The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-12-24

together Nth their manslselures. count
less emigrsnis from Europe aud IRON The
older states, who are h1Iiding Up The res
STATES into strength and greatness xish .
rspidiiy unexsmpled 10 lhs history q
Ihs World. There 10 no longer any dam
ger ishl any slsie in The Union viii -
var become she Empire Sl.le," howe
YER willing hsr sisless may be 20 ailo~
her. out 81 courtesy. % retain The lille
xhieh has been assumed for her.
Another problenallc danger 10 he u
Mon. which The result Of this elerti0n has
gone very FAR 10 dissipaie. 10 that which
vas arprrhended from the Dissatisfaction
Of The smaller stsies II their want OF im.
Pnrlsnce IA our political System ia CON
Psrison with ths three great states. whose
ea-operz'lnn IN sny purpose. il was sap
posed soD!d hardly fell 10 secure ils &C
comPllshmenI. naugrs The opposition Of
decided majority Of the lesser states.
Besides The prospect Of emancipation
from ihis lhrsldOm by The growing equal
iiy Of rank Of The Junior TO The elder
states, The smaller states Of the Uninn
have found out. BY The event af the la,e
election. that they can actually make !
President 81 the United States. no. only
without The help % The srea, states, but
if necessary, m despite Of their combined
opposition. Que Of The three great states
dad actually vote sgains, The Presiden,
aad Vice President elec: but II the 9th.
er iso had done lhs same. an exsmins-
ZION OF The voies will show that Hsrri
son and Tyler would vet haze been
ieesed BY . majority Of thirty electoral
votes. @.s.
But the aspect Of The late election land
i,s incidenis) in which the content lsiion
Of il has afforded us the most unmixed
pleasure, is the additional evidence which
il sfards Of the efficiency. order, and
beauty Of our Republican institutions. and
Of their superior adoption 10 the wants
and habits Of free people. In vain shall
we look over the face Of the esr,h--ir
vain shall we ransack The annals Of his
tory. sncient or modcrn-for. the exam
pie Of . nation 10 which such an eniirs
noliiirsl revolution could be hoped 10 be
effected. in single day, BY the simpls
expression Of opinion by three millions
Of VOTERS, not only without the shedding
Of drop Of blood. but without disturb
ing the course either OF pubic or private
sfsirs, and without oecasioning any
thing like serious tumul, or riot Al any
one Of the Ave thousand or more election
districts iu,o which our tweniy.six states
are divided. When we behuid The ordsl
in which our several states, like The pla
| nets which gem tho vsuliet sky, indie
| pendent each within its proper sphere,
tremendously revolvc at stated periods
round Q csmmon centre, admiration al
the glorious spectacle, such as that which
we have Just Witnessed, is superadded To
the profound veueration which We habi
tuslly entertain for The wisdom aud fora
cas-, Of our forefsthers, its gres, creators
| -whose potent word,
Like the loud trumpet, levied first their pow
i ers,
And rallied them GU, from chaos TO the lield "
We gaze and ruminate upon the scene
until our sentiments sssimila,ing thea
selves 10 those Of the inspired pnel il
contemplation Of the celestial bodies. W
are tempted TO exciaim.
"whst magic, what strange art
! Ia fIid air thcse ponderous ofbs sasiains7
| Who would not think them hung in golden
chains?
And SO they arci in the high will Of Heaven.
which fixes all.'