The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-14

We once heard of an old gentleman
who had so many times repeated the de-
tails Of the hattie al Quebec. that he al
hnsih began to fancy that he was him
.rlf one Of the gallant assailants. Some
thing Of the same Kind Of inflammation
SENS tnhave ovespread the mind of our
friend of the Stlndtrd: he has dwelt so
long upon the sayings and doings Of The
i,aa,ical " AboIiiioaists" Of the North, a
High Tariff" " Nick Biddls's Bank"
and all the other " raw heads and bloody
bones" which party zeal could conjure
up. and so s,renuously has he endeavor
FL TO heap them all on the shoulders Of
Mr.. Clay, that now he cannot think Of
that gentleman without having the whole
hos, brought up before him, with the IA
natie Garrison and his Emancipa.or peer
ing from the midst. TO preserve entire
this picture, so pleasing TO his fancy, he
has been compelled to keep one eye shut;
aud seeing but one side Of a QUESTION
himself, he has supposed tina, he could
keep his readers equally ignorant. but
this he canno, do. IiESRy Clay has
been too long ard tho conspicuou'ly be-
fore the nation. his course too high and
honorable and consistent, his actions too
important and beneficial to the country,
and lis opinions too openly expressed,
and tho congenial with the spirit Of our
institutions, TO be overlooked by the peo-
pie Of any portion Of the United States.
and particularly hy the intelligent cili.
zens Of our county Of Orange. The peo-
pie do not draw all thrir information from
the Globe. and the speeches Of Thomas
II. benton and Bedford Brown; they
sometimes look into the Journals Of Con.
gress. and they find enough there 10 con-
vince them that the friends Of Mr.. Clay
have no cause TO be ashamed Of their
Preference. The Wing candidates Of Or.
angc county know how to appreciate this
intelligence Of the people; and being de-
sroas Of telling them only "wha, they
know to be true" they will not make
use Of the words which the Standard has
kindly put into their mouth. They know
we'll that " nothing is more disgusting
than TO see intelligent and moral men de-
reive the people, BY asserting falsehoods
to promote political objects" and we can
assure the Standard that they "will not
10 it," And tina, the Standard may not
longer DO so iynoraniiy, we will assist
him to open his other eye for few mo-
men.s, while we bring forward a few
things from the history Of the present ses-
sion of Congress. We have, perhaps
obs,ina,cly, persisted in an old fashioned
way Of thinking: and acc riding to this
notion, justice requires that every man
should be Judged by his own actions and
his own words, and not by those Of 9th
era with whom it may be convenient ia
associate him. II is by this rule that We
are disposed to judge Mr.. Clay; aud will
this view we ask the Standard 10 accom-
pany us while We take a peep into The
Journals Of Congress. After which we
shall leave it 10 his own conscience Il
say, whether his zeal has not caused hin
To overlook important truths, and to giv'
acoloring to many things not justified b,
iarts.
The first charge which the STANDARD
bri G. agains, Me-. Clay is. that he Is al
Abolnionis,; and many columns Of tia
print have been filled with labured az
''cles to impress upon i,s readers 'h'
belief: but in the whole not a word i
said Of single &C. Of Mr.. Clay. not
single expresslontha, has proceeded fror
him, although both are to be found 1
every page Of his life. Completely I
put down this SANDER. we need only re
'er to the Journals &c the Senate Tor th
present sessinn. Il will be there seer
that on The 9th Of January he subml'Ie