The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-07-19
M. SENATOR TAI.LMADGE.

Tile sIecch Of Mr. TalIsnaige. deli
verdi in the Senate nf The United States
on the 30,h of June. on the Isaposaiaa |
Of Mr.. Wright Ia repral the first taslye
sectinns ri HE DepnsIie AcI 81 1896. has
bsen puiAshel in parnpiet l"rm. u is
IN able aud conclusive argument against
he enlargement of Executive Power.
In the fuIlow ing concluding passage. lac
renders fnil iusntr IA tise Drmncrary III
the administrator, and iIs supporters,
aud Tre.snis = rnmpr, hensire and cnm-
pact summary nf it, essential ,Slnci?lss
, ,ni rkarar IeI,sIes:
God t.risScr me from sush Drnocra.
c,. A democracy which concentrates
| IL power in the hands nf one nan-a
democracy which subjects the opinions
and ac,ians Of party followers 10 his will.
and to his will al,uc--a democracy S'sH1a
makes rhe etaaI AMI paraA'&h s'irresi
If the county sWo.rT>teni " to- la" AMI
grovrlIi"s p'ssuits u psry--s 'e'n"e'a'
~ whisii PcsrEis Ba action 'a any
question however Urgent rhe Dsces>I'y
nav be. wah"st r.iers fr"S head suai.
Rrs-a demnerscy h.at appeals Ia 'i'e
passions s4a ps9uIices "G The people.
) instead Il etiighiening their Judgments.
, aud relying upon their reason aud her
5 rairnuism--a democracy whirh attempts
, to set Up one class nf the community a.
1 gains, the o;her, as il iheir Interests we're
!, nui rccipr"ral aud id, n'Ical--a dtn"esa'
!, ~ wlirh deaies 60 every msn the rish'
:. u thlt,G std att for himsea on those
J. great questions In iich ,'s w,,sl Ia,cres
II ~ tns enun'ry are 80 deeply mv"!ved-'
u dennrrary wh:ch aucm;,s BY party Grl'
is and parry dlcipInc, To subyett the yer!
e sprd of tie Constitutions, 10 substitute
IS Executive fnr Legislative power. 10 s"!'
i'c, he y, of the ReiuseRttrise I" ti
h will W tie ExeeG'Iv'G TO compel hlm
Il sri en,Ararv tn h;s own aianIla again.
= lis own Judgment in %uSIli"naA his NV
in ronsrieure. and IN npcn defiance "i H.
vi expressed Will aud wishes uI hIs cnnsa
turnis--a democracy which extends u
,e mn.encs from the seat Of The Gener;
r. Government to The respective S'a'e:
NJ which swallows up The reserved right
~ vi the states in tiis consn'i,la'i,G Of ,h
A. central power--a de5paats"g. ga shm
a. which establishes in tho heatto al lie coGr
he rrv the ;nost ;,erfecl drsp"ism under Il.
he .,r.usive fnras uf free institutions.
.ell Yrs. Mr.. President, such is the dem.
be rarv If has iesez;.! administration taat HI
la adopted TIE ultra federalism Of - the reIg
he Of terror" aud nov talargcs upon lis I"
lis mer friends the sii,s al ia own c"mmI
u. sion. Sir. tie people "a the Lhi''
.sI States ranno, be deceived by these va
ne and hd!!,w pr"tences. Democracy. I'll
nd monarchy, wall he known by lis fruit
nd The bitter fruits uG IiIIs Administering
%. have a.reaSy ripencd sufficiently TO iu'
tsa,e tie tres on which they gew-a'
No ! tbs best;.a have long silre tasted emu,
6n la emahIe thea. Ike our frst pa.emts,
Ell distinguish between good and evil. >
ci- The eortpsi whirh is now waglag. Is
II determine the future cIrsTYeter nl our Ia
he eminent. Upon is respltdepends the q"'
nv zion If The independence Of The !egis!"'I
80 branch, and also ihal Of the supreme
,al OF The popular over I4'e Executive VI
IA As these shall be dstermiaed, so viii I
,r. character Of our G"verRssent be. ~
~ contest will form a new epoch IN our 1
Sc mails. and the future Historian. with
id. 90 luminous philosophy nf Glbbon. ="
da,e from this period The rise or faH oil
as. Republican Institutions.