The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-24
From The Petersburg Iase'ilssacer,
Mr. Legaress Speech.

We are Indrb,ed 10 The New York
American far the annexed extract from
Mr. I.eRare's speeeh. delivered n the Sy-
rscuse Convention. II Is truly an eln-
quent and powerful exposition nf that
Jaeobinieaa spirit. which, under the usur-
ped name ot Democracy, Is ravagIng our
land, and threatening 10 uProoi. from its
very foundations, The Whole Structure Of
sncill life:
"Some of these demsgagnes set up
for exclusive friends OF the poor mani
and What did they do To PROMOTE his
wellarel Did they teach him IN trust IN
Providence, 10 cnnciliate the sympathy
and esteem OF his f"llow men, or - put
lis own shoulder 10 The WHEEL! Did
they dwell for his encouragement. Up.
on the unspeskahle blessings with which
he vas surrounded in this counIry-em.
phalieslly the country of the poor man !
Did they point 10 The glorious results
with which il was covered all nveF--0i
industry stimulated by poverty. and re.
lying. under heaven only, IN an honest
hear. and good right ARA! Did they
tell him that his mighty state. of whose
beauty and grandeur he mir. Legare.l
had, until lew days past, but very in.
adequate conception. was one vast mon
ument Of what Poverty and labor. with
good morals. could achieve in few gen.
eralion~! Did they sreak 10 him ri the
Astars and Girards, Who. beginning IN a
condition as humble as his, had risen 10
he more than The princes Of the earsh!-
No! No! The language they held |"
him was in far different snain--iI vac
the language which ".he ,empier. ere tbs
destroyer of mankind" addressed In his
vic,ims-the language of pride. envy,
despite and despair. They dii. indeed.
unlock 10 him the strong boxes nf the
rich, but not with view to awaken in
him the generous aud comfortable emu.
laiion which their example was 50 We |
fued to inspire. They did speak 10 him
Of the Astors end Girards-but they did
not tell him that these colossal fortunes
we're the natural fruit and the sPpropri-
ate reward of long years Of patient. in.
defaiigahie industry. &c sagaci"us enter
prise, rl sober sell-isnial. Of nights Of
watching and Of anxious Jays, Of perse
verance amid Encouragement. Of tour-
are and consistency under misfortune and
difficulty they did not tell him This. aud
then say .'gn and DO thou lIk"wisc. for
lhou can.i." They taught him to sill
down and f,Id his arms in repining.
querulnus lisilessness aud indoleDce--to
hale III business but polliics. and 10 look
upon the commonwealth IS his spnil-io
rsvol, against his destiny Without msk.
ing one effort 20 beiHr his condiiion--in
s.ssphemc The God who had cast his
font in ;:.;s most blessed Of al lands--,o
curse his brother. '>kose crime wss that
he hae set BIN an example az -.sseesslrl
irdHsiry-lo iad faull ard virtually 10
rebel agsiasi.ihe insliruians Of his coun
uy. which had pfatrcted him IN every
right. and 0tFefed him Induccmeuts. 10 he
exercise &c eErly.t4lrnt and capacity. In.
stead ~ pairing into his Landslide plough
or,tie spade. the are and iiie i.lane. M
stead Of pointing u The ship or nc cnnn-
mig hhuse, thew armed him with the imch
uf file incendiary. and Is nht siih lie
dagger Of The ssssssin. YET vitii thr lar
more unsparing sword Of resuIunnnsry
yengeance-snd wisen- ihey had thns
r6mpieisiy corrupted an,i debauchf,l him
t-perveried biz undefs,sadiag with The
sophistry Of hell, fillra hisheast wish he
esil % bitterness. daskrngd and perlIex-
ed all his-views of bis own cnndiuon and
Of the condition Of sncieiy--wben li.ey
had dfisrn him 10 pbsenzy and despair
iian. and made him fit-onIy for The cell ef
iIle maniac 90 llae lelo0. they capped The
climax of their offences agaisssl sscifty
By a sull greater crime--by thu i1expi.
stie csine IA wlHeh the gsr0bins az
France had been AL 70 Be guiity---sl.e
crime Of rendering Irbrrsy isseIl odiaoz.
They blssphemed and prasIiin,ed The
sefy name--fhe sacred nsme--sf potu,
lar government, and ,iey called tlse drs.
Pers.lo. de dspc and he sscsim olfktif
iwicksdUess--. q DsHncRaT."
The annexed ezb.ct from die speed,
III Mr.. Rssrs, al he I.opiss Gonrt House
sIlanef. most dearly sinjicsies the no.
hsesasai irn5eiied him v withhold sop.
por, from the fsyori,e measure u tlie 3D.
sninissrst.on. The Sub treasury. wiai IT,
dee'l. bss she highest alma Of patriotism.
could indnce a man. on whom tie rays
If Gonr, iayor fell wyrp aud bland. 10
urn from tieir gfaiffh influence. aud
nnsie hopes and fou,fne. OF rsihcr eseIIes
hope AMI fortune, sitis . smaA bsnd Of
Conservatives. JJ'ii,aingfea Clsroa.
= No .s,e, fellow citizens. esmld have
had nIarc 81 stronger motives 81 per.
ssaal astuse q s.il,rre 10 and suppoa Mt.
Van B1ten's ADMINISTRATION. Than Issge
had ! ysisi for. aud cogd,slly susiair-