The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-03-14
WHO /" SAM IS.

WHO SAN Is.
The following extract from late letter
Of lhe Hon. X. Rayner. in reply % Mr..
Wises manifesto against the knowsNoth
ings, will give pretty correct description
Of The person. and whereabouts. of The
individual whose name heads this article.
+" Sam" has become quite popular per-
sonage Of late, and has The prospect be-
fore him Of being more 50. Mr.. Rayner
SAYS;
There is certain parsonage abroad in
the land. at The sound If whose voice the
shackles Of party drop from The hands Of
our people, like those Of Paul and Silas
a, The approach Of the angel. Although
the echo of his foo,slepsis no, heard. yet
10 the demagogue and party hack, he is
as terrible as an I" army with banners"
lie is no magician, and vel The touch OF
his wand, like thai Of Tie spear Of llhu-
riel. causes The mask 10 drop from the
face Of hypocrisy, and exposes selishness
and partisan bigory in all their delormily.
lie comes with lis fan in bis hand, and
he burgers his floor" as lie goes. They
call him sam" But il is mol Uncle
sam"
Unc'e Sam is venerable in years, with
sound head and an honest heart. But
he is growing old, bent in form. bowed
dnwn with the heavy burdens which the
lazy. the avaricious, the cunning and sell
FISH have heaped upon his shoulders. and
compelled him 10 bear. This parsonage
10 whom ! allnde, is bis first born and
dulifnl son. He has come 10 his fathers
relief. With all The wisdom and honesty
OF his sire. lie possesses The bnoysncy the
vigor, and Tie strength Of youth. Ills
muscles are elastic, and his sinews ARE
tough. His mission is 10 visit every city,
Town ard hamlet in the land. lie is
equally a, home in tie mansion Of The great
and lie cottage Of lie lowly. lie takes
his seat at the council board Of the wise,
and ministers al the couch Of The afflicted.
Il The whispers the word of hope. which
nerves tile arm of lie mechanic in his
workshop, aud walk. beside The farmer as
he turns Up The lurrows nf his field.
4 Ills march !. ever onward. He passes
rirers al bound, scales mountains al a
leap, and through swamp and forest lie
never loses his way. lie never Stops.
except 10 drop tear upon tie grave of
some revolutionary hero, for his heart is
as tender ss his nerves are s.rong. lie
watches around our dwellings when We
are asleep, and slnmber never lays heavy
on his eyelids. lie carries 10 his hand
The flag 81 hrs country. which has 50 Of.
Ten wilhsiood The battle aud The breeze.
The halo Of freedom beams upon his c0un.
ienancc, and The enemies of the Union hy
al lis coming. like kris and crows II tile
eagles swoop. llenetfr strikes without
warning. but when he does, The edge Of
: his rlaymore sewers jnlnis arj marrow.
! and ! liecliomb fsil. Al every ting. Tie
I creed Of his faith. is the constitution 81
! his country. and Lulller and Washington
, are lis two great exempldrs Of religious
: liberty and civil freedom. Bars and bolts
cannot screen the chicsnery Of midnight
caucgses from lis ken, anil convent wall.
cannot be built TOO high Tor him 10 scale.
] Ghallefing demagogues grow dumb al
lis approach, and bishops milre aud Je.
suits robe fail from the head and -h0nIdtI
Of psmpered insolenee and skulking kna.
very, al lis touch. lie cheers The hearts
Of lie honest. The patriotic and he good.
with the smile 81 hope al their cOuniry's
delisersnce--and 10 the wicked, the hy.
pocfiiicAl, tie selfish, he speaks their day
! 81 dDDm. Afler having gone lis destined
round. he will finish LIS lsbors by lsshinp
. with The thongs Of popular indignation.
from Tie temple Of legislation Al Wash.
ington. those sho have been ,lesecrsling
freedoms affairs by offering victims 10 pc.
lilical idols. Aller such Ilerculean Ia.
Dor he will need al least four years re-.
pose, which lie will spend in The |" White
, House"
When here tires again 10 private life.
he will leave bis warning adm milton with
he counirymen, 10 preserve our insliia.
lions from the evil and corupiiDg ten.
denotes Of foreign and RDmsn ChalhDlic
influence; aud 10 maintain and defend The
Union, ~ "otensh cordial, hsbfiusl,
AMI lmmotsble aitschmenllof. sccusiOm.