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


anne fr;epd az ST.. Clsy. ths thea Seere-
tary Of S,sur. insims,ea that The resolution
ofMr. Saunders ssEOrsd Somewhat Of ne
Sosni,b iposisilion. A. this your indig-
n.,;on "a. ,raussd. and you exclaimed:
.IuouisisOral. ear! And has The time
arrived 3 his country when % 10 deemed
inouisi.orial respectfully 10 ssk a public
of;esr. Who 10 responsible 10 the People
whose rrpresenialiEes We are, Cor the pub
lie reasons fnot the private molisesl Of
n. nublIe conduct Is IL insulting 10 de-
mand Of q public officer 10 explain and ae-
eount Cor MS conduct IL The Transatlantic
doctrine. that the King can do no wrong
10 be introduced herel Though We have
no alien and sedilion laws, are We 10 have
what is IanlamounI TO them! Are the pub
lie lanctonsries Of The Government TO be
wrapped up in the robes Of "fiee, and 10
be held irresponsible 10 the People OF the
Peoples representatives. And are all
those who have irmness and iniePend-
snee enough fearlsssly 10 inquire into the
conduct Of public men. and the manner in
which the public money Is expended, 10
be denounced By the ParIissns and serEIls
adherenus Of the house that now reigns. as
fae,ious oppOsiliOnisls! Sir lyou conIi-
nued, Mr.. Speaker.) this power OF APP
pointing the public printer is improperly
lodged where il 10. IL is. tn say the least
ofiI, subject 10 abuse, and may be iInpro-
perry used for tine purpose Of muzzlins
and influencing the liberty Of the press "
Tha, being the case, you proposed. sir.
"io remove this power Of appointment
from The Department Of State. and vest il
somewhere else, where il would be more
safely and properly exercised" The
country is aware. Me-. Speaker, that you
have continued 10 be member Of this
House erer since you made the remarks
Just quoted. now more Than eleven years.
Some expectation vas cherished that you
would, when in q majority here, practise
under these opinions, and remove this
printing patronage" from the Department
Of STATE. and yes, IL somewhere else.
where il would be more safely and pro-
perly exercised" ! am sorry, sir, that
shis public expectation has been disap-
pointed. can only account fnr il BY
supposing that your various political en-
gagemens and high public STATEN have
Withdrawn your attention from this i'm
pottani subject. There is some consola.
lion, however, in knowing tha. you have
now an opportunity Of TrdeemIng your
pledge. and The friends Of rctrenehment
and reform indulge The hope that you
will do il.
hope you. sir. will not think this an
"inquisilorisl'' measure. IL Is, indeed,
true that when the representatives Of the
People. during the last session Of Con-
gress. attempted 10 look into the depart.
menis Of Government, Gen. Jackson
openly resisted il, and said such mea-
sure was "worse Than The Spanish in
QUESTION" More. sir; he. in effect.
rave orders iha, il should mol be mlers-
Ted. Me-. Speaker. did not your cheek
thea mantle with honest Indignation! and
IL you had held sea, here, instead Of the
chair you occupy, would yon no. have a.
gain exclsimed, is the transatlantic doc
uine. tina, =" the King can do no wrong
10 be iniroducrd herr!" Or we're you
constrained 10 admit that, under the boas-
ied systrm Of reGnrm. a. The public func-
iionaries Of the Government" are now
wrapped up in the robes Of office" and
held irresponsible To the People or
the Peoples representatives!
Mr. B. said lie hoped he had. by this
time, furnished some eridenre TO the
House. and to The gentleman from New
Hampshire { Mr.. Cushnan) in particular.
tha, The exercise OF this printing pslrou.
age BY Mr. Adsms's Administration.
was no, only questioned. bu, openly con.
demned. Tie friends OF Gen. Jackson,
so far from pretending that i, was imprsc-
iiesble TO correct The abuse Of This power.
pledged themselves to the country, that
they could aud would. when in majority.
provide remedy. lie would submi, it
70 the People 10 say, whether this had
been dune. Was IL not notorious that the
exsen. Of this printing patronage had been
greatly enlarged under The presen, donin
AMI parry! j. no, The number Of news
papers in which the laws are printed very
considerably increased! Is not The or
diasry printing patronage Of The several
departments far greater now than former
iy! Aud. as n the public printing Tor
Csngsess. il had SO swai.en. under The
promised retrenchment. ihs, we were al
most induced 10 believe that the term
vas used 10 irony Ly those from whom
the People expected economy.
! Cow propose. Mr.. Speaker, TO show
what seductive influences this patronage
over the press carries wiIli il; and, for
this purpose, | must again invoke the
sid oil tie Jackson refOrmers, using lhrir
own arguments, and the very language
90 which they sdmoaished The country Of
Tue base uses which would be made 81
this mower I bono ren,lempn will