The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1862-07-09

whose sworn purpose, whose first desire,
paramoun even to the preservation Of Re
publcanism, is emancipation. They and
their disciples first threw the apple OF dis
cord They first applied the torch, and are
now more busy than eyerwith throwing fresh
fuel 10 the flame. Should history ever trace.
which God forbid, the record Of this coun
ltry's ruin, that page will seem the strangest
to those that read whirh shall tell of the
madness and wickedness Of The arch fanat
les OF abolitionism. In the dark recesses Of
the temple Of infamy, the gloomiest inches
will bear the inscription Of their names.
Sir, counsel none but moral nterfer-
ence with the work Of these mischirt-mak-
ers. would not have even ianaticism de-
prived Of the right Of free speech, nor would
|, in any emergency. advocate the slightest
infringement by the government upon the
liberty of the press. Let them SOW the
seeds of their infamous doctrine broadcast
over the land. Whatever may be the dan
ger, will not cnuntenance The greater dan
ger Of establishing dictatorship over the
thoughts Of my cnuntfymen.
/ But If the ab0minable theme must be
brought into the council chambers OF the ma
I tiOn. f,r the sake of decency, if not Of JUS
tice, let il be at more sensible time. III
there remains one Uni0n man al the South,
let Us remember that be is unrepresented
here that the subject at slavery particular
ly concerns him, and that il is ungenrraus
and unjust, ii not cOwardlv. 10 take advan-
tsge oi his absence Of representation 10
push forward measures in regard 10 the 10.
cal Institutions of his sectinn-measures
against which. were he present, he would
give his earnest opposition. Il will quench
whatever remains Of Union feeling il the
South. ii il has not already done SO. Ii will
destroy the last hope of reconstruction Of
the Union on friendly basis. IL will prove
what has already been 50 often iniimated,
that the first idea of the dominant party in
I the North is active and anwayering antago-
nisIn 10 slavery, and fsed purpose to leg
Islate II out of The land AT all nazarus. 10 ID
with that theory advanced that we are TO
conquer peace SIR. we are flinglng away
the last chances OF reconciliation us reckless
l, as maimen cast their treasures into the
sea. The agitation Of the subject has been
the counirY's bane at every period uf It's his
iory is discussion al lhis crisis is desper-
ate self-destruetion.
Is il while the magazine is beneath us and
about u, bursting with the agencies Of ruin,
that We must chuose 10 sport with The fam
ing torch Of the incendlary: Sir. until our
behaved country shall be saved, the word
emancipation" should. by common consent,
be banishel fran the language of debate IN
this assemblage. II is a spell which has
wrought enough already Of desnlatinn. II
j. hellish inrmula Of incantation. which
has coniured up the iends Of discard and
civil war aud Il never was so patent III rs
evil tendencies as naw. when il i being
passed, like the breath of the plague, from
mouth to mouth, in the cnuncl chambers oi
the country it has ruined. IL should be
spoken in a whisper aud with prayer link
ed 10 ii, as q thing that brings curse and
spread, 1 pestilrnce. | despair Of my coun-
try. | despair 81 ever living once mnre in
a blessed Union of lraternal States. when
hear all around me the utterance of that ru.
. in-brecding word. /" emancipation. ming.
ling with the Shuts Of battle, The fierce
. hurrahs uf triumph uscr fallen brothers, an,
he grnans of our dying counirymen.
Sir. il in place ni making the negro qurs
tion subject matter or debate. this Con
. gress would take into earnest, solemn con,
I, slNtIdtluN sulNt tAHtWitutt wi stNMIbS pcdtt
du believe that success would crown oui
, efforts. II they would enter upon that task
not with hearts cmbtiered aud intellect,
! swayed BY sectional aniipa'hies and uniime
ly mock philanihropics. but with all thrii
: souls devoted 10 that one sacred purpose
! the re. .con.truction IL the Union aud on
: redemption from civil war !; ii they woul,
. do this, in the spirit of Cancellation OF Tor
4 gi,eness, Of tolerance. of brotherhood, anC
{ Kindly feeling. It's nv conyict,on that helor,
{ the close Of this e,rnlful session the pre-
: lii.ninaries Of peace would be arranged
. but while. with the obstinscy ufa blind ianat
/ &c, and the instinct Of brutal gladiator, th
G Iirst object is 10 promulgate party creed
Q aud the second 20 crush an opponent AM
E wear The badge Of victory. see no falre
: prospect than, at some distant period, reach
i ed through seas Of blood and heaps Of car
!. mage. The forced Submission Of a crushed an'
devastated section, aud the equally unhapp.