The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-04-23

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Froa he . ss-shrrn fsirics- .of APsii Z.
On lhe - .li-ssrs 81 sursps." ky Asisan.
% j. b~su'ifali, said. shs oi ife Esndrfd
thousand pelseas . hn ss<sml.lsd in Paris
~ wilness ilse rxrrulian az l.anis lLs six-
seenih. lhrre were ue, one hundred who
g rrtly and ii heart ds,swd hi- dvsiL; ard
sei illrre sss MOI ene nan. IN all ilIas
szsi rsnranrse nI human beings. Win had
ihr bsldness tn atow bis srpo-iiiun 20
this exerf.hIr murder! Ssrh was puiiic
npinina in Fr1nss during her -reien nc
'rinr." Bm u wss nat pnhlie npinlsan.
Pui lie apinian wss suppressed by ,eror.
I his ietr =. q o. Was prndured BY pow
erless power. II II had anly hefn confront
ed w,lh hnldnr.s and d.hsnre. The
hrarfsi spirits af the land arrr sesrrd
inlu Submission" by a phantom; srard
,nlo harfihle aimcs hy i4l-e public npin-
ion. Thi. Was sl.ikineiy illuslra,rd hy
ihe d.wnfall Of RuhespIeue in lie zsnah
uf his terrible pawer.
In rannexinn with The 1vwnfsll of This
hlandy iyrani. we meniion an mri,irni ia.d
rs many years siHrr hy Nr. P.insr I. Tie
was IN Flanre shoiily aii.r tile reign nj
tr,rnf." and was inirsdusfd Ia ralirn. In
The eaarse of their conversation, lie allied.
ed 10 4 alllrn's haldness in drn0unc,ng snd
lhraliliug Rob. SPHERE in The CHAMBER &c
Drpulirs. when il WAS supposed h. aas
ail-powerfnl 10 franre. aud uaran iussls
of human beings we're sent. by his ard.r.
every day. 10 the ruilleilnr. 10 have their
heads cut off, T@ilien's reply 10 MIR.
Painscu was. !. There was M b.ldness
in u. slr. u was an al Of desperation On
my part. knew iliat an order had been
issued 10 carry me 10 The gnillminr the
nrxl day. u was a conlrsl between Rnh-
ssrirrv and myself far rxistenre-for
liIr!" Az soon as il eas discovered that
there was one man in Paris who hta struck
a blow ~ The hrsd nf their blanly irihn-
nal. Rnhespiere f,.ll powerless a,ni,ls, I. .
exrcraiions Of vi France. lie had y.
power except that enen 10 him by iaise
public opinion
So IL 10 in South Carolina II Ibis time in
regard 10 secession. We h,lieve. as ram.
6 emily as we do in our existence. thai 4
large majority OF The people of South
Carolina are opposcd 10 secession. bui they
have heen afraid ,aexprc~s their opposiiiou.
aud have sermngly acqulrsred in what
they 81, pe-ed iabe public opininn. They
have srrn,lhe State rliiing IN inia bioo y
revolution. whirh they ,lreae'e and ab-
horresl. and yel they stood silently by. az
cheercd her IN her onward course 10 de-
shnriion! !! Whilst iwa.ihirds oI The peo.
pie secretly aud al heart" 4. sire lhs
stale 10 stop and wait f,r Ihe 60. peiaiiun
Of The other Southern States. yet mol one
man in ten has the boltlnrss 10 say So!
! A lew days since gentleman in an
adjoining sll-lricl said 10 us. ;. hogan To
think and reaer, ahnu, The consequences
. of srressinr. and came 90 The conclusion
: Thai il would not ,lo. Bnl was afraid 10
say 50. Ai.er while. l mel nrlghbor,
Win expressed the same views. We then
ialked freely 1, each other. IL a week cI
Done Of ourr prrssnlaises returned from
Columhla. aud concmrrd with Us ~ opin-
loa. then hegan 10 express my views
p,blicly. 1'hnsc with wlpm | consersed
eagerly responded 10 me. and now. sir.
m jorily af the district ar opposed 10
secession" This ls true in regard 10 pub.
lie opinion in every tislric, ia The State.
man is told. secs il published in The
newspapers. and never hears il doubted.
that The whole State is CIR secession. and
/. he hrlieves ], to be his duty 10 60 with
his Safe. In this y ay false public op,n-
ion is M ,nnfsciured. and the most iinid
aud i,mr-srrving evince llle most holdness
and e,gernc.s in following il. The brave.
and virlunns. and patriotic acquiescc
lhrnush what they suppose tnbe necessity.
i They regret il. They think they stand
i alnne. In their opinion. il would be.sense-
lees 10 throw themselves ,n,. The brpa,'h:
when. in fact and in iru h. if they wnuld
express their opinins, they would soon
discover lha. they were in majority. and
could save their State and their country
j from defeat. disaster. and d'sgrare.
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