The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-31

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ever sion and irsnsissy may be she lisrs
ni human beings. Ss~ies mas be perns-
nrni. The great corporations thai sprrsd
if~ir inhatnre ever msnkind 10 porirci
their Ishpss and sernre their hsppiness.
mar have soufll.inx Il g.erpr,niiy. and.
as We might say. something ~ imnaarlxlI.
~ Aud. Cor my part. lofisn enough
console myself. aud grsiify myself Is
booking fnTwara 10 see what 10 The faiuse
viii be the eondidision az that renerous
State whirh has done mr. he honor 10
sefP ne Ia the ceapeiis Of sls .eonniry
so many years. see nothing about
her 10 prospects. hui whit eheirrles her
now. ! an sure that whtnI. and IN lllnse
that hear me. shall have gone 10 our lssl
home. snd when The monId may have
g1lhrred on onr mernories possibly. 40 IL
vail ON eurlombs. that State. 81 early 10
take her para IN the great eon.rst of the
resalliiioiI. Will stand as she dues. AMI as
The ralumn Thai near her capital prrpe-
inales the memory &c The iirsl great war
Of The country. ! believe. sir. that AZ rum.
motion shall shake The ennniry. these viii
become rock forever. rs srlnl as Inc pfauile
Of her hills. Tor the Uninn 20 repose npon.
j helere That IL disasters arise. bringing
rleuds which shall obscure The ensign now
lover her. and over .us. there will be one
star thai will hut burn the brighter amid
The darkness az that night; and Z hfIievs
that. u IN the rrnaaiesi sges-snti I ltns,
they wilPe infinitely remoie---sn occasion
shall occur when HE slenesi ,lulies az
patriotism are TO he performed. thai Mas
sackuselis viii initiate her own exsrnple,
and that. as Al The breaking ont OF The re.
roluIion. she was The first and forenos.io
offer the cliipouring bf allhe blood. and
all her treasure in The struggle for liberty.
50 she viii he hereaiicr ready. WREN The
emergency shall arise. To repeat aud renew
that offering with thousand times as
mrny warm hearts. and thousand times
as many strong hands.
Bui now. Mr.. President. to return 10 The
practical and important question hciore
US, hat are we 10 do, and how are we
70 bring this important measure To an end
and issuel The main question is impor.
iant. That aI,nii. But here we have
hetn seven months aud half. dispuiinp
about questions which. in ms Judgment.
alter all, are Of little importance 10 one or
The other pari Of the country. Are we 10
dwell forever on single topic, a single
idea! Are We 10 forget all The uses for
which government was instituted. to dis.
pute about that which appears 10 some
wholly unimporani! Think the conury
ralls on us 10 settle this question:; thai !,
calls loudly and impera,ivrly; and l think
further. lhaiihe whole world j. hooking 70
see whether this great republic ran gel
through with snch crisis. We are the
observed of all observers" II is moi 10 be
disputed that the eyes OF Chris,endom are
upon us. We have, stood through many
trials; can we stand through this. which |
partakes so much oflihe nature Of sec.
tional controversy, Why, sir, there is MOI
a reading man in all Europe who does mol
ask himself that question every day when
he reafs what is done here every morning.
Cannot this country. with one sci, Of in.
terests Of the North and another AT the
South, cannot II see, cannoi lite people see
what is 90 evident to every philnsophic
mind, that the Union is nevertheless nne?
Will they not ser thai, and maintain The
constitution established by their fathers?
] ha. is the question. I.agree that il re.
luires something more than common viz.
tue. agree tina, these feelings Of divi-
sion are TO he put away, that they are TO
Re overturned. as well as all those excited
md beligereni feelings Which lead rs 10
.ay il you do this | will do that, which
end to get up an intestine war. FIRST oil
opinion, then of belligerent legislation.
sndlhen Of arms. The question is. whelh.
Fl We have virtue and patriotism and
Americanism enough in our hearts TO
avert and avoid these evils. For the So
ution oflha, question The whole world is
aow looking at us with extreme anxiety.
For myself. propose 10 abide by tile
principles which hare a owed. l shall
stand by the Union and all who stand hy
T. Ishal do justice 10 the whole country.
according 10 the bes, Of my ability. in all
say, and shall ar, for ihe whole country
q all do. | propose 10 stand on The I
and need m niher platform. |,
shall know but our country. The ends !;
, aim al. by the Blessing Of God. shall be i
ny conntry's, my Gods, aud truths. $, IA
vas born an American. live an Ameri.
IAN. and shall die an American. But |
mean. 10 The extent Of my abilities. To per.
orln The duties incumbent upon me in that /
character. whether public or private, ia .