The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1863-06-24

Convention. Ii succeeded after that in
intimimidating and overriding every civil
effort to express the feeling Of indignation
at their acts, and recently was oyerawed
BY the people at the ballot box in Indiana,
nsyIyania, Ohio and Illinois; recently
again We find it laying violent hands upon
that noble tribune Of the people, Mr.. VAL
I.landigham. of Ohio. (Cheers.) Following
that base act, which il virtually effected
without even decent recognition Of the
proclamation OF martial law, it has within
twenty hours suppressed noble
Democratic paper, the Chicago Times. and
throughout the West to-day the people
stand trembling upon the precipice. hesi-
tating whether to rise en- naasse and expel
these military satraps, or quietly submit to
the grave Of despotlsm which is being dug
for them, and this night the city of Chica-
60 may be in flames. There has been as
sembled there tonight one of the largest
and most resolute gatherings Of. the people
ever in Chicago, in front Of the Times Of
flee, protesting against this military ussr-
patton, against the rights Of a free press.
(Cheers.)
II [ know the character Of the Western
peopIe--if | understand the character Of
the men at Chicago, they possess the spirit
of the men of New York, Qoud cheers, and
| dare and defy the administration to send
to the city Of New York their General
Burnside, (hisses,) and here in the name
of this assembly, thousands and teps of
thousands, inside and outside. request the
administration 10 give General Burnside
this district for his command. (Tremsn-
dous cheers, With groans and Kisses for
Burnside.) And if shis conflict must come.
If the revolution must commence, | want
the powers that be to Try their hands upon
US. (Uprorious cheers.) Fellow-citizens,
may have uttered the language of trea-
son. Laughter. "Go on" "No." l
certainly said more than the Language at
tered by our lsmented and glorious friend.
Vailandigham, who was struck down for it.
Cheers FOR Vallandigham may be the
most glorious martyr upon the altar Of my
country. ("No.") ask your attention
and quiet for moment till relate to yoa
an anecdote Of Gen. Washington. When
a young man, he was, as we all know, a
planter on the Potomac river. He had
large and fine plantation, and had neigh.
bor who owned an adjoining plantation.
with whom he had dispute about the
boundary line between the two. His
neighbor was tyrannical, despotic resolute
man. {" That's Abe..") He probsbly con-
ceved that he was the owner Of the disput-
ed boundary. but Washington, honest, reso-'
lutte, not DESTROYS Of infringing on the rights
Of others, finally believed that the title 70
the disputed line was in himself.
One day he was walking with his faithful
servant by his side, and in those times, my
friends, il vas the practice to 60 over these
large areas. comprising thousands Of acres.
with an armed servant. Suddenly be
found himself on the disputed boundary.
and before him his eneiny, the claimant.
The claimant stood before him. holding 4
rifle in his hand, and he says to Washing.
ton: " Sir, go back don't you cross that
lines" Says Washington. calmly, will
cross e." The enemy took his rifle and
cooked IL. Says he. /" sir, il you cross that
line I will kill you" Washington coolly
turned 70 his servant and said. John, do
you hear what that man says! John. | in
tend to cross that line. When be takes
aim you take aim, and when he shoots me
do you shoot him" Laughter.w Now.
my friends, the appliesiion that ! make is
this When one Of your own fellow-cit,-
zens. be IL the hum5lest individual before
YOU, or any other one, shall be taken in
The discharge ofhis rights and in the main.
tenance Of his own, DO you strike dowa the
tyrant. cloud applause.and cheers.)
Nv friends, am opposed 70 this war
because il is a failure. l"rhass s,.")
Even admitting its legalty and coastitu.
tionality. admitting that il Is really prose-
cuted for The purpose Of Uaion. admitting
that there has been none of these encroach-
Yeats upon our rights. sdni;,ipg that the