The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-06-20

man more unexceptl0naDle than Edward
Eyeretts True, he expected shortly to hear
that he was robber. burglar, or something
Of the sort, laughter] but where is there
man Of purer aud more spotless character.
or one more unexceptiOnable in every re-
spect. The very moment that Massachu-
setts became Abolitionized, they turned Mr..
Everett out Of the Senate. because he could
mt speak the voice oil Massachusetts,. No,
Edward Everett was too honest and patriotic
10 suit the Aboiitionists. Edward Everett
was scholar, patriot, and he liked to have
said, Statesman; but somebody had told him
that his young friend the Hon. ID. NJ. Bar
ringer, had said in speech a short. time
since that Mr.. Everett was no statesman!
Mr.. Barringer-Will the gentleman allow
me to interrupt him in order to correct him ;
| did not say that
Mr.. Badger-No. sir, ! cannot give way
to the gentleman.
MIR. Barringer-I saw you on the street
and told you what said.
Mr.. Badger-I was just coming to that.
Wy young friend is too impetuous. lie should
have more patience. When he heard that
his young friend had made that remark, he
began to think that possibly he might be
mistaken in his estimate of Mr.. Everett's
craftsmanship, as he (Mr. Badger) unlike his
friend, Mr.. Barrnger. had never been a
Minister to foreign country, nor indeed
had he ever been Secretary of State. But
the impression was pretty general throughout
the country that Mr.. Everett icas a states.
man. and he thought if he was not, it was
very hard hearted in Mr.. Barringer to tell
on him. Laughter. Mr.. Everett had re-
presented his country as Minister at the
Court of st. James, where he acquitted
himself with signal ability. and had been
Secretary Of State. in which position he had
displayed such ability as TO command the
admiration and applause OF the whole coun-
try. Indeed, everybody was under the i'm
But even il he were not, what difference
would that make. We only intended to
make him Tce-President. Laughter and
applause. Therefore, as we did not intend
20 make him President, he thought our De-
mocratic friends had no cause of complaint.
lie had met Mr.. Barringcr on the street
few DAYS ago and asked him if ne had made
the remark imputed 10 him in reference TO
Mr.. Everett. Mr.. Barringer told him that
he did not say that Mr.. Everett was no
statesman, but that he was not irst.class
statesman, such as Clay and Webster. Well,
il Mr.. Everett came nert 10 Clay and Web.
sier. he thought he would do pretty we'll.
Applause. Clay and Webster are gone,
and cannot be got back again, and he thought
it would be pretty good compromise to
get the man that comes next to them. APP
pause.
Mr. Barringer-will the gentleman eI.
ruse me. lie has
Mr. Badger-The gentleman must excuse
me. cannot give way
Mr.. Baringer-(persisting.) You have
nnt stated the conversation as il occurred
between Is. | said that Mr.. Everett was
both scholar and statesman, but more Of
4 scholar than statesman.
Mr.. Baiger-The gentleman might have
said that in his speech, but he did not say it
u me aud several gentlemen who heard his
speech have told me that they did not hear
him say it then. Applause. He found his
Democratic friends very hard TO please, and
particularly those WHO had of late LIT our
party and joined the Democrats. Applause
rhpy would be satisfied with nothing We
could do. Tie ihopght II was the best Joke
II the campaign for anybody to.attempt 10
maintain that Edward Everett was not
slatesman. Everett was not only orator,
sage. patriot, but statesman, too. lie has
sufficient craftsmanship to govern this coun.
Try in such a manner A. to restore il to peace
aud happiness. Loud applause.
MIR. IS. had felt bound 20 say this much on
National affairs Our Democratic friends
had held their Convention at Charleston, but
what was the result: They had disagreed
upnu platform, portion Of the members
hal seeded and they had finally broken up,
onr PARTON 10 meet again at Baltimore and
the other at Richmond. We can't tell what
tpy will do. Mr.. Randolph had once made
4 very severe remark about the cohesive
pueer Of the Give loayes and two small
lisles with the Democrats; but il was now
tluabtlul whether that power even could have
the effect 81 reuniting them. lie didn't
think they could get together again. But as
matters nov stand there are but two National
candidates before the people.
We come nov, said NJ. BADGER, 10 some.
thing which particularly interests us ali. viz;
the question which had led to The formation
of this Club. lie begged the audience to
excuse him IL, ia the course u lis remarks,
he shoald accidentally use two little Latin
wnf,ls. The question feieried TO was whether
there shall be equality in taxation. As the
Constitution now stands the Legislature has
the right to tax every thing according to value
except slaves. Slaves now are required
nnly to pay poll tar, aud that onls when
they are between the ases IL twelve aud
fifty. BY the present mole Of imposing
taxes, the Legislature is bound TO PIT too
much Tax on some things and too little on
some others. What are tie positions occu-
pied in reference to this matter by the two
parties 10 this Satei fhe following is tho
position occupied by The Opposition partyi
MHEaEN great inequality exists in the
present mode OF taxation. and il is just and
light that all property should contribute its
proportion towards the burdens u statei