The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-22

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NJ meal lassrsble rrsulss. under wise ard
..u,ioss samihisuaiien. they are. nfsrF-
lhelsss. exposed 70 pssulisF dangers. We
have ak and lssnly Stairs, each pnsssss.
ieg wilma itself pessrs 81 government,
Ilmilsd only By The Constis,ion Of she
Uniied States; and &c have sGenetsi 61t.
,,nment. 70 shieh are eouhjsdfiighsfusls.
10 Sc exercised lof TIC beneki Of The Peo.
MA Of All The s alss. Il 10 obsioos shsi
M. division 81 powsis. iisfli the resuls
q SHOVEL and most dsllcale poll. or
Grafton, can BE- preserved only By The ca
sEesse or ui,don and patriotism The
constitution Of he o. Suites sssndson ihs
basis Of he peoples choice. Il must re-
main on thai 90 long - il remains 81 Az.
The renerahon asd love Which are co.
Ieflsined lor IL, will be increased by eve
~ instance 0f sisr, prudent, impartial.
and rarepisl administration. Oa The OH
er hand, they will be diminished By every
administration, which shall cherish heal
divisions. desoIe itself % locsf interests
srek 10 band The influence Of The GOVERN
msnl 20 personal or parlIzan purposes. or
which shall forget that al patriotism =
false End spurious. y hich does not luss
With equal eye IN the interests Of tie
whole eauauy. and I'll is pariss present
and 10 eome. | hardly know What On
uerieau statesman should 30 much de-
pucaie. on his own seeounl. ~ well q,
on account 81 his country. as that the cons
slilulion Of the United STATES, now he
glory OF our country aud The adnifallon
81 The ~srld. should become weakened
in is fonndshors. perverted in u. Prinei.
ples. or fallen OF sunk . 10 MATHIS rsgasd
and nslon's hopes, BY bic own loIliss,
errors, OF mistakes.
The Constitution was made f0r tho
good Of The country; this The people know.
Us faithful administration promotes mat
good; this The people know. The PeoPls
will themselves defend u sgYinsi oil To-
reign power. and I'll open force. and they
win righifully hold 10 jus. aud saleun
account those To whose hands they eon-
mi. il, and in whose haads IL shall be
found 10 be shnrn OF single beam Of to
honor OF deprived Of particle ol lie CO
paeiy lor useluln,ss. n wss made Tor IN
honest people. and they sxpsetitto be ho-
nes,y administered. Al tie present mo.
msni. lite an object 81 generalresp, q. and
confidence and aiIechcD.
Questions have ariu :, however. snd
are likely % arise again, upon The ox'sns
of iis powers, or upon ,he lire which Sc
paraies Ne functions OF The Federal Goss
eminent from those az the State G0SeIf-
mems; and ihese questions VIII require,
shsnerer they may occur, not only frm-
ne.,, but much discretion, prudence. and
impartialrty in the head Of the National
Executive. Extreme counsels or txirenAe
opinions on either size, would be very
likely. iI followed or adopted. 10 break Up
the well.sdjusiej balance Of the whole.
And be ~ho has The greatest eohhJencs
IN hi. rwn good fortune, may yet be well
diilideni Of his ability 10 discharge sse do
ties Of this trust in such . manner % shalt
promote the public prosperity, or advance
his own repu'a'ion.
But gentlemen, ~Aiie'ihe naice OF PEE
sident is quite Too high 10 be sough, by
personal solicitation or fnr private ends
and objects, il 10 M, 10 Be d.cliped II prof.
frred BY the voluntary desire Of free
people.
|, ia now more than thirty years since
you aud your FLOW citizens Of New
Hampshire assigned me pafi in pn'itic'l
affairs. My public crndtc, since that pc
riod is known. Ny opinions on the great
questions now mos, interesting TO tic
country are known. The constitutions
; principles which ! have sna.asore u
maintain are also known. IL these pfinci'
ptSo euu tlseS OVlHluuFs uuW hui'tNs'y y
! tbe materially changed. should recon.
: mend me IL further marks Of public regard
: and confdenc | should not iihhold my.
sell iron compliance with The GEN. Al will
But have no pfetcn.ions Of my ossn u
' bring forward, aud trust that no tiiends o.
mine v ould a, any time use ms lame 10
= the purpose ef preventing hafmory among
, Ihnse those general pulnicsl opinIoos con
: cur. or for any cause whatever but consri
;, enii.us regard ~ tie good Of The country
y II is obvious, gentlemen. that al ID,
. presen, moment the icntenry Of epiniol
smung those 10 be represented IN tie Con
:, vertion is generally and strongly sc, il
" another dnerlion. | think il NY duty
therefore, undert : ting CIRCUMSTANCES. 4
rrques, those wh" msy feel preference
for NE mt To indulge IN that preference
nnr oppose any obstacle 10 the lssdln!
wishes OF political friends, or to uni,e'
V and cordial sT,rts for the accomplish
y men, OF ihnse wishes.
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