The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-04-13


and generalization, those higher Iacuiles
of The mind lcalled meiaphy scisl BY ihnse
xho do not possess ihem.l which dse0m-
pose and resolve into their elem tents the
complex masses oi ideas that exist IN The
world Of mind, as chemistry does The boz
dies that surround o. in The maternal wnrld.
and without which those deep and hidden
causes which are in constant action. and
producing such mighty changes in the
condition II society, would operate I'M
seen and nndeleeird. The absence Of these
higher qualities Of The mind isconsplcuous
lhroughoul The whole course OF the
Senator's public life. To THE il may
be traced that he prefers the speciOus 70
The solld, and The plausible 10 The true.
To the same cause, combined with AZ
ardent temperament. IL is owing that We
ever find him mounted on some popular
and fayorile measure which he vhius
along. cheered by the shouts Of The multi
tude, and never dismounis oil he has rode
u down. Thus. a. one time, We aDd kln
mounted on the protective syslem, which
he rode down: % another, On InieFua.
Improvement and now he is mounled Or
bank, which viii surely share The same
fate. unless those Rho are Immediately in
ieresied shall atop him in his hesdloRg ca
reer. II is The fault Of his mind 20 seize on
few prominent and striking advantages
and 10 pursue them eagerly without look
ing 10 consequences. Thus, in the case
OF the protective system, he was struck
with The advantages Of manufactures, end,
beliesing that high duties was the proper
mode Of protecting them, he pushed lor-
ward The system without seeing that he
IVES enriching one portion Of The country
al the expense Of the other; corrupiing the
one and alternating The other; and. finally,
dividing The community into two great
hostile interests, which terminated in the
overthrow of lhr system itself. So. now.
be looks only To a uniform currency and
bank as the means Of securing il. With
out once rejecting bow far The banking
system has progressed. and the difficulties
that impede its farther progress; that
banking and politics are running together
TO their mutual destruction: aud that the
only possible mode Of saving his fayorits
system is TO separate il from the Govern.
ment. -+."
To the defects of understanding, which
the Senator attributes to me, make no res
ply. II is for others, and no, me. 10 deter
mine The portion Of understanding whichit
has pleased the Author Of my being TO be,
stow on me. tits, however, fortunate Tor
me. that the standard by which ] shall be
Judged is not the false, prejudiceJ, and.
as | have shown. uniounded opinion
which the Senator has expressed, bat my
acts. They furnish materials, neither few
nor scant, 10 form just estimate of my
mental faculties. ! have now been more
Than twenty.six years continuously ii the
service Of This Government, in various
stations, and have taken part in almost all
the grea, questions which have agitated
this country during this long and impor.
tanl period, Throughout The whole I
have never followed events, but have
taken my stand in advance, openly and
freely avowing my opinions on all cues.
lions, and leaving il TO time and experi-
ence TO condemn or approve my course
Thus acting. have often and on great
questions separated from those with
whom | usually acted. and il | am really
so defective in sound and practical judgs
ment as the Senator represents, the proof.
if TO be found any where, must be found
10 such instances. or where have acted
on my sole responsibility. Now, ask.
in which of the many instances of the
kind is such proof 10 be foundl II is NOS
my intention 10 call TO the recollection Of
the Senate all such; butihat you. Senators,
may Judge for yourselves, il is due in
justice to myself, that should suggest
few of the most prominent, which at The
time were regarded as The Senator now
considers the present; and then, as now,
because where duty is involved, would
moi submit. TO party trammels.
go back 10 The commencement Of my
public life, the war session. as il was
usually called, of 1912, when ] first took
my seat in the other House, young
man. without experience to guideA>me;
aud [ shall select, as the first instance,
the Navy. At that time the Administra-
ton and the party 10 which | was strong.
ly attached, were decidedly opposed 70
this impor.an. arm Of service. 1t was
considered an.i-republican 10 supper, il;
but acting with my then distinguished
colleague. Mr.. Cheves, who led the way.
did not hesitate TO give it my hearty
support, regardless Of party ties, Does
this instance sustain the charge Of the
Senatori
The next I shall select is the restrictive
system Of thai day; the embargo. The non
importation aud non-intercourse acts.
This, too, was party measure. which
had been long and warmly contested,
and of course the lines OF party we'll