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

ed with an Indifferent neutrality. boz. in
III probability. ennyulsing ne whole Of
chrisiendom. III var. and such ! war.
be necessary. land il may become %.
and ! NAV vel Be- iss adsucsse and sup-
porter. ! implore that il may moi be cum.
menced by discretionary powers vested
unnecessarily n mr. man. bnt b. the re-
sul. III lhe calm and constitutional deer
slon a Inc representatives II ne people.
sho are % bear il trials and face ils Pc
rils.
In Rome, Sir. lhey did sometimes create
dictator. whose duiy ii MAS 10 Look "
II. ne glid dsfrimsnii repubiica copiof;
but they lid il BY 40 vlolanoa n their
Constitution and the principles of their
Governmeut. but when the enemy was
u Tie gates Of The Capitol. and despair
found no other remedy.
Was there any necessity. At that Time.
Of beslowing the sligh.es, discretionary
power upon lhe President Ii cha, did
lhe necessity consisis We 9sre III IN
war. We were mol threatened sub var.
unless upon our own arlinn. France had
made no movemen, 10 assall a.. She
had no cause IL complaint shirh could
justify her N commencing huslliues.-
We owed her no debt Me INSISTED an
no yiolaupn Ut treaty upou nuf part
There was not . man IN cnngrrss-ln
the natiun--ln the wnrld. thai believed
that she would frs, Assall " unless W.
did something which should induce her.
This. whatever il might he. Il vs. pr"per
that Congress. not the Executive. sh"uld
declde--And. - cougtsss vas about to
adlonrn. nothing would W cnuld eon,tl.
lulionally be done 70 occasion the CON.
mencement II hnstllllies. The prrrttees
that we might have war. and thai France
might asseIl ". before We met again.
were utterly fallarious. The ExeeuIe"
might have 50 acted ~ To create speedy
difficulties. but | had ao desire B., "fier
him Inducements 50 Ia aet. We had
claims on france--she owed u money:
We had a treaty which her hon"r and
Justice required her 10 keep. But the
ume and mode Of enforcing the payment
II ,ha, debt. and corrssag The tulliharnl
II that treaty. was IN nur own p"xer:
aud The Constitution required. when lerrr
was IN be applied. Congress SHOULD sit in
Judgment aud decide it, There sas NJ
eNeemcs which could demand that We
should forge, The ordinary guards winch
our Government provides. Aud even ii
our situation had been extreme. Il ihs
danger had impended. was there mot um'
enough Tor Congress. during that sesston
To have defined The objects of Expenditure
and specified the sums! II dsugrr shoult
have arisen subsequent IN our ADJOURN
ment. had not the Executive power I,
call together aud consult those whom M,
Constitution designztes a. the couusellorl
and guardians of the Peoples rights ~
such an occasionl lcouId moi see or fee
the necessity for vesiing in the Presideh
q discretion in which his mode nf deaIln.
with constitutional questions had NJ
gwen 10 me much confidence. regarde,
tina, section a. dangerous enroachmen
upon III. Constitution. and The more dan
gerous because urged on under pretence
| nf national defence aud safety. II is b.
such entertainments that that insuumen
is To be bealen down and destroyed.
could not ser its safest provisions hazard
ed unnecessarily. There il enough, da,
by day. and hour BY hour, even in hi
hall. and much more out Of IL. to war
| us that our only safety lies in guarding il
and that in il. and IL alone. live the per
manency of the Union aud the hopes q
! | freedom.
: In addition TO all these considerations
; il was an appropriation not called for b,
: the Executive voluntary besiowal O
. discretionary power unasked by him.
was resisted, At the moment, BY the Sc
I nalor from Tennessee on this ground.
, the President thought il necessary, il wa
= his high constitutional duty so TO declar
j officially !. He shall, from time to time
: give To Congress information of the stat
! of the Union. and recommend 10 thei
. consideration such measures as he sha
. Judge necessary and expedent." r. ar,
. 3 sec.) When and where did he recon
mend this measure! In what com
$ munication is il To be found! Not in III
/ message at the opening Of the session
5 not in that Of the 30th December. Wa
q il. as the Senator from New Hampshir
b seems 10 suppose in that Of 9Th Febru
4 airy! tJour. I94) That message com
4 municates the correspondence on the sui
iect up 10 tina, date, with the informatio
Y that Hr. Livingston had been instruc.e
- to quit France If an appropriation shoul
4 no. be made by the Chambers; and the
/. adds. i" the subject being now. in all il
e present aspects, before Congress. who's
/ riaht II IL Tn dar,ds, what ueaaurpa are