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, Lis hivj a Tt. .1 -r f "1.- . ih :3 r.:: 1 i-l ii 1.1 li , 1 i I IJ . j.i i JLI ll v ili i t il ii seciicnal c- r! :xion ..i t-.j th:y t!; fi. 1 - .1 i i ; z 3 L ri k I n ii) t r i a r ' ' .' it rt i ::..- lire . .',..1 C i I -tficti' Vfe are requested 4 C I . IV. C .n U fa j tL-.t K U ccither Y7fcfc or Cjcb of our friend as jnave expressed a .'vUh tofijr their 'kTtptioa ia prodace tvc'J!J!a wc3td Lrirj u a tam'i-tcfy, as wo will not hold ojr 'f unJer obligation to receive it after lbs expiration of. the present , to! jr.c, which w close at hand, j ' 'j lames Graham, contrary to thoj wuhes and expectations of tho Whig party generally , is a candiJaio for Congress irjj this District. He ; ancccseed himself last week at Morganion, where he and Mr. Clingman had a discussion, of the particulars of which ire have not been Informed. V , Tt is well known ' tn our these geutlcmcn are Wh readers that both gs. Wo would have preferred that thev had submitted their . respective claims to a Convention of the Whig party, for we would then have been spired the painful duty of choosing between two po r laical friends, and the Whi party have pre served the unity and strength which, is ever - impaired by a contest between its members, and which is necessary to insure a successful atrugglo ogatnsti Democratic measures In the present contest we are! compl!v ! Ui i card Mr, Clinmao 85 tV rr. -4uute. ot the - Whig party ft' j tucrcibre call upin etl tr j : Whito rally to his support: Mr. (?iing. (xnan has gained a reputatiqnl cocxttnstve with this broad. flrpublic as an able and zeal- oiischampion of Whig principles, aJ p's- pc'ts tr.lcr.ts v.M.ich ought by air means-be 'secured ,;i country by returning hiro 'Corigrcs-. I T a Lis' rendered himself (tbnox. ious to the Democratic patty by his fearless ; denunciation of tho infamous frauds pnlcticed , ;to defeat thar election "of Mr. Clay, joining ' would gratify them rhorb than his dental, no , maiur by whom cflTw-ctcd. They woutJ exult .over it as a. D inocratic triumph. -Will the Whi tufTor him to be defeated for his bold and independent, course? Will theyaid the Democrats in gratifytng their bitter Icelins cf , ntrcd toward Mr.Cljnjmant MrJGraJ h-. , though we respect him personally, has ' wo are constrained to believe, allowed himself to be used by the Democrats to t fleet their purposes, and must therefore i a regarded. as their candidate W need only call attention tto their anxiety to have him a candidate and iha universal support they will give himto proW our opinion correct. Wc 'have no . doubt jhat he has been solicited, to become a . .-jcaiJidato by the Democratic leaders,' anti upon tho pledgd of their suppori, ias con . aentod to run. ' In addition, to these 8 reason. for supporting Mr. Clingman, we think hte . has served his constituents ablr and efficient iy reflected honor opon himself and his dis- :trietand proved himselfi a useful member h( Congress. , To refuse to, re-elect him would ,L i;i jefTvict to place a seal condemnation on his course. Can ttiej Whigs do this? Are they not eatlfied with his course? If so,' we think thry "ougfil to yield him their approval , by casting him their, votes. " " . r t ' T. . '" , fc Locqfocoism.'- Miller Francis, late. Locofo. . co'Trcasurer of the State of Tennessee, is a defaulter to the ar.i unt: oZ JLflcen hundred dollar. -" lie has promised to refund the mbn .,;... ey. . , , i ;, ., , k . ; - - ; ,; f ,, ; !,, t - ,; v,":1. t ". 1 v , - i ;:; .:'v . " ' Griefs Lidgs hBook. The Julynumbcr ' :cf this beautiful and valuable Work has been - received, The engravings are superb the contributions of the first prder.. No lady - shou?'5 hs without this majrazino.. v " i ' ru:. . - J th?.t Mr. Clark, ih L6 Jala for Con-, -s in the, Tarbu- rough 1 :t, has' challenged Mr. Dimoek, Editor cf tho 41 NortK-Stato 'hgVand that they have gone to Virginia or Maryland to .Hint. i , . . v, "4 f ' 'o"'!"'' 'infcipmatlnn will ' h. rnrl 'with interest y many: In coasequc'vof Mho mignation o! a Urge number xf the De-1 : puty Post Masters in the minor offices' (in :nt of the dimioUbed saUriea jnder the rucw. Tost OHico Law.--.tte Pt Master Tfiuccral has full it ohUgatory upon him to enl avor vi remedy th.1 ivll, least farther re. T.-tn3 houli erobarrak aad suspend the .irr .1 1 rvice in some tJuiiKers i of thfe Country - Accord ir-ly ha cor'ted the Attorney Gcne' ' ral cf the U, S., and pa his construction of the law ha ordered that tho .Deputy Post J lasers to r aid, tho ensuing year, tha tlrn. compensation .wnicn tncy naa rcceed lat " Gaasevoort " Melville J Eq.; of New Yo rk , .. - btcn appolcled Secretary cf Iie-'-tion to t-.-rr.f any tha new .Minister,-Mr. " jL i;;z, " t j Lniland. , : . ;i ; ;;-, r'j atrocioua attempt "was made on1 tlie -JpfjliOiCOth ult.du.fire or tljv cpthe I hr.tcrV, I louse at Su Louis. - -; !j j .-- ' -fiti m to Tf i.r.rr.ccdi hrr l-f i T re a c rr.rr. zvu n-ir; -is iV.fv .b i-V-J p' iceen ir.cir vy j ,rmt J Tram them we tear n tlvtl4;;3 car..-:r that wi?l g out tliis fall vm'I C70-" cscccd that of aoy ubcTcar- ' - i N. P. Willis was Kuflerins under a severe fc , Attack cf brain fever, in London, nt the last advices. 1 Tho Mirror expresses a hopo of His recovery. 'j'' y': :'l-f ' f 'f.f- The rates of postage on a Uatf ouuee tetter,' to any part of Texas, is oowi 10; eta. ; on newspapers, 1 cU ' . , j - ; no&er'Frodig9.h corrrpouJent of the South Western Christian Advocate sa there is a boy firing in! Smith county, Tennessee", who was born March ,10th, 1840, and yet not withstanding ! 2 is but a litilo over "five years old, he can tcil ttve names of the five grand divisions, and their capitals ; the name of cv. rry State and its capital, in the United States ; can also tell the names of all the watercours es in North America, United Statsf v America, "Europe, and ' the ri-- -.j; and can tell the namecf r .le, capital, arid every'import.Tnt " 3truii9 Guf, Channel', Sea, In' .jd Cay. throughout the For Uie Highland Messenger. id Voters cf the 1st Conyes M c I feioiial .-District" :;- -4v .. Hon;. James Graham: has announced him self as a candidate for Congress in this Dis trict,in cpnosltion to our tulcnted reprcsenta. live, Hon. Ti L. Clingman; this, Mr. Gra ham had the-right to do, yet the cireumstan ees under which he has become a candidate, and the unnatural "alliance that is evidently formed between hinv and the leaders ofi the Democratic ii party, we deem sufficient to arouse every Whig in the district tol the most active exertion to defeat a loof of that party against which, as Whigs; we hav0 so long warred. If Mr. Graham had become a can didate at i ha proper lime-canvassed iheDis trict with Mr. Clingma undiscussed j tlin ques tions upon which they differed, andj then! left the perplo to decide between (hem at.the bal. lot box, neither, Mr. Clingman or. hid friends would have had any right to complain, let the result hnve been as it might. Du Mr. Gra. hajn knew : full w-ll' he could not '-meet Mr. Clingman successfully-before his constituents; hence the deep laid scheme jof staying away from the district until h ithin three short weeks of the election, and then announcing himself a candidate vfilh the assurance of their lead ers that he wouldget the entire Democratic vote, and with the hope that the shortness of the time until the elect. . would prevent an investigation that would deprive him of a por lion of i Whig voles suflictcnt, when added to his Democratic vote, to secure him a scat in - , . i i ; Congress. ;t This seems to have been clearly his des'ign, and though th-i schemo was a deep laid one, yet' we h it will fail. Will the Whigs. submit to ii j will, they permit, Mr. Clin"manho has dune, more for the Whig party in this district than any other man in it, to be sacrificed now, nnd that too by the ma n- agnmcnt of Democratic leaders? Will the Whigs stand by and see his fearless and able defence of "Whig men and measures defeat him in this way, and tlevate, in ids stead, an individual Who, if we judge by his associations both intlongresi and at the present time, is at least! of doubtful politics? If any doubt the correctness of :ihis position, wc refer him to his Democratic neighbors; can he; point to ooc of them who is not for Mr: Graham? Is hot their njoicing at his lcipg a candidate suflicicnt to excits your suspicions that there is something behind the curtain something in this manccvuring not intended for the pub. lie eye. Now we are not prepared exactly to say that Mr. 1 Graham has come under any obligations to the Democrats, but wc ask the questions, are the' Democrats in the habit of becoming the warm aud enthusiastic support ers of i Whigs for office are they in thle habit of inking deep interest in the election of a Whig? All who nave triarked theirjicoursp for the last fyw years know they are notx and it is self evident that they regard the elertipn of Mr. Graham as calculated to inure To their own benefi ja some wny tr other, put w repeat the inquiry, will the - Whig? ; permit this -will any Whig, stand join uninterested spectator and witness the elevation of ja irnn by means So unusual, s i extraordinary, and so unfiir, by an nl'rince and .a combination so unludy as that wc think has clearly been shown to exist between Mr. Graham and the leaders of the Democratic party 7No -the course.pursued by J.'n Tyler; and itsconse. quinces to tV. .,tn , "5 tiu frcah in the memory'of t! .' " . ut t...s distttcr, leranv aui'li pinin. - t.. ' ' W say, Ihcn, , V- of the first ConnrcssioGal" DitrLtt "T'SE ' TO the ri ur ij;3tricl irom -r.. ; arouj to the sup- , t I .-. .44' rcrtcrj-oa, 1a. o gallantly 1' ht"3 cf C.0-cs3, ' hi-'. expesed the by 'which the f.-trLt A-prri.ectaiivct whii ..a v, '3 csus iii il.e ':'r nj f.r. UIVI.VI M IliJ, iff . . ?cUon. 7GTI- rioiIaiNtcri.i 'y 18,1513.' r occurrenct-j Lj la- v-jrir this v,e, t!.j ua- I 13 r.:i2 t:.;s Vl.:- brethren of the Jt ... ::tr:jt. Wo ere sTlisfivJ l--it th. re is a combination amorig the; leaders cf the Democratic party to defeat, if poss'.L!.-, Mr. Clingman, our re presentative i.iCo: .?5, on the account of his active ar.J t C c.i.j t "rtions in the Whig causi 11 r. Graham ' ocome - a candu dalejas far as we can ascertain,' and believe,' without the approbation unJagtins! th wh cs of the. Whigs of this part of the district; He 'is backed strongly t the Democratic leaders, vho profess to t'.ik Mr. Clingman an aoo!itionUt. We arc all slaveholders our selves, and wc are wril assured Mr. Clingman is perfectly sound upon that subjectand that 15 has g-jn no further in support of the right of p :! ;! ..-i Jid Mr. Clay, whom we, in c .; jo with Mr. Graham and the Whig par ' avc an undivided support. ''' We are satufied that the charge is promul- ;attd at this late day by those who do not bo- ieve il,rand solely to -defeat, the present in- curcbent. Part of. us supported Mr. Graham, and are one and all Whigs, but wc are all sat isfied that Mr. Clingman's defeat would be re garded as a triumph of our political adversa ries, -:i''-i v-'i "::C'".;v '.v"-;-r-;; As the opposition has been gotten up so lato as to preclude a fair canvass, in the usu al mode, we feel it to be our duty to make this communication to. warn; our politicn friends of what is taking place, and to. ask ihem to co-operate with us in rallying the Whig party in favor of our gullant represent- alive, Mr. Clingman. ,'Lr , T. GEO. WALTON, JAMES C. SMYTH, 1 cirs Mcdowell, ' JOHN CALDWELL, . JNO. SUDDERTH. . For the Highland .Mcaaenjcr. Mb. Atku: . . - j , I send you herewith thaspcech.ol Hon. T. L. Clingman on the 25. h R le, delivered in Congress on the 6ih of Janu try, : 1844 as well as some extracts from iho speech of Mr Clay on the subject of Abolition, from which you will perceive that Mr.. Clingman's views on that subject" exactly coincide with Mr Clay's. If Mr. .Clingman is chargeable with entertaining Abolition notions frum the deliv ery.of that speech, Mr. Cluy is' chargeable1 in like mannerwhich no one believes. : 11 . is alio worthy of notice that the 'very course re commended by Mr." Clingman in his speech for which he has been so much censured, has been pursued by the United States Senate on the subject of Abolition petitions, and that no one presumes for a moment that a major 11 y of the United State Sc-uatofs are Abolition isls. Being firmly impressed with the bejie that Mr. Clingrnau's views the suhjeet arc correct, and that a large muj-irity of the voters of this District so regard them, I hope you will. make publication of Mr. Clingman's speech, aii well some extracts from that of Mr. Clay's in the next No. of the Messenger : Remarks of 71 r. Clingniau, On Abolition Petitions t ia the House of He. V presenlalives, January 6ih, 1844. ! Mr. Clingman having obtained the flior, observedj'in the opening of his remarks, thut it might be supposed, from the anxiety he had manifested to get the fl or, tint ho consider cd himself as having something very impor tant to say. I It such was the expectation of any, ihoy would, he feared, be disappointed he had but litte to say, and in saying il he should Viol detain lho House long. ' But it has so happened, said Mr. C, that, on the second day pt tho session, when the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Adam) made his motion to strike out the 25th rule, formerly the fa, mous 2Ut rule, excluding aboliiioA petitions, I voted wilh him ; nor could I ncj ditlercntly, as I had long entertained a decided opinion on this point ; yet it did so happen thall was the only man south of the Potomac whoso voted. I have been censured for that, vote by sorr" t f the papers opposed to mo politically, an ? nounced as a renegade to the cause ot S-mtli. ' Same rr ,!vit. sort of slang in which too' many 'of' our papers unbound has been di recred ngamst me. Tu that,' howevcr,rI xiU tach little weight ; but that the reasons which Governed my vote on that occasion may be clcarlv understood, I wish to address a few words to ihe Houseby way of explanation and vindication.'. ' - :! . I ha ve" for a long lime been of the opinion that we of ihe South have been, on this subject pursuing a wrong'course ; and the more 1 see of its consequences, the more ar con. firmed in that opinion. The 2lt rule is, as all concede", a restriction of ihs nI.t of pe tition.' But it is nitempted to bo sup; .r'.edon ihe gr -idrilrat Congress,' acting i.i i! ' teroE, local Lj:iih!urtJ .of the r" :ri; 1 iA Cuiumb'n, 'should not receive petiiions of this chnrnctrV; coming from the inhabitants of the S:ates this Unl Were this position fruc," w . V for r i thai I slnlt presently advert to, I do r :t , it would not support 'e jisticc r pi. of this ru!,-, because its prtih. inn pre the op!j of t' Dis trict from petlti-nir ; i.n ihi s' ' " ct :;s much as it docs all 01!. rs. Nor.e "". deny thai the pcuplu .f .is D:. - - J direct interrsi in the ri. ::r. nnd ce-rse oughl to nosses. tlie rir? t to ..avc ih itiions pre. scnlt-d, thou:- ever ihi: ;. cr tj vLjt them: " ' . ! -I r ...!' 1' "t in t!.Is r '-try t'.rro rsi!.3 no righto! p. tr Ojverr the world. ;, t:. H exists ts.:.;r o:!j 1.:, "Ti J in all other countries in Y'et it doc not'exist in this coun try, because the .people.' arc -sovereign,; and i; .''.' ;. ':, '' ' ! 1. t '... i,!' '.. I 'I"! T - ,l . ,.. '.t i i t'sc;:'::: jus t thlj rc-f.u-UT p;,:.-03 they t s it i alfcct 'rest- V. 1 xl wvuU liko to kiM v.'..:tsi'. -'j j it 13 which the p. 4.!'j i;f tl.ii ,r.V.. 'jt p.ijss! They can not vr!o f.jr t!:e ceetioa el a President, nor fir a ij.emer cf Congress; their oaly puiili cal ril.l is i!iis rsght petition. Yetof this yiu depi ire them, and t'rnloon the only poiiticul rigai they pifcs . And yet 1 am told by sjme of the gemlerc.ca that ihe people oi 1 no i7isirict 90 not uesire lo present am petitions of. this! kicd, and so no practical wrong is done bv refasin them. ' Tins is a bid, a vety.bid jarcmcnt, far ihe Southern men, who, as w$ all know, nro'charced with being very fumf uf1 abstra; - s. What be comes of tho abstract rig'..; petition,' al though they my not rhoose to exercise it T f ilwy come hefe: with their petition, they must be rejected. And the argument that ap plies to tho District will apply with rqualforet to the icrniories; thcv.aru in a u&e couui fiat I do nolassenl at all to the position taken bv the cttleman from New York. (Mr BeardsUy.) tbal wheu the petrIe prav for objects in thiMdselves unconstitutional they have no nsht to? be heard, j liow can you as certain that their praver is unconsiitutional lilt you receive it 1 iiey come and present their request at your door? you may nect their ornycr If ?you please, but surely you ouirhttOTecelvtt their petition, so as to asrer. tain tor i whit tjuject 11 is prcsenieu. im- rhrht to netitiori the Government exists in all countries.- it exists unquesuouiuiy in i-og lanu. where mj me suu ccis nave a ncui 10 v tiiion the Miiliament and to , petition the Crown, and Kere their right to do the one is as much admitted as to do the other.- 1 he lib eral party hdjeyer stood on this ground in that country i i remember that one. 01 me most eloquent speeches ever delivered by the Ereat debater and statesman, Mr. Fox, was assemblies for hepurposq'of petitioning Par- liainent, because u migni lntericro wun uic universal . righl of petiiion. fin the bur of rights of Nort& Carolina the right of petition fur a. redress of grievances' is declard to be the inalienable) right of the people. But what arc their gricvinces? "Are not thy to judge? It is said that he continuanco of slavery Is 'no grievance, pt-d bo "they have no right to petition ngainsj. it;' But if the Government is to be the judge of what is ana what is not a grievance, it may on thai ground refuse to receive any petition whatever. J All. it has to do is to decide that the thing complained "of is no grievance, and reluse thereupon to re eeive tho pciitfcui. - As to' what is a grievance, the petitioner jought to bo allowed, to judge for himself: it is enough for :us. if we possess ihe right, to rejeeh llto prayer of his petition. If wersteem the milter he complains "of no grievance, it lis an easy thing to refuse his petition. , 1 j Is it not .a reproach, that the right of peli ti-jh, a right so sacred and s important, should new here be restricted but in ihi fair republic? Therizht of petition should eve ry where be as free, in my'view, as iho right of nil created beings to petition the Supreme Ruler of the Universe. If the petitioner thinks heis aggrieved, that is enough to entitle him to a hearing. j" " There is another point I wish to touch. Tt does seem tc me that these abolition petitions are poor contemptible things ; in themselves iney can never nun any oouy t tney are mere brula una;.wuat narm can tney possioiy do if thev slKill be referred I bhould even bill be' reported in conformity with their re . . r-r . -.: ..." XT t. quest ; cannot this House reject 11 ts,i ou nave uo rule of. order to prevent the introduction of a liill. The member from Massachusetts or any other glctleman; might at any time intro duce a bill to abolish slavery, just as any oth er . bill is introduced.. j You have no rule against this which might really be dangerous. But the petitions, harmless and contemptible as they are J you arc careful to exclude. Do nut gentleman see that! if the - object of the petitioners once becomes the choice of a ma joriiy here, that majority can set aside this rule 1 It has done us no good at all. It is a mere fair-weather rule, j The moment a ma jority is in fuvor-of thce petiiions it will be abolished. If such a majority should ever be found here jin fuvorof a bill to abolish slavery in the Disttict of Columbia; they will have power to rcrpeal this rule. " Why then be so adverse to tho reception of abolition petitions The House can reject i any bill , it docs not cnoose to pass, anu so it can reject any peti tion it doesfnot see fit tt trrant. Until a ma jority is in favor of thq object "prayed for: I care hot how many petitions are presented for tr. And when that day shall come that a ma. jority is in jits favor, the rule will then fail you, and this .Union will then be at an end. I do not, tiofcvcr, apprehend "anv such result. in my day al least. " I believe there1 is too much goodjsense at the North to give up this iMonous Urnon for the ske of abolishing slave ry in these j ten miles square.- . By pursuing the course we have, we have given ihe'Hjboliii": :ls too much consequence. We makerhrin 1 loo strong. . ' Nearly on half ihe Muse voted in favor. 01 jubohshin the rule : weic they all abolitionists? - No sir ; most i.not all of that number were their allies, acting by their side merely out of . re rd to thb rigKt of pciitiou; thus we iive givcnthcmF.a sr,jw.of strength r.r-.t their own I ami opposed t t!:is way of - Tj:ctin the contest ; w?c hnve continued this sni t of bush fi -!it too loTt ; it i ti::ie ail should comVout and show their -t, Js. Ths ;'"n.Ienian from Maine '(' H ..Mr) begs, us in-lho strongest hDTuage4y ho ullowc j to get at tho real ques tion, in orcer that 1- rr.iy ' r'vnv his devotion to the Constitution and "his regard for ithc rights f the South; so d.jes the gentleman from Ncw-ri'urk.'fJIr. Bcardsley ) Now, I submit to jirntlerr.cn cf the South whether it is faittoU-cp r-ilci-za in this false, . this painful p'a;ti - co.:-pel i....-ni U keep com pany vi'-huh; mists whether thev will or wit 1 rNi t. ,ct a ciimmittee report, and if th'py shall in'rRluco. bill; ll.cn v: 1 shall . -,vha or? c . I 11 j Kirin York (. : I1.ards: y) lu!d us theu T , T": - . f w tccn r rtery i..ei.iy r.:vr, ;.k ... tlUrth j.;'.ior.tsts ; ivo r i doubt uf'it, vewo cnu! I - ' . jarlv a unani fnous vote iii. this Hall asaiastjsuch a bill. A 1 vole like jtjiit would have nn immense moral, ""' '. A-A ' 3.11 : ' t--'.. '. : -t ., . ' a rr on this subject.! No.t on the proposition to re ceive petitions " Oh,' no;; nobody disputed thit; but ac'iifist a law which prevented the ii u t . i ii t -!..-rs h.!J a very lef t f.ir br ; . for niv5i5 ln:l1 :- trial, so that we miy know the actual n he Vr:!er ni Maine r. llam.:nj re n'VSrntS U io UC UUlt inau.-,j jr.JoeJ teJto the Consul ution toil: jw t . :r at..., . ..1. ..... t-Msis it, indeed, we t. ..0 comedo mai puss that cannot stand -where lluncoc!; and Ad urn 5 rxet Wkjs.' a crL. tUison, e.i the we the th a. there is an entire' change of sentime us i behevc, at the Norlh, -but be assure w n,-i rMnril the comic of this tai j by any reles and ovdertrtf ihe House. If the people f these States are against the contin. nance of the. Union, be very su.o it is cot to bo held together by rules of order. ' But many Southern gentlemen siy , because we have taken this position wo trust adhen; to it, cen though il be wrong V have taken it originally. They tell us we must never re trcaUn the face uf an enemy. v, in re-gard-to military tactics I confess to be no( bet. ter informed than other member generally ; but I have alwavs understood that, if a gene. ral discovers that a largo body of troops whom he has pushed forVard are not able to sustain their portion with advantage, hf. may direct them to be withdrawn! If he has ta ken a false position may he not abandon it rather than have his troops cut to pieces? Let us, ihen, see how this matter stmds. We at the south are in no danger, U is pop. ular with us to vote against abolition petitions; and if a man has the boldness to t ;e any other course ho is denounced. 13.-'. :t wilh rur allies at the North? They are hard, ly pressed on this point, ; I. have been.appetl. ed to personally by" several gentlemen ot both political parties, who have hitherto stood with usof-ihe South on this question, and who say thf-y will continue todoao if, we deem; it ne cessary ; tut that they say tney are loosing ; . .. .. t- I r .1 CH...L ground ; - mhi .me irienus i ino ; oouiu ic giving way, and the.-aboIilionUts gaining ground ; and they are anxioos that we sliould give ( up the rule, assuring me that they are prepared to voie wun us on an uiu inmu qucs lions. ' " 'v !- -: Let us new recur tn our simile of a' battle. Suppose a general had taken u position with his own troops behind a secure breastwork, but had stationed his allies on exposed ground, where they were rapidly falling by p9 ene my V shot j, and. could wilh difficulty ttustuin themselves.' - -They appeal to the general, and lell him that , if he regards it us important to maintain their position, and considers slh ground valuable, they . will stilP endeavorio occupy it. tie tells ihem in reply trial the ground Is worth nothing, and ihat,hp ouhi not to have lakeuit, but thut he will not, once having taken jt, retire, bot thut, they. must re; main there and be cut to pieces. Nojw, I op p'cal to my friends from the South; to say wh ther it is fair that wo should keep; our ul. lies in this attitude longer eyt :i ii some of ihem. are generous enough to submit lo it? I But suppose in alLI have soidj I mj wfong. Can we not, as a miller of sound policy, re ceive these petitions? Wo have repeatedly received-the petitions of foreigners ; surely we may, as an ucrof Courtesy receive those! of uur own citizens, though we do o choose to grant the prayer. I should be. glad if gen tlemen from the S'outh wouldi review .their ground. ;;'' N ' 1 1 ' '".' j " Bat it is said if we now rescind thisirulo the abolitionists will boast of it. Without doubt they will -profess lo be greatly delighted : but, sir there will be no real jiy among them. Deprived of ' the rwerful lever, w ulT which they have operated on the North,-" they will find themselves shorn of their strength. ' ,. : I regret the course pursued on another ac count. We of the south are in a position pe culiarly delicate. Slavery exists wilh us ;. it dose not exist at the norths and England has abolished it in her West India possessions. I have, indeed, not much belief in ihe sinceri ty of the British Government. S, long as .she retains more than one hundred ; millions of . slaves in the Est. Indies without even en eflbrt to hb-irate them, she" deserves no great credit f ir her humanity.- Mr. Holmes here interposed to state, in justice to England, that she had recently taken steps towards the liberation of her East India subjects. j;' , Mr. Clingman resumed. I thank jthe gen. tlemarj for the 'information.' Bull was about to observe that we stand in a delicate position at the south, though we stand on firm ground whilowe stand upon the Constitution ; but we shou! I bo careful not to ask for more than is clearly right c- ..While we fix ourselves on the Constitution, wo stand on solid ground, and wc should hot irritate others by claiming too much. , The north U irritated by the aboli. tionists, who tell them that -we are not satis, fied with slavery at the south,; but want to rhakc them slaves too by taking from them the right of petition. -,INowour ground is firm enough without our seeking to stand up. on doubtful ground, andthus giving irritation. Some persons, indeed, are anxious td keep up the excitement, (I do not here refer jto mem. bers of Congress in either House. ) ""While there are some at the south who take the hiizh. est ground, as they- say, on this subject; in order to. induce the people of the south to es-" teem them- the' most zealous lovers t of their right, and thus obtain, favor at home,-there are men. at the north; who lake the' apposite groimd from tho same principle, -They seek to make capital of it, and wo are short'-sight, ed enough lo enable them to do it. MIence, ill feeling grows iut of it both at: the south and in the north. ? -The feeling is now very different from what it was some' years ago, and all arising from this foolish struggle about petitions. -. " r ; . My conti!-jjr.ts, tnc". . .hem, '-know of lho feelings i.l.ieji pre. r tl.j north only what they see in thb Hou:3-and when they see half the House voting to abolish this rule they consider them alias sidinswiih the abolitionists.- This ought not' to ta soand will hot if wc can con i to a right understanding. I regret c-ccedingly; to -sreo the subject, of slavery introijeJ on all occasions, "eyen in dt bitrs en. tl.o navy and subjects the -most disconnected wilh it. v This aiscussion of abo lition topics I.Tf generated c!I t'.c ill-feeling whi... unhappily exists between tho southland the -nortlu. Its worst fcatura is its sectional character. .Men 'tr-y differ, widely on o;I;cr : .:.'...- i- ! '. ;t"" , .... com-jru:r.ii"cf the Constitution, 11 is time 1 T.pt iu understand the slate ofi ... - T fact. Whenever a large portion of t.:e nor .u...,l ,.rtr;:r.r tliat thev can no roner ail""'" - y ,f bide by the present form ol the Uonslitution if. this reW'Cl, of course the Union must b3 dis--..tffH This' however ranmA lake vUrt till iMcoury.-C.'.i iriL'3 can c each V.I.-tj vu'--3 . docs col i . r:ch itr :'" " :. i"t-foro'-.i p jrtinn3 of co-J '.rj c : 1 in - f-5 -.r..'. r- tea. nicute riv.iy, l-j - uerstar J . 1 - 1 ";-t'-ii cz . ll.a rsrst -. T!-r? t ran, ccrr ;t i;.."-....:.;;ca citement cTi:- i : cor.seqcrc. 3 :. y c portunity I. r? t 1 C" All in or.a'scct: .1 t t. i-r j cf cr.of t fath r.'.i Atw-- ... iy tw -ilhati. ht prCs.cj way of t;.;r.kt;: , 1 ! Camo of discord on trivv.l - tains a great height, i'.ou'.. i cumo a prac.icai fors.i, 's :. discuion of tho Miss. --ri i r, ... tiocal excitement tlicn raisv. ( lhn greatest possi1. ) :h:.I. Bofore I r"" my sent I wilUy tbalt know perfectly 'well vjtat many of ty fner.fr diiTc:- i. on this sulject : I bt- a.lasa!! to v . ;-'.and that I cherish toward them txt thw slightest unkindness.r I '..7 they just as honest in their ini s ar lst m. j pure , in their rur poso as I cf.n pesr-.y ci- and I therefore hope that wo. may u.ccuss t j . points in which we difil-r without tr-..c".cst,""-J, . v.; I-trust tho whole qucsti-n csn bo ter-rrately, considered ; morerspeci !'y as I bcl: .j Ucrs exists no diversity of views onjh r .:iq'Jts tinn - 'MliartllV intrikSUI LIIHk"' slavery' in the EM'rict cf Columbia or in h.x Territories; .tmd.'Ehov.U any ian to so wise as to. try -it, I :wP wiH-ta vat;i down wilh -a caaui:. .j W&t been seen on-this fijor, . , 'f " "- ' ' " Extract' from Mr, JCtefs SpcecVdcVeefei U the United States Senate, Fehrddfjlt vpon. :)vu , v ;-- -.- , . It is well known lo tho Senate, that I turn 1 nought thai Ihe most -judicious Course; witlt abolition petitions has not been;of late pur. sued bv CoC'rss. I . havo bid ie ved that it would have been .wisest to rucejve and refer ihem without opp wition , and repctrt against their object in a calm, and dispassionate, and argumentative appeal to the good sense of the whole co'mmunftr." It has been supposed, however, by a majority of Ojngress, that it was most expedient either not to receive lot petitions at all, or, if formally received, not to act definitively upon thvtn. "There is no. subfiantial d i fie re nee "be! ween these opposite opinions; siuce both lowk to an absolute- rei jction of the: prayer vf'tlw petitioners. But there is a great difference ia lhalonn ol prtfr ceeding; ami, Mr. rresident, -some expert ehce in the conduct .f human affairs; has taught nie to believe, that a neglect to oh.' , serve established forms is often'attt tided with1:, morn mischievous cinsqut nee that; t' o iuJ fliction of a positive inj:ny.' . We linow lhJt,- eVeh in private life, a violation of lho ; existing' isngR3"nnd ceremonies 'f S'iciety cannql take place without serious prejudice.- ; I fear, sir, that the abolitionists hate acquire f a- considerable appan nt force ,by.. blending ' with the object they. Imve, in view n'rollaterhl and totally dilTwrept qm-sjioh, arising out of an nlleged violation of tho right of petition . : know full well, '.and take great pleasure in testifying, that nothing was rern tcr from th intention of the m -jority of th" Sv-nute fniitt which I differed, lhan to vinlate.lha right of petition in any case in which, accor !ing to its judgmeut, fha'. right could be constitution. ' ally exercised, orwhero the 4)jct' of. the eL tiiion could bo stfely or pntperly grantedf. Still M must be owni'd thai. the .aboluionistj have scizt d hold of the fact of "tho treatment which their petitions haverr'ceivi I in Coii. . grassland made' injurious unpreAionf "upon the minds of a large portiiin ut the cooifnnni. ' ty. This, I think , might ;have avoided by the coUr.se winch 1 should have been glad to sc.c pursued; , ' ' -L i y - '.- For tho Highland . Messenger , J ' MoROASTort, July liiblOl.' - Mr, Edilof:l aupposc by ihe tittle tb communicaUon reaclietyou,you,fflrumrnj!fl with your IFA;readerv will have henrJ witih some surprise that there is another candidate on ihe Congressi'mul turf in abis D istrict. 1 say your Whig readers will bo surprised, fdr the reason that I do not bvlicve, frot what has al ready !t inspired and is still lracsplricg. here, u the demA'iqUrc in tU least sur pri.ed, but expected and dcoired what hasal. ready .come to pass. ,, On Thursday last;.(U being Court week,) il)t usual day fur rJSort who are candidates for iho- popular favor ip' announce lho 'fact 'to ihe-. people, :a; T. L; Ciingrnan addressed the pecplo cf tfjs" county, and declared himself a candL'ats for re-election, in-a firm, decided andatfe spsecb, explaining and vindicating his, cbsrta ia ih a late Congress, which., gavo seralj and' fil might add, almost uaacimous saturac'.'oa-j" v-f those of his politicaL friends who hesd tinT, '!'" . We were pleased whh, and. approved oThfi course, and had hoped that the boldanidc.a SM.Inrl ' I. 1." 1':.. ...: I . I ' 7 aw"ltu e i ..en ia defence pT ! those principles,: for which e, -ja orroa ' with our gallant leader, Mr. Chy, had o -al-' K ; lantly contended fur in the ht2 ccntcct, v.c J 1 have insured for him .a trbk in Va7 pre::sl;; contest free from any 'cumpetitcr c '-aU avowed democrat. But I am sorry "tVeaj we were all dbappoLr. Oa Ti I. lat f : in the evening, the I. " ' ' - ' V .... v .. . - .i ajr' ' k v rived, .And I will r.t rrctcr.J ,3 2rt hkl- - ur. urahum was privy to th3 fiC,' ta. it wa. riot to.be disrS d th- t there --3 r -r--t r- . joicing amon o leaders cf t,----r.-L. . "Come now," Say they c- to ascrhsr, - ' man CIinCinan ir.ust Jsa bectm if it caa- bi done,.it ran'; for him., reelected, if f- . weaprcvcLtit.hoii'. C.i -r.d c':cii5d !' V a WL:j foP Uflj he U 0Q Jyz-: jv,. charge of his public duti-3,tni t: !; ;3 -rjat -. a delight in exposing the fraui c.-J c?rr Aio3 ' ' that our party was guilty cf in th3 Prc-L'-D-V; tjal election, and if Ehcu!J j cl:;:-3'thtT' democracy Ccc J expect - rct!::- ! ;: . j ' ' b'.:t what they dcrcrvc. V.T p ? do? thqy ccr.:ir-s,M'- wiMntl tV: -JZ 9', 1 people in District ihr.t v.- - ---3 C::r-. man, bocau5e he is too' rr.uch 7h' fcr ux ; 1 : tliat wo don't like him bectuss hs exposed iix ; 9- v I ti : s f "l :
Highland Messenger (Asheville, N.C.)
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July 25, 1845, edition 1
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