The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-17
TENNESSEE.

| Httu 81 SsAheuhs hetl lsnhctsrrs On tue
Islh ult. The following Deelsrsuon and
Besolullons were adopted:
DECLARATION.
/ Without controversy. in the opinion Of
this Convention, our country could neyer
hare been reduced 10 its present stale Of
ruin and degradation under . wise and
wholrsome administration Of public 81
fairs. in time Of profound peace.
From the day Of the removal Of the
public deposites from the Rank Of The
United States down IN this moment. the
Government has been in the hands Of our
apponents-lhe sell-slylsd democratic
party. With ample majorilies in Con-
gress, they have adopted and carried aul
their own system Of measures. They
destroyed The Bsnk Of The United States.
and with il The best currency ever enjoy.
ed by any people on the face Of the
earth; and secured the sequiescence Of
The people in Ibis course BY inducing
them 10 believe that . Nsuonal Bank
might and would be created BY them,
without the objectionable features OF the
one they bad destroyed. Then suddenly
changing their ground. they opposed .
National Bank il any form. and adopted
the Stale Bank dsposi,s system, Which
they promised would furnish The country
with !" better currency" and cheaper ex
changes than The U. s. Bank had done.
This experiment having failed, again IS il
by magic, they changed their position,
and took ground sgsinst all banks, and
promised The country currency excln-
sisely of Gold and Silver. by this mag
nl6ceBt humbug they continued them
selves in power another term; but sudden
ly This golden bubble burst, and imms-
dlsiely upon the heels of This explosion
came the memorable sub-'ressury scheme,
to furnish gold and silver currency for
The olIice.holJers and rag money and shin
plasters for The people.
Upon The adoption Of this measure. so
uncongenisl with the spirit and genius OF
our free insliiutions-lhe extent Of our
territory and magnitude of our commerce
coupled with the most reckless usurpa-
zion Of Executive power-,he people Of
the Republic. seeing The downward ten
dency Of things. were aroused 10 sense
Vt the dangers which threatened them.
and with one accord. determined TO re-
dress the wrongs Inflicted upon them by
their selfish aud ambirinus rulers. The
ever memorable Revolution Of 1870 en-
sued. An oppressed and ruined people
rose ur in the majestic power Of their
might, and slmost by exclamation our op-
ponenis were driven from power. and
their destructive measures end daring
usurpauons were condemned and rephdi.
s.ed. The lllus,rious and iameniej Har-
rison vac chosen 10 preside over The je,-
TIMES Of the nation. snd the people fejnic-
ed IN anticipation ofbsiter times. Butby
an ell. wise. but inscru,abls Providence, he
was cut of 10 the very commencement. Of
HE public duties, and The nation was de-
pri.ed Of their choice. and The adoption
of those chsrised principles to which they
had so fondly looked for the restoration
Of their prosperity. and the re.esiabllsh.
msnt Of the principles Of our wing fathers
Of the Revolution. The accession Of
john Tyler. and his base treschery. per.
hdy aud treason to his principles. his par
~ and his country. are Too fresh in the
memory OF oil to require comment. Fol
lowing "in the footsteps Of his iIlnslrious
predecessor" Bened,c. Arnold. he sold
himself TO The enemy. and by the use end
unparalleled abuse Of the Veto power. he
has been used by our opponents To III
and defeat every measure adopted by a
ps,rio,Ic Wing Congress for the relief Of
q distressed and suffering cour w: and 10
continue upon Us the unwise and desols-
ting course Of policy which commenced
with ths removal Of The deposi,ss. dawn
to The present moment, in It's most sggra-
va,ed form.
From This brief review OF pas, events,
coupled with the universal stale "f bank
ruptcy and ruin which stares U. in the
lace wherever we turn our eyes over the
lace OF our nnce prosperous aud happy.
but NOW f.llen aud degraded country. il
must be obvious TO the most superficial
observer, that crisis has arrived in our
national affairs. which demands the exer.
else Of the united wi,dum. patriotism and
snetgy Of the Nation. The sl,ghres,
glance at The signs Of the times will show
gre', slacriIv on the part Of the people To
engage in another confic, to redres. their
wrongs, and mo less unsnimi'y and en-.
'busiasm as To the distinguished spirit by
shom they are 10 be led on 10 .lc,ory.
rbf relore-
LIST. Resolved, as the sentiment Of this
Convention. Tha, in consideration Of The
grea. sbIlIly Of HENRY Clay Of KY.
his we'll known advocacy Of = United
States Bank. the grea, and leading meas
IRE Of the Wing party, and many other
measures upon which we believe the
prosperity OF our country depends, his
'nhex'ble consisleney-his profound wis
dom and experience, and unqussuonabl
patriotism and public sirtne,--that VIC
most heartily select him as our fi.e leader;
and hereby Nominate him as our candidate