The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1873-11-12
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We sorry to sac on the part o. por-
ton Of the Conservative Press in the State
= espsioas mood, a spirit Of fault finding. Of
denomination. Of disposition g assume
that their views are alone right. and that
whsteveris nos il aeecrJsuce xish them,
i wrong
Now press Il not free which has not tue
fullest liberty Of properly expressed crlti-
cism, and party becomes at that moment
despotic which demands strict obedience to
every party behest But in the exercise Of
this right there must be inst and certain
cause for reprcaca and condemnation. that
the accuser stand acquitted beforeths world
for his COMPLAINTS
Nothing human i sever perfect. No par
~ coming into long disused power can ever
do exactly right. aud meet al the expecta-
tions Of it's friends. The hopes Of men long
ground under the heel Of oppression, and
The subjects Of every injustice and wrong
look to their succession to the place Of their
former tsrants as Millennium. where eve
~ evil shall vanish, and every good be at
once effected
We are led 20 these remarks BY those cf
the Salisbury Watchman upon the letter Of
Col. Allen Of Dlplin We will not under-
take at this time to defend the course Of the
last or the present Legislature. Wo admit
some shortcomings, as such sell be found in
every body. But who will undertake TO
say. that either Of those bodies could have
done more with the subjects specislly com
planned 81, without bringing DOM At oEce
such recoil Of public opinion, rs 70 have
swsptthe party from existence, and brought
the State under radical rule from whose
enormitiss il bad just escaped with 80 hard
a struggle.
The Public debt. or rather the provision
forts interest. could have been attended to,
but that would have involved the full re-
sognition Of the whole. the greater part Of
which was, aud IS still. believed. Illegal.
No legislator, with . full knssledge Of the
Impeachment ofthe people, felt justified
in evadipg this enormous additional
burden, when there vas the near future
prospect Of partial relief unGer Coustitu-
tional amendment.
And 50 Of o.her subjects.
But our object VAS to beg our friends TO
cease this iupolitic and unnecessary strife
and to conine themselves % provisions for
the future. and TO leave alone recrimins-
tons for the past. The main duty ard bu-
siBess Of the Conservative party is to
strengthen It's position. aud secure the vie
tory it won in 1870. all Of which is endan-
gered. and will be lost, il factious opposi-
ticn or unreasonable complaints are to be-
eone subject matters Of discussion BY the
Press Ofthe State.
The radical party will wake 70 victory
some morning and rejoice in an unexpected
and unbonght triumph. shieh the Conser-
vatiyes will throw iaso It's hands through
idle chickering's and unmanly jealousiss.
The Virginia Press set an example q
zeal and unaDimisy which may wisely Be
initiated. Their mission was to save iheil
State from the misraIe Of ignorance and
corruption.
The Lesson Is not less imperative on Che
Conservative press u this State. and ]
through their fault. the conservative party
is torn BY jssIousies and split By dissetsions
aud the property aud the intelligence Of
North Carolina are remandsd - the contro
Of those who had once % signaily abused
their trust. . crime will have been commit
ted which no lapae 81 time can lessen. ans
no amount u repentance expiste.
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