The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-13


mind. and such As should Be made known
10 this House. To The r0nnirr AZ large,
and 10 posleriiy. ltshonld thus be made
known. IN order N shield the name and
fame Of the President from that impula.
ZION whirh in all time IN come. would AZ.
tsch IN them. in consequence Of this IA.
grant abnse If the confidence reposed BY
him ia nlnrrs. The committee nn The
part Of the Senate. which according 10
usage was appointed IN wait upon the
President AZ The commencement 0f The
session. and infprm him 0f the readiness
Of Congress TO receive the very message
IN question. found him extended on sick
eOurh. srarcely able la raise his hand.
On he eve Of their departure. he urged
the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. Grun.
dyl TO cnme back soon. and talk with
him; that he was lonesome, wanted com
psny. and wished 10 have his friends
about him. The Senator (alas. that il
should be necessary Tor him To invoke
u
frirndsl did return. and remained with
the President more than an hour. during
which time he never alluded to The sub
jecs Of politics. lie spoke of dying. Of
the Hermitage. Of his hope that he nigh,
be spared nil he could reach il in the
4, spring. His Thoughts were with his
heart. &" and that was faI away" dwell.
ing upon other add donbiless hOlier me-
citations than writing eDlngies upon pub
lie lunctiOnarIes. whose conduct he was
in no situation 10 examine. and who. Il
they were honest, needed not his tes.i-
mOuy TO the fact.
| But the gentleman from Rhode Island
calls upon US to take the bull BY the
HORNS to move an impeachment against
the President al once'-says that he il
accountable for the acts Of his ministers,
aud any attack upon then is IN effect an
Impeachment III him. This 10 strange
doctrine to ms. sm. We wish 10 rope
these calves and drag them bleating as
they GO from the treasury. for they have
been sucking too long already; and the
gentleman says no. take the bull by the
horns Move an impeachment against
the President. indeed! He accountable,
criminaily accountable for the want 81
integrity on the part Of his ministers
was there ever any thing more impuden
than this! Because General Jarkson i:
a patriot. does il follow that Reuben NJ
Whitney is any thing but what the worlC
knows him to be! Because Genera
Jackson is an honest man, does il follow
that Amos Kendall and all the olhe
hirelings.' as he calls them. are homes
TOO! This. SIR. 10 the doctrine of lht
party-ihe doctrine of men into who's,
hands the government Of the country ha,
fallen. Blu, sir. IN, gentleman. IN thu:
shutting himself under The protecting
mantle Of the President. but displays III,
usual tact Of the party To which he he
longs. They are all patriots if thu Pre-
sident be patriot. They are all homes
men. II the Prpsiden, he an h"uest man
SIR. let ne pull a case IN common life I,
'llu>.r-,e tins doctrine: one wj'l"h very
farmer will understand. Tak" az, mas
oi seventy wears at age, put him "n
farm with sixty hands {" co"'rul. Civ,
him full crop. corn tobaccn. aud snal
grain: can he manage them so that NJ
par, oC the cop viii suffer! Suppose h.
I h.
they are det.c,cd naranding the coun
. ,r, ii nights, 'ak"r with their pigs ant
turkeys, their chickens ard potatoes, up
on them. ccald they plead the virtues q
. ,hsir master as a justification Of thei
crimeS! Gould v"u not lynch then
/ without meaning ID inhict blows Gpo
: the good old man whose confidence The,
: had abused! There is no man amongs
! them who can stand one moment upo
r hls own merits. No. sir. they hav
i; crowded and huddled together under III
!. mantle 0i General Jackson, until that
h not broad enough to cover Them; the
!. have worn it lhreadbare. stretched az
. torn II into isltrrs. You may occasion
h ally &c, a glimpse OF Vans bald pat
: popped on, here. Amos's sharp face there
Felix's red eyes wonder. Blair's shank ;
k one place. and Reuben's pockets file
!. with Treasury receipts at another; an
: now sir. we have the gentleman fror
!, Rhode Island squealiug around like a
3. odd pig, for whom there 10 no teat. hun
e ing a place To crawl in at.
= Now, sir. what | wish is. 10 strip III
IS Jackson mantle of. these gentlemen. an
IS let them stand up for themselves. Ever
r one knows that no gentleman upon III
e floor has any motive, any wish To maxi
an issue with General Jackson; that
}. cannot be the object Of this resolu'lo
Ie His course is run. his day is past. b
n power is in other hands. and we wish
v hold those gentlemen accountable for Il
is manner in which they exercise it. The
ir has been no investigation into the Depar