The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-20
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IL IN rrsaTd y &c rrnding PnsidrnaizI
canvass.
, The ulmasi Ingenuity has laeen expfnl
"a sp-,n srFrfaf le'lsrs and deaarhsd SEN
Irnres af Irliers. ahirh have reeenlly ap-
prarrsi over my signaluEs. IN show lhai
orsnPy an rquisorai aitiiu.lr towards lie
TaEinlls paEiirs mia Wlalrh lhe people
are divided. snd esprrislly towards lie
Wig parry assprrSrnIesl Nv The Aaiian.
4 CsaEenilan hirh assembled in Phila-
dslphia IN gnnr III. Had ilesr l,itrrs
aud scraps II isiiers bern pall,sl,rd or
ranstTuad IN s0nnfr'inn with nLal have
h'Ielalarc said upon This suhierl. sll"ulsI
MOI now hare 70 complain uf die spfed
Nth wsairh ms ahsGeTs ln iselsIea qnes-
Iians have bern given up 10 the espiinus
criticism af those WIN have hesn made
my tneIhies hy neminalinn whlrh has
been lsnieTed Ia me without s"lirilaI,an
80 arrangement a. mine. or If the manner
IN wh'rh selrried passages IN some IL nv
leilrrs. written IL ihr lrerdom and rsreless-
nsss Il } ronlidrniialrorr, sr0n,lence. have
Iesn eammnnirahd 10 the public press
Bot Tisen from the rnniexi, and separated
ipm series az explanatory Earis and cir.
rumsianres Mhirh are, IN So faT A. This
canvass !. e"nreTnrd. historical. they are
as ,lerepiivr n though they were positive
lsbficaliuns. address you tbs letter 10
correct the injustice lhat has been done
me. and The public 70 the extent thai
am an uhjeri ol interest 10 them, BIZ this
illlhersl pT"ce.s. zm
siall.noi weary Won BY m elaborate
recital IL every incident ronnerled with
tie iirsI presentation Of my name as a ran-
ditlaie E'r tie Presidency. was llien n
The head # the Ameliean army 10 the VAL
~ 81 the Rio Erande. was surrounded
hy n higs and Democrats who had sl"od
hy me in the trying hours OF my life. and
whom 1t wa. my destiny 10 conduct
through scencs 81 still greater trial. My
duty 10 that army, aud 10 The Republic
wh0sr battles we we're waging. forbade
nv assuming position Of seeming hosti-
lity I'd any portion # the brave men under
nv command-all III whom knew | was
Whigin prineil lc. for made no conceal
mcnt II my political sentiments or pre-
objections. @
/ Such had been the violence Of party
struggles during our late presidential pler-
lions, that the acceptance 81 a nomination
under The rig"mus interpretations gi'en
TO the obligations Of candidate present.
cd TO the public with a fnimulary of pali.
iiral principles, was equivalent almost TO
a Declaration Of Incorporating enmiiy
| To all who did not subscribe TO lis tcnei-.
| WAS unwilling to hazard The effect Of
surh relationship towards any Of the sol.
dirrs under INV command when in front
uf an enemy common lous all. ltwnuld
have been unjust in itself. and il was as
lrepugnanl To my own feelings as il was
To NY duty. | wanted unity in the ar.
my, and Iorbore any act ila; might sow
the seeds of ,lislrusi and discord in lis
ranks. have not nv letters written al
the time helnrc me, but they are all 81
one import, aud in conformity with the
views herein expressed.
Meanwhile. was solicited BY my per-
sonal friends and by strangers, by Wings
aud Democrats, To consent 10 become y
candidate. was nominated by The poo
pie in primary asscmbles--by Wings,
Democrats and Natives, in separate and
linked meetings. | resisted them all, and
continued Ia do so I'LL led to believe that
my oppOsiilon was assuming the aspect Of
defiance Of the popular wishes. yield.
ed only when il looked like presumption
to resist longer, and even then should moi
have done so. had mol the nomination
been presented to me in form unlikely
To awaken arrimony or reproduce the hit
lerness of feeling which attends popular
elections. I say il in sincerity and truth
that part Of The inlucemen, TO my con-
sen, was The hope that by g"ins into the
canvass il would he conducted with candor
If not with Kindness. Ii has been no fault
Of mine thai this anticipation has proved
a vain one.
7 After permitted myselfto be annouus.
eG for the Presidency. under the circum.
sranres above noticed, accepted nomi.
nation after nomination in the spirit in
which they were rendered. They were