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

ses Of this House from $50. 900. the pre-.
sent annual amount 20 10000. fun
wiIl add 10 she like expenses Of the Se-
nate and 10 I'll other public expenditures IN
The same ratio; and The sum t0lal Tor The
whole total civil list and ordinary sppro-
priatians NJ Ihe Government. which 10
now sI2, lG3. AS. viii be increased from
time 20 Tine under your boosted reform,
until it shall exceed thirty millions per
year!
You now question the right ola Depsrt.
menl In purchase print or likeness Of
The immortal Washington. but gill de.
coraIe esery room in al The Departments
Nth par,rsits Of Martin Van Buren,.
You will By means of The coffee
halders.'' the " enlisted soldiers" a. you
have just called them. bring The patronage
Of The General Government into conflict
with the freedom Of elections. and you
will resist the bill that shall ne brought
in 20 secure The freedom nf lhose cleo
tions. You, Mr. Randolph, VIII 90 up-
on what you call . sleeveless errand.
and. after saluIing the Emperor oil Russia.
will make a pleasant sej0srn In odd
England" and return 10 your estate ia
Virginia. You. Mr.. buchanan. viii be-
came " an office-holder." 90 on The very
mission 10 Russia which you aEe now
censuring. and will pocket the $4,000
for :. a wel,c-monih and q day :" service.
You, Go the gentleman from New York;
Mr.. cambreIeng. will oppose . vote
against the very measure which you now
report aud recommend, for reducing the
pay Of members. as means Of shorten.
ing the session of Congress. You, Mr..
Stevenson, will be made Speaker Of this
House. aud sppoinl lis committees, and
dispense its rules. with The promise Of
foreign mission in your pocket You,
Mr.. Benton. will vote to lay on The table
the bill which you now report, 20 take
the patronage Of the press from the Go.
sernment, aud your report on Executive
patronage with its six accompanying bills
so impnsingly introduced, will prove 10
have been but as " sounding brass and
iinkling cymbals!" You. Mr.. Van Bu-
rem, who now, as a member OF The eom-
mlIlee on Executive patronage. report
a bill requiring reasons 10 be assigned for
removing an incumbent from office. will
be made Secretary Of State, and in due
time President. but from The moment you
obtain power, you will forget your bill.
and not only violate but refuse 30 be-
governed by lis principles. You, Mr..
Dickerson. also member Of thai COM
miuee, will be made Secretary Of the
Navy; but The Department will be so
misnanaged under your direction. that IL
] will be truly said of yon on The floor Of
Congress, /" there is none SO poor az 10
J do him rcverence." Yon. Mr. Wood
bury, will take fret The Navy and then
the Treasury Department. and. under
your supervision. an attempt 10 hnmbug
The People with The promise Of an ex-
elusive hand money currency viii result
the banishmen, Of all specie. bankrupt
treasury, and circulation Of shinpIasleIs
and treasury noles.
t Imagine, then, Mr.. Speaker. such 4 re.
sponse To have been made al The perind
Of time which have suggested. VIVA,
would have been your reply, and wha,
would Mr.. Buchanan, WIN made ,he
scuptural allusion. have said! Methinks
almost see and hear him exrlaln. is Inv
servant a dog that he should do this ,hinpf
We are lold thai, Notwithstanding the
Indignation Of llazacl, he reached the
throne Of Syria by numbering The King
his master. and soon committed all The
enormi,ies loretold by the prophe,!
Sir, fear that, in despite of the pro.
tes,annns Of Amos Kendall. The promise
ed " reform" was I" an empty sound"
Intended Ia apply merely 10 change &c
men," Blu, lleave il FOR this House and
Tor the People Of THE country 10 Judge
whether their confidence has MT been be-.
4,rayed and their hopes disappointed.