The Greensborough patriot [January 4, 1851]

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VOLUME XII.
GREENSBOROUGH, NORTH-CAROLINA, JANUARY 4, 1851, NUMBER 36.
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DCMEklL ASSEMBLY.
The Bill It amend ilia constitution of N. C,
•J> taken up- , „
Mr. Ilayner.boing entitled lo the floor, contin-ued
Ml argument in opposition lo Ihe original
bill anil in support of his amendment i anil when
he concluded,
Mr. Hlemmiii*- look ihe floor and addressed
SPEIX'H OF MB. MIAMI,
UF OUILFORD,
On Union anil Stcettion.
In ilioSenate of theN. C. l.eitiil»tnre,Dcc. 17, 1800
-.. ■ in. „ — — mMmn. v(I.I.I...M...K..R.. .S.A...I.D. :.—H—e desired
Ihe Ho'ise for some lime in favor or an unlnni.eu,,|i,M qU(.slil„„ „,„ ,„ a Whig or » liemucr.
Convention. He handled the ednor of Ihe Wan.• . ( „ „ North Carolinian—as one ivhose lei
him ouli and
showed lhat whileilut editor wa.
r*T#s) weeks" proceeding, having accumulated nralrinf Henry Clay, he was hauling lor ihe
tinon our hands, we omit the merely routine bu- | Democratic parly. IU odvoraled a change In
•insss, and insert only the most important items.] ; ln8 basis ol representation.
llcmucrat
, dard wilh some severity for reading him out ol j in Prn w„|, ,|,e South and whose tatereeta
Ihe Drmoeralie parly—claimed 10 be the senior; wpw |her((i bnl „!„,, baniatlilljf for ihe moment
I Ihe ediior and therefore denied his right lo read ; a|, ,y ^nardewifoo, and all NCtlnoal preju
territory) were niueh bettered by beingurU ol ihe
Union instead ol in it. Disunion wonId nol im-pede
Ihe growth of the fiee Slates in nunihers,
power and wealth—it would not ineline them lo
a more favorable regard for the imeresls of ihe
Souih. nor would it be likely to secure, in a
greater degree, ihe reaper! of ihe world, lor in if
discuss „i,ulj„„ (ga-Ml whicll families and while l.bor-
SflATI.
Wtiiutday, Dee. 18.
The bill to esiaklis'.i Vadkin county was ..
Vnendad, passed its third reading, and sent to Ihe
The'slavery resolutions wers made ihe order
of ihe day for Monday next. .
Mr. Wooden addressed the Senate on Ins re-eolutians
relative lo iniernal improvements,
itousa or eoMsOMt.
Among ihe;.iew mailer Introduce.' to-.hy wai
a resolution, presented by Mr. Hill, of Caawell.
in.lrueimg Hie judiciary roinnutxe to bring in a
bill direeiing the Attorney General to institute
auita in Wake Superior Court, against those
(Chairmen of ihe Board of Supariaiendenia ol
Common Schools who have funds in their bauds,
belonging lo Ihe School fund, not accounted lor.
I'a.sed and relerred 10 said Committee.
Mr. Wilev prc.-nietl a resolution initrum: i: ,
the coniii'iiiee on Negro slavery to inquire into j,
the expediency and expense of transporting the '
Tree Negroes of il.ii Slate into Vermont; which
was agreed In.
Special Order. Mr. Avery a...lre«sed the
House iii opp w.liun tu a Convention to amend
the Conauiuiiou. Heoppowdeny Oonr.iiliue
liiinied or unlimiled. and wenl for "free soil rage
bv legislative protuion. Mr. Walton replied lo
Mr: Ivery, and the latter rejoined".
MIXATE.
Saturday, Dec. 21.
The chief subject of discussion M mi the
loll lo aid the Wilmington and Manchester Hall-road
Company. The bill was rejected—teas
S3, nays 27.
ItOl'IK or COMMONS
dice, would anxiously consider how the honor
and the safely of the South might be aeeu.-ed.
and if it could bi done eotieialealle with dine,
Ihe Union be preserved. He wished lo ste c-reeled
a platform on which all true aonaofN.
C.-.rolina could aland—In have embodied ill res-olutloni
or otherwise a sentiment which would
strike a responsive chord in ihe breasl of every
patriot and enable die Slate to present uneven
and a steady from, in • crisis s.. delicate and so
lrvil->». It could nol lie doubled llr.it N. faroli-na
intended to be true lo heroin she only dealr-I..
, it. ■ .in-'"!.'.ni ihe usual rontine _ . h "lure
State, with certain amendments, was taken up
Mircsl, stf-
•nd ihe dabata continued by Mr. Breda in l:n...
of an unlimiled Conveniion ; Mi. McLean in la-
•or of die original hill (for legislative amend-mant;)
Mr. Damn in l»»or at Mr. l'osler's kil
Ihe dangara whirl: beael ber. and I
i»i and moat honorable motla of aaeape.
In daterroining ibis momentaua quesiion, at .<
period so critical and exeiiing, healed passions
and party prejudices should he lianished frouell.e
ST3J3iSTSiSiT«Ttbl ;*;Z\^ ConnollBb.« ,d .Pi |mrp«« «- fc;
•y d ■, 'binge or noi;) Mr. rfnmn for .be I lermi.ialioa. expmaeid in langu^a beenming ibe
c Hnal l' I • \bli. I ou .' - i •• ide. Mr. jra'*) •" '■'« •*<**"> ^ «fc«"«tann,c "f *•
Cfc *l, .ion nddreaaad the !iu„s- people for whom the r,..r.!ft,t»UT.S ^s.uuie to
in faior of an open Cohvenlion ; bill belore lie
L-lud.-d. gave way to a motion lo postpone
further cunajderatiou of the (ubjeellu Mon«
dl\ week.
The aUveiv raaoluiiona wt:e mado the order
of the day for next Thursday week.
_.s lie erery where united
The Benatorbn failed lo shew how disunion
will ellecl ibis state of things : and he lias also
toiled even lo Indicate the manner in which seces-sion,
CoflilUulional {ftceiilon, would enable us
lo purchase, or acquire, in Oilier way a, an enlar-ged
area for the profitable useof sto'cs. Suppo-sing
serrssion CMMlllnllotttl and peaeeaiilc—sup-posing
Ihe laws which organized and keep in
motion this polilir.il frame work, provided lor ihe
natural, peaceable and safe disruption ol'iis pins
—(a rather anomalous supposition Ihia would he
in phyaiea, though all tilings are poaaibla in poli-tics
whan properly uudaratood and jndietonaly
expounded)—supposing that after Ihe Botlth had
launnb .1 upon ihieeerei r. wilhoul opposition or
Jifd. she hid cioased seeorely ,.il the hara, mm
submit lo wfiiii ihey mav dreni ihe oj>t>rettion
nf the nrijnriiv or bv hsngfcl .i« Inltotft. Ai««i if
lo cacapfl llii" fait ihry make common came
wilh ihe mnjurilv ami sir ilttft>nlAd, ihis itfUia
.miffing h* must I* ihfir <l«>om. WooW ihere
lie here no inulernhle opnrwtfftd T Would .here
be unv protection, any libcriy, any riglile to *
minorilv of a Sthle I Sialea in a minority—in
(art a sniffle Slate miiet have a reserved sover-
I'iffu right under the KCIILT.II Government1, jiiv.ec-ahlv
to 8cce<!»» when thrcaicnrd with danger:
ami ihia hvtor iho ttki of liberty, ifltfltidoali
in a minority in that State—mm hinwlietl thou-l
SHIKI individuals ntttlf submit, at :ill hazards, and
lo whatever extremity t" ihe fhimincerinff will of
unv hundred thousand and fine more, and this i>
also for the *ake of lil-eriy ! Thai is lo nr,
one hundred ihm:rand and one men, of u haievei
eharMter, standing, a^e, nation, »r principle*
have a right in a Siale lo ban" the riTmiiniiic OIH
hundred IhouMnd, whatever he their respect- Mnwsof any state to"ilm comntry i ntwitjwaitdiag
will, nor ihr: ffovemmont to piocjci wiiho tt « ctflifBB
currei fUieparfe, r-i:) |.rin:» ;;!■ m IUI »r-comiiiotluiion.
In disputed let ween u -> ve govern-ment.
atitl ihe covemmeiit ol Ihe L iiiie-l Sia.«M-jjifO»>
ease 1.- practieally u« well aslhjlpiically didontn.;
each party p'ttse^mg ail the rfr;vtr|i:.,'ni-«d^^^^J
},'atii/;-fl ^ovorini'Mit. legislative '-x<'cntiWiU|^^Hj
clary; ;n. i li;(> i .■' <;v It .\ \v.\ -. - ■ ■; :,..•, „ |() !«UpJl<
|i^ p.i .1 il-i f - .\i.l:imyil i .• I- t:r < '. e -n'i.Tli*
might lomeiinic.'. iiroid lh.» eilreniiv, how ohen
would il happen ansoiy *■> luaiiy i-'iitiw, tWni nn u.1;
;, 'iMMltlibld1 ■ .: - /. :!'.■■.■■ ':!■■ v, ■ i-r ',!• jt fri*
-nnit'C if :t V \ t ■ .'I .; iHOll WOuUl i '•
pot ni'c.'inl liii'id 'M.'UII jff: 'i. .. i i,atur*i or i
ihe evidence of our own political In ry.
''Theconstiiuti'tHj n»«t rely in IT on any ot the pre*
cedii g mod lirain-:!*, tor ii- -ate a;ni euccessfel on-.
crati'tn. b.is cxprt- >!y declared, on thccni* hand, i,"
"'Hiat ihe consutiilicn, and the lav. > mad.* in pur-suance
thereof, and all treaties made uiuior ihe »u-thoritv
ol the I'l.ita-.l Siates, shidl he thomipreiiio law
ol the land ; 2, iliatthf jn i^e. of every stale shall b*
humid thereby, any thin;: m the conMitutjon end
harmOnizeit all thep^fflffWWIi^
dfil H governmen! it. sun all il:i
please all ihe slave S ales, and
■lave Slates. 10
to guard with
qua! care lha inlereau of all Ihoalage States—I us machinery!
■uppoolng thai tfafa beaotUol pic.nre, ihis Utopi- j 'I his may h
an projeci, whiotl has been conceived in evrta.n
qnarten without toy purpose wlo deceive the
the people. anU to earry outcelrteh and s, -. r
nurpo -,*' cou'd in the miraculous dispensation
of rrovidenee, ami hy iheatill more mlraeulous
a;; u<-» ..I politieal roaoliilioQC, be fully realized
•peak. —whatialhe Wok groood lo the mniurotf Uovf
He ihouRht unanimity ol sentiment all impnr- } ((r wi|| i(- UnT(]oTti eNlfM1(| j Where arc its hor-and
toeecore this he would v/rttmgly vote , i|(ir<. w (,|(| lhp SvlinUtr r:ill t(l poinl ,,„.,„
for the resoluilone ofany othergentlenwii whtfli \ iu|I, VVhv is the picture, at this most iutereit-hiliiy
and ehefieteT»end thin to lo eaeede from
a Union in which iwenty niHlioM o\' soul.- ore
interested, 0300*4ng the whole ol them to the
hizaids of a civ il « jr. lo prnlecl the interest and
secure the liluriies of tins one hondred ihntisind
- ■——■ .,,-__-!,..fill sv'tcin ol (.uwrn-and
one! W i ■ i,^ , ,,, M ,
mem ! (low wise ari.J wi
Monday, Ve?.
PreWdingl of the Senate unittlporianf.
23.
A miii
Thur$Jmj, Dec. 19.
On mo-.ion «f Mr. tJilmer.ordered ihitamea
saje he senl .o His House, piopoaiug lo raiae i
Joint Beleei Commillea. to consist of the m< in
bersol the Committee on Education of the House
and Sen
i d on r.
il.c in-for
a
BOtlir OK COMMOSS
A di batn of coi.sidersblc interest occur
j motion of Mr. Slephanaon, ofCra 11
I deSoita poatponeraentof a bill |
' railroad from some point on the Raleigh and
j Gallon Kailroad. at or near Ridgaway, to Clarks-i
vide, Vn. Mr. Siephenson look ground Igaiual
building op the Raleigh and Gaston Road, and
V,h"^L"y'?.. «.i-, fl^ta. k. i in reference ,o ,h. |f.C, Kail Road, which he ev-rnflim
Schools, shall be referred
And liiai the earn* J..111I Seleci Committee bi
iimrueted to ewmine the whnle system ol Com-mon
School». by Mich lights AS eon be obtained
in ihe City of Kileigh, 1I10 silualion and amount
' lor, to
. . HailKoad. whichheei .
preeeed hii inIonlion 10 bring in >> '"!! 1* ioaend 1 ever might bej
ihe clurlcr—romarkittg thai he would have a dlf- - his o.. ;i opinifl
feient location in the nnrth-weatern part »f .he|whom ho might .diode
State. He concluded by mofing 10 lay iho bUljieirned Senator fronj Paaqu
ihe resolution* of :.:iy other gentleman whlvl
mlrht meet with general approbation andlieati
expreea the popular voide. atUiough t1 leeintrn
duced by himaelf defined his own viewa mid the j
poeltlon which he preferred to nrex
He respected the view* ;i d il e motivea oil
other gentleoieni efiahed to hear ih*e opinions ufj
ail, and would i.v. :i make ucriliee* and \ iek) bli
own pred.Ieciiu.is in lav or ol" haioiooy and ooii-,
c:-ri of letioo.
We iliould tint, eontlnoed Mr. G , aaaume a
position which v.e caiinut niiinUiu, w« elioold
not, nor v. .11 I coiisenl, 1.1 gu f»rther in reaolnUpllti
il.vo WO can expect or ul. the people lo go in
BClion. Rut before he- uo^acced farther in the
dhnuoeioo lie wiched 10 nyke one [leraonal al-lusion
1 and 10 reqiieai Senators not to judge of
hie reelings lowacds ihooo from whean he dif-fered,
by the manner in which be might express
himself in debate, and t" be assured thai what-warmth
and /.-A in urging
he entertained for those tt»
3. thai the judicial pouer of die United Slates shall
extend to all cases in Jaw and etpiity ari-i.L' under
the constUutiou, ihe lans of the t'titled Nulua, and •
iioalies made under iheir authority/ " &e.
'•On llie other hand, a :i f.ectiriiy ol the rights and ,
powers of i!ie stall--, in i..tt,v::ln:i. «. ;-irin"e», a-
■:ainM a.1 uinlue prepi'tidenotce of 'he power* gran-ted
lo the governnit nt over them in their uii;ie»l ea-
COnstitutioii has relied on, I, the lespon-
1 ^^,''s*aBjajakf|___i' ■ ihelerr-il
silihiy-dihe 3?r^ssjjjBBjjj^li^^]|.s|t!j.tf)k(e ftn(1
islatnre of the > nited Btstfel
peopleo: ihe Mates; ?. the responaibiin
sidenl of the people- ol iho Lmted Stales; and 3. lhe~
liability of the executive and judicial lunciionariea
of the United Stales lo impeaclirnont hy the ropre-setiUitivos
of (he people ul the S-.-.■■■-. mwiie branch
ol ihd legislature ol ihe [*ni;ed ^ rale*, and trir.l by
the reprcsenmiives oft.'it* Males, in ilieaiWbr hrnu. :i
f>ne hundred ihous;nd anil t'^* Mate funclitinaric . le^'i-lafivc. sKmcitiya^Hi ju-cii.
il hund.td ihon-aiul l!|1 «a! 1 cin^jt: :!,,■ -..n:- :Ii;: •. K;_ »hs?ir :i/;inrhlm«rfl
I lo be an extreme ea*e
j illustrates the principle and is therefore* apposite,
In one word,niinoiiu States niu-: hares right
. to secede from a Oovcriiinent which the scceders
I iav is a compact of Stales; minorilies nf indi-vidual-,
in a (loveriiuvnt of Indiridufals, have
not even the rlglif, the ohl-fishiot e !, (he iinlien-eble
right of refolMfoh '. Now how world this
doctrine work out?
one ilc . rfl fiirsec issia
eliiiens think Mich decision 1 rioladon of their
allegiance. This minorilv bus 10 li* hii:o; ; ami
then begins a war of extermination which mijtht
util end fsvor-ihly 10 Ihe mnjoriiy. Uul BUI ; IS
il tloes; am! the hundred Ihoilsalfd are to be
hung; and then ihe General Government, hold-ing
to the same majority doctrine, oaiebei and
hangs ihe hundred thnussnd and one!
Mr. 6, s iid ihrii he did not mean to ridicule
and reiNponxbrity, al:o^o;!ier imlepfnduut ol" liic «-
genev or authority oft!,.? United Males * •
"Should _ilicj;rovisions of the coioiituiionea here
©varnjnwnt
and
ill e is 1
ho ftu
inij point, so midden I v terminated. like a cracl
story in a Magazine, with Ihe pregnant, but nn- ] men oesms 01 exterminaiion wiiien nugnr roviewo,l. I.u muud not 10 seenr.
•tilisiacuiry seir.eme. to be rontinutdf Cpfllin-1 not farortfUV majority. Hut BUpp< si* ;i.l(t ri^h<- ofihe sia'es a_':ii:i-*t lh- murpialii
tied where, when, Imw .' That ohapter* in this [ It lloee ; die Ihmlsalfd he abuses on the part of the I'tiiietl X:ates, im
political nmiance, is not to be dischieed, I sup- ! buui* ; llien 'die (Jetieral tloventiiienl, hold- BCfft within Iho purview of the consiuulion Uoa in 1
pate, umit the first has boon read and rallied. ! ing 10 affiendinont ol ihe ruuMiimiun, acoontingfo
lie would pot say that ihoae wh« framed ihis hangs ihe hundreil ih msand and one ! t(,;;'1V1"', ' ■ !;'i'1
s';'1'';- , ,
InteraUag end ortgjnal melcdcam. had been joo Mr. tJ. • .Id that he did not mean In ridicule or tut;n:i;;il
r^^ ^^l^^^^i;:\;l;:;n^or^^l^^f.^
imaginative, had •• listened with credulity to the , irai win. levity .he duetrines ol the senator from a.A ll!lU W( ren,jering V.,^WG obedienceimd?™-
whispem «ii fancy altd pursued with eagerness j Pasquotanfc and Pertjulmine; he wal lracing risomce a tpMtereTiTuimire»iBUnco and revolution.
"m phantomaof hope''—but he would sasen that j them to whs. he eoneeived to be then legitimate ^ihero can remain but one resort, tbo last of ail—an
pro-i:'.
d
oftbo cUvarary Puna now unacoouoicd
,1,. Mjl Odicer. el .he B*"***"- « »f\^ ^Uwell. of Cuillnrd. said lha, when ,1,
unvaie iiidiudiuls—ami to iwporl atea uii) a ■"•1,' ' . ,. , „„..,..i t;, ,
d.v as pr.cne.bl., a plan lor the eollc-uun nf I gW.lUjn.an in.,.. M.»r«
monies due ihe hitenry Fund, fortrnl more c
.icni and b.iier organisation "f tl'« ay.lem 01
C..miu..n H. hoola. and for ihe more s.lc, eco-nomical
s»d ...-nelidsl appliolion of the Bebool
i'und. .u Ih. purpusa lor wl.Kih «io luiid «as
urwnully designed. I
The two Ho.ee. proceeded la bill.it Inr puh- ;
lie IVtasurei. The second ballet ill ihe Sen.1. j
stood lor Mr. Courts !•'.. lor Mr. HlntOU 1(3—a
• I. xv psrli vole.
1. I : :■ or csmosa.
Mr. Averv MMtad. bill pr»»idiiig for ih.
estanejen of ihe N C. Railroad from Ualiabirry
io the T.u.eam. Hne.
The follnv. ing ».s Ihe vole of ihe house lot
Tressueer. on second hsl'oi:
t\„ Huton—Meaar*. Adam*. Amis. Bareo, D A.
Beme*. Blow, Bogle, A. H. Ceidavell, 1> rjCaJd-weU.
Canipbto, tfterry, Clain Uaif"
son, Dickinson. Drake, Dnnlap, -IB, t-er.
Koard. A. 0. FoWer, A. M. r"u «r, H , . ... 0
W. Haves, John Hayes, J. II. Hill. Jerkins, Leaci,
Locke, Lov.,Maul--aby, McKay, MeCleos, McMil-lan
Russell, Bcott, Sbimpock, Silar, Bimn.ona, | ma]
Kuin.titeele, Suibbe, llioniburg, Tripp, Walloe,
Webb, U —■' - W ilei, '■■ '• «'11;a"'N « ""'
Patham, Poole, Tope, Kayiier—H.
for Count.- :■'■ -- I-- Averjr.J Barnea, Rood, Boj-kin,
Brazier, Bridget., Ilrod^en. t ockerham, Cot-
Ion, Uarhani. lOaion, Hynl, t-eanriUe, Wmii n. Bar-riaon,
rlerrinj, S. P. HiO, M nt. Hoi, Jams, Jones,
K»Jliiin.Kellf;JJ-r.di„ll,J/ariin,J/alhiH JJcDov/ell,
JtfcUan, N. .1/cNelll. Wni. A/e.Nei.I, «l,zel. A/oi.t-toniery.
Newaom. Palleraoo, Pegram.a.J. reraon,
T J Person, Powers. lUnkiu. Hainhardt. Koilins,
Hiiilin, Saundaiaon, Sharp, .•.heek.Shernil.Mierard.
Sw.l.nor, la)li>', illMpen
:i is. ho would oppose them «••.!. t'.i the
might and ability that God ii-»l given him. If
the amendm nit tlmuid he aaade, in. atockheldera
aronld abanetoo the Koadi and if ihia Central
Road should tails Ih. Bead from Chatlntw to
Danville would lie buUt—and iben we would be
given o>er i., Virginia, and ihe Eaatarn and ihe
Wasieru part, ol our Slat. forei»r aeparalrd. He
would sustain ll.e Raleigh and tiasloll Bpad ss
a help lolhe Central Road; but he would op-prat
an) aohetue thai would injure the Central
R.N.0. A proposition ma) coma betnro tin
i.leinrc. from a .••ruin quarter, lo run ■
illy for Ihu
nd Perqui-inans,
(Mr. Shepard.) Ihe otoal kindly; feelings
,1 i | re* eel rotltnii nsurat i wilh his m.my i x-••.
Kent noalitte. as ninii and public spirited eit-iz'evi.
He believed that Senator would reaped his
motives when h«.!tpreae*d him»elf freely, frank-
|_v and boldlv ; ■»:>'' ihe Senator hn. hlmaHf de-clared
thai he Baa no respect lor him "who
withhold, his real opinions iiom fear."
The i,„-:urc which thai Senator had drawn nf
Ihe condition of iho Southern Slalea, ateonre fu-ture
day, waa well calculated In ci rite in Bonth
i. ihe iiom »«rinu« relluelinna. The , «i
ml the ruin of Increase of the Blacks in
I*eg-1 ihe Slave Stales iegreater than lhalof the whiles,
road | :,|.,| if «,■ are !•• judge ihe future by Ih. peal n
those who should undertake to sri it nut serious- ] rveulte and will: as much fairness in his supposi
Iv might pnakiRly find n • laughable farce or a | lion a. the Senator had used in handling ihe o-iiiosi
dreary iragedy. piniona of Mr. Badger. I havo, wfd Mr. O., in-
High auihority inform, us that •• ihremund of limated Ural ihe Federal Gorernraent mlgl I nnl
a certain rich man brought forth plentilully.— I aekimwledgr ihe ii;ln of a S t<> s-r,-!.- f.om
And he thought within himself, savour, what I the Union In be a eonatitnlional right or remedyi
shall 1 do because I h»v« no room whi IT io he- i and it may be well Id enquire wneilirr aueh a
slow niv fruits. And he soil, ihis will 1 do. I ' dnelrine has ever received ihe sanction pfl'ieou-will
poll down my bims and build gteatcr, and thonied expounders ol ihe Oonellluiion ol ihe
there will 1 hesmw all my fruita and my gooda. | United Stalee, or waa intended to he given by
And will »ai to m;. soul, .out lliou hast many I thnae who framed it. Th. Senator advoeating
■ nda raid on"for m iny years, lake ihiaaeaae, eat leeetilon, argue, thai from it, ihere i» no danger
drink, and be merry. Dot Ood said unto him. of a tiolent dismemberment of the Confederacy:
7Viou fu.'l, thin night thy soul shall be required and ii would aeara from me tenor ofhi. remarks,
nfil.ee: then when- shall thee, lbing.be which drawing a di-nnciion between ii ant! the natural
ihon oast provided T" right of reeietanoe or rebeUiont that he thinks a
Mr, (1. arid h ihlsee dillieultics nut nflha Man- may Ihu. peaceably a
Union as will as III il; and llie lery subject n
■ppeal from iha cancelled ebligationa ol ibe com-paql,
lo original rights and ihu law ol self-preserva-lion.
This is iho ultima ruftu undor all ^overjuierila
whether consnliduled, confedcraled or ajagepound
of both: and it cannot be donhicd ih:i a sin^Jwrnem-her
••[ ihe union, in ihu exlreniily f'ippnsetl, but ill
tliat only, would have a ri::lu. :iv an e\iraand'ullra
constitutional riiihl. to make the a|ij>< at.'' - e>
This letter, .Sir, waa written in P-'.o by jAMge "
Msnisov ; agenileinan who has been always re-garded
a. one of the Fathers of ihe Federal Con-stitution,
had much In an with lb famow resn-lutions
of'OH and 'Si\i and was l,vie. elecled to
ihe oiliee nf President of Ihe United Stales, by
ihe Republican Parly.
ANDHKW JACKSON in his proclamation of the
llih of December, ttBS. Mid !
der d:»ci.ssiun forbid, allusion lo many aonaide-raiiona
which ineliued him lo tear that even a-mong
those »!ie now speak indillerently of lint
Union, and of th. warnings of Washington
diiaoluilon
ern me
prove.
from Greeuehorough to Milton, so as lo eoi.ne.-i I ;, t„ be expecled lhal in III. course ol yei
with Ih. D.nvill. Ro.d. but he would nppoae it, • Sieve, in number will he much larg.i ih.
eltbougli it would benefit his conainuenie. He en, th. diapronoruoii beiween die two
would gnfoi North Carolina. Mr. tlaldwcll I year .flat seeat.haeomeagtoitaT.
ncrgyand will an aarneatn... ol] Mr. <■■ *M be c, old kn* into
the
OWII-racts,
jUlle, rbich ralecia arid
f ek. wi:h
tlevoiHHi io the OW North
., . , ., :,.. constiiuetit*.
• • , ,„• hi . wai lai I on die :.L>. on fMi
Mr. Steel*, aod ordered to be printed.
» How much the people of ,\.u... Carolina
,e inieie.ieo in ihis particular bill nnder ih. Btaleof Tesa
tiis.-i.rMi.il. we are not prepared so any i bul we . i.ilif. that da
have given ibie eaiended aotiei i i ihe ..e''j:': on | eirci
,i, because of the aUnaion. lo Ihe Haleigb and
Canon R.iad. and ihe Central Hoed, sod the lp-inrat
wDlch we knoar ief.lt enneeniing them inlcific. (ami he rcgi
all aeeiiuoaef the Suite."—Btgittrr. . i.)an.l ilie whole ol Canton n. ->ew
promble dilBenlliea aueh a. had Seen in
b, ii. I enotor. He lieli
.. i f I'IC lime., dial whllal the
ie> reinaliied in Ihe Union, ihey had liul.
Niarace Ihentn look for Wen. lei...■.-.■>■. bev..
lie aaaantad t
iy w h.ieli slat
ribed. are already fixed.
Dm .uppoea ihe South had nbu ned an exieii
HI nf ihe Mieaeuri contproinlM line to ihu Pa-
Ihe regretted lhal aueh waa nol i!
. ■ Dec
,i,. \\ iiiatead
.S'levenson, .Si
Thornlon, H'aagfe, J. J. V\ lihalli
Mr. Fleminir.g vuled lor lireen W. Caldweil.
The entire vole ol die mo Houses alond—Fol
Conns. 8, : for Hmioii. 77 ; aeattering I. Da>
mel W. Cmis. of slockingham, »at declared
dulv eiecieJ.
/iir/oy. Dee. 20.
Among ihe several reports from committee,
memorial from Meck-
,24.
l'n.re.-- was ni».le upon a large number ol
private and luenl hills, and both House, agreed
10 adjourn over to Tharaday. The U - .
give. Iha following .ccoont of ihe evening', pro-ceedinga
in Iha Common. :
r: Ulmot Evf.—Tha Mouse of Common
..... . | I on Tu iday afternoon
■onion, for •• fun and glee," and reeolved iiaell
, i, io.ommii.ee of Iha Whole, .'-.r. Broj ol
\\ syne, in the I hair.
li is needles, lo attempt tn give an aceounl ol
all the ..yinga ami doing, on ih, occasion—the
wit, nativ. ar.d borrowec. wil i ll ■ " attempt, at
Ihe sublime, farcical and ridiculous—ihe
no.at or ceiMOM. urueiive to r n I ul». with i pr
A comniiiiiicatioii from..*' P»aai««»l »n<1} act ia not to extend to iho,!!.-1 i II to Ul
Uiteciora of the N. C. Bailroatl Couspany wa. j bachelor, and widower, for the beneS
rec.ived. The lloure agreed lo the propoai- aatjimVum* and maidens: Hh. a leaolotion lo
lion io raise a jomi commiiiee on Oontnioa I m,|Uire into tha expediency of aendiog ll Bel
School.. j cijjh and Gasion It'iiul loihe World a Fair in
Two several prop, bilious wsrc introduced fur |,0M,](,„,„ a specimen of the art ami .kill ol N.
keeping a reenrd ol m rriagea IB Ihe Slate. [Carotin.! .Wteth, The Raleigh Clique. Th.
Mr. Caldwell, ofGuilforw. iBUndueed . rea- j j,^ s„hji.,: a/aa 4ia| id nfbj referring itloa
nlotion inairueiing ihe eommii't-e • n the Judici. | „(,.,., eoaimitUM In oon.i.l i ■ •• Poole,
age, In inquire into ihe expediency ofpaaaing. Herring, 1.neke, I'IMII. and Sleele, wbi lo
Isw io withhold lb. School fund Irom couiir.es ,—uire into us whereabmi1., eeoupation, dte.,
not la\ni|(a lax for ihe eepperl of Common orwhether, aa atiggeated by the ch.irm.o, it ba
. Utah, :• id by sgreemenl '»•
■; ive Stale., would nol Iheaan
uhichhav) t en «ographically dcptel
in the end. if the iuslilulion of Slavery
lam..I! Tha lo ir-us and danger, anj
would only be deferred. Ha feared there
■ometl .. gin the | rospeelof Iho future, eonneetrd
wilh ihia delict, luhjecl, whie I Soi Ih rn men
, could nol ••• niemplaie with emoiiuii. ofunmixe I
nan Informal| . , ,
1!,. feared that In proc.«..of lime if.l.vela-bor
ehotihl b- ap|tlied In agrieullural pnrau
indfoulil unful only, in i llltailng Iho I
I , lofore prae ced in ihe B •
i ..' | . i - ,■ -i p irtion oi
•: | |thi -.. wealth, a lid ineviiabl. d preciate la
val ie, inucl o lb. injury ol ihe St lea wl re i
Mr. (.'. • .Hii •■. e fin Stales i .erf. sing
,...,.. ...■ slave—I ecoi
and inlli.e ce of the ee Stales groM ing ra i
ai.d thai he • ■ i' I nol .hut his ey*. lo llie , ot-
■ibilily, lhal in ih. future, llie) may '
power and the disposition > .
i on. an .. m pbra lb. institution id
■l.rerv nnd.r ihe control of Congreaa. He
could'noi lay ther. w..s noil i ■ •-•• in
ipalinna. bul h. could r...i agree with Ihe St i: -
lor thai oy remaining in th.- Union, ihe value of
slave prnpert) waa lo be denmyed It ea earl)
. day a. lhal li tad hy him. A .view of ihe im-menee
larriiory within the Sin i .In idy aaeiir-ai.
tioui,cement of its aetoal
come more like ihe alarm of ••afire hell in the
night," than ihe ■• noise of mu.ie and dancing."
Mr. U. said i.e wu tii s-I'IIII s.ionisl in the
sense in which ihai;»rin waa generally ttM I—he
w II li .- submitting lo Inrerable and bearable e-viis
e»ils acknowledged on all sides to he now
bearable, rather dun W By lp oiharj thai be knew
nol of—railior than make on. experiqi.nl now,
attended wilh many paesible c.l.mitie. and to
aiuin an undefined tn.l at preaant undafinable
I i;itard ihe future—lie w<,u!.l
inok ahead at ihreau rd danger, and prepare io
meetlhem—he would have Senator, wli the)
acted coolly and deliberately, io art reeolu-nli
and firmly, and above allihing. nuianlly
re is'io ba I";:-' ""'' * ''*'<■■""■ ,"'x'ui nu(l P™«"eal purpose.
They should .nit their remedies exactly to
ihe prei -,t oi i'ic diie.ee, prescribe a rem-edy
which IIK- patient, lite people, can and wiil
lake, and which is noiinteudod io risk iheiraal-i.
llou rs an allalDpted cure lor a fuliire and
lied not t
1 eonslitulionally
aaauma Ihe poeition which it held prior In ih. •, "Tola right to secede is deduced from the raiure
formatinn ul iho Federal Union. He admit, iha oflheconatStnllon, which ibey say is a eninpaetbe-ahsurdiivol'
nulliiica:: ■,..:..: :■:■■». " ,i ..,-..«. <».••'•;" 'overeii-n stale, who hi.vo preserved their
, „. , , wh'.it*—.\rri»i'_'!ii'v, ;irtil inert*.ore an «=u» r *t to no
sion ,s a very ihll-ren, thing .nd'c.iii.ot be eon- „ ha, !„„.-.„,„„,„. mw|Mh7cr,»p,ei *ey
founded wnh il" exorpl by ind.ridu.I. who are ,..,„ |ir(.„k ^ „■[,..„ in iheir optnioi s« been dev
would willing lu deceive the people to aid their lelfish palled Iiom by ihe other siaiey. F.il'ai-iousas tliH
and sinister purposes." coma, of reasoning ii>, iienlisls sluie pride, ami
I.e. us see who these individuals are. I hold finds advocates in the ho instprejudii ••» ••; ihoae who
in niv hand. Sir,. Idler, porltoii.nl which 1 will hJ; c nol Miulinl ll.e imi iro of our governmem I
,* . , * l,»i.ftiilli- la .,<■• II.., IA,II,.I>I nrt..>,iidlilii..l. I. _^-.-
iiMi, io the -SMIMC ; , lici. * t# .■'•<* nit; tatlical error oiSJto !iic!i it rests.
fbrrosa eoTommenl, nol a league, anil u-lietfibi it
be t.:r.n,"i! In compact between (lie stojps, t»r in any
other Diaoner, in cliarartor is the nan P. I: is ncn-vernment
in wliii-h all the neoi-.e ..: ■ ■ • """enlr.!.
which operate* diieclly on ihe puopl« i»i**i vitItially ■
IlOl llrtOII llll statas—ihes retaj I sJJ ilia potter
! from tl ■' :'- s*1-:11
utliern ^ia
they did nol
tiarietl Wltl
nit. Hut
man
" i:i onlei io undenttuid 'he truo characiei >>i the
coiislitutiou ol ihe tJniiea Slates, tha error, not nn-common,
must be aroided, ol viewing is llirough
I is medium, eithefofa eonsoliaaied aoYemmont,
nr •>! .i confederated ■orsriimeftt. whilst ii if neilh-
•r ihe one nor th • 01 ; but ;» mixture «»i bo li.
And ii.ivin-. in it(> niti.lcl. ihe Mmilitudessjiid ana-logies
. [>p icabls 1 • othoi nystems oi govemmeut, i'
muatt more tlian an) other, be its own iuterpratet joJuuV wilh ineoihersi
'^ - . - ;" " •' ' :r,.nV"tiia:'..-'.. ..i i ■..'- - vivn:1' in mif'etlt, b»-
■• . HMi these-it will be se n thai tha charael r- ,.ilU>t) SJ(.;,,,,.,...,,., j ol |,r, . ;k|Rr,W-bnt
iMic [NMuIiuntWK ol <*'•• t. t:«nu» arr, I. iho ,,..,.„., tlL. UlljTV 1(, ., l(il ;..„. ... | ., v i:ilarv ,„
inodsofit«fonaauou:S.thodivii.ioiiofl.tem.|.r.'uiu [hH, u.lllv i„no|on|v rt h^avh which unsldreault
powem ol gOTenimenl between ihebtnles in their irom diec»iiim.eniMHi .*l u compact, but ii is luof-united
capacuy, and the asatea inthair iDdivtduoJ „.,.,.,. ^iafltthe whole Union, 'lo sivthut auy
' ' s- .... .. jblatema> .ii plea iite secwie from me ( »ioti, Is u>
iy loat iho liii'.etl .Stales aro n>\ .1 n'atii m because
ate BBTino; axpras.
p iwers. ; 1 ie coiisiituie,
i". :t finaifi..11 ion, cannot
I. it was It ■■■:, not by iha povenimonts ofihe
componeut States, as Ihe federal {{ovemnfeul tor
leafjreed In
dirBrulties,
•led, occur,
ii m liu*
ipated
which it waasubstitoted wns ronned, Norwai
formed bra majority of the people of the I'niied
. , •■ ile mumuniii in ihe rat not.- • m in Iv , ossible evil. He wished nut t-i be mis
ood ; he waa Mr ,:>,</ remedy adeqlwie 10 J.;,"' ' , , ^
thediaesaa oflhe times—tint \l • \h Ihi wonl ■ Ki wu lormed by the Stales, ae4uig utbeirhigh-
Cnion had a(i in0uence over him, was emiUed ..-,. m>rereign ■•. I01 I ©
10 his veneration autl r rd, still it had not en bv the 1 e authority ' Iho! a con
■ - »ped his 1 uses in lorgetfultieaa" aa to cause
neglect •■v-y duty he owed 10 hieSiale—-he
■. ■ . |y ui a.and i»r f;.i! by thai nalivs Bu ■.
but ha li-'-.r-'tl Uct ;> be right, and protected in
her rights*
Mr. (i. wid he submitted lo the Senator,
H lieUiet be had il ne justice lo the views of Mr.
Da,L r on 1 • y el ol • >- nee. If ha un-ihe
value of J rstai ■'• Mr. Badger, is insisin Ih 1 in 1 ease
. .. '
re™ at
•.. ■ -.
it
nl 1 Bin me uppreesuMi or stern i« sessily, h 1 al-lenience
would rrquice him lot 1 with the
(.' neral Govi rnment, he understands h m differ
ently from • » have understooi]
his own im-a:' | to ' ■ True. Mr. Ii idj er
1 •, n,g iha ;, erij 1 [and formimj for
liiniarll sn uni ii n a U ' ■ ■■<■ ■ • ■ leeaseli
. )llL ii, of. tat wn eorreeity unit
;■ r, t.rc ii... red first 1 nflhlnklnu and
ihe'ii expreasing ll . . ni n»l Hut Mr. Badger
. .... ,.- pre il\, in :..!.,. .: i.f hi. ip ech q loiatl
by Ihe :-': ,iha - ■•" - ol u uniligi It I ,-■ •
linn or ol* daugerou. Hi iW uaurp.tion.,
eonaiituie known ■ ■ lonafnim
Ihe ii III 01 Ml .. ' •' u'iim.i,:i
jnsiilv the nppreeacd in falling back iijieu the
nawrid righa eel! l1'- sen il in.
ail |o .laeerr, would seem io present a re.win.ble : Ihe inajorilj of ll
with wen lea liaud, io e.peel bci.c-, l. - ■ I - I' ■ • ■• • .....
School!. "Aiopieti.
Mr. FereSi, from the Joint Bi li rl I
oe Finance, ieporlej adicr-ely on tht
als from cerlain ciliien. of Og»lfonl, p
passage of all :u 1 imposing a la* on
„r verniers ofarurles of Northern i
which come in competition atiili me
bur 1.1 Hit. Stale, and ashed
{...ui us luriaer
bis, en moiion
. niirleraiaan.
of Mr Wil.v.
mmiltrc
111; uii.',.-
) mg ihe
HMtttfaelur.
C.l It-
1 ihi la-in
-intorpon 1' ■ ■ lilalmttnl •'
adjiitirn-l. " Sic tratuU."
Th. llo.iite
ground
U :. [*,
Itut, Saul Mr. (1.
tank ha. givea.uel
tare hi-lorv, 1/ "'
has ciiliic,
minority
■ wnold have bet n pleeaad, had
other side. a.11 panned out in
Ihe " ntliiiia ratio," and l
i .1 -. HI -:...i io dietr will,
i .eat Ireiaaea.
rd. Iha atenalor eraaed from hi.
. -i< In- *aiil ai Iha lime, aorn
nfht. friewle thoefrH ihe) i ideal harahlr ; bul
i he .lul not wish to he eotio icie I aa d.es iwins
'.. s. POH'IKH, II '•l oi h.s
. . , ■ Store lo Dr. D. V.
ihi
'■ .. imiuadutorj
..ui.
\us-is1 17, ltlO
I-I ..;■
ss iha SenaMi from Paaqoo I ton « '
. frwhttul punire of oof fu- »H arh
remain in tht Uaien, he I Thase leal
!•■ shown us ihe
wtmi partiavl.r.
,ii ui.l uroapet i. of thai - are
iri • . r«td s.ii#esil^;ihepriiieip.e. Ot Ihjs doetrioe be tested. sup-lhl.
| l>M„. >i ■,!,*. i:.omproii,.-esrUas4iv'H»/f ^' i «» a Stale, | in nft ■
observed by ihs tr^a s . ■ -. Grant ihai more cede, sad wa ■ aaa I 11 Hunk, squ-
•m U ssasential to the i»e States m order to sllj 5oiias '
pr«e.veour.uM.u1t.,.Mot shsvjr , . SOWtd •( , ; . Joctrmc«, |
ISlt
«ctlistiheclwnc^ tor a*w Ha. (asosa aUve J and aeaoudsry ■llegUn this PUDjofity have to
ItllU ■'
■■ . i thu -, ived from ihe ime i a asi
constitution., nl the ! lai ■-. il hn lin t
the name autli itiiv ;t- Ihe conati lion «' \ Btat ■
,i much a const i i lease ot
... within its pre ( n -euaphere, v the -
• ! !■;, Sta * ■ re, •»•:■. n Uu ii rea ■
■. i- ii A 'Mi Uii obi ioas sit I e sntii I
A being a aompacl amon ; the Slat in
1 tiii-ir hitfhest Dorereign capacity, and 01
_-..,: .- . .i irpo«ee,
rod oi annulled si the «LU ol I ia
:...!.. as Ui i .i i ion ol a 8tate
■ .
i II mie powi
of tue Ui ited
■-'■■'■-■ " ■ i ol I
,,.il en the fa reol the (-i nm< nl. the . n -
ol 1 i i .. •.
I . ... ■ vested in the
t of the I K of as hi,
..■..'.. ,■ iwars re*
■ ..•.-. oni».
• c I
m, leu a govei tent ia ie
M ■ M Mn s of the within 1
I owi rs, than the ajovamroe
...., within iheu I - - I
!• j Or.- .. ... ,0 -■-• ll.. f.
ra and jvidioiar) irtsaen ;
like them, directly on per* . ■■
them, it haa al command u ihy»icaJ ; el te-cnii-.;•
the DO A ■ ■
i',. ..i ..ii i,i i .
maukin^ I!I« pecu
" i'u : ■-
p itea I' , ... »
on leitt
: i sepa
. ,....-. i f.rthe
Union, mt\ I o id Jam. u l
that reeoft \" i ""',* Wtwe**-!
..'a lejfji'-h other. 1:
,'rt'^aaaM a M
I ■
|p the
■ ..
. ■
il wou il I •* •' -" eciani 't> ■■ '>• nd thai any j-nrt ofa
nation, might ditsoivo.tsi leiion with the other
pan-, to .'"•; injnrj nr rain,«ithoal comnUttimz ;»nv
ofleaee. '>■> • --.nn. like any oth r revolunonary
act, nun ba ra iv , «ti Is i by the extremity of
i it ;i eon«iitutioiiaJ ri^dt, i*
ml in ....._■ itu ;. sauii ■•• li rm ..! can only i»o
done through Lrr.»" error, "r to '•« reive thoaa who
are sahiinQ lo assert " right, bht would pause befon
, iey ii - B :i mvoluti i, »>i incur Ihe penati aa con-
■ < ■ on a tailure.
m «■ the ' ai i srt ifotmed by oomnaoi. it
is Niidth*1 parties in Dial compact may. vhen iliey
feid .hemselves ajrorievetl depart nrmn it; 1-ut it ia
r . I I pcanse il i" -i . r>mpari. that thet cannot.
. compact ia an agreement >»i funding obligation.
Ii may, by its lersas, have << unoiion ir penalty fur
■ . <»r it may :H»I. It ii coiitaiui no Mnction,
il niav be broken with no other conaa ^enca than
■oral ■'■ ■ I "" then U:c bmach
itcdoi ii'i i« I pcimlty. A lcai'iitj
independentnalioi • ■ - H ralli hai noaano-
■ than a moral one ; ni if it nnl I < ontain
oa theye is no common iperiur il cannol
be enJorued. A Governmeat on Ihe oontrarr, al-iva)
i has s sanotii as aasot ied, •■ .! m our
.. e, il is both net ■ . j ii 1 and oi ■ v
K'vs i.
4 .'leu ol the '»'*»i intention and soandeal views
in th ■ io lome pail ol the
m; bu - . ■•': djapes-i
nl' ' H liii^ na-
... i lobe the ■ i.. .; to, .- ■ laton,
■• - " ■ ihe alleged nitlirided
f -- t■-. a >1 ol letoirhaving lormed
i .-I ;.. ■ compact, « . li ii
LIII I th bit u seas u ihay
i.,. Ie it, they I i right to seeds Both of
. are i front.... i, VM outs o
-,. prot • lot m so have 1
K flu obVioos art > I this
, . . i
i.. ,i . . i >m ■>:■. .■'■ - . all. It
■ ■-: and
Can ' Can
... i. .■ who andtsiad iheil n-ihe
^raut!
lalatesai n ol. pay
tur their own
there be i< - <" port i i one *ta:e an.l
j t^te ul.
• <" i -. contrary f»
I ■ ■■ ua meal p**