The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-03

-. hsTs Ihsrrfars lived 70 see much
al he eloEy q ny e0sRiryi ] haze Gssh
he psimv days 81 lhis RePHbliri and
lsspeeially have Witnessed many 81 The
brIlsaas e#sass which hare eharseasrxed
shs sso~ing grsssnfss q he Wes. bul
his very dsy aad ils iacideals mark IN
spaeh IN our o@n history. The lie Of
which have seldom experienced. II -
no~ twenty-five years sizcs issi ] Vas
al For Greensille; then surrounded byS
dense forest. dark and drear. A. thai pc
rid here was scarce . log cabin beisesa
Gresnsills and Cincinnati; ell between
@ss one entire unbfoksn wiiderness.--
Hoo wonderful and how speedily have
The sisns goods bowed their stately lnps
% The industry aud enterprise Of Mes-
Tern pioneers. - il some magic poser
had cleased them from The earth! And
no~, ID their slesd. what do ne bshnlH
Brood cultivated Zelda. f,,ssry gardens
and happy homes. Delighted picture.
gratifying shangel Proud reflection !
lh.l his transition Of things 10 The result
Of The haadiwoik II Western Psopls--oi
American ifeemeni
Fellow.eilizens. yau have undoubtedly
seen il nftsniimes stated in certsln class
al newspapers. thai an very dserepil
old man. obliged 70 habbls about on
erulrhss; thai l was Gagged up. and that !
could NOT speak loud enough 10 be heard
more Than four or i've feet distant. in con-
sequence af which Last misfortune ! am
sIismauzed with the cosaomsn Of" Gen
ersl Num-" You now perceive, hoy
ever. that these stories are ialse. But
there are s0me other more serious matters
charged against me, which ] shall take
The liberty 10 prove untrue. You know
il has been said BY some. that | have no
principles: thai dsrs not svow any prin.
ciples: and thar | sm kept under The
surveillance nj - rommitlee" All this
10 false--uncondilionsily, notoriously
false. The charge Of my being in the
keeping oil a committee 10 The only one
that seems 10 inertia momenls considers
lion, and that barely 10 indicate lis origin.
A few months past almost every nail Thai
has come TO The Pos. Offices al which |
receive my letters and pspers has brought
me greater or less number Of letters
I'll Of which l have opened and examined.
Some OF them have proved abusive and
contemplate. dssigned especially 10 launI
and insult; and such were, Of course,
consigned 10 The flames. But. on ihe
other hand. letters decorously written,
for the purpose Of eiiciling Information.
have bsen uniformly replied 10. either by
myself personally OF by some one acting
under my suihofisy and obeying my
nslrucll0ns--connunieasing my opln'
ions. and NOT bic own. IL there any
Thing criminal or improper in This mocs
Of doing businsssi Surely. my friends.
| Mos moi.
Now, with regard 10 The political con-
di,ion Of our common county, | trus,
there 10 no Improperly in my addressing
you upon subjects concerning The public
veal. What mesns This "great COM
motion" smong the people of this great
nalioni What are the insufersbls grew
snces which have driven 80 many thou.
sands. nay. millions Of The American
People into council Cor the purpose OF
s~sIssug measures tuG shgss - --t..ss
Whersfots do they cry aloud, as with
one vuice. Reform! Reform! Reform. our
country 10 IN peril The public morals
are corrupted. How has j. been done!
il" To the sIctors belong the spoils." say
your rulsrs. VIVA. are the consequent
ces! Ask The hundred public deiaulters
throughout the land! Ask the hirellngs
Of corruption. who are profferIng power
and place" az brides 10 procure soies!
Ask the subsidized press what governs
it's operations. and IL will open its iron
jsss. and answer you 10 a voice loud
enough 10 shake the pyrsmids-MosEyl
MONEY! speak not al random-facls
bear me testimony. The principle 10 bold
ly avowed, a. well ss put in practice. by !
men in high places, that falsehood 10 jus
sifiable in order TO accomplish their pur-
poses. Why this laxlly in The morals Of
our rulers and of their followersl Did |
they inherit depravity from their snces-
tors! How does il come that such reck.
lessnes Of truth and justice 10 manifest
ed Of las by some individuals among us!
Why, some Of The causes which produce
these evils / have already inlima,ed.
There are others. Intense party spirit
destroys patriotism. A celebrated Gre
cisn commander once said. aud said truly |
-" Where virtue 10 best warded. there
will virtue most prevail" IL 10 even 40
"a wise and true saying. But how has
the practice OF your Government of late
sccorded with this msximi Ills proven
bal wiih the advocates Of monarchy in
The Old World tia. Republics are IN.
grateful. How does your experience for
she last lev years give the lie this propo |
suomi Nay. fellow. eiuzens, | fear .ha,
Ibis Government sfords many examples
which tend but too strongly to verify The
psoserb. Among other instances Of it's
manifest ingratitude. 10 one only will
here recur. | mean The removal from
ofEce, without cause or provocation save
] difference Of opinion with The President,
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