The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-04-01

combination Thai vas eompAiihle Win
the forms Of The Constitution. and rea,
sonable guaranty Of practical Liberty.
How shOn-sighied and how srroneOs
we're my Viexa This modification. resL
ing essentially upon great sectional inIsn
esls. banded together for The oPpresslua
and legislative plumber Of the rest. pro.
dneed an irregular oyeF-aclion in he %.
lilical machine. as well a. in the gfsst
peeunisry interests Of the country. m,
again run into q new modification. Or 4.
lher produced . political phenomenon.
GLIDING. a. Vet. the CALCULATIONS of u.
philosopher. in reference either 10 de
probable term OF Us duralion. or the nag.
ni:ude and extent al lis mischief.
We now s~e. for The FIRST time ia lhs
country. . great. numerous. and poHsr.
iul party. formed without reference In any
great principles Of national policy. viii.
out regard 10 sectional interests, maintain.
ing sort af neutral ground upon all de
interesting and deeply agiiaiing que.,
iions of the times-a middle pOsilioa.
from which. with dex,rous skill IN de
or, Of balancing. they may incline 10 he
north, south, east or westsss exigendes
may require: neither tariff. nor anli.larfF;
neither internal improvement, nor anu.
internal improvement neither abolition.
lists. nor ami. abollii0nists-diiIerenl sec.
tons Of the party holding antagonist prin>
ciples upon all these questions: and The
party itself. or rather the heads Of u. hold.
it, al different periods, opinions favorable
In both sides OF these. as well as other Vi.
tai questions. We see ihem 0isregardihg
or despising principle. acknowledging 10
test, save only that of loyalty TO their CHIEF
for the time being. and The behes.s Of pr.
". knitted together be selfish Interests;
With no element OF Conference but he
love Of Office aud the desire OF putIYc
plumber.
Tins party has acquired the approptt,
ate and significant appella.ion Of L" Tie
Spolls Party" The idea was first sug.
gesled BY one Of their high priests. who
ministers with becoming devotion at he
affairs reeking with public spoiis. Thry
90 fnr office and the sPoIls Of ofle,
Their greatest interests are centred IL
the treasury and the offices Of the couE,
try. 10 increase the means Of the lrei.
sury, and TO multiply Offices, CONTRACTS
aud jobs, is IN increase their prosperity
Il is clear that the interests Of the Spol,,
party is directly opposite ~ the inlerssa
If the people. Il is equally clear that
they arr q. corps separate and alone. haV'
ing common interest among themselves
but no interest in common with the Tes.
of the community. A. they have q &c,
paraie interest. so they have a separls
organization, which. in its character, i
hard. s,ern. and memorable.
They are in the nature of great NJ.
lIIary encsmpment IN the midst oi .
peaceful community, living upon ne
fruits Of honest mems labor. feared. b.
ted, and vel for the most part implic,ily
obeyed. Their discipline Is exact. an.
their strategy mastery. They occupy
every important post Throughout the In,
on. They are moved BY single v i'd
An impulse al the centre is felt lhruug,'
out the extremiiles. They are endosa
with sort Of political uhrquiiy. A sa'
gle word Of command from hesd.quansn
brings upon foot more Than . hundrt.
thousand Office. holders and expec,ata
dispersed throughout the Union, anInr
ted BY one spirit, and intent upon So
gle object. Reinforced by subsIdzs.
press, they simultaneously utter q spur
Gus coinage Of public opinion, which u
borne from the exiremIiies tn the cent?,
whence the reHuence sweeps over the e.
tire Coniederacy. BY this process,
man Of straw, or certainly John Den 4
Richard Fen. may be presented as Pr
sidensial candidate With high claims ana
commanding popularity. To consun'
mate the scheme, another order issVs
for great Baltimore Convention "lrsi
from The people," 10 determine prto'
dence between the rival pretenders ,o Tie
throne. This train band 10 insIshaf
aioo,. delegates are sent, some with ~
some without constituents. They nkl
their seats in convention, with cap
hand, ready TO register The edicis Of Ihtt
chief--the dispenser OF the spoils; an.
these edic,s are sen, IN all The ends OF he
earth, as the collected will and wIsdos
Of The great Democratic Republics
Party"
II is easy TO perceive that no msr'i
however exalted, no public service. hos
ever illustrious, can contend, single.h''E
ed and alone. against this slupendOus =
ray Of power and influence. IL is erl
TO see. If the Presiden, for the time ben
shall place himself al the head Of d
fearful organization, bringing his oae'
power. patronage, and influence 10 BEL
upon freedom Of opinion aud the Ireetf
Of suffrage. tina, successful resistance
be difficult, nay almost impossible. u
easy to see that, IL the people shall !"
rise in their might, while il is yet nc'i
and brand with scorn all arrogant in,erid
ence with their rights, and impuden'
4. Al. h. IS