The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-03-18

The demonstrations made hy he pe0-
ne Il Orange county IN favor os the
sm,hrrn candidate Cor lhe Presidency. Al
he highly respectable meeting held al
,hi, place on Wednesday af The County
Count. APPEARS 10 have caused much alarm
in Inc Van Buren, ranks. and the party
are vainly rndeayOring 20 eounlersrl as
effects. by representing the meeting a..
ipenn.lderable in numbers. and unworthy
ofe,a6denee. The edlior of The Milton
surrlalor. ON The authority II "a Ieller
from a friend" saws. the meeting vas
i" lhinly aIlended"-lhat Z" they proved
themselves ~ b. what they have been eal>
led. The Piebaid Par,y"-somr "prais.
ed Gen. Jackson ard abused Mr.. Van
Burn;" Others =. abused Gen. Jackson
more than they did Mr Van Barren"
And the editor adds "of his own kno3-
ledge" that those who attended the meet.
ing, though (" highly respectable Renlle-
men," exhibited every hue aud color
hat thai which marks the good old re-.
publlraa creed Bank Wings. Null.
,ers and FrderalIsts. whose only pnnCi.
ne. are Incorporating hostility "a eve.
n Measure of The administration. right or
rrsagr' :" Principles. and not men," he
.say.. Is a maxim with which they have
nothing To Do. They exhibit a union
uhish. for anv other purpose > Than 20
ssbyer the principles Of the present ad
mrable aud Sirluous administration.
could never hsye been Effected
Such - the account which the Milton
Spectator gives oi tins meeting II The Ct.
pIens Of Orange county. ~ respectable
for numbers as any winch ha. been held
On ihls place for political purposes fnr
many years; and the editor himself al
mit. that those who did attend we're
"hIghly respectable gentlemen" Naw
from our own experience in these mat
srs We expected that the number attend.
Ing would be called in question: and
therefore To enable Us IN speak with Ger
ainIy, they we're counted, and found to
exceed one hundred.
Dlis SAYS 'PENaAbts " " NlC
Pebald Pauv"-BGlk Hhigs. Nullif-
sr, and Etieraiids." Az 10 Nulfftrs,
the editor himself knows that hrresbou,s
ihsy are few aud fan between Al a
meeung held here SOM three or four
year. ago. there was hui one WIN thought
prnper U avnw hmseif. and he was a
warm Jackson man. Dur columns will
show that lce we're not tainted with the
hercsy: a. they will that our principles
have not been uneumpromlslug husii-
liiy To every measure Of the adn,nisira>
Won. right nr srbng."
The term " Bank Dhigs" NAV not
be familiar to ell Of our readers. aud may
therefore require 10 be anaIyzed. The
term jFhig. a. used IN this country dur.
ing the revolutionary war. and as now
nsFd IN England. is one opposed to an
n,wsuan,sble accumulation Of power in
the hands Of the Executive. And in this
sense II is now used hereto designate
me party opposed To an assumption ol
power Nv the Executive not warranted
BY the constitution and the laws" Bank
Wings. therefore, we suppose, musI
mean those Who ate opposed Ia the exer-
else by the Executive, Of unlawful and
unconstitutional power over banks. II
this be the true construction land We
know 40 oIher.) We are well assured thai
there is not Republican IN Orange coun'
~ who would be ashamed Of the term.
Blu, there Is smother term which is in
tended 10 strike dumb all opposition-
'Federalistsr From the manner in which
this word is used. il might be supposed
IN mean an enemy In all the institution.
OF the cauntry; one who is ready TO over
turn the government, and tear up the
Constitution. Bu, does i, so mean! Our:
Is a federaiiye Republic union 81
states; The two houses Of Congress, the
President. aud his cabinet, constitute the
Fsierdi Government Washington wa,
a Federallst--the great and good Wash,
ington--ihe first Washington. Che
Justice Marshall was a Federalist--ht
whose memory all men delight to honor
and so were all those who advocated the
adoption Of our present admirable cons,i.
tuition. II was for airoeaiing the adop
< uon OF that instrument thai they were
called Fcderalis,s. II is term opposed
10 Notification, dsuniou. Thomas JEFF
ierson was not ashamed Of assuming tn,
name; IN his 6rsl inaugural address he
made use Of the memorable expression
We are all Federalists--we are all Re
Pnhllcans. II is true, some who were
called Federalists advocated a more eff
cent sorernment; they doubted the per
manence Of simple republic. dany
wh" had without stin. expended thei,
blood aud their treasure in the cause O