The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-22


= sci knoEn bsssrs - il rs elfu lie
ascending ~ skas eoassuliou. a. Mar
- faa Barren would receive lie nomi-
aaaion. liwas For this cause siswsd b.
many : - imposition spoa ne people;
an1 2 express il one word is character
aaa sbeir condemnation o. i. i was cal.
e. The Rnoker CONVENTION" Bul his
vas nos eondemniag al Conventions;
uhsn properly constituted. and honesdy
representing any considerable portion d
aAs people. they Nil Always Be respect
&c ~ every true Republican. And il
was - conformity 10 This truly repnsli.
en- principle. il.ai he. Harrisburg Con-
senlion vas got up LAST AL. Meetings
ef ne people sere held il various por-
tons 81 llIe county. and BY ihem were
delegates appointed. These delegates
assembled = Harrisburg On tie first Nom
DAY 81 Dseembcr Iasl. not 10 rally The
previous determination or Interested par
sizans. but 70 make such nominations .
would be most likely y Be acceptable 10
al The people. They knex that corruP-
zion and exlravaganee we're ruling pIin-
clples IL tie administration Of The gene
ri government, and that Reirenehmrns
and Reform were necessary 70 save The
country; they knew that divisions had
rendered The people powerless. and there.
fore low important il was % efItet .
!" Union ef The Uhigs lOr ne sake ef ihe
UniOn." These were the patriotic pFin-
eiples under which that Convention act-
cd. and which produced in The end una.
n;mily Of opinion. On Tie first ballot
ING Henry Clay received 100 votes,
Gen. Harrison IOI, and Gsn. Scott 80.
But The friends of Mr. Clay knew ,hat
for years siolrn, parry warfare had been
KEPT pp, and .l,as III sorts Of abuse ard
eslamnifs had been Ileaped upon him;
and though they sill believed him 10 be
one IL The most exalted statesmen. an
ardent lover &c our Republican insiitu-
fions, and pure patriot. yet they knew
sha. lis enemies lad succeeded in Great.
ing do.s,s and raising up prejudises in
The minds OF many honest men. which II
was impossible nos 10 eradicate. For
this cause tIiey doubted whether The OPP
position could be ceniered upon him.
The next alternative wal. Gen. Harrison.
lie. too, had proved himself, in bis long
experience in the government OF the
North western Territory aud other i'm.
poriari stations. 10 be an able statesman
Ills long and faithful services IN The In
dian war under Gen. Wayne, and hi
successful operation as CommanaeF-in
chief agains, The British on our north
western frontier in The lasi war, had ex
allied him high in The estimation Of ,h'
people. Is was esinced BY the number o
votes cas-, for him at the last Presiden
tial election, though only partially besor
them rs 4 candidate. I'm addition tn a
this, lis ACTON in favor Of the South o.
| the memorable Missouri question. an
his uniform maintenance Of the sam
PRINCIPLES upon all occasions since, ,og'
lher with his open support Of all I'll
great measures Of the Wing party; q
these considerations operated on III
minds Of the Southern members Of III
Convention. Though they " loved Ia
sar much. they loved Rome more;" an
then il was that, prelerting the good
their country, they laid aside their ind
vidual preferences, and on the final ba
loting the rote of the Convention wi
unanimously east for William Hem
Harrison--a man whom they had reast
10 believe would prove himself "hone'
and capable. aud faithful to the eons''i
tion," aud whose elevation would rene
" the prosperity of the country. reform Il
abuses in the government, and res'o
our institutions to their original purl'
:. Ii is true that when this nomination "
FIRST announced 10 the country. some d
satisfaction was expressed; but 1t "
:, because of the want of knowledge
=" Gen. Harrison's character. But wh
) his history was examined into; when
" was known how long and faithful a
" successful had been his military sersic
how numerous and important had be
: his civil appointments, and how ably
y had performed all the duties apper,ain
~ 10 them; how pure and honest anil ,
y" interested and charitable had been all