The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-10-12
REMARKS OF "
TIE HON. II. WINTER DAVIS.
From the BaItimoLe Patriot.


synopsis Of remarks of Hon. Henry Winter Davis on
accepting his nomination Tor the Fourth District
Of Maryland, on the 5ih September, 1859.
Mr.. Davis, after expressing his high ap-
preciation Of the honor conferred by the pre-
ference Of the people Of the district, and his
grateful acknowledgment for the unwayering
support they had always given him in the
midst Of the trying scenes Of his public ser.
vice, and in the face Of every clamor and
every Justification OF his conduct and mo-
tiyes, proceeded TO say
The present circumstances of the country
are analogous to those of 1855.
Now, as then, an Administration having
at its origin elements Of vast pnwer. and in
its first Congress great maturity in both
Houses, has been broken down and destroy
ed before the end Of the FIRST session Of its
FIRST Congress.
Then, as now, the failure was occasioned
bv the deliberate violation oi pledges oi
peace and honesty touching the slavery ques-
tion--accompanie with flagrant disregard
Of the laws aud Constitution and punished
by the withdrawal Of the conidences.Of the
country and the sending of great Opposi-
tion majority TO Congress.
That great rebuke failed ut success BY un-
happy divisions. The Administration is the
fruit Of this bad conduct Of the Opposition in
1855 and 1856; and similar conduct now
will be followed by similar relribution in
1860. -
We Of Maryland can be responsible only
for the vote Of Maryland, and for wise and
moderate conduct and counsel to those with
whom we would act, il they will meet Us on
ground on which we can stand.
The v0te in Maryland il contested by the
Democrats in the counties. They are nnt
likely 70 give Us much trouble in Baltimore.
The Convention of the former met In Fred
erick aud expoundcd in many resolutions.
with foreign accent. their claims tn the
popular vote. which. in substance. consists
10 lis confidence in the integrity Of the pre-
sent administration and its grand concur
renee in the public measures uf that Admin.
stratiUn and, /" that the Democracy ol Ma
ryland retain undisturbed confidence in the
integrity aud ability Of James Buchanan, aud
in the patriotism uf his Administration"
The present aud last Administration have
invented new laws unknown to our lOreia
ihers-Nhereby the military il converted
intO posse cUmitatus, the sword Uf merce.
naries substituted for the array Of Dur neigh.
bOrs and friends under the sheriff or mar.
shal and under this nsurpa,ion Washington
has been llrliiyi with blood and Kansas rad.
den ,lown bs United States itnnp.: vet all
this meets the approves Ui Maryland Demo.
cfats.
Still cluiching at the power Of the sword.
the President asks Congress 10 delegate To
him the power Co make war az his will aud
pleasure. lie wishes the right 70 send the
army aud nayy on the transit routes when.
ever in his opinion OF that OF his successors.
they are obstrurted, or American citizens
deprived uf their rights. OF course Mary
land Democrats can refuse nothing tu the
pdirioiism of this Observation-Disclosures even
the must sacred provisions of tbs CUnstitu.
tiun.
They approve lis ridiculous crusade against
Morm0nd1m prematurely hurried into, end.
Ing ia no conclusion. buying peace BY par.
don IRON men in persistent rebellion, and
humblBg the United States by allowing their
Government 10 be reduced to vain shadow
outside the encampmcn, Of their troops.
They approve the Paraguan expedition,
beginning in an unconstitutional delegation
Of the power 10 declare war TO the President.
illegally before negotiation had failed cx.
irayagantly aud illegally conducted by the
hiring Of rotten steamers. Al fuinpus rates,