The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-01-20

III MttrN ~ 81 AAAN AA-s -
lrOm iheSc parlss One HnGli Be led q
ssppose from loaking over the tNo lasi
numbers 81 ire Recorder. that theEe was
bal one Mhig lefi. and that h. Ess INC
worthy eiil0r Of Ihs above naned paPeF.
In he number before The lasl. We see
what purpo-ts 10 be report promulgated
in The aIl-pa~erfll name 1T :. We The Peo-
pie" wheiheE az :. VIC the Peopie q Tie
United States az Amsriea in geneFsl, Or q
Gage equity in particular. dos moi e.
acsly appear. Nov - ] think there >
some truth in ths remark Of ; la:e dlsiln-
gaished writer upOa this country. :. that
there Is an amazing strength N The ex-
preston Of the determination Of lrsofs
people; and when il declares i.se1. the
Imagination OF those who are most iRelin-
ed % contest II. is 0rerawed By j. autho-
rily." 4 should liks 10 have ny doubts up
on the subject removed, in order that ]
may school my imagination into proper
respect for 50 imposing proclamation.
Bst Il it Should appear after all. 70 be but
the work Of few Of the modern Demo-
Gratis Of the county, assembled al High
Falls. who have assumed the lofty style
OF :. we The People" for The parpose Of
overawing and frightening u, then for
one viii take the liberty Of SAYING, that
The whole report is a base deception At
tempted to ne praclieed upon the people
Of Orange By The author Of il. But as
this precious document has already been
ABLY exposed BY yourself. ] shall abstain
from any farther notice Of II, and proceed
10 call yonr attention 10 the main object
of this communication, viz. the report
which appeared in your last, Of the pro-
.ccedings of the Democratic meeting held
At the residence Of George A. Mebane,
esq. on the 18th Of December, lsil. |
shall do so but very slightly at present,
as am not able 10 devote as much time
TO is examination, as il seems to have
east the author in IFS connection. This
paper is the more worthy the eonsidera-
:tion OF the Wings Of Orange, as il dis
plays considerable ability and ingenuity,
Is ushered into the world with n conside-
rable flourish Of trumpets, and is evident
ly intended as a cue 10 the party in this
.coasiy. kind Of foreshaiowing Of the
ground lley intend TO occupy in the next
campaign. the first shot hurled into the
ranks Of their enemies, and which is in
tended TO answer the double purpose Of
inlimida,ing them and Of preparing their
own friends for the encounter. As such
we win consider il. II, in the first place,
charges that the Extra Session of Con-
gress was called not only unnecessarily,
but for ths,express and only purpose of
defeating the "pablic will" by forcing
through Congress measures which the
Wig party dared not advocate before the
people during the Presidential canvass.
The ofl-rsPea,ed and absurd cry! Gen.
Harrison, they would have Us believe.
called an extraordinary session Of Com
grass for the express purpose Of .gag-
ging" the Democrats, and forcing upon the
people measures tn which they were OPP
pssedl This is the string they delight 10
'strike, every mole of which they have
sounded this it is which when struck
Alright, produces the sweetest melody to
their cars. Well let them harp away up
on il; they may continue TO do so until
doomeslay, and il NAV serve TO solace
them IN their hours Of disaster and defeat,
but will never cheer them on to victory.
If these indeed were the only objects OF
Shs call of the Extra Session, would join
ne gentlemen in stigma'isiug the move
Is impoliiic, and absurd and base fraud
ppan the American people. But il these
were the sole objects, why make move
at once extraordinary and unpopular to
accomplish them. when it could have been
a. well done al the regular session. The
Wings have still large majority in both
houses Of Congress, and could have " gag
gea's the Democrats and passed these I'M
po21lar laws as well now as then. But
were these the sole objects of that session
of Congress! What was the condition OF
iks people at that time! Were they not
ground to the dust by the mal-administra-
tisn Of the. so called, Democratic partyl
Was not the cry of "relief," " relief,"
heard from every quarter of the Union!
Was it not to obtain this relief that they
hurled their corrapt aud incompetent ru-
Gers from Office! Was not the govern
meut itself completely bankrupted by
these men, who left it without a cent in
the treasury, and large amount of liabi-
lilies 10 meet, on the coming in Of the
.Rsw administration! Were these not OBJ.
jects Of suffi :ient moment to authorize,
nsy, to iInpel Gen. Harrison to assemble
Congress in Extra Session, Was il a
fraud upon the people tn meet in obedi.
snce TO their earnest calls, to devise and
enact measures for their relief! Should
the Wing party have remained idle for
months, until the wheels of government
had been brought To stand for want OF
means TO keep them in notion If such
had been the course pursued by the party,
then indeed would they have rendered
themselves obnoxious to the charge OF
"hsying violated their solemn pledges IN