The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-28

In shs dshaie IN the Massachusetts E.e-
x;slalnre. on an smendmsnt % me enn-
sususian, proposing 10 reduce the num-
Der IL shs members OF lhe House Of Re
etrseniziives. . Nc. Hobars. Of Leices-
Ger. undertook 20 ridieuls the population
OF Boston. calling them sei Of printers,
hoak. binders, BARRIERS. cobblers. isilsrs
and iinkers, moving here and ihere With
cot arg permanent pisces # abode" Ms.
Baylies. Of Taunton. replied in the fol-
lowing happy manner.
have bad some experience In le-
sisis;ian. having held . ssal In dIifsr-
sat legislative bsdirs Tar ten years.
4 have issirnrd 20 many legislative
debates. and . have listened Go many
extraordinary speerhrs. bot ] mat
csaress the must extraordinary sas
shs one shich ~ss made BY the gem
tlrmsn fram Leicester. L. that gen.
tlensn sssre Of Che character or his
prapasi,isal In adjusting the terms
of an amendment 10 che constitution.
he ADVOCATES the establishment Of .
principie sAieh Would islrrsie O real
bosa fde srisiosr1cy. lie has grave.
" urged sprn this assembly the pro
nrieiy ai gi,ing Go one class Of our
citizens greater civil privileges than
are allowed Go the ullrr classes. II
this proposition prevails. one class
mast be favored q the expense 81 the
others, and th.se thus favored becams
virtually an sristscracy. fnr IL 10 not
the titles which constitute an .risio.
crscy, but privileges. He would de-
ny an rqasliiy Of rights sad prisiie.
Kss 20 tie printers. boak binders.
riack makers. biacksmiihs. eobblers.
tsilurs, BARRIERS, and iinksrs. or in
other words. the mschsnics OF nur
state. on wham he has isvishrd his
sneers. and shsm he endeavors 20
eavrr viih contempt. lie speaks Of
them 90 "birds of passage. |" NOV.
Ing pisnets." 40 devoid both of psiri.
oiism and af local attachment. ss men
wi'hsut Q hamr. ~ha hang % society
- ineambrsnces. aud he has plscrd
them 10 humiliaiing contrast Nth The
eultivaiors Of che soil, 10 Which class
be esmplaeeniiy tells Us be belongs.
Sir. there are none sho cherish Q
cure sincere respect for The yeomaa-
yy-the fsrmrrs of Msssaehasstts--
thea myself. know their vorth--i
kuow their viriaes--l would give
them their foil share Of civil and pc.
iitieAi privileges. bat I would give
them no more. and IL I understand
their feelings They would ask no more.
] an mt certain that they would ever
contend for more than a. equality ii
privileges, and . believe them 90 be
che last Who would undertake Co ~resi
frum their neighbor one TITLE Of their
right.
The gentlemen from Leicester has
called up his revolutionary reminis.
cencss, and has told us Of his personal
knowledge or the pairints and herors
who composed the Curious baud oil
revolutionary chiefs, the men whu
we're engaged in the most noble enter.
prize af modern times. But. sir.
Can tell that gentleman that Il Is mol
among the green hills Of the county ol
Worcester that h ein look Tor those
daring spirits sho gave the FIRST i'm
pulse which resulted In that mighty
event. In twa little rooms iR This CT
" were assembled ihe men who dc.
,ised the project of emanripstiag
nstiaa---the p,onsers Of the American
revpIuiion arrr The mechanics OF Dos
ton. Ia ihrir meetings they deliber.
aisd On tho highest objects Of human
cancernmcn'-a nations rights; ant
having ascertainei the strength Of ,h'
foundation. thry had no drrad Of th'
jssar. and courird the conflict. cat
irausport the gentleman TO another
Place--ihe Carpenters Hall, in th'
city &c philadeIphia. 10 that place
mn q memorable day in our annals
yhc Fsurth day ~ Jaly, I7:6. deet
aas dine Witch has no parallel. Vi
that day. In that place. was assembled
SIC must august polilicsl body ihs
ever deiibersted on q nations desti
ny. Five men had been selected .
aae elite 10 that assembiy--thr great
81 amongst the grea,-to prepare 'h
manifesto of q nations wrongs. A
mongst them was man by the nam
nj Bcnjsmin Franklin. the gen'le
man Trum Leicrs,rr in hrs muiiiisr'
nus reading. may have read OF h'm;
. man mighiy amonsst the sons .
mrn. who by eummnn consent ssoo
Al the head Of philosophers ai Amer
ca aud Earsp-. whose deep invrsl'
gssiuus lnin the secrets Of nature. ha
gwen MIN The knowledge of her sui
,sles,. mas, my strrlous. musi tremrt
,siaus, most destructive agent, wh,c
AZ gissrm d of us power. Yes. Oh
a.. r..k Al Itrnf0 m