The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-11-03

much bodily iail. lisiag IN esse. and
splendor no, enjoyed by any other large
class 81 community, The common prIn-
ciples af humsn nature incline Ihen -
arisiocrahc feelings. From whence,
pray you. 10 the failing arislncracy II
England replenished, bot from The mer-
eanlile classes: acquiring by their wealth..
consequences. and purchasing herewith
hsrunIal esbles, the title IN ZONE way or
other frequently follows. From he he
ginning IL history 20 the present day. !
merchants have became primers. and csn-
siiiuleJ The aTislncrsey nflheIr respective
countries. Nov one 81 Inc dangers Ca
whirh orr institutions are exposed. and
that II which many poliurisns feel or
affect 81 feel The greatest dread j.. iron
Executive usurp4IIon, ending IN The
assumption Of regal. imperial. OF dictate
rial power. io this. while the mnney-
ed power Of the country is adverse IN him
personally. II will present most lormi-
dshie barrier. and in its bid struggle IN
defence nf IFS own liberty, will secure
thai Of the whole na,ion. Who contribute
ed so much 10 curblng The regal power
in England. and p 4ciBg the lIberties Of
The people upon firm basis, as the msr-
chants al london! Mankind must ever
be their debtor for Ihsn noble etfor's IN
favor Of free principles. But President
who would desire To make himself
monarch, would seek 10 surround himself
with an arislncraey devoted IA his wiil;
and where would he sa naturally seek
FIR me as IN the moneyed power Of the
cnunlTyl while, al the SANE time, BY
using il. he would he dlssrming tie very
opposition To his plane lr"m whom he
would have most reason 10 fear defeat.
But, stopping far short of that. in the
nature of Ihings. we might suppose the
Executive Of the country well disguised
to give vignr 10 The central Government,
| and an uninn between hun aud The money
| ed power Il The laud would, in the pursuit
| 0f such common design, 60 very Tar in
lis accomplishment. II believe the strife
between The two great parties in this
coualry oR Of the hest securities for the
liberties of The nation, and | do not desire
thar u should ever cease. Nature and
art, in all their operations, proceed upon
oppnsing To each other antagonist prInc-
iples: The ship makes her way towards
her destined port by means ii the
| antagnnisiic scl,on of her rudder and The
wind: and the wise pnllucian in this
country will noI desire TO see an union of
interest betaeen the Government, and lis
great 'noneyph power. Ralher let them
he kept IN direct 0pposIii"n. and never let
them he brought intonnlIed acuon. -
Another objection which has been urg-
ed against the plan under consideration
is. thsI il would be- virtual surrender To
the execnnse of the purse; and the old
cry u raised ot the unlon IN he same
person ofihe purse andthe sword. Up
dn this point have only To say, if it he
81. il is the fault of The Constitution it,
self BY il only three classes Of pubic
agents are rerueuised-lhe executive, the
legislative and the judicial. The latter
is out uf the question so far as the pres
ent matter is concerned. and, as respects
the legislative, il is sufficient 10 say lha,
il was never intended lis SESSIONS should
be perpetual: aud when those sessions are
dissolved, far any purpose oi immediate
action the Legislature has no existence.
, Mean time, The treasures which il has
raised must be IN the custody Of some
branch Of the Government; and, from
what has been already said, this can be
the executive only. No fourth estate,
| no bank power, is created or recognised
! BY the Constitution for this purpose, and
| its provisions are only fulfilled when the
| revenue goes into the hands Of the execu-
| live; bo, under The name Of the Executive,
il is the President only who is pointed at
| in the expression Of fears for The posses
sion olthe purse. Aud why should such
+. fears be entertained! The President
would be as far removed as now from a.
nv personal contact with The public trea-
sury. The machinery is now in opera
zion, land. if il requires improvement. so
so let il be DONE by which the public
treasure is TO be received and paid ont;
| and the hand of the President could not
control dollar. excep, for purposes pre-
scribed by law, wi,hou, committing a.
burglary or a great public fraud. There
would be az least two persons between
him and the public money-.he Secrets
nv of the Treasury and the Treasurer,
and it would be. I should think, a violent
presumption, aud one lhlle creditable to
US as a people. il one TO whom We have
contided so high and diguified a, trust as
the Presidency Of these States could be
guilty Of burglary or great public fraud.
The Senator from Virginia has appeal
ed to the wisdom Of past ages, and meekly
offers to subdue the dictates Of his own