The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-15

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n0f ~ sfr0Hgig Fec0Usnkad q 20 fieir
eonsi1srafioR; and someiiases. By sssfFt.
ias lhss shs Psssidens had aol approved.
aheaxh Be recommen6sd ths plsn: did nol
dssirs is Rd0painn. bul only@1ss eKarni-
uslion by Congress. whilst il 10 known
70 I'll lhsi The President Is suthorized By
he Constitution 20 Feeommsnd 10 :. he
eonsidsrsiion" Of CongrssssBeh measures
oaly ~ ne shall judge . NECESSARY and
KxrrDIESr." and thsrefors bis recon.
msndslion Of he Militia PLAZA 70 Congress.
xas precise and direct approval Of Il,
rgblie and Official declaration. both &C
eurslely and precisely expressed. that be
dsemed ihe measure " beeesssry and en-.
pedisai." and Il. 10 his judgmeni. nseessa-
~ and sxpedienl. then. in his judgment,
proper 10 be adopted.
Because. BY ssizing on The custody end
e0nlrolof lhe public ireasure-by attempt
ing 20 surprise The nation into the essa-
bllshmenI Of vast standing army. and
BY converting the Office holeers into .
corps Of spies and eleeliosesrers, they
have manifested seIlled purpose 10 erect
. throne in The midst Of COR republican
institutions. 20 concennsle in the hands
Of The Executive al The powers Of govern
menl. and lhus 70 coavert free people
into the slaves Of q despoi.
Because. they lound the country pros
porous and happy. and by unwise and
wicked experiments upon iis trade and
currency, lie industry and property, have
brought il 10 The verge Of ruin.
WHEREFORE. we declare II 20 be our
fall and seliled conviction, that change
in The administration 81 public affairs 10
indispensably necessary lor restoring pros
perily, preserving the constitution, and
securing the freedom Of lhe people.
We declare that WILLIAM HENRY
HARRISON. Of Ohio. Is The very OPP
posise in principles and purposes. Of The
present head OF the party 10 power:
Because. he has ever served his eosn-
try with disiaieFesiedness. 6deliiy and
alcress:
Becsuse. he 10 in truth . Republican.
sho desires the freedom and hsppiness
OF his country. and the equal protection
Of al in their rights and property.
Because be is against any Chief Msgis-
uale holding Office for more than one
Presidential ierni; against executive en-
croachments upon The powers Of the re-
presents,ives OF The people; against The
abuse OF the veto power; against exirava-
ganee and corruption in administering The
Government: against removing officers
without cause. and against employing
them as eleclioneering agents Of the Pres
ideni.
Because. he is opposed 10 oil usurps-
ZION Of powers not granted. and all abuse
Of granted powers, and because. in regard
to all abuses. he is Cor sffording rs moi
only relief for The present. but effeeiusl
security for the future; and finally.
Because, in HE character and services
he more nearly Than any other man now
living. approaches 10 The father Of hi
country, the illuslrious WAsHIsoroS:-
Wherefore.
We. the Wings OF North Carolina. de
clare. that WILLIAM HENRY HARRrsoS
ought TO be elec,ed Presiden, Of the Uni
ted States, and we do hereby give !
solemn assurance 10 the Wings of tn,
Union. that we will. on the l2'h day o
November next. 10 man. attend III,
pole. and put in our ballots for the VIII.
Electoral Ticket, aud thus give proof o
the sincerity Of this declaration, and on
purpose to maintain ID.
And let not oar aopponents aaiier, o
our friends alarm themselves al IN,
thought that we may prove rscreani I
this pledge. The spiri. Of the people i
reused. their resolution lsken. and ,hii
state, which frs. raised the voice Of inde
psndencs against foreign despoi, will b
found the last to yield her freedom 4
domestic tyrsn.s.
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4 Mr.. Mangum being called for by ih'
crowd 10 address the Convention, IL wa
. Aannounced iha, he was detained al hom'
10y sickasss.
I Nj o{3nly was then calico ou', an'
sddressed The Convention nearly twt
hours in his usually fervid and fearless
manner. When he concluded, Messrs
Rayner aud Williams were ioudly cslle'
, for, but the hour being late, the Conven
. ton adjourned to dinner. TO meet agail
{ mex, morning a, 10 o'clock.
= The dinner was served up on 20 ia
, bles, 100 fee, long, 30 arranged az TO pre-
J sen, something like hollow square
: the centre Table being in the form of Al
: Hin honor Of Harrison. The only me
c ri, of the dinner was. its abundance an,
E the republican simplicity with which
E was arranged. Every body. however
seemed to do Justice TO she immense mas
5 ses oibaked and barbecued meats, thong
e served upon tin pla.Iers aud woode
o lrenchers. After dinner, number {
o gentlemen were called on for Speeche:
}. and the evening was most agreesbl
spent. Among the gentlemen who ad
d dressed The crowd, were Messrs. Bal
,, ringer, Of Cabarrus. q. p. Green. OF VI