The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-04-18

or line Of policy with which any party.
sect, or school proposes to advance the pub.
llc good. This is an important fact. We
suppose It will be acknowledged to be a
fact. Radicals would not thank us for Of
fering to prove that they are SO pledged;
but conservatives too are equally SO pIedg-
ed. The fayorite argument of every hue
OF conservatives is the Constitution But
the freedom of all men under it is as much
a part of the Consultation as any other
thing whatever. Even that school Of Dem
ecrats, who are so liberal as to refuse to
see good in anybody but themselves, or any
movement but their own--whose very re-
ligion is bound up in platform, and whose
god is prisoner in the temples of their
laith-are pledged BY every word they con-
sIstenlly utter to stand by the freeman,
whatever his color, should the strong at
tempt to reduce him to Involuntary servi-
tude, contrary to the Constitution of the
United States. The whole South is so
pledged. There is not a parpose which has
been imputed to or charged upon them. or
any OF them, by friends, opponents, or en-
emies, which they do not hope, or which
they must not be supposed to hope, to ef-
feet under color and BY the aid of the Con-
stitution of the United States. Even the
attempt to re-establsh slavery or revive
the rebellion is inconceiyable but upon
some principle of misconstruction of the
Constitution, and, consequently, upon the
concession that the Constitution must be
obeyed.
Nov. if there is no difference OF opinion
as 10 the constitutional freedom Of all ,he
inhabitants of the country, and there is vet
the widest and most unfortunate antago-
nism OF parties on the subject. it must fol-
low that the true Cause of the difficulty is
mere diSiruSt-the distrust of each others
fdeiity to the acknowledged constitutional
obligation, or. to come TO the practical
point, a Suspicion on the part of the North
ern people that the Southern people viii
not live up TO the constitutional law, that
there shall be no slavery or involuntary
seryitude in the United States. l. this ali:
We hambly submit: that il is all. The peo.
pie in the NOrth DO not suspect themselves
of the possibility ol violating the ordinance
of freedom; but they suspect those oil tie
South. Hereupon we beg 10 oher few
suggestions.
II. the first place, i II usual 10 make
laws iOr a Hypothetical subject special.
y where circumstances have occasioned
morbid public sensibility, rendering statu-
tory regulation matter Of more than con-
mon hazard. Il will not be pretended that
there is now any general violation ol the
ordinance Oi freedom in the South. The
civil rights bill is pr0lessediY preventive.
Ii anything in the world could tend 10 es-
tabiish polygamy in New England, law
to prevent il would have such tendency.
Wait for the mischief-then provide the
lremedy. anu adapt il exactly to its end.
=. |, il Just To declare ones self above
suspicion, but 10 claim right TO act on
l>l.pieion against nrighbori lf,hc whole
South profess TO accept the freedom Of their
late slaves, and to be willing to conserve
ii, and ask for 4 trial Ol their good faith, j.
/ il just 10 refuse the ;tial: Tie Southern
people might b. just to The negroes They
might make fair, liberal laws inr their pro.
lection, aud might execute them ii good
faith. There may really be a gtnwing pub.
1 lie suntlmrnttn favor Of that unhappy facc.
With what great regret--we riay So re.
murse-we should find that VIZ had refused
Ito trust such sentiment, and had thus
HdI.cuuragcd and finally perverted |; They
Tall, with one voice, assure Is taey laye
such a leeling--such purpose, Nus. we
lproclaim the Cxtranfdnary belief thal all
lentire Feople oi uur hInod and brotherhood
are less truthful ,han oarslesf ilate VIC
any warrant in our knowledge III eaeIl oih-
er Tor such i charge 4 We bate any
doubt about this, shall VIC NJ s,e the
South tie benefit III il Wa. Ne are
lmistakgn about III
4 3. Is it Ueas5Hutit for W g tistrnst the
Suuihsrn people III tus matr.s M slaim
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