The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-03-09
SpeeCof Gov. Vance,

rIN:-l do uonOw now II Is possible Tor
ne to make m.f heard by this large au-
'ience, unless dop, the plan Of the one
armed soldiet could not hug his sweet
neart all the wtround, and so was forc-
ed TO chalk the lance he could reach on
ono side, and ! turn and hug as far on
the other. Lhter.) II j. scarcely
pos,ible for me ell you. fellow. citizens.
What my ieelialre on once more visit.
ing the people Wilkes county. well
remember, andrhaps some Of you do
likewise. the hrme ever made my ap-
peasance beforel. In the summer ol
So, = stranger. in years and expert.
ence came amnnu seeking Que Of the
highest Offices IN your gift; having
nothing in the 10 recommend him
YOU having nes zen heard Of his name
peforr. Yet y fortunate n making
favorable lmpfa upon YOU. that you
took me up, aud that day 10 this have
never lalled TO Donors upon my head.
| would be ~oran ungrateiul. espe.
cIsilv when | hats vast assembly to-
dsya Mitaess Ia hct that AN still re-
nsmberyd Oy lhele Of Wilkes county.
II were not dcNoi your interest--nay,
II Iwcre not ITO Law down ny llie
Tor you. May Gss you. fellow CHI
zens. for your kin 10 me. Il affords
me grea, pleasure d TO NEE, so large
an assembly iron' nd adjoining couu-
ties. rejoice TO- that even in the
midst Of great csolating war. The
people IN such Numbers, can yel
leave their hancs, ,as,ness TO listen q
ono speaking Upopondiiiou uf theu
public affairs, as,a tue qualification
which proceeds ireecogni,ion OF th'
personal compllmsu pay me. as ex
pressed by The lareenre that homer
me with it, presenc,tlentian. | shal
endrs,or 10 jus,iii he public in,eres
YOU display and Ihpliment you be
stow. ~ to-day denelhing which !
very rafe ~ paL-by telling III
truth.
Why have you, row.citizens. in
riied me " speak 70 this natal da
Of me great wash,nl What il il 30
~,nti oi course ,re 10 hear a6ou
tie condition OF th,ry. OF eours
yoa want The plalb leraled. undi.
cursed lacis; not tia Would be mo,
pleasing q YOU, buwhich il tru,
Mn.f likely ynu wout, ahle Ia find
demaguguc WHO couh with this 6,
agreement, because The habit
telling the people INA flai,ers lh,
VANITY, nud carefully : any paint,
truth Nhlch might str tender srl
s,billlies, has grown econd na,u,
from which we may Al, no sub.tal
tisi luDd fur the bod such as the
trying times impcratriand. In i
horf like this, aud 90 occasion
the present, tspeeRllynf the mo
profound mporlancesa consider
iioss should influence. So allectIl
your deepest aud mos inierc,,
an not 50 hyppcr,tlca cast that
l all M, pas, career fa once t.l
/ ed "snlt nonsense TO neopic
On tie contrary. ani nnirss ii,
othersise wuuld noLcen su
successful sul,or fTll layo,
daughter hut ] 0at,lf 1 IA
preserved enough honor or 10 II
ven, me. when 80 utganess,ty !
nuitcs il. from telling vest III,
sant, in preference TO y il m,
true, and from ttia,ng vlstinie
10Y country. lesteem nry lort
nate in having saved 50 tiis r.,
the breakers whcreon 50 lf,s 70
pieces in the yeasty waveicaI Ii
Indeed may say am as Pad
Mcguire, an old acquaintA lrie,
Judge IL, who, in rcplricn,
iuquiry Of the latter. hov on
claimed, "Well, may il hon
I've bin upon yer State An'
lrhunk, an got a floggiIihipr
post, since ye was here be