The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-04-17

for it; it your rights are disturbed maintain
them. il that desperate extremity should
come; but that desperate extremity is not to
be apprehended. 1t may occur for short
time. Wrong and oppression may be prac-
tised for short time. Bad rulers may OPP
press YOU as they have oppressed others.
You may have a mischevous President and
an ignorant aud injurious Congress. All this
may occur, but all this, in the wisdom OF the
Constitution. is swallowed up in the general
good That same Constitution which, in
the infrmity of human nature, necessarily
subjects you to these evils. gives you the pow
er OF redresslng them at short intervals Of
time, and he who cannot, for the perpetual
good, bear such evils for short time, does
not deserve to be a member ola good govern
ment You have the opportunity Of redeem
/ ing that government BY frequent elections OF
. President and Congress-, Ii you per;ait a
, repetition Of INSTRUMENTATION it is your
!, fault. You have the remedy and il is your
fault if YOU do mt apply it.
: Gentlemen, the Government is in bad
i and dangerous condition. Whether il shall
I fall to pieces and become the scott OF the
) world, whether our ruins are all that shall
I remain to tell our story, is the question now
a TO be determined. believe in the people
more than | do in Governments. ! believe
: IN the people more than ! believe in Presi-
: dents, in Senators. or IN Houses Of Represen.
J tatises. | do not say that TO .fatter multi.
/; tudes. ] say il because believe in the in
: telgence Of the people. | believe in the
public virtue Of the people, whatever may be
!. said to the contrary. Though ~ many
y things many people act little unworthI! q
a the dignity Of frcemen, still. when look Al
/ the majestic body Of the people, find thai
d there is a wisdom, generosity, and public
Z virtue. that will not allow this country % be
: trample,l under iuot or 10 90 down to ruins
i They will extend their h nas from the North
d to The South, and from The South to the
/, Norti. in fraternal sympathi.s. do not
i believe they will fghl upon any Cause thai
x yet exists. believe they viii MT permit
e their rulers to maintain any petty PLATFORMS
!, 10 destrny a great country. The Chicago
;e platform, thing 10 bigger Than ms hand,
J" TO be SET up like an idol II III, and worship.
10 ped aud great country like ours, with all
0f is millions, sacrificed upnn rs aliars-the
AZ people viii not allow that 70 BE- dpne. They
i are nat platform makers. rh-ir country
Ii. aud their God Is what they are f,r THIS
= may be superstition, but have il, and
A. il cnmlnrs and snlaces me. yoa are ppr-
ton oi that great bully, and viii YOU do ,our
e part'
n. Ms friends, these remarks are desuttnry
d, | have 10, pretended 10 sketch the sad his
H. lory d these events ar 10 relate them IN lhrir
p detail. | have not attempted 10 discuss al
II the probable consequences Of abandoning u
IL ,tsndins ~ IL Government u this Union
4 | have simply satisfied ~, sell BY saying lhA
81 10 jun the nea government wnull be Moth
" my bu; a speculation. IL stand lasl mhyr,
III yuu are i, 10 perfurm the daty Which i,
J. npares, YOU. ait within nrr clear conviction
cs Tnat j, The cnnt,e have Recommended
III Wnatha,c you dome Are ynu mt pledge
H. t. this course: What has old Kentucky
!: c0Ir.e been ioa srnt some years ago
II piece u Kentucky marble 10 be wrought "
INTO The structure Of that magnificent mona
- meui Of tie Father Of hi, Country--nnw vi.
-, finished IN tie city Il Washington. TIA
~ vas fuur tribute to tie patriotism aud III,
- great name Il thai unegaallrd man Wha
FL did ,nu gal,e 10 b. inscribed npnn III; L.
al ne remind ,nu. Upon the stone i. engra,r,
v these wpr,l. "Kehtueky Mas tie o..
Il. State 10 enter ihe Unirn sitter the adoption
NJ II the present Constitution, an he will b.
Is the lat to ,case IT," rhis i The iestimon,
he fngrayen by YOUR nrdrr. u is ei,grasen Mp
ar on the marble. II stands part IL tie grra
lot monument 70 tie mrn.ry Of Washington
Ell where all Tie wnrd may see i. nhh,
i Nasbihgtap i, adpred a. tie founder 81 I'll,
ke Unian-tbe fpa der u the country In Tia
. molly keeping /, tins monument II reroi,Ie,
y rick ~ Which yuu ,ay yuu wtli be the last 1
lraye the unian.
81, NV. Mr. Speaker and erntlpmeu. whci
IT YIN have examined 10 every material pun
- II ,iea. ii tht .ip9 II every material ID ~
ke ct, thi. question 4, q ihe policy anil eoaF.
10 Kentucky ausht q pursur; when yoa havi
a. sounded them ail lei ne say that | thinl
re your jpdgReut will hnd Il satisfactory moi 4
II remove lrnm tie tIuinr. But suppose WI
n lid mol arrive at that sa'isfsciur, CONCLUSION
irs i there MT something IL The slabllits Whicl
II. marks the iDanhag,l u old krniucky Her
h. Sic sldad. 0ppE her avn natt,c grnund !; hrr
- st'e slald. by thai llIg anarr which she ha
he ulien fought. aud stiuds by that unios, tia
~ she has sworn 70 mIluiIiu.--ls there not
sentiment that YOU feel ~ ynur heart tia
he however politicians may ressnn. policy oagh
&c tO sway this matter There j. great dea
ed even 10 doing wrong when You 10 % 10 pur
o sndnce II sense 81 hdclty ani honor
ny sense 81 patriotism. Which u tuu, II yuu
VI. child - 70 read The history ui this pcrlnd.
on 4 be our sal fate that our country now j. Il
ter perish, anil lie i left 10 read oiily The mourn
FOL history n is lall, how wuDld you tathr
be Il would stand IN that history--ihat Ken
The lucky, IN the tnmlll u this revolutions wa
my led away, led away IRON her collars aud lie
ith Constitution, aud joined in tie sad expert
Is. ment Of a Southern Cotton State Republic
bis that she sundrred herself lrom the parcn
mt Government, which was broken into irag
I'D ments, and helped 10 form little Govern
we ments, which soon consumed each other .
that old Kentucky was LEFT when TIE Ian
yer had been swept BY secession and revolution
is and nothing was LETT ol the Union Ken
a lucky alone was seen standing upon tie frl