The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-12-01

ana Equally huhCSA IL ftAA8t0AA~ "A@
sell. Put / differ GiIh illtns IN some Of
she essential and fandamen,.l Trincipies
upon which our government should BE-
administered, and have nothing 20 sss,
and nothing % expect from Them.
am drmOcraI. a,rs0f dshiocr0i. i
do moi make the profession a.! capfGn-
dina: I fezr IL Is becoming rather unpO-
pa.Iar; but my early habits ana youtiati
associations made me so. In fact. the
sentiment Mas Plsnled N ny hem BY
nsslre. eullisaleL By education. and ap-
proved by reason. believe democrat
&c Republic 70 be The most philosophical
government. and best calculated 10 sieVe-
lope the energies and sustain lhe dignity
OF man. so long - lhe people Es'e s.sftl-
eienI intelligence 10 Gnaiily them Tor ssf-
government. | therefore ahhOr tyranny
aud irresponsible power IN every possi-
tie form r. - hicn % can h. presented;
whether IL BE- P'Esenlesi IN ihe hyP crIll-
cal are Of republican iuGusspnn or tin
SEIZED o, er IN the eh,iering lT;ppiEss 1T
ros atty. I 20 for slTirI constitution oi
the Constitution. limise.i Esecu',vr pat
ronage. and an economical administration
al the government: AMI YOU viii never
i'm me sere. sir. wit democracy anu a.
eonony upon the lips, aud tyranny ami
plunder IN riIe heart. 1" borrow no false
liV. ries from heaven 10 serve the deS ii
in"
Mr.. n. after some further remarks, con-
rlnded this part ofile subject, By saying,
thai he had foil confidence that the Prrsl-
dent. when some present difficulties were
removed. ould administer his department.
with wis,h m and patriotism. AMI he hoo
ped and expected 10 DC able to give 4sn
his treble support. Hut he jusI wished
10 hell him nav. iha. il he intended - 10
tread in the footsteps" Of ms predecessor
in tFamplmg on the legislative authority,
in the managemen, oi subject Of al. 9th
eTs Of the mos, Importance 10 the people,
h. shonli feel il his duty 90 ioslle him
out Of them. lie never HuulG consent,
he sar:, 10 surrender The iiuan a. TO the
exclusive control OF { e tNeeuti,e "
We did this, We saoud share the Fate Of
every other nation - In hal submitted .
Executive finhciering, &C should first
become natioh Oi " ggars, AMI In a
nation Of slaves.
Mr.. X said ne hal heeu led on "a a
length altogether Unexpected tn himself.
and he feared tiresom ~ the senate q.
veral other topics haa 'eri suggested by
the remarks Of other gentlemen, llat he
would like I" touch. hIt he would dis
pense with them. anl come TO a conclu-
sinn. after few words more upon the
bill and amendment under con. liberation.
As to thu separation iron the slate hanks
rs repositories, he conceived that mat
ter Of no grea. consequence. II in the de-
tails we could provide safety to the mo-
ney, and guard against too much patron
age and expense. But, the bill he thought
imperfcc, and obscure on all these points
And when We had passed the bill. We
should have hut little idea Of what we had
done.
As to the amendment proposed, which
restricted the receipts Of the government
TO gold and sill, er, he could never con-
sent to think OF it, without hearing from
his constituents, so long as specie is not
the common currency used by the peo-
pie in the business transactions of The
country. They IRE never prepared with
the currency not in common circulation,
and would often and truly be reminded Of
the Roman questOrs, who were in the ha.
bit. among other acts Of tyranny, of de-
manding particular kinds Of money for
the purposes Of extortion Here, II 900
specie gatherers, demanding a currency
not furnished the people by their own
states, or by the ordinary circulation,
will give them more trouble than all their
other pecuntary transactions, and being
different to the demands made upon them
for state taxes, will give 10 the Federal
Government an alien character OF tyran-
nv md oppression. lie could not con-
ceive. he said, of measure better calcu-
lated TO give TO the Government Of the
Union the appearance Of foreign GO
vernment, and slIenate the affections Of
the people from il, Than the measure pro-
posed.
But, We are 'old that the government.
only demands the onsiiiu,ional'currency
and therefore only asserts a right. rhis
is true. sir; but is it the par, Of practical
wisdom to exert all the power we have,
and assert all he rights we claim. Eve
~ man has right to d, mand specie at
I'll times for every sale he makes. and for
every debt due him. Hut suppose eve-
~ body were TO do il, whilst PAPER is the
common currency, what would become of
the country.
Suppose al The merchants Of a single
c'ty were to suddenly demand specie for
all dues from ther customers for sales