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

bad. 20 he high ofiies sonltned onAim. !"
Let ihass whs sDppsn al Inc sbases.
Fabberies. and usurpslions. which hsve
characterized The present administration
q The federal gosernaent. who denoance
ils leading measures Is dangerous 20 lib
cry. and yet ssear 10 ssink or swim"
with 'ghe man." deneunee The patriot
sho achieved thai liberty which Ehey
sufFender 10 " The man." and proclaim
10 sin 10 think veil of hin Who was lhe
friend Of Washington and Jri5erson--ii
sill. perhaps. not excite surprise. (bul
] mistake he people of ylrginis Il a.
does NOT exdle disgust and nav be in
keeping wilhihr spirit u the tunes. Cur
such things lpse happened before. The
good and ihe gress are always most re-
siled, and
wa sheer Al him uAo drsw aehiiophsL
Very respectfully. Yours.
JAMES LYONS.
Rihaald. April nth. is40.
Dear Sir--'rhs ,sireumslsnees whirh
this letter will sxnain. will excuse me. I
hope. for iairOduclg myself upon your
sllenIion.
Among The nuherous charges which
have been put inlseirculalion against YOU
By The pfesses snl psrlizaBs Of Ne. Van
Buren,. the two hosi relied noon and
deemed mos, pole. in The Soulh. are
that you are a feerslist and an Aboli
ZIONIST. Satisfaction The evidence be.
Tore them and iR whole country. that
these charges aregqnally unsustsined by
truth. your friend have mel. denied. and
as they believe. 1efuted them. As the
prospect Of Jour Election increases. how
ever. and the hes, Of The patriot revisss
with The hope ofhe success Of one. from
whom he expecs . wise, economical.
and Republican Administration. The ma.
lightly Of your eEmies seems 10 increase.
and The spoismh become more reckless
and desperate iUheir effaus 10 retain the
power by whictlhey make their spoil
Or This. the eoulusive evidence will be
found in the RAYMOND Enquirer Of The
10Th instant, ina production purparling
10 be On address from the Van Buren,
Central Committee here. In iha. ad.
dress, IL 10 rou1ly asserted that you are
Federalisl and an Aboli,ionisi. and that
your friends inihe Soulh support you.
knowing that on are so. This state.
meni IL made kte with know ledge of
the views en,siained by The Wings Of
Virginia. Is oppressed in The address To
the People Of The State. published by
their Conssassn, which was held in this
city ~ the n'oSh OF February last. OF
Which Z send You. e..y ~ he mail az
this day. Irxss.s cn..x., '.s.s ma. -
u an impudea faiseheod sgaina you.
- il certainly against ina Wings Of
Virginia. alwhem i.is especially levelled;
and IL made BY % suony nous scribbler in
. newspaper. night be passed by with
contempt. Ba . The charge is now pa,
forth in an iu4osing form. and the sub.
jeet Of AbolililDlis one OF absorbing in
teres. and psrsnounl importance--and ss
| could NOT, I'D am sure The Wings Of
Virginia, and be South generally. would
not vote Tor Nv Aboiilinnisl living 10 Be
President Of he United States. scarcely
sooner than he's would for a Florida
Indisr;) and II have been placed before
the People ollhis State for The Office Of
Elec,or upotshe Wing Ticket. | have
thought i, do 10 you. 10 the Wing cause,
and 10 myse 10 ask you 10 furnish. m
der your ow hand. your denial Of the
charge. in al per 70 me. which l may
publish. ~ .-- i
Ibeg leavao say. tha, the denial which
| expeci vi. 10 my opinion, advance
your cause nth all good and rejecting
men througlihe land; but whether il wall
advance or ,jnre IL. il is equally due 10
yourself ando us. ihalyou should furnish
i il, as | am itisfied ,hs, you would be as
unwilling iSadvsnce that cause by any
fraud, as V shonld be 10 be made the
instruments sppsrendy, or dupes Of il.
BE pleasediherefore. 10 say to nc. whe-
Their you I'll entertain the sentiments
upon the sheet OF Abolition expressed
in your speech al VIncennes. in 1895;
whether va ever were member Of an /,
Abolition ScieiY in Virginia, and whe
,her you I've designsied the Richmond |
Society a al Abaliiions Society; and
what wssycur spoIiticaI connection, ifl
any. with 10 old Federal parry Il