The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-17

poris 70 presidential favor. even IN those
days. bas Thar oshsr qBsIikszlions xsrs
requisite. qasli6rslioas which tended 10
sap the foundations of our Institutions.
Whsn before hare been gissa 50 many
ffs1dsleng solesf When before have We
seen msn regardless 81 their oashs null
tiplying fhsif roles and rscsiying brides
equally disgrscsfsl 20 The recipient and %
The inshgasos, equally disgracefsl 10 the
tines 10 which NC lire and The country
IN which such scenes srs enacted Take
the case Of Leichsr. SIS reprosch %
the parties concerned. and they should
be marked As false 10 The country and The
constitution. Vel Hooker the sheriff re-
ceised for his conduct in thar affair The
bess Office in bis county 10 The gifi Of The
posf master general Ihssehesrd. though
! do not stale il - fact knowa 20 me.
that This man afterwards ran away. de-
faulIer 10 the government. Thus. when
vice IL rewarded, when corruption re-
ceives reward instead Of repreof. me ex-
ample cannot fail 70 exert q pernicious
influence on the country. The case Of
The New Jersey representatives. proves
beyond doubt. thar The party IN. power
would dissfsachise the Union itself, IL
they dared do il. 10 secure 70 themselves
power.
| shall now proceed 10 address myself
particularly 70 my democratic friends. 20
those. a. | have said before. who have
worked and foiIed in me old democratic
army. Not IS an enemy do | approach
them. but IS their friend and country
man. You ere equally honest wiih me
in yonr preferences. You have The
same stake with ne In the prosperity OF
the Union You are equally devoted
with me 70 the happiness and glory Of our
common country. | believe that the
mass of all political parties are patriotic,
honest and devoted 20 The good Of the ma
lion. but il Is natural that We should diI-
fer about measures and men. though that
difference Of opinion does not make Us
enemies. You elevated 20 power the
last and present administrations. hoping
lherefrom the most glorious resul,s.
Have your hopes been fulfilled Have
their pledges been redeemed! Have their
promises been kept Have expectations
excited BY them been realized! Take the
pledge OF one ferm.-has il been redeem.
ed! When The iIIustrious captain Of
Tennessee was elected 10 the Presiden-
cy. he held out the idea OF one term,--
did he carry il oan Has the promise Of
economy been kept. mo. no. no.
That lofty column on this chart (show.
ing the chart Of public expendi,ures) will
answer. Has the promise Of reirench.
menf and reform been in any way fol.
fiIledl Loud cries Of no. no. Did he
redeem bis pledges moi 10 appoint mem
bers Of Congress 70 object NO What
fulfilled! INone, none, none. Whai
has ensued! Has harmony among the dif.
ferent parts Of the Union been promoted!
Has concord increased! Have the fra.
ternal regulations which ought to exist
in these United States been advanced!
Let this convention snswer--this conven.
lion. Tar exceeding in point Of numbers.
in banners and in display OF every kind,
the gres. Baltimore Convention. Shouts
of applause. What has brough. you
here. my fellow citizens! A deep and pro-
found feeling that The country has been
wrongcd. a lively sense Of injury TO the
people. full persuasion tina. an imne
dia,e change is necessary in the general
government. Do not be deceived, fellow
citizens. by a name. A blue light has
heen held out. Go below the surface
Of things. Wipe off the colors which as.
sail your eye with their glare. Look at
things as they are. and tell me whether
true democracy prevails in the land.
Loud and long shouts Of no. My
friend on nv left has said that he was no
democrat. [alluding 10 Mr.. Foster. AM
DEMocRAT! Immense cheering, was
born democrat, have lived and shall die
a democrat. in the true and genuine sense
of the term; bu, | am not one OF those
selfish democrats whose practice is TO dis
regard the true interests Of the people. TO
seize upon their offices as the spoils Of
victory. No. I am democrat who
looks to the interest Of the whole people.
and to the glory Of his country. cheers.
and have no doubt that my friend near
me is a democrat in this its legitimate
sense.
Mr.. Foster here rose and said. that he
was a democrat too in this sense Of the
word, but that he was not modern
democrat.
Mr.. Clay proceeded.
Delegates Of the Convention. friends
and fellow citizens great victory is at
hand, a glorious victory. but you should
remember tina, as much judgment is re-
quiste in the use Of triumph. as there is
still required TO achieve it. The day is
near when you shall be called on to de-
eide how you will use your vis.ory. SUI
fer me to say to you. lie. there be no un-
kindness in your course to our democra-
tic friends who may be supporting the
party in power--to the mass on the other
side. Who are TO be the victors and who