The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1836-10-28


eumslances oeear. can be entertained. ne
being the President. Our present. limits
Inrbld discussion VI Ihls sublecI nor :
. discussion ~snuhg. Every man yih
surely agree. that whsn ne legImais
expenses II gosernmeni are paid. Il he
people have contributed more than % ne
eessary for lhal purpose. the residne
should be returned 10 them. rather than
be kept m the Treasury, 10 aford employ
meat 70 useless officers for lie custody.
or 10 furnish temptations 70 corrupt and
unconstitutional subjects Of appropriation.
A very lev years since. durlng The
adsninlsss,iOn Of John Y. Adams twelve
nlllIol6 aas regarded as an exlrasagani
expenditure; during the present year for
fyJsss millions Of dollars Will be exprnd-
cd By the governmental! Nolwilhs1snd
ing this enormous amount, there Will BE-
sllll lefl more Than thirty millions al The
COMMENCEMENT oi the ensuing year. not
required Tor The purposes Of government.
Aud ,sl Ms. Van Buren, thinks IL safest
10 leave these secumulaling nillions IN
the treasury. and enIer,ains feaDiui ap.
preksHsiORs Tor The people should they
receive parton Of them. ~
| II there be danger in The accumulation
of pOwer--and money 10 Power--do We
not lessen that danger by dividing the
power among the states, rather than BY
leaving q muh The General Government!
LIberly is not half 81 much endangered
BY the assaults Of open yIolence. As iron
the covert aud insiJinns operations Oi q
corrupt government land such every 60.
sernmenl may become) IN dealing VuI
Iargesses aud brides from the pubic urea
sury.
A third MEASURE Of The deepes, concern
10 Us, IsIhe question OF abolition. This
We are interested IN opposing by every
principle ol selErespect and honor, and
by every duty 10 ourselves and 10 the
community ~ which we live.
Judge White 10 identical with us IL
feeling and in interest upon this subject,
and 10 bound BY all the ties which attach
man W family. country and home. 10 re
sis. The course OF The abolinonisss Me-.
Van buren,. on The other hand, has none
OF those obligations, aud has eSInced BY
his public actions that he has al least no
feelings IN common with W ON this sub,
! Jecs. Mych has been said respecting his
vote Of iIsIruc.ions TO the New York Se
major on Ihe famous Missouri question.
10 enable every man 10 read Tor himself,
here are Ihose Instructions
PRnAMBL. AND EasoLuTIos.
Whereas, the InhlbIIing the further
extension Of Slavery IN these U. States,
Is subjec! vi deep concern To the people
oil this state; aud whereas We consider sla
very as al evil much 10 be deplored. and
that every constitutional barrier should
be inlerpOsed to prevent lis further exlen
sion; aud thai the constitution OF the U.
States cseasiy gives Congress the right To
require ut nes states not comprised with
10 the original boundaries OF the UnIIed
States, the proh,biuon ofslssery as a con
dI!lon Of their admission as . state into
the Union; therefore,
Resolved. ,lf the honorable Senate
concur thereln,) That our Senators be
instructed. and our Representatives in
Congress requested, to oppose the admis
sion as Stale into the Union. Of any
territory not comprised as aforesaid,
without making the prohibition Of slave.
~ therein an indispensable conjilon Of
admission"
Although the destiny Of the American
Union hung on the decision Of the ques
ton in favor OF the admission Of Missouri
into the conlederscy. Mr.. Van Buren, and
his friends in New York voted. by these
instructions. against her admission. On.
less her cluzens would submit TO a con.
sntuIOn dictated by men living ouI Of the
limits Of her territory! This vote wac
gwen IN lS20-when excitement on this
subject had risen to dreadful hight. aud
The government Was shaken TO its very
centre. Fortunately for the peace Of the
country. Mf. Van Buren's ceunsels did
not prevail, and Missouri was admitted
on an equal iooling with the other states.
In 1922, Mr.. Van Buren, had become a
member Of The Senate Of the u. States,
and then acted out the instructions he had
assisted in giving to his predecessor. On
a bull relating to the territory Of Florida,
he voted against striking GU. The llth Sec
ton as follows
d" Noslave or slaves shall. directly or
indirectly, he introduced into the said ter.
ritory, except BY citizen Of the United
States removing into the territory for &C.
Iual settlement, and being al the time Of
such removal, bonn Jfde owner Of such
slave or slaves; aud every slave import.
ed OF brought into said territory. contrary
to The provisions Of this act. shall there
upon be entitled 10. aud receive his or
her feedom.'
Mr. King. Of Alabama, moved TO strike
out this section, with the obyiots iu,en.