The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-10-04

Extract LON VIZ jEf EASBN'o LifcHar. ac-
dressed To Off .e.holders under himself.
The President Of the United States
has seen with dissatisfaction. officers Ct
the General Government. taking, on'va.
rinus orcasinns. active paris IN the eltc-
ton 0f public inneiinuarIes. whether OF
The General ar State Government. Free
dom of election being essential IA the mu.
iaal Independence af Government, and Of
the different branches of the same Co
vernmeni, so vitality cherished By most Of
aur constitutions. il is deemed improper
fnr officers depending on the Executive
IL The Union. 10 attempt To control or in
huence the Tree exercise Of the elective
right. Il is expected that no o:her OIL
Ger will attempt TO influence the votes oi
other men. nor take any part in the busI.
ness Of rleciioneering-tha, being deem
I'd Inconsistent " iIh the spirit Of the con.
sIiiu;iun aud his duties"
GEN. JlCKS0S's Inaugural Address
The recent demonstrations Of public
sentiment inscIihes on the LIS, Of Execu-
tive duties, in characters 100 legible In be
overl0nked. The task nf refOrm-whIch
will require particularly the correction oG
those abuses that hare brought tie pat.
ronage of The Federal Government into
conflict Nth The freedom Of elections"
Attorney General GRUSDY's Speech. intsas.
When | see an Office holder inicrFer-
ing in elections. i, occurs To me that he
is thinking Of his salary aud his bread.
and is therefore an myn airiser Of The
people"
Senator BUCHANAN Speech, in 1898.
"When a man is uuce appointed TO Of
fec, all the selfish passions Of his nature
are enlisted for the purpose uf retaining
il. The Office holders are the enlisted
soldiers Of that administration by which
they are sustained. Their comfortable
existence often depends npnn The re-eIec-
tom Of their patron. Nor does dIsap
puIntmen. long fankle in the hearts Of the
Disappointed. Hupc is still left to them;
and bearing disappointment with patience,
they kaow, will presen, new claim 10
Office a, 2 future time"
The,e is q peculiar fitness in bringing
these high authorities 10 public notice II
this time, when the oilice hoideso of The
admipisuation are ou,s;ripping ar prece-
dent 10 their shameless Interference with
the freedom OF elections. In Illinois.
Maine. Pennsylvania. New Yotk, SC. IN
all the states where elections have been
recently, or are som 70 be held, Ilc en-.
listed soldiers as Mr.. Bachandn ellis
The Office hoI,lrrs. are The mighty warri-
mrs &c The administrator. III d single
. Congressional district 10 Vermont. il is
stated, liaI So, 900 were raised By COZ.
| iribution To operate upon the election.
In Maine, whore hosts ~ Custom House
officers exist. all ara Il, The field welding
their personal and Official influence on be-
hail Of those who give them The bread Of
life.
The raw militia Of Tie people have
fearful odds agains. them 10 contest
with the regulars Of the government.
The one are thoroughly drilled, united
and ever ready for action; while the 9TH
er undiscipliued, can only hope for safe.
" rom their numbers and a determine
lion never 10 submit.
|" Federalism. I'D Judge Gaslon's
great Speech, 10 The Convention called 10
amend our State Constitution. we find
The following Anecdole. which is q
humorous commentary upon The efforts
now making By ,he Loco Focos 10 brand
The Wings as .' Federalisis. A friend
Of his who bad formerly been for siany
years IN The Legislature. bu. W., had
emigraled 70 the West. lad occasion 10
pass lhrJughs he county ~hsch he had