The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-04-27
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Possf. The following sxnaea ID rris-
lion - Mr. Clay i srpiele slsh hislarl.
rsl truths. presented ID Ihe most striking
baggage. Tie sd.iress il sspposed Il
hate been sralsn ~ tLal STIRLING Wig.
beal. Watkins Leigh. q nsa u whoa
any nalioa nigLl well Be proud. lsIssA
error ~ he age that ah,liiies Ike his are
peEmi:ird 10 laaguish in Eellrsnital.
@hsisi The ehaRfelisg and The iairigasr
oeeaPy saIioas shieh they Leill<r merit
nor ad0ra.
Il beeomFs us u indicate our prefsr.
ence - u The candidate ofihe Wing parry
fur The next Pfss,denrr. Iaslruc.ed b.
oar constituents. - seIi - ID accordance
xish oar nwn feelings. &c proclaim that
HENRY CLAY. Of Kentucky. il HE
Offices 81 that preferences, o*ef III esh.s
men--Ieel.riRg. hosrEer. mis- arawsI.
&c deem il due 20 our bra,her Wings. IN
other Stiles. who may prefer any other
individual, i eny such there BE-. hat we
are willing 70 submit hls claims 10 The
consideration and decision Of National
Convention. We deem IL unnecessary
10 sustain The nomination ~ This die / =
gui-hed Statesman and paHi0l, BY n
enumeration IL public sersiers. or BY an
attempt iosind,calc hrs character from the
aspersIons az his enemies. Tne srryi-
ers are inscribed upan every page Of his
couauy's History character has
passed through HE 6esy ordeal ID nnme-
rnus party contests, wMh9nt . spst or
biem,sh resting upon il. lis blHerrsi
enemies admi, hs superiority 10 all self
ish considerations: and they who mo>i
loudly condemn his opinions. confess the
independents with which they are svow-
ell. and The ability with ehlch they ATE
msiniained. A native OF Virginia. while
he has always been loysl ~ The Union.
he has never hesn an alien 10 Tie land ri
his birth. lie has NO military exploits
Il Which 70 boast; but although he ne
yer vas summoned 10 The field. his wise
councils gave eaergy 70 the arm thai,
welded The sword. and lis eloquent
voice. like tina, oil Dsmo, lbenes. when he
aroused The A lhenians against the NJ scedn-
man invader, often enklndleJ The dr6op>
ing courage-o his country when i'm
eeeliiy. and Goa ardice. and tftaehery had
sulsk our dag, and shrosded the nation in
gloom, Equal 10 any emergency, he hss
twice. BY his wise anoder 4iion. thrown hum
self betseea lsduri tied parties. and rescu
ed he Union from impending dissolution.
In 1919, when The ques ion, vi the annex
1t on Of Missouri 10 The Coniederscy agi
t~trd The ii Ills OF Confederacy aRia,ed
the Halls &c Congress. and IN 1889. when
she friends Of ourlree IN stiiu,ions irenbled
for their safety. Al each Of ahese critical
esas in The history Of our Government,
Henry Clay proved hia sell equal to the
tina. arose, when feeble
minds. or les4 patriotic spirits. would have
sunk despairingly under the ,risl. or
rashly de6sd its consequences. A. tha,
proud period Of his brilliant career, he
The beautiful sentiment. that
Peace hath its victory as well as Var"
And laid his coun,rymen under obliga-
;ians, the force If which. even party ma
lightly cannot wholly destroy. and which
lie highest honor in their gift csnnu,
nore than repay. ~.