The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-02-26

would hare enough 10 say On that great
question:" The question Of var. II De.
eided . all. uas. in his opinion, 10 Be
deeided b. another Congress. And, out
Of lhe House. al parties coneurred in The
hope and belief thai n would be avoided.
IL wa< hui four or i've DAYS previous thar
The "hicial paper. which is regarded.
even hy aur fareign ministers. rs express
ing oFiniaas worthy Of al confidence.
eonlalned The following editorial remarks:
iGiabe Of 2slh February.l
From The extracts gwen IN this DAVIS
paper from the faneign journals. and Is
perislly the remarks Of the French /.
mister on the introduction Of the law 60
provide Tor the treaty. u will be seen that
there i now the fairesl prospect &c a
speedy and happy adjustment Of our dlf.
6euiiies with France" &c.
" Mr.. Livingston will not, IL appears,
apply for hls passports. bur will await
thu scion 1T Ihe Chambers in relation 10
the lag proposed b. The Ministry"
II then gives an extract Of q letter of
congralulailon On the prospects which the
lsle news has opened on the country,
which. in conclusion, says: g The OPP
po>l'loa seem confllnd,d this morning.
NJ even the mosI desperate IN ,hrlr
TsnA. say the pseslieul ,as had the good
forIlne 10 take The nghl course ia this
matter. Chance has had n0 hand in il.
M friend: il is parcel If his great. fair,
and clear course" We believe all the
difficulty IN the matter to have grown
out Of the inlrgmes of some one on our
own side Of The Atlantic" &c.
The extract administers the usual dose
Of flaitery which parasites are ever ready
10 bestow on the hand that distributes
hon"rs and profits. but il conveyed the
sirnag Impr.ssIon which then prevailed.
AID var ~ss not expected here nor else
whsr' II leas' not so expected as TO
justify large discretionary appropriations.
To have gone 10 war. then. would have
been most absurd: nothing could. indeed.
have been more absurd than The position
which we shoald have occupied. ID was
TO va now. would be like two bows
standing before zach other with clenehed
fs's. aud each daring the other TO strike.
II We did go Ia war with France on lhls
subject. ii would all end in an expendi
tuFe 1T .niiiions upon millions Of treasure.
an oceans af blood. and we should then
b. asking each other who struck the FIRST
biaw
Mr. President. that section Of the bill.
thus lauoiuced. was neither necessary
nor exped'ent. tn be justified BY 40 facts.
hostil'' .o every cnrr"ct principle of Ie-
gislaunn. and the majority Of the Senate.
b, vote ii twenty alne 10 nineteen. re-
jeciei It. Journal. page 232 The
names are recorded: and, while the mi
norIy dnbiess acted upon proper sense
Of their daty. the majority will not, Iteel
assured. have cause t. condemn Them
selves For myself. I c"ncuIred mnsl
beAriii1 On the disagreement ~ he sec
tion. and cheerful, put myself upon Inc
principles involved. and leave nv act to
the award ol the future.
But. Mr.. President. | ask attention
while proceed sui further with the
history If the bill.
Il returned 10 The House. a. is, | be-
lieve. agreed op all hands. before ter o
clock Mr. Ghb.sos, hen moved that
the House recede from their amendment.
and urged il strongly upon them. jour
nal. 5l6.1 Ii was opposed, sir, and the
reported language is worthy of observa-
tion. Mr. Cambreleng. the chairman Of
the committee. and the person who
moved the section, hoped the House
would not recede. If the Senate had
chosen to lake the responsibility Of de-
feating the appropriation, it might re-
main with them; he would take no part
Of H." And Mr.. Bynum sustained him.
NV, ihis was long before twelve o'clock.
Il was upon the first disagreement. Il
was while there was quorum. for the
vote against reeeding was ITO To 81.
Why. at this early hour. with full at
tendance OF members. was the drclara.
ton made that - the responsibility nf de.
feating the appropriation" was upon the
Senate! Why dId the mover refuse To
take 10 part in il! Was the appropria.
ton necessary to the defence Of The coun-
ay. and was it not worth while to make
an effort 10 save ii! Was an enemy APP
preaching our shores. aud was it more
desirable TO cast The responsibility on the
Senate. than to defend the country!
The House. on motion Of Mr.. Cam
breleng. determined To insist upon the
securi. and 80 informed the Senate; but
th-v asked no conference. Ii was their
amendment: they had voted 10 insist; and
it was proper. if they desired to avoid