The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-06-27
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GESTLExKS: A committee of your iel-
low riiiEens. (in behalf Of a number Of
voters Of both political parties, and Others.
whose wishes ought 70 be respected, has
heen appointed % request You, in re-
speetful manner. % discounienance. - far
- you can, the praeiice Of TREATING dur
ing The electioneering campaign.
We have been informed that public
treating on the part Of tho candidates
themselves, has in great measure been
abandoned Cor The last iew years in this
county. But the practice Of private treat
ing, and encouraging or permitting friends
10 do 50 in our names, i nothing more nor
lass Than - whipping round The stump"
and is certainly no less denOnilizing in
is tendency upon the community. We
are happy % learn that this low practice
Of buying votes with grog, is in part aban-
doned in Orange county, and hnxiously
look forward 10 The day xhsn tbs inielli-
gence and tone Of moral feeling in The
community win entirely Danish il from
ihe public gaze, IL not from the land, Sou
are aware, gentlemen, that the glaring con-
liadiction has often been presented, and is
still presented in many parts Of our state,
Of men coming before the people for their
sufrrages, protesting great love for The IN
terests Of the people, and for the promo
lion Of virtue, intelligence, and morality.
and at the same time nsing means to se-
cure their election, which were directly
calculated TO sap the foundations Of virtue
and morality, and keep the people in ig-
norance. We would ask every intelli-
gent citizen, what is The only sure foun-
dalton Of Republic! Most assurcdly it
is virtue and intelligence. And whatever
tends to impair these, in the same degree
| is paving the way for the downfall Of the
Republic. And how does the intelligent
patriot feel about the perpetuity Of our free
institutions, when he visits the election
grounds and sees in one group bedlam
and in another a Pandemonium; and these
men elbowed to the ballot box BY those
who have purchased thsir votes with
whiskey or brandy. Fortunate for VI
that there is a strong conservative princi'
. pie in our institutions. But this princi
pie is virtue and intelligence. Remoys
these, and our people viii become III,
dupes and supple tools Of designing dema
gogues, and finally Of tyrants and despots
and the genius of Liberty viii no longer
hover over us. This may be regarded by
some as false prophesying, or ignorant
croaking. But let us look at the page Of
history and learn the cause Of the down:
fall of other Republics. A Republican
Government has no strong arm to keeI
the majority in check at the point Of thu
bayonet and muzzle Of the musket--ths
popular will is sovereign, let il take wha
direction it will. And you had as vel
reason with the tornado, or Jay motives
upon the sea, as to attempt TO control an
infatuated, ignorant populace, when the
current Of opinion sets in certain way.
i We do not intimate that the government,
Of the United States rests upon the shoul.
ders of the present corps Of candidates,
upon Orange County, or upon North Ca.
rolina. But we are component part,
and in our respective spheres much is rest
ing upon us. The request, then, gentle
men, is not the result of Priest-craft, or
sectarianism, but comes from the substan'
tial farmers and other citizens from many
parts of the country. 1t was thought there
T might be peculiar temptations. in time
of such high political excitement, espe.
cially where the parties were so nearly
balanced, and success on both sides is
considered as intimately connected with
the best interests of our country. This
request may be unnecessary. But at any
rate, the wishes of so many respectable
citizens deserves respect.
Your fellow citizens,
THE COMMITTEE.