The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-02-18

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- - 4 lrapt n he lily Hotel, al "a
ser 10 hear he sddrfss whieh. according
- aha iHnmsiion il the papers q me
wss expecsrd N be made by
he Peopls's President elect. The num-
Der Of persons 10 stsendanes eonPiisea
many shous.ads. inclnding large hum-
Der % ladies'. who occupied all ihe xin-
dows snd ether suitable pnsitlons within
hearing OF sight Of he platform. The
order and deeofnm which Pfeys'lso
lkroughou. we're in ths highesi cegfes
eommendsbls.
The President elect vas introduced 70
she sssemblsse BY the Hon. John 7.
Kennedy, in few appropriate REMARKS
aud when The eheering had ceased, be
eommenesd his address.
Gen. Harrison began BY rsnsrking
thai 10 some The coarse he had Pursvsd
~ sddressing public assemblies since hls
departure from home might seem objec-
lionabls. since il Vas perhaps under me
circums.ancss lille HnLsual. But u q
was an error il was one Of The heafi--ihs
result Of kisd aHeelions--of desire 70
Be- in ) communion Of feeling uiih ms
fellow citizens; and Cor this he should
hardly Be liable 10 censure in The essima-
lion Of lie sirluaus and intelligent.
For addressing ihe people Of Baltimore
he had particular inducements; Tor u was
. city .hat he loved. 81 love H." said
The General. .bscause my faIhtr loved
il, aud as entrusted with IN sdelenee Of
IL in The days Of the hn. Congress.
!. love H." he continued. "beesuse u
was The residence Of Charles Carroll Of
csrrolllon; because IL vas the bi,Ih place
or residence Of Ohio Holland Williams.
Of John Eager Howard, Of my old Trend.
The hero OF Mud Fort. Samuel Smith;
because il 10 signal,zrd BY The noble de
fence made BY i,s citizens sgainsi an in
sad,ng foe. The glory o. which will last
Tor sges sf.er The marble reared in lie
commsmorslioD shall have been resolved
into dust. In finr," said h., /. love he
city Of Baltimore. because il contains 90
rare . collection Of beauty and loyrliness.
numerous evidences Of which ! nos see
around me-"
After . series OF delicious remarks in
Tho way Of Introduction. Gen. Harrison
ssid--" Upon what subject, fellow CHI
zens. shall | speak 10 you'll The topics
which formed matters Of discussion Our.
ing the late political canvass would be
nov nut Of plsee-lhe era Of such discus
sion has passed. But we can refer 10
fret principles.
tie wished particularly 10 confer with
those Of his fellnw.cilizens who al the
lale election had voted against him.
They had exercised the rights Of inde-
pendent men; their love Tor their country.
their attachment iorepublican principles.
were no, doubted by him. He fel. as
sured that ss portion Of the great body
II the people they were - sincere and rs
pure in lhsir feelings OF patriotism as any
others in The country, under Whatever po-
liical name they might be classsd. Bul
he believed they had been misled. Their
leaders in The possession Of the govern.
meni. had sought 10 divert their attention
from The acts and policy Of The govern
ment. II was maxim in frequent use
and very good one il was, that The price
OF liberty 10 eternal vigilance. Blu, this
maxim had been sadly misspplied-, our
vigilance (ssid General Harrison, I'D
dressing his friends on the other side.
vas directed toward the movements oil
your poliuesl opponents; j, was diverted
from The conduct Of your own official
men-ths very point 10 which il should
! always be turned. The nature OF poice'
10 d. ce,,ful: The most viriuous Of men BY
the long possession Of !, may be corrupt
ed. impefcert;hly and unawsres to them
selves. In poii,ies as in war, nothing II
more common Than TO make denonSfra
lions or fein,s. by which attention is Ia
ken away from an esscnlisl point, BY I
ptelence that some other is IN danger,
General Harrison dselt forcibiy on this
topic. lie urged il AZ duty upon all c.
,izens 10 look closely 10 the acts Of The
government, no matter who might be en-
trusted with the administration OF u.
They should make themselves scqusint.
ed with both sides Of every important
subject, and form their own opinions &C
co,dingly. As the disciples Of Mahomel
were taught to turn their lsces n stated
times every day towards Mecca, go he
would enjoin j. upon every freeman in
tho republic to turn his eyes towards The
city Of Washington TO mole wha, was GO
ing on there.
The General alluded to The charge OF
federalism which had been made sgains,
him during the recent canvass. lie said
the term was capable Of different signi6-
cations. Ia the odIous sense tina, was
attached 10 IL. implying an anti republican
feeling. he entirely rspudia,ed the charge.
and he referred 10 The different epochs Of
his life and services 10 show that there
was no ruth in il. His family associa-
lions. his early education. The frs, priu-