The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-07

,eeosemy. iassr &C the psspir. u > 10
.rhen Cnpgress werr obliged % nske
fosn % carry % ths g0sernmeai. veal
OCH lasa. ~ sBrb b Ia1a. dfas on a
.pahlle % pay his ssrTaou o. efR II b.
,sslary .wosld moi delray lhe charge Il b
lhaasshold. would de nol dismiss pr
,li0a &C his servants and bring he exPens
.ss within hes ss.ar,i 0r. if Be sas 4
rich Ssa. lske NJ. Van Barren. uould e
.nai. a. Other Presidents have dune Aiass
him. use his prissle funds 10 support ms
.1nneeessssy hesy a meniaiS ~ 20
Ehsl mnsI sc think of one sho. WIN
these professions on his lips. 'nd possess
ed af vast private lartart, - well .,
Sseeising alsrgs Official iseame. sta time
OF public calamity. buFdeniag The stale
xssh ann Cor ma Gardener. greater Than
.the salsries or large proportion 81 he
Jsdses of the slsiesl Can we bslp
thinking. thar such a msn's prseiee and
his professions are in direei oppasIlion--
,shsi be Is no pa.riol-snd loves The peo-
pie only. for wha, he can get out Of them.
Is that man a republican, who. seeking
BY every species Of inauenrs and Official
eeTsioa, 70 eoupel surrender Of The re-
venue % his eoairoi By The sab-lreasury
bill. II lhe ssus lime requires Of Con-
gress 70 place under his command an az
my Of 100, 900 men--a standing army il
effect. under the name OF mililis--l0O. 900
drafted men. or solunleers 10 be paid and
fed BY The public. aad 10 be always ready
20 control OF oserlse public opinion al
!lhe b.llos.b0xes; or, by concentration Al
particular points. 20 produce majority
lol votes Cor the support &c power.s Ol
such measure. IL is difficult 20 speak in
terms nf alarm or reprohslion too strong.
". Resides is tendency 10 increase the
already ALMOST despoiie SIMILARITY of The
Chief Magistrate. rs ELECTS npan The mo-
rails and happiness Of private life would
be deeply injurious. Think Of large
.pWtian OF The population. wiibdrswn be-
Tween early manhaoI and middle age.
from The usual pursuits Of business. fram
The lies and Affections sad domestic cha
yilies Of life--scrusl0ned 10 The disslpa-
jon ef asmps. the thorough subsefsiency
OF military discipline. and returned inio
society Totally unified Tor ne duties.
What prudent father can think. without
deep anxiety. af such q lr,al Tor his soni
What nsoiher's heart en- bear The image
Of ber son. al the must pe.Ilous lime of
he existence, Withdrawn from the infu-
.sace aud lies. the duties and The gentle
restraints of lhs family circle. and plung-
ed amidst the vices and proilieacy. The
eniieemenIs, the almost rcsistlrss temp
ialioas Of soldiers life. And under such
ssytlem. 10 lev generations. language
Gam. describe he revolving corrupsinns.
fhe social dIsmembermrnt which w0uil
Jsfiliet our country. But if there sere no
.n,hsr objeciioa 10 this measure. than us
enormous expense. surely no friend of
the country could. a, this time. desire is
adoption. II would involve. Al = mode
lairrady Ear exceeding our income) al
Expenditure Of many MILTON. ol dollars
yearly: and whence 10 the money 10 be
.obis'nrd! We are already Issuing our
nnies. because - are unable Ia deiray The
charges af government Out OF The YEARLY
se,rnses. With commeres crippled =
produce deprscialed. and scarce saleable
- any pries--properiy and labor de press-
20, snd the treasury supplied By loans,
surely u 10 mackery. cruel mockery
of the general distress, 10 talk of mes-
sure BY which new expenditure Of NIL.
lions. yearly. 10 to be brought upan an
sl'esdy exhausted and broken country.
Tie that recnnmends il. may have other
IqnsiIli,s. but he ean'lsy 90 claim 10 eco
Inpmy. ~ -
Feilaw-ciIizens. LET us pause and re-.
feci Whaieves | may ihnk Of The
motives and principles Of our rulers. | |
surely do mol attribute their faults 10 the !
great majority Of their supporters. The
macs Of The people in our country are no,
pariisans. aud look upon the general
body Of Mr. Van Buren's supporters a.
friends and brothers. We should desire
I've doubtless all do desire the welfare
Of our country. Though called by differ
ent names. We yet agree in this, that we
all wish well TO our coun,ry-xisb her
insiitnti'sns perpeiusied. not only in form
but IN subsfance-not only with The cir.
eumsssniisls. but with The spirit Of the
constitution. United. then. in this pair,
oiic desire. We should le. no preconceived
opiaions close our eyes against lighI-po
pride Of consistency shut osr ears 10 The
voice Of truth aud reason. Il belongs %
nan. TO err; tie never less than honorable
10 confess. and 10 forsske error; but when
our errors regard The welfare of our
chddren. The perm.Reni god ofour whale |
'oaairy, then ? Passeyeraaee IN then ,
becomes the highest FOLLY and The deepest
suilt. Let me ask. theD. of al. BY what i
'ser party nape dis.inguishe,i--Iei me
Isl %. mol IN the spirit Of reprssch. but I
~ Kind and earnest inquiry. can ibis adj b
'n'nl''raIIon deserve furlher suppor,l For a
sore than leo years. they baye rad charge i
y our aiialrs. AT the Commencement. Of
hat period. we we're prosperous; in the a
'upgii Of . visionary scheme TO make :
very gaee better, they have tried = c
artery ol experiments upon our habits, &
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