The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-10-02
A SPEECH.
a oFEECH.
The Raleigh Observer Of the 18th repro,


The Raleigh Observer Of the 25th repro
,duses apipcidens Of the past for which wr
thank I'D editor II that J ournal, ~ rsviv.
ing menory 81 the fsarfal iiues q 1870
fol the k-rsat 81 thoss Who are y apxious
10 invite their setnrn through the successs
of the Radical party in this District. or
what is the same thing, the defeat f the re.
sgular Democratic nominee Of this District
through the agency Of q doserter from It's
cause and also for recalling the heroic ser.
vice of ~ N. Strud~ick In crisis in which
bis life was iuperilled py bis acs n deyo-.
.ion 10 his ca use and TO his people,
|, The occasion was in, the midst Of . cam:
paign in 1870 aud the meeting was to de-
lsrminel whether the Democratic party
Pshouli-go on with Il or abandon u. y To do
the krst was 10 invite the rage Of > parsyu
already in arms. defiant Of civil law, i'm
tolerant u opposition ,viss arbitrary eou,ss,
impatient Of Tree speeah, Suspicious Of pub
iic gatherings, breathing Vengeance against
suspected enemies. almost atprice Jet upon
t6s head 81 hated leaders. This par,y.1
backed up ~ the surpor: u the military
arm Of isbe general government. and sus-
,aineLhy the Undivided and uuques, ioni'ig
allsg,snss Of ths whole negro PopuAtion.,
and inaanisd by tae worst element Of ,ho
carpe. bag ihaax was able 10 carry out At
its purposes, md i mead d 10 80, II was
no idle threat that eonpas'ed the deporta-'
ton Of WA. Graham. and his drowning
in the depths of the Ocean; mud was no
idle boast that w. L. Saunders and fIed.
N. strudwiek were 10 he bronghtto drum
head Court Martial and su,nmarily rxecut.
ed. Only prstex, 70 ssize them Was wait.
ed loo. s s.iF sfaeg Ia al fn@se a
II III the midst Of this. +. IN. Stndwiek.
made tbe speech referred 10. coun.elliny the
prosecution u The campaign u its ead--an
sl.d. thanks, TO bis courage and has elo-
aasnee We know 10 hare been conducted to
a glorious end This vas the true spirii
| of n.riyfdOm, for hbsrty-of 'rbsrtyrdoul
when j, Was .o.aeihing real. tangiS,e. pres
el.,. .s,qpe,hing Ioftirr than the meek herr.
les by which the 1 uLlic mind has often bsss
siexeiasd and dcrsivsd:. latts lft-
The eaudidac, Tor Congress ~ Henry n.
| BROWN, .: U,shge. t..n.nds Us .: the Only
ltfme We ever heard hns speak. Il was al
/ Msrcnm's. IN Orange esunty. On the road
between Durham aud Chsp,l I'LL, On the
10Th If July. 1870. The MIX var va.
/ ja.t abeginbspg. Or rather pe"ps we've ju-l
brginsing TO- realize that o. MAS commencing
hs,n.g nv-n ut lsngia c.nsIuera iha, ihs
wul.i had Come Ia the wort, BY the action
Of the SupIeme Coart VA the habeas eorpa.
question. III. spereh ID. d Va. quite as IN
COMPREHENSIVE juIBble % that which th.
reports Of his speeches uow Indicate him q
BE- ullering What be sa,s. has shout 81
.nurll yol.IIectivn in IL 80 u he w:rs .peAk
ing machine that bad dozen dictivI,srie.
: ground W IL h!ip aid the ~ords there
from were pouring from bis HVa:h' with
JLt rhyme. rea,en OF Ur.ier. r.4 e..
| But Mt. Brvwa' sss NOT tn onl, speed
ws heard thai day. We heard uDs U,he
III also. and that VIC shaii Iemembrr ~ on
dying moment. In was --lvreni, II ws
tL,g,ral. u was csa,sinrmg. q VA. earnest
and iorihs purity and.lsgaace % Hs Eng
lish. as vel - los tie beauty VI ia Gesla
nation. h wss model. The speaker ,iuv,
. uPm the yn"nsd under the ire-'s ~ . lit;l
wu..d near The rad siIs. Inc sud,,pg
g. sis,d snsiurfsss,H sst 90 the gnailsi sfuau,
him. There MAS . so.enn .Ru UsUr th
Whale ssscMb.ass ior u waTihen first rsali
red. tnat ihr Gvnsiituiisn IT the State aal
berp oyerthrosn. suiiems power asuire
] by the Governor anu hts arbitrary vii .
boat Ca he t,crcised by iawIe,s. bruts
cut.,hrpat svid .ery. =. Il VS. Iel vrlrJ ihs
trn,lr w"nid ~ present before the ,psak
ihg clos'd 20 make ariesIs. The par,~s 3
be aric-fsd were aIS,fuimici. Tie gae.
/ tiv. vas ahrthvr 10 ct out u Tie way .
! Ito stand aud face the danger. Esssyicd
stayed .he speaking cut, though srsrybOd
,.ttpew bow utterly helpless the Court hs
f'made the people. 81
" Among those who spoke was Frederie
. Nash Stfsdwick. . candidate for the livu.
nn'libf Representative. When IL came hi
/ ffurn IL speak IL seemed that not q leaf mss,
!. led nor whhpsr was beard 10 the ervsi
= fbefae him. IL was veil understood tbs
slAhs vas marked Cor special yebgcsbee. Aiil
= ftsry commissions, dfum-tead cOurtsInarti
!. al and summary exeeatiOes st the slak
fwere in the thoughts VI us all. woal
mr.. Strudwiek abate one jvt " the iernbi
indictment agains: tho,e whv had overture
Q ed the CONSTRUCTION u the State aud usurI
o ed sbsolute power sas The question ih.
a passed tbrVugh ssors than one mind ss Nj
: Strpdwick took hls placer Thst be fs
!. ibe full .olempiiy VI tbe oecssivB ibsre
. no doubt. but man was never calmer. neye
d ..oaaier fevar u.osa deith, rate a,d mag.