The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-03-18

gina: and when they have .x.e,ds1 =.
me their confidence lor - enly odd ,s,rs.
when an indrbled IN then i,.r wh,,so.
ever oi eredii ard standing I passes IN
the World. ] cannot and viii moi ,-,.';,
myself m rsmain IN the Senate Cor = mo.
meni beyond the time thai their arrrs,l,,sa
organs shall instruct me- thar nv service.
are mo- longer acceptable. If ersliu,ds ,or
me past dad not. my own eonsclaus wax
ness would cuhlrOl nv course. Via,
would u Prnii the country ~ m,self for
me 10 remsin in the Ssns,. ag.,n., 80
wishes! b, retaining nv pIsr. in oHno.
sillon 20 their fixed. declared and sr,,Ird
will. ] should and no cause; advance ma
great purpose; be powerIess Or good ana
provoke only 10 harm; rrposing an m,
own feeble strength. ! should vs,rIy Al.
Yer mvself that ] could with nv singlr
arm sustain the Constitution, and Keen
back what ! might consider The tide n
error. when IN very suih I should bu, sx.
rite the popular prejudiees more strong.
~. and imminenlly endanger the Con-
stiIution by my efforts lo sustain 4,
In resigning then. gentlemen. into yosx
hands. my place in the Senale III tbe
United States, 90 which ! was called bv
your predecessors. l trust 4 shall be IN.
dulged IN brief exposition of the ,e,~
sons which have led me 10 the eonel,,-
sion. thai 10 obey yourinslruciions wonIa
be TO violate the Consuluuo of The Un;-
ted States. shall dr. so boldly and fear.
Iessly. but with all becoming ,e,prct.
and with all the brevily in NV uowsr
The Senate is ordered by the Congress
TO kffp journal Of lis proceedings: and
:" publish II from time 10 time TIL.
InjunctIon is thus soleml, imposed upon
the aggregate body. and on each indiyi.
dual Senator. Whatever shall be doue.
shall be faithfully recorded by SECRETARY.
and shall be faithfully kept-pO, lar an
hour. and Then 10 he delsced-no, for a
da, and then tn he erased: nor fora ear.
and then Ia b. expunged-bui forever.
as perpetual witness. a faithful history
by which the conduct. the motives. H.
ac"ons Of men. shall be judged. no. bv
th"se at the present day Onl, hu, ihr.ugh
al time. II was q wise custom among
the 'h'nese. which required The b,ogras
phy nj each EmPenr 10 be written he~
lore the el"se of his life. and placed he.
lore him. $" as To give hun lorek.ow.
ledge 81 what the world would THINK of
him alter his death I, was designed "a
RESTRAIN his evil passions-'ro curb IN.
exercise Of despotie sway. il addressed
itself IN hrs ambition. and excited wi,hin
han longing for an immortality in a..
gratitude and admiration of succeed,ns
ages. But this provision in our Cons,,s
,u'lon is still wiser. Each Senator vri,e.
daily ms own biography. lie il required
TO record his own acts, and take, an ON
Ia keep tina, record and 10 publish i, from
time to time. The applause or censure
Of hls fellow men is not postponed until
he has descended 10 the tomb. Il il daiIo
uttered by the living generation. How,
powerful are the inducements Tins al.
dressed 10 each member 10 he fai,bful a
The trust confded to him! How much
70 be admired the wisdom Of our ances.
tors IN framing the constitution! If th;s
was Its only feature, their title 10 immor.
talIly would seem to be established.
This simple provision 10 one of the.
great securities Of American liberty. "a
takes nothing upon trust. lf the Senate
kept no journal. il would be a secret
conclays, where deeds the mos, re,ol,;ns
might De performed in secrecy and darks
ness. The train nigh. there be laid.
the mine prepared, and the frs, know.
ledge Of the treason might be the explo~
SION, and consequent ovsrthrow of free
government Liberty could no, co ex;s,
with such state oflhings. There !, ma
liberty where there is no responsibility.
and there can be no responsibility where
nothing Is known. To have Secre,arv
seated al the table Of the Senate, 10 wriie
Town It's proceedings. and 10 claim for
.self the right to cancel, oblitera.e. or en-. 4
'unge what he had written, 10 equivalent
o having no Journal at ala mockerv
md fraud. The journal Of the morning
nay be cancelled in the evening--tI,ar
o'day may be expunged on to.morrowI
ancel a 10 any way, whether by bill
n red marks. whether with circles or
sraight lines. i. ceases to be a iours
nd that which was, is not. The n
al is to be published, bu, there \ o
ournal. There was one yes,erday.u
re u can reach the press, |, is eel
ID, marked out, or expunged. Use
re ihe necessary results of obediee to
ourins.rucuons. lfthat journal e,,ain
transaction discreditable to the fuate,
would preserve it as a perpesusl honu.
len. oil ITS disgrace. Ito partyeader,
will give him aud his friends 10 may
'mPorarily have the assembly, no
'arrans to erase or blur the page which
lch act OF misconduct is recorded. I