The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-05

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esnnos seills great Constitutional Gees
non N The sbsenee Of resoluiioo. 10 ths
sbsenee ol q eonvsniion Of The people,
lhen The constitution 10 useless piecs Of
parchment. and ne bad as veil 90 b,tk
q chaos. By converting society inlo il.
original elements. and from confusion,
ipfm . gossfnment De moro. Boz, mi.
constitutional otjsslion aside. and We are
met BY sno.llef, shich, 10 my mind, il
urged without sineeTily. bsl with much
zesl--sn objection which meets With lis
bHihin party snd IL welded 10 Loco Foco-
ism-an objection as hesrtless in ils
, character. - lhe purpose Of lis sulboss
70 distinctive, wicked and dereiIlul. We
are TOLD that bank is monopoly, and
consers on favored few exclusive pfisi-
leges. IL is difficult 10 conceive how :
man ran be honest, and OF sound mind,
who urges such 90 obisclion bslore The
country. A monopoly! What sort Of
monopoly When q bank il chartered
by Congress, there is specified time Tor
ils going into operation. ard belUre doing
50, books are opened 10 every citizen; snd
II from delay. man fails 70 take stock
10 bank. 10 he therefore 10 Join 10 the
brsinless cry of-down with moDopoIy!
The business Of banking is as much q
species Of traffic as dealing 10 corn or fod-
der. II is as much 90. Is The operations
ofthe Roanoke Navigation. or the Rslsieh
and Gasicn Rail Road Company. There
is az much Of the spirit of traffic about
banks. ss there is among merchants. or
mechanics. when The former sells yard
lof clolh, or the latter q cart or . wagon.
Bot We are told that bank, enlisted on
the side Of President, will use lis power
assinsi The liberties Of the People. We
have SEN Bank Of the United States,
aIrayed. IS was alleged. on the side Of .
President, and what power did il EXERT
IL so srrayed. did It procure his rs.elec-
,ioni We have seen President enlisted
sgsinsi bank; and we know Thai be did
accomplish lis downfall. The bank, Of
beat. was bul strong infant in the arms
Of giant. For one. be was heartily iir.
ed OF thisraw head end bloody bones, Us
ed By designing dsmsgoguss TO frigbien
old women aud young children. The
country cannot prosper without such en-
Institution. The .experinent has been
tried. History is Philosophy teaching
by example. The notes OF The old Unit
ed States Banks we're always equal 70
gold and silver. II made no difference
where these notes were issued; they were
all good and current. Then We had en-
abundance Of specie, bot every citizen. oi
every class. was glad 10 exchange il for
United Safes notes. Besides, The Bank
paid heavy bonus 10 the government cor
The privilege OF keeping lis dsposi,es.
Wha, difference bsiween this slate OF
things, aud that existing under The pei
bank and cub treasury sysiems. But he
would not go inln this branch Of the ques-
lion. OF examine the achievements OF tho,e
odious scsmps, Boyd, Linn, Ssstiwoui.
Prize. and many others.
A few remarks more. said Mr. L. end
he would close. lla regretted that he
could not find language vivid enough, TO
give utietancc TO his feelings on The reso
LUTON, nominating Mr. Clay for Tho Pre-
sidsncy. His election would lay bare the
tricks Of political jugleIs who have SO
long nsn,gea The sed pIica,ed machinery
Of party. BY il. would be placed
before the country Slhasked. exposed 10
The lOdlgnan. gaze Of millions Of iresmen.
How molly has he acquitted himself. in
every emergency! When The Missouri
question. which threatened 10 convulse
the nation 10 its centre, was sgitaled--
when mol single bright spo, appear
cd ia lhe political sky--when iismay end
apprehension filled every patriots bosom
--lhen, the gres, Clay threw himself into
the branch, and BY his touching appeals
TO The cuniendine parties, reconSiled the
jsrfing elemenls Of discord aud strife, and
gave buck to auonbled country, Tranquil
peace. THIS act, alone, IN the absence of
81 Vtoa NtotWst WdS eNllhStSul W IhtliGtu-
ate bis fame to The last syllable Of re-
corded ume"--associaling with il, as il
did. all that vas gres,, all that was good.
all thai WAS patriotic. Ills transcendani
eloquance and Vigor Of initllecl hsve given
him an elevation in the national councils,
thai mark him as the master spirit Of The
age. Now, ihsi the Storm has burst up.
on US, and our good ship is sgsin dashed
against The ioamlng wave, slIall We
"Quit the bark 0nd seek the sbcro,
When the Minds whlstle, aad the tompesis
roai?n
No, neverl So long as The gallant Clay
lteads the dock. his p.toned solce
sounding upon the ear" Bear hand
60 ahead--and play your part brisklv"--I
all--all will be well. And how can il
be otherwise. under so glorious leader!
We must and will march 10 victory, in
November, 1874. and erecting The Clay
STANDARD at The Federal Guy. leave il there
to wave its ample folds in triumph,
Ger the land Of the free, and tho home Of tho
brave .
Several gentlemen were now loudly
called on to address the convention, but
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