The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-06-14

tReniy and thirty thousand dollars
4" There were eighiy-two papers employ
ed in publishing the lsws;" " il Was MOI
Of The expense that he complained. but
Of The purpose by which u was eonsroll-
ed" !. II was thus caleulsied 20 operate,
and did actually operate. 90 far as il went,
10 control the freedom Of ihe press. and 20
enlist, throughout The country. ihaiPower-
ful instrument in behalf oflhe views Of the
State Department. In This respect. u
vas much more efTeciual and much more
dangerous Than the fzr-lsmed alien and
sediiion laws"
Alr. Saunders concluded by saying that
Il was his .. intention 10 take iiIis power
from the State Department, and place %
elsewhere" A memberfrom Tennessee.
(Mr. Houston.l afterwards Governor OF
that State. aud nov The President Of
Texas, sustained Mr.. Ssunders's resslu-
lion. and denied the right ofihe Secretary
of Stale 10 change the publication 81 the
laws Cor opinions sake. He alleged that
The practice Of that Departments " had
been 10 allow an individual. who might
be personally opposed 90 the views and
opinions OF the Head Of The Department.
IL he was honest and capable % public
officer, 10 retain his place" lie asked
d" il changes had been made in order that
The patronage nf The Government may
flow in a particular channel! Such q
course would GAG the free expression OF
opinionn He said: - n e4s+ar
" Patronage is not thing local and
circumscribed. II seeks every lille ra-
MITIGATION into which il can by sny
possibility insinuale itself. II 10 lake the
progress OF cancer in the human body;
IL seizes on every vein and artery. one
after another, nor stops is progress I'LL
the sufferer sinks. and then The knife 10
too late applied" zs.lJss ghasa
Next came Mr.. Hamilton. OF South
Carolina. the chairman Of that resrench-
menl committee to which have already
alluded. That gentleman said:
These eighiy.two presses would be
put on The diet Of wholesale regimen,
and in The course Of sslu,ary discipline.
The sturdy and Independent, would be
turned gu, b, be fed on such offals as they
might be able 10 pick up, until The whole
pack should open in full and harmonious
cry, in one common note. fromihe sturdy
mssliff that bowls al the door Of Tie
Treasury, 10 The mos, s,aryeling iurnspit
,ha, barks ON The far.hess verge Of our
frontier" .....a .-1... vs.
Mr.. Bond said he would not stop To
inquire whether we did now realize, in
the present official organ. The Globe. % that
sturdy masliff that howls a, the door
Of The Treasury" MIR. Hamilton conli-
nued:
els il necessary thai The Executive
should have a Government press, 10 be
paid for by the People ont Of the public
Golfers, 10 sustain The measures of The
Administration. whether right or wrong!"
-" IT," said he, &" a Secretary of State
can soapply the patronage Of the Govern
ment as to nourish TO venal accord eighty
two presses in our country TO praise
every thing the Administrations should do,
and subject their proprietors 10 the punish
ment Of the loss Of this patronage IL they
dare to censure its measures. ibis forms
distinctly Government press. which 10
more alarming To The liberties OF The Peo-
ple than the organization OF The hole Of
General Browns army Of six thousand
men. formed into guard Of The palace.
lreighly-two presses csn be made 20 speak
as il were in one voice that all that the
Government does is excellent. and all
those who are opposed 10 them say is
false and factious, this constant combined
and concerted language will som have q
tendency to make those who hear little
else believe all this is true." 49,
Mr.. Bond hoped the House would
pardon him for this long extract. Mr..
Hamilton. from whose speech il istaken,
was al the time friend of Gen. Jackson,
and zcalously engaged in elevatine him
10 power. In thus describing the CO.
yernment patronage over the press, that
gentleman said he was merely warning
the country Of dangers which might be
realized, IL no restraint was imposed on
that patronage. General Jackson was
elevated. and Mr.. Van Buren, succeeded
him, and is now in power. Instead Of
eigh,y.two presses thus employed by the
Government. they have now consi,iera-
bly, upwards Of one hundred, aud the
patronage is held and exercised without,
any manner of check or restraint. In
This. surely, The country was disappOin,-
ed. 80
But you. also. Mr.. Speaker. took par,
in tina, debate. and warned the country of
the danger Of this patronage. and The
necessity Of restraining il. hope, cir,
it will not be out Of order 10 draw on
your remarks. in aid Of my presen. pur-
pose. The sentiments which You ex-
pressed are perfectly just and must COM
mand the appreciation Of all impartial
minds.
I have preferred. sir. sustaining the re.
solution now under consideration BY the