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$ oikr, arrangr-d till all ibe adju tages and appliance that e t fl",n J. le lurtiel to the protection vf lite f reat, end be tred lv i'-t iwrn white hearths lUy hher, UiTr f'r Urn U U ro, since thee am turans of sevutity that lose Lat rm svppty ; and tittce the im protcmeuts of maritime warfare, by ink m distant expeditions ey said speedy , fcave wade litem more probable, and at the fame lime mora difficult to anticipate a J provide tgiimt. The rot I of focti f ig all ihe iuipmtant points on our whole Aliuitc and Gulf of Meting ftomirr will wot eiret-J the amount esrpended on tha foftifiraiNtcs of Paris. la this eonnesion one most import an I facility ia ihe defence of tlie counts) is not lo te oretluoked ; it is the almost it ftUuianrous rapidity with which llie eol- dief of I he army, and any needier of the miiiia corps, ma j be broeghl to any point wuere a Hostile attack miy alany time be made or threatened. A oJ this extension of territory, einbrae- e I within the United States increase ol population, roicmerre and nianbfae lures; development f t resources by ea' uals and railroads, and rapidity of inter communication by innumerable steam l-oats and telegraphs, has been areooi idtshed without overthrow of or danger lo the public liberties, by any assumption of military power ; ami, indeed, wiihout any permanent increase of the army, except for the purpose of frontier defence, and of affording a slight guard to the public pro perty ; or of the nay, any further than to assure the navigator that, in whatsoever era he shall sail hi ship, he is protected by ih sure and ainpes of his country. All this has been done without the shed din of a drop of blood, for treason or re-J hellion. All iln, wlue aystems of pop ular represent at inn Ime regulaily been Upportcd in the Slate Governments and in the General Government ; all this, while laws, national aud state, or such a character have been passed, and had been an wisely administered, that I may stand up here to day and declare, as I d de clare, iu the face of all ihe intelligent of the age, dial for the period which has elapsed, from the day that Washington laid the foundation of this Capitol to the present lime, there has been no country upon earth in which life, liberty, and property have been more amply and stead ily secured, or more freely enjoyed, than in ihese United States of America. Who is there that will deny this f Who is there prepared witli a greater or a better example 1 Who is there that can stand upon the foundation of facts, acknowledg ed, or prove J. and smert that these our republican institutions have not answered the true ends of Government beyond all precedent in human history ? There is yet another view.- There are still higher considerations. Man is an intellectual being, destined to immortali ty. I here is a spirit in him, and the a ,1 bp a a . a Dream oi me annigiiiy iiatn given lum uudeistanding. Then only is he tending towards ins own destiny, while he seeks for knowledge or virtue, for the will of hi Maker, and for just conceptions of his own duty. Of all important questions, therefore, let this, the most important of an. be first asked and first answered : in what country of ihe habitable globe, of great extent ami large population, are the means of knowledge the most generally di (Tuned and enjoyed among the people? This question admits of one, and only pne, snwer. It is here ; it is here in these United States ; it ia among the de scendant of those who settled at James town ; of those who were pilirriifls on the shore of Plymouth; and of tlioo other races of men, who, in subsequent lime. have become joined in this great Ameri can family. Lst one Tact incapable of u mut or lt!pule satisfy every mind on this p lint, The population of the United States is 23.000.00a. Now, take the map of (lie emiinent of Europe and fpiead it out before you. Take your scale and yonr divideis.aud lay off in one. area, in any i-hapcynu please, a triangle, rauare circle, parallelogram, oi trapezoid, and of an extent that shall contain 150,000,000 of people, and ihere will be found within the United Slates more persons who do habitually read and write than can be em biaccd wiihui the lines of yourd inarca lion. Hut there is something even more than lhi. M in is not only an intellectual, but he in also a re'iginus being, and his reli gion feelings and habits require cultiva tion. L-t the religious element in man's niture be neglected; let him be influenced by no higher motive than low f elf inter est, an I subjected to no stronger restraints tlnoi tlie limiis of civil authority, and he becomes the creature of selfish passions e blind fanaticism. The snprta.U r ! nation, powerful and enlightened, but without Christian faith, has been presented almost within our own day as a beacon for ihe nations. On the other hand, the cultivation of Ihe religious sentiment represses licen lioune, incites lo general henet olenee, nnd ihe practical acknowledgment of the "ul"CT m ma" .'""J"" respect for law and ..rder. and gives strength to the whole social r.bnc. at the same lime that K e. nducls the human soul upward to the Author of ,, be,ng. . Now. I think it may be staled with t u.h, that in no country, in proportion lo i i i f . ,l" population, are there so manv bene Kolent establishuienls connected w ith re- ligioiia instruction Bible. Missionary,? Father of this Country, and at our side nnd I ract Societies, supported by public by a singular felicity or position over Hid private coiiiributions--as in our own.-looking the city which he designed, and I here are also institutions for the educa- which bears his name, rises to his mem l.oii ,r the bltml. the deaf and dumb; of my ,,e marble column, sublime in its ...c .rrepiii m oi orphan snd des- incite Hiildren; for moral reform, designed fir children and females, respectively; in ia.Hons for the reformation of criminals, out lo speak of those numerous establi-h- infill in hi .it. s i nt-rv eoiitity and UMtn in ihe Uniitnl Static for ihe rcVe p'lon d ihe sget), in A tin, and demitute poor, iany of whom lute fled to mt sh-fes to erj e the pttvmy and wrticLcdne tf t!ir rott.liitMl tit hooie. I a tiie Uotied Slates there is no church esuMUhiarnt or eerie iasitral authority fouuded by (loremcaefll. faUie worship U maintained either by voluntary aasocia lions and roaUibuiMtos, or by tirvsta nd donations f a chariulle ortgtii. Now, I think it safe to ear that a Flee ter portion of die people of tlie United Su'ca attend public worship, dccenitr dad, well behaved, and well seated, than of any other country if the civilijed wotiu. CJidree of rdieion aie seen ererf where. Their aggregate coal wo.Id amount lo an immense sum of money. They are. in the general, kept in good repair, and consecrated to tlie purposes of public worship. I a these cdifires the people re gularly assemble on the Sabbath day. which is sacredly set apart for rest by all classes from secular employment, and for religions meditation am! wotthip. to listen to the leading of the Holy Scriptures, and discourses from pious aiinUicrs of ihe several denominations. -This attention to the wants of the intel lect and of the soul, as manifested by the voluntary support of schools aud eollcces. of churches, and benevolent institutions. is one of the most remarkable character istics of the American people, not lets strikingly exhibited in the new than in the older settlements of the countrr. On the spot where ihe first trees of ihe forest are f tilled, near the log cabin of ihe pioneers, are lobe seen iiit together the church and ihe school house. So has it been from the beginning,' and Cod grant mat it may thus continue ! . Oa otber shores, abova their mouUrriug towns, f o sutlea pomp Ibe tail rslhrtlial frown; 8imk tuJ frail, or lowly lent4r throw Tbrir sksidVr shadows on lit path below; Scarce steal Ike wind, thai eei ibo wuodlaud track, Tbs larch's rfume from tlie settler sxe. Ere, like s viniMi of Ihe moroine air. ilia ligbi-fiiDcJ steeple marks the house of prayer. . Vet Faith's u-e hymn, brnesih its slielter rude, uieames oui as sweetly to Ibe tangled wood. As where the rsys through Mating oriels pour Oa marble shaft and tessellated Boor.' Who does not admit that this unparal leled growth of prosperity and renown is the result, under Providence, of the Union of thee States, under a general Constitu tion, which guaranties to each Stale a re publican foim of Government, and lo every man the enjoyment of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, free from civil tvrani.y or ecclesiastical domination? To bring home litis idea lo the present oceasion, who does not feel that, when President Washington laid his hand on the foundation of the fust Capitol build ing, he performed a great work of perpe tuation of the Union and the Constitution! Who does not feci thai this seat nf the General Government, healthful in its situ ation, central in its position, near the mountains from whence gush springs of ii. . . . . wonoentii vinue. lecming with Nature s richest products, and yet not Jar from the bays and the great Cfluaries of the sea. easily accessible and generally fcgrceaMe in climate and asrnciaiinn, does give strength lo the Union nf these States; that thia city, bearing au immortal name, with its broad streets and' avenues, its public, squares and magnificent cditVes of die lienciat ovcrnmcnt, erected for the pur poses of carrying on within ihem the im portant business of the several Depart ments; for the reception of curious inven tions, the preservation of the records of American learning and geniti; of exten sive collections of the products of nature and art. brought hiilicr for study and c Hit panful from all parts of the world: adorn ed with numerous churches, and sprink- a a . - ici oer, l am linppy to say, with" maur public schools, w here all children of the city, without distin -tioii, are provided with the means of obtaining a good education; whepj tbere are academies and colleges, professional schools and public libraries. should continue to receive, as it has here tofore received, the fostering care of Con gress, and should he regarded as the scat of the National Government. Here, too, a citizen of the great republic ol letters, a republic which knows not the metes and bounds of political geography, has indica ted pi ophelically hit conviction lint Ame rica is to exercise a wide and powerful in- niience in the intellectual world, and there, fore ha founded in this citv. as a com manding position in the field of science and literature, and has placed tinder ilie giiardianhip of the Govcinineiit.au inni- tntion - lor ihe increase and diffusion .if Knowledge anions men." ' With each succeeding year new in terest is added lo the spot; it becomes con nected with all the historical association of our country, with her statesmen and her oia o s, and, alas ! its cementery is an nnally enriched with the ashes of her chosen sons. J ' ' 1 rr t . u"fe s is me ornati anil beaiiiunl nv " er. separating I wo of the original thirteen Stales, and which late President, a man of determined purpose aud inflexible will, .but patriotic heart, desired to span with I 'h of ever-enduriiig granite, symlmli- cal of the firmly cemented union of the North and the South. That President was Gen. Jickson. r) ll 1 1 . liAnt.a . -1 . ... ... v.u icjiuse me asnes ol tlie simple grandeur, and filly intended to reach a loftier height than any similar structure on the surface of the whole earth. Let the votive offerings of his grateful countrymen be freely contributed tp carry e liijiher ainl still l.ijl.tr lhi roortutncrit, and weaMi, has Cecorae quite fit lo U ihs May I y, a on another ocr ation, seat of guvrrfltttenl of a f real and united rie, let it rie, till it tnett the sun in bit people. comm; let the riliri lU i f the tuora fc ir, tny ihe roeqBCnre ef the duty ing giSJ it, anJ parunj day linger ad pUy Lkh yoe perfona to au; icOi.!y to-Jy on its summit J equal Uoe which Cowed frua bis art. !Sow-eitixeDS, what coeteaiplatioas 1W this eely; may the principles of jour are awakened ia shut saiada as we artn- adreiaUtratton. and the wtsdora of your ble here to re enact a scene Uka that per- political rood set, be such as flat the formed by Washington ! lleihiaks 1 set worbl of the present dayf sad aS bwtory bis venerable (waa bow before ate, a pre- hereafter, easy be at no lots to perceive seated ia the gWious statue by Hoodon, what exam4e yoa have taade yoa siaJy. now ia the eapiud of Virginia. Ha is dig- Fellow-citizens. stow bring this ad aified and grave; but ronerra and aaxiety dress to a close, by expressing to you, ia serin la toftea the lineaments of bis eotin- the words of the treat Roman oratoi, the tcnanr. The Govern rocnl em which he proides is yet in ihe crisis of eiperi- know deeply dwells ia the beans of all menu Not free from troubles at home, who bear met Do tmodo Lace opto; he sees the world in commotion and ia nn, trr atoaitsa ron lc Koaaxia arms all around liita. He ace that ia tiacaral Reuxaeaa; Ioe tuihi snajus a posing foieiga Powers are half disposed diis immortalibus dart nihil potest ; alter In try the strength of ihe recently establish- am, ut ita ctiiqne ereniat, at de repullica cd American (Government. We perceive quisque meratur. that mighty thoughts, mingled with fears And now, fellow-citizens, with best Is a wrrll s will, lun in lntrwt!n v ilh- n!.l tif li-fml mttwr. anil wnVu Invinli in hitn. He heads a short procession over these then naked fields; he crosses yonder stream on a fallen tree; be ascends In lite top of litis eminence, hose original oaks of the forest stand as ihick around him as if ihe spot had been devoted lo Druidical worship, and here lie performs the ap- poinletl duty of the day. And now, fellow-citizens, if this vision were a ream) ; u tvasiiington actually were now amongst us, and if be could. -raw around mm lite siiades of lite treat public men of his own days, patriots ami warriors, orators and statesmen, and were to address us in their presence, would he not say lo ur, Ye men of this genet a lion, I rejoice and thank Cod for being able in see that our-labors and toils and sacrifices were not in rain. Yon are pros perous, you are happy, you are grateful; Ihe fire of liberty burns brightlr aud stea dily in your hearts, while duty and ihe law restrain ii from bursting forth in w ild and dcsiiuciire conflagration. Cltcrif h liberty, as you love it; cherish its securi ties, ss you wish lo preserve it. Maintain the Constitution which we labored so pain fully to etaUUh, and which has been lo you such a source ol inestimable blessings. Preserve the union of the States, cemen- led as it was by our prayers, our tears. and our blood. -. lie true lo God, lo your country, snd lo yowr duly. So shall the whole Eastern Woikl follow the morning sun in contemplate yon as a nation; so shall all sneeceding generations honor you. as they honor us; and so shall that Almighty Power w hich so graciously pre lected us, and hich now prelects yon, shower its everlasting blessings upon yon and your posterity.' - Great father of your country ! we heed your words; we feel their force as if yea now uttered them with lips of flesh and blood. Your example tenches us; your aiiecunnate addresses teach lis; your pub lic life leaches us your ecnso oi-the value of ihe blessings of the Union. Those blessings our fnhcr hare lasted, and we have tasted, and still taste. Noi do we in lend that those who come after us shall be denied ihe same lgh fruition. Our honor as well as our happiness is concerned. We cannot, we dare not, we will not be tray our sac red irusi. We will not filch from po-lrrity ilie lieasurc placed in our hands lo lie transmitted lo other genera tion. ' he bow that gilds the cloud in ihe heavens, the pillars that uphold the firmament, may disappear and fall away in ihe hour appointed by ihe will of Cod; but until that day romes, or so long as our lives may last, no ruthless hand shall tin In mine that bright arch of Union' and Liheiiy which span, the continent Irom Washington to California. : - Fellow-citizens we must sometimes be tolerant to folly, and patient at the sijfht of ihe extreme waywardness of men; but I conic that vthen I reflect on the re- .. .. ..r ... ... i.:... .... .......... w,,. y.,a ii uinii , uii imr iirrscui .....i ' i ' .. . . the future hath yet lo unfold; a, when 1 sec that there arc men who can Cud in all tin nothing good, nothing vidtiahle. nothinji truly ginriotie. feel that all iheir reason has fl.n away from (ilium, and left the entire control over their judgment and their actions loiiintic folly and fanaticism: nnd, more tban all, fellow -citizens, if ihe purposes of fanatics ami dtstiniouist should he aceomplishcd, the patriotic and inieiueni ol our generation would seek to hide lhcinelvc from the scorn of I lie world. Mid go about to find dishonorable grave. ; .. w , ,:- , , Fcllow-citizens, lake courage; be of 0o enter, we shall come la no such ignoble end. We shall live, and not die Dining the period, allotted lo our several live we shall c uitiuue lo rejiricc in the return ol Him Anniversary. I he ill-omeiv ei sounds ol l.iuu:iiii will be hushed; the ghastly spectres of Secession aud Disunion will disappear, aud ihe enemies of united constitutional liberty, if their naireu cannot lie appeased, may prepare to sere their eyeballs as they behold the weauy tiigin r i)e American Eagle, on his burnished wings, fur years and year President Fillmn're. it is your singularly go.d fortune lo perform an act su.-h as that which the earliest of your predecessors performed fifty-eight , years ago. You stand where he stood; von lay ronr hand on the comer-sione nf a building design ed greatly to extend that whose corner. stone he laid. Changed, changed is every thing around. The same smi, indeed, shone upon his head which now shines upon youis. The same broad river rolled at hie feet, and bathes hit last resting place, thai now rolls at yours. , Out ihe site of this city was then mainly an open field. Streets and avenues bate 'since been laid out and completed, squares and publie grounds enclosed and ornamented, until the city which bears his name, although compatauvely inconsideuble i uurnbers deepest wi-h of say heart, and which I our own countrymen, or any of them, or towards the subjects ur ci izens of oilier Government, or towards any member of' ihe great family of man; but exulting, nevertheless, in our own peare, security.! and happiness, in the grateful remeio- brance of the pal, and ihe elorious hopes' i of ihe future, let us return lo our homes, and with all liumilitr and devotion offer our thanks to the rather of all our met ties, political, social, aud rtlieious. From Ihe Raleigh Ke$tter. HON. WILLIAM A. GRAHAM. Thi distinguished gendeman arrived in this City on Friday last, en route for Washington, from his residence in Hills borough. He received, on Saturday, ihe visits of bis numeious friends and left on Monday morning for the seat of Govern ment. The subjoined Correspondence has been handed us for publication. ! be admirable letter of Cor. Graham will commend itself lo every true-hearted man as an able and patriotic defence of the Compromise and ihe Union. . Rjk-igh, July 26, 1851. lium. mUiam A. Gnkam, Hear Sis: On behalf of vonr numer ous friends in this City, we greet your arrival among ns with sincero pleasure. Having resided here for four years as the Chief Magistrate of our Slate, we can hear high and faithful testimony lo your eminent social worth, as well as to Vour exalted political virtues. As the Head of a most important and interesting department of the National Government, we feel gratified by the a bility and impartiality with which it has been administered by you. And, espe cially, do we admire the unflinching zeal, and the efficient labor, and the eolishten ed talent, with which you have defended the great and noble cause of the Consti tution and ihe Union. . We have ihe honor lo invite voti lo parthke of a Public Dinner, at such time ss win suit yonr convenience. , With sentiments of high esteem. Your . , - ob't. servt's. W. D. Haywood, " K It'll D. lllSKS, ' JaS. laCDKLL, ClIAS. MiVLV, J. II. IIrvax, C?. f.. UlNTON, ' II. W. MlLLt'.R, V.. Tl. Frkkman, II. W. IllSTKO, S baton Gales. Ciias. E. Jouxstox, 11. V. Moore, J. F. Taylor, C. D. Hoot, Geo. Little. Raleigh, Julj 26th, 1851. Gf.ntlehkn: I deeply rczret. thtl the nsewHj f.i pursiiiiiir my lournev. on inv : tv I . n . rttuiru to Washington, with all convenient ij!'?"1 T l':e P h?'? "C.- ! T"5." V,nu "l",M","'.,"T' latum, m behalf of my friends in ateish. to a public (tinner. 1 however, lcg those, by whom it is tendered, lo be assured. mat I received it, as a new manifestation of their friendly regard, and tif the hiwpi. tiility of a ronimuiiity towards which I shall ever clieiisli grateful rccolle-tion, noi merely on aecnuntor Ihe kind ollices. r ..I ... . ' ' , ... . . . tft-.fiu nriiiooriinoi, experieneeil du ring my residence' among them, hut of a social intercourse, tyhi h date back al most lo my boyhood, 'and enrols among me n.izcns oi Kateigii many ol my mo-l esteemed and trusted friemla. ' To retain their good opinion will lie lo me, always, among the comforts of We, as well as an assurance, that whatever my fortune may bestow, has been obtained by no deroga tory or unworthy mean. You have been pleased. Gentlemen, lo refer, in leims more comnliinentarv tfm ileserved, lo my htiniMe services, "in the administrati m ol a department of the Government, and in the cause of the Con stitution and the Union. Called tuition. ly and unexpectedly, from the retirement of private life, to an important and ie. sponsible trust, at a lime of mm h excite ment on National affairs, 1 did not heri- taie io accept a distinction, whih I con a HAIUBtl Ia l.aa, I .--! w iu ivv lfiiiiprca in mv t.orsi s lions of the individual. ". T , , " '"" . " qu nihca-i And if theie has v ... iHiiuer oi otsciiarg- Hint il such a slate or t h ngs s hal ever mg the dntie. ol my 'posi. which is a, nil occur, we shall make an on, Z Z ilT wortl.y or the-rommeiidation in which , olution, which shall leave no room for !!? -V !rijr ! " 'p -nseie,,;; hPPIl int tiling i- il.. f .. .v.--..,. ictrueil III Iter Sl-ItooU. un.l In llm. tnaantiinn 1..- f.:.l. 'HeuraWill'.-!! . ! ' 'eco.nproniiM.ci.by the exertion, and wy leisure will not allow such a pre- sacrifices of pauiois of both the trreal itar sematton of my view nnf4i.Pa ud.lnl. i.L- .1:.: .. . . ,,,eBreal Par state of the country, as would be agreea - - I i I I ic to me, were it tn my nowci lo meet you as proposed by voiir invitation. ' I cantMt, hqwercr, furbcar to say, that in Ri eitinion, l.e eeliic me nt if tl.twrried'cxi'ectaiHMii, we wmdd ftattd i,t t . iino.li.ui mi.Ifii. (ml tit lli rllii.ilinM iif tcftitory from Mi iie, sml ll tc1autts between the suuwolJiiif nJ nan !ar !IJ.B fc'Utee.reffiffiOfilr called the rrm - P'OiaUe arts of 1S53, eoxhl to be rexid - ed ta all seruoas as a tiasl aJjustcaent ; as apoa its faiiUfu! ebeervance tsust mainly depend the peace a ad quiet of tlie rouairy. - WhiUt it has oteffected everr Utinf wLkh ecvi ewaaeeua ssighthave iflwied oa or de ired. U stiU, ia say javlg. merit, places our peculiar iatererts aader a securer protection than ther ln en joyed for the last twenty years. Not to ! mention de rejfction of the Wilmot pio- vio from the Territorial bills of Utah and New Mexico, by a decisire vote of ihe House of Kepreentatives, after the long protracted contest, year after year, spoa ABulition petitions, it was an arquuitiuti of no trifling importance lo obuia such an eaactaaent as the Fugitive slave lav. Tree, it does nothing more lhaa eBforea tlie coteaaat el tlie eonstitutioa. But it is a Legislative acknowledgement of our rights and Ihe provision of a sanction for their observance, such as 1 fear euuld not hate been pros tired for niaay years pre reding. Cut this is but a part of the benefit, The Judiciary of ihe United Stales sus- 'tains this law ia spirit and intent. Tlie Justices and Judges both of the higher and inferior courts, have everywhere met the responsibilities impored upon them by it, in a manner, and wiih aa ability, learning and fortitude, worthy of the dis ciples and sueceosors of John XlairhalL They have not only maintained it in ex ecution, but vindicated it in elaborate rhargea lo ihe juries, which ihey have caused lo be published for grneml infor mation. We are a people of precedents, and of habitual reverence for the opin ions of the Judiciary, under the high sanc tions of official oaths. These Judicial s.l - drenscs will do far more lo correct vitia ted public opinion at the North, than all the arguments of statesmen or politicians on the floor of Congres. IS or is this all. The executive of the United States stands ready, ia erery case legally requiring it, lo brine; the military power lo the aid of the civil officer, in the execution of this Law. And here, I shall not be restrained by sny apprehension of being thought guilty of adulation by the censorious few, from doine an act of justice to ihe Chief Magistrate of a nation. in oearing my testimony lo the " elesr ness in hi great office," with which he lus trodden the path of duly, in regard to this statute, wit limit usurpation, osten tation or evasion, without vanity, fear or reproach. ' Such concurtrnt action on the part of every department of the Federal Government not only gives lo us the pro. lection of a public authority, but cannot but have a salutary effect in bringing bark tie people of the non-slaveholding Mates to a sense of their obligations under the constitution, and convince those who are sincere, that instead of conscience requir ing uieir am in me escape of the slave, ot nasvive inuiiicrence in reeard to him. it demands thai they shall give thcii assis tance in all proper eases for his recapture and surrender. Need I add, thai a large part of the pres, the pulpit and the pub- no men oi me worth, at the head of whom stands Ihe great expounder of the consti tution, are also on our side in the contest. While these go-nl influences are al work on our behalt in the non-slave hold ing States, and the Government throws nve.r w. "' f protection, in maintaining the compromise, it is with unfeigned rcgrel, that I perceive in our own section of the country, some who. .i -i r .... ' . . . ' one proiessing a willingness to abide by it, disparage il in eueh terms as lo per suade all others not to do so ; others who regard it as of no effect, and are ready lo reagitale the whole subject of slavery, ad infinitum ; while others denounce it as a most intolerable grievance, making a real casus belli, and justifying a Revolution of the Government, under the name of secession. ' I rannol now discus these various po-i moils, uui ii cannot escane oltserval them are most anxious to obtain a recoir. nitionofthe doctrine that a stale may at pleasure secede from the Union, and ihai after such declaration of secession, their is no longer any power, in the Govern ment of the United Stale-, to enforce lite Laws 'of the United States within n limits. Their anxiety ami xeal for ihia doctrine in theory, places the two classes of persons first advi ried 'to in the same category ' with the piactieMl secessionist. If the fael be undeniable, that one is for immediate, secession, and another soln it one' to have his right recognized to do so wiih impunity, it is dilhVult in peireive now n roty.i more eili-tually aid and i nrourage him to that fatal result. ' Nor can I d well on tho doctrine of se cession further' than" to to say, tiat it is utterly inconsistent with and rep-ignantto the conjtitution of the United Slates : and that ii was fully di-enssed and in my o pinion refu ed along with nullilicatioii in the winter, 1832-33. I counsel no abatement of vigilance ,awaa.aiB)a- nvii ' v... el... . r Kevolution, should aggressions and griev- ances arie to iustifv it. I imi l.nu .. . . - - ------."... v.. r..ii-. o . .1. .1! . " " . "'"'" t .11. ii.ciL I lip ennnlrp h.m nnnlrp rH.iciiuiie ourselves to have llieui in like maimer observed and kepi on ihe part or our Northern brethren, and in the event of a last apped after a failure jn opr just t. .! -t . ." 1, . vei iirt- (toscrva i r , ' , Hon, lint the advocates of all three oflrurrf,,ce n'lftn of Senate, wilh lie mstikinJ, f,. "r lu J', V'K'l , r. a- I. tbers u y rt ; ! tioi.s t iu- I t ' ft r 1 spirit, a . u, 4 I. eonni'.s. lion to t?.e latest lopertiy. I am. Cemleioea, witU s'meerer" enen yoerob'u serv't. ... WM. A. fiRUIiM Messrs, lfijwoud, aaj esWs, tmmUt' - MR. YEVABLB A w:XrO.lr. The game which the secession Calfi dates for Congress in this 8ute have bee plsyinf . i beginoing to eVvelop jJ more cleaily. aa the elcnWm awrchM-h.. They well know th.t S.j, SUSSH ,v...v ... 1 iieraative af dissolv ing the Union, if possible, yet whole condurt liaa wnded to eitcourapl that State, reganlless f ile di-astroas ef fecu upon lie whole Soeih. WttJ it from good aathotiiy, that in May bar when Mr. VraaWe spoke ia PittUwor.v the fullowing questions were aike.! by Jolut II. Ilaughton, Esq., j0 Li4 !l. I yoa not think that every friend of ihe Country should, use Lis at. mot exertions lo maintain and preserve the whole series of compromise saeaftres in their spirit and ia'rgriiy ! Snd. If elected to Congress, and South Carolina should openly resist the laws of the Union, where will you aa will yon be found by ihe side of South Carolina, or the Union, in your yotesf To the first question he gat e ao snswer He refused in gire any. To lite second be replied that be did not agree U1, Kheti Co but with Cheyes it Butler. This then is the position of Mr. Veaa ble. It i evident, that if he is returned lo Congress, be will do all ia his power to open the slavery agitation again, by voting lo disturb that edjumrneat of it, which was seemed by the eo-nperaiioR of the patriotic men of both parties. . Ja ad dition to this, he is ready to follow in lit lead of Chevrs snd Duller, ir South Car. olina, who, although opposed to the sep arate secession of that Slate, are doing all in ineir power to get the otber Souihera States lo join her, and then they art for seceding! With them ecrcsrjon ia only a question of iW, Il U impolitic for South Carolina to gooff alone, but let at do all we fan lo persuade North Caroli. na, Georgia, Alabama, &ct0fo with as, and then we will strike ihe blow I" This is what they declare. These are Mr. Yenable's leaders ! These he is witling lo follow ! Yet he lias the assurance lo lell ihe people of hie district that he is bo Uisuuionist 1 Do they believe him t ....... . . .' " In lr lhaa fifteen yem prrbips in lea the free Slates will increase to such sa f Ileal, that, with the sympathies snd asfiriance ef sock cHates as Delaware. Kettlurkv ami u.ni.Bj. t h me'tii t -I.L. ,a - . l . j " -- -,,r" " BnirnuBirme IO we ConatiiutitMi snd pantbem, snaking it constite tional (ir CongreM to exercioe jurwtlictiae sad ceobot ever slavery b Ihe Stales." , ' .j"v ;" ' '; ; Now, what provision does the Consti union make for iu ametiduient? Here ii the Article, (fifth:) The Congress, whenever two thirds of both Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose amendments lo the Con- stitniion, or, on the application of the I.cgihitRres of two thirds ofihe several States, slmll rail a Convention for pro- posing amendments,' which in either ease, shall be valid lo all intents and pur- poses as part of this Constitution, whea ratified by the Legislatures of three roi RTiis of ihe serersl Stales, or by Conventions of three fourths thereof," Theie are now fifteen KL Ri-ii anil sixteen free Stales. To procure even a pnMiea by Congicss of amendments lo the Constitution, injurious lo the slave interest, there must be added fourteen ad ditional free S ales lo the Union ! Does any man does even the Editor of the Sisndad.M believe this can be done in ten or fifteen or even twenty-five years? Aiier amendments are proposed, by a con- two ihiids of the Houre.they would have lo be sanctioned by three fourths of the States ! This would require an addition of'TWEXTY-KiXE free Slates! Can this be done in ten, or fifteen, or even fifty years? Where are they to come from, unless the Editor's rash spirit of conquest and annexation should again obtain the as cendancy in the National Councils? Rut will not ihe slave States increase in nura-, her during this period? Where are the four slave States yet to be carved mil of Texas? , Under the Compromise, New Mexico is open lo slavery if her climate will auit it and California has a right to change her Constitution ami adopt slavery." Amend the Constitution in ten or fifteen ' year, so as to give Congress the power to control slavery in the States! Why; the Editor must be riazy on this subject I D ics he expert lo dupe or frighten the People by stu b false statements? Does ; he wish in add another leaf to the laurel crown which he lia already won as an alarmist and agitator? .. We again appeal to the voters of North Carolina lo say whether they will eiifiW themselves lobe led blindfold into the tiif of Disunion ly print that would venture such statement, so full of untruth and misrepresentations? :- '.;-...;., JtrguAr. . ;,f., , New Orleans, July 4. . Important from Texas fugitive Slave Troulile. By an arrival at this port, we have received advices from TcX a to the 18th of July, ,.t ; sm ; 4 Great excitement prevailed on the Rio Grande in consequence of the Mexicans refusing to deliver up a runaway slave. An armed parly ol Texans threatened to capture Presidio, tl is saiif tliat there ate two thousand fugitive slaves iu Mcxict I numxtvoit ui..l lf.u. ;
The Durham Recorder (Durham, N.C.)
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