The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-09-02

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Enrs inlposed 81 nnEeIs.ls rlsssss -
rTiiass a. deEale.l D ihe g.RalI'nilsn Il sss' .
psa,ian-heaaiiially iaxieg aloe . snPPoIi
EiEs1e.
u Amsfira has nsi YET esss'lsi nl.sesf
nasi0us b. h-r sdsanees in lafraiaEe aaa
al. she MS aliea.t lad i'a faondaston
Coz Ihsm. snakIighlrxamPles 81 gsnsrons
stssinlrni and l,lsy inlelisrl are no. sssn
nav usaling smoag her rsinEa;ed siii.
xsns. Tier ssslsmaaship h's been PEs-
ssd 10 lhs ssueissi srhaal a diplomacy;
pnd her p0hlse speaking. "a tFne fiogn'nsr
~Iil noa safer ton esaparison with hat
81 any other eoanlsy. a LlsiaEy, ~ pam:
ting, an. IN sruip,ule. 10 poetry. N the
fInqaence ii The pnlpii. In she severe Esa-
s0nIng az The benril. aud IN The importing
dlrllnn 81 = nslori. elarpIian. cur eoen'
ITy has produced sueressIul eomps'l'ofs
loI somp,niaaship uilh The most gifted
saRs Of genius 10 o.heE regions Of The
world.
Bs'. sh.isssr may he ihorghl Of IL
literature sni il. taste. iIs contributions 20
srIsnre and ~ msrkanirs can nfEgT be
regarded - deficient, ei,hfr 10 numheE Or
in talne. lIs dlscoEerIFs in eleelGirliy.
in galsanism. aud in the application Of
steam. are a. brilliant IN llisI0y - they
are useful ia recalls, aud thousand. oi
models IN our Psisnt office besr witness
that the genius which invented 'he cotton
e,n. aud nss moulded 'he commerce OF
tie world. il still rife among the country.
men OF Fla Whitney. ID mathematics.
IN miaeFalogy. in geology. Rnd il chtmls-
Iry, the profound researches Of orr eoaa'
Irymen have added 90 the national elIsTar.
ieT, and increased the means OF sosi-l
IaFpinefs.
TrsmmelIeI by no letters 81 ignorance
CT superstition. The Americas ehil Of &C.
mus " coInss lorlh with freedom Into The
glowing sunlight Of philosophy, a. the
servant and interpreter ofna urr: lie Looks
abroad INTO The nrh sna magnificent uni.
verse. calls ,he teiishlIul srrncry Ill his
Own-ihe mountains. the v-lleys, the
ocean, The rivers. and the ely; through
ths,e wide bOuuds he 10 Zee al will 10
choose
whaieer bright sTuiis the ilodl Earth contains,
Whistler the wafer or the awIhem air.
Al present him Wi'h perfect instances Of
the consummsle wisdom oi the Almighty
Cad, who created . odd so frsnght with
beauty. and BY their examination h" gains
mtieri IL, which no, onl, tmhehitm and
ajorn. b., ex.h aud purify his mind,
Iesrhlng him To appreciate the miraculou.
workings Of an CAMPO en' aud eternal
Power"
But confederate Ametics, after all. is
not vet century old; and IL is unjust,
therefore. to measure her auainmen,s by
lLe rlpened knoaielge which with other
nations has been the accommodation orcen-
turtles. Tie first coullt On Of progress in
every department Of learning is to sppre-
cilte its value, and this rondiuon, al least.
che has generously fulfilled. There is no
object oI mental improvement ii all wor-
! Thy ui humsn pursuit. upon which, IN some
wv" VI 0Nbets sHN hAs uot rta tHr ttdf W
her approval; and her elevation, il should
aforementioned. Is NO, shea hy Tie bllghi
-~"'s 's"sn's ~ al IsUIsle0 CLASS, DuI "
The liberal culture Of whole people.
Without any deductions for her Ltlicl.
rn'its. she has done enough aleaiy to
Tx the gtalttGGe oI her ciIizens, and 70
challenge the atnrrsl 0n Of the old. And
ye', she Is bu1 IN The morning oi her tx.
Isisnce; an brilliant as now ~ her star,
." has only eoieteI upon the radiant
rar'er which lis i .stiped under Ptovi-
dence yet 10 sccomp i.h. Her populrtin,
her "e'llh. her intellect, aud her power,
are all ol Them IN the germ only of their
h's' Development, aud are pressing fnt-
wafu TO an expansion. whose maipst g
grandeur IL is difficult Tor The mud 1,
fca'ize. When we epnsil Ter her 81 useness
OF pnPolsilon. her vacant leailnty, her ia.
Vored position, her uurrvalled Govern.
meni, and remember the momentum
winch she has received from Tho past. and
"e mtea'ej energy winch she mast &C.
q"ife from every succeeding step Of her
onward march. We are ready To believe
"o'h'ns Impossible in her future great.
uess.
IL would be in vain to expec, tina, The
work o: mere human hands, requiring the
agency OF human means, should attain !
successful results, without ,meilmes OK.
hinn'hg the 'mrerIections OF It's authors
and the InIifmIIies "f lhrrr na,ure. I
w The progress OF our experiment Of .
sell go'cfnmebi. We have encountered
dangers witch appeared to threaten tail.
u'e' aud which were eaulungIy b ,Il4d bs
the enemies oil freedom as the sure srya
mat our feJeraI Union, The prolific $ rurce
OF all om blessing. would prove but
e rope "I sand" Through thp,e danger.
We have successfully passed. O,he,s must
await US.
We know
- There is divinity which shapes our ends,
Rough hew them as we NAV"