The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-02-04

tie kA&A0xh - 80 e. ka6MA8G 80 -
he appoialmsna Il Eiteaess. sas f.r ne
pusposs Il shn~arg tls absssdiay a -
.rxumena On tie o her side. II was AFgea
ky me Fpsilsman. and ahs 4 etsine hss
hrea malaly rised = ~ re nsneerabe
Psess. lsal - lie Cnnst lul,ea pscsiass
ior - rnsmssaslaa 81 The people snd .
consequent sppastsanaarns = R4psessnsa-
sis.s. anes in ssn ysaEs oaiv. mai there
fore. ~hsn lie SAFES hars aEssugsd ahsss
Congressional Di.psrs. IN sreorjsncs
9Th. asd % meet The pr visions ~ spel'
dsetnRaal spporlonment. ihls strange
menl II ais,Earts mast also Essssia Tor r."
years. For he purPase "i prasing 'hs
shsusdlty Of that ssgaDsai. sIaied thai.
under the Can.sila.lsR. The arrsngs msnt
and numhsr nj Electoral Districts vas Jasl
- much dependant oa every dsesnnasi
enumeration and apga ll0nmena 40 ol the
c..nrre.sien.l Dssirsrn-snd therefore.
il The one mu.i necessarily Iem.In Ios ten
! years. 80 mssI the either. That wss ny
srgumsa'; aud | sli 1 mast |, - correct.
hut then | ~eAa on ta shUT that The
Sastes lad unsfarmiy charged tie Fec.
i"r.l Dist ieis al any fine. and that u his
wss Eishifully dons. which had never heen
disputed. OF course the tongrsssional
Dusir,rls might Likewise be- Iighuuliy
changed al any time. did NOT ." much
rely % hi. analogy between Tie E'sc'o'
> rsl and Congressional D.irici'. In sustain
nv own portion. siIh"ugh il 70 decidedly
Ia punt. 20 10 shnw The sbsuTeiiy OF ihe
argument on The ether eide.
The genIIemsn from Rowsn represent.
ed me a. saying. thai The bill bef"rs y.
was as prrl.ci ss me ing.na.,y Of msu
ea"ld make II. The gentleman uisun.
ter.lood me greatly. | said no surh hing
| sa'd. considering tie teru'iar ( rm a
the STATE, AMI The diversity oil i've intetest.
| bel'e,ed the b II rane ~ near rombiu'
ing eompseIness. cnInnnnlly, equal ~
&c. az was pracncally siIsInabie. I ssia
fmther. thst | d, fed "ihe ingenuity oI
man" To make mare ihsn ihtse derIdedly
Democratic districts IN the SIsus, OElrss
the gerrymaader was 10 snme extent r..
sorted to--pr0v,ded these three lead NJ
consideration, were duly observed.
/. In 'eply TO The position | assumed. ,hs
the Dem"erstc party on this ho"r yer.
tssopprdirom saying the Edru,on Di.uir
! was wh'e. AFTER having endorsed Oh.
course OF Mr. Biges 10 Congress. BY got
ing for hun for 5 naior. the gentleman
from Rowan replies iha, The Wing patty
have ulien su.t,ined and endorsed men
who had is Congress gone eoan'sr o The
| " i'll 0i their cnn.utuert.. anil Uenii Jned
The csses of Mes.rs. Preston. Evans. and
! o hers. This kind Of rrtor', though very
consenifnt, - BY M means = ieg,umsir
mode OF answering al argument. II
shows tha, the gentleman considers the
posIuon Of himself aud his patty an s~k-
ward one. AL the Gases mentioned BY
him, are those Of Stnstnfs. Wei, what
is the lortrre IL the Wing party On ihls
subject Whit ~ss the dpc,rtre ! LAID
down IN my first Speech on Ills B'i. Il
! is thrs--thsi whilst the House ri Repre-
seu,aiSss should rsflec, The sishes. ihs
/ feelings, The Impulses. even, VI he popu'
lar mud, the Srnste was Designed by u {
/ Cpn.li n;,on IN be The rouser.a i've branch
! the bsrr'er against tum.l fsctton and
innovation. Aud that IN order 10 the ac-
, compI,shment of the purposes Of lis crea.
tion, rs members should eti"y perl, Ct
ftestlptn and indie peuderce OF action. II
Ia this doctrine we err, we are al iess,
! cons,srnt. And i; was On The score oil
consistency | inst.t ted thai The Democrat,
on thi. a',r could no, Ike the ground
tina, The E.lent,n D,srici was Wing, alter
having endorsed MIR. B,sss--con ending
! as one Of ,hsm csrdinsl p,Inripies. u, at The
! Representative is, under all circumstances,
bound 10 conform 10 the wishes OF his
! constituents.
| But the gentleman from Rowan an,
sser.. that the Wings have endorsed the
lion. Mr.. Haywood. How have ve en-.
dmsed Mr.. Haywood IN our pubic R..
presrGtalve character! The sndnrsemen nj
e Mr.. Btggs, of which spoke, WAS with
! reference ID The discharge of his public
duty-aud u was because the Drmocrs.
. TIC party maintain as one Of The cardinal
; principles III her creed. that the Repre-
sentative should sl~sys ~ feet the wi,he,
Of his constituents. that | alluded 10 lhsil
endorsement ( Mr.. B'pgs. IN the last vots
for Senator. But how have We, a. a par.
~, endorsed NJ. Hay ood! an ready "a
endorse him, as | an ready TO endurse ,ht
gentien.n from Rowan himsril--thst is,
that lie possesses t.lsnt-. moral worth,
aud c"nscientiousness in The discharge
OF public duty; and thai he is emit e,
- courtesy and forbearsncc in the d.f
ference in opinion winch may preva,
between u. To his ext.nt does our eu.
dorseinent 60, aud no further. IT'S true
10 our private relations. we have defend.
ed tin sgnn.t the a.per.ian. Of .hnse
who have impugned his integrity and his
ho"or. AID Why! Because The far fs,nr
and reputation OF her distinguished sons
is the public properly RI the Sta e, which
we should ch ri.h and defend as We