The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-06-04


Of his administration az The GOFeinmeEl
Il i moi flung that should say any hing.
4 an here Tor lie purpose Of Iendrrpg 10
vou my thanks. as he has rendered Ihem,
Tor The eonIiaiisy with which you hsEere.
ceired him-lor The manner IN whirhIhe
.,I.ief magistrate &C y~ur cry has expires
sedl,0ar Feelings. aad ihe mannrr IN wh'eh
yoa have demonstrated them on this 0e-
casisn. Greai applause.
rll0w-ri,izens. this Is a vast country.
Standing here. as On. with my bark 10
The dominions Of Great Britain. and Ame-
riran territory in 'front.' extending 70 The
ran.iaes nf Mrsir.. and which rearlles
from the AIlaa,ic IN The Pacific ocean. in
contemplating This ! mlorcrd 10 sKeiaim.
|. No prni Mp Utica cnniraris our powers
the whole bnnndIess ronIineai IS oHTs. =
rt;reai applacse. Surh a country. spread
over surh a ya<I surface. emsh,aring so
Baany people deriving their origin from 50
many different naiions-ior u may he said
lhai this is The great crncible IN wIirh all
The nations Of Europe are tried anil imprny-
ed-he greatly caislakes The nature and
rhararier ~ on people who snppnses lllal
snel a country can be governed ON any
narrow. sectional. or selfish prinriples.
I yorilerons applause. Unr hearts and
minds must be elevated 10 the great task
brlnFe u; sad when il is determined wha,
course Of policy 10 pursue. we may dIIrr
as 10 The mode nf pursuing i: but one great
end is 10 be kept ia vicw-an observance
Of the constitution and all IL provisions. IoI
which our fathers shed their blood and
perlled their lives. We must be governed
by thai. and. being governed b; u. we
must md shall preserve The nnion of these
States. Our country. with snch vast
Territory. reqnires and demands that when
oecasions arise whrn differences nfopiRion
exisi-when section threatens seciion. and
STATES threaten States. that we should re-
eur 10 the principles on whirh The union
nf these States was formed. aud govern
ourselves by adberipg 10 these principles.
head 10 what consequences they may.
shalinoi undertake.. an this occasion, 10 90
into a dissertation an this subject; bur.
coming from a sfciinn al The country
where different institutions prevail. hni
where there is as sirong live for the
Union as there is in any Other seriion. |
have To cxhori you. my E.ilow cilizens.
under all circumstances. 10 reeur 10 The
constitution al the rouniry-io lnok al The
example aud character nfihose who franz
ed il. aud tn read The history Of the conn
Try from 1888 10 The present time alieh-
lively; and whenever you find yourselves
in any douhi. rs The early Christians did,
van must refer 10 the original text, and 10
the writings Of lhe fathers, before. prejudice
arose anG diverted attention from lle pm
per subject of examination. slf we shall
10 ihis we shall remain a united and hap
pv people; we shall spread over this ron-
iineni Of ours until we shall be numbered
moi by tweniies. hut hy hundreds OF mil.
Inns; cheese: enjoying The Same. liberty.
The same laws, aud The same happiness
whirIi still exist in This great romuiuniIy
Of ours.
Fellnw-ciiizrns. having visited Your
State .fol The purpose determining great
work Of inirrnal improvement. have been
grasilird moi only on sreing that. but ~
seeing tie people Of yeur Siale. Tome, 4
stranger here. known only 10 those whom
| arrompani d ON This urcasion, il is a
source 81 gratitude and delight That I lonk
ON this vast assemblage an,nn, me, 81 men
whom can call irllow.ciiizens with AS
much sinreriiv as ihnse an the Roanoke,
The Potomac. the Mississippi, or any other
great river nf the South. Tt'hrrring and
waving Of landkcrrhlefs. hope il will
I've always so. aud IL we adhere To the
great principles contained in the consii,n.
lioa 81 / e ,.aunily; il We all will be guild.
ed hy ihr maxims al those who framed
that constitution. aud their views nf lis
Incorporation. we shall establish no, ony
for ourselves prinriplps.nf pure liberty. but
Transmit them 10 air renolesi posieriiy
Gentlemen. | am exceedingly oraiilied for
The rompl,me.t you have conferred rn
me. | slral moi see you again; ynu will
no, see me again; bu, wherever we may
be. hope we ,hall always recognise each
other as riliz-n> &c Il common country,
and | shall always refer l,ark TO this day
with delight and admiration.
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1Tr. Coo5's Speech at Savannah
The Savannah Rep.hliranoi Friday con-
ians Hon. Howell Cohb's speech, from
which We make The following extracts:
IL lie did mol believe that South Caroll.
ma had The right 10 leopard The institutions
Of the Scum hy her lasly and illadvlse,l
arnn. nilpr States were equally inter-
esiptl in those Institutions, and she conld
MOI in Justice 10 ihcn taken il upon herself
10 decide upon such niomonions issues,
and drag them down with heIself mia The
bniiomlpss phi of rcyolnlmn and disunion.
For one, he hoped that Georgia would
give her 10 understand. so FAR rs We are
that she need look for no aid
or sympathy from This State in llereinris
10 nverlhrow the Government. We may
regret HE course she has marked ont; we