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


When, Ell she erecsian u che Constitution. 4
the nation vas divided insn ls0 great
parties, nv honossd father had induced !
me into me principles 81 Constitutional
Democracy. and my teachers were The
Henrys and The Mssons Of that period.
He who declared that The seeds Of mon-
archv we're sown in he soil Of The Con-
slituIion. vas leader 10 ny school Of POI
lilies. He Who said that. iii This Gov
eminent be not . monarchy, i has an
aslul squirting towards monarchy"
was my Mentor. [lmmensr applause.
Some time elapsed before order could be
restored AZ hearing these emphatic decla
raiions of The General. III know my |
own feelings. IL know my own judg- |
menf. believe now. - did then. with |
The patriarch II The Jeifersonian school. |
that the seeds Of monsschy we're indeed
sown in lhe fertile soil Of our Federal
Constitution; end that. though for nearly
City years they lay dormant. they 81
last spsoutcd and shel forth into strong
!. and thriving plants. bearing blossoms
and producing ripe frnii. This Govern.
ment 10 nOU q practical Monarchy
Loud and long cheering. indicating that
, The people fels The fnll foree Of The decla-
raiion. Power is power, il matters mol
lby whai name il IL called. The head II
/ the Government exercising monsrchicsl
: power may be named King. Emperor.
+ President. or Imspm, greai laughter. i
siili he is monarch. But this u not All.
J The President OF these United States ex-
j ereises . power superior 20 that vested
in The hands OF nearly all The European
! Kings. II power far greater than
yer dreamed Of by The old federal party.
E I'll, is an ultra federal power. il - des-
n po,ism! ICheering And ] may here
o advert 10 an objection that has been made
!, against me. II has been said that, ifev.
r er should arrive al The dignihed station
g occupied by nv opponent, would. be
! glad and eager 10 retain The power en-
a ioyed by The President Of the u. Slaies
81 Neueri neUer. Tremendous cheering.
10 Though aserse from pledges Of every
4, SORT, here openly end before The worli
E, declare, that | will use al The power ana
n influence vested in The Office Of Presi
81 dent OF the Union 10 sbridge The pow
ol er and influence OF The National Elk
q ecuiive! Tli is impossible 70 describ,
n The sensation produced by This declara
ii tion. IL This federalism Cries q
lie No. no, Cor several seconds. In ih
he Constitution. Ina, glorious charter Of on
I'M liberties. there is defect. ard that d.
he feet is. The term Of the service Of Oh
8! President was not limited. This omi,
81, sion is the source OF al The evils undo
be which The country is lsboring. IL ih
10 privilege OF being President OF the Uni
he led States had been limited 70 one term
Us The incumbent would devote oil his Tim
ia 10 the public interest. and there woul
II. be no cause to misrule the country.
lis shall not animadyeri on The conduct ,
no the present Administration, lest you ma
]. 1 in that case conceive iha. am amin
is- for The Presidency 10 use II for SELLS
,at purposes. should be an interested wi
,e. ness il entered into the subject b,
on pledge myself before Heaven and earl
Of il elected Prssiden, Of The United State
in 10 Law down, al the end Of The tern
nd faithfully. that high rust al the feet .
nd The People Here The multitude wa
o. so excited as 20 defy description. G
Ic. further. / here declare before this val
H. assembly OF The Miami tribe great laugh
he teri thai, if | am elected. no human b,
a ing shall ever know upon whom woui
he prefer TO see the Peoples mantle fal
&c. But shall surrender ihis glorious bsdg
&c, of their authority into their own hands
on bestow il as they please! Nine cheers.
,ss Is this federalisms No. no. no. A
if gain, in relation 10 the charge OF bein
CT. a federalist, | can refer 10 The doing
as, previous to and during The late war;
On The federal party ,ook ground sgain'
RAJ that war, and. as a party, there ness
lid existed purer band OF patriots: Tor, whe
he the note Of strife was sounded, they rs
rs, lied under the banner Of their country
yes But, patriotic as they we're. do kno'
a,h that ras not one Of them. Cheering.
in W az denounced in unmeasured terms ;
re. one Of the authors Of that war, and W;
ar held IN by the federal papers OF the da
we as the marked object OF the party.
could here name the man who came
ave me land a more worthy man never u
pns ed) 10 say that he was mistaken in b
les. views OF my policy, as Governor Of Il
en-, diana, when | was casxxed by the le
of eral,sls as uselessly inF0lsing The cou
div try in an Tndisn war. He told me III
ons | acted rightly in tina, matter. and III
sdy the war was brought on by me as m'
by ter of necessity. Cries Of Name hir
hs. name him. |. was Mr.. CASTOR. Of !
il | Carolina. Three cheers, Is this pro
the ,ha, | vas feaeralisl! mo. no. no.
nse have nov got rid, my fellow-eisIzen
Of This baseless cha,ge-no, have no
DIV. There are q few more allegations 10 n
lie | lice. am no. a professional speaks
bar nor a studied orator, bur ! am an Q
lie soldier and farmer, and as my sole 0