The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-08-13

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GER ne uhols gFosAd taksn By Ne mess
resloos s5socsses Of prpleenss Ianns.
;. Commercial regulations. triiA q raeS
10 fke snosuragemeaf 4 donsesiit pro-
duefs. are sfrieflg ariilin fkt consfaisl-
fionai portr ef Coagras"n John Z.
cslhaan, Gesres M'Dufks. ''do you hear
Ihaigs Soulhefn Stale IhEhis men. who
believe lhsl. unlsr he s.Cnasiiiui'nn.
Congress can pass No Tariff srt eui one
wh,ch is soIely infsades 10 raise rsre-
nus. .sdo you hear ihaf's Wan 200,
hereafter, have Ihe efirnnsrry 20 say hat
you Support Martha Van Born oecsuse
be is on constitutional grounds opposed
IN lhe Tariff In What particular arc
Marin Van Buren's opinions on The Ia
nir question less Objectionable Than those
az General Hsrrisani General Hsrri
son says that. believiag Tsrif Of pro-
,selian 10 Be constitutional. he sill abide
by The compromiss; Mr. Van BoEen
ssys lhsi, believing ..eomnereisl reeula.
iios.. with vlew 10 the encouragement
Il. Q. prolecfionl &C domesfie products.
N be silhln ihe constitutional power Of
Congress" he 10 .seriOusly friendly" 10
The Co@promise. Will some friend OF
Mr.. Van Buren be kind enough 10 peiEi
oui 10 Us The vsn,sg- ground over Ten.
Harrison. which. On this Subject. he oc-
eupies. Cor ne esndidly confess that we
are unable 10 perceive i'll
But ne now come 10 the mosi imror-
tsns part Of Die. Van Barea's letter.
that portion in which he has disgraced
his Office Of President Of the u. States,
and slsinsd his character as gentleman.
by telling a deliberate falsehooj; that
portion 10 which he has proved himself
% be the tool Of tools. and has followed
the lead of Thomas Richie. The pack
horse OF the administration. la reply IN
The inienogs,ory. do you approve OF
Mr.. Poinsen's bill for the reorganization
Of the militia" Mr.. Van Tsuren en,rrs in
To long rigmaroia Of argument and de-
fence. He comments on The deplorsble
evils Of our militia system-quoles pre-
cedenis furnished by other sdminislra-
iions--relefs 10 the reports Of the Mill.
lis Committees OF The two houses on Mr..
Poinseii's plan. in which The plan Is
said 10 be The mos, economical, demo
cratic and unerespiionabis' one ever pre-
senied 10 The consideration Of Congress.
and winds up hy denying that he ever
saw Mr.. Poinseu's plan un,ll after IL sas
submilied 10 Congress, and al The same
time avows his belief that the plan itself
IS .sunconsiituiional."
Here u bumrlis,ing spectacle for The
people OF the U. States 90 gaze upon =
The President Of The Republic, Who 10
sworn TO support The Constitution. 6rsi
..recommends" ga plan" 10 Congress.
and some months thereafter comes oui
with declaration not only thai he new.
er saw the plan. but that he believes Il 10
be uneonslilulionall Where was AR.
Van Buren, on The 20ih OF March, when
The plan was submilled under The sane
ion OF bis recommendation. that he did
not come forward and d,ssvow his con-
necsion with or approval Of ~ He sure.
" .'saw" The pfun -f,er ~ We f~s.,sl...,
by order Of Congress, and must have
known then, as well as he knows noir.
that us provisions we're unconstitutional!
Hnw dared he, sworn officer Of The
Government, permit his endorsement TO
give currency 10 plan which he belies-
I'd 70 be unconstitutional! Mr.. Van Blu
zen will find il difficult 10 answer these
questions 10 the satisfaction Of the honest
people Of this country. lie will find u
hard 10 make them believe that these
scruples OF his are not an after-ihought
conjured up for purposes Of political ef.
feet. And The people will be found still
more hard 20 convince. when they re
member that ..three months" elapsed be-
tween the Presidents Recommendation
of The plan and the attempts Of his friends
10 exoneraie him from knowledge Of
The details, and that seven months elaps.
ed before the President opened his own
mouth on the Subject. leaving, during This
time. this matter. involving d violation
OF the Constitution, TO The care Of his
subalierns and creatures. such as Thorn.
as Riicbie and Joel n. Poinsett Bu,
il This plan 10 unconstitutional. why did
no, the Military Commune OF Congress
reject il on that ground
These commaiees, The msiorilies Of
which we're composed Of The Presidents
political friends. solemniy declared The
plan Of the Secretary al War 10 be the
most .econcmical. democratic, and On.
excepuonable" ever presented 10 the con-
s,deraiion Of Congress. and This opinion
was endorsed by The Presidents official
organ.
Is violation Of the Constitution either
"demoersiic" or constitutional! Should
The President. as an honest man. have
stood by and seen his political friends
lend their counienance TO q scheme
on "the faith Of hIs recomme ndauon,"
without informing them that he believed
the plan TO be Unconstitutional Why
did the President wait until The adjourn.
ment Of Congress before he declared his
opinions ! Instead Of wiring an cleo.
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