The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-09
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MrssRs kBfIORs: Having m q Ear-
Hrr conm 3nsrzfioa shnn thai ths.S-
shssgvd IN Tie .trmperance move
mfns In the eastern part 0f The caan-
= :" did not andersiand the action ~
the Cuanfs Convention 70 be final I:
and that rh~t I'D not beI;ese them
selves TO BE- gaing aside fram the in
rensions VI hal Convention We now
propose to shsw that their action ought
not to arouse the rreiudsee d.al has
been predicted.
10 the notire IL Il TO which wersfrr-
red in our last. We find the following !:
The effect u ihr pledge will be. we
apPrehrni. 70 pre-, eni. ia the ranrt TO
suppress the practice If treating. the
.eo-operaiion Of many gosd citizens.
whose sl wosid do much to give IL
efficiency
We are well aware that threats "a
the abnse effect have been made /; and
not only have :. goad citizens" ARA red
,hrmsrl' r. against ibis movement. but
snnc have thrratrncd Opposition To at
trmpis of ans Kind that may BE- made
I. suppress the practice of treating.
Ne think il proper. therefore. 10 state
the views Of those Who are engaged in
the movement.
Ia the hrst place. mans Of them had
witnessed for years the evils flowing
from thi, inuntaln IL corruption; they
had seen rilort after effort made TO STAY
the. tide, but ali 10 no elect; and they
were detenn ned that. even at the ha.-
card u beng deprived Of the pri,i-
legc 1T voting for the candidates ui'
der rhoice." they would speak nut
upon the subject, in language that no
politician could TAIL Ia understand.
But they also view ed the subject in
another aspect. They well knew that
! thnse candidates who treat. are divided
Into two rlasses: the FIRST consisting Of
those ahese onl, hope Of mice is by
the aid Of the whi>ke, barrel. and who
consequently desire that the practice
ui treating continue, aud Who will OPP
puse. not nnls this movement. but eve.
r. other ,D;cina m"le that shall be pro-
posed The other class. and that the
most respectable. are opposed TO the
Practice; they are willing to rest the
ISSUE Of an election upon their own
personal merits and their political prin-
spies; they treat, NIT TO buy enough
votes 10 thrust themscl,es Into office,
but to prevent the competitors from
buying. of ihose v.tes which. in fair
contest, would be cast for them. They
see that there j. portion OF their par
u, small indeed, but Yet in most cases
Sufficiently large TO turn the election,
J who will be dawn OF from supporting
them, unless they resort TO the same
l eApcdirnt 10 retain them that their
competitors do TO buy them. This
class of candidates, therefore, disap.
proving Of the practice Of treating, and
rcsort.ng TO il onl, because the, be.
lie,e themselves compelled thereto,
would I rslTisSssa u q Zee item from his
necessity, Ii Was partl, for the relief
Of such, that the movement meare now
deicndingaas undertakes. The pledge
has for It's object, not onl, to Withdraw
support from the candidate that per-
sists in treating, but also to encourage
and sustain these that desire to aban-
don the practice. Its objec, il to draw
off from the candidate that treats {
safiic.cnt number Of his own party 70
! caunteIbalancc the influence Of those
that he buys. The certainty that the
candidate the treats will thereby alien-
ate from his. support at least two hun.
drcd Of the best men Of lis party. will
not only tend to deter those Who may
desire to adopt this expedieni, but il
will greatly encourage thuse that dc
sire to conduct the canvass upon homo
rable principles. This movement IS
indeed one Of compulsion to the denid-
gogus, but Of encouragement and pro-
lection 10 the patriot. The candidate
that persists in treating. il threatens
with the detection of at least twn hun
tlred uf his adherents: but il promises
to the other. that even if by his course
none ma, be added to the number Of
his votes, YET there shall be al least
furr hundred honorable men who shall
say 10 him God speed" and one halt
of these shall be drawn from the rank,
OF his competitor.
This measure, joined to the one pro-
pused by the Count, Convention, Will,
We believe, insure us success. with
out this, We have but faint hopes from
the other. For. though the nominating
Conventions respectful make known
to such candidates Their wish that they
should notrcsortt to the practice ottreat.
ing in conducting the canvass, yet Il
is morally certain that if the candidates
of either party commence treating,
those of the other will do the same
and upon the principles Of politieapeth-
les. it is not improbable that IT even
one candidate of either party should
commence the practice, his example