The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-01-28

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Ma. SrEAKER: When I look a,oun
nP"n lie crowd lhal i an sllendane
hefe. and contemplate The deep lhrob !
shhiely lhai PsrEsdes This Hal. fila
, 10 listen Ia The dictates Of cool ana esI
!. enia.ing Judgment would remain boz
4 silent spseIsi0a Of he scene now macs
ING before me. and eonieHi myself wilI
simple Enle ON this plQpo.ilinn.
bnl. ~ have The honor in parl 10 re
present The laEgesl and one Of The moo
respectable eonnIlss on This llo0r, and a
Tue voice Of large portion Of my con
sliluenIs will NOT Be heard upon his sur
1 Jeci Lni through me, shall throw nyseI
upon Tie indulgence II The House Tor ,
lew momenis--n"t with lhs lainlest hone
that shall be able 10 influence Ihe iuiy,
meni oi others. or alter The preJe.ermi.
nation Of ihosc who so anxiously dcsir,
The passage Of this bill. but to raise nv
feeble ,oies IN behalf of a brlraysd and
outraged people. on Ibis Ill iInpofisnl and
Interesting subject.
For years past the people OF North
Car"lina have been deeply excited on al
those important questions which have SO
unhapPIly divided the two great political
parties Of The country. Much OF The
time and means Of The freemen Of the
Stale have been expended in an unneces-
sary, bitter. and improbable warfare; the
local wants and interests Of The State have
been lnst sight Of or neglected; and but
little has been done to develope her inter.
nal resources. 10 contribute 10 the nurture
and supP"ri Of our commerce, agriculture,
or the mechanic arts, 10 improve our roads
TO market, educate orr most INDECENT
and uniorlunaIe class Of socieiy, or 10 Add
10 The wealth aad character OF our PEG.
pie.
Why is this soi The reason is 10 be
found in the influence OF that party .pirit
which has spread lis baneful effects uppn
all classes and conditions of society /;
which has disturbed The peace Of families
and neighborhoods, invaded The domestic
circle, found lis way into our courts of
justice, into The sacred desk. and, worst
Of all, into cur halls Of legislation. This.
!. St. Us i By. !oo .sas and Sih it a admit nTiT
for we have all felt, in greater or less
degree, the blighiing and whitening inhu.
ence Of party spirit. How often have
the great and paramount, interests Of free
and enlightened people been irampled up.
on and d'sregarded, 10 pander TO the am.
bilious views or selfish designs Of blind
and ambitious party leader! How often
has public virtue and patriotism been con-
demned and abhorred. 10 minister 10 the
depraved and licenlious views OF those
who know M law but power, no allegi-
ance but party! 5--3 81 .f.@&
Mr.. Speaker, since The alteration Of
our Constitution the Legislature Of this
State convenes bni once in Two years !;
and from one session ill the meeting OF
another, large amount OF public business
accumula,es for the acpon Of this body.
Whenever, therefore. party politics are
introduced in this Hall, the passions Of
members become excited, angry and vio-
lent political discussions take place, well
calculated tn lead 10 unkind feelings. ali
enalion aud dis;rust among members,
which is alike prejudicial to all the par
ties concerned. as we'll as the interests Of
our common constituents.
II. therefore, matters and things are in
,roduced by me into this debate foreign
to the subject before us, my apology is to
be found m the manner in which this sub
ject has been treated by the gentleman
from HEREFORD (Mr. Rayner) who SO ably
and eloquentIy addressed the House Oh
Wednesday last. J"
That gentleman seems TO have ransack-
ed the chambers Of his brain and gone in
10 the very vocabulary of words To find
epithets 10 heap upon the Democratic par
~; lie has cAlled them horde Of Goths
and Vanda's guilty of practising gross
and Ubiquitous fraud upon the people.
lie says that he is here upon the holy
and divine mission of restoring the free.
men Of the State to their just and equal
rights. and Of striking off the chains tina,
nave ueeu HFeueu upoh t"e", "a' VINO
session Of the Legislature will not an
swer the wishes of the people OF the
State, If il adjourus without passing this
bill. He says that, for the stand he has
taken upon this question, he expects 10
meet the tlenunciations of all the dema-
gogues and political revilers Of the coun.
try. Sir, if it be The part of demagogue
10 stand up for the established usages OF
the State, to love law and reverence the
Constitution, then am Wiling TO be call.
ed by that name. But. sir, imagine
tina, the gentleman has permitted his
warmth and zeal to rely rather upon the
exuberant stores of highly cultivated
Imagination, than upon the stubborn state
Of iacls which attend the subject. He is
here upon no such holy and divine mis-
sion as he speaks of; his constituents
are, thank God! not as yet the slaves oil
which he speaks they are enjoying
full participation in all the political rights
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