The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-07-05

Temporary emerg1ncts 80 ne 100 o.
b-Ese: bul Il il bnI 10 Re feared that We
must esrntfully fsll inia This - perma-
neni paliey Of The American Government
Thus Ear we have eEfessd only On The in
litialory stage NJ this preress; mere shs-
dosing OuI If the system; pledge and
promise az he fallHess q that abundant.
eFef-springing. eEeT-sPreaiing. which u.
hy AMI hy. 10 bless Ihe people. llaw
Car shall We keep. sir. In The rear 81 The
aid issue If communist money! Are We
mi making progress. and thai pretty fast.
/ in thai direction! Where are we In stop!
Can we say with esrIain'y that When ne
shall arrive Al = certain print we shall 20
m further! That We shall stop siiorl Of
excess; and. when We have extended Ihe
plan a. FAR ss tie public good will be sub
served hy IL. that there we shall stand fast!
The tendency ri the system. iis inevitable
lenieGey. Is IN abuse and extravaganza.
IIhink The habits Of This Government are
decidedly bad. aud will not lend IL ny
encouragement 10 pm us long hands inin
tie porkei al the people ahd IKE oaI ten
a,lliuns II dash. merely because an
Fsgutiy inli that the treasury is IN q
c:;sis. Sir. we were told that eight
months ago. and il then got The admins
lraJion ten millions Of ;;easaTy notes: nnw
there j. another crisis. and We must grant
ten millions more. A few sueh crises.
and we shall gel up a respectable nati0a'
al debt.
! J. ,his the result, nf nj the crpsrinls'lis;
nf al the boosted patriotism and wisdom
of the last and present Administrations!
Is this thai blessed era Of plain republic
canism and democratic Irugality which
/ they promised Il cannot be forgotten
that they denounced the administration Of
Mr.. Adams IS wasleiul and exlravsgan,;
and that lhey Obtained and came into
power and Office with the l,ndes; pfnies-
sioas of economy. Reform. re.reach-
msat. economy. were the caIch'words.
the Ha=oRry. OF the party. They were
printed al the head Of eleeIiOneeTing hand
bills; were written on banners. and repre-
senied in transpareaeies. To confirm
the sincerity Of al ihnse professions. they
had no sonner possessed themselves ri
the government. shan they commenced
an ambitions research intn al! the public
Offices, To distinguish themselves as much
a. possible by The display Of their supe-
rior honesty in detecting. if they could,
faults or pccula.ions in their predecessors
in Office. And When a deisulier 10 the
amount OF one or Two thousand dollars
was discovered in The person Of the IN
fortunate Watkins. a shout az applause
and triumph was raised as If some great
victory had been achieved. The M.
happy man was pursued aud persecu'
ted IN n manner that seemed Intended
(, manifest u all the world that scarcely
any thing else but hamrn victim could
appease Ihe fierce and offended integrity
Of that faithful and economical Ad"'l"is-
,raion.
Now. sir. Ie, the injured. Disappointed,
and deludei people Of this country con-
slider, for a moment. the consequences oI
all this profession and parade Of diligence.
patriotism, and economy. Since the re-
formers and economists game into office.
they have more than double the expen-
ses Of the Government. They decried
and put down the administration Of Mr..
Adams for expending about thirteen mil
lions annually; and they have since ex-
pended more than thirty millions yearly.
In lie last three years they expended, or
rather squandered. more than, one hun
T drsi millions ofiohaTs. Yes. sir, mare
one hundred millions. Well may such
extravaganza have produced distress and
excited Indignation in the country. Bni,
SIR. the end is not yet. They are still IN
their career of extravaganza; and after
avishing millions, the Administration and
It's supporters here tell us there is an e.
mergency! The ordinary resenae Of
GoverumeG., will not suffice; they must
have all extraordinary supply, aud they
beg Justify for more money.
i Ills no, at all strange OF OndPrfbl, sir.
lha, spead,Irifis should become beg
! But, truly, i, mus. be bitter aud hunIiI-
iaiipg condition for rulers who have been
SO long sitting amidst heaps Of guild, and
induIging in al The luxury Of power and
prodigality.
! Habits If extravaganza are hard 10
change. Theybeeume inFeterate BY CON-
iinuanee. They constitute a disease; ay,
SIR, and very dangerous one. |; came,
about eight months ago. 10 a crisis, and
i, cost The patient fen millions Of treasury
notes 10 get ruund The corner; now II is
as bad as ever: i, has rearhcd another
crisis. ami the doctors asked fnr ten mil.
I Iinns more. Well. sir, | must really b.
permitted to say. lIta; if to keep thls Al
miais,raiion on its feet is 10 cnzt ten mil.
lions of rxtranr,iinary supply every six
or eight months. why, Mr.. President,
The sooner they are recorded in The bills
Of ruortali,y. The better, for those that pay
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