The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-14

Speech OF Mr.. Bond,
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speech OF mr.. Bond,
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On Mr. Hopkins ResolutiOn 10 diuores
The Government from The Prsss.
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Mr.. Bond said The resolution now nm
der consideration sill looked 10 reform,
and especially 10 The correction OF the
abuse Of power in regard 10 The public
printing. The gentleman who offers II,
Mr.. Hnnkins) though acting with The
Administration generally, is NOT blind 10
the abuses which may be committed.
lie 10 sill demanding reform from prin-
eiple. and is not sslisfed that abuses have
been corrected BY simple change Of
men. | am surprised. Mr.. Speaker. 10
find this resolution opposed BY the Ad.
minisIraiion. The gentleman from New
Hampshire Mr.. cushman) resisis il on
most extraordinary grounds. lie admits
abuses, but says il is impracticable TO
correct them, and therefore useless 10
pass the resolution. Is il possible tina,
such an objection can be openly avowed
and sustained here! The gentleman
says il is the usage Of party 10 dispose
ri this patronage in lis own way, and
that he never heard Of any complaint A.
gainst Mr.. Adams Administration for so
doing. Here, sir, is another open svow-
al Of the doctrine. that the spoils be.
long 10 the yictors."
/ Mr.. cushmsn here explained. and
observed he had not said the spolls be-
long to the yiciors. a@s
Mr.. Bond admitted that the gentleman
had not used those identical words, but
this was the doctrine Of the party with
which he acted, and as distinguished
member Of that party, now the Cover.
nor Of New York, (Mr. Msrcy.) had.
when a member OF the Senate OF The u
ni,ed States. openly used those terms.
aud justified this usage Of party. The
friends of the Administration uniformly
praciisei under this precepi, whatever
may be their theory. do not wish 10
do the gentleman from New Hampshire
any injustice, aud will read from his re-
marks as published, and he will then
have an opportunity Of correcting then,
If enormously printed. The gentleman
is reported as having said:
IL was well known, that since the
establishment of the Government, the
dominant party, whichever it might be,
had invariably employed what has been
called, il you please, partisan printers,
and partisan editors. Bat why should
they not 10 so? So long as the Opposi'
. lion had the predominancy, they used 10
supply their own partisan printers, and
no complaint was made about il; ana
,rhy should any complaint arise now?
He saw no reason for it,"
Here, then, think, sir, a position is
taken and terms used in effect the same,
and tending directly to the doctrine that
the "spoils belong to the yiclors."-
But can i, be possible that the gentle.
man thinks he is correct. and sustained
by the facts, when he says that no CON-
plant was made against Mr.. Adams
administration on account Of The exercise
Of the printing patronage! Has he for
gotten that Isaac Hill, The present Cover.
nor Of his own State, was the editor and
publisher of a newspaper called Il" the N.
Hampshire Patriot" and that the discon.
iinusnce Of the publication OF the laws in
that paper was considered so outrageous
4 a persecution for opinions sake, that il
may almost be said to have g,ven him his
subsequent political elevation and con.
sequence! The disconIinuance Of Isaac
HILL as printer of the laws was occasioned.
too, by his publishing libel on the lady
of the President, without The least sem
blance Of truth, and so grossly indecent
that Mr.. Randolph, though jealous
opposer Of Mr. Adams. said il ought not
even 10 be read on this floor. The &C.
casion, however, was seized. to bring
the subject Of public printing under dis
cusssion in this House. and Mr.. Saun-
dcrs, Of N. Carolina, introduced reso'
luton calling upon the Secretary Of State
10 report what changes had been made
in the newspapers printing the laws, TO-
ge,her with his reasons for such changes.
A long and spirited debate followed;
and as gentlemen seem To have such i'm
perfect recollection of the events OF that
day, some liulc reference may perhaps
be usefully made TO what was said in the
debate. II will be observed Ina, the re-
solution of Mr.. Saunders, and those who
supported il. required reasons to be CIV
en- for a removal from office. Since they
came into power, however, that doctrine
has been denied and repudiated.
Mr.. Bond said he proposed TO prove
by this debate that the presen, Adminis,ra'
ton came into power declaring that the
printing patronage Of the Government. was
inordinale and dangerous; that il ought TO
be restrained and regulated by law; and,
in fine, promising il elevated. to with
draw its exercise from the Executive
hands. The mover Of that resolution
I (Mr. Saunjers) said:
II trus, I shall not be accused of get