The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-06-16
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THE GREAT DEBkTE.

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ahe ciice Of GoFernoE hare been engaged
for Ias kosFs sad fkiriy5fre miaaies.
siIheaf any inlermissioa, ~ most AMI
mated Discussion Of III lhoss Posnts q
National and Snle Politics which divide
che Two great parties whose rsPfessl'
aaaixes sbey are. Commencing ~ ~
Osrloek, A. ~, Mr.. Morehead spoke iof
two hours, when, sgreeAhy 70 arrange
men, he gave way % Mr.. Henry, Eho
spoks for , h0ars and 10 minutes, Gihe
jsss hour and 10 minutes By he courtesy
of Mr.. Morebead sed his friends. The
agreement having been that each should
sneak has tee hours Al a time. DIR.
Morehssd lsioined Tor 2 hours and 40
smiaulss. Mr.. Henry ? hours more, and
Cor. Morehead 1s Misunderstanding The
debate sl ss minutes past 3 o'clock u
,nirhs-Mr. Morehead having occupied
s hours and IS minutes. and Mr. Henry
8 hours and 10 minutes.
TAere vese hundreds Of persons pff-
seat. msay &C shom never lefl the ground
90 get noushful 10 cal during the whole
OF This prolracied period; many OF whom
sfood Cor hours together in one spot; and
many Of whom closed their stores and
work hops, 90 that there was . pretty
general suspension of business. A num-
Der OF gentlemen were here from Robe
son, Moore, Richmond, Bladen and Samp.
son counties, whose chief business in
Town was 20 witness this first meeting Of
che rival candidates. .-.
And glorious meeting u has been Tor
ihe Wings! Never party had more no.
nest, more gallant, more able, or eio-
auen. leader, than John NJ. Moreheadi
And neyer leader had more unequisocal
marks Of the enthusiasm with which he
inspired his auditory. lie received The
warm congratulations Of large number
OF his lrien,ls who accompanied him 10
bis Iedgings. al the victory which their
Joyful faces, moi less than the wo-begone
countenances or The few Of his opponents
who were 70 be seen, SO plaialy told him
thsl he had gained. II was indeed vic.
tory: victory not won without a slrug-
gle. powerful struggle. maintained with
all the ardor, ali the eloluence, all The
iact, all the arr. for which his adversary
mas gained no lills reputation. The col
iision was conducted with fairness on
both sides, as well by The candidates as
she people; for which all parties deserve
great credit.
Its NOT possible that we should give
our readers any hing more than The out
lines cf the debate. 1'he Governor com
msnced By defending himself from the
various charges which have been made
sgains, him. as well BY his opponent as
by the press. The charges OF his having
prescribed public officers for opinions
sake. he msl fally and satisfactorily. So
Gar fran prescribing any such persons, be
had Te-app0inisd Democrats To Office
wherever he had leund them in Office.
The TOO Democrats 70 one Wing whom
ne found in the Literary Board, he re-
appointed. One Of them declined to &C.
cepl, because OF his private business.
Tie other did accept, and held the place
gill be was about 70 remove % Baltimore,
when he resigned. lie flled tbs vacan-
cies yilh the most proper persons whom
he could end. (sx-Governor Dudley and
Mr.. Gales, )-gsnslemen ~he could adj
wise with Him usefully in regard 70 the
duties Of ths, Board. Neither had be
prescribed The Democrat sho belonged 10
che Internal Improvement Board-he had
re-appoinied him al.e. lie had been Bit
serly assailsi BY Mr. Henry and his par
~ organs for prescribing for opinions
sake, a Democrat from the lilile office Of
keeper Of The public buildings at Raleigh.
lie showed in reply 10 this charge, that
there was no such officer known TO the
law ill the act OF the last Legislature, un-
der which he made the first appointment;
consequently, that there could be no pro-
scriplion from an Office which had no ex-
islence. That moreover, the " proscrib-
ed man, who had had possession Of the
keys before the Office was created, was
incorporate; ard above all, the Governor
was informed that he was Whig! and
had re.ed The Wing ticket So that IN
90 particular was lhe charge true.
lie stated fully his disposition Of thc
mopsy appropriated by the last Legisla-
cure for furniture and for repairs OF the
Governors house. How he had had 10
expcnd some Of his own money TO COM
plsle the furnishing of the house;-how
he had used but $1,000 Of the $4,000
which a comRillee Of the Legislature,
with democratic member from this ooun'
~ at its head. had reported as necessary
60 repair the house. fences, &c,;-how he
had expended the enormous sum of S75
60 build an Ice-house on the lott His
own ice-house at home had .cesl him twice
as much.)
Having disposed of these and other
squaily important charges with which he
hal been sssaiied, be passed to an exami.
nation af DIR, Iienry's Letter of Accept
ance, aud Of his political tergiversations.
al the close of which lac read from the
letter passage declaiming most strenn-
orsly on the improperly of furnishing the