The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-17

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candidate FOR The Presidency; aud eonse-
quenIly that no mora Of Lhem were inisn-
deS TO be-pablished then were necessary
10 explain his present opinions and views
upon the important pOIi:iesl questions be-
fore the country.
The editor OF the Standard is pulling
himself to account Cor the great falling OF
in he Democratic strength. in The various
districts in this state. " The incIemen-
cy Of the weather" and /" The rain ponr
ing in iorens," he says, "operaicd spe-
eiaiiy against the Democrats" AID con-
sequenlly hundreds Of The Democracy"
concluded that Il would be as well TO let
their candidate be elected without their
votes! while the Wings, /. who knew they
were in the minority" were driven on BY
/" The general desperation Of their cause"
and worked with might sud main!"
Wen, these "superhuDan exerlions"
passed without our observation: but one
thing The editor Il The Standard has for
COTTON, which in this region II least ope-
raied 10 Thin his ranks more than all The
causes We has mentioned. if the edi-
tor will look into some OF the old files Of
the Standard, he will find that Nnlliica-
lion, and Nulli6ers, and John &. Calhoun,
were served up in the same category
with Banks, and Bank bought Wings. and
Blue-lighi F,sleralists-and the Standard
was read by great many Democrats.
They were then Jackson Democrats. a. d
appro, ed Of Gen. Jackson's Proclamation,
and looked upon The movements in South
Carolina little better ihan treason. Mr..
Van Buren, afterwards promised 10 fol-
low in 81 the footsteps" and Jackson men
become Ian Rurcn Democrats. This
was very natural. But there are some
Democrats who have quite an acute sense
Of propriciy, aud love the appearance Of
consistency; and these will require good
,leel Of training befnrc they will consent
10 become Calhoun Democrats. Ii was
this cause more than i" the inelemency of
,he weather." that s,luced " hundreds of
tie Democracy IN stay away from the
polls" rather Than vote fur an avowed
supporter Of Mr.. Calhoun. This we
know. opcmied,o some extent; and we
can give other reasons quite as good II
the editor Of The Standard desires them.
In Iiillsboramnh, for instance, the vote for
MIR. Nash was almos, uucxamp'ed."
Standard
Well, il is true that Mr. Nash received
good vote in Ilillsborough. and IN the
county the largest majority lha, has been
received by any candidate in a contested
election for many years. Blu, is this any
disgrace TO The Why party, or to their
randiIatc' II is the place Of his birth;
he has passed his whole life in the coun
| "; and is il sllnge that those who were
brough, up with him-those who know
his worth and appreciate his talents
should vote for him! We trow not. 1t
has hitherto been considered good eri-
,erion by which 10 judge Of the worth OF
man, to observe The estimation in which
he is held i'm his own neighborhood,
where il is TO be presumed he rs best
known. Gen. Na"iel was beaten in his
avn county; but il is not oar'insentlon 10
draw a comparison from that circum-
stance, and wesssheuld not have alluded
10 il ir the Standard had not, in order to
do away the effect of the large vote for
Mr.. Nash in Hillsburough, insinuated
unfairness on The part of the Wings.
Has the editor any proof of such unfair.
ness! if he has, let him bring il forth
In the sequel, we trust, the editor will
find that other causes which he has moi
vet, dreamed Of, have operated to ase dis
comliture of his hopes in this county
Indeed the editor of The Standard may
thank his stars that il did rain on the day
Of election; for we verify besieve that bn
for that circumstance tke efforts Of the
Person Demoency" would moi have
s,sed hisParIy from total defeat.