The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-28

TO THE EDITORS.

"A1as ss~At SAAEN " sSNss
Gentlemen--I hand the enclosed note.
from sound aud unrompromising De-
mocrai. as IN illustration Of the opinion
entertained by the wise and viriuous Of
his own parry nf the Democratic nominee
for the Presidency. for insertion in your
valuable journal.
Very respectfully. yours. &c.
LETTER ENCLOSED IN THE ABOVE.
Sandy Spring, June ., 1878.
Dear Sir-You inquire il ! am not de-
lighted with The nomination Of Mr.. Cass!
No, Sir. Mr.. cass was rot my first
choice. He is too bell;cose fnr me 1iS
rOice is still for w0r. Nav ! consider
war as one of The remains Of barbarism
disgracelul To the age Of civilization which
We boast Of having attained. and 10 he jus.
tilted only by stern necessity. When the
Oregon question was agiiaied. he derlar-
ed repeatedly that il Great Britain persist.
ed in her claim, war was inevitable, and
that we ought to prepare fur il. War for
strip of worthless land north Of The Coz
lumbla! aud with nation with whom
above all others we ought 10 cultivate
peace and amily. In urging the prosecu-
lion of hosiiiiiies with Mexica-. he has
been before the foremost. His organ uf
acquisi,iyeness. tno, appears I" be prefer.
naturally developed. lie announced his
belief tina, to srailoc the ,rhoie Of .Hsr.
leo w0uid not hurt us; and in recent
debate commended that we ought 10 take
permanent possession Of Yucaian, and
enter into negotiation with Spain for the
purchase Of Cuba. War. and the acqui
si,ion of foreign territory. d" moi believe
to be our mission" though il may be
our /" destiny"
From nv observation Of the course Of
Mr.. cass. have beer induced 10 fear
Tia, he rherishes. and has long cherished.
deadly hatred towards England. which.
if he were in power, night endangrr our
peace and prosperity. Nou are not to he
informed. my dear sir, how much il is in
the power Of the President. who has en-
tire control OF our foreign relations, 10 in.
v"lve us with any nation he may choose.
so inex,ricably as TO render war inevila-
bic.
Throughout nv long life ] have bern
an rnwavfring DEMOCRAT, and shall ron-
'inue so 10 lis close. But il the Wings
bring out Gen. Taylor. innocent and ig-
norant as he Processes to be, | shall be
pretty much in the preiicamem Of the
good woman whose husband was engag-
Ell in conflict with a bear: "l.et them
alone" says she. :. il is the first fgh,
ever witnessed that | did not rare which
whips" Truly yours. l.. G. r.
The Washington correspondent nf the
Charleston Fourier speaks thus Of Gene.
raj Taylor's nomination: .a.
The movements Of The Wing Convcn-
ton have been watched here with intense
interest; and the final result has been
hailed wI'h The greatest delight BY all the
wings, except by two or three abolition
Wigs, and The qualification Of The Calhoun
men is openly expressed. The Southern
States, where the wing party has been III
The minority, will, it is confidently he.
loved here, come up in solid column
10 the support OF General Taylor. Peace
with all nations, and domestic quiet, will
be assured 10 them nv the administration
Of Taylor, and these are The objects Of
their whole policy. Virginia, i, !. conf
DENLY believed here. will supper, Gen.
Taylor. She voted for Van Buren, but
for the reason that The financial policy of
That gentleman, which weakened him
else where, was popular with her. Gen.
Taylor ran afford 10 lose Ohio, and that
is The only wing stale he. can lose; while.
on The other hand, he viii Obtain tile ynle
Of New York, and Of many emocratlc
Southern States. -
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The speaking at the Wing Ratification
meeting in Washington, is described by
- pofo,.ac ~ nF fha Raitisnnr, p.,.;,,. .,o