The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-07-07
CONTAMINATION
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deref1fnrs. lI,sl great and glorioss !. !,
On Hhirh ihe saRes a sefenly six -.
claimed 70 81 zsienished and sdmi.,..
wnsld ihsi they 1sre resolved 10 s,a.d y,
fsll y FFssHeh has passed away, and T.
IN rapid i',sh'. Il has carried k0ns d de-
hossnas e lie Patriot deep monifca,o.
az he dsgtnersey Il he times. Hee..
bnl maAlsn ORR Ire condition Of his eopr.
irv. Who refleris Whist indifference -,
manifested an he part a many Of a,
ciiizrns leH ards etlrhrsiings he All AZ
July. Il The spirit ~ sessnly.slxe xline,l
Shall sllnsr Few revolutionary heroes wbo
are siill lingering a. HE stage Of se,,oD
- ii nnaians - iake their exil fsrr,
among uns, cary b ihrlr graves lie ID
lidinas a mas deeenerseSl Are a,
80 shirri - - refuse contributing . smslI
sum once > rear ~ lhe erlrbTalion ofths,
day that gave being loouE National In,ls.
dependeneel Have We no regard "a ~.
memory 0i th0se illuslrious heroes ala
poured oni their hearts btsl flood On he
plains Of Lexington. c0EeoId, Sara,ega-
aud Buhkers bin 10 sehiese our llbe,N.
aho II Il j. possible are lowering osef
The scene plying the disgrace and pros.
,raie condition Of ll,eIr desendenls. BIZ
hark, q vose cries lrOm The tomb, /. ri.
ses 20 The God Of nature and humanity
and demands revenge on such ingral.
Iude. il eunjures up he indignant wrath
OF the deparisd:-
"fs spurs Of the mighty dead,
Ye who At Brady ine aad ioTktswn blsd.
Il there to hidden thundeT. in the clouds O:
heaven,
Rel WITH unesmmon wrath. TO bias, ths, soul
10 he'll
Fiat IL laeIfieFent 90 shs cause of ireedomls
Nay hold, immortal spirits, hold! Launch
not Your thunderbolis al such a people.
They will repent Of their ingraliIude---
when they are bound BY the chains llar
are forging for them. When some Mil.
lary ehieflen eoyerd with glory. and re-
gardles Of the Laws and Constitution IL
our country shall erect a throne upon the
ruins .nf this great and glorious republic.
Then conscience " Tms sruf, pGtrid ,e
guogus fiit." conscience will fOllw them
with whip Of seorping aud lash them 10
the grave. In sggony and disPaIr VII
they exelaim:
4" Hard. hard il my fate;
Oace vas happy ~ happy could he,
Oh how hard u my fate. how Ca ,ng these
chains"
0nre their was a time when every hears
beat free for American Liberty. Thea
tho 4lh of July Was hailed a. the Sabbath
day Of freedom. lls annual return was
celebrated with fsss'ins, hon fires. anI
illuminssions. All labour was suspended,
JOY was depicied in the heart and eoun.
tenance o. every individual. and every
man was seen returning thanks at the al.
tar 81 our common county. Our g.
vernmen, was then in It's purity; union
the tie that bound Kindred seals together.
We have lost that ardent and devoted al
iachment TO liberty iha, was The pride of
our ancestors. We hIlls appreciate tho
inesiimable blessings they have bequsatll.
ed 10 us. And, inihe memorable wdrds
Of the fearless Calhoun: " We have al.
rived al a crisis. Things cannot long, re.
main as they are. II behorss all who
love their Countrywide have any stake
in our institutions TO pause and reflect
Confidence is daily withdrawing from the
General Government. Alienation 10
hourly going on. These will caus' a
state Of things inimicable TO the bes, inter
ests Of our country, and il no. speedily
arrested commissions bu, follow, when
thick cloud will be thrown over the cause
Of liberty and the future prospects Of our
country. D.
July the dth.