The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-20

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Isl possesses l.Ege snd liberal slsws.
wrh . suene,h aud weight Of ehane,sE
shirh uoSld cause every hing 10 which
te should sgrse 70 receise lie appreciation
II he akule pe0pls; intimately scquaini.
ed wish the relalians ~ The tan countries.
and slwsys seiing viii strict integrity
,euaids ihr psnple aud lie government
~ lie Unilsd S,slss. an sure be ~ill
find his work received ~llh rnmmends-
llon ), home. and il peses should b. m g..
.nh.eongralslslians lar hasing been -
sinmer.al IN making an susngemsnt a.
ilsIsciory and desirshle. rot only 10 on
parry. but.to 81 paflles-ior msking N
arrangement honorable 10 bnlh nsliaas.
- I'll iast srIslg ameD,s ue:-snd .hieh
he my ssll consider he creates, l-bor
~ his life.
] hardly know whether il 10 preper On
This aecssinn 10 advert 70 The correspond
enes; boz ~hea . shall sprssr with the
fi,es.slon ofihs oih.rimpoIiantquss,ions
for The occasion vas sought here ~
nes, upon sUbjse.s OF great msmsni snd
rencsrn-~hsn ihese shall be lad bslnre
The public and shall, be calmly and lho-
roughly read, | shsll ssn,urs 10 IruslIhsir
judgment concerning ihrn.
There yel rsnsis, fsnlemsn. IN cur
farsisn relations several subjects ofesnsId
ersbls inierss, ysi nnsei.led with Eng gland.
In ,he 6rsl place there srlbs Imparlrnl
subject Of DOR colonial trade. or The trade
of The United Sites Nth The Northern
British provinces and ihs WEST ladies.
ID bscs~e ny duty Ia look into this suhj.ci
lin keep The RON Of IL, ss we say, from
1889 10 he present mms | wss con
srrsinrd 10 believe. indeed / know, that
lhs operation OF that arrangement 10 Unls-
,orsbls 10 he shipping and navigation 81
The United States. especially of Ne~
England. Ii isisn inn orlsni subject fas
the exersions o. Diplomacy or for the
esnsidsration,of Ccnf,s,s--one or both.
ccrgrsss called upon The department in
which am lor infnrastlnn. and . re-
speslable eommi,lss Of the House OF Rep
rssrn,a,iv.s presents d a report upon the
sutjre,. lite one whirh | hold 10 be OF
vial irporssncs 10 nur navigation and 10
The interests Of the nation.
Then there 10 The quss'ion, samss hsi
more remote. bun which IL ~lll be well an
"ush iesetl.; IH,san ihtOregon Boundary
towards she Pacific snd the Rocky Mount
ans. There are reasons Why this dispute
should be srltled before ihe'couHuy iIself
10 reopled on The one side or the other.
The relations ofo,hef States require aIisn>
hon; snd msny of our citizens have clsims
81 indemnify winch require prosecutions.
II becomes the Government 81 The Unned
Staies. BY calm and dignitied but deeis.
i've end Vigorous isHe. 10 sdmipister her
fuieien sd,Irs 80 ss 10 ensure just ar
rsrgemen, 10 these respscas.
Cienilen,n. / am here to-day az =
guest. | wss invited BY . number Of
highly sslued friends 10 rariske v it'll them
II . public dinner, far The pnrpose Of
giving ih-m an opportunity Ia pass the
ssnsl greeting If frIsnd. new met sfisr
spne sssenes.,o pay 'herr respects IN my
pukl,c ssrsices, aud to tender their con
srsio'st,oRs a, The re.ul, Of The nesn,ls-
lions just concluded. Il "a, II nv in
sisnre that this ftsIisat. from = dinner.
took 10 present form;. aud instead 81
meeting yov 81 i've fssnss b. ard. | csoss
f~ ohyiaus reasons. this psailc manner.
Snll. gentlemen. u. general character Is
preserved. and an here 40 = guest |
an here 70 receive yonr salsIsunns ssh
greetings on psr,irulsr suhjscw. I ara
sol here satisr ~ lnrus i'm. ~ 81 ex-
pee 'sIian. h.t | should sdirr.s the gen.
ilemsn who have bern pi.ased to NEE,
NE here M irp,cs not suggested by vour.
selves. Ii would nnt b. q, the necs.Ion.
therefore, 10 my opinlon. tina, ! should
use tie 0crssion Tor any such purpose;
brrausr alth ugh | have q desire al some
nme. MT Tar dstsnt | h"pe. TO make my
senttmsn know n upon the polHral oc-
cUrreRces 0f tie coun'ry generally and ths
roIrtirnI state Of The nsuon and the parties
al the present moment. yet know well
ths, II would he improper Tor me to do 80
nnw. beranst, L knnw vel lhsi the gen
ile,nen = h. ha.e wtit,sn 10 invite me here
on ibis nccssior. entertain. many vt them.
opinions different firm mysrII; and they
nigh, properly say, we came hire TO
greet MIR. Webster, and 70 extend our
consrsIul ,'i"n<. on those matters 10 which
~e agree; and &c did nns come " it'll tue
expectation lhs, he would use The sppor.
tuniIy To d,scuss questions on shich we
differ.
On that account. and for that rea.on. |
shall Iorheas. thinking IL nv duty 60 10
de-; and sustaining from usirg this occs-
sion for the purpose oi expressing nv
own eR,nlons, and Of stating hnw far
aer.e wiIh friends with whom | haze
acted for wears, AID how far am most
Reluctantly restrained 10 tliifer from them.
| look inIusrJ TO . iu,uIs occa,ioa. If
sarh should be offered, .or The opportunity
If fulfilling THIS promise.
would say one hing. gen'lsmer. be.
cause IL has been alluded To. The Mayor
has Sren kind enough 70 say that, IN his