The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-11

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% irss People. Il his spirit l. suffered
70 decays and deray il will without con.
slant nsrl1fs. To he neglect Of li.is
aniy, NE bes historians seres in sliribu,-
ing ne ruin Of eli The Rspublies with
whose sxisienee and fall their wiring,
nave made ~ sequsinlrd. The sane
causes viii lever psoeuce the same effects:
ano 40 long - The lore Or poWer "A 4
aominani passion II The human bosom.
ana . long - the UNDERSTANDING of mrn
can Dc warped and their affections changed
ey operations upon their passions and
PfeJndless. so long will she liberty Of :
people depend on their own constant q.
'enllon 10 iis preservation. The danger
10 al vel established free governments
arises IRON The unwillingness Of the Pso-
pie 10 believe 10 ils existenes, or from
The inausnes Of designing men. divsrling
their attention from The quarter whence
q approaches, 10 . source from which Il
can never come. This 10 The oil uick
Q! those who would usurp The governmenl
Of their county. In the name Of Demo
ersey they speak, asrning The People
against the influence ol wealth and The
danger oi aristocrscy. History. ancient
and modern, is full Of such xsmples.
Cesar became ihe master OF the Roman
people and The Senate. under the prelence
disappearing tie democratic claims Of the
iormer against the arislocracy oflhe later;
Cromwell. IN lhs character OF protector
Of The liberties ol The People. became the
dic,sioroi England; and Bolivar possessed
himself oil unlimited power. win The tile
VI his cnunlry's Liberator. There 10,
on the eoDhsry. no single instance Oh
record Of sn extensive and,wsll establish
ed republic being changed into an aristo-
crazy. The tendencies Of all such Co.
vernmenis in their decline is TO monarchy;
and The antagonist principle 10 liberty
there 10 the spirit OF faciion--a spirit
which assumes The character, and in times
OF great excitement imposes itself upon
the Peuple - the genuine spirit Of free
dom, and like The false Chrisls whose
coming was ioreloid BY the Saviour, seeks
10. and were il possible would. impose
upon The true and most faithful disciples
Of liberty. Ii is in periods like this that
il behooses the People 10 be most watch.
FOL Of those 10 whom they have inlIusled
power And although there is 81 times
much difficulty in Distinguishing the false
from The true spirit. calm and dispas
siona,e investigation will detect the eoun.
leriei, as well BY the character Of lis
operations, as The results that are produc.
ed. The true spirit Of liberty, although
devoted, perse,ering, bold. and uncom-
promising in principle, that secured, is
mild. and tolerant. and scrupulous as 20
the means il employs; whilst the spiri,
Of party. assuming 10 be that Of liberty.
is harsh, vindic.ive, and inlolersnt, and
totally reckless as TO the character Of The
sllies which il brings TO the aid Of its
cause. When The genuine spirit Of Liberty
aninsIes The body VI people 10 tho.
rough examination Of their affairs, il leads
10 The excision OF every excrescence
which may have fastened itself upon any
Of the Departments OF The Government,
and restores The system 10 its pristine
health and beauty. Blu, the reign Of an
inlolersnt spiri, Of party amongst free
people. seldom fails to result in dan,
gerous accession 20 the Executive power
introduced and established amidst unusual
professions Of devotion 10 democracy.
The foregoing remarks relate almost
exclusively 10 matters connected with OUT
domestic concerns. II may be proper.
however, that | should give some indica'
lions 10 my fellow. citizens Of my proposed
course Of conduct In the management oil
our foreign relations | assure them,
therefore, that il is my intention to use
every means in my power to preserve the
friendly intercourse which now so hsppi
" subsisis with every foreign nation; and
that. although, Of course, not well In
formed as 10 the state Of any pending
acquisitions with any Of them, ! see IN
the personal characters Of the Sovereigns,
as well as in the mutual interest OF our
own and Of the Governments with which
our relations are mos. intimate, a pleas
ing guaranty that the harmony so import
ami 10 the interests of their subjects. as
we'll as our cilizeus. will not be inter
ruptcd by the advancement OF any claim
or pre,ension upon their part to when
our honor would not permit us to yield
Long the defender Of my country's rights
in the Geld. | trust that my fellow cl'Izens
will not see in my earnest desire to pre-
serve peace with foreign Powers, any
indication that their rights will ever oe
sacrificed, or the honor Of the nation
,..n;.bed hv any admission on the par