The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-12-12

S4ohaih. ke The Bibls. 10 20 grestax-I
ieas smeeddsd in uur sneelons. our most
cherished associations. and 10 see,aI snd /
civil ussgss. Almost universally lie
| place. Il PvbiIe amDseRsst are eI.s.d. !
and - general i.ei, and 10 growing
], gree. u.tfe 10 . e sssison from o; en- Ia /
Dor. aud those from y hon hi. priSIlsge |
Is vel aiihheld-far siIhkeld Il is ia in.
.lshrss fssriully numsrous-hase btguh
10 |. el u die soresi evil Of their po,e rly
lhai they eanRolobiain lh.i even a. bS0n
= hirh y lhelrs hy insl'anabls birlLnehl-
BY he hgaey 81 their fathers. or p,r
sl1ergIh ~ his desire fnr deln elsncs lheie
are NE most convincing pro. & before ,he
Convention. and among The motives which
have sssembled us here. msry Of ns from
distsnl homes. were The affecting appesis
Of this very class Of our prescribed {. l. !
law rliizens Tor ihe help which public
oplhIen and sympslhy may bring 10 their
r.ilsl. Shall il be dsnisdl End especial
ly shall the sought fE AID be wilhheld by
thase sho have The power TO giant IT,; AID
,hsi Tor The sake Of gains. uncertain ., The
best. but which il Teslized viii bring no
good. aud which may YET rUfile and de-
ln,b The pilnw ofdeaib.
Ia conclusion, we would ssk Of our lel-
los citizens their Lauence. their kind per
sussions. and above sll, their biameiess ex-
ample IN AID Of this cause, 10 The further
ance Of which so many and 20 VARIOUS
considerations prompt ". The world
has never witnessed The spectacle 81 an
universal obedience 70 the Sabbath in any
county and IFS full power 10 bless ma
ZION is We, unresrsled. Ia no other land
can The trial be made with such encourage
mems rs in this, and with such power Of
example TO The 9orlJ-for If successful
here II will be ss the voluntary decision
Of free people.
| II vas the remark Of one of The ablesl
and purest Of those foreigners who came
to our aid in the days Of revolutionary peril,
end WHO made his home. and recently his
grave among us-,he ls,e venerable d.
ponceau oil Pniladelphis--,hst Of all we
claimed as characteristics. our observance
: oil The Sabbath 10 the only one truly ma
, tloDsl and American, and for this cause.
/, il for no other. be trusted u would never
lose its hold on our affections and pa,ri-
: otism. Twas noble thought, and may
! well mingIe with higher and noble mo.
: tivss 10 stimulate our effurts and encour.
age our hopes. And while il 10 the glory
E SO eagerly coveted by other nsIions that
, they may be pre-emineni in conquesis and
] extended rule, let US gladly accept il as
our distinction, and wear IL as the fsIrest
} III all that grace our escutcheon, III We
. pre-eminen,ly honor the Sabbath aud the
. Sabba,h's Lord.
In behalf of,he Convention,
E JOHN Q ADAMS, President.
HARMER DENNY, Secretary.
Mr.. Adams, the venerable Presidrn,,
Then arose and stated thai as he proposed
,, g"ing to Washington this evening, he
would mt again be present in The C"nven-
ton. He would, therefore, renew the ex.
preston Of Ills thanks for the honor dune
him, in selecting him to p;esi''e over The
!, Convention. He also expressed bis
. erea. grstI6calIon in listening to the dts
cussions that had taken place, end lie
had no doubt the most favorable results
would be produced By the proceedings
on the OCCASION. The results would Tend
: siill farther n confirm the memorable de-
!, clal alton Of that grea. man. Mr.. Dupon
ceau, tina, the Unitrd States were in adj
= vanre OF every other nation in the world
! in It's observance and regard Tor the S,b-
bath. lie then took leave Of The Con-
ypntiop.
To the evening, long discussion ensu-
: ed upon resolution offered by Mr.Bosrd-
man. expressing regre, that The Congress
, OF The United States had, in several in
stances, tesecrated The Sabbath; BY Sun
day sessions. and recording the deliber-
ate conviction Of the Convention that the
practice should be sustained from 10 fn-
ture. Alter much deb ,ts. the Rev. T..
q II. S,ockon read The following as a sub
stitu,e.
Resolved, That the Convention do
: hereby respectfully tender to such men,
s. bers Of Congress as heretofore attempted
+. to proven, Decorating the Lords Day, by
9 the unnecessary extension OF Legislative
;. action into tbs sacred day, its unanimous
commenda,ion, and further express tie
n hope that similar efforts hereafter will be
A sustained BY majority Of their honorable
o body.
i Dr.. Boardmsn immedi ,tely rose and
:. said he was so pleased with the resolution
l. that he begged TO be pernued to adopt
y II,
e The question was Immediately put
and the resolution carried unanimously.
! The convention adjourned sine die.
is Torn Stalk Sugar.-Mr. jain Besl
u of New Harmony, Iowa, has made 49,