The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-02-24
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y mENRY.s LETTER.

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We reiurn 70 ; e0nsislrEaiion q Us -
horcl appeal % the hal passion q i.ie
neorle. l docnmeni which has excited ne
.s,a,ishmens of tllose uho locked Ter Ct
her talent or iruth IN he ceniession q
Fsilh OF lhe leader O. he l4ocoi0eo Parry.
The second paragraph of he lelifF !
a follows, lsnd As il Is sll il enc sen-
fsesce. We would advise he reader % diaw
! long breath before he slaTls:l-
.The exalted motives al raiEioiism,
tl.si called together Al his inelemeni sea
son OF ihe year. AZ 80 great distance
/ frOm il.eir homes, such large ConEen-
ion of Planters. Fumes, and NsrLe-
nirs-uuly representing the great indus
trial ana agricultural classes Ct our PoPu-
lalian. sni forth b. lie spontaneous
movements Of he people in their primary
meetings, prompted BY The disiress and
embarrassment brought upon the eoun-
.ry by The misrule Of the Wing parry
lhal Convention TOO, in lis action. inlia-
enced by no LeGd6:s. or GsEidng po'iii-
eians, but preceding under The dictates
Of their own judgment, and zealonsly re-
solved upon Tie good Of their suffering
country-aH these considerations. united
with my arden, devotion TO the cause OF
Democracy. and admiration e is prin-
cip;es, and The deep impression that
cur common country is bleeding under
wounds inflicted BY Infatuated parry lead
ers, haze determined me 10 accept the
hnnored banner Of my party. and 70 bear
il with nv best ability, Incompatible as |
know il Is. with my feeble health, and
the retired habits Of ny life. irnsfing am
der Praridenee. 10 the justice ofonl cause.
and 10 the jealous cooperation Of every
Democrat. irhO Lorss his principles for
fis sake of his cOnmisg."
Such large conyenlion," so large
that % only out Of II counties in the
state were represented. T" Such large
Convention Of Planters, faralers and
Mechanics" This Is intended A. ano,h-
er compliment, we suppose. bnt it is
equally al the expense OF truth. II the
people take Mr.. Henry's word for il, the
Convention was composed enarslg az
these three classes. We Of course do not
know the occupations OF all the members,
but LEI Us take the delegation from this
county, and what DO We find! ? Lair-
gers and | Lac Student. out Of ten de-
legaies. Who are the individuals who
figure in The Convention! Its President
is Preacher, one OF lis Vice Presidents
a Doctor, its principal orators were Mr..
Haywood, Mr.. iiybart. Col. Wheeler,
Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Strange, Mr.. Edwards.
Mr.. Wilder,-all Lawyers. Aud get Mr..
Henry. Lawyer himself, so lowers him
self as 10 fall into what his party appears
to regard as popular prejudice, and casts
a slur upon his own profession! ATS
an i'll bird" &c. says The proyerb. For
oar part, we have no idea ol professional
men being deemed more unfit for pnblic
employmenss, than any other class. We
know many Of them who will compare
with persons OF any other class for all the
qualities that make men respectable and
IfMr. Henry, as a Lawyer, j. |
willing TO admit his uawor;hineSs, so be
il; but We protest against the application
of any such grove!ling doctrine to any
class Of the people.
But it seems that the Convention. Tor
the people, il is moi exactly cl2ar which,
were prompted by The distress and en-
baF..assment brought upon the country by
the misrule Of the Wing party" This
would be gross deception, if il could
deceive any body. Every man in the
including Mr.. Henry, well
knows, that this =. distress and embar-
had its origin long before the
Wings had the power to rule or misrule |
The country. He admits the fact himself, |
in another part of his letter, where he |
says, after tracing, in a most deceptive /
manner, the extension of the credit sys-
.em, that "in October, 1889. the U. =. |
Bank led off with another suspensIon,-i
Ill the State Banks followed, and in a few
short months, this mass If superiacum-
rent debt. fell ,cih n mighty crash upon
he people. under HE freight of wLich
hey hare been grooming, and miH CONT
lue 10 groan for years 10 came" Now
lere is distinct admission, that his for
ner assertion, that " the distress and en-
were brought upon the coun-
ry by the misrule of the Wing party"
y MOI true. The Wings came into pow
'r on the 4iiI Of March last. AMI remained !
n power only six manths-if so long. /
The Executive then abandoned the Wing
Congress, and left il powerless to carry |
put its measures Of relief. But this dis
ress under which the people are groan-
ing. is admitted by Mr.. Henry to have
existed since 1899, more than a wear be-
fore the Wings came into power. The
most that can with truth be urged against
The Wing party is, that they have not
yet been able to stay the % rent of adyer-
'ity which for eight years past his been
bearing down every interest in the conn-
Try. Ii had its source in the unlawful .
and arbitrary removal Of the dcposiles bv |
Gen. Jackson; il was fed by the Specie