The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-28

WIN psurner 10 the leens and taunfs 9f
our sdversaries on ghe question of eon.
sisteney. SIR. The Wing party are nos
inconsistent 10 this matter. They have
ever maintained in Congress. % vel a.
IN our Stale Legislsiurrs. lhe riahi Of de-
elaring Their opinions IN The form &c re-
solutions on any great question Of nsiion-
al policy. The resolutions or The Srnsas.
ernsuring the eondurt Of the Psesidsnf
Tor removing the depnsiies. wss an erer-
else Of This right. Mr.. Plnckaey's and
DIR. Pstlon's resolutions on The subiecl Of
sbolition are instances Of this kind. Our
own srlian here, 81 this very session. oa
the subject Of the Vermont resolutions 10
another. The resolutions passed some
years ago. on The subject Of nulIifirssion
those on the subjeci Of the Ns.ssu out
rage. and DR.. Heuders0n's on the sntiecs
Of The public lands. which passed This
house, 10 all Of which mnss OF tie Whir
party coneurred, were ssseniisIly such No
wc proPose on the present occasion. We
hold In common, therefore. vilh our Al.
versaries, the political right Of insfrrc.
fions; il is on the effect OF ihsse inslsue.
lions we differ. Bot. ss the instructors
have no compulsory process 20 eninrcs
their mandates. IL 10 not for them 10 say
whas effect they should have. The ia
sirucIed have in every Gaze to deiermins
this question. When the wings we're
defendants 10 tie case Of Jackson, Ben.
fon 4. Co. vs.. M0ngam 4 Co. they were
called onlo take The responsibility OF giv-
ing the due effect To instructions. Nov,
that the present Senators and their party
are defendants. they must take . Ike re.
sponsbiliIy. We give these instructions
simply for what they are worth, leaving
u 10 these instructed gentlemen TO do.
eide. al their peril. 30 TO their value.
Bot, sir. We have heard q good deal
said here about deserving our princi-
ples." We have been asked "Uhers
are your prineipies2" where are vour
eonseiences?" Who are they thai dare
call US TO account for doing tllis ac,i Sir,
they are the very meu who have done
this thing themselves, and they held thai
u Is right They have driven one faith.
FOL and able Senator from our service By
this means, and whelhtr we be right os
wrong in our courss We sie NOT answer
sble-saihem Tor il. Mr.. Speakss fmuss
illustrate our position on iLis ssbieci by
relating an incident that occurred in The
Tory war OF the Revolu,ion.A You have
heard Of the celebrated JoHs CIrayr.
LAND. North Csrulina has nsvst. done
justice 10 thai mans fame. Ny friend
from Lincoln. Mr.. Iloke, ivan buren,
man though he be) in proposing to name
his new county after ttis neglected Pat
fioi, has shown an elevated and . proper
spirit. cleveland Was . Whie: n Re-
nuine. bold and thoroue hgoing Wing. I.
wish may ever be able to say ~ much
for his namesake the senilsmsn's new
county. lie was one nf those gallant
spirits thai first turned back the tide of
British domination BY the battle of Kings
Mountain. He had On impedlmen, in
his speech, and, like sll sufferers that
ever have known. he vas hasiy in sm-
per and violent
"Impisu, ira.sndss. isszorssiiis, seer"
II may be permitted to quote . free
translation, sir, ! think il will Is well be.
speak our hero as The original. (Les,e,
leave. having resounded Ihroush the halI.)
| will give you. then. the rendition Of
tina, Scottish worthy, Cossso Comyns
BradpardinE
"a fry etier cap, a csptious ehiei;
As hot IS ginger. and ss steve a. STEEL"
cleveland lived in a tory neixhbor.
hood, and while he was GU, cam psirninr,
these desperadoes used 10 desredsse on.
on him greatly. They would sieal his
horses, dive of his cattle. and burn his
fences and out-houses. A party Of ,hem.
headed by . leader. one Bill Harrison.
went so far as TO put his overseer 10 des,h
for cndeavoring to prO,ec, his em ployer.s
property. The manner Of this crime wss
somewhs, peculiar. They took their
victim to 9 steep hill side, and nlacirv
him on log. fastened one end Of srans
vine around his neck. and the Other o,sr
the prong OF . STOPPING dor.uood.
When they had thus arranged il, one q
the party went up the hill, and rushins
head foremost agains, their esn,iye. hur-
ried him of into eternity. John Dos,
was the name Of the sufferer. Nov
John Cfeareiand was not the man "a nm.
up with all these injuries. and the dsv az
retrlbulion was near a. hand. Isorr;..,
the ring leader in all these ou,,.se.
shortly afterwards fell into Ciear,losd..
hands. he was an ingenious mechanic.
whom Qsarein.d had often emnloyed i
more peaceful days. and had don. him
many isvors; and the remsmbrane. ~
these sh'nss were BY no means cslculs,ea
10 mitigate The offenders DION. Accom-
panied oy me iavori,s servant Bin, and
o"s o'aef r, individual. without .pesking
word. Gedpeiand es,ried his nri.on,s
10 the same doewood on which he h,a
hanged po0r Ooxs. uara =. -.