The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-06-10
From the London Times, April ls.
The Desrotism at Washlngton--A British
View Of II.

The old curse of America is once more
upua her; the evil spirit has returned with
seven other spirIts 10 his old Lannt. Sir.
United States for two miserable aad ,lisss>
trnus Years. Ii i unnecessary 10 dIate
upon the results 0I his Administration. II
has drsirasrd vast smss uf property and
happiness, aud scattered ta tie winds the
nest hopes of the American people. OF
huN inans States may it BE- sald With truth
that Mt. Ltpcon mas touRd them garden
and left them desert; Of how iaany fiour
l.hing institution, that he found then re
ality. anu has made them bui rame Of
how many families thar lie fourd then unit.
t,l and prosperous, while thry ar~ now DE-
eimalrd bs war and divided ty factions
The eIch.quer uf America was full, and j.
iempt, :her crr'llwas nigh. anil il is al but
extinct; tie rvil oi tp-t,ay is regarded b,
thusr who can iurrser aud calculste the
tnturr a, allnsrrher light and endnrabie, ~
.ompofrd With the disasters that arc lsnk.
ell iur tium tO.murroH. liz little more than
elghiern months irnn this time the people
81 The Nnrth, or al whatever p0rtiun ol the
/ United States NAV ,iil be under the Fed.
erai Government, will be called upon u
/ elect another Pres!dgn,. Ii is Il lang while
10 look isrward 10. especially 10 the present
siatr Of thlng.. but the .i.ke TO be played
j for Il vast. aud no m,sns II securing i
must BE- neglected. The republican mainr-
Iftv IL Congress hate. bslor, separating,
dnnr every thing ~ their power I" sec1re
Another quadrehnial perind q atfice. These
reckless men deserve foremost plare
among the representatives Of the people
who have from time 10 time made then-
selves notorious in the history Vt the world
BY surrtndering The liberties u their cuGn.
trxinia the hands u dictator or tsrani.
There is hardl right secured bs the Con-
stitution TO the States or 10 individuals
which the late Congress Of the Unlted
States have 40, invaded. principle ni
freedom which they have not tramplrd un.
dt4 luol. The office OF President, plain
and republican, az II came from the hands
II the founders ~ The federation. j. hardly
recug nizahe beneath the miss ~ power.
with which IL 10 o,rrlsij. The frs cl.I.
= Gth w Wv nNUsUtiNs tUf NJ '"Nt W AfN ~
pie. ihr heal ot ~ Executive, exercising
certain f.N sud catl, lrhnrl powers, has
become bY me treason ~ Legt.lSturr eS-
efc.ing junction, winch ia" had imtted
With equal care - ihl With which It Inu.
tied IL own. The most absolute 4atocrai On
earth.
/ Yet Il il feared that all this pawer and
all this s,nlsnce NAV be unable to perpe.
iua,e itself, nd time has been found. ~ the
mldsi ot i civil war. 10 get up an nrganlza
tinn ey,deally created Tor rleci.onecring
porposes. The wOrd has been passed 70
say little about the aburtiye proclamation
u the President Or the emancipation Of the
negroes, and TO get up meetings every.
where in favor OF loyalty and Of the preser-
,ation of the Union. This movement does
not appear TO have been crowned with any
particslariy brilliant success. and now u
Is succeeded by measure 30 desperate
and so dangerous that we. who have never
respected much from Mr.. Lincoln, confess