The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-04-19

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ing Inc anuch a lhs elhow. hat snrrsss .
achieved IN military opersiinns; ana 60 :.
Is IN parry enntrsts. which are mere rish
bstllrs belwssn large Masses. We must
ST, lhen. iagrthfr. We must throw al
our personal preferences INTO The enaeioie
az convention. %. lhai we may draw
Eanh The pure guld and present = % The
people for iheir admiration and enrish'
msnl. This can only be done BY eoun-
selling logelher-by meeting our oreahren
nl other STATES in convention hy rxamin-
ing well The chart II Ihe whole Union.
calculating the prospects. and arriving Il
just and Satisfactory conclusions. u the
state 0f Louisiana ronld select The PFesl-
dent. I acknowledge there would be M
necessity fnr such consultation; but cur
sister states have something tn say in this
matter, and their will and counsel must be
teard-lheir might and innuenre scknow.
lodged. We must not seek n Erse our
individual preferences On sshsEs. Haa !
the choice OF > PresidenI-dld u rect with
me 10 indicate The successor 81 the present
occupant Of the Chief MagislEasy. should
not be mueh pnIsls1 10 select should
cling to my 6rsi L'Ve--l should shout D
loud the name of that veteran statesman.
who has attained the very highest emf
nrnrc on the pedestal Of fame-anler
whose banner have 50 often been proud
to fghl-~hose whife plume have so
often followed in battle. when. like The
gallan, Harry v, il tossed to and fro IN
the conflict, but aeyer bowed 10 power
nor was stained BY cowaTdice 81 should
give my choice. my vote lor-lhui ere
The name passed Mr. P.'s lips, there ~as
a tremendous oushnrsl from the crowd
ahirh shook The building anu made he
name Of CLAY reverberaie through the
immense room in tones of thunder.
Hut Presumed Mr.. Prenliss, when 81.
leBee was reslored.l il is not FOR me 10
choose fOr she whole party. hcG that
The Wing party is laboring for something
else besides ihe elevation Of an individual.
Fortunately We have many noble leaders
among rs. adorned with all iAose high
virtues and capacities which fl men f"r
the exalted office Of Pfesi1snl over this
free people. Our country Is scarcely less
prolific Of great mental and moral ex.
cellence Than those &c physwat sFe~ih.
We have many profound statesmen who
would bear The Wing banner with honor
and success-hare generals who wonId
marshal our forces TO glorious victories,
but they are all of inferior considerations
." the gr~-s iu'~sssss ~ 'he party. Thr
Wing party. a. understand IL. il contend
ing for certain fixed and definite princi.
pies. II is the party that has always ex-
lsted in this country. and must ever exist.
So. too. there must be Democratic par
~. This party is made Of Two branches.
The one extreme includes the wild radi.
rails, whose devotion To liberty runs in,o
licenIiousness--who are 50 fearful Of des.
potism tina, they would relax all law and
political order. The other extreme con.
sists Of those selfish demagogues who are
looking to their own interests, and only
use the mass To help them TO power. BE.
tween these two, in the golden mean, rests
the great Wing conservative party, by It's
position and power preserving The harlno-
ny and security Of our political frame. and
saving our constitution from the wild cx-
cesses Of reckless radicals. or from The cold
selfshness Of calculating demagogues and
plarcmen.
There must ever be such parties in this
country. We shall rue the day when the
no.pariy idea is carried out-when We
shall have no political issues or contests
I" fight. Then the people will lie dawn
like great giant, 10 sleep in peace ana
quiet, whilst demagogues will carry on
their nefarions purposes with impuniiy
and success. God save us from no. party
ism. God save the Wing party from the
disgrace Of deserving its standard at the
present importan, epoch Of affairs. The
conquest Of vast tmpire--Ihe immense
additions which have been made 10 our
great territory, and the necessity of gov.
erning our new acquisition through pro
consuls or other agents, will throw into
the hands Of this government a power Of
corruption which will require all the vi.
gor. union and strength Of the Wings to
prevent the shipwreck Of our constitution
and the downfall Of our Union.
To preserve the won,cd power Of the
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