The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1871-01-25

RACES against both God andinan, and as not \
only calculated to un-reconstraet the State
(by congress) but . provoke the wrath and
vengeance Of heaven (and for this We seem
tohavo incurred the displeasare Of some who
ought to have sustained US. Incur opin-
ion the platform Of the Virginia Conserva-
tive party was i platform that would ann
the race in North Carolina, and we unfurl-
ed our banner with that platform omit. ~
Many disliked it-Lit was too sharmoniz-
ing'--it wasn't extreme enough--it pour
ed oil on the troubled vatersthsy BE-
lieved in flashing the Wild wavesof party
strife and rancor BY damning every man
that voted for reconstruction as q rascal and
rogue unfit to stand on the same platform
with them. Their 'extreme" platform bad
las above stated--been, tried again and
again, and again and again it went I'M
der. Tho our policy didn't suit man, Of
them-ncvcrthelcss we pressed it. After
awhile. 10 and behold! the Conservative
members Of the last Legislature substanti-
ally endorsedthe Virginia Conservative po-
licy-,-and Ibis policy Won last August.
Without it the Conservative party Of North
Carolina would have been badly beaten
He who doubts it might as well doubt that
two and two make fear. But the fellows
Y who favored ..lashing the sweet milk Of
concord into hell,' also favored an inn
precision that the Recorder 'sympathised"
with the Radical party! Lila, ha the
charge anauses us. These fellows profess to
endorse the platform Of the Conservatives
Of the last Legislature, which platform runs
a little further into negro equality and Ra-
dicalisn than weare willing to go. They
seem not to know or to forget the meaning
Of the abused word conservative" But
4 the charge is only the crack Of the ''party
whip in the hands of denagogaes who
aspire to lead US as the master leads his
blind acknowledgements who becameof-
Tended because, forsoo,l, they could not
use us as the potter uses clay. nor make US
dance or mark time TO their music.
We profess to baveno prophetic vision
but We are vain enough TO indulge the
opinion that had the counsels Of the Recor-
. der been needed, the ku klnx war last
summer would have bccn AVOIDED, and with
it mint Of money to be paid BY the peo-
pie as a result Of this war. Nor would
Congress be now debating proposition to
! un-reconstruct North Carolina would
Gov. Vance be meeting with difficulties in
! taking his seat in the Y. States senate
/ nor would the country be without q gcner-
! al amnesty law. In support Of this VIC
- pressev the following editUIai oasS~e'
from this paper Of May 25th, 1870:
..Old things have passed away and all things be
! come new And the election this summer will
argue nothing Of return 10 the "old times a
they used 10 he:v FIR those times have passed i,r.
!. ever. And the politicians themselves know II
unless they be the yeriest gtiInps. But the mis-
chef i these same politicians know another th %
and they play on il too--they know the detI' root
] ed prcjudees o. our people againt the men thai
whipped them. and with cunning tongues they
ficke their prejudices even af the expense Of starry
D ingfheir prosperity. Noise Is powerful element
An old writer sass: few men would have coiragt
for either hstte or avoiding ifitwere not for Tho
din Of the trtimpets and the jos bells so ! thu
action Of two fhilds n our people in . pehiiea
\ campaign determined l,y noi~e Oh the stuulp.i
We must scratch our heads and think.
: Who sayswe may vote Con0ess.
Who s1ss we sIiait vote Congress.
Who sasswe may pass law1 IongreSs.
Who rayswe slant pas Laws! Congress
Who reconstructed Georgia. Congress.
5 Who uurerpnstrueted tienrgias Congress.
Take care then. Vote for no men who siz liks
: fried meat wheneyera party is~lasi kinded. Not'
, for no men who are not kn0an 70 I've IN favor o
= he ding the lnfarh between thefw0 sections Not
for no men who have not been aud are not nov
fearless and unwayering advocates 81 law md or
der against tie prevalence of ln0bbism and mid
K night wllippingpostS. Ifyou do, yOn1i rtlent !
Il If YOU do, You'll GIT ashes where you nneht q
!. gather ffllit. II y6a DO. You'll get dry thunde
where you ought 70 have rain. Remember oeof
GIN.
Z. I,oubties there were those who regard
Cd these sentiments Of warning q idle talk
But permit US 70 saythc signs Ofthe times
= augured breakers nhead"-and the
z have come All Of which might hay
: been avoided had the humble admonitiopi
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