The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-20

Ihe sIbiees, allhOugh tie pablo exrenci
luFts padeg bis Standardization increased
fran TEslEe . Thirty nilli0ns 81 Dol
lara.
Nv speech in Congrrss. in 1927. de-
denouneing Mr. Clay Tor not insarisbly
causing he Laws 10 Be Published in those
nswspspers having he widest eireulsli0n
Is no dosbi fresh in your msmories.-
Yei. in order 10 please The General. aha
Vas DESTROYS Of appointing his successor.
| have used ny best sxeIlions n have
lhs Government advertising done IN such
pspers Only - would support Mr. Van
Ilursn. without REGARD 10 their eirruls.
lion or The convenience Of The people
Az evidence Of The success 81 nv exer-
lions in this respect. may point you ID
tie MAinnriile Gazette and other n.
psfs. with scarcely any eireulsiioa u ell.
IN which Government Advertisements
have been inserted.
II may perhaps become me no, 10 say
with what zeal ] urged an inquiry IN
1927, into The manner in which Mr..
Clay. then Secretary af State. expended
the Thirty thousand dollars appropriated
lar publishing the Laws. fsllow CHI.
zens. thirty lh0usand dollars was large
sun. and | Vas painfully impressed viii
The conviction that Mr.. Clay was disiri
buiing u npon system Of layoEilism.
and that IL VAS our duty 10 know in y ha'
manner IL was expended. Now mark.
Fellow-Citizens. nv devotion 10 The Gen.
eral. When three or four years sgo. Ihe
representatives Of the people impvdenl,
~ undertook 10 examine into the eondi.
lion of The Treasury. and The other Ex.
een,ive departments. dedicated the inves.
Iigalinn by appointing committee ~hu
I knew would not make H. did This
because ! was apprehensiss . thorough
Investigation would not be much TO the
Generals liking. aud because thought
!, possible things might be found oul
which would burt The Generals feelings
and fret him. Subsequen, events. Eel.
low cilizsns. jusiifed those srprehen.
sions on my pari, and afforded strong es.
i,lsnee Of my ssgacity. The inyesIigs'
Iioa was stayed OF iwo years through
my inslrumsnialisy. the Old Chief re
tired from office. and the enormous de-
falcalions Of Swsriwnui. Price and others.
we're not detected unul last fall. and the
General had The graIi6caiiOn Of saying he
leil every thing snug and straight on bis
departure from Washington
Again. IL will be remembered that. sl
an early period Of my political career.
| was q jealous advocate for giving The
election Of President directly 10 The peo.
pie. Well. resolution proposing TO the
states an amendment Of The Constitution
10 thai effect was offered in Congress in
1885, and was about 10 pass by . large
majority. Nov, knew if The election
Of President was then given 10 The peo.
pie. is would injnre Mr.. Van Buren's
prospects. by taking from his parlizlns
The use Of tina, bug bear. an election By
the House Of Representative. | kne "
also that The General desired Mr.. Van
Buren's election. So ! made il conyr-
inert 10 forget my former advocacy Of The
measure. threw cold sier on IL. aud we
happily succeeded in giving ], the 60.
BY.
Fellow Citizens. l could cite hume.
rous instances Of similar conduct on my
par,. but il is unnecessary. l nav with.
out vanity be permitted 10 say that my
~hule public career has been in strict
conformity with the paris Of il | have al
ready specified.
Now. Fellow. Ciiizens. I beg Of YOU
tn contrast NY course with that oi
White. Bell and Co During the Ad.
minisiralion Of q. Adams. White. Bell
and Co.. denounced the practise Ul d.
flee holders interfering in elections
And, Fellow Citizens. they had the sf.
roatery 10 continue 10 jenounce IL az.
ter Gen. Jackson came into Office! Yes.
Feilow-CiIizens. even alter nur senera
bic Chief gave them distinctly 10 under
stand that he wanted Van Buren, elected
tina, he was determined 10 eleclioneer
for him himself, and had no objections
10 similar course by all the Office
holders in the Goyernmeni--afier these
plain indications Of the Presidents wish.
es, White, BELL and Co. had The cruelty
To refuse to 60 with him. and actually
left him 10 get along the bes, way he
could. ! stuck 10 him.
Blu. the mos. asgrsn, outrage on the
rights and feelings Of The Old Chief com.
United by White. Bell. and Co.. was
their support three or four years ago Of
bill Ia cufsail his patronage. And the
only excuse under The sun which lhey
could assign for this insult 10 our below.
ed Jackson. was, that they Represented
the people Of Tennessee. not him-,hai
they stood pledged to The principles i,
set forlh. having advocated similar one,
word Tor word. in 1927. Shame, shane,
Fellow Citizens. could cite numerous
other equally culpsble acts OF White,
Dell. and Co, But those | have mention.