The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-07-15

lar as W fls0 power, dissolved lit, and slb-
jecled ten Slateegintime Of profuun,l peace
10 military despetism and negro osuprenecy;
~ has nnii16e,l there the right Of trial BY
ljur, tit has abolished the habeis corpus,
that most sacred writ Of liberty; II has
ostrthrown the freedom Of speech and the
press; il his substitated arbitrary seizures,
and arrests, aud military srals and svcret
star chamber inguisitions Tor the cnnstitu-
tlonai tribunals ;ithas iisregariledsln tine
| % peace The right oi the people 10 be Tree
iram searchesan,l seizures VI has entered
,he pastand telegraph ofic ces. and .esenihe
private rooms III Individuals. and selzed
their private papers aud letters, without
any specific charge af aotice of Affidavit, as
required by the organic law ithas convert
| ed ;hc Americah CapiaI into albastile; u
has esTablished 81 ysten, VI spies insl aihc'al
espionage ta which hotc.nsti;atiunnl mon-
archy OF Europe would nav dare loresor'.
'it has ab'iished the r,ghtiot appeal on IN.
ortant constitutional questions, i'.ihe 81
preme judicial trlbunal. tshd threatens TO
Frurtan nr DESTROY IT'S origiiai jurls,.iction..
which Is frfe,prablv ysst .aiby The G"nstl-
tution. while TIE learned Ctnei JGstIre 'tas
oeen snbjrcielt hhe nlJst atrgcians caium'
nWs. merely ibcrauseshr wuuld nat prosil.
iule his higll nsiec a. tie suppaft "l The
iaise and partisan charst spreisrrs'i a-aiast
The P'eSi,ient; lis corruption aud rzirash-
giute have eaese,tda haythins known IA
history. ailil nv IL. Irsu.i> and m"napG!le'
u has ueariy doubIrd the bHrden.ni ihe debt
created nv The war; II hts stripped the Pre-
sidrnt ~ h i codstituiipngl rawcr OF ap.
ptiiVment. even II his owu Cabinet. Gu.
der is re epested assaults The pillnsa Of the
IG.'yenmrnt are rncking m their h.sr. and
siianid IL succeed in November next aud
ina"garaie it, President. We will inert As
,abjectrd and conqasrrd people amid the
runs u liberty and The l.rrd fragmsnls
6"i Tie CJnstpulicn aud we ,lodrclae and
'e,olse tlat ever since ti'c people nl the
United States threw of all subjrctIon ruthe
British Crown. the pisIIsse ami trust ol
suffrage have belonged 10 the seserat States.
aud nave beer gfanie,I. rsgulare,I. aud con.
ir"Ilsd exclusively by the political po'ser
.ui each State respectively. sndIIIat any at
tempt By Congress, an any pretext what-
ever. TO deprive any State oi this right. ar
interfere with its exercise Is afagrant usur-
pttinn IT pnSrr which can fad no warrant
~ The Constitution. and " sanctioned bs
the people Will suhscst oar lnrm ol savera-
met, and eau unly end in a s,mple cenirt-
iIsrd and consolidated Government in
which thr separate existence af the States
will be entirety absUrbe and an uuluallil-
I'd despn,i,m be established in pi tcc oI D
Federal Uhion d Gagged Siltes: and ihat
We ressrd the fvconsttuc lion acts - call
edj oi Gongrrss as nsurpat.ens. anil uncon.
stttutinnrl. revolutionary, and yni! IhaI
our soldiers aud sailors, sho carried the hHg
10 our c6untry 10 victory against most
.allant aud determined lne. must ever BE- |
gratefully remembered. aud oil the guTan. |
ties given in thrr IaVmr must be laiihlully
Carried into execution. sz6@
That the public lan,ls should be distribut.
ed as midely ! A. possible aiming the people.
aud should De disposed IL either Hnser tie
preemPtion 81 homestead lands. ar sold "a
reasonable quantities. aud to none but az. |
tual occupants, AZ the minimum price cs
tabIisIe,l by the GD,ernmpnt. When
grfais Of The public lands may be allased.
necessary Tor the encouragement Of mpor. |
iant pnblic impro,emrnt. the proceeds ot
the sale - such lnn,I. and not the lands
shoald be 50 applied.
That The President 81 the U"itcd States.
Andrew Johnson, in exercising The power
of his high Office in resisting the uggrc ssions
uf Congress upon the constitutional lights
of The States and the people. is entitled 10
tie gratitude Of The whole American peo-
pie, and ID behalf Of the Democratic party |
we tenLerhim our thanks for bis patriotic
Efforts in that regard. sl.tA
, Upon this platform The Democratic party
appeal 10 every patriot. including all The
t;eDssiy iya,iss element. auu all whOdrslre 10
tAN fR3st 81 NlAs 1s@htt LEA 3N9U