The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-07-18
Frsm he chrissiaa Aassssss 80 Joarnai.
WARNING VOICE.

0as nv NH@ss - - Alt-t
Pm. And shat siruaus sedeciing Ger.
sau. ~ho bshalds The presesl actual sssls
af shiaes. bsI must Be ready 70 adept The
sxelnmassa. and rry. oh. ny conn-
srvT" Amang Ihs most alarming signs
a the tines 10 Ihal reckless sad suprcme
dsTosi0n % party Which thro~s moral
priaeiple IN she back ground, and cries
ost. :. The party. right "r wrong." Let
,hi. proceed onward . fee years more.
and shat viii be The RESULT Wal not
:. he laaadaliOas be destroyed" Can
coed and truly free goveFHnsaI be any
loaEer sustained To ne IL arpesrs i'm
possible. Lei Eaaral pIiaelPls lose us
ronlrOling influence over The public mind.
and force must sRPPly lie place. or anar-
ehy ensue. Do not mobs, lshaleyer be
she occasion. or Offices. pretended OF real
which have 60 nllea occurred within .
Isw years past. indicate IN advance tow
sri this sss,e Of things! ]. 10 lime the
nalioa vas aroused 10 . sense 1T us dan
ger from this source; ils vital interests
are az stake: and the real foe 10 but TOO
much concealed from public view. And
the horrors Of Wild anarchy, or The iron
rod Of de.pniism. | fear. awaits rs. IN
less . decided stand 10 made against This
threatening evil. Jealous parlisans in
their warmth may cry out. 4" all Is Inst.
unlsss our party pressil!' But alas! il
matters liIIle which party 10 ia the as
esndsni. il truth and righteousness are
discarded aud lrOdJen under foot.
As il The very spirit Of Ahab's lying
prophets we're lei loose upon Us, how do
many Of our political journals TEEN with
fAlsehoads and false accusations! How
dlfirulI Tor an honest mind 10 Ascertain
truth! Take warn parIizsn paper. and
the leading characters oa that side are al
most angel; AMI those in opposition
nearly devils inesrnaIe. Take one equal
Nv warm on the other side. and YOU tind
them just The reverse. Now where is
the truth II you believe them both in
reference to their respective friends, vas
there ever such set ol excellent men in
existence in The country belorel But II
YOU credit their assertions in regard 10
their respective poliiiesl foes. and the
whole Of both parties are al once trans
formed into had like 10 have ssidl a
host Of hOFrid demons! Surely these
things ough, not so 10 be. Again, some
have openly declared much 10 This effect:
that their party must be sustained nj I'll
events; land soms. tho. who have their
names among professors Of religion.
AMI their conduit greatly agrees with
this declaration.
BuI lei il be remembered. II matters not
what tile mare. the coniiuon IN life. in
eharch. or in state. or what his prsisn-
sions and professions. he Is an enemy to
his country who disressrds. sets aside.
and acts against the grand principles Of
sound morality. And he should be
knosn, and con.idered. and treated as
such.
Look II Ftznee in hr.gane days; see
the bloody flag NJ inhieli,y unfarled in
ihe memorable days Of those infidel iy-
rants. RObespiere and Dantnn. Then.
indeed. was the reign ofierroI." Mn.
tEsl confidence desiroyed-blood flowed
ia torrents. and desols,ions held their
fearful sway! Behold. as in a mirror.
70 aha; we are tending by blind and
wicked devotion 10 party. setting il above
truth and moral reriI;uie. and in 50 do
ing as truly guilty Of idulai'y IN the sight
OF heaven. IS il we actually were bowIng
down to Basl or MuIoch! Oh! my cnun.
Try! hear The voice Of wisdom: - Righ.
Ieossness exslIcIh a nation. bu; sin is a
rsProach 10 any people" Rush not heed.
less on 10 ruin. The principles Of ruth
viii remain Jun shaken. though disrcgar,ed.
sighted, and cnntemned; and though we,
refusing sound wisdom, dash on the rocks
Of efrhr and sin 10 our destruction. LII
none say am writing for party; il is nc!
30. IN less truth. righteousness. and The
welfare Of our common country be the par.
y; the opposite in which 10 error. false
h 'Od. wickedness, and ruin. And unless
yOa identify Yourselves wilh these. or
stand in their behalf. do no, imagine am
sgains, you. But an bound 10 be de-
cIlelly and strongly against these. And,
permit me 10 say. so are you also. No
pOsrr can absolye Us from The obligation
&c =: under always I, oppose these.
It's heavens high command. and It's the
~ay 10 secure happiness and avoid ruin.
Let me say, ther. in The spirit Of meek
ness and love, take heed what you do.
40 Franklin said 10 regsfd TO inddel prin:
elPies. so We say again. 4" DO no. unchsin
tile 'iger." Lei truth and moral princi-
pie have lie dominion. and let their OPP
?''ise' be put down. And let US bear
IN MAD. tha, i truth and righteousness
utterly fail among us. The death knell ol
our liberty is rung. the horrors Of anarchy
- desPo'l'm will be realized, and The fair
fabris OF American freedom will be RACED
30 lis very foundation. Lei US awake.