The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-30


frnon. where Ms Eaiher hid ssood shoul-
der % shnsAder Eish Maz-lagaoa. ass
he place az mreung. FEnm that dsy. he
lide Of popRlsr enihnsissm SCI siIeng q
his favor. and MS lams Eas hailed WITH
drlighl in ~v-sy se-gon a The .csanlIy.
ffnm he exlrrsne Norih 10 ne extreme
SO0lh. emhTansng every class and every
elan. Z Eax hrld up - The candidate al
The People. Palillrd ti6rseares ser
dlsrafaes. and he Pa~er 0l The politicians.
rrsmpled down hy the masses. Vas no
feeble % resist him. He had taken he
hearts or lie people By storm. and time
and circumstances. - they Increased The
measure OF his fame. only served To bind
them marr closely IN him. He was
theirs. and they wsre his. and nothing
could break his hold en Aasir affections.
Such Was he slas o. sHairs when he
Wing Naliaral Convention mei u Phila-
delpIip; and his nomination By thai body
hiss moi changed the relation in Ahigh he
stood 10 the people. lie Is still their
candidate. and. il rlrc,ed. win assume The
Presidential Office under M nlhcI ohliga-
ton than such as the Constitution pre-
seribes. This line af eonduri he has al
ready marked out a his rule ofaeiion; and
there is no influence. however potential
no interest. howeVeg commanding. Which
ran ever induce. mnrh less compel him 10
swerve from il. His resolution is fixed,
immulable. The Philadelphia conven-
ton, although il nominated him IS 4 Wing,
did no more lban raIiiy lhe will ofIhe peo-
pie. Wjlhoui Distinction nf party. they
bad declared their determination. al all ha-
cards. TO support him; apd the conven-
iio1. recognizing The right If The people 10
make their own Presidents, and The hon
esiy, incorrnplibi!ily, and worth Of him
on whom Tie ehoice had fallen. arcnissced
in that decision. The great masses Who
have M igirres, in politics. and whose
only anxiety il for honest, Impartial gov
eminent. had rallied To the support of
Wing. and the Convention. ariing in .
spirit Of compromise and coneilialion. and
KNOWING him 70 be Wing. cordially adj
opted him as lbe candidate of The Wings
Of The Union. II is useless. therefore. to
contend that he has reversed his tlecision
and become the candidate Of party, after
declaring that he would not br considered
otherwise than as The candidate of the
people. He has ne,er held but one lan-
guage; and LEI the Executive minions as-
sail him as they may, LEI the narrow-min-
ded aud crafty denonpre him as they dare,
they can never convince the sturdy. in
Vincible masses that Zachary Taylor has
consented 10 become an instrument in
the Of hands designing men," They
know the worth Of such statements, and
thay know that, whoever else may bend
aud bow, come sunshine or storm, .he ne.
yer surrenders." fits position. from grst
TO last, was vel stated by Judge Saun-
ders, in the Convention, apd, without
another word, in justice 70 his trends, We
emhody j. here:
General Taylor (said Judge Saupders)
has taken no par, in bringing bis name
before tbe American people, IN connee-
ton with the Presidency, nor does he
present his name 10 this Copveniiop as
candidate. Ills friends throughout The
country. rather discouraged than enrour-
aged by him, have placed him prominent
y before The patton, as worthy Of filling
The place once occupied by The Father of
his Country. and General Ta,Ior. from a
sense Of duty, has assepied 10 the nom.
naliop. s-t .....
He considered himself in the hands Of
his friends. who have honorrd him with
their choice He has publicly aud re.
pealedly stated that they nigh, Withdraw
him whenever thev thought The interests
Of the country. ID their opinion, required
il. He does moi consider that, under the
circumstances in which his name has been
brought forward. that il would be proper
il him To- withdraw himself. Such has
been his position since he assenled TO the
use Of his name, subsequent TO the cap
iure Of Monterey, and such is his position
noB.
On hchaH Of the delegatinn Of I.nuis,
lana. will further state that General Tay.
lor desires il 10 be understand that. in his
opinion. his friends who rome into this
Convention are bound To abide hy its de-
ci>ion. and to sustain the nominee heart
and sour-ihat General TAYLOR rerogni.
yes in big friends in tllis ronvcn:ion those
who have lhe right To Withdraw his name.
and will cheerfuIIy acquiesce in such
"General Taylor, we are also author
ICED 10 say, will hail with entire satislac.
ton the nomination by the Convention,
Of any "ther than himself. being persyatl.
ed that the welfare Of our country requires
Il change Of men and measures. N order 10
avert the downward tendency of our ma
.ional affairs.
in making this announcemrnt. the
delegation Of Louisiana wish IL 10 be dis
tinctly understood that it involves no in.
al. r