The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-04-23
Republican whIE Meeting.

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ssl''nos coassaiisn. proposed 10 5.
held g de 4sh q Nay nssL DR.. "a.
@uad s'rud~irk wss sPpoia.sd chairman.
and James Wsbb. ir. snd AsdsrsOn Arm.
sirong. secretaries.
The object 81 The meeting having been
srPlainsd By ina shsirnsn. DE-. Fnneis
y. Saith. Henry X. Nash. waIisn r.
Walker. and John A. csnsron -srs sp-
painted commune 10 prepare rssslu.
lions fOr The adoption Of he asslinr.
The eommiuee having considered The
subject reported The iOlIo~ing PrssnbIs
and resolutions. shrOugh Nc. Nash. on.
81 their body;
Whereas. in considering The state OF
peenhisry embsrrassmsRi and dislress.
whirh nov pfrysdss every pan Of anr
cnuntry. and checks lhe shoie enterprise
and Industry of land inexhssslible In
iis resources. blesi wilh abundant crops.
aud a. peace ~iih I'll the world, save =
small and contemplate band Of Indians
wiihin iis borders. ss are irresistlbIy
drawn 90 The conclusion That The cause 10
10 be found in the policy of The admins.
irsiioa; . paliey which has drained The
treasury Of The nnlion Of large surplus.
and rsdvrsd The government 10 The dis
graceful necessity of issuing. like other
spendshrif.s. lie own noirs 10 meet iis en-
iravaeanl expenditures; thus. with self
ish and deprsvrd pr.lssian. ssdJIing the
people with large public debG
And whereas the administration. in
reckless and Determined opposition 10 the
known gill II the people. siill persists in
IL. efforts 10 force np.n The county The
ndious and thrice rejected snb-Treasury
Schems; a scheme which. befsre il was
recommended BY the President. vas pro
nopnred BY his party IN Congress 10 BE-
" unsait, Unconstitutional. disorganiz.
ing. and REVOLUTIONARY" and which
rs avowrd ehsmpions naw admit. will
srraily reduce the value Of properly. and
lower The price OF labour. thereby esus.
ing fatal contraction in business % al
kinds. involving the debtor portion Of the
community in certain ruin, and benefit
ing alone, Office holders, capitalists and
money shssers:
And whereas. We believe that the sub
Treasury Scheme ID intended Cor, and
will eeriainiy lead 20. the establishment,
af great government bank. controlled ex
elusissly BY The President; and thus place
in his hands sn engine of corruption and
power, Destructive 10 the liberties Of the
people. and 10 tirecl violation both Of The
ieier and spirit of the constitution, which
provides that The revenue collected from
The people shall be uader tho direction
and ranlrol Of their representatives.
And whereas The plan (professins 10 be
. plan Tor the better regulation Of The mill.
iia) proposed by The Secretary Of War.
and recommended BY the President in his
last annual message, 10 in fact an anii-re'
publican scheme Tor raising and main.
tanning . large standing army. The sup.
port of which will add millions 10 The
burdens of an sisesdy oppressed people,;
an institution which all history prove,
has ever bren fatal 10 free governments.
and the uniform resort OF tyranis 10 per.
peiuaie usurped and unhallowed power:
Aud whereas The policy recommended
by the President and his new ally. Mr.
Calhoun, THE once great champion of in
divi:insl slais rights, of surrendering ia
The states in which they lie. the lands
won by the blood and treasure Of the old
thirteen siaies. and ceded BY them TO de.
fray the expenses Of The revolutionary
war. and Tor The common benefit Of the
whole. 10 unjust. end . pslpsble viola.
tim Of the act of cession, and would de.
prive North Carolins alone Of . sum suf'
ficienl 10 release her citizens from taxa
ton, construct all necessary works OF in
lsrnal improvement. and establish on .
permanent basis. her system Of free
schools-all which benefits will be with.
held from The state il the presen. sdmi.
ni.Wa,ion 10 continued in powers
And whereas. considering the obstinate
nerse,erance of the President. in The pn.
lev winch has caused such universal dis
lress; and in measures. the obvious ten
tency OF which is TO concentrate all pow
er in Tho hands Of one mani and consi.
derine the seryile support which he re-
ceives from a pensiaaed press, and from
the interference ia elections. sanctioned
nv his party. Of his army Of Office hold
ers, we can hope neither for relief TO The
embarrassed situation of the country. mol
for the con,inuancc and perps'ui'y OF on'
republican institutions. without, a change
of men and measures: therefore
Resoiued. That i, is the duty Of every
man, and more especially every young
man, who i, true friend TO his country
and her interests. and Who wishes to see
her republican institutions preserved in
violate. TO use all fair aud honorable
means IL purge the temple OF liberty o
those, who. while they ATE pretending q
sing praises in her name. are sacrificing
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