The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-18


daily laid na'a ulem. Nnihing more
iced be SAID Ia express how fully y0ar
invitation - apqFeria,sd.
Some al ia.nss who differ with u in
p"issies. are Strangely wanting in charity
nF IN sincerity. in re wh0'eszle denun-
siasa"ns "lairh they make against - -
i'arss- In tie Turner. If iiasy beiiese
10 - tad - they represent ". and in
he later. II nal 80 hslieKing they 80 De-
Flare, l an sony thai in soa.e insian-
res ihe example SCI Us IN lie olllsr side
has been fnlsawsd BIZ some an ours; and
] could mast sincerely wish that nlalev-
olenee ton frequently exhibited on their
part had been ol,ener met and rebuked
BY dlgailied farbearanee IN ours. Ere
~ man 0f sense aud observation musi
haze seen AID fsiI the eiFrsi ol pnliiirsl
difference in magnilying The faults and
eaneealiag The merits ~ Ihnse opposed 10
u; and thus seeing and feeling. every
good man OHghi ssudiansly IN guard
himself against such influence. Passion
never yet aided in The sscerH.inment of
truth. ard il ws are sinrsre in our pro-
lesslans ii patriotism. We cannot fail 10
perceive shai ahai is best fnr The cnansry
can be much mare speedily and surely
ssesHalned ny calm disrnssinn nj facts
and principles Than By mutual impassinn-
cd dennnciasions III individuals. | doubt
not that a large majority OF Ill parties
are sincere in their professions Of palri-
o.Ism-and all Thar is wanting. In my o.
pininn. Ia produce more unaHiGily among
arr citizens in their pa!ilicai views. is 10
depose passion from The ,hrane Of reason,
which she hiss so boldly aud impiousIy
usarPed. But while personal charity
should be scrapulously observed. and pas
Sim, inseet'se and denaneiaiion carefully
avoided. there should be no compromise
Of principle; ruth should be sought for
with diligence. and when found firmly
maintained. expect as liIIle Difference
fur my opinions as any man. Such as
they are, have endeavored on an acca.
sions 10 express them frankly and fear
lessly. If have no. done so with abil-
ity. | can with confidence appeal 10
Heaven and my own conscience. that !
have dnne 50 nj least in most unfeign ID
sincerity. Whelherilhe opinions so ex-
pressed by me on The grea. question more
Immediately agiIaIing the country. meet
The concurrence Of majority Of The cili-
zens Of The State which have The honor
/ in part TO represent, is, confess. reduc.
ed in my mind IN matter Of much doubt.
! do moi feel The confidence that 4 fsh a
feIo wseks since. thai maiorify Is with
me. Ye, | feel very FAR from being COZ .
WINGED that maiarily il against me.
This last, am well aware. would ap-
pear To some a startling declaration.
Those who believe me wrong in nv
views, and therefore feel very natural
desire that others should think so TOO,
are thoroughly convinced that the major
iiy is against me. aud would no doubt
wonder that the same facts which have,
as they imagine. lead them 10 this con-
clusion. have not wrought the same con-
viclions upon me. and would perhaps be
so uachart.able as 10 pronounce my incre-
dulily feigned. Or such would ask, does
the evidence which satisfies The Roman
Catholic Of tile real presence in the Eu-
eharist produce that conviction upon their
minds! Or DO they believe with The Mus
selnan, not only that there il one God.
but that Mahomet is his prophet! Even
honest men see things differently accor-
ding 10 the lights in which they view
them, and no man can claim entire ex.
emplion from the misleading influences
Of prejudice. But whether so fortunate
as 10 have the concurrence of a majority
or not. my public course has been die
t,tsd by the deepest conviction that il
was the coarse most cousistsn, with The
institutions and welfare of our country
Very many | know think upoa almost
every political question precisely the re-.
verse Of what do. and | deeply regret
that those thus thinking are so numerous.
But whI!e respect their opinions and
feel from their opposition modest dtf-
iidence Of the correctness Of my own;
yet a. moral agent, AIN bound 10 yield
obedience 10 tie dictates Of truth as am
able 10 collect these from the. sources
with which HEAVIER. has furnished me:
and | have as yet seen nor heard any
thing convincing me Of error. Violent
denunciatIons both Of principles and men
II is true are constantly ringing in nv
ears aad disturbing the steady action Of
reason. but you will never convince a
man who intends to do RICH. that he is
in error by asserting in his hearing that
he aud all who act with him are knayes
or fools. The people Of North Carolina
have laid me under obligations can new
er discharge. by The confidence they have
reposed IN me-whe,her | merlted that
confidence they were and are the Judges.
Interest no less than inclination prompt
ed me 10 every exer.ion 50 to fulfil the
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