The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-04-28

IA r sbs Consiiidlipn and lhs UnioP (
he uho. Il thoroogh ftienee. powerful
conespli6,.. s;s.sy jutgmenl. svTs ssles-
la,inn. calm courage. and ali alnse asiiss
hssh qualities that 20 % msksspihe gfes'
ssfyssr. ss enphznesIly ilie Slider 81 nc
-. and Win. on The 6eid Of arms. ~
ssJeEed ~ rountry more solid ARD e'o'
r.nus sersire sIian any olher. save Wash
iassan hims~lf; snd he sho . nas nc
chief magistrate OF The Rrpublir. and wlio,
by his pmdence, finnness. and pziIiniism.
has rescued Inc Union from nnexsnrleu
danger. and approved himself 10 Ihe COM
mendalion and gratitude 81 I'll fufnfe ffnf-
sssians--wisb shat inefIabie Superiority
does each Of them tower above thai mot
lev herd OF Democratic aspiranls. who
arc so impssienhy husIIing iogeiher fof
/ the precedence. though Of mosfei them
i, nav with 100 much truth be said ihai.
.. fzr irom being qasIihed 10 be dlreei"rs
az shr great movement OF empire, hey are
hardly fl 10 Turn wheel IN ihe mariiine.
We lonk forward with implicit trust To
a well-adsisesl selection by The National
Convention nf one Of these three men as
the regular Wing Presidential candidate
"a selection made upon the largest scale
of information. and with regard TO the
highest hnnar and best Interests oI The
country and the party. That action.
whatever il may be. if the party u m
earnest. must have the loyal acceptance
and efiicienl support Of every real Wing
In the land. There may be personal
preferences we would not complain Of
ihese. Tor such parialIIies are insepsraoie
from our very nature. They have been
very powerfully manifested in all Wing
conventions hitherto. Tut hive ever been
readily and rheerfully sacrificed for the
common veal. The successful applira-
tim oi good political principle Is oil IN
finilely more consequence To iie county
than the particular inslumen,siiiy by
wlirh that application is effected. That
. eilher of the three eminent Wings under
consideration. might and wnnltl. IL noni-
mated and elected. make such an applira.
. lion OF Wing principles, so Ear as his Of
iiciaI powcr roald allow. no intelligent
, Wing, we believe. can doubt Tor mo.
> meni. If this be 81. a non-roncuuenre
in The final nomination cnuld he nothing
/ else but wanian. inexcusable larliousness,
/ infinitely more becoming 10 Democratic
J spuil.hunlers than 10 Wing palrin,s. Such
an event cannot be anticipated. for The
|, whole history and character Of The " big
patty Gorbid even The very superstition.
II is well 10 discuss The personal merits
of onr different candidates. If il be done
calmly and frankly but lei il be ever
borne in MIND. that there neither are nor
: can be any actual personal issues. There
!. are no.Whig issues hui issues Of Wing
\ principle. aud on the acceptance or re.
ljeciion Of the issues by the people turn
/. the most momenlous fortunes al the rnun-
!, try. Let all rae Wings, then. rs they
valnr llIe impnr ahce of these issues, as
they estimate the sublime worth m their
Cause, now. in The day Of examination,
keep these minor differences down to
their proper level, and hereafter in the
day of ar,ion. bury them deep from lhrir
sight. United by the same changelrss
devotion To their country, inspiriird viii
, new hopes, constrained by yet stronger
motives and more solemn responsibilities,
, lie, them again stand together for com.
mon struggle and rommon victory.