The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-10-12

III tual GllUu DC Hub SHSSASht
viii be elected President by the people IN
ts8o; and to the country il IS Of no moment
Who that Democrat may be. for the system /
Of the Democrats Is worse than their worst
man and stronger than their best man. i
Ali ssrse TO an union but the mode OF
Nuion which one prefers another repels.
The Americans are quite willing tnat 'ns
Republicans shall turn Americans.
The Republicans seem to labor snder the
aslnsion that the Americana may turn re-
publicans. !.
or eouss everybody 10 willing that every
body else should come over TO his opinion
All hopes Of union on such principles are
bitter decisions. =,
None /. more anxious for this union Of the
Opposition than am, but to the Repdbli.
can party will yield nothing. aud with y !
have and can have no connection. Nor am
90 wild as TO suppose the Republicans will
merge themselves in the American party.
But are paper platforms and party jealousles
TO keep apart whole people yearnlng after
unity Of action? We Of Maryland can and
ought to be willing to unite with uR, in the
North or in the South, who are willing TO
unite with US for the selection Of candi-
date who can be elected over the Democratic
candidate, and in opposition 10 the ruinons.
sgitating, and corrupt policy of those who
are now in power.
The Opposition are now largely in The ma,
jority in the free Statcs; il has gained great.
ly in the slave States. IL united it Will be
10 the majority in every free State aud 10
several Southern States. We cannot unite
if we are required 10 assent to principles or
policy we reject. We cannot suppose the
men OF the North will be so unwlse as To ex-
act as q condition Of union our assent 10 the
two resolutions Of the hasty Philadelphia
platform Of 1856; for that is to ask assent to
resolutions in which the Southern Opposi-
ton will not concur, and which do not re.
late to any practical question, nor TO any
question likely to require solution at present.
III they will meet with Us freely TO agree on
man, as the Wings North and South did /,
withou; platforms, then We can and ought 10
unite for many reasons.
On the votes Of the Northern Opposition
in Congress we are dependent tor legislation
essential to the protection and development
Of our industry.
The industry Of Maryland is agricultural.
manufacturing. mining. ani commercial !;
and 80 il that represented BY the Northern
Opposition. Maryland does not grow either
rice, sugar, or cotton /; and those are the great
interests represented BY Southern Demo-
Gratis.
Our manufactures Of cotton and wool and
iron, our coal, iron and copper mines. need
tariff; our port, like those Of the lakes and
the Western rivers, need appropriations ;
our ctr is deeply interested in Pacific
Railroad on the Central route and in these
great subjects the Northern Opposition vote
for rs, aud Southern and Northern Demn-
Gratis against Us. To Northern Opposition
votes We owe the money tor the Court House
and Post oftice. and the passing Of our har-
Dor bill over President P,eree's veto, and
these votes snstained the Agricultural Col
lege bill, SO important ID Maryland and
their whole vote was cast in honor and win.
dicati0n OF Baltimore. assailed in the person
Of Mr. Harris.
Therefore. say, oar interests require Us
10 unite with the Opposition Of the North
rather than with the Democrats Of the South.
Shall Maryland not vote with the North
sfn Opposition 70 elect a President. because
she il slave State. and the Northern OPpo.
sition do not agree with Us about slavery /!
Neither do Northern Democrats. Both par.
ties AZ the North hold the same opinions on
that subjset. Nay we vote with Northern
Democrats, or can we vote With nobody: II
10 true MARYLAND is slave State. but she is
also free st.Ie. She will fully protect the
interests Of the shareholders against every
aggression; but her free Iaboring mechanical.
manufacturing. agricultural, and mining peO.
pie will not sacrifice their interests to pro-
mote the schemes Of Southern Democratic
sgitStors. We do not sgree with Northern
men about slavery; nor do We agree with
ths extreme views OF Southern Democrstic
politicians. On that yexed question our po-
lev il 10 oppose al sgitation -all aggression.
from the Sprih Or the South-all schemes,
direct or indirect, 70 alter by Congress the
actual condition oi the Territories, and the
sexual prohibition IL the slave trade with AZ.
RIGA. Ca these points Southern and North.
ern extremists demand adverse legislation
We oppose any change. We will unite with
anY une who will join " IN preventing ana
change. Then will We have peace. A Pre-.
sldeat % selected will Be powerful Tor good
On these principles think We can. viii
sc nan, count on Missouri, Tennessee
North Carolina, Delaware. and Maryland
n 1860. and on every free State.
n We remain divided, the Republicans can.
not carry either Pennsyisanis. New Jersey
or In.llsna, aud must lrse several others rhiei
the shirlsiah u 1856 Frustrated beior,
them.
The rpsslt or their aiis npi,ng n uuninat'
and eject RepSbIeaa Pnesiden, i, ssH "a
IN 1856, 10 Ebert Dem crst. Thsysr nos
perii4ps better organized than IN 1856. Do
ihey sanpot cast ~ many soies a. thef d.
Thea. The examples u Pesnsylssna an
New Jerssy ugg.ii 70 inspire aud warn them
TIE massss u ire Nn,ih arr Tor the Unlon q
81 god meH against ibDse in power and v
of he Southern Opposition have shown ho'
powerful We are ID that csuse. u the Dnio
iiii IL will be because personal ambition an
partisan interests have prevailed over tii
wishes and interests Of the masses Of the PEG
pie
This Union can be effected only by eandor