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

8AAA&sNAa fAaF8N AN WITHIN nav GFNN ~
asrsi: bal his psarsice has on M one paint
earrespanded with that profession. lie
- tariff man. and voted for that mos
adl0us nl all our Iarifis-lhai &c ls2s.
arm against I'll tariffs far protection mere.
Is. lie is sar internal Improvements b.
the Federal Government Ahere The 0hirel
- What he calls national. and actually
voted for the erection of tOli-gaies on The
Cumberland road. / deny that The Fe.
dsral Government possesses any such
power within tie states. He 10 against
4 National Bank. and 50 am !: bot then
he goes far . Treasury bank. which
think much worse Than National Bank.
BY Incorporating Stockholders. He is
far increasing Executive power and pat
ransge. | am for diminishing and limit
ing them. Tie - in favor Of The Federal
Executive and officers under him using
their poaer 10 influence public opininn
in elections. | am decidedly opposed
Q" any such practices. lie is in favor
If the Chief Magistrate. in Office. Sc
lecIing his successor and using all his in
flaence 10 have him elected. think
such practice calculated to convert our
republic into . monarchy. and therefore
believe no man ought Ia be President
sh0 halds such doctrine. II is useless
now Ia pursue this contrast any further.
Yoa will readily perceive il j. an entire
mistake To suppose We ever belonged 10
the same party; yet il is true We once no.
mInslly dad. lie came into il. and gave
MS support 81 Father q late day. when.
possibly, he believed We would succeed
whether he joined US or not.
To him have sill another objection.
Tie did not cone into Office upon any
character 0f his own. and no man is III
Tor the Station he now occupies unless he
ssiains Il upon the strength Of his own
principles and character. He is moth
ing hut mere iuft Of political mIsleIoe.
having no root OF his own, adhering 10.
and supported by, The limb Of q distinct
trunk altogether, and must as infsllibly
perish whenever that trunk ceases TO
nourish him. as the lufl on yOnder OAK.
whenever that oak shall have decsyed and
fallen.
The question then recurs. should Mr..
Clay be the opposing candidate. what
ought | To do!
i answer. | ought 10 exercise my right
oi suffrage so IS most To promote the pub
Inc welfare. am entirely opposed 10
following he example OF throwing away
my vote. because the community will nei-
iher select me. nor the man OF ny choice.
Ii is my duty deliberately and impartial
iy 10 compare the principles and charac-
tiers Of those between who the choice is
I" be made, and vote according To my best
judgment. Permit me then. for a few
moments, TO draw your attention 10 con-
1rass between these Two gentlemen.
Mr.. Van Buren, is IN favor Of a pro,er.
tive tariff, and voted for that of 1928.
Mr.. Clay 10 also in favor Of a protective
tariff. bu. did not vote for that of 1923.
lie is the author OF the compromise &C,
"f 1892, which settles the question To the
sausfscuon of the country al large. and
which he believes ought mol 10 be disturb.
ed.
Mr.. Clay thinks the Federal Govern
rnrnI has the power to make internal i'm
prosemenls within the sIsIes, but ought
not Ia exercise The power, except upon an
ubjsct Of general or national utility: and
tha, nav, as the states have taken up The
business Of internal improvement, the Fe-
dersl Government ought not to NEEDLE
with II. bGI rather cid the states with means
by distributing, when our funds will adj
mil. the proceeds Of the public lands. Mr..
Van Buren, thinks the Federal Govern.
meni can and ought TO make internal i'm
proVements when the object is national,
but has no such power when the object is
local. This opinion | think is no more
exceptionable than that Of Mr.. Clay, be-
cause, under il, the President has a dis
creuonary power TO make Improvements
where he pIeases by Failing the objects
national. and refusing them at pleasure by
calling The objects local.
Mr.. Clay thinks We have the power
to charter a national bank. and that we
ought to exercise it. Mr.. Van Buren,
Is against a national bank, but is in favor
OF Treasury bank. This last is, in my
judgment, the most dangerous opinion.
One great objection to Incorporating a
national bank is fear that the directors
and president might cooperate in cleo
ti"us; and. if they did, that mnneyed
power united 'CiM Executive patronage
would be an overmstch for any power in
the hands of The people. Now, in case
uf a national bank owned by slockhold-
ers. this union nigh, or might not take
place; but in case Of Treasury Bank.
the union is certain, and fUsry Thing is
IN d~s form Of LaU put into the pOtcer q
The President.
Even upon these great leading points,
| think Mr.. Clay greatly preferable TO
"a. w. IA cnntract nnnht