The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-24

lnagmrnt. ne hsu raihF o fl,e nntrk..
slnn. sller maaure drllhrrs,lan. &c.
sese nel - hr ransiirrei - la.lrsrss,.
lie had always Fsrngnlz~d lie rigb !,
insiruelinn in 10 Inlies exirnt No.
omission Il mandalHy expressions !, n.
Tr~alnslens ~ ~ eaaslsl+rtd ;. 800
81! Tie Ihnnghl nat They spts.r,,l,,
have bern smiiled hy design. H. -
red 10 The history &c The srerri.e AZ =
right Of insIrustion By The Narlh Co.
m Legislature, ~ nrArr 10 skaa ,h., O..
had slways given d,sl,arnan he,....
lie Tecnmmrndalory and msssialnr, g.
lu'i"n.. Oa some aressians Ih.x al
nneqaisnrally cnmmsndsd lllrIr Srn.,a,.
10 take certain ennrsr.
There aas slsn on ihe Iaer NJ ,s...
resolutions direct zl,srk uI,.n de t,,l,,
III instruction. They spoke aI he a.
punginR Tesaiutian as IN acl aI .snilax
To the Executive: bui ihe sxl.unsiny -
dune BY The pnsisise aIder IL lie u.;o,,-
" ol the states of this Union. and Il ..b,-
dIshss 10 The poser % instruction. Bu,
further. he aud las rallsaene. IN remu,-
all doubts. applied 10 lhe l.sg,slalrls a,
know whether the resolutions were IN.
sIruri,ons OF mt The Legislature h,a
esadrd the euesIian: and. IheIeIors. n.
wss led Ia The .ennrlnsian that IL IA. an,
their intention IN commit themselves m
an instruction. On ~hst prlneiples then.
Of honor or duiy. e"uld The Grnsral A.
semhly suppose that ihrm Scnarnrs wnuld
consider thru - instructions! lie view.
ed the resolutions. Ear III Ihrse r-a.an,.
- not binding upaa The Senators from
North Csrolins. What would BE- The .(.
feet " he were to obey ihrss rrsaluIiau,,
A great question e civil liberty aud p,.
pulsr right is insalssd 10 the matter. n
We surrendered uur seals under sny ,hinr
less than mandarry instructions, Ne
should depau lrnm The principles If in
slruru"n. II would BE- plarinr a sword
IN The hands Of our political al,rrsans..
and enable them 10 dive us fiam our
seats. aud refuse, sliera ards. In recoenil.
the right ol instruction. Ala great cns,s
like lhIs. Il becomes public mrn mi 10
lsller nor to halt II the Legislature had
instructed him he wnnld boa 10 their in-
sirUrIi"ns. a. To q great principle Of 10. -.
sIrucuon. lie moved that the rssolu.
tons be- read and lard nn the table.
Me-. Strange made some remarks On
lie subject. ~ the most respectful mode
he could ad'pi nj explaining 10 his con.
siituehis The course uhleh he should
pursue. Prom his political appnnrh,s,
he a. aware that hr had no favor tn en-.
Pect. nor even justice, aud even h.
political friends would dIiIr. in opinion
a. To the duiy now required II HIN -
Nothing could induce Lin To obey q
command Nhrrh would lmpearh the party
with which he had aeird. lie should BE-
ptoud, % the latest hour Of his existence,
81 hi. participation IN the deed cnndrmu.
ed hy these resolutions. The deed va.
done Al tie command of The states oi this
Union. The stale Of North Csrnlina.
through her General Assembly, did in.
siruei their Senators 10 expunge from Tie
Journals . certain resolution condrmning
an act of The President. and that insirHe.
ii1a remained now in full farce. and IN
repealed. II he cunii consider the resolu-
lions nnw befnre him - an instruction.
he would INTERESTINGLY resign his seat 81
The end of this srssInn. Hut. as ih,y
wcre moi instructions, he did net feel
required ros srdly to sbsnton his posi-.
aud lrsre II TO be filled by his polllic.l adj
sersaries.
The letter written By him and bic
colleague Id the Legislature for an FL.
planslI"n ol The meaning of the resolu.
ti"ns. was written IN good la,lh. whneSsr
might quesilnn ii--snd the reply Of the
Legislature leit him at liberty 10 consider
the resolutions ~ mere expressInn 81 the
opinlnn nf ivIduals--bui. al the next
session Of the Legislature of Norh Caro-
lima, Il vas his intention iu give them IN
opportunity To decide whelher In b. rep
resented BY lederalIsl OF democrat.
Mr. Clay. OF Kentucky, said. IS The
representative hfre. an this suhjec'. and
a. be subscribed tn each aud all Of their
rrs"ht',ns, he woUld say lev words IN
the subject.
IL the FIRST plare. he sas sorry 10 hear
the gentleman tMr. Strange -, that he
expected IN jusmce from his poIiuea'
adtefsaIies--and lie was alsn sorry Io hear
the either Sen%,nr say that the res"lnII"ns
we're dI,respee,InI ." this body. II Ii"y
we're c"uched ~ conlcmpIuous and d'sre-
spectIul language. the rules nj the Senate
would present any Scnaunr from present.
ING them.
Mr.. brown said lie made distinction
between P7p.rs presented by individuals
aud by sovereign states.
Mr.. Clay continued. a d,srespecil"i
paper could M, be presented from any
quarter; but. the language ~ the rr'"l"'