The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-10-25
Rreernen OF Orange!

Having h~en dslegsird Nv The Rongh
and Ready ClEh Of HIlishorough District
10 address yoa. ne. as lr.i0N sldEsns al
he same good old Commonwealth. do
earnestly insi,e You. LesTllly 20 cooperate
with ~. IN rnaraEnEing. ~ eNeTy fair and
h0norable means. 10 elevate 10 the Pieki-
denlial chair. thai individual. upon whose
snrcfss Al the present Time We honestly
believe the future welfare. peace. and eon-
sequeni hapP,ness II our common esun-
fITy dspeHds.
We presume that there Is scarcely q
doubt but that Gen. Taylor will receive
large prnporlinn ~ The votes. moi only
IL The riIizens of the county of Orange,
bgt ~ the state af North carolina.
/ We believe this. and IL Is comfortable
50 10 hrlieve; hni belief alone viii mol
ensure snrcrss. We must not nnly ne
liese. hat we must arI. Aud We must
not only do orr duty. bur see alsn that
our meigihars arr an the alsrti III we in
lend 10 hnnar lien. TayIar. let as In il
with = heaFiiness. good will. AMI warmth
of leelins. worthy af the Hero. anl The
deeds he has inne. let no lnkewaTmness
he exhihiird. LEI as strive far him. ~
he has slriyrn Ear his country; and show
that in this The cradle Of Freedom. true
glory and noble deeds will ever be fully
appreciated and rs freely rewarded.
/ We have hren told that Tie qualities
most anxI0usly 10 be- sought for in pub.
lie officer. are honesty, eapahlliIy. fearless
ness in the discharge Of duty. and levO-
lIon To The Constitution. Al the same
time ihaI We do NOT deem il necessary to
burden this article with a synopsis Of the
many grave charges arrayed against Gen.
Cass; still. while we are willing To award
TO hum the mele Of talent aud ability in a
high degree, the many political somerseis
Of which he has laIel, been guilty; the
being every thing By turns aud nothing
long; The throwing up the petled princi-
pies Of years, 70 maintain the very oppn-
site doctrines, and that ino when the only
possible object 10 view WAS temporary
political eiert. aud the securing from a
caucus nf pnliueal wire-wnrkers nonli-
nation for the Presidential office. These,
with his positive pledges Ia follow faith
fully in the iouisieps of James X. Polk /;
~ which cloven track we find Veto. in lis
dirsst and most offensive form aud last.
but not the least, "lhe WiImot Proviso."
nncompromisingly recognised. in charac-
ters "f undying disgrace all go IL impress
conviDcingly upon our minds, reckless
ness Of political action, on the part of
Gen. 'ass, i'm the attainment of his own
selfish ends. that no amount Of lalrni haw-
ever great, could atone fnr; and whirh
talent, indeed. connected with such prin-
cples. would, like strength in the tiger. or
venom in the serpent, make him The more
to be dreaded and avoided.
Applying lie above tests 10 Gen. Tay-
Tor. on The other hand. how sianIs he be-
fore us. and the country Is he honest I!
The upright anu satisfactory discharge Of
every duty coniidrd To him for more than
forty years, through whose loug ordeal no
breath hath evereasta shadow ON his name;
would If itself alone he ample testimony Of
the sPoiIess purity Of his escutcheou. But
were that not deemed sufficient. The Gun.
current testimony OF all those who have
ever enjoyed the pleasure of IN intimate
association with him, goes 10 show, That
if mt the personifca'ion of any ultra
potiiicai .fac'ion." he is The very " fm
Joiimeni" of honesty itself.
So entirely is this The case, that Gen.
Persifer Smith. the hero of Churubusco
and prominent Democrat together with
other officers equally distinguished, such
as Twiggs. WOOL, &c. &c. attest, that
man not only cannon express. but that he
cannot even entertain. dishonest or dis
honorable sentiment in his presence the
which, if II be true. land these arc witness
Is no man can dnnbt,) The county will be
assured in the event of his elertion. moi
only Of an honest President, but of perfect
honesty in all those whom he called around
him "a gloriuus contamination in the
administrative department of our Govern
ment, which il seems almost too like an
Utopian dream 10 hope fur. and whirh
would be sight such as eye hath no,
seen for long.
II is dream, however. that may he re-
allied: so let us resolve that by no npgli-
gence Of ours shall the opportunity be al.
lowed to pass by.
Having made out, then. character for
our candidate unimpeachahIe, as regards
that fairest virtue in public servant. IIo.
nesty, we will next proceed to inquire in.
to the evidences Of his CapabiIily.
His long intercourse with camps, both
IN garrison and in the field Of active "pera-
tons, bringing him into daily contact with
every description Of mind and character;
while il has moi been able 10 harden his ma.
ture. mr. affect injuriously the Kindness and
amenity Of his disposition. has given him
an insight into. and knowledge of men.
which will eminenlly qualify him for es-
timating correctly. both mentally and mo-
rally. all those who approach him while