The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-17

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teresas Of ths people. The prsmoiisa Of o
nalion's happiness and prosperity. Is dis
The denosrsey 81 Mr. Van Buren, Hear
wbss he says. Read il on your banner.
aThs people expeei loo much from The
GossInmsnL They must take care or
themselvss. and ths Gosernmsns mast
take care Of ITSELF" Il this The dictate
Of democracy, 81 The democracy Of the
aneisni time 2 me! nos1 Democracy
demsnLs the scqaiescencs Of me repre-
senlshss in she silI OF The people, when
thar MI Is properly expressed. when
that eill 10 knows 10 be the deliberate
resolxs Of ihe constituent. Not under The
Ca. not under ihe Sultan. are the peo-
pie eqtirsly without power. Bui in this
county. Al shs present moment. sIIegi-
ance % The powers that be 10 substituted
Tor allngiance 10 the people. II a esndi.
date fof che Goveraorship Of any Of NE
states be rejected by the people. he Is
sure Ut advancement az Warrington
Thefeis my old acquaintance. he Sens-
for from Tennessee. who was no sooner
rejected by the people. than he vent into
che csbiaei Of Mr.. V. D. SIR. Niles Was
defeated BY majority OF $500 votes Is .
Candidate Ior the Governorship Of Con-
neclisni. Did this defest prevent bis pro-
mOiionr No. II sas a passport 20 Of
fee. In less than tso months thereafter
he was advanced 10 the Cabinet Of the
PresAdsns. By The by. the seat 70 which
he was lifted 10 the last in the gift Of
the Government 10 be sought az post
OF honor under the present sdminisira-
ton. seeing that II had been occupied
previously by the greatest reptile that
ever crepg on The face OF The earth. Ii is
seldom tiIss | permit my lips 10 be pol
luted BY the uslersnce OF his name. or by
reference 70 him. but they who are from
New England may easily guess 10 whom
] slluje. IShouis &C applause.
These instances show that power al
Washington is different from and superior
and paramount 10 the will Of the people.
II 10 not devoted 10 the couniry's happi-
ness. Serious attention should. fellow
citizens, be paid TO the basis Of republi-
canisml Bad measures pass away. A
single false step in government. made
unlesignedly. may lead 20 no permanent
mischief. War itself 10 ofirsnsient durs-
lion. The cslamilies OF disease and
pesIilence which befall the human species.
inflicsing extreme agony and pain. pass
from the memory, and after lapse Of
,ines 40 traces are left Of their ravages.
INT there is one truth founded 10 human
nssufe. verified BY the history Of the past.
Strengthened by our ovn experience as .
people. and that truth iss--a Republic can
sa exist saOa .he Foundation sss zion q virtue
is eternal. is Interchangeable. A corrupt
people may have the forms Of . republic.
but their government is dead TO good
works. its vitality is gone. We need only
go back 10 Rome, to Greece. 10 republi-
can France, for. proof of this thing. Nor
can any power save US from the same fate.
but the ballot box. Ths, is the physician
TO heal Us. We have not only suffered
from the sub-ireasury policy, the specie
circular system. tho destruction OF the
u. States Bank, but Ear greater evils than
these have befallen US. The attempt has
been made to corrup, the morals OF the
people, TO corrupt the RICH. Of suffrage.
when before 10 private life, have we ever
witnessed snch deplorsble want Of con-
idence! Go to jesola.e Mississippi. go
wherever you please. and you will find
that violation Of solemn contracts charac-
terizes every part Of our country. When
before were sixty three out Of sixty seven
receivers Of public monies defaulters!
There must be a cause for all this. The
good old Jeffersoniau in,errogatories have
not been put 10 those seeking office. Ills
he honest is he capsble-is he faithful
to The Constitution have not been ask
ed, but a new rule has been adopted.
|" Is he bois,erous a. the polls-is he
devoted to my interest and party--whas
number Of votes can he giye!"-lhese
are the questions now asked. IL is this
system which has disfgured our country
with W ant of moral rectitude truly alarm.
ing. II was in the time OF General jack
sons administration that this policy was
introduced into the government. lie sp-
pointed TO ihe department. Of state man
who had been defaul,er for 800, 900
| mean Edward I.ivings,on.---the orns-
ment Of the Bar Of his country and
iuris, for whose memory have the most
profound respect. In this appointment
the Presidsn, virtually and in effect pro-
claimed TO the nation the fact, that defsl-
cation in the administration Of the public
monies constituted no barrier 10 office.
Perhaps the illustrious captain then at the
head Of affairs. did not intend tina. such
should ba the construs IN Of his course
of conduct. but ever Ian who knows
the lay of cause and effect, mus. agree
with me that such an appointment iendsd
to this result. The elevation of Edward
Livingston, the advancement to high Of
| fee Of Samuel Swartwout. man known
10 the whole country as having been
concerned with Aaron Burr in reasonable
designs against these United States. are
evidences enough that honor. fidelity. and