The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-13
December IS. Iss6

III
| - December IS 1855.
Mn. SRKAKFR: I was. A FIRST, some.
what surprised mat the gentleman from
Rhode Islaad (Mr Pearce) sheuld be
found IN opTisi.lon N this investigation.
That gentleman as once the jealous I'D
Eoeale Of rIe,d seEHiiny inla al abuses
committed BY public iineIinnaries. Inau
elaborate speech upnn Ih.s A.,Or. he once
sustained an investigation similar " the
one now proposed BY my friend from
Virginia. lMr Mlse.) | allude 10 the
case Of the Wiscassei Collector. But.
sir, the gentleman announces the fact lha.
he has changed. He was then opposed
20 General JscksOn-yiolenily and bitter
" opposed 10 him-and ne manifested
that opposition in every conceivable wsy.
and upon every subject that arose. But
having now become . Jackson man. he
has undergone. II seems. complete
political transformation. Aud what a
change, his old principles dIscardrd-his
mental vision in total and disastrous
eclipse. he has closed his eyes upon fraud
and peculaliOn and plumber!
But. sir. has il come 90 this. that the
gentleman from Rhode Island is POT for
ward as The champion Of Andrew Jack
son! Has that distinguished citizen al
ready sunk so low that his fame and re-.
putslinn are committed TO The keeping Of
such handsl Oh. spectacle. mortlfyiug
and humilialing. TO the honest friends and
original supporters Of Andrew Jsckson!
those who fought with him. and voted ior
him! who advocated his frs; election up
on principle. and who, unlike the gentle
man. vet stand up the daunlless adyo-
Gates OF the same principles! What must
they think. how must they feel. when
they are informed that the Presidents
. reputation a. a statesman has iall'n into
the custaly Of that gentleman, who. for.
merry a sialeni. lOaihed. and detested as
sallan,. has thrown himself into the cur
rent 1t the Presidents popularity. strong
r enough To- bear even him along. and is
now become hIs pretended fulsome eulo'
CAST and defender!
But. SIR. to the genlleman's objections.
! or rather hi pretended oble"tions 10 the
proposed inquiry. He has gwen strIs-
ing Specimen nf the cunning and tact oi
, the seq To ~htrh he belongs, BY the is
sue he mas made up--a false, hypocrl,i'
cal issue VIVA, Is n,--Why. forsOnth.
| that II ,uvoIyes the Presidents veracItv!
that It will he. does the Presiden.
speak the truth when he saws that all the
nfTirrrs are " h NEST" a. welt a. capahlel
god mat ~. good tender heartei man.
raunn: endure 10 hear anV hing which
-, nlrnee>. N tie slightest degree. upon
, The verarIN f thai hIgh .iunrtonary.
iIntl"r tins false aud frsudnlen, issu". the
gentleman takns shelter. and exoPrt> IL
"~ra9e al iuqnirv. all Invesrig 'u"n. l.
,rgu reni required 10 expose a position
80 ,nuns,rous! VIII oW every high
=. | n,hdei man IN the naliHu look upnn "
with .rorn and Indignation. SIR. denI
| - ilrnnuncr this ~ that false issue
,vhlrh has so ih4g been IN" shIeId at The
! oarly, and behind Which they always
skulk At the slighies' approach ii danger
4, The President saws that lhC' are honest
:, AMI the gentleman savs you are not Il
:, prove them TO he rugaes. because tina
would h. tn make out line President a lar
4 What position!
=, Did the President write the paragraph
~ IN his message. lauda,nry Of these oil
- rers, which the gentleman himself sd
mi.s is unusual in such document, AMI
which, | am sure, has no precedent o
parallel! No, sir, n"' one word ot I,
and he does not know, at tins moment
. that il il there What IS II, SIR. whtcl
=, these gentlemen. so able and So honest
have introduced into the message. an'
=, now claim that il is evidence of so higl
n and sacred nature tha, /, cannot be ex
;. amined or lmpeached! Here ii is:
N Before concluding nus paper. | thln|
p It due To the various Executive Depart
IN men,s 10 bear ;eslmony to their pr"spe
p runs condl,inu. AMI 10 the a'iti'y and az
I, feg,ifu with which they have been con
IN dactrtl. Ii has been nv aim To eninrc
tn in all ol them vlglIant and faithful u's
ne charge of the public business; and 1t
r. gratifying to me to believe 'ha, there
70 M JUS, cause of complaint, from any qua'
q, ter. a, the manner IN which they hav
y. fulfilled the object Of their creation"
l. Did Andrew Jackson write this SWEEP
a, ing certificate ni moral character Tor thes
rs gentlemen! No, sir. no. | plead no
To est tactum. II is not his deed. The
" have fraudulen,ly struggled it into h
II. message. to evade scrutiny into The
he conduct. Instead Of sitting inquiry.
I'd is Of itself rause Of suspicion. sa!!
K, sir. tha, the President did not write
nd IN su2pnr' Vt which averment have e'
: deuce satisfactory. a. least to my o"