The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-07-16
A HIT AT THE DESPOTISM OF THE
NORTHERN GOVERNMENT,

NohinEhlN GOFEANMENT.
In arecent debate in the Yankee Congress
Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware, made the
following hit at the despotism of the Lincoln
Government:
he SAID history would hand down 10 the
future, with execration and condemnation.
many acts Of the present day. An arbitrary
and despotic power now, not satisfied with
trampling on every constitutional right Of
citizens, has dared prOfanely to enter the
temple OF justice and drag her ministers from
the altar. He who thus invades a court of
justice proves himself a tyrant, capable of
any assault on the liberties of the people.
Under the pretence of suppressing cause
less rebellion, the Executive Department of
this government, in his Judgment, we're dali
y engaged in the grossest violations Of the
fundamental law.
Who are they who are thus numbering
civil hbertyf Those who, in the pretence
Of philanthropy, have plunged the country
into all the horrors Of civil war, and now
evidence sincerity by shouting loyalty, while
engaged in destroying the liberties Of the
people, and even 90 SO far as to dare to i'm
peach the loyalty of these men who stand by
tie Constitution. He said it was his delib-
crate and solemn conviction that either abo-
litionism or constitutional liberty must for
ever die-the two cannot exist together.
AbOlitionism has, for the time being, dissolv-
ed the Union, and while it lives it will re-
main dissolved. No free people either will
or ought to submit 10 its sway. II has been
the author Of all our political woes.
Abolitionism always has been aggressive
on the liberties Of the government, and had
eliminated in an attempt to invade peace
fnb samv agtiv5srr5-
who declared that " house divided against
itself cannot stand" The war clouds i'm
mediately began to threaten. A senator
mir. Critienden) offered compromise, which
would have ayerted the war, but the aboli-
tionists refused compromise, and deliberately
chose war. Then arose the cry OF "On-to-
Richmond when it was met with bloody
defeat at Manassas. Then Congress passed
a resolution that the only object OF the war
was 10 suppress rebellion and nothing else,
and the loyal people Of the border States
took heart and courage. How has Congress
kept this pledge. r.
Columbia, aud established paradise for tree
neoroes from Delaware and Maryland, where
thew we're supported BY taxing white men.
They are paving negro teamstcrs thirty dol
lars ner month, while our white soldiers are
working at thirteen dollars per month. They
have legaized negro testimony and estap,
llished dlplomatic relations with Haytl aud
Liberia. The council chamber Of the nation
has been turned into house Of wailing Tor
thc wrongs Of the negro. He contended mat
the present war was not merely an lnsurrec'
no Or rebellion, but great revolution.
lie would take the admissions OF the sena-
,ors from Vermont Mr.. Collamer) and Penn
sylYauia (Mr. Cowan,) and assume that the
nra.ent Confederate Goyernmentisa "a govern
ment de- facto, and contend that when the
mn government was fully ousted aud new
ons firmly established, those who give alie-
s;,nee 10 the latter cannot be panlsheu ,os
treason TO the former. The right o. re'o.u,
tion has been asserted IN this eouh.'! -
Ne thought il settled that where fs,v.Iv ..hara
Il iaaugurated under circumstahCes 49, 80
success seems probable, il nay gssG.ao ',o =
! Jnty of every citizen to yield ailes.anSe ~
Nv Il y government, and where therc y onIs
; rsasonable probability Of success, suen sup
-. .s.',o"s = ~ government is not felony
Pgss '. .sa,id snS;set then 70 Imprisonment
and death, or contisca!IG;..' ..,,re punishment
was nv rbat they conscientiously
on men ~. .isbt. 4 large mass OF these
bells,ed Y Ss,,b y believe that they have the
men AZ tna ,s,t they owe allegiance to the
right, anu 80 y 10 tie government, and they
STATE as s,;,sn We, great weight to the former.
had alsa.'s ssbarity, and all the usages OF the
Human IMAM 1srld cry out against severe pun
elslllLsa s, y those who yield allegiance to 60.
isnlns"s ..,",t 4 de faeto, where government ae
! yefnn,sa .a nasa.ed 70 protect them or have any
power. -. ,hors w.s anv justification
y cause for the present sreyolu.'Os ! ,rsvsn,