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

al Be proud.
For one, | an quite satisfied 9Th The
result. Lei none suppose an ether
disappointed or mortified. Still more.
all may be assured that. with my con-
sent, nv name win never be used Tor any
Office whaleser. IL ever had sny sspl-
ralioas for high Office. time has pui an
end 70 item. I am not 50 old yer as 10
have the childish belief that my Eigor Of
body and mind are 10 last alwsys. 10
all The stations | h.se yeI occupied. l
hare been enabled so 10 SCOUT myself 40
never 10 morlify my friends. Humble
as my pre.ensions are, | have sometimes
been placed in high Office. ss ils $3.50
eisle of some who have had much char
aeIer among men; many Of YOU we're wit
nesses OF The manner in which our ofti-
cial duties were discharged, and ! am
proud in the belief thai my reputation
has never suffered by any comparison.
Ny hope and prayer il. that | may have
discretion enough TO surrender even my
present station. before | am so enieebled.
either in body or mind. as to make ii ne
eessary for the interest Of Tennsssse 70
hiss me from the stage.
The late Executive. then. has bad his
will carried into effect by the vote Of The
American people. They who have lis
tened 10 his statements, "thas The whole
value OF his Administration would be lost,
unless Mr.. Van Buren, was elected 10
carry ont his unfinished measures" The
appoinlee Of the late President has been
elected to finish his unfinished busi-
ness" My friends. 10 he not getting
through !. with rapidly which you did
not anticipate! From the height Of pros
perity. in about six months from The day
| Of his inauguration. the country was
brought 10 a state Of an unexsmplsd en-
barrassmenL Should he keep on in his
ilI-advised course. he will have perform.
ed his allotted task long before the laps
Of his four years. The great interest Of
The country will be ali sacrificed. and, by
an addition Of the moneyed power Of the
Government. in an organized form. 20
the powers already possessed by the
Federal Executive, the liberty Of the pco-
pie will be near its termination. Do not
deceive yourselves by thinking that the
Executive project Tor uniting the purse
with the sword is to be abanJpned. No
such thing. Il will be renewed again
and again. so long as the most distant
hope Of success continues. The pres
ent Executive knows full we'll he has no
distinctive character Of his owa. That
he mus, conform TO. the will and wish of
those who placed him in his ptespn, high
situation. lie knows the means by
which he acquired II. and must act GU.
his part. Remember that the miserable
Lizard can reach The pinnacle Of the same
spire On which h.e E,gIe proudly per.
ches himself; but the process by which
he reaches it is very different. The lat.
ter. trusting To h's native strength and
his own good wings. fearlessly scars a.
loft, and proudly perches himself on the
summit. IN view Of all the beholJers.
While the other degraded reptile, STEALTH
lily and cautiously crecps up. cllngins to,
and ascending that side of the column
which will hest screen him from obser.
Walton. until he reaches the pinnacle, and
then silly peeps over, ready to shrink
back when he finds himself discovered,
DO y"u ask what then is to be done when
a pOlucal Lizard has taken possession
Of the station which ought alone 10 he
occupied by the Eagle! NV answer 10
ready. Through the ballo.boxes keen
steadily switching him until he descends
10 thu, level which il is the interest Of
mankind he should occupy.
! II is useless TO deny The fact, il is un-
deGlably. irne. that. notwithstanding all
the promises. professions, and pledges
"f the late Administration. the Execu-
tive hrapch Of The Government, has be.
come piece Of mere party machinery,
operating IN all elections, both State and
Federal. Some few years since, on the
centenary birth day Of Gen. WASHING
TON. it was. beautifully said BY one Of
our most distinguished men. "tha. when
ever our Government became party ma
+ chine, the liberties Of the country could
+ not be preserved;. that the Government
could by law protec. men agains, murder.
/ bu. not against suicide" There is, how
|, ever, but one remedy in either case.
, Take from the individual the razor win
. which he is abou. to cut his throat, and
, he is for the present safe agains, suicide.
, In The same way, when you find those
: in possession OF, the Executive power us.
: ing i. as the machine Of political suicide.
= take away the means Of mischief. and
= you prevent political suicide. raka
from. them their offices. and place ,hsm
1 in hands more worthy. aud the repuslio
: may yet be saved.
) The late Administration came in on
a the question Of reform and retrenchmsn,
: OF expenditures. Pray, wha, abuse ha,
/. been corrected! Not onel VIVA, r..
q trenchment has taken place, Non. A.