The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-12-13
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% consider The Ssh Treasury sysirm,
shigh his Administration u endesEOF.
ing . establish, 90 another lien n IhaI
seIies Of fatal experiments of lhis and he
Pssi Administration. which ara ihs main
source 81 that arrangement uftlle Cunen-
81 and rFosEalion Of commercial credit.
shieh has been 80 severely fels 81 late in
every bEsneh d Industry. and which. il
suffered 10 become . Law, will, By is
tendency 10 segment Executive power,
10 unite the purse and he sword in The
hands u The Executive. and 10 destroy
The credit sysiua BY Tie exaeiian ofspeeis
~ The Government dues. uliimsiriy
change The real character Of our Gorern-
mehi. and place in peril The liberties Of
our country.
Res0lred, That we consider the Public
Lands Of lhe Uuiied STATES a. he CONF
mon progeny Of al the States. and that
we therefore condemn the laIe act u Con-
gress, allaEing settlers On the Public
Lands The right Of pre-emplion ~ the
minimum price, % an ACT Of gross injustice
10 The old Sis.es which originally seded
them, or who contributed a common fund
for their purchase.
Res0lued. That ue believe that the
most Praper and equitable disposition Of
the Public Domain. is 70 divide the pro-
eeeds arising from their sales among the
several States Of The Union. according 10
The ratio Of their federal population.
Resofred. That We DO most solsmnly
protest against The wssleful extravaganza
Of the present Administration. and their
proaigsle eEPendiIureof,he public money.
which not only creates demsndior heavy
taxation in order 10 meet the exorbiianI
appropriations Of the General Govern.
menl. but which tends 10 the corruption
Of the public morals and the degradtion
OF the national character.
Resoired. That the power and patron
age Of the Executive Department Of the
Federal Government. hare increased 10
an alarming extent. ant, ough, TO be d.
minished.
ResOirsd, That onr Senators in Con-
gress will represent the wishes OF a ma
joriiy Of the people Of this Stale, by rot-
ling 10 carry out the foregoing rOsolu-
lions.
Resolved. That the Go vernon Of this
State be requested 20 forward . copy OF
these Resolution 10 each Of our Sens,os
in Congress with request that they lay
them before the Senate Of the u. Sis,es,
and each Of the Governors Of the several
States ofthe Union, with q request that
they lay them before their respective Le-
gIslaturts.
Wednesday. December 5.
In ihs Senate, on motion oi Mr.. Doc
kerry. the committee on military affairs
were instructed 10 inquire into the expe-
diency Of 90 amending the militia laws as
10 require captains 10 muster their COM
panies once in three months.
The bill u amend an act, passed in
1921. 20 incorporate the Roanoke inlc,
company, was read The third time, pass.
ed, and ordered To be engrossed.
| In the House of Commons, a resolu-
ton was presented BY Mr.. Z. 5. Bell,
and adopted. instructing the committee
on internal improvement To inquire in,c
the expediency Of constructing rail road
from some point q, or near Beaufort liar.
bour, through or near Trenton in Jones
county, thence wes,w ardly, by the mos
corenient and eligible route TO in,ersec
With the contemplated Cape Fear, Yad
kin and Peede rail road, a, or near the
town Of Fayetteville.
Mr.. Caldwell submitted resolutions
which were laid on the table. declaring
il unconstitutional 10 give the bubble land,
TO The states in which they lie. and impo
lilic 10 sci apsr, The proceeds Of said landl
for distribution among the states; ant
that the revenue ough, 10 be restricted Il
the wants Of an economical sdminis,ra
lion Of the government.
Thursday, Decemberl6.
| In tks Senate, the engrossed bill to lay
off and establish a county by the name o
Henderson, (oht OF a portion OF Bun
combe,) was read the second time, ant
passed.
The engrossed bill from the Commons
to lay of and establish county by III,
name Of Jefferson, was read the first tim,
and passed.
On motion Of Mr. Dockery, the com
miltee on Education were instructed I,
inquire into the expediency OF distributin,
the interest on the Literary Fund among
the several counties, for the purpose o
educating INDECENT youth, subject to III,
control of a literary board 10 be create,
by the county court Of each county.
IN the House Of Commons. the bill Il
lay off and establish new county by Oh,
name of S,anIy. passed It's third reading
and was ordered to be engrossed.
Mr.. Robards, from the select com
mit,ee. introduced the following resolu
tons, which we're adopted with but one
dissentient, Mr.. Amis, who opposed thelI
passage on the ground. that in his opinion
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