The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-04-28

0ner oriieffu MN capable 81 me only set
al political baseneEs ever charged upon
him amid die multiplied calumnies with
which he had been puEsued-a charge
originated BY an ATTRACTIONS ecnspirsey,
scarcely paralleled in the annals Of poll.
tics, and now. happily for The country,
for The cause Of truth and patriotism, dis.
PEELED, disproyed, and BY an ingenious
minds, thoroughly disbelieyed; and his
elevation 70 The Presidency is due 10 him,
ifforno Other reason, As llle only adequate
i PREPARATION for the most cruel wrongs ever
inflicted upon distinguished public be-
nefactor. IL Oliver Cromwell's rule, 10
Judge Of the future from The past" be
A. certain now in IFS results, Is il was in
bis day. no uneasincss need be felt by The
Wings, in taking Mr.. Clay for heir can
Il dsdale. True. IS public man, lie has
hls faults. What man has nolg But his
faults are those which belong 10 a manly,
open and impeluous temper, which,
though u sometimes runs into excess, in
siinctively spums alliance with every
thing insidious, skulking. or in the least
akin 70 hypocrisy or corruption. If such
man cannot be trusted, in whom can
confidence be placed!
Some may say, continued Mr.. B., that
though action AT this time NAV be proper,
yet it will not come with prophecy from
the Wings Of North Carolina. Or, in
other words, that as we have been, az
times. heretoforeied, we should now await
The movement Of our neighbors. and put
under their guardianship what they have
been pleased 10 think the infant. half idiot
state Of North Carolina. What, sir, shall
the good sense Of lhe Old North State sub
nit TO take lie direction from the yisiona-
~, yet mischieyous distractions of Viz
ginia, or the disorganizing, anii-social,
misunderstanding metaphysics of our
Southern neighbor! Is this 4 position
worthy Of ourselves, or our sires! Sir,
said Mr.. b.. we should lead on this oc-
casion, and have, in my judgment, the
qualities that eniiile us TO the distinction.
II is no neu thing with our people To gire
lead to the rest Of the Union. During
the year Immediately preceding the gIo-
rious Revolution of 1915, when doubt and
uncertainty were spread over the states
when even wise and good men were en-
deavoring to conciliate our unnatural mo-
ther across the wa:er--at that day few
determined patriots of North Carolina, on
their own responsibility, and without con-
suliing the opinions, or engaging The sup
port OF others. impelled by their sense Of
tyranny and their determination to be free,
boldly declared their separation from the
mother couniry--an act never surpassed
for ats fearless and indomiiable spirit, in
the whole history Of resistance 10 oppres-
sion. We then led at MeckIenburg, and
raised the standard Of Liberty 10 the whole
people Of the United States. And the
Declaration, put forth by our forefalhers
more than twelve months afterwards, by
which they assumed their equal stand
among the nations Of The earth, was but
the echo Of the Continent to TIA, shout of
Independence which had been raised in
North Carolina.
Sir, said Mr.. b., is this the only in
stance in which we have led? The event
full crisis of 1910, was second only to
that Of 1915. The object of the one was
TO free US from foreign tyranny. and ena.
BILE us to act independently Of external
control; that Of the other, was to deliver
us from domestic oppressors who. mains
tanning the form Of Republican Govern
ment, were doing every thing in their
power 10 change the spirit of om ins,i,u-
tons. and TO obstruc, the general welfare.
In that crisis, who was il that led? The
people Of North Carolina. The gentle
man from Beriie, as he had stated, pledg-
ed North Carolina at Harrisburg to the
support Of Harrison and Tyler, and his
fellow-citizens gallantly responded to the
call, and whilst Io!iowing him, they led
others. In Congress, great dissa,isfae-
lion was felt when intelligence reached
there, OF the result Of the Harrisburg Con.
vention. The members from North Ca
rolina, though greatly disappointed at the
defeat OF Mr.. Clay, were the first to take
The nomination of Harrison heartily up,
and fling his banner to the breeze. Had
The Old North State faltered--had her
sons been dispirited or iukewarm, it is
scarce too much 10 say, that Harrison
would not have received his Just reward.
Her example exerled a moral influence
On the Union, which settled the contest.
1t is not only proper, sir. continued
Mr.. B., that North Carolina should speak
'ut on this subject, but it is her peculiar
province TO do so. Let her voice pro-
lain the name of HENRY CLAY, and
this wide Republic, from the
Atlantic to its most westernsborder, re-
'ponsive shout will be heard, swelling
ouder and louder, until at our glorious
success, il shall reach the loftiest peal of
and grateful joy!
Another most important matter ra,
mains, on which. said Mr.. B., | wish 10
'ay word. Action and energy are in
lispensable agents 10 success in political
contests. Unless we initiate the conduct