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


llas sddn ssed leter n the ihirifen
msmlers &c The Srnaie ol the Tennessse
Legislature. who are in lnsioriiy ai on@.
and uhn have II in their poser 70 defeat
slle lsriiaR Of Two United Saairs Senator's
fH tao Years 20 come. We publisLed
IN CuT last paper an account Df he game
they werr playing. and The qurries sd-
dresssd BY them IN The candidates Tor
these Offices. The following 10 the ex
lrsmtly sarcastic and indignant rehuke Of
Mr.. Foster. 90 The d sh.,nnf~hlr and urea
sonsble designs 81 these Loco Foro Sc
nalars.
They Sud shen !, 10 too lale that they
have usktd Up lie wrong passenger.
and Tor one we would easl aside The
. Senatorial gour" which nov hangs on
their dign,6ed shnuld.rs. bsiorr ae would
endure the feelings wh,rh Nc. fosier's
letter must excite IN their bcsonis:
Petersburg Intel.
aSlshyille, Ocl. u, 1871.
.iissus Ssnrnd Tunss. y. r HsrIrielr,
ahd eih0s:
Genilemen-I have 10 ackhoal.dge
Your l,ller Of the l9.h inst. propounding
Tor ny confederation suntlry grave qucs-
lions 81 public policy. aud requiring ne
10 enl,ghlen your minds by /. lDll aud
satisfactory" reply, Or N lie opposite
alternative. leaving me 10 anticipate The
ind, inne pOsipnnrmeni ri an rlecnon
which iD olives The sacred ngh,s of the
people Of Tennessee m The principal
counsels of the ns'inn. aud ,s imperative
~ etjnined By the letter Of The consuiu.
lion.
may lament. gentlemen, but | fear
rannoi relieve tie anxlelles Whirh seem
10 embarrass your movements and threaten
10 disappoinl The pubic expectation. by
retardirg the execution of . great aud
important duty. y" promise otherwise.
would b. TO speak sg.lnsl :. The lleh's be-
fore me" and to labor against hope itself.
Fur years past. il has been ns 1T 10 sung
gle 10 a warfare where. a. The country
viii bear me witness. / scoTncd alike IL
sinop TO canceslmpnt ~ beg for quarters.
Dung tina, even,fnl cnnll,ci. 10 the length
and leryency Of The repeated initTvie~s l
had the honor of holding with some Of
yon, aud IN the frequent opportunities
yoa all had Of reedibg and hearing my
sentiments, I endeasored to proclaim nv
opinions and declare my pnll,icsl a,socia-
tons. II, aiIer all This. we do MT yet
sufheIen ly understand each other, IL must
certainly be The result Of incorrigiJie
dutinrss somex here; anI as make u a
point never to BE- outcome in manners, l
must. suppose. as mater Of pnli,enrss,
take The fault To myself. aud secure YOU
against snimpu,>,ion w..irh woulI wound
the pride Of your constituents snl dero-
ga'e ron the dignity u the Senatorial
gown. But excasc me nov, gentlemen.
II you plra.e. Frui;less lIhur is apt to
discourage further tolls. no n.l,er wheie
The difficulty lies. aud feel myself com
PEELED, in all due humility. To decline The
explanations | have hlihertu failed l., i'm
press upon your intcllerls. NeveTthe-
Use. BY your leave. gentlemen, I may
tender nv profound a know ledgments Tor
The disinisresisd "a. Cor winch dicla,e.I
y"ur. communication. anil To- behalf 81 NV
own imberiliy. impln:e that charuy |
would be lie last man In impesch or
assaII.
A word or two mnre. gentlemen. in al
good soberncss. shall rln.e mhsl have TO
say on the present orra-ion. They are
called Tor by consideration, alL,re,i,
foreign 10 nv political creed. whatever
IL may be. aud canno, he o,ni,isti hy sny
one who feels thai ,ffi"e can ever be
honorsbly h-lL unless 1t is honorably
sough' l"r aud hnuurshls ob,ained.
CONSIDERING that we are uncompromis
ing pol. iral auvrrssrIes--Inr such Ia me
SOU will admit, are the whole thirteen uf
the sell-consttlu,ed and august inquest 4
am now sd'lressiig-y"u have drrently
srIled bu bAr'lls excusrt. al ex,raoIdinary
liberty by the elevated position y, u have
been pleased TO assign me. ltrmains to
be seen whether ! st.nd alone b,lure
pafripiic inquisIiIon. or who u Is, friend
or l"e. that shsres with me tho hunors Of
your scru'iny. i"u doubtless know of
some who have placed themselves stealihi-
W. il not publicly. in the cairgnty you
have Imposed upon me. aud a. am bound
TO believe thai you are "sll-,ll hunor-
able men," Trust ynu will not have failed
10 wish these with s,nllar screenings.
Al houeh some Of them may be at The
bo,tom--ihe very bottom of your councils
--ihc sarred office you have honoraJiy
and voluntarily assumed, - III MT excuse
The least parl'sliiy. They should be held
on high as am. 50 that a just and equ i
exposure nav marn the public of their
men. and enable mid dsy ambition to scan
by times. the steel II has 10 encounter.
Whether or no | shall be Q candidate
Tor one oi the vacant seats IN The Senate
Of The United States. nov al The tllspnsaI
of The Legislature Of Tennessee, may de
PEN. upon more uncertainties than the
contingent OF llle i.srli. | will, on ,h Il
scare al least, cndeasor {, measure ~,