The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-09-08
POLITICAL DUTIES.

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An article IN Inc New York American
eon,sins some very sound and uhOissome
sieus II OCT duliss Is eilizens Of sEePUb-
lie: from which ws make The following
extract:
We hald that no man in Republic has
= r,sht % BE- nenier or indifferent IN
pulilies. I,ison al hands admIlsed that
,nue and intelligence are the eoHeF-
stones III Llheriy. that no safety can exist
f,r the permsnrRcy Of free institutions.
bul in The Vigilance II The wise snd
,ir,uoas. In see that these institutions he
n..r psrsrrsely. or corrupt, administered
Hence n follows that lhe wise and sIrlu-
oas must not, from any llva ri peTsonal
ronsenIeuce ~ yFohi-sr from rel -
imaginary cnn6aruce thai all Slil he
well. without iheir inisIpnsiiinn---uiill-
draw themselves lInm ghe political strife
that must always exist where men are
free. II they do nnl take their SHARE,
and their fall share ian, 10 measures
In insure good rulers. there val meter
be ssniiag lhos. who, Tor their own
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Will b. jealous ~ prG-
mallng corrupl ruleFs--snd then. uhaI
J right have the neutral and The indifferent
Ia COMPLIANT They abandonrd the field
j.. 10 The soldiers oil iurGar. ~hp were Hili.
ing 10 necups ito the Barid Daigei.
F.. iys whn iigh, for sPoils" and he
:. prosant''-and they musth he ronienied
To ahlde the consequences Of the success
ol such mersensrlrs. ~
The application ol these remaIks 20 The
ac,ual condinon Of public affairs IN this
country Is uuhsPplly but too obEious.
! Commerce - ri a dead sIsnd. credit IS
aunihllaled. bankruptcy stalks over the
land, involving alike the public treasury,
the lncal hsnks. and privale lndisld"'ls,
+. and III because a great magy pr',issslon-
nj men. merchants, manulac'urcrs, mt.
chanics, and farasTs, thuughI - better 10
mud hrIr avn business exclusively,
rather than, Nlihnul neglrcung thai, 10
have al s.e slsn on the business III the
nation. M OnF, w. presume, hnl
welded 10 parry, val contend that VT
should he Were ~ re a Ia G"ngTess.
and in the ESecuhsr afficrs, here hsd
been an infusion OF InI"l,teeni and sducst-
ed mrn OF ihs different professions aud
pursuits ne have Inferred To-. elected, unl
through subserylsuey To parry, ar pledges
90 advance Cd sustain, right or wrong. q
particular Administration. bu, breau.e ri
Their knowledge Of The interests and
wants oi the country, aud, above all.
because they possessed sound understand
ing aud hnne., independence Why are
there nol such men IN the public counciIsl
Plainly. because for such men thrre ha,
beeu no hope IN tie CducliSses aud pdril
usageS which determine tie quaiihca.
uans oil candidates and the issue at elrc.
lions. But il Is not lhr less certain thai
the mass nj the people 81 the country mean
rightly. aud that they are willing to choose
the best. WHEREVER the hest OflPrs, II only
pains be taken To show them which Is lhs
best. Here, then. is the first step; that mer
of character aud capacity should look up
on it as a duty ol as solemn obligation .,
any social duty, 10 take parI---w neither II
primary assemblies Of the people. o
through The press, or IN such other va,
as may BE- deemed expedIenI and effirien
in all proceedings having fm theu
objert 10 enlighlen the public mind al
To the nature Of political measures, III,
character and integrity Of polncal men
and the hearing Of any great debslsbl,
questions before the nation. Nor is thu
all. Such men should feel bound IL CIV,
their personal service, when required, il
such stations as their pursuits aud educa
unn iii them Tor, ard thus paw their por
ton of what every man 10 a free counlr,
owes TO The Commonwealth.