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

the hero took "a his bosom a. Of yesler~
day. One who spnrned him in the hour
Of trIbulalion; who would have trOd up
on him IN his first painful struggles for |
power. but who has a quick eye for the |
rIsing sun. and the smooth tongue Of fat
lery Tor the ear Of power. II such in
justice shall be found in the heart Of man.
! feel Strong assurance that il will ind
no echo IN the bOsoms Of a just and gene
rous people. Give Us but an open field. |
lair contest, the peoples money locked
IN the strong box. and the hands Of pow
er of, and we promise 10 give good se-
count Of the inlriguers on the south Of the
Potomac. We shall drive them out.
They will find no fOolhold in Maryland,
in Delaware. and. least Of all. in the great
and glorious " Key stone State" They
may be safe in the North. and slronghOlds
0f The Empire >iaie. but the Presidency
and the country will be safe from the
contamination Of iheit systems. aud The
blight Of their toriuous and sinister policy.
But tn return. Suppose the three millions
bad been granted. does any one doubt that
we would have been in war! BY the phra-
seOlogy Of the grant. both the means and
the implied discretion would have been
placed in the hands Of the President.
The French Chambers had taken a
false position. The French Government
had solemnly stipulated the payment Of
the twenty-five millions Of francs II
had not complied. the DELAY had produced
irritation; the message Of 1884 had taken
very strong ground: strong expressions
were used. The French Government
took ofence--recslled its minister here
l-Otiered passports to ours al that court.
/ The law for complying with the suPula-
lions OF The treaty was passed, with a
condition annexed not found in the lrea
| ~. nor contemplated by il; with condi
uon that satisfactory explanation Of the
| Presidents message should be given be-
fore the payment should be made. All
this was clearly wrong. The position is
utterly uotenahle. |. for one lssld Mr..
NJ a. an humble American citizen. pro
les, against all or any explanations. in
any manner or form whatsoever. II
France has any ground Of complaint, let
her FIRST perform her own duty. pay the
money solemnly stipulated BY treaty. and
then, and not Till then. demand reparation
Tor any injury. real or imaginary. TO the
Freuch Government and people.
4 In that event. ] doubt not that the JUS
tee and magnanimIty OF this government
will do every thing compatible with its
honor 70 remove hearl-hurnlngs and ILL
will. In that event. We may we'll do il.
without seeming To b. stimulated hy low
and merceuary considerations. Ln"kIug
10 the actual position which France as
sumed, suppose the three million supply
had been granted, accompanied with uu-
restrained discretion. what would have
| been the consequence! Is not the pro-
liability strong. nay, is II not almost Ger.
tain. that measures would have been
adopted thai would have brought war!
Look to the history Of this matter. On
the NH September last. The Due de
Brogie caused to be laid before the Exe>
cutIye Of this country paper drawn with
signal ability and fairness. and obviously
designed as pacific overture to this
Governmens aud seeking the means of
escape from false position. What was
the reception given it, High. cold. and
naughty Breathing any thing nut the
| calm and concIliatory spirit Of lha,lover-
/ ,ure. In three days afterwards, on the
l4Ih, this Government sent peremptory
instructions to our charge des gfaires at
Paris to leave that Government forthwith,
in case the money should not be paid: an
order hastily. and in my judgment, RASH
| ly given-cutiing of every channel of
communication between the two Govern
ments. Sir, il the three millions, with
The implied discretion contained in the
proposition for the grant, had been at the
disposition Of the Executive, might we
not have looked for measures as strong
as those recommended al the previous
session. And would mol those measures
have brought war! Sir. what have been
the conduct and tone Of Senators in the
confidence of the Administration during
this session!
| The Senator from Missouri MIR. Ben
tony has brought forward resolutions
looking not only to the thirty millions
now in the Treasury, but to the expen-
dimre of all sccruing surpluses in future
years. for the fertilization and the arm.
ing Of our Atlantic frontier; contempla>
ting a gigantic scheme, hitherto not
dreamed Of. andthe expenditure Of count
less millions for defence alone. as il, in
this enlightened age. war were the only
object aud purpose of mankind. The
teeming abundance Of the times, instead
Of seeking investment in those great lines
of ia,ernal communication; Instead of
/ giving strength. we4t,h. happiness and
J ornament to the finest country under the
, c,,r anI sn,pnlsa In aha snirif oF pnfer-