The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-21

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$3.50 msusr. There wsre ID esr meet
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80 he Nseshead Eega0ns bal lhe gsn-
800 as.ssshelsss ublsiaed oaly eleven
ss,,,. die eshsfs going Against hin.
w.,s shess Isslsf individuals hostile %
80, ewa serlsaa u The slslff lfIhey,
~, ssiehbars. o.srlsnked his great merit.
4 ne Ilsht wss not bright enough %
,,,eh shsir eyes. ID shere no excuse Tor
i. de6cirnry u our risian. Il lhe dat.
-. n Eve Hundred milss. with many .
I,,h mouassin and broad river bsl~een!
NJ. lhe gentleman wili perhaps snswsr
ne. .hal ! prophsl has 10 honor "a bis
esu country. cancediag ihe justice 81
All. asssusns. ssill IL does seem 10 me
,h,l lhs gentleman aighl have had charity
.n0ufh % suppose. ihzl thsre could p0ssl-
Az Be some reason for onr eondael. olhef
thaa seciioasl pfsj9dies. II. however.
IL inlends Iioroagh reformation Of the
Mag psr,y. ihsa. or. lsl hin brzin
xnh his own household.
1 cone aos. Mr. Speaker. 70 the stat
ins q soms Of the reasons Why &c did
moi sgpparl The gentleman. This 10 me-
sss,srlly personal matter, and therefore
uaeIeassnl 20 me. Bot he has stleried
l,s point 81 attack and chosen his ground.
snI am obliged lherefme 10 meet him
"a il ID vii aoi, hs.eser. be nseessa.
~ Cor me 20 speak Of his espaeiiy, far
lhsr Than 10 say. that ! regard The indi.
,idyals selveled - quito IS well qusllfi
a intellectually fOr The Office, - lhe gen.
rsnla himself. There we're reasons
lsrnishrd By his past course which ope
aed on our minds. A friend u tie sc
nslul once remarked in my hearing. tha,
he had never acted snh any party.
Some iadisidsals possibly nsy DO loo
upnehl, others ere mo selfish and ealru-
ls,inf 10 make much exeHion for sny
psrly. What Il wss that caused The gentle.
nsa 10 take The course he has usually done.
~ is no, #ly purpose IN inquire. When
/ fret observed his polisical movements.
he wss . uenber Of Congress. lie had
bssa elecled as. snd was considered .
.1eporler Qf Gen. Jackson's adalinsIra.
lion. b., bis speeches we're chiefly I'D
nlrsd by The opposition. lie seemed
principally 20 take . delight IN praising
,hs northern states, their manufactures.
institutions generally, and their men. lie
defended on one occasion, IL ] remember
srighi. John Quincy Adams. but during
an he tune he was there, | never heard
Of his defending Gen. Jackson, or any OF
his measures. though both wefe sssalled
quits % often % his pssdsesssor in The
Presidential chair. he Vas afterwards
understood 10 be opposed 10 The admins
ua,ion; bot Tor several years bis course.
though for ough. knos consistent with
ITSELF, vac singulsf one ss respected the
two gr:at parties which divided The eoun-
uy. liHns fence man precisely % ne
understand The Term, he always sesmsd 60
mar il. . 10 be able 20 leap IL. IL vas
ofIsA difficult for 10 10 know how he
stood, for be mingled with our opponents
occasionally. Not however 40 Homer
describes Dionedes, who in the ihickest
Of The Ugh, penetrated go isr into the adj
verse ranks. that his planes we're tang.
led with those OF HE enemies and The
spectator knew not on which side TO rank
him. On occasions Of this sorl, the sena-
tor showed no snxieIy 10 take the front oil
the column. But he appeared 10 ningle
in Q friendly manner with our opponents
on sumo questions. We had heard also
that his constituents entertained not long
aimee. strong doubts with respee. 10 his
position. For q eres, while sf.er the no.
mins,ion Of Gen. Harrison, lie was OPP
posed To him. am aware, cir, that
many Wings did hot declare for our csndl'
date immediately, bot after week or two
sPso. in examining his former course and
his political principles, they did no, hest
tate 10 sustain HIN With The utmost zeal.
Four months sf.er his nominaaon. the
senIlsmsn 10 whom | am replying reius
ed 10 60 for him. Ills constituent. theu
prepared 10 nominate some one eise as
the Harrison candidate for the Senate.
jua at ,his tine, tho gen,lemsn's views
anderwcnt some change, and he request
Cd one Of his friends TO write TO him
lsuer Of inquiry IS TO his political opinl
one. II VAS done accordingly, and he
replied tina, he would go Tor Harrison 81
a il" choice Of evils" From tina, time
mwar,i. l understand that he mado We
~ zeslaus professions Of Whigism. and
succeeded IN satisfying his constituents
who elected him again. lie now tells
as tina, " he attaches very liuls weight C
promises made on the eve Of an election,
and a, il seems TO me, he 10 new afford
ing an ILLUSTRATION Of The truth oil his Oh