The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-11-10


Senlioa a me Edil8fs 81 Narlh Caroll-
M assembled q he Count House IN he
ciIy q Raleigh. On Wednesday. he irsl
day Of Nosembrr. inst. for me purpese
az adopting measures Cor Ihe mutual b..
ne6f o. The Whole fratsrnily.
Tie following Presses were represent
ed. VIZ: The Regisfer, Star. and Standard,
Of Raleigh; he Recorder. HilIsboroagh:
he Western Cancellation and Carolina
Waterman. Salisbury; Southern Cnizea.
AshboEeugh; Spectator. Ns~bern; o.
ssrrsr. Fayetteville; Ttltsoops, Green's
borough; Free Press. Marlborough; Jour
nal. Charlotte; and Spectator, Milton.
On. notion Of Mr.. Loring. Mr.. HeariI.
Of Ihe Recorder. vas appointed Chair
man, and Mr.. Gales, Of the Register. Sc
ereisry.
After free Interchange al opininn. re-
lstive 10 the appropriate matters for The
consideration Of The Convention. on mo-
lion 81 Mr. Lsmay. eammiiiee. con-
sisiing of Messrs. Gales. Loring and
Hampton. were appointed. with inslrue-
linns 10 embody in . Preamble sad Re-
solutions. the views Of the Convention.
and report The same 10 The Convention
lo-mnrr0w.
On motion OF Mr.. Sicaim, The Con-
senlion adjourned until lO-mouow, 10 o
clock. 49, -
- Thursday. 10 o'clock.
The Convention re-assembled. when.
Mr.. Gales. from The committee yesterday
appointed. made the following -.
.<st-.-- REPORT:
Of all the advantages which have re-
sulled from what are called modern dis
coseries. II is now universally admitted
that mol one has produced so much bene-
it TO society. as The Ar, Of Printing. lis
prodigious effect. not only in our own
country, but throughout The world. is be.
yond esllmstion. Let political theorists
argue as they may-leI their wire.drawn
specnlali0ns trace relations beiweenihings
remote, and connect them by chains too
Subtle for the eye Of common sense-let
them account for the diiiusive range Of
popular principles and their necessary
concomilanis, popular inslilulions--le,
them impute their stability TO peculiar
forns--sre trace these wondrous efiecIs 10
q single wondrous Cause.-The PREss.
This conclusion results from the reflec-
lion of moment. What was The moral
condition Of man al the epoch Of the dis
cosery Of the Art Of Printing! Monkish
superstition hung like an incubus Of night
upon him. Kings ruled by direc, per-
mission Of Heaven. The lhunders Of the
Vatican spread CONSERVATION lhrough en-
tire kingdoms. Twas The press that dis.
solved the spell. This was the great ligh,
that burst upoA The world and dispelled
It's more than midnight darkness. This
j. was. that gave wings 10 The spiri, Of The
Reforma,ion--s Reformation that extend
ed far beyond the pale Of The Church.
II uniellered the intellect. and left free
the human mind. Irraised man from the
dust, and taught him that he was mol born
the slave af his fellow man. II stripped
tyranny of its mask, and placed power
aud RICH, IN happy cOunierpoise. IL dis
seminated those immnisble principles,
which teach US thai the end of all Govern
menls mus. be the happiness Of man.
Such tcds The Press; but the facts is
not TO be concealed, that lis present con-
diilon is greatly beneath what IL should
be. willis, the profits and character 10 be
acquired by its conductors, are far from
heing commensurate with the benefits il
mas. and is still comforting upon society
At lsrge. Instead Of being the luminsry
Of truth and intelligence, j, has been I'M
fortunately converted, in too MANY in
stances. INTO vehicle Of rjhslarv ard per
s1ual defamation. Ia the poiIucsi con-
test. instead 81 r.,adld ani ccnsc,en,inns
approval or coud"dnnalIan II measures. il
has drawn farsh rom private h!r the We
NAL errars ~ met, aud, exaggeranug an
hundred fold, ha, h.lt item ~ 10 pub
ic contempt and rIdicGlc. Your com-
mIttee are. however, gra,itied by the re-
Election. thar the Press Of North Caroli-
va is as liule obnoxous to.these structures
as that Of any niher state in The Union.
But we have AL occasionally gone as,ray;
and to elevate the character OF The Press.
its conductors must carefully guard aeains,
hose departures from course, whlch
have so great tendency to impair its
usefulness. By s,udiously cullIValing a
mutual spiri, Of kindness aud forbearance.
and By doing justice to one another, The
conductors Of the Press may raise il a.
bove the influences which have depress.
ed 1t. Il 49,. +'s4.- - Il
To aid in this " contamination so de-
you,ly to be wished" your committee re.
commend The adoption Of the following
Resolutions d.