The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-03-14

,ks sMurd. ~ ~ t-th@a mAAth -
T f,,. eosernnenis. iAai The purse and
.s.sxsri shoaid Hsses be uniled in lbe
-, hands. IL England. monarchy -
: !. M. principle ls engrslled inia The
- ,rouad-work Of al her legi.lallon.
TN, SoEsreIgs may declare Sar. bul il .
,Ls I,ommaas. the Representatives, of The
..,olr, Who have poaer % say whether
,..ney .hsll be appropriated 10 carry lion.
m, Sasersiga Yields the sword. bal u
:. he Representatives Of The people uho
Ia an their hands the pafse-stGlngs Of the
a,,,oa. And shall we sha bnasi u our
s..ybl,esn inslilutons.-shall sc sur
,.ader without = struggle. power which
=. wslchrd with such vigilance even IN .
n,narehy! knaW, SIR. thIs objection
Il . unian Of purse and sword. % ire
op,n,ly ridicuied by ihs supporters Of the
.y.,em, who 6nd u much more easy 10
.srer Al an Argument Than 10 answer u.
1 "a. myself ibid ihe othrr day, that u
GA, a haeknryrd Argument. n only Tor
Al, .t,e-t.. Hut ~ - M more uIie Than
,up. taken "a the 6gursnse sense IN
sh,eh IL ls meant. | q" not mean that
,hr Sub. Treasury bill proposes ihs, ire
us,Iaus sword Of state. rrpfessnllng Tie
p,ser and majesty Il the nation should
h .,5ra,ned fn TIE purpose, which said
,anrI .huulI be placed IN the night hand
of the Prrsrlrnt By committee nl Con-
s,,,..--snd thai all the treasure Of the ma
,oa should be phi IN q tremendous great
nurse. which 10 10 be placed IN the Presi-
drnl's lril hand. By the same or another
r,.Durnee. I mean n" such thing. and
,hnse WIN affect TO TidIcule this objec-
u,a knnu mean no such thing. What
lmran ~ uninn Il the purse aud sword.
Is, a unlun nf that poHer which the Con-
,,tu i,a has conferred up"n Executive
=. enmn .ndrr 10 chef of the army and
nasy II tie unned States. together with
authurny t. see that the laws be ialIh-
fully exeuled, which must be done by
l,,er, 10 case Of Northumberland IL The
pnHer 60 keep ssd dIsbutse the public
money, ~hlch the Sub. IRE ssury bill pro-
pn,rs 90 confer alsa upon the President.
Prrhs,. may be told hat u does npt pro-
pisr {, inlru,i the rust.dy aud dIsbursr-
nen, Of The publle mnnsy To the Pest
den, but 20 niIirers appointed With the
concurrence e the Senate. But, sir, has
~, ihe prescription 81 the las, nine years
destroyed every thing like independence
10 ths Official crnpsi l. II not an ImPlI.
ed eaadruon Of acceptance Of "iiier. that
the applicant must not nnly act. hut that he
,na.l lhlnk 20 accordance wiih Executive
mandates! NJw. II lhs oIliesrs Who are
tie depns,lanrs u the public money re-
e-IVed Their appointments from The favour
Of The Executive, " they hnld them Al the
l-nurr IL hi. pleasure and are liable To
ln.e then al ~. caprice they not be
the mere creatures ~ hts wIll, aud will he
not be N fact the eusiu,l,cr of the public
money! But. say gentleman. the Pfes''
dent cinnM touch nnc cent of the public
funds. - M money can be drawn ir"m
the Treasury. except by appropriation
made By law. Setting aside the fact. tina,
the Possession of this immense power
will soan enable hin Ia set the Law aud
Consultation al defiance. sull there il q
slrang view which | have seen tsken al
this subjects and which | consider en-
illlrd TO The grsvrst consideration. The
Sub-Treasury bill nf the last session.
whirh was defeated. lucaisd the Treasury
~ Washington Iiy; the spacious build
ing now erecting there was specified by
usme. as the Treasury Of the uniIed
States, Ia which iron safes. bolts aud
bars ~rre 10 be provided Tor the safe keep
ing Of The public money. So far. then, a.
the quan,um of rrvrnns deposited there ''
c"nrernrd Il could only be drawn out by
Law; bu,. tnr the many mill'ons scattered
throughout the country IN the hands ol
drposraries, that can be moved aud trans
mtlsd al the caprice The ExecUh,e. eth'
er frr purposes of iavori'ism on the one
hand. or of punishment On the a,her.
And does any one doubt. that corrupt
executive would fail TO Use a Few thousand
whenever HE interest required u. whcn
his popularity was IN DANCE. or Wien
he wished 10 operate IN an approaching
clecunn, upon the issue of which the du
riInn oi hi. power depended! rclyIng II
the meantime, upon a serSde majority u
Congress. which he might happen Il
have. To defend him from responsibility
No mauer how much this objection may
he rd,culed by ,h'se who c'n meet arg"
nent with ienunciation only. siIl insis
that the passage Of this bill will virtual,
eonsumma,c the union Of the purse AM
sword.
History has laugh, usia lesson an Thu
subject also IA less ~ never TO be tnrgot
ten, for il is one which Is written IN char
arlers oi blood. Tae decline and full o
The mighty nations which have preceded
US. present one continued aud desperate
struggle on the part Of those whom 'h'
law has entrusted with executive power
n. a AT 4 haa