The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1852-06-16
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Ga Friday last. the 4lh insiaat. de
candidates far Gassrn0r addressed he
people 81 Wake az the aChfistisn Cha
pei" ID This city. Mr.. Kerr led ID. n
substance, As folIesss
Mr.. KERa. an rislng. expressed bis
qualifications Al being allowed 20 con-
name With 40 large aud respectable q
portion Of the people Of Wake. lie
was. he said. 4 candidate far Gaxernor,
and, a. such. desired to be distinct and
'frznk x6sh regard 70 fhe principles
which he advocated. and the position
he yceapied before the people. He
earnestly desired TO be understood IN
ali he had 10 say. lie avowed himself
a Wing. and his belief that the Wing
purity is the true conservative party Of
the couatry. and their principles the
true Conservative principles. Time.
which j. the arbter Of sll things. has
been applied to Wing men and Wing
measures, and we can challenge our
sdsersaries 10 point to the instance in
which they have not been employed for
the advancement Of tlIe interests and
prosperity Of the country. To these
measures he had always adhered
yhrough good As cell az through evil
report; and 70 those principles he et-
pected to adhere for the balance Of his
life. He was not, he said, Indifferent
to the honor Of being Governor Of North
Carolina yet the honor OF the nomina-
tieH for that high office was accom-
plished through 40 agency Of bis. lie
had rather be Governor Of The good old
"Nosth State" than 20 have the like
honor eonferred Upon him BY any OH
or STATE in the Onion. or tie bestowal
Of any other honor in The gift of the
people. To be the Governor Of the
State which VAS the first to take her
siand in favor Of the Independence Of
oar cnuary. in The commencement OF
oar Revolutionary struggle. and which
calamity aud fcarlessly resisted Brit
Ssh oppressiss and tyranny, --of State
whose hohnr has been untsrnished, du-
ring all her history--misht CRAFTY a
Tar greater ambition than he possessed.
Yet he would reach that proud emf
nence. ifreach il he should. hy no in.
direction or sonsealment--by no mis-.
representation Of the principles of bis
adverstfies. nor BY any Course al con-
duet, in the canvass, not tonsisten.
with the character ofe gcntlemany Ra-
ther than succeed w any other course.
he would go home to his family. and in
proud and hunest retirement to private
life spend the remainder Of his DAYS.
lie then alluded TO the division Of par
ties. aud the conflicting. though honest
opinions Of The people Of the country
upon political Questions. Notwith-
standing these divisions, Ne believed
all to be Americans, solici;ous for the
honor aud glory OF their country, and
expressed his conviction of the homes
ty of the masses of both parties--only
differing in the means By which the
Less interests Of the. country may be
iubserved, the result oil the eonyie
lions which God has given them. He
stood not there TO denolnce any per-
son. lie would not disgrace himself
hr his party, as well as the cause he
Advocated BY descending 10 abuse Of
his Political opponents-they were en-
titled to respect. and they should re-
eeive, il IL bis hxn,is. Yet, as far as
their measures were concerned, and
The action of the party upon National
and State questions, lie would be com
relied to speak Of them with, honest
freedom. Betwcen The two great par
ties of the country there had been a
marsed distinction. The Wings had
dealt fspse frankly with tina people :
had been moro consistent in prinsipte
than the Democrats, and now occupy
The ground they have ever occupied,
while the Democrats have no settled
principles Of policy, to which they
hare. as The Wings, always adhered.
Witf regard to questions Of State
policy. he could not, il he would, avoid
a full expression Of his opinions. lie
could not decline, for he had been no
tilted in advance, that he must answer,
and that !" distinctly" and unequivocal-
". tfse iIrerfogatosies which were pro-
pounded. And this, too, by ere of the
m,a consistent politicians, lie declaf
Ell Gen. Saunders. entitled to this foll
expression of opinion. because Of his
e,'tsfs.eiacy--for he had certainly been
The most consistent man Of any party
IN North Csrokndl lie had never had
but one principle---that was, to promote
hi,asalfs With hira, she most impor-
tant u ali principles was the si,aple
personal pioEsoun, /! Nothing mose
can be made Of him. Seikshness, alone,
is the gnsernins feature eff kis political
life. III he is Democrat to day, and
q Fetleralist Tomorrow, ii is only that
he NAV the better subserve his o@a IN
soresis. regardless of good TO others.
Ir. X. declared that he travelled out
ol hin way 10 attack no man. lie was
no fisfssin,g man--God knows il; but
h. va, no Quaker. When the gaunt-
LIT was thrown dnwn 10 him, and he
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