The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-09-20

some keaj-vsy. We had checked inter-
nal improvement within The STATES BY
mere Federal power. BY Eetoing The
Maysrille Road Bill. and by FsIqing a
bill 10 re-ehsrler The Bank Hf the UniIed
States; but when the second four years
Of our term commenced, then eOmmene-
ed also . controversy upon the question.
who should succeed the then Chief Ma
gislrsle. For one. | kept on, sndeaEOr.
ing TO accomplish the task we had under
lakeni but, the more we swept The dirlier
the stable became, and eFeniually W.
found our broom would not perform It's
Office; the political moths and worms had
got into IN. and had eaten Ihe splits 90
badly. thai the moment we attempted TO
sweep. they broke OF. ard. finally. when
the second lonr years. ended. and we came
10 look into The Augesn stable. we found
IL Ten times as full Of litter and filth as il
was when we commenced our operations.
In the Senate We made an effort 10 pass.
and dId actually pass. bill TO limit the
power Of the Executive in removals from
Office. This bill was precisely similar tn
one reported by committee Of which /
was a member. while Me-. Adams was in
Office. So far as knew. IL was then ap-
proved by The whole political party TO
which belonged; | therefore gave il all
the support in nv power, and made IN
favor Of il what | thought the best speech
had ever made in Congress. But. alas!
when we came to take The vote. had il
not been for Col. Benton, who with diff.
Guilty voted for il, Of all my old demoera,
tic friends. | would have been found " So
lIIary and alone" in It's supparl. Fur This
vote and this speech | have never been
forgiven by those IN power. l was ex.
Communicated. That which was sound
democracy when Mr.. Adams was in
pawer. was in their opinion rank Fede
ralism 10 the days Of his successor. They
did right TO excommunicaie me. II was
. mistake IN suppose | ever belonged To-
sueh = set Of ehGngsiings. had been
in earnes. in my professions, and wished
/ 10 carry them out IN practice. You know
what SORT Of democrat | am. | claim
to be a republican Of the Jefferson school
such an one as my God and my edu.
cation have made ne. Modern Demo-
Gratis are different sect entirely. They
are made at any time the Federal Execu-
tive needs them. lie makes a modern
democrat out Of an old Frderalisi. or any
other worse material. You and | both
know some that. rot many years since.
were made out ol anti.war (ederslisis, so
rank that. during the late war, the young
men had thoughts Of soaking them in The
, tan.vats, on account Of their tory senli.
men,s. The process is very simple
one; the President has political jar rra.
dy filed with yellow metal. and by rub.
blng well the candidate for Democracy
with this met,l, his views and principles
are entirely changed, and he Immediately
becomes iii COMMUNICATE Of the modern
church. Away with such democrats.
they canno, and will not long deceive the
people. Ere long il will be found by all,
That while this sect have democracy on
their lips, al heart they are tyran,s AM
lespois.
. For what did you and | toll and labui
10 displsce Mr.. Adams! II was that We
nigh. bring back the practice Of the GO
vernmenI To sound JetTersnnlan prnci
ples-to an economical expenditure of the
public money. Before the second tern
j Of his successor had expired, some Of my
political friends believed my hum1lP namt
ought To be presented To the people as ;
candidate for the high station he filed
Some in this assemblage we'll know re-
monslrated against This use 0f my name
! aud loreIold that, with my limited capa
city and humble pretensions. no hope q
success sought to be entertained. They
thought differently. | did not aud wonlt
not yield my assent mil informed tina
the Federal Executive had threatened
that il | did, permit the use Of nv name
shopld be rendered odious TO eociety
This threat answered purpose that IA,
persuasion of friends. could not. DeSpo
tic po,cer never has governed and neve
shall govern me. My name was giver
to the public, and should have been. i
) the &C. had lost me the good opinion O
every political friend | had upon earth
and. | might almos, add. Il il had eve,
endangered the good opinion Of my wifi,
, and children. The result, is known to u
= all. The Administration did its wors,
, lis thousand presses were opened upoI
, me and my friends; and here I am, il
better health, and think entitled to NOR
E character than when they commenced M
e on me. Sill, let no man scorn the pow
: er of The press. To. withstand its iniia
{ ence is a perilous etfnrt. l have mad
Q the experiment, aud now. assure you tha
I.should feel less risk, in Tomorrow shou
= dering my muske. and knspsack, an
i; marching to the swsmps Of Florida for
e six months campaign agains. the Sem
q noles. than encoun,ering such incessar
b, discharges Of calumny. and SANDER foot