The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-04-14

siye issues OF bank paper. and restore lhe /
constitutional currency Of The Country.
2. ResolCed, That repeal Of said
Treasury Order, 50 benr6clal in lis 0pe-
ration, would give additional Inducements
N the banks 90 oVerrade. would enable
spectators more edeciusliy 10. possess
themselves ~ that rich domain which
was parchased by the common blood and
common treasure of al, and which vas
intended as the home and retreat &c The
homes. lsburer; and that such repeal
would he regarded by This assembly as an
abandonment II The policy Of the late Adj
minsiralion, which had Tor lis object q
restoration of The constitutional currency
would be regarded as = disposition 10
legalize the issues and notes oflocal State
banks, and TO return 10 thar system ofps-
per moaey which has been 50 signally
repudIaIed by The people Of the United
States. -...e
3. RESOLVED. That the banking inslitu-
lions created BY The States have become
so InierWoyen with their policy. and
have taken such fast hold ON the interests
Of the people. that they cannot be easily
eradlrsted. and the only means by ~h,ch
they can he controlled and kept in their
reasonable limits is for the Federal Go
yernmeni y adheFe strictly To the letter
af the Consultation, and 10 receive in
payment lnr duties. taxes, debts. or sales
Of public lands, nothing but gold and sill
yer, the constitutional currency OF the
United Siales--and that any attempt 10
restore or regulate the constitutional cur
rency through The agency Of State banks
must be partial IN its operation, des,ruc-
i've to the independence of the States,
and inefficient as a means to accomplish
the proposed end.
Mr.. Garland. in presenting these reso-
lutlons. stated las we understand. not be-
ing presently thai he desired TO lay them on
the table. as expressive ri his own opin-
ions in his representative capacity, not ex.
pecung any action upon them al this time.
After some remarks BY Messrs. Book
er. WoolioIk, Watkins, Hunter and
Wicher. Mr.. Wilson. of b. called Tor
the previous question; which was sus-
tanned. aud the resolutions were laid on
the table.
Mr. Bolts said he was not aware, IN.
nj this evening, that il was IN order for Z
member of the House TO offer resolution.
expressive Of his own opinion ON suhjeci
winch were no, intended for the acI,oT
VI the House: but as this indulgence haC
been extended to The member from Neck
lenburs. and as others had been prevent
ed by he previous question from ex
pressing their opinions on the floor, HI
would avail himself las he differed S,
widely from the resolutions jus. dispose'
of Of the privilege OF offering sleeping
or travelling companion, as the case nigh
be, for those resolutions. They wer'
intended as an expression of his owl
opinion on the subjec. and he hope'
they would be laid on the table, in com
pany with lhose TO which they were in
tended as a reply. He had no idea tina
an expression Of opinion on SO importan
a question should be confined to singl,
member. lie shereupon submitted lh'
follow ing:
Whereas Andrew Jackson, late Presi
.'dent of the United States, did, in defianc
! of the Constitution, and Of all right, is
sue. or cause to be issued, a Treasur,
circular, the effects of which are now be
Giving to be felt throughout the Who'll
commercial world; and whereas the Ma
. ,ional Legislature, being sensible of III
impnllcy, illegali,y. and unconstitutional
ity of the aforesaid Treasury circular, did
by vote of two-lhirds OF both Houses
repeal the same: and whereas the sal
Andrew Jackson did lhereupon not onl.
refuse To sign the said law, but did pock
, e, the same. in defiance of all law, decor
cy, and common courtesy, and ihereb
prevent and defeat the action Of Congress
on the subject:
RESOLVED, therefore, Tha. The conduc
} Of said Andrew Jackson deserves the Ger
sure of The whole people in the s,ronge:
A
p form in which ii can be visited upo
} him.
i Mr. Murdaugh seconded Mr. Bn,.s's re
: solution; which was also laid on the table
Il --~se@e~-~-
E | MASSACHUSETTS, ON SLAVERY
The following resolutions were recent
{ " passed in the Massachusetts House Q
E Representatives. by vote Of 37s To 10
IL Whereas, the House of Representative
: of the United States. in The mouth
January. IN the year Of our Lord on
thousand eigh, hundred and thirty sever
: did adopt a resolution, whereby II wa
: ordered that all petitions, memorials, n
: solutions, propositions, or papers, rela
ing in any way. or to any extent wha
r ever, to the subjec, of slavery. or the abb
4 lilion Of slavery, without being eith'
{ printed or referred, should he laid on ii
| table. and that no further action whate