The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-28
STATE LEGISLATURE.


fetuiuhans ~ thc HOUSE 0l 1oumOns,
the question being on shat day they
should be taken up and considered. the
Wings insisted that they should be dis
posed Of ., an early day. One or two
votes having been taken on The more dis
IsnI days. IN which the Fan party was
in The rear, several gentlemen complain
ed Of oppression. Among Others. Mr..
Csldsell. from Mecklenburg. and DR..
Wilcox. from Halifax. spoke upon The
subject. and asked what effect the resoIu.
lions were expected 10 hasel 0ne OF The
gentlemen said that The dose had been
prepared Tor them 10 . caucus. and he
supposed was 10 be forced down their
IhrosIs noisns uoisns. To this.
Mr.. JONES. of Rowan, replied. that
he was sorry 10 see The gentlemen on the
other side exhibit 50 much nausea az The
dose, which they said had been prepared
for them. They forget how they served
rs. cir. four years ago. They forget
with what promplness and energy they
administered the dose Of Instruction pre-.
pared in like manner By caucus. Yes.
sir, they. on that occasion. not only made
rs swallow their physie in spite Of .ls-
menlalions here aud elsewhere but they
forced il down our ihrosls spoon and all.
But. sir. We have happily changed pla-
ees. We areahe doctors now. and they
are The patients. We mean To give then
their own physic out Of their own spoon.
One Of the gentlemen said. thai this dose
had been prepared for them in q caucus.
tie 10 right. err. We have mixed Up this
potion with great care, from the very best
ingredients, according to the most sp-
proved recipe, and ! can tell them they
have 10 take il just as il has been prepar.
ed. We mesnio admit no diIu,ions nor
authorizations; so they may as well swsl.
low IL al once without making any more
wry faces. Il commend il 10 the getrle.
mea: no doubt it will.be " good for their
whofesome."
Doctor WILCOX. I am very much
obliged 10 the gentleman from Rowan.
for bis rnerciful consideration Of our case.
But / did not know before that he was 9
Physician.
Mr.. JoSEs. Mr.. Speaker. I am no
truck Doctor; mine are political pills.
They are better Than Brsndreih's or
Beck wins. and jus, such as think our
Senators and their party in this house
stand in need Of. know il will 90 hard
with The gentleman from Halifax 10 take
his share of this medicine: bu, he mus
take IL. But We are asked what effect
We suppose this physic will have upon
our Senator'S! |. for one. answer, | do
not know. ] am aware. that our patients
are good deal conslipaied. and hard 10
more Nor do l very much care as 10
the effect il may have. 10 this psrticu.
lar. l shall adopt the snagrsm which a
London wsg stuck on the door of a Ger.
tain Doctor Isaac Lrtsom. who used 10
sign himself I" !. Lslsom."
"when folks they dues get sick,
physics, bleeds and swests 'em;
II, alter that, they choose 10 die
Why, verify.
ILETS EN-"
For my own part. | never believed in The
magical effect Of instructions. | believe
we have a RICH, 10 give our opinions up
IN all and e.eryisuhjec, of general cha.
rscier. / believe moreover. that We have
a right to make known these opinions
10 our Senators IN Congress, in any form
We may think respectful. whether as
requests, or simply as our
wishes. To my understanding, howe
YER. as we have no power To enforce our
will. it is. al last, a mere request. But.
! understand that our Senators hold q
llfEeren, doctrine. They say. that they
are bound to obey the will 0f The Legs.
AZURE or resign. II they will obey SIR.
for one. will rejoice. n. on the other
rand. their principles compel them 10 re-
'ign. il will be their misfortune. not our
'auIt. Bot il is q misfortune over which
shall not weep. Il is Dot the lesi,i-
nate effect Of our physic to kil; but. if
he gentlemen
Choose to die.
Why. verify, ! isis EN-.
But. sir. il they choose no, 10 dis--if they
lionld choose neither 10 resign nor obey.
nil our resolutions would have q most
effect. They would explode
. forever and day" the humbuggery OF
Instructions in North Carolina. The
,eople. seeing tina. the Wings had dis
,laimed them. and ,hs, their adversaries,
sho had been most clamorous for them.
lad when applied to themselves. in like
manner repudia,sd ,hem-.he people will
ind out the truth, that IL 10 all etdp trap
md humbag. II we can only accom-
'lish this end. l. for one. will be more
han ss,is6ed.
On another day. sfter three or four
pseches had been delivered against the
esolu,ions. in which a good deal had
'een said about the inconsistency Of the
Wigs in giving Instructions to our Sc
stors in Congress. after having con-
smued the doctrine,
Mr. JONES rose, and profssssd never