The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1865-10-18
Dabate on tho Secession Question.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS. FRIDAY, OCT. 8.
The Convention resumed the eonsidera-
. non OF the unfinished business Of yester-
DAYS session syiz: /" An ordinsnce declar.
,ng null and void the ordinance Of May
Goth. Is6l," and the substitute offered by
Mr.. Perebee. heretofore published.
The question being upon striking oat the
Commities's ordinance, Mr.. McIver sd-
dressed the Convention IN suPpurt OF The
substitute, which he preierred,becanss II
did not OF deriake 10 decide what the effect
of the accession ordinance was. IL ignor-
Ell this question Of validity. The esmmit.
tees ordinance did not, but declared the
secession ordinances Of non-ehect. Inlhis
respect he deemed the substitute prefen-
be. We have fought. legislated. and form
I'd parties under the ordinance OF secession,
and, he said. il did not now become Us TO
s,ultliy ourselves by denying lis validity.
Mr. N. "A. Mclean said he had never be-
he,ed that State had a e. Institutional righ;
10 secede. He kod believed in the right
ol rtr1inii0n. lie thought here had been
100 much discussion already about a mere
difference OF phrasolngy. The language
lseI Was immateriai. South Carolina.
knocking al the donf 81 i've Union Tor ad.
misson. would hardly be driven away be-
trause. in snnolng her ordinance of seces.
ion. her Convention had used the Ncrd
repeal" There Sas but one objection
" ihe committees report. The secession
Was matter IT record. II could not be
wipsa aut. Wilh the effects ot the ordi-
rance II secession before ". ard the fevo.
iulionary government which ~ passage
,nsugutsrd. fresh IL eur memories. Il was
sd~ ~ say that Tie ordinance has always
been null and void. With ,hi. EXPLAIN.
,ioh. he vas Willing 10 vote Tor the com.
fnuits's ordinance.
Mr. Thompson thought The opposition 20
Tie sdepisor ol tie eominiuers ordinance
WAS ,.ry unussal The ordinance VA The
ufsniiueus report of the committee TO which
the Convention had, fefrffed The matter.
Adsvruns 20 Mt. RsreEs,'s statement that
he .uhai.aie was offered by rim by way
COMPROMISE. Mr.. ihunpsrn wished \
kno@ ahat necesslisisu any rumhromise.
Nhru tie gentlemen supporting ihesubs,i-
tate ptvlessfd to agfre with the committee
n rrpudiating tic right 10 seeede. and
.,igmatizing secession a. revolutionary.
Mr. Il. proceeded Al lengih Il cypose
I'VE .iaiiacy OF the doctrine Of secession, and
u'ge the adoption Of the committees re.
Tort.
Mr.. Raisn Supported the substitute. Ht
said ii. character had been misrepresenird.
X had batn held Up - mere repeal |,
was more. Itts,sinrSi the title Of thr com.
niitee's ofJinsnse. declaring the otdinane,
u secession null Gnd ro'S.. Abiding also
70 the words "rese,nd. aerogsic and re.
pral" iced in the substitute. Mr. Eaton
utnJed that The substitute .iu any manner
~ " sny tytest endorsed the d6eirine d
sceesnoDs the gentleman from Berthe was
therefore. wssting bis ammunition bs fr.
ans Q The air. 10 bringing forward II ;hi:
time labored argument against secession
The object Of the sahstlfute was the speedy
restoration Of civil law and the return d
'he State to the Union, Thu desire aai
general, and was evidenced by ,le pnani.
nous ,sic for Mf. klng's rcsolulion rerur
me tic noIsRng u TIE national isg III ihs
Capitol. lie pielened the amendment 4,
better calculated tn secute a unanimou,
Note. It's language was mare respectful
10 the Convention Of 1861. aud 10 the pen
.pls 81 Nnrih Carolina Win sent them ihcr,
u 10 ahai the, did As Ter hfmsclf d,
had always regarded The doctrIpe 0l.ssccs,
.ion as implying . mere fssQlutiunar,
light. 10 abe legislature oi 1859. IN dis
session with Mr.. Avery, Of Burke. ha hat
earnestly opposed the assertion II the doc
trine - constitutional right. Referring
towshing,ons Farewell Address and JET
fcrson's Inaugural as his political guides
he srrscned The hope that with the returi
n peace, the sword be beaten into the
Tlsughsharc, and eur people everywhere
emulons Of securing those victories which