The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-06-25


whom he farmerly thought 50 well and
spike % kindly. and will announce 10 his
party thai IL this charge . ID be repeated,
they must end smother 10 do The :. dirly
work" There will be some. perhaps.
Nho ~ill say. AZ they or Others hsye
done, that Il Gen. Harrison Be not an
Aboliiionisi, he 10 The candidate Of the
Abolllionlsls-lhai -. that they will vote
Tor him. Even this 10 moi trne; although
am sure that many Of Nc. Van Buren's
Grummers and trainers. and possibly sams
Of his captains. feared il might Be true.
and therefore have been most anxious 20
draw from Gen. Harrison a new expires.
sion Of LIS opinions. with The view there.
by 10 secnre she votes 0f lIle.Abolilionisls
for Mr.. Van Buren,. and secure his elec-
linn nhy such sas.as ,he parlixans of
Mr.. Van Buren, can elect him, le, Them
do q; but The People Of Virgins, 81 least.
will. | hope. understand the trick BY
which. under the prelence Of opposing
The Abolllionists. they are 10 be made
10 aei nth Them. II this be moi the de-
sign Of the Van Buren managers, they
will prefer 10 see Me-. Van Buren, beaten
rather Than elected by the aid Of The
AbOli,ionists--because, by their sreu-
meni. IL the Aboliiionisls vote Tor him, il
will be evidence that he 10 their esndi.
date, aud an Abolilionisl--snd his Sonih-
ern friends, al least, must drop him the
moment u is ascerlained that he is an
AbolItionisi. OF else they will, in voting
for him. commit the terrible Gin (as |
really think ID Of voting for an AbolI.
ZIONIST Nov, | tut il 10 the candid
among the Southern friends of Mr. Van
Buren,. 10 say, IL there is one Of them who
will say. thai being ceusin that Mr.. Van
Buren, could be elecled with the aid OF the
sbolIiionisis, and must be defeated with
out that aid. he would prefer defeat with.
out the aid, TO success with IL. | have,
IN public discussion. as well as in con.
sersstion. put this question 10 many. and
| have not YET found one 50 uacandid as
To say that he would prefer the defeat.
The friends Of Mr.. Van Buren, have too
much sense 10 ssow or practice any such
fully-frs,, because lhey 90 for the sue
cess OF The man they choose. without
regard 10 the quality Of the voter; and
secondly, because they know that if Mr..
Van Buren, be not an abolilionist, las I
am sure be is not, The support of The
Abolliionisis in lhiscountry cannot make
him one. II this were not so, then the
candidate woukd take bic hue in every
urins elected By lie votes o. 4 noisllanlsls
and An,i-Abolitionis,s. would be both an
Abolit,oais, sod Anii Abalaiiaaisi,. .-d 90.
being voted Tor by knaves as well as
honest men, he would be both knave
and an hnnest man. which / believe ex.
ceeds the power Of even the Little
Magician" This would be fatal doctrine
for Mr.. Van Buren,, Tor as he certainly
has retained rogues in Office. and thereby
supported them, while they in turn sup
port him. by their support Of him 10
say nothing Of his support Of them. his
friends would prove him rogue, which
| am sure he is not, while condemn hun
deeply for no, jismissing the " kogues,"
aud The " Roy alisls" along with them.
| am happy. also. in saying, iha, |
believe that The Editor Of the Enquirer
(lf not, the Secretary Of The Commlt,ee.
will find another source Of pleasure in the
confirmation now afforded 10 him Of the
judgmeu. formerly pronounced BY him
upon Gen'l Harrison, when he declared
not only tina, he was q Democrat, but a
Democratic General, al the head of q
victorious army. lie spoke then as he
$lly fell-rhe same patriotic and Re-
pJkcan spirit moved him when he pro.
noufd the " mild" but /" modest aud
courageAps Harrison" Democratic
General. which prompted him TO de-
nounce sn6her very arbitrary General.
as "a Tyrani." and 10 deprecalc his cleo
lion as ga curse" II the distinguished
Editor has not the satisfaction 10 know
that he was right in both opinions. he will
not therefore find The less qualification in
the conviction that he was RICH, in one
Of them; and therefore promptly retract
the charge, made in a moment Of forget
fitness, ito which even the brightest old
age Is suojecI) that Gent Harrison is a
Federalisl. He will not longer permit
Gen. Harrison to be sssailed in his paper.
because he was the personal friend OF
John Adams, whose name is identified
with our Revolution as one Of It's earliest,
ablest. and most fearless advocates
Those who" pig in the same truckle bed"
TO use favoriie phrase Of the Editor
with Benton, Blair, Kendall and Duncan.
cannot think il q reproach TO be the
personal friend ola Revolutionary patriot.
in whom Washington confded. and of
whom Mr.. Jefferson said 10 Mr.. Madi-
son. " Mr.. Adams and myself we're cor
dial friends from The beginning Of the re.
volution." " His deviation from the line
Of polilics on which we had been united.
has not made me Tess sensible Of The rec
,itude of his hear,;"-and to ME-. Gerry,
81 entirely commend your dispositions
towards Mr.. Adams. knowing his worth