The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-11-05
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&tN&Na sNtE k&AA y ANW m1N0@ ~ ~E M1a
not . worhy. patriotic sin in Sieu. de-
uaRding. Of least mskiag some insti6ea
tim Of lhis notice. The blnsh Of shane
which s1duses our cheek in Ihe ezseu-
ZION Of lhis task should die away unseen.
and ihe blood which boih in cur veins %
these reeolleelions shogld fsll bark 10 ils
xonisd GOODNESS. and leave these burning
thoughts unrse0rded. BBi Ihese unna.
iurai wrangs. done 70 such psrlirs lron
such quarter. and he sBderings Of our
common country. 90 vast and anendurs-
be. and infierd By The same hand. calls
for redress. T'haRk Heaven. that redress.
u least relief. 10 YET IN The poser 81 he
American people. They have suffered
9ueh. long. patiently. nobls. because
they respecl themselves. and kaow their
strength AID lheir remedy.
Hos ~s krs fallen.
In lime Of profound pesee-s little
Indian war exeepled-when The nation
vas in career ~ unparalleled prosperity.
when The public treasury was oteriiow-
ing. and me Government embarrassed
only 10 end says 10 dispose Of iis surplus
revenue; when property aud labor com
msnded the highest prices. and no one
wahtrd employment; when internal i'm
provemenls on the. grandesi scale, we're
advancing wilh Unheard-of rapidly. When
agriculture. manufactures. commerce, and
The various trades. yielded their greatest
profit. and al branches Of business nou-
rished; when the grss, staples OF The
country fonnd ready Market: when the
boundless West vas peopllng. and towns
and cities rising on ils bosom. 40 if By
enehsnlmen,; ~hen credit VAS unshsken,
and afforded eli needlul facilities 10 trade:
when The currency ofihe country answer
ed The most desirable purposes Of This
vital agent 81 civilization; and when al
nature eonspired 10 sustain and augment
our prospenly;-Ai such Q time. and in
such circumstances OF national pride and
expectation. BY sondry nsurpsiions Of
Government, and sundry modes Of govern
ing Too much. credit wss suddenly and
universally destroyed; business Of ell
kinds. except that Of attorneys and sher-
IDS, vas brought 10 dead stand; lsborers
wen, begging for bread. or starved for
wsni of il; . great portion Of The CON.
nuni,y vas rednced 10 Q state Of bank.
rup,cy. and al 10 non.pay meni; no man
could tell what he Vas worth: and The
Government itself vas compelled 10 issue
Treasury NOTES. paper based solely
on eredli--io NEE, lie current expenses.!!
Millions OF The public money weie Lost.
and lost for ever. BY this revolution In The
fiscal transactions Of the nation.
Ese ths grirsne,s zee nOv mGsr sompu, riik
those esmpisizsd Of IN the Dseisrsiisa Of fnds.
ptadsnes.
let the freemen Of there United States
lake tie Dsclsrsi,on Of Independence in
hand. and read the specifications OF griev'
ances recorded there; lei them weigh yell
the expressions and cruel despotism which
bowed down The spirIis Of our fathers, till
they could bear il no longer; and then lei
them decide and pronounce. on their own
convictions. IN siew Of that record, and oil
the grievances which are now crushing
the spirits OF this great nation, H-(hang'
ing excepted. Of modern tyranny 10 more
indlrscl and re6ned)--let them decide,
we cay. With this exception, IL they can
find half the list Of grievances. hny The
instances Of despolic and cruel sway, hdIl
The wan, Of mps,liy with The miserIes
OF a suffering people, half The laughing
scorn thrown bark in The face OF com
p;sint, half the pressure OF complicated
and overwhelming calamity. or half the
medllated ruin, which are Ia be found ia
the history Of the last few years Of this
country, IN our present condition. IN ouI
present prospect. under our own Govern
menL Our fathers waged the war ant
louRht the bailles Of the Revolution fol
principles, because the Crown claimed
to tar tea. &c. Now. zoe have not only
principles to contend against. but thcl
fatal, Tremendous results. Then, on
fathers strove 10 preueni what migh
come. Nou. the task imposed upon III
liz to rid ourselves Of the evils thai has'
ALREADY fallen on our heads.
IL cont be rsrse.
| Manifestly the country cannot be wors
10y a change Of Administration. But
II u must be bsiisr.
i First, because there 10 no getting ava,
from the fact, that our Government, hav,
brough, upon Us most Of the evils W,
feel. A change Of policy and measure
lis indispensable TO our deliverance. Mex
. lbecause a new administration will fee
, The necessity oil granting relief. Thos
now in power csnno. aud will no. do il
, because they will no, change. Thirdly
, lbecsuse the new administration, as "
E have ground to expect. will be very adj
, one. Four,hly, because they well kno'
, their fate before the nation will Deepen
on the good they shall do in meeting th
r grea, ex,gencies Of the time. They mu'
4 relieve the nation, or forfeit its fasou
4 | There 10 no other alternative. They has
q maintained that the cause of our dislFet
o 10 bad gosernmenl They must. Their,
! fore, provo i. by removing .lIe distress
i. Filthy, there 10 ro,.enness In Denmark