The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-10-17

Ia.znZs4d 81 usa<A sAisliy; - : f.
|snAge<s q ks TariH l. ms Eers,:.a,
happy. lie sonnerted i viii slae psinsi.
ples Involved i DE Resoiulioa. and sl.ou.
q lhai he Dsmoenis parry o. IL anF
question hsd saksa sides with Enslsna
againss - oppNssion q shieh eounuy
he Regulators bad -poused q. der
hlood Ike ~sier % shai eonserraied spos.a
lie PAID handsome romplimeni 3 IL.
enterprise and skill u New New Enel,nd
he iand q Perry snd Decatur and Hun:
and BY he testimony q Thomas JeISs,.
son, he greaisposde d Democracy. p.os.
"a shat the .De policy o. dis nslion. y
secure her independence and prnspei,v.
was % sustain she iaria. Mr. Ken ner,
maintained he position lAas he Whie
party of The country had always been
found on The side Of Law and order; whlle
The Democratic parry sustained such mea
. Robert Dale Owen, Petit. larceny, he
said. ought 70 be added 10 his nancy and
Thos. w. Don--men who were co over.
turning our religious institutions and se,.
ting our laws Il defiance. He said .ha.
Il Democratic meeting in caswell n.
Gently. . resolution was passed sympa.
thizing with Dorr, . convicted felou and 4
coward. lie next spoke Of Henry CIay
in such sirains Of eulogy and eloquenee as
few can initiate. lie represented him -
she FIRST man Of the agc-as having been
ahead Of his couniymen in his far seeing
patiiosism--so far ahead Of his colemro-
raries - 70 dwarf himself in The distance.
by conferfing on him The Presidency, he
said. We could not add = one green leaf 10
the chaplei that adorns his brow;" bu, i.
would be IN expression OF our gratitude
for his past services, which he richly Dc.
SERVES. lie noiired some Of the vile Sian.
ders which have been heaped upon this
distinguished. 's.aiesman-spoke q the
ruthless spin. with which his enemies
pressed them, even when they were prov
ed % Be false. No, conten, with SANDER.
ing him, lhey have dared 10 lay siolen.
hands upon the character fihose who say
aught in his defence; and 90 50 FAR Is 70
enter the sacred desk, and attempt % strike
down the character Of one of lis brightest
ornaments, both Tor talents and piesy, be-
cause he dared 70 testify 10 The good mo.
raj character Of Henry Clay. Mr. Ksn
briefly discussed the annexation question,
taking the. position tia, il would endanger
the existence Of the Union; be violation
Of The good faith Of Tho nation; and would
by no means be beneficial 70 our people.
When Mr.. Kerr had concluded, the
President introduced 10 The meeting
Morris q. Waddell. esq, Of Chatham.
the Wkig candidate for elcctor in The 9th
district; who addressed The meeting for
about three-quariers Of an hour, touching
upon some Of the important principles Of
the Wing party; and closed with an ap.
peal to the Wings to 90 TO The polls on The
4lh Of November next.
John ii. Haugh,on, esq. Of Chatham,
member elect 10 the ensuing Legislature,
was next introduced; and he entered into
the discussion Of The measures and princi.
pies Of the Wing party, contrasting them
with the destructive policy Of tho Demo.
cratic party. He occupied about two
hours, and his arguments were both able
and interesting. Mr.. Haughton had Prov
ed himself true soldier and an able de-
batter in the late conlcs, in Chatham. in
when ne came of victorious over strong
opposition. n
The Convention then adjourned, 10
meet again at candle light
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
Al candle light the meeting again as.
sembled, but few comparatively having
left the ground. @.
Giles Mebanc, esq, was loudly called
for, and he soon made his appearance on
The stand. lie made short but effective
speech-spoke Of some Of The incidents
connected with the struggle Of the Regu.
lators, and closed with stirring appeal to
the Wings 10 be ., their posts in koyem-
Der.
John Guthrie, ESQ.,. OF Chatham, mem.
Der elect, was next called on; and in re-
Spouse nc came forward and entertained
tho maaffnfr fnr S,,,-r