The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-10-10

lRislzlare. 10 spite of NE dissppEobaIiOn
and Resistance Of majority Of he repre-
sralaiises q the people. aBd msjasisy Of
de people themselves; and slill depend
ina upon The rover and iaasence Of The
executive 10 overcome that Feslssadce ~
Hast
We see . design noF Oz looi. and ne
fear IN Ihe progress Of accomplishment.
suggested and Eeeommended b. lhs Ex-
eeuliEe. 70 abandon anil ihrow Away lan-
der color OF graduation Of prices 81 re-
fuse public lands. which 10 only the be-
ginning. lie Easl public dOmsln shs. be-
longs 10 The whole hslinn; IN deprive Of
ell participation ia The benefit Of that do
msin.. lhe old state Of the uhi0nr with
whose treasure part Of IL vas Pufehas-
ed. and The residue sesled 10 The federal
lgossrameni by Iheir free grant. and .
large Pagtien of BY the cessian Of Flr.
ginis. uponlhe sxpgess IFssIlh IL should
be considered a. 4 eommoa fund far the
use aud benefit 1f such Of lhe u. States
az had become. or should become mem
hess nf he confederation or federal ali.
snee OF The said states. Virginia inclusive,
according 10 their usual respective pro-
portions in The general charge and esPen.
dilure. AMI sbosld be failhfulIy and bona
f.ls disposed VI IOr that pSI pose and Tor
no nlhsr use or purpose uhatsneser.--
Aud IL IL be The object OF this scheme. as
apparently il 10. and as We believe IL 10
be. To euneiii,ls the favor Of the new
states. for ILv re slseiios Of fhe present.
President TO olher. and for aspirsnl, 10
lhe succession; and if the old states shall
stand patiently by, and LEI llle first slsp
OF The operation be achieved. lhen We
shall see accomplished a sIupendoUs
sehsme Of corruption, Of which no ex.
ample Is 70 be found in The hislory Of
mankind.
We have Seen a claim asserted By the
Presijenl 70 . constitutional right 10 The
custody 81 all public lressufe aad public
property. independent sf. and impreserir-
iibls by law. inferred from . pretended
con'ii,osional right asserted by hin, AnI
only 10 sppoini, but TO remose al his
will and pleasure, every officer 10 whose
care any public treasure or properly may
be c0nfded; and We see this mbnstrous
preIenslon now, through the prevalence
Of the Executive power, regarded as set
lied doctrine,
We have seen The principle assfred
by the President. that The executive al.
ministrafiun is 4 uHii, and this IGaeli.
Cal consequences, dedused from iha, odd
and novel hgma. that al executive off.
GERS are servants OF sgenls Of the PIE.
sldeni, responsible 10 him only, aud he
alone responsible 10 The nation Tor their
conduct . doctrine which, IL admitted
and carried out in practice. wiIl destroy
all responsibility, aud sbrOgals the pow
er Of impeachment of officers OF govern.
ment lor official misconduct or crimes;
since, In inpeaeh the l'resident---lhe lsa-
der and head Of The dominant party for
The time being--is, in every practical
siew, impossible.
We have seen tie presiden, openly
and daringly inierposing 10 dslsa, inves-
legations Of a committee Of Congress in
10 public abuses. and 10 shield his Of.
heers from inquiry. unless specific char
gee should be first preferred against
Them: such specific charges. as without
such inquiry as lie determined 10 present,
il was manifesIly impossible 10 frame
and prefer; and thus The function of the
House OF Representatives as the grand
inquest oi the nation, has been for the
time. aud il the Dominant party shall
continue in power, will be permanently
and forever snnihIlaied. .a~s@@.%e
We have sfen the share OF The pow. !
cr 81 appointment to Office. confiied By |
The Constitution To the SENATE. rendered /
Wholly nusaiory by the pIactice Of the |
President, whenever the Senate has de. !,
Glued t. confirm his nomination uf an
officer. To leave the Office vacant. and
The public duties belonging 10 il unexe.
cn,ed. till the Senate had CONFIRMED 10
his will.
We have seen efforts made by the
Executive and its friends. and persisted |
in. 20 d''iJf the people into two die.
duct aud hostile classes, 70 array the |
poor ag,ins. The rich. aud to represen,
all individual wealth as a jus. object Of
jealousy 10 The great BODY Of lie con.
nuniiy; ss IL there really were any such |
distinct el4sses known in our country,
Or, under our laws, capable uf being |
created aad established; as IL, according !
a, the exellions Of honest industry and |
pn'r,prize .ueceed or fail. tie poor were
NOT daily growing rich. aud The rich sink. |
ing into pnver,y; Ms il individual wealth |
we're not tile inevitable result of The se. |
surity Ut private properly, and the srcu.
rry Of hunsst acquisition a blessing to |
he p"nr as well as the rich aud as il
naiIonal wealth were any thing more
han the aggregate Of individual wealth.
The rresen. President o( he United
States has. in solemn message 10 Con.