The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-02-13
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The venerable Nathan Lord, d. d., for
: third Of a century p, esident Of Dartma"th
college. IN New hampshife, amid all the
political iniatua,ion and religious fanati-
ccism that has surrounded him. and that &
naiIy compelled him 10 surrender the posi-
tion he bad SO long adorned. adleres stead
fasily to the principles and opln,ons that
he espoused before the insanity that now
prevails in his section Of country had be-
come general. The Charleston Mercury.
of Saturday. publishes . portion Of Pfi-
rate letter written BY him last month TO
one Of his fsrmer pupils. extracts from
which We subjoin
81 do no, Justify. 10 paint Of christian
principle or common prudence. the methods
by whici, YOU sought redress IT The wrongs
ron have, for msse ,hsn : ssnera.inr. re
leised hom he noriN But more iiarne,
ourselves. first. for our denunela'lon ol
slavery itself, in distinction from rs aba<-
e., aud then for our irreprrssible con-
ilic c,"wi.h il, undertaken upon false moral
and political grounds. and carried on. hate.
fully, as il has been. after a Mahnmeian
fasbiur. Were the institution nahum IN
&c, and not some times conservative ne
cessity for all the parties. our method ol
overcoming il has been. from first 70 last,
utwonhy of christian people. We have
,ione the wurk. We have given YOU a
dreadful punishment. but, as we have
done il in unrghtcousress our retrlbution.
shlne time, somehow. will come, perhaps
q general dissolution.
Yet dare MOI speculate about the lu'
fare, | fold my hands. and
wait upon The providence of God. But in
tie general and IN the long run see no
god before Us. Judgment will come.
II think thus The rather because
seem to see an approaching catastrophe
lfail The na,iuns. he world has grown old
II iransgression. frcm east 70 w,st. the
cypcrin eni of reforming and saving tha'
been tried in vain. We are the western
aust and last; and now that chfls,ianlzed,
.Aaglo- Saxon, republican wisdom has failed,
instead pf calling on Gcd Tor help. We
are calling upon the negro. We look "
! ,ruiified, shlltless and iicentlous people
+, aid Us 10 the work OF self government
mcnt, which has been impossible 10 our
s,.,es. aud which now believe Is inpos-
sible on earth.
aThe demonstration seems now almost
complete that man can neither govern nor
b, governed. nor govern himself, aud that
lie last failure will somehow prove The
greatest Of all. The volcanic thrues Of the
nations 10 oyeriurn arbitrary power will be
ultimately successful. Then !" liberty,
equality, fraternity" viii have its shor'
d., and when its Babel seems 70 be COM
r'eied, the dream Of earth will vanish.
Here all such prophscying i vain,
lu,tmyself almost alone. someiimes ina
gine that could do more among your peo.
pie, and even amoug tho outcast, spilering
aud perishing negroes, than among the phi.
l,iatrcpists Who have given them boon
N.,irh they know not how to use. aud which
ulssc boosters never would have given then
but To make them snbseryient To Tie faaa.
ii.ai enterprises of their lust Of power
Bai my day is past. What can one a,
it.rr score and fifteen do but to repose. ant
pate. and lament
These are solemn, sober words from ,
II ingaishrd northerner. Who has 40 pnIi.
ii,al ambition 10 greatly anil no intercs
IN larlies beyond desire TO save the re
ISbhe.
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