The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1856-05-28

act, and w:ya would not act in obedience TO
his official oath, in order To avoid his terrible
concession, that he has "n0 strength at the
Norths' No. Rather let every patriot take
an oath with his neighbor, never to desert a.
man who has lost his popularity by acting
ain obedience to his official oath"
But it IS not true. hope, that Mr.. Fillmore
has sacrificed himself at the North. 1t is
true that, By his decided and patriotic course.
ne did sacrifice himself with the factionists
everywhere. But in doing so, be gathered
around him the conservative and true men
everywhere. And that is strength; the only
strength that will last. Ia this he is precisely
the reverse Of AR. Pierce. lie sacrificed
himself with the conservatives by counting
the lactinasts who make thr noise. And now
IT remains 70 be seen, whether in a fair con-
test the conservatives. or the factionists have
he MAJORITY. know the contest will be no
child ) p,ay. But brave hearts, strong arms,
and geo.! canse are ours. And the result
can hardly be doubtful. " When yuu are
about TO decide an issue OF such moment,
heed not tile words Of few mercenary trail
tors among US. They have marks upon them,
by which they may be known." Such is the
language OF Sir. Clingman's letter. GER.
sainly would not be willing to join him in
sdcnouncing any considerable portion Of my
feow.citizrns rs traitors, and | desire that
the language may be confined strictly 10 such
as /" hGee ,aarss upon them By ,cliich they may
b. klo'ca.'
Having mel The principal objections, pro-
coed 10 notice tie claims Of our party and
ticket.
need rot state 10 ven, my fellow citizens,
that lie leading idea in our movement is to
connierast tie undue and injurious foreign
influence III this country. Ours is nocrusade
Egains, foreigners, as such. IL IS no selfish.
aess or exeiasveness; and is not at all
against, but is coufrmatory Of the idea, that
our coualry is the asylum of the oppressed.
Is soar house less place Of hospitality, and
generosity, aud charity, because YOU retain
10 yourscli the right 10 say who shall come
10 II, and upon What terms they shall stay!
No. Ii Is this that makes il your home, anu
not eserybOdy's. and enables you to dispense
hospitality. Just so our country is not the
less hospitable. and generous, and charitable,
heraGse we would have the power TO say who
shall come to il, and upon what terms they
shall stay. II is this that makes it our coun-
try, aud not everybody; and which will
enable US. for ages hope, to secure to our
selves and dispense TO others, the blessings
ol civil and religious liberty. This is the
illustration. say 10 one
Where do you come from
!" am from England"
"And do you not love your country, and
the place Of your nativity"
No; love nothing"
Fer he iii vt.,, CANA bararv
s. came fugitive from justice; TO live
ppon the country and do as please"
To him We say, go back, stranger; this
country is dedicated 10 virtue and industry,
and has 10 place for you"
To another say
Where are you FROM
81 am from England"
"Aud DO you not love your country, and
tie place Of your nativity"
"Love il: Yes; | lore il with child's
ioalness.v
WhY came you here"
Because society aad government op.
pressed me, aud came TO breathe your pure
air, labor in sogf Welding sol, aud enjoy the
blessings Of civil and religious liberty
To him We say, +" Welcome, stranger
live among u, with no other burdens than
We ourselves will bear, aud your children
shalt bear our proud name"
Do ,ou object II this! Will any foreigner
object: No foreigner that ever ought 10 have
been allowed 10 come here sill object. Only
sach as come 10 disturb Us. or else donot un-
.derstand our doctrines, will object. For, that
Americans shall rule America," j. as much
20 their good as ours. Why, my fellow citi-
zens. it Is not the air or the soil that makes a
country, bat il Is the peepe. Look at Gana-
ila--a tributary 10 a monarch. Such is on
American soil.
Look 1t Mexico--poor, ignorant, feeble,
priest ridden Mexico. She i Oh American
soil. Look Il al South America, half civi.
Lied, her cline and soil equal u ours. If,nu
could to-day remove every citizen out u this
country. and move al France into it, Ame-
rica sDuid be France tomorrow, with all her
burdens, with all her poverty IN low, aud
splendor 10 high places. with vice aud iffe-
legion every where, and an Emperor for Ter
master; 0r. move ~ England, aud il would
be England, with al her haaghtine.s and %.
preston. And then how mech better III
would be lie dswn.trDltlpn lrisbmsn iur
having fed irsm her cruelty: Or, nnse III
the Romans, aud X would be Rome, with I'll
her superstition ard Intolerance. aud Igno.
rance, and with Pope as God; and then itps
much better 90 would the children II The
Pilgrims be. for having sought this wilder.
ness, and bfattj is hardslips, that they
might worship tie Lord as Cod: IL every
native aud to every NeIl.meaniHg foreigner,
appeal il behalf u this mos cmeni. and as.
sure them that he only say to keep Ame.
iiea what lie i, i u lea Americans govern
il.
AN va - reid again tie extract. from
Mr. Chsgmans speech, a. 10 The interference
81 England, and tie object Of Il; il being ia