The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-14
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lher Eau wlll raise maEes tar disin0n
,;sa. The revenue i already rsised. The
,noney = here: and me only question 10,
what shall Be done with IN The Prssi.
denl and his friends have decided what
shall BE- done wiih IL while The npposi.
linn have declared what ought 20 he done
Nth II. Ii will be far the people % de-
eide This great eontPsi u the ballot hnx;
and with lhsm must rest The cOnseqnen-
ees Whatever Ihsy he.
EXECUTIVE ABUSE.
There has been rapid increase IN the
sales uG the public land for > feH years
mast, and the revenue lrpm that quarter
has been unexpectedly large. For The
purpose of anesling. partially II least. The
sale Of the public lands, Gen. Jackson
thought proper Ia issue. during The last
summer, What was Irrned Treasury
Circular. rra,hring payment 10 be made
in suld aud silver. This Vrirf operated
very progressively in many parts Of The
United States. hui especially 81 in those
states continuing public lands. Congress,
lhereiars, psssrd hill BY majority ri
mnre lhan t~o-shirds.. resembling this
Treasury CTculsr. and directing pay
meaI 10 be made in the common curen-
ey, A. heretofore. II vas srnI 10 the Pre-
sidenl for his appreciation. but he neIihsr
approved il. nor did he veto IL ssd send
IL back as required BY the Constitution,
hui sent iI Ia the State Department With
objections. which he had published IN the
GLOBE newspaper, regardless both oi The
constitution. aud of that respect which has
always been observed BY the President
of the United States towards The repre-
seniaiives of The people. But Il Is among
the most objectionable parts in the pub
lie life of Gen. jackson, that he has tno
often irampled on the forms of the Con-
slilulion when they came 10 conflict With
his avn will. During The last sesslnn.
two commuters nf investigation we're
raised BY the House Of Representatives
TO inquire into the abuses. il any, praclis-
ed in The Yarinus Execulise Departments
Of the Government. Gen. Jackson open
Nv denounced these committees az inqul-
sitnriaI. aad permitted his subordinate of
fcers 10 rriuse peremplorIly to answer
queslians pr"p"unded by them. Even
Reuben N. Whitney, who during the
last war. flei his country and swore al
legiance TO the British King, but who is
now made a secret. irresponsible. bank
agent, in the Treasury Depar,men,,-he
too followed the exsmple.-pron"unced
the proceeding iuqulsilorial. and refused
TO answer their interroga,ories. He was
srraigned before the House for eonlemp,,
but discharged without punishment. in
accordance with the known and express
ed will nf General Jackson. II such
things are scquiesced IN. where. let me
ask, il the responsibility Of the President
Of the United States! lf the SENATE pass
q resolution condemning any &C, Of the
President. lhs, resolution is pronounced
By him unconstitutional: and a suisse
quent Senate. more snbssTvient 10 Exec
uliye will. is made To ExPuNoE that jour
nal which the Constitution SAYS. shall he
'KEPr.' 1.-THE House of Representatives
institute an inquiry into Executive abu-
ses, Immediately the door 10 closed
against investigation, and the committee
is denounced a. iuquIsitorial.
II these assumptions Of power be sub
milted to, the President will be without
control. Whatever he may do. the Sc
nate will have do right to speak, and the
House no power to investigate the truth,
To my mind such doctrine is alarming.
The President, by his patronage and pow
er, bes,rides every other department, Of
the Government.
d" Like a colossus aud we petty men
Walk under MS ,ugs Iegs, ana peep about
To fihd ourselves dishnanrahle gravel"
| do no, speak these things as applica.
Bile to our late President alone. They
may be equally applicable to the present
Chief Magistrate. He has been brought
into power BY the influence and the po-
pularlty Of General Jackson, and has
pledged himself to the country 10 follow
in his footsteps. Like all imi,ators, he
will be most likely to succeed in his bad
examples. hope it may be otherwise.
No one will rejoice more than shall, 10
find his administration an auspicious one;
but the course Of his friends in both hous-
es Of Congress, on the great questions 10
which | have advertej, leaves US much
to fear from his administration. My op-
position 10 Mr.. Van Buren's election is
we'll known. My objections 10 his pub
lie character aud political principles re.
main undlminlshed. The means employ
ed to secure his election deprecate. and
AN well satisfied he is not sustained BY
a majority Of the American people. b,
though minority President. he has been
elected according 10 the forms a, leas, OF
the Constitution, and we should give TO
the acts Of his administration fair and
impartial judgment.
--' Nothing ex,enuate