The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-07-26
rlr. Holmes Of s. O., declaring for
General Taylor.

6eneral Taylor.
In the House Of Representative. on the ssth
nltimo. Mr.. Holmes. q so1th carolins. in an
able and eloquent sperch. reviewed ne measures
Of the Administration Of Nc. Poll. exposed is
errors and iniquifies. and then referred 10 the
good time" and the " good men" coming:
Sir. The times are undergoing changes.
The spring has passed, The sammer is
nearly gone, and The autumn gives tokens
Of lis approach, not by the scar and vel
low leaves upon your forrest trees. but
by The buhbllng up Of The voice Of the
people, preparing for one grand concen-
lraIi0n Of The varied streams continent in
one-to bear ON lis bosom in November
a high and noble spirit, who has shown
himself above parry; bound 10 no seciinn
Of country; who has sindicaIed the rights
OF the country on The battle field, and nm
sophisticated, unbapiized in the arts, in
the science, so much lsuded BY The In
ion, OF politics. is floating onward to meet
the bosom OF that Potomac which is To
watt him TO The While House. Yes, from
him | expect - not lavish expenditures
when il suiIs; favors, when they rebound
10 his own credit; but high, nuble disin-
leresled, and ample disiribuiion-cf what
or fayors! No. OF RIGHTS which the Re-
presenia,ives on this floor have often sa-
cri6ced al the mandate Of This Executive
will. | expect that fromilim. And though
he may be unschoolcd las il is said)
in the lore Of Machiayelli, in the high
est and profoundest disquisilions Of poll
teal philosophy, yet he can read the con-
sliiulion. He has lived among freemen;
he knows The relations Of The mechanic,
those who can build navy yards--and we
have as intelligent ones 10 construct and
serve as any portion of this empire; he
knows their relations 10 the body polite,
the relations Of the body polite to him
WIN pTesides uSeI il, aIri 'l.S high OOli-
CATION Of administering to each and every
one throughout The broad extent OF this
confederacy equal and ample justice; dis
criminated by no lines, no narrow frilhs,
~ no cline; but all uniting beneath one
grand broad shield Of the eternal principle
Of equal legislative justice. The indica-
tons are strong; and al this moment.
chafed, as am. denied, as | am, my
rights as The representative Of a con-
stItuency, | do confess, in thu gloom
which envelopes me, see The rays of
q luminous orb that will come up from
The waters that lave tie shores of the
beautiful Louisiana, and rising gradually
will ere long stand enculmnied 10 the
highes, point Of a peoples affections and
a nations gratitude. This is cheering,
and | receive il as The light upon my
heart. Yes, sir, as the light'tha., when
il does arise, like the beams of the morn
ing will chase many crooked politician,
who now despises his lore or his want Of
information, because he was too modest
to claim much knowledge; because he
/ felt, or we felt for him, that modesty is
frequently the mantle thrown around me-
srit. Let others appreciate only the bold
declaration Of fitness for power, and take
the declaration for the fitness,
Sir, as | said, like the sun in the morn
ing. he will chase many of these crooked
politicians as the wild beasts Of the deser
by the morning beams are chased to theiI
;. dark recesses and inward dens.