The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-08-01


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esalss a ne arnA. Ne grrst IIeasen
fa~ser blssssssd - he s@sis u No
aghL
An - aaSbs. dissaisa rna 'Gisnsy.
Dsahs. whlls ne srmamsnl n bsi ana
thrsafed ne sess dssaaian. ~hsls me
ssd-eaaa ssnsss sss IN or seEF borders;
ds.sas. .hile ne &ra roar Of ne blood
ssMssa Lace. ~hoss prsss threats ftli the
ssiSss Of oar Eagle 10 ne yesr 81. dis
may. While shs erst roar Of ths British
L'ea thuassa il or ears.
Nsw susrdisn sngl-loOk WI sPon
yoar ehsresl 8
While 81 10 doabi. sl.sunisn anddssmsy.
Q egislslor fresh iron the ranks OF the
people. arises "a his word af counsel
TIL. siaeuy and gasni IN fosn. his mar.
ner dispisys The n.n af ed0es,ion. bot
gaze upos he fare! Can yca tell ihe
neaning Of Ih.t fsll grey eye; can you
rssd she myslrry efthai sa~erins brn~i
Speaks she vide mouth ~ilh compressed
lips ol avssrilis,ing o. determined mind.
speaks me fsll voice &c an major whose
err 10 ever Peaes; ornl the Pa,rial whose
blursy % nslionsl faith ssd hope and
sssar 10 compressed IN NE syllable
Wat
He spsaks Tor uar. AYE, 9th he
proud form raised IN It's Iull height. with
A,s grey eye burning he = living coal,
wiih hs forehead oil radiant with .
mighty mind. he speaks lor Wa! War
fr our National honor. War fsr our ma.
,ionsl wrSugs. War in the name nf the
past. War Al every rlsk and a. oil Hazards
-.wsi.
HE werds rins tehcins through the
Hail. Tie trshcers in national homer
hang their heads in shame, the dopbslal
sIari aside in surpIi-e, ex, lalming in Won
der-is this the yong bsekwoadsman Of
the Wsst--ihe fsssfsl raise their veires
wilh the voice Of the orator, the cry rings
10 The very ceiling in--in Code name
give us warl
Nov, guardian sng-l. Look upon yaur
mighty ward and smL.! Look npon The
a!soeaie Of national hlnor. sanding build
y erect IN that R-present'hvs Hall. and
asyou 10 ID. tell Us v this The young back
wosdsman Of The we.,. 10 this the srran-
ger whose mother end father 81 ep under
me green cod Of Haaoverf ...-.
fhen came another day when doubt
possessed the council Hall If the nation.
A band nf brave men we're struggling 10
FAR land fof freedom. struggling agains.
Turk and christian combined W one ON.
holy lesgse of wiring. struggling ossr the
green gss,ss of lhelr fathers, under The
shsdow of mighty seuples cousec, ssed by
the memories Of three thousand years,
sull 6ghtn and struggling fr life and IT.
berry! These bssve men With The blood
Of their wives sad ID ls ones, Jain in me'.
CHESS massacre. yet smoking before ,h. il
ewes, with the . All Hu" of their remorse
less butchers jet ringing in their ears.
sent 90 far Land. where Liberty driven
from the Old Word made her hams. and
begged The children Of The Revolutionary
P.uiois 10 give them some ll,,le aid. tn
tx,eud but had To their assistance, "a
rect gnize then 40 free aud independent
nation.
And they ten;ed them. Yssih Ams'
rissn Congress refused The petition Of ,hess
brave mea Of The Grscian land. .a.
Then il was that This bold back words
maa Of the Yves, upro.e on the fl'or 81
that eouncil hall. Then it was that FIRE
came to his eye anil words TO his tongue,
then il was that wnh HE stature undalat
ing 10 all ns csDn and'ns height. with he,
banning bsox flushed wilii solemn indig
naton, thls Nan &c A-hl.na spaka fnrst
t. the couneilmen Of The Nation his firery
me.sage-'. Go home he cried IN tina
voice Of thunder" Ga hone 10 you
hr,si,Ies, ireemen tina, Sc 'rs. descendants
Of the hernes OF Sesenty-Six. 60 home
and wh-n your eon., tasnts speak 10 yo'
oi the cause Of }reers. tell them with IN,
blu.h of shane upou your hows. ,ha
yoa dared not seknoviedee the f.eedoa
oi hi. gallant nation! Tel ihsm--ohl b
rure and I'LL ,hem---,ha, We dared not
thai din VISIONS oi seimetirs and crescent,
ri turbsus and bnwstrines scared 20
fran YOUR duty: Tel them that Greco
plead aud wspt and plead aga n al the ser
ieei OF yosr Godbsss Of Liberty. aud 'h'
tia, G"dJe.s gave seorn fr tears, con
temp, f"r prayers! TIL your con.ntr
ents this, s1d let it be written dawn IN III
history 81 our land, that 10 The year Of gu
Lord. eighteen hundred and twenty -fo"l
in the year Il The Lord and Saviour. oh
zane to bring Peace to sli the earth. hi
Greeian l.ad Qapre-sal. dnxn-rodde
and slaughtered. sen, t. The lss' Hume {
frteIom in the eide earth, asking Oh
country men oil W .shins,on COZ and, spd-
OF! shame on The burning disbon 'r--thr
refused their petition, seorned their pray
ere, closed eye and ear Oh ther sole~
enu-auesw
The nan Of Ashland p essiledl 'Th
wa.d went forth 10 all HE earth that III
land Of the Nsw World Freedom gave it
salems sauciian 30 the cause Of Old Worl