The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-11-18

10 N0ns he atsufanros tons uaak VIC
party with which you acs 10. in point Of
numbers. . very small minority Of the
British nation. makes me the more viii
Ing % adhere 10 lhis view Of NY duty.
Indeed. Il is chiefly because your party
hiss mach 81 It's strength in thai sect IN
which was more particularly sent. that
n seemed clearly necessary for me To
take psrt Il al in these discussions.
| readily admit thai time, patience.
ssrriices. and murh labnr. are needful Tor
the redress af The evils | have poinied
out. kRoS that the present generation
il not responsible. in such a sense. for
most Of them. - past generations have
been am convinced thai mulIiiudes
Of Englishmsn drPlOre. aud would gladly
remove them. I am satisfied thai IL j.
BY The silent influence Of example. and
| he Kind and clear exposition Of general
/, principles. rather Ihan rude and harsh
personal az national assaults, that We rah
/ Co y1u good. in these or similar cases.
And gladly declare ny belief. that the
Christians Of America, ~ such, can aud
saghi 10 hnld Christian intercourse aud
! sympathy with The Christians II Britain.
notwithstanding that the British nain'n
may BE- responsible IN the matters alletlg.
ed; and that we can and ought to do it,
without perpetual Tilupera:'pn and ,nsull.
even for what is Irue--nos TO say without
gross perveTslons 81 the facts and merit, nI
tie case. Such. cir. are NV views Of the
subject. ] deeply regret that yours are
| 81 widely different And | hunhly be-.
ssech yoa TO imagine the whole course
of Var proceedings aud argumenls--@m
braei,g Of cnurse the missiun of Mr.
| Thompson. AMI Ilis conduct since his re
1 usrn-made ours. and our case made
yanrs: and then decide what would by
IiIis time have been the feelings of your
people towards ~. Il We bad treated you
~ you hsye treated ~. declare. in the
, presence of God. my firm belief. IL things
% an much longer a. they have progress.
! sd inr the last Two years. there will not
> he found On esrih men more eslrsnged
from each other than the professors ol
I religion in the lSo Countries. have 81.
I really witnessed the spectacle Of part Of
/ IN" religions press in England urging for
ward the Government Of the country To
a. inter, eu'I0a. II necessary, with arms.
against the progress Of liberty IN Texas.
upon the false anI ignorant pretext that
the Government IT the United States. un
less prevented by foFce. w"uld pussess
i,selfof thai country. and introGuce slave
~ there! The people generally ol Ame
ca are long aga reused Ia the highest pitch
oi Indignation against YOUR proceedings IN
this whole business. You have now re-
duc"tl the Christmas Of that country To =
position. where. If they art with yoa, az
admit your previous statements or prluci
pies. they berome. IN vnur nwn showing.
Infamnus. Ynu NAV nov behold IL the
preceding statement the posture IN ~h,ch
all the world but yourselves have viewed
YOU during all shis terrible affair!
Was IL ignorance Of your real cnndi
,lon, or was il ignorance still more gross
Of ours. or was il national vanity and pre-.
JUDGE. or was il al these uniiedly. that
Impellrd the abolition party IN Britain to
pursue the Course they have adopted! II
l. MT my desire to give offence, aud |
will not therefore attempt To deride.
Your party profess 10 have full aud &C.
curate information about US: though IL is
very odd that al vour meeting. ia Heugh
moved. and Mr.. Eadie seconded, and YOUR
every numerous and highly respectable
meeting unanimously so,ed that our ma
tIonal constitution contained very I'M
portanI principle. which is not ONLY not 10
II al all. but which the very discussion YOU
were pronouncing on, ey cGfhedra, proved
not 10 BE- in il! Well informed gentlemen.
not To say Just judges. should be more
cautious. II does not become me TO say
that your party are Ignoran. Of the con-
ditlun Of their own country; but il they
knPw the facts now commended 10 their
notice. II is not easy 10 recOnclle their
singular disregard Of them. with their ram
pdh JeHtVOlfUEE bH Tue uWfeT SUE VI tue
water; and II they were acquainted with
them. they had better stay at jericho till
their boards be grown. Upon the deli
cate and painful snhjecto OF national pre-
judice. it is difficult 10 speak, properly at
all; bu, especially so to gentlemen whose
passion lies in surnounlIng all prejudice
whatever. The John Bill news paper4s
said To represent the views and feelings
Of the extreme High Church and Tory
party; the Record il the reputed ,elirIe
tor Low Church sentiments; the Patriot.
] AIN told, stands in the same relation To
the Congregational D,ssenters. embracing
both Baptis,s aud Independents, who are
generally Wings and Radicals. The
Times, which from It's great ability, must
alaays WELD vast influence. is consi. |
dered the organ Of the Independent Con
serv1tive interest. am very likely to
be mistaken: have tried to inform my