The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-16
no fhe People OF the state
OF Norfh- Carolina


o. surprise and morn6calion. , e;,rals,
issued BY W. Montgomery and AZ. 4,
hss k'ns. dated iloase oG Reprrsrn,ire.
on June, is4e. We are surprised n !,
msnbess 81 Congress shanli have H.
seendsd from their high stations 10 nav,
made charges 20 Bnlo0nded in fac,. AM
sc are marhied beyond measure ,hal
those members should have come troa
Nafth Cafol,na. We deem n du,v
10 yon, We deem IL due 10 ourselves. ID
Expose The misreptesenia,rons Of an.
,rlrealsr. and. IN dung sn, ne shan en-.
deasor 10 treat ia authors wilh Al due
liespeei. While we ssaid their example.
aud remember 10 maintain our own self
respect. ~
Much 81 the sbu.ive language apnIied
% General Harrison We shall ~, na,ice.
Ms Characters beyond lie reach 81 sueh
assaults. For long period he has been
~ the service of his conniry-he has 81.
zen rIskrd his life Cor Thai coun,ry-he
rlsked his palilieal life, and sacrificed
his seat 10 Congress on account Of lis re-.
gard for the rights ~ III Southern States.
We challenge The must rigid examina
ton into bis character. We defy the
must severe exercise % malicious cri,i.
eism into his military conduct and in,n
his civil history. Thus far. every attack
has proved he was better Than he a..
peared before. and, as Americans, prol,d
ol the reputation 81 our Distinguished
cnunuyman, We invite attention 10 his
history. The miserable exploded .lan-
der. that he 10 . shank. federal. aholllion''
candidate, 10 utterly unworthy &c notice.
The policy Of The Van buren, parry has
created and fosiered hundreds OF slale
banks. We will ~ any time compare
notes. and will prove Hundreds of le.ler.
allsls TO belong 10 The same parry. M.
merous instances can be given &c their
receiving high Offices from Nc. Van
Buren. Nothing 10 more susceptible Of
proof than the fact that the aboI,lionists
have nominated candidates of lhcu own,
and that they are opposing Harrison.
shoulder 10 shoulder, with the Van Do.
rem party.
To show The People Of our stale who
ara The abulIlionlsls, who are CO laborers
with Messrs. Montgomery and Hawkins
10 their unworthy warfare, We ask ihsl
The letter Of Duncan. Of Ohio. may be tx.
amined. 10 give evidence Of the 6rnd.
ish Inalignily With which The South is
sssalled by Van Barren msn. we hope
the declarations Of Tsppan may be re-
ae aibess.Is sse rs.a -fT0 ufreIru - suOs
scnbe $500 70 buy powder aud shot ior
The negroes, 10 sld them IN insuHec-
toni These men are members Of The
same party With our colleagues AL uni-
ing ~ viIifying az old soldier who has
served his country wrll--all uniting 70
tlieIr efforts To elect man President Of
,he United States Who approves Of the
proceedings Of Court Marlisl IN which
negro lesumony was Admitted against .
white man! ~a.. a+.. s4.....@g...a j..
Bot we dismiss this. /, has been too Of
ten Ieluled 10 claim further notice st our
hands. The authors &c this circular could
no, have made any mau in his senses be-
iIese ,h,s charge. before ,hey wrote this
extraordinary circular. after such an
exhibiuon Of disregard oil facts as this
circular sifmds. lney and their endorsers
must rely lpon something beyond bare
assertion ID gain credit for their slate.
/ mems. e.e 4
But what do they say in ibis circulst!
General Harrison is charged by them.
an The irst page Of their circular, Win
"a c.s aud ,uIes' in favor Of laws 10
sell .whne men aud white women ior
:. sherIifs' tees, clerks fees, and lawyers
..lrrs, and lines Imposed By courts. who.
\" from their poUerty, setc 50 poor as 10
"be unsble To pay these costs IN mo
"ncy." We submit whether the state
4 meHt does uut bear It's owa reiulaiion on
us face. The act related TO ''crImes anu
punIshmeuis." Ii applied only To anose
who we're Senienced un cOnUictton OF any
crime OF bresrh Of any penal Law. 10 pay
"a fne or fines. piIh or uiihom the
cost of prosecutions" The reading ol
the law exposes the grouudless charge;
because it says "rih or riihOM me
costs of prosecution" Messrs. Al. d.
II. would have you believe that, IA en-
aclIng this law. The clerks, lawyers !,
and sher,fis' lees were alone consulted.
[, was intended as a punishment Tor
crimes, such as horse stealing. hog steal
my. burglary. arson. &c.; which are ex'
pressly Inenlioned in The law, when the
cr,mlnals we're ION conviction" sentence
rd 10 paw fine. s.tgiih or wiihout costs
Of prosecution" ~.
Messrs. NJ. d. II. seem 10 think THIS
law would operate only on those who's
..l,om Their poverty. were so poot as =, 70
DO unable 10 my These costs 10 money!
Ii i, had been intended to affect Those
only who. from their poverty icsre 80 :,
poor." we suppose those who "Irom
. any other cause were $50 poos would
, never have been sold under this law
Msssrs. Al. d. II. seen 10 ih,nk mere
, ,,y., glasses uI. moor tueH. hfst, ''lue