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

gress. Every one of the least inIelli.
genee knows that reprisals by one Power
upon the commerce If another. suppOslng
them 70 be al all equal in The resources
OF defence and annoyance. are as reees
saFily connected with war. as is the
shadow with the substance.
Did that message find an echo in either
branch Of Congressi ibid its recommen.
daliOns find favor With any party. either
IN or out Of Congress, Did not the
Senate. by a unanimous vote. resolve that
no legislative measure, under the exist
ing circumstances, was necessary. Was
there a single individual 10 this body
found plant enough to hauer the peculiar
views Of tbs Executive BY compromising
the peace Of the cOuntryi
did not the other House, at the very
close Of the session, by unanimous voi',
abstain. from any specific recommended
lion indieling the slightest apprehension
OF collision! Above all. did the Execu-
tive itself. high strung as il was. indicate
90 Congress any new cause Oi apprehen-
sion. or new development. requiring ex-
lFaoTdinary appropriations for defence
and protection! II any such new cause
existed. was IL not The bOunden duty OF
the Executive. charged as he is by the
Constitution with the care Of our foreign
relations. to make il known officially
To Congress. Will Senators press up.
on US a state OF the question that must
necessarily imply a defect Of sagaciIy
ia the Executive. or a plain derelicIIon
OF duty! Such il the inevitable cOnse-
quence. For. II cause fnr extraordinary
fefrnces existed. the Executive either
. did know, or ought 10 have kRown IL. IL
he did know il and failed TO apprize
Congress of Il, IL vas fragrant derelic.
ton Of duly. II be did not know ii. he
was discrediiabls deficient in vigilance.
sagacity. aud forecast. The truth is, no
such cause existed. nor is there the least
ground for impunng 10 the Presidens. ia
tins respect, eilher dereliclion Of duty or
deficiency IN ssgacity.
Whence came the recommendation for
the supply Of the three millions. and Tor
what purpose didiicome! lldid not come
from the Executive; l. did not come from
. any head Of department; nor did il come
reinforced by the dellberaliye judgment
OF any committee. IL came under cover
, Of the darkness Of The last night Of the
session. upon the individual responsible.
! " ot member NJ another body Mr.. Cam
, breleng.) As IL was sprung upon Ne un
der the cover of night, 81 lis mysterious
end is developed in impencIrable dark
ness. Half Of the whole truth has not
been told. SIR. II will never BE- told. And,
sir, wha, SORT Of authority is this. upon
which the Senate 10 required to vote TINS
appropriation! To vote a supply extra
Ordinary in amount, unconstitutional in
It's form, in The absence Of estimates, aud.
above all, in the entire absence Of the
| ,easi necessilv, either shown or alleged.
upon aav exhibition Of fact! This sort
"f Authority may be deemed sufficient by
the " faithful To me il comes with
no title To- respect, aud scarcely with
clam tn a decent forhearance. Aud fur
what purpose Ind II come! Was it to
sonthe the reused sensibilltles ofthe Exc.
cuure, Was it designed as balm for
feelings wounded and pride chafed by
discontinue, Was il intended as an
equyalen; for the refusal Of reprisals!
As a delicate mode Of fattery, by the
! roncexpressIon ol unlimited confidence,
Implied IN the unconditional surrender Of
| the purse. the sword. and the Conslitu-
ton! Did IL look incidentally TO the
providing Of a contingent fund for the
summer campaign! To enlist recruits.
aud to carry the ballnt.boxes by fraud or
BY force! And lid Il not look to the EN-
barrassing Of an eminent Senator on this
floor Mr., Whitel, the Cato oil East
TENNESSEE" Sir. The position Of this
pure and distinguished Senator may well
arouse the fears, excite the hatred, and
put in motion all the puppets, Punch.
the Devil, and all Of them," tina, play in
this great Presidential game. Well may
intrigue he afoot. and under the cover Of
night. II never had more motive and
greater necessity to make desperate
push. The watch-tires are kindling on
every hill, from the Potomac to the Ba.
lize. The White banner is unfurled;
countless crowds are thronging to that
standard. The Albany banner We, waves
its motley folds over the disciplined
and the faithful" But even discipline
begins TO quail before superior numbers.
That banner begins to bow, and will yet
be dragglcd in the mire, if the Hero Of
New Orleans come not TO the rescue.
Yes. sir, to the rescue To turn his
back upon the honest the steadfas, friend
Of forty years; friend through good and
through evil report; the same firm, fast
friend in the log cabin oi the wilderness
as in the marble walls Of palace: a
friend too proud and too pure to sloop Ia
4 syrnnhanry toa hnno1t a. na,iar and sou