The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-11-12
MR.. AvERY's ADDRESS.

Extracts from the Address Of w. w. Avery, esq !
of Burke. delivered before The Two Literary 80. .
cielies Of our University. in June, 1851.
Stale p,ilc il m active desire 10 see !
nur immediate rnnniry prosperous ani
happy. Ii has IL origin III that love Tor
he land of nur birth. whirh Is one 81 Tie
strongest inslinris III mi nainrr. ard m
eil,s nol,ler arlinns. aud indus es greater
sacrifices. ihsn any other impulse 81 mans
bosom. Love uf hlrih-plafe and home.
is Developed simultaneously with iliose
warm affections tot parrfi s--hioillcrs--
friends. lLairxlsi around The family leaIlil,
ami WHICH, " cultivated. cliis;er ever after
about tie human heart. As association
expands the scope Of affection. this se'ling
ex end 10 The so, ia sfstrm aroundus. and
is gradually enlarged. until il comprises
within il devotion lhc entire Government
If The country we inllaiIil. 80 Gnrern-
meni has e,cr retained lie allegiance oi
its ciliZcns whric this sentiment, has
langu,hetl; an,l no country has finnrislieif
where il was I taught as a prinriplp,
cherished as passion. and made snhordi.
nate only 10 religion. in the arlor @illl
which il slnwed in the bosom of the pen-
pie. But Tic force aud efficiency of this
feeling. in controlling Our ariions. siimn.
laiing high resolves, and securing tile sar.
rlfice of individual Interest To the public
good. depends rpm The extent Of The area
of lis operation. Aud IN order To make
il active effective. ana -srif--Hrritsriiir--
speas with reference 10 The public veal
Tia, area should be clrrumscrihed by ike,
and definite boundaries; and must not h
ioo extensive. for each sucressive enlarge
mrnl &c the circle Of lis $, inpa,hy weak
ems lis intensity. precisely a. our alreciinl
nrIamlv-rcla,iye- nd--ronnlrynan
becomes less ardent as il DIVORCES from III
priripil irrus of concentration.
! The division Of The vast territory nf nl
Republic into States. with known and fix
c,i boundaries, aud having the cr,ire tnn
irul al their oNn internal pnlire and gov
eminent. thereby concentrating Tile ar
ito j.. iI,olahIs. and affections 81 their prr
pie. while il constitutes lie strength an
beauty of our political system, is llkewi.
The chef element Of the prosperity Of Of.
Republic. AS liberal competition beiwcp
individuals. in the race for hnnnabl
distinctions. Is The grealestlnc, n,ive 10 SUI
cess, so dues the gcnero;.6 rivalry anon
The members Of our family Z States. i
their contest lar pte-rminenrh inplnvin
and amellnra,lng tie cuHiiilon Of ihci
penpl', ensure 10 e;irfi g!iehcr progress i
thr march Of Improvement; ana the aggre
gate Of character and prosperity thus Il,
tanned by Tie several States. impar's /,
The Republic lie glory aud grandeur d
lis nalinnai character.
i Much 81 tie MrIl-meri,ed rcnnwn ac
CURED w our arms npon The plains q
Mrxi.u, may be ascrhpI 10 iii nobl
emulation which was exr,ed IN HE bn
sons II the several corps ii patriotic sol
diers. T presenting The different Safes d
The Unon. Marching under banner
clothed III The emhl,m<. ani nasrr,hp,
with The mnilo Of his State. each citizen
soldier approached the field cf tile
proudly console S that her honor an,
character were conii.lrtl To his keeping
aud. as he hehrl. his brethren from M.
olher Safes unlur!ing their resppc!iy,
banners. and marsI,allng themselves Sc
meath their folds. he resol.cd. with
hcro's >p,rii. that lie flag 81 his native
STATE Should he foremost iii the vain, hills
a $ ngle hand was left IL carry and ,lrient
il.
Tins iaspiri,e,l, the ciIizen.s"lder 81
America has proved himself iuvlncibie.
And if The same noble spirit Of ennalion,
existing and operating in The civil depart
nents nf life, would animate and direct
The people Of all The States in This Union,
what limit could human prophecy atnx Ia
thcir intellectual, snrial, polincal, and mn
raj advancement Wonll la God that our
beloved State thrilled from GENRE 10 cir.
cnmference with The inspiration of this
spirit! Would that ] could This day en-
kln'lle in vnnr bosoms the regen.rating
spark For am here 10 speak for North
Caroma-to appeal from her children
whose generation is' passing away, to