The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-04-11


rurrrnl asainEi lhsm 70 MI. Van BUrtn's
unpopulaTiiy. ! have hard Il sugfssisd
N sons quarters that lhai has haPpensd
10 him which frequsndy oceurs 70 cid
horses-thst. having besa enre dislanced,
have been or he tud long While. that he
has broken down in his serond trsining.
m II BE-, lhen, true thai he is OF he legs.
seleri anolher horse. We are not very
psFiieslsr a. 10 Who may be eur sniago-
mist Ingard Mr. Van Buren a. aquisi.
rather timid man, of little viii olhis own.
aud Inclined 70 80 viii ihe current Of
his party. These failures IN his cha
racler make hin the worst man fall, IL
elected. lie Is tie iEsirBmeni Of an II.
responsible body Of men. that always
has less moderation. less "a rness, and
les conscience. Than = single individual,
whatever may be bis disposition naili-
rally. feels bound. By regard Tor public
opinion. 10 mahiiesL Mr.. Calhoun, Il
elected, would be, in many respects, vasl-
" superior. He has talents, sirngIh Of
will. and pride OF character, and feeling
conscious that The eys az the nation was
fixed On him, We should have less n
dread. II. however, rumoF Is 10 be Gre
diled. he was. Few weeks since, bsrlered
away BY his partisans in virginla, with
The concurrence of some elsewhere. ioalr.
Van Buren,, Gar share, in prospect. Of
the spoils nf The next Presidential cap
vass. Being strongly tempted BY The gilt.
lering bait. il seems they came 20 the con.
clusion that they could make the most Of
him BY such 4 sale. In contemplating
these individuals, one Is irresis;ihly for.
ced 10 think OF The Swiss soldiers of The
middle ages, who changed sides % often
as better bid was offered.
Bymeans ofthe caucus system. the par.
Iisans of Mr., Van Duien have killed of al
The prominent men Of the parry. and tits
now TOO late 10 select another leader
When we are charging you At the point
OF the bayonet, you will have no time 10
change commanders, lfyou think you
can. fry IL. We care not who is your
leader; wo shall have The same principles
and The same men 10 contend against,
and we shall be Al you FAR more easily
Than wedid before. The nation. relieved
from your disastrous measures. and aid
ed by partial adoption Of ours. is reco-
yering from It's Turner ruinons condition,
and il Rerer rH consent to come under
your dominion again. Talk Of the COM
paign Of 1870, as lift had exhausted our
energies! Our ancestors struggled through
seven eampa gns, TO achieve our inlepen-
jencc, and we, their descendants. Taught
that eternal vigilance is the price Of ber
~, can, IL necessary, go through syeniy
more campaigns like that Of 1910. Hut
We are taunied, from time to time. with
our small numbers on this floor. Sir. the
of this House affords no in.
dex Of The popular sentiment Of the ma
lion. North Carolina is represented by
a majority Of Democrats here; bu, lie, me
Tell you, Mr.. Speaker. the Wing maiori-
" in my disiricl is large enough, ifit had
been distributed over the State at the las,
election, 10 haze given vs. an unanimous
on this floor. And. still.
here is another district in North Carroll
ma stronger even in Whigism Than the
'ne am so proud N represent. Though
n This House we hut a. one man. gu, Of
/ we are thousand. The bone and ST.
new Of the country, the strength and
spirit Of the nation, are with US. We
have the gray-haired ve'eran In plan, the
generous youth 10 execute, and the smiles
Of the fair ladies' TO cheer Us on; and shall
we not conquer! The noble banner We
have raised we shall maintain at all ha.
yards. We shall hear j, high above The |
above the dust, and out Of dan.
ger. And. with the favor Of providence,
under us folds we shall win another vic.
ory not less brilliant and glo ions than
hat nf 1910. and | tru, far richer in lis
benefits TO the country.