The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-06-21

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The hand. % The fourth &C nrxi Marrh. 81
he Inauguration Of Gen. ZaellAIy Tay-
lor.
Il has on : former ocrasi0n heen ms
bad fortune not % have my frsl eh0ire
approved. IN 1910. he Wings or NoTlh
Carolina nnlnFled The free standard nf
Henry Clay ID that stale. and sent HE
name 10 HE Harrisburg Convention; bar
The Wings of thai Convention. The Tepre-
seniaiifes Of The entire Union. sent haek
10 Us that standard inscribed with anolh.
er name, lhai Of William n. HARRISON
wholly unexpected hy NJ. But l only
looked 10 see II Il was sill The TRuE
VINO BANNER. | did mol ask myself
what name was on il. never thought
Of inqulring what side Of Mason and Dix
on's line The nominee was from. Ii was
The Wing Banner, and as such was plar.
ed in nv hands. For Eve months This
hand bore that banner through North Ca
rolina, until in The sucreeding August.
North Carolina. slave state. fred The
iirsi gun Of that great yaIley which shook
Democracy from one end Of The Nation
- the other. lls re-echoes resounded
from state 10 state Throughout the entire
Union. until the great triumph was arhiev-
ed.
! have mentioned this. gentlemen, for
the benefit 81 Ohio. and ] will state one
incident from which the Wings Of that
state may hope and profit. North Caro-.
lima, though she lost tie nomination ol
her first choice. Henry clay. soon raised
on every hill top The banner Of Harrison.
In one localion, where tall pole had been
erected with the name Of Harrison nailed
10 the mast. a solitary stranger was seen
riding past il: attracted by lis inscription
he stopped, elevated his eye, and seeing
the Wing principles inscribed thereon,
dotted his beaver and saluied them with
three hearty solitary cheers Nor do
despair before fall tina, in Ohio will also
be seen solitary Wings cheering the ban
ner OF Zachary Taylor.
! have supported in this body the no.
minaiion Of Henry Clay-ihat most illus
irious son Of our couniry-his sun il
about 10 set, and l trust his latest hours
may be gIlded and frightened by our sue
cess, which. like The bow Of promise, will
betoken the spread Of peace and prospe.
riiy around our land. have voted lol
| Henry Clay because no man is more
largely identified with tho glory Of our
country Than he is. No administration
could add particle 10 his undying fame ;
no honors could add 10 his treasure heap
But yield him to this Convention; yield
HIM cheeiiully, and. for the future, no man
can go more heartily than will for the
Hero of Buena Vista.
Ii has been suggested from different
states that fears existed Of the result Of
this nomination. We should never feal
the consequences when our cause is good
And our cause is not that OF Zachary Tay'
| lur, but Of the Wings Of the Union. Lei
us, when dangers are thickening around
us. take our cue from his own conduct al
Buena Vista, when he said, &" we have got
the enemy just where we wanted him
now's the time 10 give him little mole
grape, Capt. Bragg!" As our leader ne
yer surrenters, is there any one Of his fol-
lowers who intends TO surrender an en-
phalic response of mo-. Then if we all
pull together we cannot be vanquished.
Before dissolving this body allow me to
| wish prosperity and happiness to you all
and that you may arrive safely 10 YOU
homes and friends again. | bid you {
long and affeclionate farewell, and declare
this Convention adjourned sine die.
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