The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-04-15

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me second part or your iAeuiry. = % The
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he siskss q HE eanstilueuis. ] refer you
for ny opizioa q ny votes given IN lhe
Hoess q Delegates q this Stale 10 ths
session q l6i2-1s. 20 my sseech deliver
ed IN he House u Representatives IN lhs
ssssioa of1ele-'l7. On the compensation
Las. sad 70 my leiler 10 The Gensul
Asssmhlg q FHfiaia. upon my fesisning
my sea- an The Senate q The unilsd
sSlases. undeFihs EKPunging Resolutions.
. proceeding altogether NO recent and 100
prominesl Cor yoa 10 have fossoslen-
,. This iaqsiry. you must pernf me
% say. IL somewhsl singular one II
Ari her has selsliaa W my opinions Of Ihe
.rhsrsrler &C The Gosesnmenl. The powers
% may eonsiisosioaally exert. o. The mes
cures and policy il ought 10 pursue. ID
Eeqaires ne 70 enter into review Of The
eoaasct Of smother. ard 10 lell you Ahesh
or he came has. among other lh'ass. been
comparable wilh good manners. Nov,
thai = task which must decline--fOr
4 would not be wIllIngly sci up 80 an
exclusive jsdgs Of what 10 or 10 not good
manners. which you are aware 10 alto
.gether matter Of taste. and de gnsIibas
non est dispnlandHm is an axiom entire
ay 100 old 10 be shaken. much less over
thrown, BY any opinion Of mine. IL you
had desired me 10 make good my De.
elarstio1, that . through all The changes
'of his public life." General Harrison had
followed The precepls Of General WASH
ingtan. | would promptly have done so.
One ofibe leading precep's Of that great
msn--a precepl evermore enforced By his
exaRPie-was, tina, il Vas the duty Of
good citizen 10 devote al bis energies Of
mind and body 10 his eoBntry. and 10
peril his life. II needs be. in her cause;
and history fully slIesls that such has
been the uniform course Of General Hsr.
aison. from The early age Of nineteen.
The history Of he North Wesi 10 his
hisinry. and the declaration made by Mr.
Madison. that "no man had rendered
more important services 10 his county.
and had been 90 iliy rewarded. 10 fully
sustained by facts which cannot deceive
us.s
But you say. that General Harrison
sefussd. in the frst instance, 10 ans ger
enquiries. and then that he answered them |
90 connections and psrtissns only. You
do not deny. but That since. and in due
time Cor all men properly TO have Judged
Of his prelensiOns. he has answered.
The utmost extent Of his offence, then,
according 20 your oGn view OF IL. has
beeu. ihss be has not snswsIed a. prompt |
IN Is fsa eopld have desired. but just 80
ssr5. and fully IN lime 70 place you and
his counirymen in possession Of al bis
views, 10 order that yon might decide on
bis k,nessi Tor The Presidential Office. But
my Information is every way different
frsa yours. know that bis opinions
90 every subject % which be has been
VI any importance, have
been gissn long bsfore lhs preseai can.
vase xemnencsd. His address le the
People Of he Cincinnati District. in 1922.
disclosed fully his opinions as TO the
charseiar OF the Government. aud the
Pe~ess il might consiiluiionslly exeri."
while bis pincsnnes speech. audllis letter
20 Judge Berriea. published lonr years
age, are foil AMI explicit on The subject
OF Abolition. What more caull any
iaas;rer after ruth have desired than
direct reference 10 these expressions Of
opinisHf But this did not eonleni his
opponents. They deemed il Of import
-anee is their party ,e sppesr not 10 be
ss,isked, and therefore the charge Of his
being .in the hsads Of Committee,
aud tbs :. Gagged candidate" How uiler
sy pufaEuJea this charge was. has been
fully demonstrated to The whole world.
4. have cause IN thank you Tor a.
crib,ng to me kidd feeling towards the
People OF the District OF Columbia, sl-
absagh you do me TOO much honor IN
suppcsine IL 10 be parental. | certsinly DO
isks an interest in their welfare, although
! never sspi'ed to be regarded by them
an the light ofs pareni--and if did not
sell them =. watcher would interpose 10
save lhsm from The of allsn pied invasion
efthe fsn,sicsl kbeliiionists. Il vas be
cause had good reason 10 believe they
knew full vel ~ sentiments on that sub
sect. Ny recorded votes in the u. s. Sc.
naIe. and my opinions spread before the
essnlry through The medium Of the public
press. spsrl from their knowledge Of the
fact that | was resident citizen OF the
state Of Virginia. LEFT me nothing 10 ex
plain % them % that head. have nov.
20 sasver To yeur inquiry. to quote aud
20 adopt The opinion Of General Harrison,
ss expressed ia his letter to Judge Der.
r,sn. Of Georgia. dated 3Oth Of Sepiem.