The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-29


The Rirhmond EDsgiFrE, = q UsEEEL
EETaoEFErT il Ihese tines e ease. pEO-
poses 10 cary ~ haek. foF medianoa and
insiruefion. % the : Aiisssnrf Qssalisn.''
Of "A the subjects in the word for the
Rirhmond EnquiErr 70 dllsie upoal Bai
: ne thank thee. JeW. lor ienrhing Us thar
wosd." We gladly eKeepi he invitation.
and willingly Ferur 10 lhe days az ne Mis-
SCUM cneslcn. becanse il brings . again
10 ! lheme lhai ne DELIGHT 70 dwell On,
and on uhick &c can never gE0s weary.
The . Missouri Qnesiion." And % i
was : dangerous question. mas II a
hydra dire" II vas Federalism" Was
~ All who slrangled The .HTDRAl
Who arpeased the storm. : lsKhed INTO
desfening roar and fuEyl" Who scatter
ed and turned into blessed peace he . ter
nkc POnents and appalling realities" Of
ihai ers! Who ihen asserlOd die true
principles Of the Constitution. and. in
language compared 10 whieh NJ. Seth
Rarion's Wanted FLORIDA report L farih-
ing rushlighl 10 The sun II meridian, vim
dicaied The rights Of the South. The = equa-
lily of the Slales." and The interests d The
whole Unionl
As q USEFUL RETROSPECT" suppose
The Richmond Enquirer goes back 10 the
records &C those DAYS. and sees IL there Inv
ed about that time one HENRY CIAli
Suppose II proceeds lille further, and.
turning over is own files. finds what was
said fksTe OF Ibis sane HESRy Clay !.
And yet, when this identical subject j.
now REQUIRED 10. and the whole matter
opened for the calm consideration Of the
people. in these piping times Of peaee,"
this glorious name Is not once mentioned,
and Seth Barton, The Solicitor OF The 1'Ies-
sury, is quoted 20 show what are The con-
stintional relative positions Of The States
towards esch other, As tail 10 The kite Of
an editorial homily in the Richmond En-
quirer upon the Missouri question.
We pray our good friends Of The Rich
mond Enquirer, having taken The matter
Of The Missouri Question" in hand. not
10 lay il down hastily with The hminoss
exposition Of Seth BaFlon-risHm fsnta.
fns amict?-buI TO continue lis elucida-
lion. II viii expand as they proceed, and
is rich in materials. Once enter the mine,
and the treasures Of thought are so abun.
dant that they rather burden The mind
with Their spontaneous accumulation than
task its powers for their collection. How
well and forcibly they have already made
the exordium Of their dissertation we have
seen. Lei the prroraiiO be al least as bril-.
liant and affective.
They have told us that the Missouri
question was :. IN earthquake which shook
the Union from its extremilies to its cen.
tres" that il was " hyd dire;" that il was
full Of " terrific porienis and appalling le-
alilies;" that this "land of freedom and
union was dashed into deafening roar and
fury;" with divers and sundry other con-
contents to tie threatened tragedy, which.
in she language or Junius. dance through
sheir editorial article /" in al The mazcs Of
mstsphorieal confusion. We are eenienr
- sflfuNH han content. They have
sOsFsd hob, ard nEst, soma how or other.
come down. How shsy are 10 do iiRitls.
ont catching hold Of he nams Of fiEsnv
CLAy. and EASING ~ gradually with ha,.
we should like 10 know.
Yes, back TO that glorious name they
must conc at last. No American, proud
Of his country, and loving her institutions
and her union, can ever think, or write of
the Missouri question without PATCHING in
spiration from the name OF HENRY Clay!
AL the Seth Bar,ons that ever lived be.
tween Washington and Texas. when in.
truded Into such matter, and showed be-
tween CLAY and his connirymen, would
make no more difference, and be no more
thought Of, than is they never had exis-
tence. And, whenever an American wish.
es TO consult the wisdom Of the sage, the
eloquence Of The orator, and the purity Of
the patriot, on every topic connected with
the Missouri quesiion--its national, po-
litical, social, c9nsfifUfionol bearings--
nc goes to the fountain head, 10 HENRY
GAYS speeches, and not TO /" Seth Bar.
oh's (ihc Solicitor Of the Treasury opin.
on on the Fioriin question:
We again exhort and entreat the Rich.
mond Enquirer to go on with the Mis-.
souri, Question" When they have fully
made out what fearful question il was,
and fully explained who settled that oues-
ton and sared The country, they will have
prepared their readers for tie next and
most natural question in the world, and that
is, why has man who has performed such
aseryice for his country--a service which.
IN the days Of the anclcn, republics, would
have secured him every honor which q
grateful people could bestow--why has
such man, in orr day and generation,
not only moi been honored, but been rcvll-
ed, calumniated, and driven INTO retircmen,
amidst the exulling shouts of those who
are forced to admit the magnitude OF his
claims upon PUBLIC gratitude! That is the.
question we want'to see answered. We
desire to have the /" Missouri Question