The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-29

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ThsfresdOm Of speech and of The press
iss hing Of necessity in order % libsr-
". a. veil v part Of liberty. Indeed
ilny be said 70 embraces al that Is e.
s.nii.l in our freedom. under the exist
iag ei'il Constitution. Ia civil matters.
that the Will ofshe people should govern.
j. a Fundamental marim. which ought
no, 10 be disputed. But. Whist IL |. be
NJ, righIi Are 30 10 submis % VIA, 10
wrong merely bre'u'e ID 10 popul.ri n
the popular aud ruling will be fsllible. ss
il is certainly ehanseabIe. evil does no,
thereby become good, nor 10 error in SEN
tinsnt converted into truth. Therefore.
il 10 natural To ask, if The Fundamental
maxim Of the constitution which teaches
the supremacy Of The popular win. has
indeed brough, us into subsection to
Whatever the unruly passions Or fallible
judgments Of the many shall al any time
declare and eon6rmf II this be so. We
arc lrft BY our brave ancestors under .
desPo'ie and arbitrary rule. and il 10 bard
TO conceive wherein our freedom is.
But il, on the other hand. being un-
just and erroneous. the popular will is IN
be resisted BY private determinations. do
We not plunge ourselves into peril and
anarchy! Authority 10 a, an end when
every man pronounees an opinion on the
nesisuds Of ,ss decisions, and scts accord.
indy. Sill. We must al admit. our 60
'srning vill--popular willis slmos, Is
variable as are The passions Of mankind.
To follow iis dictates would therefore
bring us snder . compieis desposism.
And yet, IL otherwise we resist. and
ourselves decide On the reciiiude Of iis
DEGREES, We are thrown into anarchy.
Thersiors she priaeipls Of obedienee TO
.he popular viii. masking il lsw. and the
soares Of Law. seems 70 have placed us
in State Of vseilla,ion between anarchy
and despo,isu. Should Ne submit un-
eondi,ionally. We submit 10 one Of the
mos, arbitrary and fallibls Of rules. but
five think and act for ourselves. We ap'
pear % il ready Zoe revolution.
II would BE- 90, IL 10 were moi for the
freedom Of speech and Of the press. lie
sitima.ely every man in Ameres Is q
speaker. . writer. Q teacher. if he chooses
TO be qualified. Thus he forms, Of
would form this same governing popula
will. Hence il was said that in ,h'
aforesaid freedom, 10 the essential OF IL
berry. The potcsr 10 educate. 10 The on
ly means Left in our hands whereby 4
avoid both despo,ism and anarchy. y
which We are continually sxposed IL ID
popular determinations are 10 govern w
But the principles the people act from
may be modified by him who may ha'
power and influence equal TO the unde'
taking; il those popular principles be el
roneOus they may lawfully be reesihed
fright they may be Strengthened. An
ihis is the true sphere Of The sKsreise
American freedom. This 10 the door
entrance to our temple Of Liberty.
Should we be asked, what 10 your pr
ser'ssivs against political licention'nes'
Or il guarded on that hand. what wi
keep the nation from desposism. and Ii
~eakest and most arbitrary OF courses
The pover 10 edufats. is our answe
The ability TO form popular opinion D
legitimate means. 10 the essential point
our freedom. As a people We are Ire
only because public opinion being o
rule Of action. it may be formed accor
ing to righteousness and truth.
While therefore all declare shemsels
independent and fee. but few are real
90. For he who wants The ability
legitimate and proper means 10 moo'
aud control, and If wrong. TO change
pul.r sentiment, must submit TO ."
Just DEGREES; he therefore 10 not IT.
Now it is tho business Of educaton'
giving the ability to form aud direct p'
lie sentiment, to make US also caPsb
q, individuals, Of freedom. For as
ee,.ary as i, is. this ability is not CO