The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-15


fee,s Of The fall wsmenlion this now, because
we know that many Of our readers have long
been acquainted with Mr.. Paisley. and feel deep
interest Ia the welfare Of himself and family.
Pref. lIedrtck and Dr. TOmpkins.
We hsse copied in to-day's paper. from The
North Carolina Standard. The reply Of Prof.
Hesl1rk 10 the attack which d.. J. y. Tompkins
though, proper 10 make upon his analysis Of soil
for Mr. siler. II is written with Goodness, mo-
desty aud iorbearanee which presen, striking
contrast To the communication TO which il Is a
reply. We feel il due 10 the Inslila,ian with
which Prof IL. is connected, no less than TO
Prof. II. himself, 10 copy his defence.
Since The communication Of Prof III. was put
IN type, we see that Dr. Tompkins has made
rejondrr through the Standard, which we might
have fell II our duty to publish, but for the man
ner IN which he has thought proper to aiude 10
the Recorder; though We cannot see, in The co..
lumn and half which he oecupies, that he has
at all strengthened himself or made any progress
in pointing oat error in The analysis Of Prof. IL.
The pronoun Il" figures Too largely in DIR.
Tompkins's communication, 10 lead us 10 sup
pose that the history Of she past two years Of
his life" would afford any .proof" ilat "per-
sonal ambition had no influence in producing
his attack upon Pref III. The affected coniempl
with which he Processes 10 look down upon the
Recorder. is no faint proof Of What Icigns in bis
heart. ii the Recorder is not so Isige rs the pa
pers in the Giles, ], hears iair comparison with
those IN the country; and we have reason 10 be-
lieve that IFS character as public journal is NJ
lca<, respectable. We therefore do not feel at
all hunhcd hy The Doctors sncer at our little
seven by nine paper" We shall abide our time
TO grow larger--a species of prudence which the
Doctor win DO well 10 follow else by attempt
ing 10 make himself .thc Edmund RufiD Of
North Carolina his fate may he forcshadoa ID
by The Frog in Esop's Fables.
We are wiling 10 allow DR.. Tcmrkins due
credit fol all the battling" he. has done in dc.
fence of an improved system Of Agriculture in
this State; but upon his Atlanican shoulders do
not rest MI the improvements that have been
made, as he seems 10 suppose. More than Thirty
years ago an Agricultural Society was formed in
this county, and several premiums awarded. That
movement was in advance Of the times, and The
Society was suffered 10 90 down but begin.
ming was made, aud improvements have been
gradually going on. Agricultural periodicals
were brought in from abroad, and extracts from
the must valuable portions published in the pa.
pers Of the State. Information thus obtained at.
fordcd stimulus TO private enterprise, the effects
Of which had become very visible even before the
appearance Of the Farmers Journal. But thou |,
we deniur 10 the esotism displayed, we shall re-
joiee if DIR. Tompkins shall make himself ins,ru-
mental. even in a SMALL degiee, Of accelcrans the
onward progress of improvement.
We were induced TO make our first notice of
the communication Of DR.. fomykiIs, because we
thought it wanton, unproyokel, and uncallcd
for attack upon an individual, aid because it re-
aec,ed upon the character of our University and
having said all we desired to say in our first ar.
licle, we have no object to induce US 10 pursue
the subject. Nor would it be in good taste for
US to notice further the remarks Of Dr.. Tompkins
upon the analysis Of Prof. Hedrick, as the Pro,
fessor has himself taken the matter in hand.
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The Nebraska Hill is yet pel.lins In
the Senate, but the indications are thai il will
pass that body by large majoriiy, and with bL,
little delay. i Is SAID to lie the determination OF
its friends 10 pass il in the House with az much
expedition as possible, by The application Of tie
previous question; though ii is probable that ii
will encounter much opposition there, and may
!, Proluce protracled and excl ing debate. :