The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-10-27
sveech OF Judge strange.

, srsGrE, seplember 2I, lss7.

In SEkATE, September II, 1887,
a. m. bill imposing addiiiaaal duties On Ger
ram o6;csrs, % repositories 10 esriain eases
NJ CaIhosas snsadmeal being under ssn-
sAsrstion.
m. Prssidmf:-Thal cur country Is
,,w IN a most extraordinary and interest
IN, crisis, seems % be conceded On an
A,ads; and the public mind is greatly dis
,,,r,ed as 20 the Causes Of this crisis, lie
n,,ure. and The Course 10 behooyes Con-
g,ss, 10 pursue under IL. In this state Of
'hnss, every man 10 whom q high trust
!. committed IN relation 10 these subjects,
,ad especially each member Of this body,
ought opeaiy and frankly 70 offer his
views and Opinions concerning then. By
vubIic opinion all The measures adopted
by Congress must ultimately be tested.
and thai public opinion may have fair
SIsy, and Our constituents an opportunity
Il iulging Of the fidelity Of their repre-
snlanses, on every measure so important
Is the one under consideration. The res
sOas xhich have determined them should
scel npany their votes. |, u this consi-
!. -Eiaa that impels me 10 ask the allen.
zoo Il The Senate on the present occasion.
,Ikans fall yell lhal | might as well
,ii,s,s the marble pillars which surround
- ls hts honorable body with any rea.
SUI he hape Of bringing convection 10 a
aaglr mud. But I an solicilous thai
s.si, opinion should be sound in the
,.,le which ] have the honor IN par. 10
represent. aud while l bring my own
oglalnns in review before my consu,u.
sals, shall make an efori, feeble though
D., nav be, II furnish them Nth The rea-
so1, upon which they are founded.
have said, sir, Tia, lIrse questions
nNarliy arise nut Of this crlsis. First:
r. causes. about winch there 10 much
,oaHNieiy Of opinion. Many. resortinE
TO the method 80 common 20 those who
arrde,erm,ned 10 lind fault. Of using some
general terms Of censure, calculated 10
elrh the public ear. and carry away The
judgment, Silhou, presenting il with ans
dsrnri object upon which IL nay exer.
else itself, charge u N tampsriag 1it. tie
currency by The Executive II the Union.
This Of expression. like most others
upon political subjects IN use among u,
sbnTowed from England. Il was free
y used N that country during Mr.. Van
starts administration. whea las now
with us) the paper currency being great.
ly Naaled, an effort was made by those
WIN saw the vortex of ruin TO xards which
The nation was tend,ng, 10 rescue il. with
Mr. Canning q, their head. and these
were branded by The minister himself az
inapsrers iciih The eUrreacy. Experi-
snee. however, ,riunphmIly yindicated
the former and convicted the latter Of the
f'osest empiricism in matters Of curren.
ey' Oar modern pollncians. not content
9Th the use Of the term as il originally
CANE from the lips Of the British minis.
'er' have degraded il TO more ft expires
son Of their own bitterness, and called IL
i''ktring Nth the currency, as if they
sought 10 lower the Executive of their
country To an equality with the mean aud
conlempuble employment Of tinker. -
others cone forward aud boIdlv specify
1he measures Of government which, as
hey saw, have produced all this mischief.
oiuus lalier course no one can complain.
us lair and manly mode Of treating
@e SUBJECT. Il appeals 10 the high and
Intellectual faculties Of our nature, and
10! 10 our low passions and ignoble pre-
'udIees. ! hope never TO see the day
S0en The measures Of any administration
arc no1 ~ be arralgned al the bar OF pub
moPln'on, and fairly Tried by the people
Cl!h'' country, and approved and applau-
aea' OF condemned aud abandoned; and
se''her the past or present administration
aas made any false step, care no, how
800" y IS pointed out and every man in
"e country made 10 see il.
no immediate cause of our difficult
ues' every one, believe, admits 10 be an
enuue sp'r'. Of speculation and overual-
a"g; Bul i is said iha. The government
,Ss' mas stimulated that spirit, and given
wins undue action. That such, 10 some
en., may have been The accidental ef.
~, ,e OF ihe removal OF The deposi,es, and
S Se consequent destruction Of the United
Sales bank. 10 suffering numerous local
70. 70 come into existence, which could
NV D. e'se have lived, and thus swell the
I ,1 currency. is no. improbable. But
S Sen y Is 10 be remarked Ina, this would
" "a oeen very inefficient, wi,hou, the
cooperation Of other causes much more
powerful. which shall notice presently,
sa uu WIN which there can be no pre,enct
~ charging the administration; and be,
r mu u was not the direc, action Of thi.
b ~UA'ure adopted by the administration
eu' !he conduct of the s,a,ss ,honsol,.s