mr. South ori.
r. ginalIy did for themselves and their families
I. The question ttsn comes to this: can u.
il sgree! lsil possible that the sons Of Ameri.
q can fathers cannot agree 10 this triiling mat.
! ter? lfnot, then We have 1s. the spirit o
y our fa,hers What did they do; Vines
n they framed the Constitution, nearly al IL,
n States owned slaves; some did not. The,
= recognized and generously provided lor ID,
g rights oi all in these then States as TO slayerl
n and every other matter. they provided il
~ their common organic law that il slave raj
i. away from bis master into a free State, h,
4 should be returned. More than that. the-
" agreed, by way Of compromise. and TO form
II. Union with slave States, 70 let Tie African
m slave trade be kept open for twenty.one years
y. That is what they did. When North Caro-
er lima granted to you Tennessee. il was put e1
~ pressly 10 the bond that slavery should no
:. be abolished by Congress in thai Territory
= That is what our iataers did. What, pra,
4. you, would they do il they we're here in ou
n places 70 dayf Why, they would settle thi
n question Immediately. They would not Z
4 TO dinner before they had settled il. The,
4 never would have broken up this Unio
10 rather than do what request Of you TO do
4. never! When the country comes 10 under
stand this, and looks back upon what 90
IA fathers did, this Congress will be disgrace
II for not having settled this question salisiac
III torily, and that, too, speedily. Strip il {
nj all the Misrepresentation and exaggefation
which have been 50 improperly crowded a
4. round il 70 create sectional Jealousy an
q. hatred, aud il becomes one so simple an