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

inslanee of ahs laae Postmaster GeneEal.
(Mr. Barry wh0 had contracted loans
IN bis olicial characler foF he use Of bis
Department wighoui aushority, declared
by q unanimous vote. that his proceed.
ings IN this respect Were in violation OF
The conslisnlion-and vet no complaint
has ever been uttered against that resolu,
lion d she Senate. How cones IL about,
thai snaihemss have not heen Numbered.
in the ears Of he Senate because Of thais
Voies Why il not that ordered 70 b.
expnngedg Why il not thai also de-
elsrrd 70 be a. subEersise Of the rights
Of lhe House of Representatives. and
Of the fundamental principles Of FIRE
government" Is not the error a. vital
when il affects William r. Barry. ~
when II affects Andrew Jackson! II 81
every motive 1t generosity prompted an
interference in behalf al the first He
Was poserless. and il nov in his grave.
had a personal regard far Mr.. Barry.
He Vas TALENTED. and has fault lay in be-
ing tho con6ding. Honest himself. he
: did moi suspect others. and they deceived
hun. This was the rock ON which he
split. In voting Cor that resolution did
not design 10 impule 10 him moral gulll:
did M believe It'll Designed nothing
more Than 10 sIndicsie the Constitution.
thought that in dung 50 I gave snpPnri
to Z" the fundamental principles nj free
government" and never once dreamed
thai I had done an ACT IN The rem"lrsI
degree. suhyers,Ve VI the rights OF the
House Vi Representatives.
| But. say Thai in oil this ! Was wrong.
In voting iar the resolution vi the Senaie.
against which YOU are now % In.i giant.
! did M more Than carry nut the ~ press
" declared views Of the Legislature. -
expressed 10 their resolutions of that day.
and which were passed BY overwhelming
majnFI.Ies Of moEe than two IN one in
both houses. The terms employed by
the Legislature were strong and decided.
The conduct Of the President was repre-
scented as dangerous and alarming. L
was told thai il could not be TOO strongly
condemned that be had manifested a
disposition greatly 70 extend his official
iDfiuenee-and because. with these decla.
ralInns hefure me. voted for resolution
which declares " that the President IN
the late Executive proceedings. has as,
sumed upon himself authority and power
! not conferred BY the Constitution and
Laws. but IN derogalIon at bolh." | am
now ostIacised by your fiat. which ~.
| quires obedience 90 resignation. tom
| pare the resolutions of the General Assem-
bly, Of that day with the above resolution.
and its mildness will be- entirely obvious.
| submit. with all due Difference e. Your.
selves. what is t. be the condlll,n Ii a
Senator 10 future lf, for yielding obedience
10 the wishes Of one Legislature. he is
to be called upon Ia resign by another.
II he d,srbeys ,he fret. he Is condemned
If he Obeys the last. he violates his
oath. and becomes al objec, Of scorn and
contempt, respectfully ask. II this be
the mode by which the great right Of ia.
slTuctions is to be sustained. may IL not
degenerate into an engine Of faction
an instrument to be employed by the
outs 10 get in? Instead # being direc-
ted to noble pnrposes-to the advance.
ment of the cause of civil llberiy-may
it not be converted into political gulllo
tine, devoted To the worst Of purposesi
, Nor are these anticipaIions at all weak
! ened by the fac. as il exists in the cast
| now under consideration. that several o
, those who constitute the present majority
10 the General Assembly, and who nov
: call upon me to expunge the Journal o.
> To resign nv seat, actually voted for ,h'
I very resolutions Of a previous session Il
!. which have referred.
= 1have thus. gentlemen, with frankness
but without designing offence. expressed
? to you my opinions. With the question
, whether the resolution Of the Sena,,
, which you direct To be expunged, be Iru,
. or false. have nothing in this place u
4 do. IL false, to resclnd or repeal il. wa
to annihilate its force as efectUally as I,
I cancel it. You have preferred To adop
/, different course. dare not touch th
' Journal OF the Senate. The Conslitu
: ton forbids it. In the midst Of all III,
f agitations of party, | have heretoior,
. stood BY that sacred instrument. II i
r the only pos, Of honor and OF safety
: Parties are continually changing. Tn
o men Of to day give place to the men q
i, tomorrow, and the idols which one sc
Il worship, the next destroy. The only OBJ
= jec, Of my political worship shall be tn
r Constitution Of my country. will no
A be the instrument to overthrow il. A sea
/ in the Senate is sufficiently elevated /
}. fll the measure Of any mans ambition
n and as an evidence Of the sincerity Q
:. my convictions that your resolutions can
n not be executed without violating m
a oath, | resign into your hands three un
J. expired years Of my term. shall cal
90, v,,sh - m ,n.a ratirauans tba ,,r;nr. 4,