The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-01-27
LEEIER 10 NR. 49,

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Wings uh0 cat ihrir Enies l0r lhe Hon.
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aga STATE. continuing the most il.iheral
and abusive aFiisiss 81 myseli. Wil.i suril
rhnire expressions as .'TTaiiOr 10 the
Saul" - false 10 his awn country" &r.
Gar waiting Ear =. The AhUliliOniss Vim
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/ Tie editorial corps in other States have,
probably. had more n-gard Inr PHoPrieiy.
derenrs. and truth. Than in Finriia: but
there ARE reTlaia iaris connected with the
election nj Speaker nj the House 0f Re-
representatives. whirh are II suflirirnI gene
r.. interest IN justify me in asking plare
for this communication in The columns Of
your paper.
yield 10 no man in devotion to the
rights and interests ef the South. As 4
southern man. mnsi rhreHully gave my
vote for Mr. WinihroP. and mean In make
no apuinsy for il. al admit his fitness
for the office of Speaker. M member Of
the House i perhaps brIicr qualified Ia
discharge il duties.
By iaT the greater number Of the speak-
ers al .te House of Representatives have
been Southern men. Al the commence
mPnl ol the pleseEI session the NnrlhFrn
Wings presented a candidate peculiarly
qualified. from his talents. high character.
genllemanly department. and parliamenla-
~ experience. lie was elerlrd-noI one
Southern Wing voting against him. TO
have 0ppnsed his elrrli0n because he re-
presented a constituency whose insiiiu-
tons do not tolerate slavery, wnnli have
been an az, Of madness and criminal FOL.
~. IL would have been suicidal. fatal To
the Sou:h. By SD doing. southern Re-
would. indeed. have shown
themselves "Traiiors To the SOUTH"
II i well known lhll the Sanili - IN n
IN the Congressional and elec,o. /.
rial representation. What would lie our
condition il ws take ihc position that we
will not support u man for even a secOn- !
Jary office who does nul come from our
own. section of country! Will not the
North retaliale. Can il he expected that
llfe people of the free States will give To
us the monopoly of all the offices Of GO
vemmenl. They can control all of our
important elections, and will not submit To
surh unreasonable exseIions on the part
Of the South. Is il wise in us To forget
the admonilions Of tie Father OF his CONN
Try, who counselied us To beware uf Sec
tional issues Shall we wanlonly seek
TO involve ourselves in angry strife and
bitterness OF feeling with our Northern
brethren. and court a geographical contest,
in which every advantage will he on the
side of those we would make our ene-
mics! The true policy of the South is
10 be firm in the maintenance OF its rights,
but to he just.
The Wing party. North anil South. is
characterized by spirit Of conservatism.
II embraces in It's comprehensive view the
whole country. II is not influenced hy
narrow, contracted, selfish. sectional poll
cy. Al This moment. il is well known
that most of the Northern Wings are will
ing to cast their vote for Snulhcrn man
for the President Of the United States.
Aud shall i, he said iha, we OF the South
should force upon them geographical is
sue, and compel our Northern friends Ia
vote for a Northern man. and thus elect
a Northern President. Northern Speaker.
Northern clerk. Northern officers of all
kinds, and establish a Northern Govern.
ment!
The accomplished speaker Of the House
Of Representatives, in his own state, re-
sisted successfully the adoption of the !
principle upnn which Southern Democrats
insist that Southern Wings should have !
acted. Al the Springfield (Mlssachusct,s)
Convention, held in September last, a re,
solution was offered =" that the Wing. of
Massachusetts will support no man for the !
office Of President and Vice President but
surh as are known by their arts or tlcclar-
ed opinions TO he opposed to the ex'eniion
of slavery" Mr.. Winthrop opposed and
prevented the passage of this resolution !
-avowing his determination TO support |
for the Presidency, should he
he the candnirte of the Wing party.
1t WAS The duly of Southern Wings to
support such man. could not recon-
ci.e it to myself to adopt false principle |
Of action which this gentleman had rcpu-
dated, and make him the first victim To
Southern seliishnrss. by refusing to vote I
for him az presiding officer of the House
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