The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-05-23
power Of The President.

eeuiiEe power Of The President.
/ am no authorized commentator, sir,
on Ihe doctrines or theories Of nulIifes.
Ton. Non nOsfrum. But il this expo.
silIon be authentic, / must say il is mol
calculated 10 diminish my opposition 10
the sentiments Of that school.
/ But The genilemsn goes on 10 tell 10
that notification, or inlerpOsiiion, sue.
eeeded. BY means Off, he says, he did
bring the protective system 10 the ground.
and so, in his published letter Of Novem.
Der Sd. he slaies that - state inlerposilion
has oyerihrown the protective tariff, and,
with u, tie American system"
We are 10 understand, then, sir, FIRST,
that The compromise act Of 1893 was FORE
ed upon Congress by state inlerPosiliOn,
or notification.
Next. that lis object and design. so far
as the honorable gentleman was concern
ed in IL. was TO break down and destroy
forever. The whole protective policy Of
the country.
And lastly. that il has accomplished
lha, purpose, and That The last SesIige OF
that policy is wearing away.
Now, sir, I must. say. thai in 1893. l
entertained no doubt at all that the de-
sign Of the gentleman was exactly what
he now states. On this point. | have not
beeR deceived. twas not. certainly. the
design Of all who acted with him; but,
thai u was his purpose. | knew then, as
clearly as know now, after his open
aTowal Of il; and This belief governed
my conducl at The time, together with
that Of a great majority Of those in both
Houses Of Congress, who after the ACT Of
1924, felt bound TO carry on, the provi-
sions Of that act, and 10 maintain them
reasonably and fairly. | opposed The
compromise act with all my power. Il
appeared to me every way Objectionable;
u looked like an attempt 10 make new
Constitution; 10 introduce another funda-
mental law, above the power Of Congress,
and which should control the authority
and discretion Of Congress, in all time 10
come. This. Of itself. was a conclusive
objection With me; | said so then. have
often said so since, and say so now. l
said, then, that /, for one, should not be
bound by that Law more Than by any
other law, except that, as il was a law
passed on very important and agiialing
subject, | should not be disposed TO in.
terlere with il, until clear ease Of neces-
slIy shall arise. On This principle have
acted since. When that case Of necessi-
~ shall arise, however. should I be in
public life, shall concur in any al,era-
ton Of that act which such necessity may
require. Tha, such an occasion may
come, | more Than fear. | entertain
something stronger than doub. upon the
possibility Of maintaining the manufsc-
lures and industry Of this country. upon
such a system as the compromise act will
leave US. when It shall have gone through
lis process Of reduction. ALL this, how
ever, | leave TO the future.
Having had occasion, Mr.. President.
Ia speak Of notification and The nuIliiers.
| beg leave to say. ihs, have no, done
so for any purpose Of reproach. Ger.
iainly. sir. see no possible connexion,
myself, between their principles or Opt
MONS, and the support Of this measure.
They, however, must speak for them.
selves. They may have in,rusled the
bearing of their standard, for aughi ]
know. 10 the honorable member from
South Carolina; and | perceived last ses-
sion what | perceive now, that in his
opinion there is connection between
these projects Of government and The doc
trines of notification. can only say,
sir, that il will be marvellous TO me if that
banner. though it be said TO be tat,ered
aud torn. shall be lowered in oheisance,
and laid at the foo.stool Of Executive
power. TO the sustaining Of that power
the passage Of this bill is Of The ulmos,
importance. The Administration will re-
gard its success as being to them, what
Cromwell said the battle of Worcester
was to him" browning mercy"
Whether gentlemen who have distinguish
ed themselves so much by their extreme
jealousy of this government, shall now
find it consistent with their principles 10
give their aid in accomplishing this con.
summation. remains to be seen.
The next exposition OF the honorable
gentleman's sentiments and opinions is
his letter of November Sd.
This letter, sir, is curiosity. As a
paper, describing political movements.
and exhibiting political opinions, il is
without a parallel. Its phrase is alloge-
Their military. II reads like despatch.
or bulletin from headquarters. II is full
of attacks, assaults, and repulses. II re-
counts movements and counter move
ments; speaks OF occupying one position,
falling back upon another, and advancing
to a third: il has positions to cover enc
mics, and positions to hold allies in check.
Meantime. the celebrity Of all these opera
tiuns reminds one of the rapidi,y of the
military actions Of the King Of Prussia,
in the seven years war. Yesterday he
was in The South giving battle to the
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