The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-05-21

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This editor Of The Democrat has mistaken the
tone Of our articles, IL we may judge from an er-
preston or two in his last notice. We have not
shown any hostile demonstration" that we are
aware Of, nor have we manifested any disposition
10 terminate his editorial career" Our temper
has been unrutiled during the controversy; and
so car Is his editorial career" Is concerned, un-
Gle Toby himself never felt less Disturbed by the
iy, than we have by his editorials. The fact is,
tina, the editor Of the Democrat. finding he could
not maintain his ultra position, has felt little
modification; and, not having the prudence ne,
csssary 10 conceal il, he has shown ii by his loss
Of temper.
II is little surprising 10 us that oul friend is
so blind as not to see, lwhat we are confident his
readers all saw that the change Of his title, iciih
The reasons accompanying IL, was an abandon
mont Of the position which he took at the outset
Of bis editorial career. The paper had been be-
fore conducted under the title Of the North Ca
rolina Democrat; and when he took command,
he pulled down this modest inscription and sub
stiiuied Southern Democrat" iniimating there,
by, that he would go bow-shot beyond his pre-.
dcccssor in advocating Southern rights, The doc
trine OF secession had recently been preached in
North Carolina, and several leading Democrats
were advocating il in our State Legislature. The
flag Of out neishbor had suspicious" look, and
we Of course watched his bearing. His |. crisis
article followed, in which we thought we saw moi
only sympathy for South Carolina, but strong
leaning towards her doctrines. We ihereupou
opened our broadside and awaited his response
He exchanged shot with us for time, as he
seems 10 fancy, with the energy which nerved
the god Of the silver bow but not being able TO
hold out, he concluded TO take down the flag
which excited suspicion" and declared that he
would not have North Carolina secede while " a
Southern Star sliters in our bright galaxy Of
States" This satisfied us, and we so announc
ed.
II Is useless for the editor to undertake to con
ceal his retreat or to refer to the slight change
in the title Of his paper as the only evidence o
! il. A comparison Of the ultra notions expressed
in his first article on tho .crsis" with his profes
sions Of attachment TO the Union on withdraw
!" ing the VOID Southern" from the title of hi
: paper, places the matter In strong light. w
do not pretend to say that our paper bullets alon
have effected this change. Other and more pc
tent influences were in operation. The seces
y sion resolutions had been killed in the Legisla
: turc, and the people Of North Carolina were gi'
\ ing unmistakable evidences that doctrine SO a
" taI to all our best interests could moi obtain fave
= with them, The editor Of the Democrat nee
= not feel ashamed that these influences have ha
: an effect upon him. If we have been rightly il
" formed, they have produced change quite as in
y. portant and sudden in higher quarters. And "
y commend the prudence which has given wa
y. to these influences; and if our friend of the D
mecrat had shown that ho had the courage
!, avow il, we would even praise him. Xenopho
acquired great glory in his retreat; and the d
mocrat will deserve more honor for his, than
= he had gone on to the mad length Of our Sou
Carolina neishbors.
The Dcmociat closes his article with the
:, scripiion Of a famous journey Of certain Fren
King. We presume his fresher memory cnabl
him to give the right paternity to his quotation
" but whether il may be found in Shakespeare
;. in Mother Goose, We feel as little affected by
!. as we did by bis quotation from The Had. 1
!. fears of the editor may have magnifed our lit
=. battery to an array Of forty thousand men
but whatever force is, il is on the hilI' y
= VIC have made no retrograde movement, as
Democrat will find when he has recovered fr
!. his panic.