The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-10-15
! VOICE FROM sourH CAROLINA.


friend ha. communicated tous copy o.
-hs sahieiac,l letter from highly-respeeted I
eeutle,nan Of South Carolina. as bearing ior,
cibls ana wisely On the great question Q, me
.aay The sentiments certainly breathe
spirit of patriotism above partissnsh,p' ana we
iaseri the article with pleasure, cannden. Una.
sts views WILDE as much in eonsoaance WIN
She sentiments Of majority Of our readers as
they are with our own, Nal. Incl
From the Charleston Courier.
Thc following letter was written IN reply
toan Invitation from the committee appointed
20 invite speakers for the Mass Convention
of the friends Of Mr.. Fillmore, which vas
held at Knoxville. Tennessee, on the 4te
sltimoi II
Charleston, Is. c. September !, 1856
GENTLEMEN: Your letter, as Committee
Of the Fillmore Club oi Knoxville, informing
me tina, the friends Of Mr. Fillmore IN that
vicinity contemplated holding strand
Macs Meeting on the 4th OF the present
month";" and expressing the hope that would
find il convenient to he among the number
az those Who would address them on that &C.
casion, was received in due course OF mani.
IC other motives were wanting, the very KIND
and too flatterng terms 10 which the CON.
,nittee have urged their request would alone
have made i, my grateful duty to have com.
niied with their wish, were It possible Tor
me. consistently with other duties, 10 leave
Charleston at The present time. Suffer me 20
add that 10 n, audience in this country would
4 prefer to address myself, il called on to
yin.Iicate the right, or to urge wholesome,
sound, conservative views, than to my coun.
trymeu of Tennessee. An honest speaker Is
most happy, aud, whatever the result, con.
s.nt when he can find an audience IN whose
Intelligence, virtue. and independence he
can implicitly cenfide. lie has heart to
sneak for the truth when he can speak To
hearts which love il and have the courage
and fidelity to uphold and maintain It. The
history of the people Of Tennessee has
proved them, in remote, and recent times,
fearless and faithful, heroic defenders OF
what they esteemed right, Of an independence
not 10 be moved or shaken By man. Thus,
in these latter DAYS. in our own generation,
though identified with the great renown oil
jackson, the country has seen lennessfans
reiecth his fsyorite, Martin Van Buren, and,
in spite Of him, cast the vote OF tennessee,
By majority Of tens Of thousands, ior Hugh
Lawson White has seen them, whilst the
man Of iron will was debating TO the natlnn,
meet that will with will a strong, put Inc
yrea, dictator himself in minority at his
own door, and yindicate their convictions ~
duty hy the support 81 John Bell, the upright
citizen and faithful patriot; and, finally, III
devotion to conservative sentiments, has sees
them record their suffrage inr Henry Clas
AGAINST their own immediate countryman
James X. Polk. ,chen the country made hin
President. Gladly indeed, gentlemen, am
most refreshing would i; have been 10 me t
have met nv fellow -cauntrymen OF Iennes'
see. and to have mingled feelings and ex
CHANGED views with those who. like myself
still fundly cling to the faith and country
Washington whs, 10 spite Of present dlsas
trous onIpns, still believe in the triumph o
that country, and in the prevalence ot jn-
rule az Constitutional Unon who, IN brie
and simple words, do not despdir for fhei
country nor Of thdr coanairymea, but live Y
the conviction and upon II that the srea
cause Of national conservatism, which wash
instun incuIcated with religious zeal an
soIemnity, which Jackson defended IN IN
crisis of iis fate, and for which Clay live
and died, Will vet be victorious over all u
enetnies. and their weak and credulous faith
If so some shall sincerely think aud rail- u
in their country be yindicated, and their abb
ding confidence 10 their coJntrymen just
fed. OF that sacred cause, 80 near and dea
"a our hearis-national conserystism-Ml
Fillmore is the foil and faithful expanen
and noble champion. A. between ne Mort
and South, lie Is the conservative oil the c0un
try. Not only orators. Wing and Demo
cratic. in their enthusiasm, but grave ~
pons linen have thought and said that
seemed 10 them that Mr.. Fillmore hsb bee
rl,ssd up " Providence TO save " from y
troubles through which the country has !
reeentIs passed. ! vii not venture to Iutei
pret tie will u DEITY, bul 4 seen. % ne
siea,as the light, that train II cireuinstan
res have eon.pirsd FL hun peculiarly an
above | inrn III the United states 10 pla
the mart Of mediator IN our bitter seeton
sirles.
Not only III pure and eI.yaied Charaet
and ms pfes-nt position, lllusii ated by b
recent brave aud sifiDOus declarations
behalf az lie right Al Albany aud elsewhere
mo, only the fidelity and success, bat q
GOOD fortune af his past career. render }
name HE most powerfully attractive rent
of nstinnal sfniiinent and national cunhdehe
Tie grcatleading measures Of hi- adminl.tr
ZION II lie Government we're all aside 81
above parts and he was supported 70 tue
maintenance by the Distinguished leaders
the Wing ani'Demrcfstic parties alike, whit
oa, REGARD 10 section, aud by the vast msIafi
81 their countrsinpn. Whatever II .eciiaf
blas'or part, feeling he hrDggh, with hin
the Presidency va. mergea and lost "a
......f sa.aar IL Tim. hpgatnp. in
mind. aud hearts oi tic people. The eIppn'
Of the country and the embsliment q pat
otism. NotLing has happened since y 7