The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-20

hope for nothing bui lrnm The overdose
ings q their abundance. ! hope sir. 1
can menli0n Ihr name II me Bank ol The
United States without destroying lie
camposnrs Of those gentlemen who are
usually iiirnwn into sorl % paroxysm
Of psiri1iir frrnzy whenever that enemy
10 /" liie. li9erty. OF the pursuit Of hsppi.
ness" e incidentally alluded 10; who can
not forgive The Bank Of me United Stzles
iof nnI having bowed dosn and worship
ped the PoliIicai ,ioloeh of the day.
To me. % Is mailer az great Joy.
lhsI amidst the general wreck. of every
thing valuable IN the country, there has
been found one inslilulon bold enough
10 resist. or adroit enough 10 elude. The
: combined attack Of vulgar ignorance and
desperate maligniIy.
! iorbeT discussing the objections
which have been brought by the Office
holders against any distribution of the
surplus funds.
Some take shelter behind your catered
and degraded Constitution; others are .
iraId Of cornPung the People; and. ami
mated with that Roman virtue 50 common
al Washington. an true and sturdy pari-
os like ancient Cur'Ius, they plunge into
the absss and corrupt themselves. -@
There must be for wears 10 come, On
immense surplus revenue. which the
nimnst ingenuity ol the party has been
aud will be unable entirely To- squander
The system of internal Improvement
by the Government is no more. the
.neerssIiies Of The times do moi require
large military appropriations. the tariff
eannoI be disturbed without grea, indl
sldnai embarrassment. and bringing upon
The nation the charges Of bad faith: why
then should We hesitate IN snatch. from
The irresponsible ilaatis al lhs pc, banks
and The public oiiie-rs mepey which dses
not b,'long 70 lbsm and which eannol be
safely lrf,whiIh iheml ....... ...e
We have heard Tor years past. on this
honr. the most exiravsganI sdulauon 0f
the people. and desnlion in their interests:
lei Us give proof 0l our sincerity jn The
only way IN which u can ever be tested.
NORTH Carolina has. ia common with
all the States. q deep Inl-test in this
question:. She is now commencing q
sysiem ~ internal improvement sh,ch
swfifr0rall upon her yssl expenses: where
Is she 10 procure the funds! She has
surrendered To The General Government,
the cus,"ns the only safe and profitable
made IT public revenue: let us beware
how We teach the people &c The South
To reAec, whether they have received an
adequate consideration for this most libe
raj bequrs, Lei Us moi by our selfish.
ness. by our cold insensiblliy 10 their
claims. open their eyes 10 that Inconside.
rate liberaliiy which gave 10 such q Gov
ernmen, as this the entire profit upon
their industry and their vast natural re
sources.
Our institutions are based upon frugal
lily, not only M The people, but likewise
IN their officers; our legislation has
generated an unfortunate state Of society,
where the " auri sacra fames". controls
every thing. exiinguishes every generous
aud manly feeling, and condemns the
hungry seeker after Office. as well as the
trembling plsceman, 10 the hBmllistng
confession that he cannot afford to be
independent. ..-.. -.. ~
II there is any one characteristic in the
oti1iai prnHigacy which now pervades
this country more alarming than another,
u is the universal sycophancy and want
Of independence in those persons Who |
pretend tc lead public sentiment. From |
the humbles. porter at The palace to him ,
that has. or he that hopes 10 yet an Office,
there is but one requisite. one criterion |
OF meri,--bllnd, devoted attachment. 70 |
an individual. II has become of la,e !
years quite the fashion in certain circles.
where hatred Of the shareholders a.ones .
for every vice both moral and political,
to speak disparagihgly II the South on |,
accoun. Of its slave population In my |
humble opinion. the poorest as well as /
the meanesf slave that ever toiled in
southern swamp. under a southern sun.
aye sir, and under the lash Of southern
master. is an animsl more to be respect |.
ed. less needing the labor of love- of !,
your crazy philanthropists. than one of |
your puppet secretaries. who is obliged
to permit any man on earth. whether that
man is vain enough IL believe himself
born Ia command. or mere scuIlion Of
the kitchen. to tell him he is free to en-
terrain an opinion The one. benigh,ed
in mind, is the honest aud faithful SER
want Of lawful master. Of master by |
whose bounty he is fed, and to whom he /
is attached BY the recolleclions Of child.
hood and The best feelings Of our nature; |
the other, surrounded by civilization. by |
liberty and science. is slave from choice,
a prostitute from principle slavery |
worse shan Egyptian bondage. for Ills |
slavery Of the mind
Can Won tell the, MIR. Speaker, what