The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-01-20
House OF Representatives.
or Nm. Wn. y. SHEPARD.
lOF NoRrH CAROLINA.

IA pressaiing Petition from The CHI.
.ts, II as .sagrsssisasi fgslif pssyias
r,.fasssarai u ne lisLisHiisa BIZ
Mr.. Shepard SAID The petition was sign
= b, very respectable individuals IN The
d,sHirl which he bad the hohnr 10 repre-
,sa,. and he vas desIrous OF adding his
,ss.insay 10 theirs. Tue petitioners lslid
Mr.. 81 approve of the depdslle bill 81 the
las. session. and pray Congress % re.
] enact q siHiiar measure. They suppose
D p.,, uaul lsi2. when The land ALL come
bsfne Congress for readjas,menl. there
eaa Be M bellrr disposition 81 lhr una
rsldsale surplus IN the treasury Than IN
nj j, iBta the ruslody Of The people.
u In. :. said hr had been aslonished a llir
manifest attempt - paralyzs the deposiIe
h,l nj the lat session. and 10 make IL
uun,,alr with The people Els trusted
N .orh Mirmpt. would fail and that
IA re would be suifirIenl gooi sense left
II viii the prt,ole mol IN sacrifice their reI
a. suh.sa III interests 10 mere party
slsaar. Individuality. believing an an.
nun dp.ribuupn Of the surplo. revenue,
lsr several years 10 come. the only pos.
.ar ,hpdr % Cracking the downs I'D
pala. II this government. he would pro.
rss, IL state TO the House his reasons
for thai belief.
| 4, ~ ls.id ur 3 regard the plan
Of distributing the public funds a. merely
pltrlng 81 mueh Money IN the possession
n .ae Slale: u thai were the limit uf us
br MS. Il would be a mater ~ mInnr
lnsartance. Ireeard il rs pnlicy preg
pam xiih the most lIsiiag and extensive
pdr,c5i consequences Il 10 fact ap.
paraG u every bady. aud me mich all
Ami but tie mnsI obiurale political
haek.. thai The public mind u now. anil
ha, isr year. becn. In = state ~ daage
RUS and unhrallhy exciiemrnt Tnmush
IL. s,lmulaa,s whlch arr daily and hour
" applied 10 the prnpls BY most In
a. amalnty pubic press. through "ihrlal
d. lasnls. mad. with ~ ueW 81 elucl.
dsuag the truth. hut merely 20 A,,Ies and
eal lae c1mnaTiy. We sSe passing
81 TIA one excitement - ano'hrr. unn' the
.nts Il sab.raess aud ruh sIli b. IA
nph-d fram the lsad a. utterly bsnna,ll
ihs ateanoa sf this clnValrous aud high
naIed people. who act - II lnsy were
pr eyed by Heaven o. commit all snr''
Of aatss sIlh,ul The tear ~ FeIrIbuIIp 3,
h.uee 81 u, whilst this nauln his adyanr
ed Suh unprecedented rap'dn, IN md
Hiaai al se,ial IN ,ruvrm-nI. her p H..
tel condition. has become mo-I DEGRADED
and earup,.
That these evils have hpen hrolgh
ppm the rountry by the present Aiur
pIsaaIlon has Frequently been asserted "
The two Huuses of Congress. and W.
sentiment has been 49, often resolved u
Be true in political meetings Of the peo
pie. thai IL tequIresb some hird'hnnd 4
do,lh. lis correctness. In atuihulIng Z
General Jackson, exclusively, such i'm
pOrtans results. we degrade the mass q
the community, we mistake the elfsci IA
the cause. ne do not go ~ the source {
our disease. we attribute TO one ma
what has been produced bv the folly Az
Indlscrellon oflhousands. Never havin
been either The caterer or The revller I
The present Ch,et Magistrate. | hope
nav be excused when say iha, he
oa The prgseia aga of the present di'
Araed I'D ag,sa,ed pool of politics.
Whence is Il that this state Of thin.
should exist Are the people less v,rI'
Gus Than formerIyl Are they less cap
Bile Of protecting their rlgh,sl M! Il
because the lhirs. for office is insailsbl
and 50 long as The Presidency of the
States presents a gli,,ering prize To
reached by agitation and by sgi,au'
alone, so long will the nallon he period
ri'ly subyerted from ITS very foundation
and the wished for goal attained by I,
bodies. or the meanesL The President
election is Inc curse of the coaa,ry;
aosarbs and psryeris every other con
deraaau: IL engrosses nearly the excl
sIve attention nl both Houses Of Congrc,
and gives false caloring To every thir
10 It's peryading influence is To be at,
oa'ed nearly every thing lha. is vicio
IN our system.
In honorable member from New Y,
Mr.. cambrelengl who occupied d
Hasu'shed party stand on this floor.
excasing The little progress made DUR
INC las. session by his political friends
reform. asserted that. during the pend
eyo' the Presidential election, no sys,
Of reform could be perfected; and J
ST. when an honorable member r.
Virginia Mr.. Wise) attempted
Gays ago To probe the rot,enness Of /
Administration. we heard the nos, d.
iu' and pitiable lamentations upoa
horrible cruelty Of disturbing The ret
meet Of the greatest aud best of men.
would be glad To know when this Ho