The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-14
speech &C wan. y. shepard,


o,ss u eoassrutsiag me Essicigh ard Nssi.
sss rarrtiks Road.
The rensiemsn from Bunsnmbe. IN
.llfsssiae lie Seasle few days sgs.
,Aaush. proRex. NJ. Speaker. o. allude
= What lie esIls The Nag's Head Interest
:. ahis fiaar, aud apresIsd 10 Them 10
,a,s f.r ibis bill. II i rue. lie said lIls,
.-e.iaa 81 lhe stale had neser feeelsed
.ay PARTON ef Ihe favor &c lie state;
asse1lheisss he hoped this bill would
srcs,se Ihs ssmssupporI fromthsl interest.
wh,ch ii ,hs .lasl session or the tesisla.
,ars il bad gwen 70 similar measures.
Ring ane 10 The IsdisidpaIs thus speeial-
II rrlened y. z4ll stale family The
tss.sas why eaanai respond % ale gen.
,lemaa's appeal. and aid him 10 fassing
,his bill ihsovgh The Sensle.
Ii 10 ma my psrpase 10 disruss the
m.rn al shis bill. iaiend merely 10
avail mysrlf ~ sbis opportunity ofslaiing
lie rsasans shs have adopted The course
Iiulend 10 pursue upon ll.is and al similar
ssasesess Iiasead my remarks merely
explanatory and in Justification Of my
ssn raurse. wishov, designing or hoping
Il inllarhce shas u uhrrs. In doing so.
I nav perhsrs suhiert myself 70 ihe
charge ofsgousm. Nv excuse. sir. how.
ever. viii be. sh.s Justification II the
Course | intend nos 20 pursue npon
subieris sisaiIsf 10 character 10 The one
aader dl,eussion, reader such illusions
Indispensable.
| iaiesd. sls. 10 snie agsinsi ;ks bill
nos on yonr table. IN every form and
shape In which II can BE- presented 10
this body. and vet. sir. lido 30 with The
greatest rrlnelsnre. The friends 81 this
measure have. hssevsr. Left me No choice
- ~ Eastern msa. They have. By heir
rsnduci. compelled NE 10 vote against
THE and 81 similar measures which may
be broaghl before this baby, or be fsilh-
lsss 10 my oHa haaae. which we are told
les rfisne worse slan tbs. az being an
ia6iei. We're standing here merely ~
an iadiyidusl. with No other rights and
interests 10 protect than those personal 10
myself, would act differently. But.
Ella represent The rights Of pasqaoiank
sndPerqaimons. They have. far short
time, entrusted n me. Rs their agent. the.
guardianship af those rights. and | would
he erassss lnshlsss 10 them. we're IN
..s,nil any personal relations. or parry
Management. 10 induce me 10 vote for
.~shis hiil. lett .oh Hs4s,
AN afsacistisns NJ mea fnr the pHF-
poses n self knserament. particularly all
Democratic governments, are compromises
i 81 pfssrsr .nd local Interests fos the gem
eraI welfare. Nvlsrr. .hascssf. This rri-
.vnc OF laesl interest does not conflict xiill
the general wsilare. IA il The duty Of .
wise government 40 10 distribute iis fssors
thsseanh aseclien offs iersisary ar portion
% i,s inhabitants may feel iss blessings.
II sssoold snligzse ihe snns which. while
II sxsrscss dews from the poorest as well
% the siches coil, seiurns upon each
alike us feriilixnx shawsrs. AL Cavern
menss are syrsunicaI which pursue > DIFF
fereat course, and il matters little 10 the
p,fiioa of the country that may be OPP
pressed. whether her tyrani number one
OF many.
Whenever there ceases 20 he sym
pa,hy beiween lie ruler aud The ruled.
whenever these wl,uhave The power. Mea.
with eauempt or Indifference. any por.
lion 81 The rights Or iu,eresss VI the pao
pie. the gossramen, /. tyranny, call !,
BY whsl name 500 will. And sheneseI
is ind.iltreare proceeds from ignorance,
II j. ~ odious and contemplate tyranny.
unbeeoming freeman 10 tolerate. Or even
maa 10 endure. Unfortunately for
msnkini. this latter feeling 10 Ion often
shs predominant one. Seldshness 10 The
ruling passion where men act IN misses,
ani'in The attainment of IL ohirc', ruth.
justice aud humanity are frequently dis
regarded.
1 am no advocate far indisrriminase
libtHlix Of a public character. National
j.bersllly isshe stream d enthusiasts. All
hecan sspss n.s savetnment Is. that
it, Ci,aslucs lH0dId scsaaied BY an
enlightened Hif interest
These psinslples. ssr, whfH :. believe
70 BE- soand. | have enslssroses s-oe
governed BY, in ,le humble par. which !
have acted upon The sntgecl 81 Internal
Improvements, aimee have been mem
-7her oil Legislature II Norlh Caroline.
81 am, however. forced 10 change my
pasi,,on.s and shall state frankly and
o. ny.l se-rcaspn Why DO 80. II y
basa( 20 ws akhs Ec, have been met
by our Nv ss.erbte,nsen wMh an intense
selishnsss.y lhstxceeds anything have
msAero me. NJ The history ot'es's'a.
lion.
| said ti.si wnuld cote against ms
/ hillswish great reluctance. and that telncs-
snce !. anfrigned. have been Tor many
ysats II sdsuca,a far what i called inter.
!. nal improvements. lrnn deep convection
Thai sane syslemdnr The Development q
our resources il Indispensable Tor on'
>mharacter a. well a. prosperity. i.have