The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-06-20
From The Raleigh Register
SUBSTANCE OF THE
Remarks Of Hon. Geo. E, Badger
BEFORE TIE
WAKE COUNTY AID vALoaEM CLUB.


BEFORE TIE
WAKE COUNTY AID vALoaEM CLUB.
A meeting Of the Ad yalorem Club, Of this
county, was held at the court house in this
city. on Monday evening last.
On motion Of Kemp p. Battle, Esq, Mr..
Harris, Of Forestville, MAS called to The
Chair.
II being generally known that the object
of the call Of the meeting was f"r the pur.
pose Of hearing an address from North Caro-
lina's most distinguished son. the Hon. Geo.
Z. Badger. one Of the Opposition Electors
for the State at large, on the pending ques.
tions Of the day. the court hnose was crowded
with large and intelligent audience. Maj.
| II. w. Hustled made few lru.nnr'u> remarks
by way of introducing the distinguished
gentleman TO the audience. stating that he
had seen il 10 print that Mr.. Badger would
not dare 10 meet his competitor brlnrc the
people, and that the Club bad asked Nr. D.
to appear under their protecinn, % that i
might be ascertained whether be c0ald yen-
ture to risk himself in public debate.
Mr.. Badger arose. and after thanking Maj.
Hustled for the natteriDg terms IN which he
had been pleased to call him up. aud briefly
referring in Humorous manner 10 the re-
mark Of Democratic journal that he wnlld
not meet MIR. Haywood. one Of the Demo.
cratic Electors for the State 4, large, On tile
stump, he proceeded TO say that tie appeared
before that audience upon an intimatinn that
the Wake County Ad Yalnrem Clnb desired
I to hear him upon The pending questions Of
the day. Even IL he had felt at liberty 10
do So, he was not disposed to decline the
call.
! We have, said Mr.. b., two important
questions now before US, demanding our
earnest consideration: One directly press
| ing upon the country and the other Of the
highest Importance TO our State and her
people, viz: the subject Of so altering our
Constitution as to permit the Legislature TO
tax the property Of the people Of the State
upon The All yalorem system.
The pending q estion brtore the country
is tiat Of the election Of q President Of the
United States. THIS country is now in a
situation in which 1t never before was placed.
We have but two National candidates before
the country for the exalted Offices oi Presi-
dent and Vice President. Lincoln aud The
PARTY that nominated him cannot he called
/ National-ihey are sectional. With regard
to my Democratic feliow-ciii7ens. said Mr..
b.. their party is shattered 70 pirces. and i,
in my opinion, totally unable to re.nnitr.
But the people Of the UniltI States have
now before them the names ol iva men dis.
tinsushed for their craftsmanship, conserya.
,i.m and pairiotism-I allude I, John Bell.
of Tennessee, and Edward Everett. Of Mas
sachuseits. Applause. lie felt called upnn
especially 10 saw wnrh IN reverence &, that
nomination. because, a. one ~ the Orpnsl.
tion Electors for the State ~ large. u bad
been rendered peculiarly necessary that be
should say something, particularly ~ refer.
ence 10 Mr. Belt. lie had served miih htn
IN the Senate &c the United States. and
knew him to be true man-therc was no
truer man to be lound. Tipplaasr. lie
had led no armies 10 victory, but he had
been long known 10 the country IN the civil
walks Of lifr-in the administration Of Ma
tional alairs-anh not one blemish ran be
found upnn John nell, either a. pnlitiCiin
or patriot. Applause. A friend had a.sr'I
him, (Mr. h. shortly after the nominations
were made at Baltimore, how We liked Nj.
Bells lie replied, rery VtN Laughter anti
applause. Bat, said his friend. he don't Ike
YOU. What has that TO do with i said VI.
Badger. A nan may make very gnad
President. and vet npt like me, Those wh"
think that 1, said Mr.. H., are indifferent Ia
John Bell's success, are mistaken. H. pos
sesses statesmanship, patriotism and admin
istratiye ability. aud indeed. srsry qualiica-
tion essential 10 the office ol Chief Magistrate
nf this Republic. Arplause. II he knuw
that Me-. hell hated him. hc wnNld be Just as
ready and willing to support him a' he was
nov. Applause. The country would be
safe in his hands-safe 10 the South and the
Nnrth, because Mr. Bell was devoted Iaion
mm. TApplausc John Bel was above
calculating the price ct this eonniry-he
would give eyerstaiug TO his country. lAp.. |
plausc. NJ lie were ID say that he preferred
Mr.. Bell to everybody else. he wnalu say
wha, was not true. Nothing would have
pIeased him so much a. the nomination o.
Ills distinguished ipil"w. citizen, that pure
nair,,t. honest anl capable man. William A.
Graham. fAppiausr. Next 10 Graham, he
un.lI h,,, prsjerred his venerable personal
anil noliti,ai friend. John ]. CrttenJen. u
Kentucky. applause. With these two
excep,,oas. there was no man in the country
vhnm he would be so much pleased to see
elevated ID the Presidency a. John Bell, 81
Tennessee. Applause. lie did not believe
that Mr. BELL disllkcd him indeed. ~ Kind
and generous was his naiare, he did moi be-
licye that Mr. Bell could dislike anybody.