The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-10-22

e.pitulisls nl.l 10 touch Ons q hen.
These articles. eanihg - lhsF I'D. non
hi. si5s he waier. xeFs eli ssizsd O.
9Th asidily aud put into eiFenlai'on y
he lsadiag journsls I'll oser EaroPe-ss
ths came Tune, ahe Administrator press
n shis coanHy. unrebuked b. lke govern
ment. put forth aFguDenis gong % snow
ahat Virginia has no auih0rity 20 contract
debt il he name and on The credit o.
he eommOnwealth-ihai Msssaensseils
10 90 completely shorn Of every partiels
az sovereignty whatever. that she can
issue no pablic security Of any Kind on
which 20 borrox money! And this he
doclrins or Ssle Righls.-Nsli. gen'ls-
men. I was called on 10 meet this ques-
sion. and told lhose aho put 20 me he
inauiry, that The states Of the American
Union we're. in This respect. just - sose.
reign As any 81 their states in Europe.
held . correspondence on the subject.
Which Was polished u large; and for
lhal--yes. Cor defending State Rights be-
fore the face Of al Europe. ! have been
denounced ss one Who wants the general
government 10 assume The debts Of The
slales-as one ~ho has eonspired 10 buy
up Brush Wings with foreign GOLD!
| loud laughter and cheering All This.
however. has moi ruled my temper. l
have seen il al aiih composure. But !
confess there is one thing which has
disturbed The serenity Of my mind. IL
Is what appears 10 be studied attempt
on The parl ol this whole administration.
inclsding lis head. 10 tx spot upon the
good name Of The early founders OF our
constitution. Read The leller OF The Pres
idenl 10 some Of his friends II Kentucky
-Ia What he calls /" The entire Democracy
of Kentucky" n should like much 10
know. what constitutes The Democracy
az . state. These good friends Of the
President wTile 20 hin that The entire
Democracy Of the state is with him.and
he writes back how happy he is 10 hear
that such 10 The fact. The state comes
20 The vote. and two-ihirds of The people
of The state are found to be against him
vet s.ill he clasps 10 his breast. with rxul-
isiion. The "eniire Democracy Of Ken.
luekyr1-TGreai laughter and cheering.
And 90 il will ha uonIh hence. Gen.
| Harrison will have been elected BY .
simultaneous rush Of the free voters Of The
whole Uaion-yet Mr.. Van Buren, will
sliIl continue 10 clasp 10 his embraces
:. The entire Democracy" OF the country.
Be .his as il may, he does. in that letter,
sscribe "a President Washington. in 1871
and 10 Mr.. Madison. in 1916. corrupl
motives for their public conduct. ] may
forgive this. but shall not forget il.
ask you 10 read that letter, and one otheI
written on ibe occasion; and then, il i
comes in your way. ask you 10 peruss
an address put forth by the ADMINISTERS
ton members Of the New York Ieeisla
inre. Whaldo you think they sag! You
coun,rymen of Jefferson and Of Madison
ol Henry, of Wy,he. OF The Lees. and !
! /. lies 81 inds4,,nrr:Rmf stru7rvr CIUSI
for our national ineepenhenee--whai d.
you think they say Of your fathers ant
af ms fathers! Why, tina, in all lheil
efforts AMI sacrifices IN thai great Struggle
they meant. not independence-noi cisI
lllberty-nol The establishment Of repnb
lican goternmeni-bui merely 10 tiansie
The throne from England To America, AM
To be themselves peers and mobiles aroun'
Id! Does il mol disturb the blood o
Vrginiaus TO hear language like this!
do saw that Ills ai,emp, 10 scorch the fair
onsullied reputation ofsur ancestors blu
no, no-ihey cannot scoreh IL: IL will G
through hotter furnace than any thei
+ detrscliun can kinde, and even the smeI
of fire shall hai be ur0n their garments
Yet il does raise ones Indignation to sc
men, certainly MT the greatest Of a
, benefarlors OF their country, thus a,seml
10 scorch the fame of men both then an
ever since universally admitted To hav
been among her greatest aud her best ,
! friends. Cheer.
While speaking Of the attacks Of ,h
4 administrator on S;s'e Rights, | shoal
e not do my duty il | omitted To uOllce q
, outrage recently perpelrsted on the mo
: sacred rights Of the state aud people |
$ New Jersey. b. the constitution Of II
A United States. New Jersey, like The o,l
. er states, is entitled 10 have a cerlsi
I. quota Of representatives in Congtes
n aud she clooses them in their vsFin,
,, districts in Tie manner she thinks CT. III
?. ri gal TO have a specific number ofIepr
4 .enislives is State right. Under the Gu
., stilndonsl guaranty Of This right. Ne
Is jersey send. up To the House Of Repr
If senIaiives her prayer number Of me
Now | say that. universal principles.
r. though Congress be The judge N The Ia
ne resort Of the election return and qusli
- cation VI her own members, thnse wi
is bring ia their hand the prescribed e
10 dence Of their election, by the peoI
. of any state, are entitled to take tn
e, seats upon The il,,nr al thai House and
20, 80! l.s.a -",,, tisinr;'v,! Ay pool
lie general petition. Ths, this is 81. MI
is be apparent from The fact that those me
en- bers who. voted them out Of their Sc
H. possess no better or other means OF pre-
20 ing their own right 10 sill and 10 vote
81 that ouesiiou than that held BIZ any Q