The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-31

the members OF either house. on any
question. shall, Al The desire Of one iiih
Of hose present. be entered on The jour
nal" Here then 10 an expressly granted
privilege 10 the one 9Th IN have their
volss recorded. Ia 10 . riRhl-sslusble
personal tight. Can The m.joriiy Of that.
Or any subsequent Senate. have these
soles erased! Degraded. indeed, must
that people be Who would suffer rights
so sacred 20 be invaded By The ruthless
hand Of party!
But lee as again reeur 10 The words Of
the Constitution. Each house shall
keep . Journal" &c. What could our
ancestors have meant BY the expression
/" shall kesp?" They we're certainly
good aulhagrsphisIs. aud understood the
English language. perhaps, ss accurately
Is any body Of men. According 10 Dr..
Johnson. and sll the photographers 10
shieh have had recourse, 10 keep means
10 retain. fopreserre. 10 guard. Milton
says IS This charge keep I'LL my ap-
pointed day Of rendering up" 4" She
kept the fatal key" The scriptursl
quotations. |. Behold I an with thee 10
ksep ihee,'' and the Lord. keeping
mercy for lhousands," illustrate very
plainly the Hae meaning of the word.
How absurd 10 say tlla1Ihe trainers Of the
Constitution. in requiring the Senate 10
keep journal. implied thereby The right
10 defeat that very requisition, the right
10 destroy! Can il be presumed that
when they enjoined upon each h"use 10
keep, retain, protect. preserve Journal.
that they gave the power To BLUR, blot.
expunge. aud snnihilale il! lfso. where
will The power end! What is to prevent
their expunging The whole records Of the
past legislation Of the country-lrom
going back TO the administration Of
Washington. and erssing the evidence Of
every transaction thereof! What. we
would ask. will prevent their expunging
The very evidence by which the ConsIitu-
lion itself became The supreme law!
But. fellow citizens. TO show more
plainly the dangerous tendency Of such
a doctrine, lei us bring il down 10 practical
. life. You al hold rights which are
evidenced by the records Of our courts.
They are proof Of the tenure by which
your lands and other property are holden,
aud how foolish IL is To suppose that any
certainty is attached to those tenures when
they can be annulled by This process oI
expunging! A CITIZEN is charged with q
violation OF the laws Of his country. lie
10 brought before a court Of competent
jurisdiction. tried by q jury Of his peers
and acquitted. Some tyrannical Judge
some rulIian Jeifries, gains sea. on lh,
bench. and prompted BY malice, order:
the verdict To be expunged from the re-
cords OF the court. and the unfur,unal,
citizen to be again arraigned for that uf
fence from which he had received AZ
honorable discharge. lie cannot pleat
the former acqulltal in bar Of the indict
men,, Tor The record. the only legal esi
deuce thereof. has been erased, and no
a ves,ige Of IL remains. He submits Il
his hard fate, and curses the weakness q
tina, principle which is so loudly proclaim
ed as necessary for liberty, I" That the lf'
Of The citizen shall not be twice put il
jeopardy Tor The same offence" Wht
can contemplate. without horror, th'
awful consequences Of such a practice
Is there any security for properly, an!
protection for liberty or life! Then ]
behovcs every patriot, every lover Of Ih'
peace aud order of society. every one " h.
respects the dignity and independence o
The Senate. and reveres the sacred Con
stitu,ion which has been a source Of $,
much blessing to our nation, TO set hi
face agains. this mos, dangerous, this mss
damnable of all duclrines--a doctfin'
" hich strikes at The root Of all our desres
rights. makes the ,enures Of property un
observation-disclosures insecare--snd bring
The life and liberty Of The cilizcn to th'
foot Of any party which, BY chicsner,
and corruption, may gain the sscendenc,
in the councils Of the nation.
| The third resolution condemns the sub
treasury as dangerous experiment. !
lis usual fellow citizens, 10 denounce al
Those who oppose This favorite scheme o
1.-The Administration as Bank Aris,o
lcrats," snd /" Bank Advocates" Now
do not hesitate to pronounce condemns
l,ion on the system of banking whiei
iexists in this country. Il needs retorma
Ition. But Gen. Jackson and his sup
porters contributed more than any mel
living to introduce this state OF things
When he wen, into power, there wer'
but about 800 banks in The country. will
a capital Of 900 millions Of dollars. Nov
there are 700 banks, capital Of which
amounts TO upwards Of 400 millions an'
La half. The administration had ,h'
ascendency in nearly every legislature IL
the union, aud saw It's friends char.erial
bank after bank with millions OF capital
A. 1h.ors q,