The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-09-19
mr.. W ebster's speech,
A. THE OMAR ALRAsT cONsEsTIoS.

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A. THE GREAT ALBANY CONVENTION.
II The history a slales sad Il so,e d.
meats. - ID The lives u ind.Ysdasl.,
spoehs sriss in hlrh Il . uise 10 psuss,
70 review The past, loeonsider stlenlssely
The psesell. aud 10 eSnleaplale prebsbls
fulufi.y. We ere. i.l.ow cliixens. spaa
me eve d ) esnsfal sIseuon, fsil u impos.
lance and Ol Understanding questions
shich rise far aeose I'll considerations of
The peEsoasl qualiufs Of The esndlJsles
Tor ofies-aue.lions 81 The gue.Ess and
The nesrssi bearing upon present and e.
lsnng inleGssl.. aud likely - ELECT the
prosperity Vi Tic country IN IN lines 10
cone.
In my ludgmeni. lherelore. ii 10 highly
proper, ~ such asi,le Of lhIngs and on such
an occasion. Thai Ne should bring The past
into our imaleiisIs Presence aud eons,drr
and examine u lhs, ne should ponder a..
slduiousiy exisling interests aud existing
duties, and that Ne should exercise whsl-
ever Of forecast and ssgac.iy se Fnssess.
in endcasorlDgI0 discern what 10. o. shat
nay be. yei before us.
On the third Of March next ffty>sir
years will have expired since We beg our
National character and existence under The
present constitution OF lhe United S.ass.
In lie LAP u that period. We have gone
through luuflesn Presidential elections.
and haze elected eight and lueuiy sse.
icessIye Congresses Of The United States.
or these fourteen Presidential eIrcuons,
twelve have been efiseled BY The popular
sois according 10 the provisions Of The
Constitutions: and two haze taken place, in
pursuance oil ntier constitutional ptoyi-
. ons, by the House Of Representatives In
Congress and IN default Of ~ election By
The primary mode VI voting. All these
successive elections have bseo legal and re-
gulsr. Every incumbent Of the Prssiden-
nsl Office, has bsen acknos lodged 10 sue
cession, t. be rightfully in possession Of
that ofics. All these elections have been
conducted wlhoui vi, lsnce or disorder,
wilhou, the Interference Of an armed force.
and By The regular, pesceabie. consiisu-
,ional exer,iou oil the public will.
In my estimsllon, gen,lemen, this 10
fact 81 he highest importance 10 Us, and Of
great interest and Importance TO the whole
world oil msnk,nd; because proves that .
Republican Government over great couu-
t,sy OF various interests, connections asso-
ci lions and pursuits, liz yetspr, cnc ,bie--
that il has possible permanence:--thai il
may be continued and exercise, its function.
For such Government has existed. has
continued itself, has exercised its functions
as have said. for more Than half century;
and that half century. be it always remeal-
tered. has bssn perioi in bislory.--for in
il fierce wars have sfllictsd The nations ri
Europe. and revolutions without parallel,
Tor conyul.ion aud violencs, have shaken
the dynasties Of HE elder world.
| IL is true, therefore, that on a great
area there has existed. during this period.
o republican and popular form Of govern
men,, It's officers have bren renewed
during that period, by the choice OF the
people, in which The succession Of p ,wsr
has been as peaceable and regular as in
any oil the established monatchies or
! dynastits Of The ancient world.
In ;he second place. our hissory proves
III i; MT only is such a republican govesn-
ment capable OF continuance, aud as We
hope. of perpetui,y. butt. is capable also
iufexercis,ng all the funcuons and all The
powers necessary - government. aud OF
performing all NE duues requisite f's tie
protection. and deitnc III the county, and
10 The advancement Of the prosperity Of
the people.
And in the ,hrd place our history shows,
that this Government aud this Conssila-
il N, though spread over vast portion OF
the earth surface, If administered by wise
aud good men. and supp ,r,rd by vir.u-
Gus community. is in us tendency salu-
tary goyeunmsnt:--,hst i.s generally pro-
perty 10 to &C, for The good of The people;
and that, th, reiure. as parental and guar
, dian in i,s character, a. exc cisIng Its
tunc.ions for the general veal, 1t attaches
TO itself seRsmeuto: general support and
appreciation.
And finally, our history proves. 'ha.
such q government, may exist, with all
the necessary powers If government,
with oil The tendencies Of SOLITARY adj
ministfation; snd exist. at The same time,
with The perfect SAFETY of popular IL
betty and of private righ.s:--becsase. IN
this respect, looking back over The half
century which has passed, we may some
what p oudly challenge the WORLD ''ci"d
ing The mos, advanced and enlightened
nations Of Europe, to show. that any
where on the fee of the earth. there ex-
lists a government which provides eater
security for private right. iar l'ie and pro"
perty---and great. security for p 'pu'af:
public Liberty, shan has been maintained
IN these United Staees.
Now, as | have said, i. appears 10 me
,ha, in reviewing ths past. We may CON-
graduate ourselves ,ha. We have sss ans
1 Il.