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

"tsFA We people 81 bona. 1.
ds,sImins uha are 70 Be slsl, go y
etndidslrss ~ ~ tny elhFE ns,,ss'
the EHceets ~ uhish uaion 2 -
d i . Pfselics uhish has pIsss1,s -,
III parties in our LeEislslsIe, lr.m -. -
imnenoEial. aia lhs Eiehl q e. -.
and duly 0flhe Dsjariiy. wLsn ! e.,;,;.
afhce 10 . be SLED. 20 hass q eosl.,.-.-
Of iis members. 9Th q sisw Or s.l..
The person most srespahis, le !,
Had ne taken different eo1rsr. =, -.
hare been disidsd By he su,a;,. =
several candidates.. and AMER k,lla';s
perhaps fora week. ouF opponents -
have made an sleelien b. unilin, !, ~.
individual least seespiabls 10 .ss Va.
party generally. Had sueh a s,,a.
occurred. ne should have merilsi. !, :.
should NEST assursdly hare received. Il.
eeasurs of those .h0 sent ss here Il
was Tar better ts have general ns,,i,.
and afIef conferences and inlerehsas, =
sisws. 10 choose hose irdisidu,I, -
sosnd Whig principles. who ~ould /.
most seeepisbis 10 our political friend.
II. therefore. ths gsnlleman lhial, a.,
be can make any capital u hone %, a
lhis proceeding, then be 10 II libsny IA
sry il 10 the uilsrmosl. He hinself. 4.
iells rs. 10 especially hsser Of esueusss..
and Jet. sines be has been in The Ie,i..
laiure, cannot learn thai he ever declined
going 10 any one 20 which he sa =.
viisd; bul. on The contrary, have under
stood that he generally took an seli.,
part IN their proceedings. Early ,h,s
session. 70 was pabliely announced by he
door keeper Of the Commons. lhal there
could be meeting Of The Wings. The
gentleman sllsndsd az The time appointed.
and a. soon AZ ws organized, our obise,
sss stated, and . resolution vas pto.
posed thai we should By ballot ascertain
whom The majority preferred. aud ,hs, ws
would all unite on those. Did The cen.
aior then. sir. fold his robes sbou, him
and retire in dignifsd disgust, or did he
warn bic Wing brethren 90 sbandon sueh
iniqui.ous doingsi Not Al al. cir; bot he
rsmsined with us 10 The last, and took an
seliys par, in The discussion. And sl,sr
q proviso vas added 10 The resolution.
that the individuals selected should Be
favorable 10 United States Baak. and 10
division Of the proceeds Of he Public
Lsnds. Il was understood 10 be satisfactory
toall. The genilemsn. with several other
persons, wss then nominsied, and Ne
aljournsd until The next week. 10 give
every member simple line 10 dslsrains
for whom he would sols. When The
period arrived Tor us 10 assemble 10 ballot,
% wss 10 have been hoped that lev days
Of cool reflection would have enabled him
70 see the improprisiy Of csuensss. Bus
not 90. SIR. for he met us again. and made
. long speech 10 explanation Of his viexs
on various political points. His whols
dsmeanor vac jusi that OF an indisidusl
~ho wss pressing his own claims 10 The
uiiermosi. lie f,iled. however, 10 re,
The nominsiion, and he nov dselsims
sssinsi esueuses. The genllsman has
been lawyer. aud does he not know lha,
when On individual 10 called into court,
il he intends 10 question the RICH, Of lhal
court 10 determine the matter, he oush,
10 do 90 10 the fret insisncei ifhs does
not ,hsn plead 10 The Jurisdiction, bul
goes on. offers his ssidenee, argues his
case. and there 10 . judgnsni given
against him, il 10 Too late then for hImIe
turn shout and deny The jurisdiction Of
The court. lie goes into . caucus. and
presses his eass. and sflrr Ihs decision
10 against him, be deaounces The whols
concern. The genllsm,n, Mr. Speaker.
reminds me Of an anecdote which has been
go often tod, that il 10 perhaps not new
10 any senator. A vendor Of lottery
tickets wen, into remote part OF ons u
the western ststes: the novelty of the mat.
ter. AMI the prospect held out Of getting
rich 90 easily. gave his business wonder
ful run. Among those who purchased
tickets, vas an individual 80 rsmsrksbls
Tor the grsa, size Of his body as Zoe The
sInallnsss Of HE in,slleet. The dra wing
commenced, aud The first ticket, greatly
TO The surprise Of lie holder. drew oaly .
s"s' uuIeH tn xuCCesSlon mel .
similar late. and there was q strong ,uspi-
cInn aud much complaint. that all vas not
right. The stout man va, particularly
vehement. swearing that IL was all cheat
aud fraud. and IL they would LEI hun get
10 the wheel. he'd smash the whole con.
:ern. lie vas held back and advised 10
vail . little. Presently his ticket came
'us. aud with il The highes, prize. lie
ooked on moment until he understood
he matter. and exclaimed. .. well. il's Is
air thing as ever was." II. sir, The
'enaior from Perquimons and Pssquo,snk
lad been the oominee Of that caucus. then
would have been as /" fair q thing 60
'tsr was"
But. Mr.. Speaker. the gentleman &C.
uses us Of having been sciuaied BY Sec
ionsl feelings in this matter. Why, my
are more remote from Orange
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