The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-28

Il AA1W ANG tOffEnA 81 0nl0cWs
mai awaited ae ard NY motives. froe
ne lsei iLai my nsme 1as unsueee.sf,.
0eiofe ne caucus. Tie gentleman from
nunecmbe has net disappointed M -
Pecisiions. be has harpsd upon nv sup
Possd modification from lhe beglunia,
70 'he end Of his speech; in fact. ia
scenes 10 have bseL his principal. II no
me exclusive ohjeel in making II.
10 the corrupted currents Of this world
parlieslafiy IN tnese times Of Office scek,
,nf, nobody sould believe ne il / xet,
% deny Thai .as disappointed. / sh.l
therefore. 20 this matter. ihrow myselI
upon the charity af the world, adop.ine
NE course 81 Charles Surface in the play,
who. when Me look bis leave. lefs n.
character IN the custody Of his friends.
trust. hosssrr, since people of ordinary
undermining do NOT usually parade their
private Frisis before lhs public without an
object, The public will not oserlook. on
account Of the absurdiiy OF my prelen.
sions. the fac. which I have brovgh. be.
lore them; and IL they will do so. and
consider ihose isels mslurely. l shall be
amply rec srdsd for ell the odium have
brought upon myself. and The loss Of The
good opinion Of The gsnlleusn IRON Bun.
combe.
The gentleman from Bessesrbs eI.srg-
% me ~. inconsistency. bsesuse seat
into the caucus. participated 10 iis delib
sfs'ions, made speeches. &c, and now
complain of | slated yesterday 20 lie
Ssnsie. Why my friends and myself pre-.
ferred suffering injustice 10 an opsn snd
violent breach Of our political sssoeia.
lions. If ne had gone of. and by ihs,
means. as ACQUIRED in Virgins, prevent.
ed The election Of senators. The Whole
STATS would have rung with demonstrations
Of our selfhness. and our abandonment,
81 the public interest. ] have thoughl
proper 10 sequiescs in The decision Of The
msjoriiy here, but | have reserved 10 my
self the right, and ! have exercised il. Of
appealing 10 our constituents, the people
Of North Csrolins. 20 know whether they
will sanction . proceeding which prefer.
red The private 10 the public welfare, and
whether hereafter 10 The selection OF the
important places of Senators. The wants.
the wishes, and The Interests Of different
sections OF the state shall mol be fret re-
gsrdsd.
| admit. sir. the great body Of The
Wing party lie, Sssl Of Raleigh. The east
10 principally in the hands Of our polli
cal opponents; but the eastern Wings
fought gallsnLy and manfully, s,rugglins
sgainst many odds, for equal rights and
equal privileges. aud !, was part Of their
creed 80 veil 40 their belief. that The
spoils would not enure entirely 10 the vic
tors.
IL 10 . vice provision OF our consliiu.
lion. that every great interest should. as
nssrly 80 possible. be represented. 10
This body. the property Of the county 10
partially represenled; and in The other,
numbers alone. Why 10 this, sir! Il is
that the msjoriiy should not osenun and
Cypress the minority; that The minority
nigh. have IN opportunity 81 least Of be.
ing heard, aud appealing to the justice Of
The majority, an appeal, which | trust, in
North Csrolina, will never be made in
vain.
Gentlemen may CITY out. The party 10
Ia danger, aud threaten me with ito de-
they may open upon me the
cry Of the whole pack. l,.le dogs and all.
But, sir, I am not TO be deferred from
what | conceive 10 be my duty, by any
such clamur. shall contend upon this
floor, for what l believe TO be the rights
md interests nf the eastern part OF The
state, even if every man from this to the
sesboard. was my political opponent.
They are ye, my countrym men, and emit
led 10 justice from me; and in my legis.
alive capacity, | shall recognize no party.
but the interests Of the country, and eve
" portion Of its inhabitants.
The gentleman from Buncombe says,
he reason why ! did not receive the
western votes in caucus was. because the
vest had no confidence in the stability OF
ny political principles; they doubted. he
'ay.. whether was 9 good Wing. and |
suppose for fear they nigh. be taken in.
,pon SO iDporlan, a matter, and to place
he issue beyond all hazard. they settled
ipon Mcssrs. Graham and Mangum. as
the two gentleman. whose
previous political lives gave the strongest
assurance Of sieadlast attachment TO those
Of public policy, which the
Wing party intended to carry out in prsc'
ice.
This, Mr.. Speaker. is a very grave
,harge and il have justly incurred il, |
10 no, blame the gentleman for his thus
publicly "reading the out OF the party"
A political changeliug has always been
nv abhorrence. and Of all charges, none
could have as,onished the more than this;
md, sir. if the gentleman will listen 10
me, | can convince min that he has been
mos, egregiousIy dupsd in this matter.
|, will be impossible for me. Mr.. SPea'
ker, ia defend myself, without slluding TO
-. -. - tfaassa Graham