The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-31
Fss@ Ihs Raisigh Star. ..
To THE
peopie OF Norfh-Carolina,


i,,e session. Conveying distractions %
80, Senators aa various qnesilans ahirh
=. ,g,,.ling he rannlry, embrace prin-
-,.l,. an earrrcl understanding Of ~hich
Irn,.d die prosperity and freedom al
.,,,r country. ] rannal aaner myself
IN ,he bellsf that any nsw light can be
go 20 lhe already blaze at argument
,hea h.. h~rn rlirisd BY The discussion
al tie, snljseIs ir.nn SINE Of the frsl
,,,II.r.s ii lie n.iinn. Bot hoseser ia.
Ig,i.g Il NAY be. iI 10 nsser naPTafla.
~ 10 rrrur - fundamental principles.
IndrrI ~ - rujolned b. The very nature
al our Ia.ll,al,.. n: and LEI nane calculate
an srad,ng lhs responsibility Mhirh DIS
res.fA af Ih,s lnjuncil"n places them un'
der. b ,Ih Ia thrH ancestors sud posIerily
The traa..clIuns 81 the Last Tn years
should he ks,a ranslaally bxlare youI
mi d.. Y"u .hoald BE- daily. yea. hnur.
IL reminded II the astounding doctrines
~birh have been advanced by ihass in
p..wrr; the tendency they hate la increase
srrruuFe Influence aud patronage; "
.tr.l from Ine sIslss IhslT legIllnisie pow
er,; and ,a excite smangsI the people q
dep plrIulire against Ill the means and
ssrnars 10 sralIh. virtue aud inslligencs
-ah,ch will niIlm.Irly roai NJ the very
Foundation. IL snele y. and inIriduee thai
spun. ii discard shich delugrd I.;e lair
r.l parllans nf France wIth the blood nj
Lrr ava ciplens. I would salien yonr
eandli .1,rnti,n whilst I enieavor 10 place
ths principles Of these resolutions IA their
true light
rhs first af the SERIES alleges that "fht
srpnagias rssoluiion Iras paipaLis a.
citation sffls plain letter Of the eOasiiiH.
ti1a. AL an aei u party ssrriliiY eaieu'
iGi,iO dsgraie ths eiaraefsr Of The SEN
ate" Il nay be proper fnr the coFree
understanding III this dispute between
the TOO pplnie.l parlies. ~ recur 10 soms
Of The art. NJ The past administration. l.
wnl be rscnllee,cd that in 1898 General
J.rk."n. IN hrs zeal 3, demoli.h. al all
hazards, the B,nk of Tie Unned States.
r.qaued Mr.. nuane. iksn secretary 81
stde. 10 remase therelra.h the drpnslIes,
Sh,eh. BY act ol Congress, had been
placed IN the Baak; Which act gave the
Secretary. and Him alone. the power 10
remove them.
VIZ. Duane refused 10 obey The rsqui.
slIions of the President. who, finding thai
his Secretary vas composed of tno sub
slahilal stuff 10 become his mere instru.
meat, stripped him Of his robes Of Office.
and placed them on another. who suon
found that the highest virtue lay in vii.
ling compliance with the will and wishes
Of his master. Mr. fancy. on the Isl
Of 0elaber. ls33. removed the deposiIe.
under whose direction, and lur whose
Qualification. can be easily discovered
from the paper read by the President "a
his cabinet on the 18Th Of September pre-
tiou.. This d"cumen, declares express
ly" that This MEASURE Is The Presidents,
that HE assumed the rssponsibituy,--
and that the iirst day Of Oclober 10 naIn'
ed Nv HIx ~ . proper time for lie execu'
uon." Under belief that The President
had uanscendcd hIs legal and conslIlu'
uonsl powers, the Senate. alter q long
discussion, passed, IN The 25sh Of May
1884. q resolution declara,ory Of thai be-
lief. IL 10 useless To enter into the argu'
mens which were urged in defence 81
The charges IN the resolution. Suffice d
b say. iha, u vas The object Of the ia
mers Of the constitution to keep the purse
and the sword separate and distinct
They l"Oked with eres, jealousy on theh
Union. being well convinced tina, u had
proved, IN all countries. the greatest ant
In"sl Insstersle emmy Of freedom. The.
knew that 10 grant to the President, wh'
was, by The fundamental law. made lh'
commander in CHEF Of the army, the con
troll Of the revenue even in The must lndI
reel way. would be giving him the pow
&c 10 attack. and perhaps successfully
The liberties OF the people. Under th'
principles ssuwed by the President II
MS cabinet paper, and under The process
men used 10 abdurt the deposllcs iron
The bank. the public money was unde
The d'rec, cantrnl Of the executive; an'
me interpretation Of the secretary, who
sou'd be removed al his pleasure on re
iosal To deliver IL him the public purse
or To dispose Of The contents thereof as III
might direct, is a nete device To gull Ih'
Pe"ple--'o keep the apprenticeship
mere shadow 81 republic. when The sub
'l'nce had been given up in,o the hand
OF The master. Who had the means, though
he may have had no iuducement To be
Come iyrani. The law gave the secre
'afy, and tie secretary alone. the RICH
10 remove the deposites. But who dl'
~ The Secretaryl The President toll
You not. but that he assumed the respon
.'h'l''y, and that on his shoulders mus
Tall The consequences. ...
Here. then, Is the exercise Of contro
aver an officer. made independent. by th,