The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1838-04-06

SDPerh III nm a hErh sgch COT tasilS AA1racAH
have hern read. bEi hsd lhr rrsrauiion
d define ny political position distinctly
n reference 10 Ire political parties az lhe
dsy, and 4. eeurse | w0nli pnrsae IN
relation la each. thea. as naE hrlaaged
10 tire party io which u Is M gloft ever
10 have been attached exr.asisrly; and
aEoHed. rxaliciiis, that belonged 20
nsi,her af the tao PsrIirs. Ops,.ll,un o.
Administration then eanisH'.,ng fai su-
peTiouiy. Ebleh Of itself ought "a 90 Tar
n rep.l The charge II - Srnai.r tran
Ken,ucky. IhaI | have 90 Ner iT'im
ane party Ia ihe 0Inrr. The Secretary
uill read she last extract: -.z
~ sm the partisan. - haze ssld. 81
no class. nor. LEI ne adj. q any poll'Ieal
party. | an nciihrr II Ibr Op2osIlion
nor of Ihe Administrators. II ! act wish
the farmer in any ,Hsianee, a y heranse !
approve Oi tsrH coarse "a the particular
occasion; and shall always BE- happy =
rct with then Nhen ia approve. II |
oppose the Adm,nislrsaGn: IL | desire 10
see power change hands, q = because !
dlsappEOge NJ Sac general course oil ihase
in authority: bvrause they have departed
fran The principles IA which they came
into "ilics; because, ius cad nf using the
innsnse power and patronage put IA their
hands 10 secure ihe liberty 81 the country
and advance the pabiIc good. they have
perverted them into parly Instruments lur
personal objects. But nine has not been,
mar will it be, q systematic opPosi'ion.
WhaleFer measure of theirs | NAV deem
right. shall cheerfuliy suPp0si; aud ]
only desire that ihey shall siTuri mo more
frequent nccasInns Tor support, and fewer
far appasItlnn. Than they have heretofore
dane."
Such. Senators, are my recorded senIi-
menls IN 1854. The are full aud explicit
nn al ihe questions invoked 10 ,he present
issue. aud prove. beyond the possibility
oi doubt. ,hai I have changed no opinion,
abaGdoaei ao principle, nor deserted any
parly. Island now on the ground stood
then. and. # course, il nv relations 10 The
two opposing parties are changed-n ]
now art With those thai then opposed.
and oppose those With v ION then acted.
The change is npl IN me. at least have
stood still. In saying this, accuse none
Of changing. l leave others 10 explain
their position, now and then, if they
should deem explanation necessary. But.
II may be permitted 10 state my opini-
on. would say TIA, the change IS "a.
her in the question aud the circumslan-
ces, than in npinIoBs or principles Of e..
Their of tie parties. The opposition we're
then and now national bank men; antl the
administration, in like manner, we're anti
national bank. and IN favor nf league of
state banks. while ] preferred then. as
now, the former n the latter, and de
vorce from banks 10 either. When the
expcumtnl II the league failed. the adj
minis,raIipn were reduced 10 the opIion
between a national hank aud divorce.
they chuse the latter. aud sach. have
no reason tn duuhi, would have been
their choice, had the option been the same
four years ago. Nor have ] any doubt.
had the option been then between league
Of banks aud divorce. ihr opp" nI0n then.
as nnw, would have been ia favmr OF the
league. In all this there - more appa.
rent Than real chang. As To NV sell.
there has been nclihrT. II ] acted with
the npp"sIion and opposed the aInin,s-
TatiOn then. u WIS because ! vas openlv
opposed 10 the Ismnval al the depus,tes
and the league &c banks, A. | NV an:
and lf ! noa act with the later aud up.
pose the former, u is because am now,
as then, ~ favor of divorce, and Dpeos-
ell to eIther league Of site hanks. or a
nauunal b.Hk, excep' indeed az the means
II eifrcung : divorce gradually and SAFE
ly What, then, u nv offencel What
bui refusing 10 abandon my FIRST choice,
The divorce lToIn the banks, because the
administration has selected u, and of CO.
ing With The oppo-,,lon for a national
bank, To which have been and am still
opposed! That is all; and Cor this am
charged auh gong over--leavIng one
party and joining the other.
Had some guardian angel, Mf. Prcsi.
dent, whispered IN my car al the time.
be cautinus what you say; this ques-
ton vii not ternInate here; four years
hence il will be revived. under very DIFF.
ierent circumstances, When your princi-
pies aud duly will compel you Ia ac, With
those you now oppose. aud oppose those
with whom yun nuw act. and when you
viii b. charged with the ,leserlion of prIn.
ciples" could moi have guarded M, self
mnse ellec,ually than ] have done. YET.
IN the lace of al tins. TIE Senator has no,
only made the charge bul has saltl. m llis
pl re, that he heard. for the iirsi time in
his life, at the extra session. iha, was
npPnsei 10 national bank! ] could
plfcc the Senator in . dilemma frpm
winch there ~ no possibiiity oi escape.