The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-07


ship a. Washington, and Governor Wolfe
opposition 10 quieIsd in the Collectors
once, Ihus vacated. In an instant q
new allegiance is sworn. and Governor
Wolf inmates himself in his new ofire.
by heading . call far political mesIing
in the city Of his official duties. Who
does not see The peculiar fitness Of The
suggestion before quoted from Ihe report
If Nc. Van BuTen and others offhe Seleei
COMMITTEE The PTssiienf tnanfs my
rsfe. and I lr0nf lis patronage; j lriM
rofs as lie uishss. and he lrN girs me
tie Office ] trish for"
Mr.. Speaker. ! will noe add remark
or Two. and pass from Ills report. Tie
committee u lao made il consisted ri Mr..
Benton, Mr.. Msenn. Mr. Van Barren,
Mr.. Whit. Mo. Findisy. Mr. Disksrsen.
Mr.. Holmes, Mr.. Iisyne. and Mr..
Richard NJ. Johnson. I'll NJ that time
jealous friends of General J.ekson. sx-
crpi. perhaps. Mr.. Holmes. They urged
Il,e impraprie,y Of appointing members Of
Congress Ia office. aud The FxPediency Of
providing against IL. From the moment
they came into power lLeir report and
professions are forgotten, and in four
years they appoint more members a
Congress to efiire Than had been dnne in
all the previous history al Ihe Govern
msnr They alsa 1 I'D the country, in
than report. thai the press, the post niIice.
tie armed f1ree. aud the appointing
power, we're the most dangerous portions
Of the Federal Executive patronage.
And they protested Ia have found a
remedy fur these dangers in certain bills
which they submitted. They there tell
Us. too. that all tins power is in the hands
nf the President. aud that he is moi IN me
hands of The People. Indeed, they say,
The Presiden, may, and. in the current
0f human affairs. miH be against The
People," and The conclusion of the whole
is. the safety OF the People is the
4" supreme law" and TO ensure Iha,
safety these arbilers Of human fate (Ihe
press, the post Office, the armed fnree,
and the spp"in,ing power. mus, change
position. aud take post on the side 81 the
People" Mr.. Speaker, we hare found
il true. indeed. thai the President is NOT
in the hands Of the People, and that he
will even turn against them! Look. sit.
NJ Mr.. Van Buren's December message.
aud see the opprobrium which he casts
upon the People Of his own State for
daring TO exercise their elective franchise
contrary 10 his will! Notwithstanding
his professions. and the pledged faith
Of bis report. he yiolenily retains the
control Of these /" arbiiers Of human fate. -
and will not suffer them " to change
position and take post an The side Of The
People!"
MIR. Bond said he would next point the
attention of gentlemen to what had passed
in this House on The subject of reirench-
meul and reform; and he regretted 10
find such marvellous discrepancy be-
tween the L" sayings and doings" of" the
party" on tina, subject. The jhurnals al
the House show that in February. 1928,
select committee was appointed to
consider and report on this whole matter:
the gentlemen appointed were Mr.. Hamil-
ton. Mr.. lngham, Mr.. Riyes. Mr.. Wick
life. Mr.. Cambreleng, Mr.. Sergeant, and
Nr. Everett. all friends of General Jack.
son. save the .wOlast. They were cha Q
ed 10 inquire into the whole machinery
Of The Government, with view /, reduce
its expenses and patronage, and TO cor
rec, all abuses. They engaged in anil
devoted themselves 10 this task; their
report, ] mean the report Of the four
avowed reformers, professed to The coun-
Try that the public expenditures a. home
and abroad were unnecessarily great; thai
every thing was dnne on loo grand a
scale; tina, each department had tho many
clerks and spent too much money; that
This was also the Case in Congress, whose
sessions were needlessly prolonged; and.
BY way Of Correcting this latter evil, they
recommended tha, " the compensation of
members during the FIRST session Of each
Congress. he reduced to So per day,
from and after the first Monday in April,
II Congress should sit beyond that day."
Mr.. Bund said lie would not read the
rfp"rI to The House, .bu, be hopcd this
notice pf il might aid in recalling il 10
public recollection, whereby it would be
seen how much had been proposed aud
how little had been done. Here. ino. il.
will be found. that in cnncert with their
co-abnfrrs in the Senate. the House re-
formers describe most graphically the
extent and power If patronage. aud for
Ill their discovered abuses they suggest
remedies. But, Mr.. Speaker, great as
This work was represented 10 he. the gem
llrman from New York fMr. Cambre-
ieng) aud his friends told the country in
Ibis report that they had only beginning.
what in hunters phrase is called a mere
"priming.' They then inform US tia,
npihing morc in the way Of reform could
be done by them. until The People should
drive from the citadel of noyYer those