The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-04-15

j must sui fem8fks mat tnougn ~ may
sustain the consistency of the Senator, IA
sliil leaves the preeedens in Nil 10 oFigi~
nal f0rce. ss the construction Of laws. or
the deductions 10 be made from ths acIs
Of Legislative bodies. can be in no respect
saeeied BY The declarations Of indiVidu-
a members Of their views OF motives in
eOneurring IN Them. And j must also
say. that | should think Il 10 Q very good
reason 10 vote against . resolution or lsw,
thai | believed h 90 be unconstitutional.
But BE- This ss IL nav. 10 only explains the
gole NJ the Senator, and we have The
saacuan Of oil the rest of his friends for
The consuiutonslIiy of our proceeding.
AID A. all events il is no justification for
permitting the resolution in regard IN Mr..
Barry TO remain. and exPungIng that re-
laiiag 10 the President II either is 20 be
effacrd from our journal, hope both
will. IfjusiIee requires this set. let u be
extended 10 the memory Of him who has
passed hence 10 another and better world.
as well as 10 hIm who remains among rs.
Let the bounty OF Ine honorable Senator
extend tn all similarly situated. trust
he will recnllect.
"That the seiisame sun which shines upon
Court
Hiaes o.. 'rs m.arp from the cottage"
| think. Mr. President. I have shown
tha; the Constitution nf the country viii
b. violated il we adopt lle resolution Of
the honorable Senator, and hope have
Satisfactorily answered the principal res-
soEs presented h, him IN support Of IL.
The remaining porIIOn Of the hOnOra'
BIZ Senator'S speech was devoted 10 Two
subjects: q panegyrlc on Gen. Jackson,
ami viluperslion Of the late Bank Of the
Um,ed States. the relevancy Of either
or n,h these matters 10 the question now
before as. he will excuse me for saving
is no, exactly seen BY me, and | might
we'll pass them by; but few 0bserva.
tor beiare close. ON some of the 10.
pics he advanced. will, I trust, be pardon.
ed.
And FIRST. sir, as 20 the praises which
the Senator has dealt out with such an
oEerfowIng hand to the President, | have
to say thai lind no fault with them. They
proceed, no doubt, from the strong par,
TALLY which the gentleman from Missouri
feels for their object, aud his friendship.
and the modes he takes 10 manifest il ale
maurrs entirely personal TO himself. In
wmid he the less excussble in me 20 CON-
PLAIN If this failing, as il 10 one which |
SHARE largely in myself. In spite of every
thing can dO, sir. i find the utmost
difficulty IN seeing faults in those TO whom
an attached Ny self.love gets interest.
ed IN SUSTAINING them in my own opinion.
and il is dexIerous in palliating their
weaknesses aud magnifying their vir.
tues. With the perfect consciousness of
this tendency Of my own nature. can
make great allowance Tor what consider
the exlravagant praise which the Senator
has bestowed on the present Chief Ma
gis'raIe. But, after making all conces.
s:ons this kind. I canno, help thinking
the ge Gleman from Missouri has pushed
the matter a little too far; that he has
even stretched beyond its due exten, the
old maxim,
LAY it on thick, d some will stick"
II is, perhaps, rash in me, sir, TO say so.
SIR. the honorable Senator is skilled in
matters of this kind. but l just submit. to
him whether he did not set all the laws
of probability (at least at defiance. when
be said that " Gen. Jackson had render
ed more benefit II mankind than all the
politicians '!,si yer existed"
Mr.. BENTON here said he had been
misunderstood; that he said " all the hack
politicians vino had ever lIved."1
Mr.. PORTER continued. II. sir, the
Senator 80 iInited his remark, do not
gsIlsay IT. d. the contrary, it has nv
entire assem-. There is no class Of men
for whom have more thorough con !
tempt-no. sir, not my contempt. they
are not worthy Of it-there are no men !
for whom | have a more intense pity, |
than | have Tor those who come under
the denomination Of hack politicians.
Taey are miserable race generally, lost
to all hooor. truth, apd patriotism, who
sell themselves for office, and. when they |
obtain II, use place and station to plumber
More successfully the people they nave
deceived. With such men, sir, would !
not compare Gen. Jackson for a moment;
but. sir think. on reflection, the Senator
from Missouri will see that | was not |
m,.iakra aud that. in the warmth of his
euogIum, ne did carry his comparison
to The extent have stated. Such are my |
notes Of his speech. Here Me- BENTON |
said the Senator from Louisiana might
so understand his remarks. Well. sir.
with that permission. | proceed TO com. !,
ment Oh The Compliment paid to the Pre-.
sIdent; and. looking back, | find that Scion >
was politician, Arstides was a politl-
clan. ArIs,ides was a politician. Pericles
was politician. Cicero was politician,