The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-03


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~ DE- Safe Oi lndsaua. = uhieh he hsd
been prssiaa.ly mi 81. stepped i hira
mosd. faurishins tOwn = shs' ssste
where atass malli,lis AaiaaHliag = o.
lsea % lssny shaussad. hsd s-srab.rd
10 nsei hiu,. and greet and Asleons hls
arriy.i smane tiss@. Alter lsking soms
relst.hmess. ne npsind 10 ! stand. pro-
tlded Tor the occasion. lrpm which he -
dressed llie immr,sr ssssH.eisge. - hrs
seeuslonssd @.anrr. m thr pUsilir tpPirs
AZ lhs daF. Il . nul intended "a rrpan
any pan 81 lhaI Speech. Which sss re
ce.vsI wIlh sn,hssete sPpisuss. Alter
IL. close. NJ. t:lsy ass hioFmsd lhsi .
Nc. MeudeEha.l vas PIessnl AM de,irnUs
ri presenting petlsion 70 him. ali be
wAs requested for sh., purpose 10 sfeead
ihe stand. lie dd 80. AMI dskEsTed the
petition 10 Mr.. clss. lie handfd i % >
fiend. shaIesd i aloud - Mr.. Ciay, and
d HE assembly. The peuIion paved.
OF ieqaesled hat Mr.. Clay waaid f.tlh-
with lIbsrals all HE slaves. uEjaslly. a. il
alleged. held m band.ge. and placed The
sppliesli.n piinclpslly % the sraUad lhs,
by The Declaration a American Inde-
pendenee. IL Is declared .shal Ill men are
epstsd equal. lhs, they are endowed By
their Creator, with certain unsl.ensbis
rgh,s." &c.
Afsr the residing Of the petition. lhe -
semhly manifested grea, s-asa ian. soms
cried out pnii hln (Mr. Mendeahall,
dowa. and ahigh degree ofexcIisneni. 81
singer, and Of lni,gnsiion we're kirdllng
against him. Tue slightest manifestation
Of dis2lessure on The part cf Mr.. Clsy.
might have exposed Mr. Menienhsll 10
great personal danger. Bet Dir. Clay
RISE. With perfect calmuess and comPo-
sure, and firsl addressed tbs multitude, 10
ssiraIn ol persuasion and entreaiy. lie
hoped that Mr.. Nj. might be treated with
The greater forbs arsnet and respect. lie
assured his fellow ciIizsns ihere csl!esiS
ed. that ihe presentation II the petition had
uoi occasioaed ban The slightest pain, nor
excited one solitary dIssgTsssbls emotion.
lfn were 70 be presented to HIN. he pre-
ferred thai il should be doas 10 ihs face Of
thus vast aad respectable asse0,blsge. lie
thought he could give il such IN snsSer
as became bim aud he subject Of whlrh
il treated. Al 81 svrnls. be enuestet
snd bessechsd his fellow cilizens. fnr
their sake. FOR bis c1Dniry's sake, for bis
sake. 20 offer no disresPecl. ~ indigni-
Is, % violence, in word OF deed, TO Mr.
.Msndsnhali.
This appearing 10 compose the assam
bly,. Mr.. Clay bowed 10 MIR. Msndenhall,
and sddressing him, said:
1 will nov, sr. make 90 you and 10
this petition. such response a. becomes
me. Allow me 70 say. that | ihi,k you
haze not eonfssned 10 the independent
character ol a. Americas einzen. 10 pre-
SEEMING a peiition % we. ] sp. Ike
yourself. bat . private eiuzen. A peltiOn.
ss The Term i.pIies, seasrally proceeds
from an iaierior 10 poser. 90 station. % .
Superior; bat between us, there 10 entire
equality. And ~ha, are ,he crcumsisn
ces under which YOU have chosen 20 offer
ii, sn total Stranger. passiag through
your State, On my way 10 is cspltsl, IN
consequence of al ia,itatioa with which
have beea hon ,rcd 10 visit IL. 90 eI>
change friendly sslussiions wltk such of
my fsllos cdizFas Of Ind,ana az think
proper 10 meet NE. and % accept Of their
hospitality. Anxious a. am TO see shem.
aud 10 siss psrIs Of ibis State which ]
had never seen. l came here with hesila-
tion and reluctance. because appreiltn.
del thu. tue motives az my journey night
be misconceiyrd aud perverted. Bat
when The iuliilmepi VI al old proaise 10
visit indlsna polls wss Insisted upon.
welded 10 The solicitation. Of my lfieads.
anl haze presented myself an .'ns you.
Such 10 The occasioa which has been
Deliberately selected for rendering this Pc
iIiiou to me. am advanced ID ye.ts.
aad ueilller nysell nor the place Of my
fssiisnce is slloge,her unknusn 10 the
world. Yss might. al any lime within
shese lac, 20 OF 30 years. hsve presents
ed your pentian 70 me at AshlInd. IL
you had. gons there for lhai purpose. you
should have been received aud treated
wi,h perfect respect and liberal hospilsII.
81.
NV. Mr.. Neuaenhall. let rs reverse
conditions, aud suppose you bad been in
viled 10 Kentucky 70 psr.ske olits bospi-
tallts; and thai. previous 10 Your arrival.
had euployed such means - ! under
stand have been used 10 gsl d. this pstiS
lion. 10 obtain the signatures Of e,hzens
al that s.ie 10 petition 10 present 10
you. 10 relinqu,sh your fsra aud other
properly, Whist wnuid yan haze thought
OF sach pseeesd,ngl Would you have
deemed it conrieonr. and according 10 Tie
rites Of hospitality!
known well thai sou. and those WIN
thlak si'k yon, controvert The lsgilima-
cy Of slavery. aud deny raa RIGHT 81 pra