The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-09-26
Prom the Memphis Wing.
tyr AMERICAN PARTY AND ITS Enc
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). IN ge had deemed 10 say, and so much more
fsl;cnously than we could, ina, we unhesiia,lng-
,y adoo, /, and recommend il 10 The careful Pc |
susal OF oar readers:
SoaR REFLLcTIoNs AND SOME QUESTIONS
We are mol yloen, psrllsans. 10 Tact we can
hardly re rallied pair, sans at all, in the common
accepralian of The Term. True. we profess 10
belong 10 The American party. true, We oe>
lieye ours The hghes, and holies, ranse thai ever
enlisted The svmpl,hips u treemen upon THIS OF
any olher continent. True. We haze belonged 10
o,Lcr political organizations, and have never
been lound wanting in an hone-l performance Of
duly. Blu, we never wefe party men on account
of a name. Twas the principle involved which
received our support and even now, white we
are bearing sloil the banner Of the American par
~. and when { pledged ourselves to do all mai
honorable men can do 10 secure glorious VIC
tory, il is lie principle We are roniendng ici,
na,he name. Principles are eyery,hlng--names
nothing.
The daily and weekly course Of events, alter
taking careful observation from all points oil lle
political compass. confirm us IN our or'g'nal
opinion--thal We we're right. Everything goes
to demonstrate The correctness OF that opinion,
We are in an American crowd, which assocla-
lion certainly ought not to be considered dlsre>
ruisble. We belong 10 party that was orga.
MED 10 rrolec, The land OF our birth from lhrea-
irned ruin. and which owned its origin 10 as
pu,e and patriotic desire 10 elevate and eniran.
rhise all mankind, as thai which led to III ini>
iisiory steps Gf The Revolution, and prompted
The wiring &C tie Declaration oil Independence.
Feeling this. and acting on these convictions,
we have ?erused many ol the anil-American pa
ptrs win unmineled modification. We did
expect thai some native opp0s,lnn editor would
dlsenver lha. there were decent characteristics
belonging 81 his ccnnirymen; thal there was
something in history bein. g,tg TO ourselves;
that We had past of our orn. 10 which We
rouldlork hack without lnshins: that we did MOI
owe everything 10 Foreigners and sdoPed ciil-
gems, no matter how murh they we're deserving
al applause thai The old original Thirteen had
not been entirely barren Of men--greai, ginri-
Gus. mighty raen---na,ives aud 10 the manor born;
thai the confederation ard union which followed
bsve na only produced Slaies, but statesman
RAVES of tie sn--ahnse grand achieS emenis
would add lus,re 10 the history oi any land; thar
Washington ns,irr--hsd made mark upon
lhe scroll af time WhirlI nothing bnl The wing
al eternity could eiTscr lhat The warriors .:
Lexington. u Bunker Hi, 81 Saratoga, Of Euiaw.
and u Yorktown. were not inrgottn; that Tie
Adamss,, the Haneofks. The Shermsns. ihe
Pmkeys. the Rullegrs, sud hundreds Of others,
had still some claim 10 grateful remembrance :
that Henry once spoke burning words Of eio.
aupnce, fresh end glowing from his heart. slimu-
laung our lorefslhers on TO The desperate slFuE.
gle; that native Of The soil. ave, ndtire, peal.
cd forth freedoms war cIv-'give me Liberty
or Desih = Ina, nable .ons succeeded noble
slres that the ms,clless Clay nnrc reigned So
preme among our"C nns III FaiteFs'--sne nigh
lies. of The ~ ghiy--.he Hndispaicd monarch 0
lie realm az inisi!eci. whosr graias, Ike ih'
rays Of the sun, lfradiaied ard eniiSened th,
abole civilized cath Thai The great Ealhoui
had ven proud niche in lhs temple II lam-
anil tia, the unsurpassed Webster had trecte,
fpr himself all iptr,lecisaI nannmrn; that wll
far ouilau tie game il,sI covers his mortal re
name 81 Jsrsf III,
We had hop j iat some Sigh, acknowledge
merit of these tsri' 81 lie part Of The oppnsi
iion--Inf they are scis. tngrsven upon III ifni
tablet. ufhi.lory. ' III hnalhIng but ,hr extinction
Of our race. language and lineage csneffice. I'll
hand Or lie Almighty can ssoee destroy The r.
cord. The puny hand n man is a helpless 4
tie tssk a. sould be hat 81 nursing infant
Mhsn naiife American statesmen aid warrior
are lofgnuen. lie tongre in uhirh We now max
known our lhaughis 10 eash other aill be NUN
bsrsG among tie things Of the past.
II there ~ bnrr.ran WIN desires such de
plofabe consUnmaii1n! With sorrow and hu
initiation, wh shame and regret, We feel con
slfsi led 10 ssy there are ihose who would, juag
ing ~ their actions. ignore the pat with all II
efies, delace the immortal recurd Of The revolu
non, tepudisie everything that was Or ]. NATIVE
In order 10 achieve ! mere partisan triumph, !
shiea. 90 isi Is their siJe Is concerned, not on
single national o. Fundamental Punei.le is -
VOWED.
Bot 10 The lapsr portion 81 ihe subject matte
will which We started oui. We wished 70 -
ihs ants. Americans .some questions" We ~
proceed 70 pfopound two OF three 10 The hop
that little information may be sOuchsafed
The premises:
sshiagton. VI Vi. day. was on account . ma
Of paris. and outside nf tie United States, hs
90 esleened sull. Bri DID he MOI warn b
counlrymrn sgsn.l me . insidions wIle5 of 4
fsizn IBfusneei' II IL 90 written down 10 j
lsevsli sJdress.
Vital an unmiiigsed American washingi'
must hare bernl Il wss nniy On account
Ne accident IL birth" il,ai lie vas bnfn IN Vi
cinisl WIS, had he been bern N Eaglau
aud appointed 10 he command 81 the intsdii
any np1i dnhn i naive !" rebels. !" be Won
haze shipped lien t. trims 10 short order
Tim, tiiefe VS. JefI .rson. arthur 81 The u
eiasiaa n Independence. Did he MOI 90
give sapsssiun ~ the sisa that there was ~
ocean 4 fane" between The Old world and d
ne9l
Thsn. there vs. old John Adams--one
ihe sery iss lie King II Egg ID would y
pardon lie was hound % b. hung. and uh,
Because he iook Up arms 81 sindcsie Inc pr