The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-28
LETTER OF MR.. PEYTON.

September 18Th 1855
G>ntfsmsn Il hal The hOnorlO receive.
,An,ssh your pollIeasss. on Yesterday.
he proceedings Of public meeting Of q
oar,,on u nv fellow citizens 81 Jackson
sonn,y. assembled al GalHsbnra nn the
s,h al this inst. inSiling me. al such time
a. might suit nv convenience. 10 Pariaks
.fa oublie dinner a. 0r near that place,
" a, an eTIdrnce # lheiE appreciation II
uv course slnee | have bren their
commemorative ia Cot gress. and Parsiru'
isIr ,hr Ia.I SESSION." THIS Sa!re from
Jackson l. 10 me cheering and AnImaI-
No. in no ordinary degree. Amidst the
,h,I,,ag cur. als 81 the dsy. % h. gsee1s
ID. an nv rvmra. BY ny friends 10 jack
son county with this warm and generous
xele mt and =" veil done. rxriies EN-"
Mons IN the heart and gives q E'Ror a.
N. nerves, which the wretch who sells
h,ms,ll lar place caa never feel. To be
told BIZ honest men and frer." that
"you have been true 10 yonr .cohsil'n'
EMS, true 10 your country. true W The
republican Professions Which YOU have
here.olore made. true 10 the trust with
vhich YOU have been h0norrd." 10 cal
quilted 10 inspire a Lofty pride. aud
Affords an Incentive 10 patriotic actions.
ma where 10 be met with hut in the
sponsaueous applause 81 lreenen. How
ooa.i 1. how dare !. br:'ay my sacred
trust. When backed b, such high souled
And generous constituents What has
publ,e servant To- fear from rolrs'. " h0ps
itu.n O6irs. when he lives "a Tie hosrhs
Of such constituents. and - sustained by
The taualless spiriis n suTa ~ - Thank
God. tbs, there sulI btea'i'rs IN una
dultsraled purity hat spirit and love oi
liberty, that .4mericaH spirit, which
inspired a Henry add burned IN The
h1suns Of our fathers won our
hberIles, and has sustained cur arms aud
our honor upon every field and Hpnn
every sea. The ersls. gent"men, calls
aloud for II; the times drnand IL The
baIlal box 10 assailrd. the citadel of YOUR
liberty is 10 DANCE, Tn" question -.
where lies ne soseveiga po'rsr' rms
is The issue. L. the sovereign power IN
the peopls OF this rounIr.. nr - u IN the
high officers ui the gov"rumeu! TINS
y The true issue. let no man Disguise
the fact. that the President II he United
States. al the head Of one huu led hou'
sand officers of the Federal Government,
is boldly in the field, and openly elecn"n
eet,ne Tor Hr. Van Buren,: Iha. all the
20 yer and patronage Of the government
arc brought IN conflict with the freedom
Of elections: that ~ this trying summer
ii 30. which wIl appear IN history so
unlike our elouous summer ol rs, the
President. IN person. every thing else
haVirg failed, has assumed The con Land.
and al the head Of his ufhrlsl regulars.
nav be seen carrying the war INTO the
very heart. at The states. and hrnwlng
himself between the people and the ballot
boz. As for Tennessee. she has been
soasldered 10 a state Of open rebellion.
Letter after letter had been written;
proclamation after proclamation had been
sent on without effect. What vas 10 be
doael That was 40 secret al Washing
ton; the President himself was no, like
some Of the Florida commanders TO go
into summer quarters, but TO make a
sumner campaign. and reduce her TO
subecunn. Yes. The lines were 10 be
clearly drawn, the people Of Tennessee
ssre to be plainly told, you cannot and
shall no, be nv friends unless you sup.
port Mr. Van Buren,.
Gentlemen, | would again and again
call on you and my fellow citizens
generally. 10 look th,s issue, so cruelty
forced upon us. full in the face. Was
any man bora To think for this State, OF
this nation! IL 81, what star pointed ouI
the place of his nativity! What voice al
INSPIRATION announced his coming! In
what clause Of the constitution did ouI
patriot sires write his unlimited letter 81
authority Are you the sOyereigns o.
N"'S tduu' are lUu sHCH iEccWCH % NOui
fathers were! Are all officers Of govern.
nent from the President Of the United
Mates down To the constable in you
captains company, your agents. youI
pabIlc servants? Or is the sovereign
power Of his country transferred to .h'
President. Directors and Company a
Washington city! TINS is the true
Question:. Are you bound to think at
they hiak-lo vote as they direci?-
THIS is the issue. How has il beef
brought about! By the subtil,y Of III,
'poils men-by the articles Of the spoil
party. They have crawled around III,
dying couch, as ii were, Of this venera
Die aud coniding old warrior, and takin,
advantage Of his age, HE open. unsuspec,
Ing nature, and those infrrnlties " whicI
aesh is heir TO-" they have beguiled hlu