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

permanent interests and ties Of social life
this abundance is 70 be poured out up
on the maritime frontier. in the consiruc-
iion of Notifications. 10 fr0wn defiance
towards all The world. A scheme well |
worthy If the spirit Of the iron agel And |
these resolutions are accompanied with a |
speech mid. subdued. and guarded in
language. but breathing the furious war
spirit Of Mars himself. Then follows
the Senator from Tennessee Sr. Grun-
dy.) II is difficult TO determine whether
his voice is for war, or still for peace.
There is no one but must perceive that
he means 10 whip up. and keep in the
front ranks Of the Administration. %
where they may. We learn the fact.
porIentOusly announced, that he 10 not
willing "that things shall remain exactly
as they are" In the mids, Of this dis
cussIon. which seems well pitched to
bring the public mind up TO The war point,
there comes the offer Of mediation by the
Government Of Great Britain. i
Never has SO beautiful q scheme Of
operations been so completely marred by
an unlucky incident. War. war. horrid
war. engrOssed every mind. and employ
ed every tongue. A French war was
preferred. if we could have the good luck
to get IL. At all events, We must have a
war. If not French war. the Treasury
has charms-a war upon that, as well as
the Senate, may afford an amusing inter
lude in these dull piping times Of peace
This magnsnimous offer Of mediation on
the part Of Great Britain, il is understood.
has been accepted BY this Government;
indeed. il could not be refused. In this
state of things, when every consideration
OF delicacy, in connsxiOn with our own
honnr. as well as the feelings of the me.
diaior, would seem to dictate, if not pro-
found silence, vet entire abstinence from
every topic Of irritation or offensive all.
fusion. the Senator from Pennsylvania
| mir. Buchanan rises in his place, and de
livers the must elaborated aud high.ton-
ed war speech that has been heard IN the
Capitol since 1912. He charges, direct
| ly and unequlvocaliy. dIshonorable equi'
vocation and bad faith upon the French
Government, in terms the harshest aud
most offensive. He goes bow shot be-
yond any thing said by the Executive.
SIR. | regard the Senator's speech as
an exposition Of the views and feelings
Of the Executive. We perfectly under
stand the division of labor among The
leaders Of the party in power. Is il not
known that The Senator from Missouri
| (Mr. Benlon) has in charge L" the better
currency" the bank rags, the yellow
| jackets and the public domain! The Se-
naior has strangled the monster. more
fearful than the tabled Lernesn hydra,
or, rather, he has cut off his head; but |
tear he has not skllfully cauterlzed the
wound. The monster seems TO be in
process Of resuscltation, as well as hun-
dreds Of other lesser but pernicious mon.
sters tina, seem to have sprung from its
blood, sprinklrd by the Hercules in the
struggle for its decapiialion.
| trust the Senator will inform US, at
some early day, how the experiment Of
suppresslng bank rags. and increasing
the circulation of the gold currency, sue.
ceeds. suppose the proportion Of pa
per money to the precious metals in cir
culation does not now exceed more than
three or four times that which existed
half dozen years ago. In other words,
suppose the fictitious capital is not more
than three or four times greater in refer
ence to the actual capital than it was six
or seven years ago. As this is an int
resting experiment under the scientific
superintendent of the Senator. | trust
he will give US such lights from time to
time as his leisure and convenience may
allow. frankly confess that | am not
without fear that the rapid and unexam.
pied augmentation of fictitious banking
capital por,ends throes and commissions
that may shake the prosperity Of this
country with the force and destructive
ness Of an earthquake.
Do we not likewise understand that the
Senator from New York (Mr. Wright
has in charge all the peculiar and espe>
cial interests Of the Albany Regency
throughout the Union! And have we
not all admired the skill and dexlerity
with which he manages and controls this
intricate and complicated machinery!
And who does not know that the Se~.
na,or from Pennsylvania Mr.. Buchanau)
has charge Of our foreign rela,ions! His
wary sagacily and polished diplomacy.
deriving strength and ornament, as they
do, from long experience, indicate the
wisdom and fitness Of the choice. There
fore, upon this subject, take his speech
as indicating truly the tone and temper
of the Executive. have alluded to. the
harshness and offensiveness of the matt
ter and manner of that speech, as we'll as
to the time and the circumstances under
which it was delivered. Sir, Mark AN
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