The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-04-20

u Ahs nEsn GhEafAnh catCMidll0N Win
tyranny. that when the iyrant mods. his
will is 10 lie obeyed and submission 10
ensue. But Senators need not "lay that
faIIering JUNCTION To their souls" The
people Of this country are too enligh;en-
ed, too well acquainted with their interests
and rights. and tho firmly resolved al all
hazards 10 maintain them, quietly 10 sub
nit 10 4 measure fraughi with such ruin
and danger 10 their liberties as this is.
The supporters Of This bill seem delermin-
ed, If they can. 10 reverse the great
principle, which lies al The foundation Of
al our institutions. That principle is.
that the popular will flows 'front.' the People
into the Legislative Halls. and controls.
direcls, and modIfies all measures, intend
ed FOR The advancement Of their happiness.
But this bill treats the known will Of the
people with sovereign contempt. and sub
siiluies the will Of the servant for the
will Of the master. II proeeeds upon the
fallaeious assumption that the servants Of
the people know better than the people
themselves wha, will best promote their
happiness. II is in vain tina, you put on
the screws, aud attempt TO fnrce from
them reluctant acquiescence BY cutting
of every other prospect of relief. IL is
in vain that you pronounce your veto
against national bank, and promulgale 10
the world your solemn declaration that
the people shall not have one, although it
should be manifest that there is clear
majority Of them demanding il. II is
in vain that you should denounce, and lay
your unhallowed hands on the domestic
institutions Of the states. Gndeared 10 them
by long habit and cherished affection.
DO not deceive yourselves. There may
be those who are bold while here. acting
in the sunshine Of Executive power; but
when they return 10 their constituents,
whose will or whose instructions they
have defed, they will find in their frowns,
their Indignation and their malediclions.
that the power Of the people is superior
to the power and inlence Of their most
exalted magistrate, whether in Office or
in retirement.
when Mr.. Clay resumed his seat,
Mr.. Calhoun and Mr.. Preston both rose.
The Chair gave the floor TO
MIR. PRESTON. who said that no.
thing could be more unexpected or pain.
ful 10 him than the necessity under which
he found himself Of inIerrup!ing for a
moment the discussion between the Sen
ator from Kentucky aud his colleague.
lie we'll knew that in the general expec-
,alion Of the public, and by the acquies.
cence Of The Senate, the day and the oc.
casion were appropriated and set apart
for those gentlemen, aud he had taken
his seat, not doubling that he should lis.
ten in silence, TO which his health as well
as all the prophecies Of the occasion seem
ed to eonsien him. But (said Mr.. Pres
tonl no condition Of my health, no dread
of violating an unexpected order Of pro.
ceeding, no rule or ceremOnious observ-
snce, can compel me l. silence under the
remarks OF the Senator from kentucky in
regard TO my stale. II they had been
personal to myself, | might submit in 81.
leuce. or postpone reply for more fiji
occasion, without breaking in upon the
unity OF the present scene; but the homo
rable Senator has thought proper TO in.
dulge course Of remarks upon certain
recent and conspicuous acts of my state.
pressed. as il seems TO me, unnecessarily
into this discussion, which / will al once
resen, and repel. # -
| have remained silent when vulgar
Writings have sought to amuse themselves
or others BY poor jest on nnlllica;'on;
and have heard, without emotion, the
efforts Of underling politicians, Who, ever
and anon, supply vacuiiy OF sense by
a puny and innocen, TRADE against South
Carolina. Such things are to be expect.
ed from such quarters, and may be well
submitted to in silence and Indifference;
but when these poor topics are rescued
from contempt in the only way by which
this can be effected, by that adventurous
consequence derived from the dignity and
posi,ion of him who uses them, they be-
come worthy Of animadversion, not on
their own account, but on account oil The
| party resorling to them.
In the contest which South Carolina
waged with this government, whether
she was right or wrong. no man oil right
mind, who knows the circumstances,
will perceive matter for jest or ridicule.
Her course is now history. She acted
in patriotism and honor. Her principles
were openly asserted, her purposes bold
" avowed; wrong or right. she fearlessly
assumed her ground, calmly arrayed her.
self agains. the whole power of this go.
vernment, slernly re,orted the frowns Of
| a ,yran,. armed as he was by the eager
haste of a servile legislature, with all the
mower of the country, in or out OF The
constitution; and when the personal pas
sions of the Chief Magistrate, ministeret
| to and infiamed by the ready zeal Of tht
most thoroughly devoted party whicl