The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-07-11
HILLSBOR0UGH, N G.. JULY H. 1866

Address Of the Democracy In Congress to
the People Of the United States.
The following address will be promul-
gated Tomorrow:
To As People Of The United States:
Dangers threaten the Constitution. The
citadel Of our liberties is directly assailed.
rhe future is dark unless the people will
come 10 the rescue. In this hour Of our
ueril National Union should be the watch
word Of every true man. A. assentia TO
National Union, we must malrtaln unIm.
paired The rights. the dignity, and the
equality OF the States. including the right
of representation in Congress, and the ex
elusive right of each State TO control its
avn domestic concerns. subject only 10 the
Constitution of the United States. After
an uniform construction Of the constitu-
tion for more than half century. the as
sumption ofnew and arbitrary pnwers in the
Federal Government is subversise Of our
system, and destructive OF liberty.
4 free interchange Of opinion and kind
feeling between the citizens Of ell the
States 10 necessary 10 the perpetnity Of
the Unien. Al present eleven States are
exeludrd from the national councils. For
seven long months the present Congress has
persistently denied any right of represen-
ts,ion TO the people Of these States. Laws,
Affecting their highest and dearest inter.
rsts, have been passed without their con
sent, and 10 disregard Of the fundamental
principles Of free government. This de-
Ilial of representation has been made 70 all
the members hom State. although the
State, ~ the langusge Of the President
presents itself not Only IN an attitude ol
loyalty and harmony, hut in the persons nl
Representatives whose loyalty eannoi be
questioned under any existing constitu.
tional or legal test. The Representative,
af nearly une third Of the States have nui
been consulted with reference 10 the great
q.estions Of the day. There has heen no
nationality surrounding the present Con
errss. There has been no intercaur-e be
tween the representatives 81 the tso sec
lions, pr.ducing mutual con6drrer and re.
spect. In The Isngusge of the distinguish
ed Lieutensnt General: ." IL is to be Ir,
gretted that az this time there elnnu be 4
greater cummingling between he citizens
OF the Two sections. and parti. ulariy y
those entrusted with the law. making pow
er." This state or things should be re.
moved Of encs and foreser. Therefore
10 preserve the national an,on. 10 vindi
cate the snlIiciency pf our sdmirable Con
s.itution. to guard the States irom cover
attempts to deprive them of their true posi-
sion in the Union. and TO bring iagrth.i
shuse who are unns,urslly severed. and io
these great national purposes only, Ne cor
daily spprove the call Tor a National UnioI
Convention, TO be held al the CITY Of Phlls
deiphia, On the second Tuesday, lnurieentI
August next. ard inJorse the prineipie
therein set forth.
We. therefore. respectfully but earnest
ly urge upon our fellow citizens IN esc'
state, in the United States. in The inter
est Of union and in q spir, of harmony, an,
with direct reference to tie principle
contained in said call. 10 act promptly j
the selection Of wise. moderate aud Cen
servalise men 10 represent the sa,d Con
vention, TO the end that al the States sha
Of once be restored 10 their prasticsI rels
Uous 10 tue bUiuus tWt tuNsliullOHtlu
maintained. aud peace bless the Who'll
country.
w. n. Nihlack, John Ilogsn.
Anthony Thornton. u. NJ. B",er.
Michael G. Kerr. Tunis q. Bergen.
g. 8. ShankIin. Charles Goodyear.
Garrett DAVIS, Chas. n. wirGeld,
II. Grider. A. II. cofiroth.
Thsmas Z. Noeii. I."vell u. Rousseau,
samuel ]. Randall, Philip Johnson,
Lewis w. Ross, Cha. A Eldridge,
Sf.,hen Taher Iah. 4 Ia ausan