The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-08-14
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Correspondence of1he Observer.l 9
Mes~x. Editors On account ofile pc.
eullar critical condition of politics in this
tiiie Funrthl District. Il heh0oyes thedele-
gates who will attend the Congressional
Convention in Raleigh on the 22nd Inst; TO
act with the greatest prudence IN the
sei.stiva of their candidate. They should
discard all l.ersonal preference and preju-
dices, and act with an eye single TO the
inlripsts o: the peop'e. Their. candidate
should tea a man of higi, character aud
we'll known ability. aud also one who can
he elected. This is not said to frighIen
any uie, hut 10 simply admitting stera
reality. and that Is. that our friends aud
feiipw- Democrats must labor earnestly
Hn,i increasingly IL they expect to elect our
Hnliinec, and ,e must bea man who has
the pb ysical strength and mental ability
requisite f,r u prulTactei aud Thorough
CANVASS. Any one of the distinguished
gei,tleinpn WIN have been spoken Of would
make mast acceptable Representative in
''tlseTe's ilie rub." Can we elect any uus
of them IL Mr. Turner h "a candidate, rs
| no ,i,nibt he will be-? Let our delegates
take this niuti,r into their a,ost seslO,s
consideration. With all due respect io
other gentlemen, there Is no man in this
i Disirirt wi,o -vssiL -s..... riuoro,ls
and effective canvass, and receive more
voics than Hon. JI,hn Manning, ot Chat
ham. This isdislinguislieJ gcntlrmsnis in
tive prime of life. Of fine personal apteau-
i snce, aud ~ an orator and debater ,e i,as
1 no superior aud bui few equals in North
Carolina. This will readily We assenied 10
hy aus one who heard liis thrilling, rl''>
qnehL s,,eecl at our late State Convention.
We believe that he would do ulore ca
arouse aud unite the Democrats Of this
District than any 0I,e else. La 1870 lac
waselected to Cangress To iiii The vacancy
occasioncd by tile death uf Judge Gillian,
aud uutw outstanding the fact that Warren
will, negro majority Of 1850 was in 'uI
District. s,id the Radical majority ia Wake
Was then about 600, yet AIR. Manni.g Wa
elected by majority ofseveral hundred.
Ia his "wn county, tChathamI y majority
ottte Republicans themselves voted fol
him, ur did not vnle at all. lD the en'
suimg election hc would carry this cuunis
hy nar lrr,$ tl,an LON Wsjoriiy. In Or
angr, via ch adjuius Chatham, hv Is ex'
cct',iingIy Inpular, snd would carry tha
good old county by a han,suuie majority
!, We do must earnestly iusist that lie Is ouI
, most available man. And if elected, n'
unp soald make Us better Represen'
lative. Tie pcople Of thls district hav,
not yet EEgotIen the brilliant reputation
hr established during h- Orief term 10
Cnngress init winters sf 1870 ani ls7l
They have not forgsitrn that lie was ;bt
INT man ~ Congress from North CarUlin;
after the war, who Jared 10 stand up fUI
their rights, aud In their defence ina,l'
ous u tlIe manifest aud ablest si,eechei
lever delivered ln congr.~~'s '''lEt q.
'l In the Constitutional Convention 20
/, 1875, which redeemed Eastern Carolini
INtH Hsktu Auits Wts NtaHutuk Na5 Ifoo
ABLY the nIOst Influential member n,
held the high and honorable position u
y permauent chairman Of the Democrat,
caucus, which wss 10 session every nigh
until nearly one o'clock aud plauned IN,
work 10 Ue doue in the Convention
> nrxt day; for ~ We liad onl.
ulIe majority In that Convention, h
was absolutely necessary that our mem
: hers should act in perfect harmony aud lS
: united. Huw'wcll he filed that resls,a
, sibIc position. aud how much his persona
sfi;ats influenced the caucus Of thar Con
, !, seation. any niember thereof will gIadl!
= tcar witness tu. la cunclusion. We siiupl.
/ cay that our delegate will houor them
= selves ~ thus i,onoiing Mr. Manning, aIA
viii uever have cause to regret their seIty
= tlu,s. *- DELEuATE.
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