The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-11
Fram tho Raleirh slanl.rd.


parts as follows
From tho Raleigh STANDARD.
I. We giant (for the sake of srgnmentl
that the Government 10 sxtraEsgaat; thAttae
money voted away BY Congress las heen o.
aoFia1gs 10 amount and ImpToPcE ~ It's OBJ
jacts.
.. We gran, tor the present, that tho pat.
ronags Of the Executive is excessive; has iH-
creased; 10 increasing and ought TO be d.
mlnisheJ.
J. We gran, TOR arguments sake) IsM
Msssr,. y iliiams, DeboTfy, bencheF. A. Shep-
paid and Graham" wing" n.eintsTs Of Con-
9ress-haye voted against this eItIasaganes,
and have done all they could TO prevent 10
that they have opposed Executive patronage
and used their best esEtFls 10 rxsiTsel II.
4. We grant (fur Ihe presently that what
they say is true. viz that IN spite Of their beet
exertions TO prevent the expense sand patron
age Of the General Government, that they have
Increased year after year, ever since they took
their seats in Congress.
Can they ask Us 20 grant more-wiil ueif
friends expect greater concessions 10 these
old servants of the people, IL M; every
thing given Up that they OF their ftIends
have q right 20 ask
But Iatss things Isiny all true. il 10 perfectly
CERTAIN That these Insa ought uOt u be sgain
elected 70 Congress.
They have Ceea there . number Of years.
During that time matters have gfvwn rorse
an! tcorss. They have tried TO cafTtcg public
evils, aud Cannot effect IT, Instead III making
oar expenses less, they are Increased aud coz
stantiy increasing. Iusicad Of diminishing
Executive pa,Iunage. they confess IL has 10.
creased and is increasing more and more, aud
that they cannot prevent IL.
IL is undeuiable, that under such ciTeum.
stances. none Of them ought 10 20 back 10
/ CongreEs. The interest Of the people - 10
/ correct these evils Of cur legislation; oar
"whg" members confess they eannut 10 il
therefore, II 10 the duty of the people 10 try
some otL1 agents in shcir plases."
The amount Of all this is. that The Gov
ernmen; is conlessedly extravagsn, that
its patronage is excessive anil that the
Wing members have endeaVored to cor.
reel these evils but because they have
not been entirely successful, they should
be discarded. and others put in Gheir p!s.
ces who would make'no objection to any
degree ii extravaganza, nor 10 any ex
tent of executive patronage. What use
has the administration for men who onIy
endeavor to correct abuses, but cannot
succeed. because The administration is toe
powerful for ,hemi How much better
il would be to LET the party have every
thing their own way, and not be poster
ed with Sc, Of complaining Wings. who
are constantly grumbling because the ex
penditures have been doubled since the
reign Of Jacksonism Who are not sa
tished with the extension Of Execu,iv,
patronage by prescribing public officer
/ for opinions sake:-Who lose no oppor
iunity Of denouncing such men as Swsrt
wou, and Price, for running of with th,
public money Who pry into the cor
ruplions Of tho Pos. Office, and tho 1'rea'
sury, aud discover that public officers are
regularly taxed certain portion Of lheil
salaries to constitute corruption fund
10 bride voters with. How much better
according to the STANDARD. would il be "a
make Mr.. Van Buren, at once a monarch.
by Withdrawing all opposition, and adj
hitting that the king can do no wrong.
Let the people mark tie important al
missions, uf extrasagHlcp, corruption
&c. Let them remember HAT the last