The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-07-28

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I ws iron KshiBrky. rrnsrksd tkss he
had Iour sons IN that State. and thar be
vas very sorry hey wers divided 10 po-
lIites. tao being for Adams and i~s Coz
Jackson; he wished they we're al Cor
g.rkson. Whyf l asked him. Because.
he said. lhsl fellow Clay and Adams bad
rho nd Jackson out Of the Presidency.
Have you ever seen coy evidence my old
friend. ssid |. Of lhsii Nc. be replnsd.
none. and be ssnIed 10 see none. Bot,
! observed. hooking him directly and
steadily IN he lace. suppose Mr. Clay
ssre 20 cone here and assure you. upon
Bis honor, Thar il wss ell vile cslumny.
and MOI waId Of truth in IL. would you
bslisss hinf No, replied lhe old gen
llsmsn promptly and smphalicslly. !, ]
said 70 han, in conclusion. viii ron be
good enough 10 show me 70 bed. and bid
bin good night. The next morning. hsv-
ing. In The interval. learned my ramr. be
cane 10 me fuil Of apologies. bui u once
put him II his ease BY assuring him that
] did noi feel in The slighles. degree hurt
90 offended with him.
Mr. Prssideni. l have been sccused Of
ambition. often accused Of ambition. L
believe. hosessr, that nv sccusers will
be generally found 10 be poliucsl oppc-
nen,s. or Ihe friends 81 sspiisnis in whose
way vas supposed 10 stand. and IL vas
thought. therefore. necessary 70 shove me
aside. ! DEFY my enemies 70 point GU
any act or instance Of my life. 10 which ]
have sought the attainmeni Of oiiiee by
dshancrable OF unworthy means. Did
] display inordinsie ambition, when.
under The administration OF Mr.. NJ aJison.
! declined . foreign mission Of The first
grade, end an Executive Department.
boih Of which he successfully kindly
iendered 10 mel When. under ihs, Of
his successor. Mr.. Monroe, Vas FIRST
unportuned (as no one knows better than
that sterling old patriot, Jonathan Roberts.
now ihrealrned. % ,he papers tell us,
with an expulsion from an Office which
was never filled with more honesty and
uprighinfss. because he declines 10 Be .
serslle inslrumenl.) 10 secep, Secretary.
ship, and was afterwards offered carte
blanche oi oil The Foreign missionsi A,
the epoch al the election Of 1926, believe
no one doubted a, Washington that, IL ]
had fsl, il my duty n vote Cor Gen. Jack
son, he would have invited me 10 take
charge of q Department. And such on
doubletlly Mr.. Crau f"rd would would
have done. if he had been elected. When
the Harrisburg Convention assembled.
the general expectation was that the
nomination would be given 10 me. Il
was given 10 The lamenied Harrison. Did
| exhibit extraordinary ambition when,
cheerfully scqu,escing, threw myself
into The canvass and made every exeriian
in my power TO insure us success! Wa.
il evidence OF unchasiened ambition ~
me 10 resign. as recently did, my seal
in The Sensie--lo resign The Dictatorship,
with which my enemies had so kindly
invested me, and come home 10 the quiet
walks Of private lifrl
Blu, am ambitious because some oil
my countrymen have seen FL 10 associate
my name with The succession for the
Presidential office. DO those who prefei
the charge know what have done, OF
not done. in connex,on with tina, ohjscli
Have they gwen themselves the trouble
to inquire 81 all into any agency Of mine
in respect to IL! | believe not. II, 10 q
subject which | approach with all the
dsl,cacy which belongs 10 it. and with q
due regard to the dignity Of the exsl ed
station; bu, on which shall. al the same
time. speak to you. my friends and neigh.
bors. without reserve, and with The utmost
csndor.
| Iha,e prompted none Of those move.
ments amang The people Of which We
have seen accounts. As fer as am con
cerned. they are altog, Their spontaneous.
and not only without concert Nth me,
but most generally without any sor, oi
previous knowledge on my part. That
| am thankful and grs,eful-profouudly
grateful--for these manifestations OF conf.
dence aud attachment. will no, conceal
or deny. But have been, and mean Ia
sremsin. q passive, il not Indifferent
pectstor. | have reached time ol lite,
aud seen enough of high official stations
to enable me justly to appreciate their
value. their cares, their responsibilities.
their ceaseless duties. That estimate oil
their worth, in a personal point Of view.
would restrain me fran seeking to fill
any one, the highest Of them. in scram
BILE Of doubtful issue. with political oppo-
nen,s. much less with pol,ucsl fr,ends.
Tha, ! should feel greatly honored by
j call from a majority Of the people Of this
county, to the highest office IN then
g,f.. | shalt no, DENY: nor, if my health
were preserved. nigh, feel al liberty 10
decline summons so authoritative and
commanding. Blu, declaIe. most sol
emily, tina, have not. up ,othis momen,
/ determined whether | will consent Il
the use OF my name or no, as candlisu
for The Chief Magistracy. Tina, 10
grave question. winch should be decides
by all s,,ainable lights. which, ,hmk
Is no, necessary yei TO be decided, aud
, dse;.,an nj ~hici, I rasa,va N o,ysslf |.