The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-09-29
Le.ter 81 GOV. Graham,


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= Mass Mrrsing ~ oar polIileal Ifsenas ~
shss pza af ihe Sale ~ S,ssessslls. On shs
I0sh iBsl. IN honor Of me nominees oil me
whir Convention fsl Baltimore. isr The
Presidency and Vice Presidency oi The
United Stairs.
You are pleased 10 add that Ibis sssrm'
blzfs has been appointed 81 the she OF ihe
old Ssssessllle ACADEMY, not very distant
frum The place Of my birth. and whiIi'rf !
~ss sent when ! 6rsi lefs my parental
hsme, 10 pursue tllsi course Of eslncaiinn.
which Vas lol determine my destiny IN
llle; and that The friends 81 my youth. and
associates and arquzintsnres OF msiurer
years, viii be there in'lsrge numbers, 10
offer me kindly greeting.
Few events. I beg 10 assure you. could
afford me more qualification Than 20 con-
ply with This catering and cordial invita-
l,oa. ii swsk@ns rrrolleriions dear 10 INV
heart. and adds the charms of personal
friendship 10 political appreciation. Con-
fidence has been said 10 be a plant Of slow
growth. After lie. now pasi meridian.
and Tor near twenty consecutive years
connected with public affairs. il Is, To me.
refreshing ca be treasured that rs regards
myself II 10 vel fresh and nnhroken in The
soil There il FIRST look root.
You likewise suggest. tina. The oerssion
will be an sppropriaie one IA sinfiirale
the great man with whom ! AN associated
in this election. from charges of hostility
, TO The Sonlh. and inideliiy 10 the CON-
promise of The last Congress.
/ II is one Of the sl,allowesi and con-
monesl devices OF party. 10 End on, whal
Il mos, odious or disiasleful 10 the pre-
vailing sentiment Of caun'iy. or section
and impule that 10 iIs oppnneni. This
charge OF favoring abolition. OF being un
der us influence. has been standing &C
cusaiion al the South against every Whis
candidate for The Presidency Tor The las
sixteen years. II was alleged against Har
rison. whase competitor has sihre been lh'
abolition candidate for that high slaiion--
against Clay, whose successful rnmpeilio
approved The Oregon territorial Bill, inhi
biting slavery iherem-againsi Taylor
whose rival declined 10 vote fnr The Fugi
live Slave Law. because il did not prov'd'
Jury trial for The returned Fagiliye |; il
the Federal courts. Of course. IL wa
alleged against Mr.. Webster so long a
he siood chance for The nomination
and his mnsi patriotic speeches, advising
acqniescence in the compromise. wer
garbled and criticised 10 suhsian,iale il
and il wa. freely imputed 10 M. Fillmor
by the opposition pressof This Stale, ever
alter he had approved all the ronpromis
measures. and had issued orders for lh,
execution Of the Fugitive Slave Law b,
Military force. II ocrasion should deman,
il. Had he or Mr.. Webster been The no
minee Of the Convention. instead of Gen
Scott. there would have been. 80 lar a
rrgards il,is objection. if we may Judge q
The future by the past. bni The change Of
name. The tale would have been re
pea,ed. and probably with more emphasi,
!. While The people Of the South will be v
gilsnl and firm in the maintenance OF the
just rights. trust they will be misled b
no idle clamor. Aher an agitation Z
: many years ON matters conneried wit
slavery, there has been an adjustment. j
I. which | am persuaded Tie mass al III
American people has acquiesced. tn
authors and friends Of that adjustment,
am sure, will be the las, To re-open III
controversy.
So Ear as NAV depend on me, The charr
es against Gen. Scott 10 which ynu refe
have been already negalive,l. and that in
manner inliraling stronger r0nvirlin
on my part than any reasoning can en-
ploy. Bound 10 North Carolina Ivy ever
, tie Of interest and affection which attach
es other men. | am under the asl,lilior
al obligation Of gratitude lnr her hiyhr.
honors repeatedly bestowed. lf | coul
consent tn camprnmil her interests :
honnr in matter vital 10 The South an
the Union by any combination or assuri;
lion adverse 10 her. 1 should be unlru,
mol merely To the impulses Of patriotism
but to the instincts OF nature. Wher
: therefore. arrepied the nomination {,
the Vice PR si,lercy. (which ynur dele
: gates in the Convention will hear m
, witness had not soughi.) knowing VIII;
+ principles had been declared hy the cor
veniion, and thai Gen. Scott was my q,
50 laie for The Presidency hv that aci,
proclaimed my confidence in him MOI
emphatically Than ear now do in word,
: ! had known him Iamiliarlv fsryiwpl,
years. and was intimately associard vii
him during the must nying periml of III
, compromise. when its fate was suspen,ir
IN doubtful scales. knew tina, he Ina
been the friend uf these measures whe
they siomi IN need Of friends. and ,ha, i,
depenienily Of his illns,rious services, an
Worldwide fame, which will place hin
IN American history. side by side w,l
Plusarch's men in The republics Of AM,
qniiy aud whirh forbid any pelly sprlor
/, alo laciious views To be entertained b
: him, he was committed la the camproni.