The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-03-19

Of The government, u bis o
pleasure. without any rule or II
iar; and finally. The daring sila
BY his friends IN The parIralous doctrines
nf Mr.. Walls repori. On lhe slsal prineipGe
II representative eossrnmeni-ihe ffee-
dom oi eleeiions. On This last 0erssfon.
| characterized The general policy II The
administration BY what seemed % me 70
be its leading features. and declared my
conviction that on MI lie great questions
~ Trspret flr tie rights ~ the sisies.--
Limitation nj exrruiise pairnnsge.--eco-
nomy in the public rxPsase.--ihe indie
pendenee u the legislative deparimerL--
acquiescence in The derisians Of The ma
jnrily.-and sacred regard 70 lie right
81 election. The memorable land maaks
Of republlcsnism laid down BY Mr.. Jefffr-
son) .--i, had = ideiy departed from every
principle held snd acknowledged BY true
republicans. lis. moreover. well known
that, 81 the last session nf Congress.
opposed. 10 the best II NV ability. ano,her
fsvoriie measure OF The administrations
commonly called the gradnaiian blll.--for
slriusily giving away 10 cerisin favored
states, that . common fund" Of The public
lands, derived in great psri from che
muni6crnee u Virginia, and in The benefit
Of which she expressly reserved her
equal right 10 participate. How idle
then. the suggestion recently invented.
that either mystlf, o. the conservatives in
general. whose opinions and destiny IL IS
alike my pride 10 share. have differed
from the administration on bui single
question.
Let Us now inquire whether The Presi-
dent hes changed his policy or practice on
any Of these highly important questions
on which We have differed with him.
Some Of his noisy parlixans have claim.
ed FOR him grca. credit for The lavish pro.
LESSONS 81 economy lie makes In his late
message 20 Congress. But shsihas been
The practice, which ws are much more
interested in knowing than ihs empty
precrp,siof his administration! Accord.
ing to his own statement, The public ex-
peniitnre during the year 1897. the FIRST
oil his presidency, amounted 10 !. The sum
OF thirty three millions Of dollars"--Gur.
ing The year 1888. he says this amount
- vac some vi a, reduced. r-and for fhe
y--s Hcss. ne InIhgs ihaf the public ex-
pendi,ure " will not in all probability
have rxcerded twenty six millions ar dol
lars'a But this sum of twenty sir mil.
lions OF dollars happens 10 be JUS. The
double oi The public expenditure under
the administration Of Mr.. John @. Adams.
which most Of Us thought was 80 enor.
nous aud unjus,i6able as 10 meri, the
displessure aud rebuke Of The people.
What, however. are we To think Of the
Presidents promise oe - continued re-
duciIon" ol The public expense. when We
Ind on The very same page OF his mes.
sage, The most earnest recommendation
By him to The favorable consideration Of
Congress; Of plan Of The Secretary Of
War Tor recruiting ,nilaia army offro
hundred thousand men. one hall To be in
" active Service" the other half 10 form
" reserve;"-the term Of service IN he
eight years.-,he troops To be armed,
equipped and paid by the United States,
" according 10 rsse Of compensation 10
be fixed by law" bu, in other respects 10
be under the " regulation" of The war
department! The annual cost OF such n
tmce, according 10 any conception | can
form OF the Seeretsry's plan under out
lines he has given Of il. cuuld no. fail to
add many millionsl 10 The public bur-
'hens. Inow speak only Of The question
OF expense; hu, in other aspects, this
most extraordinary project. empha,ically
endorsed as IL is by the President, for,
in his message 10 Congress, he says, ~
canno. recommend il TOO strongly 10 your
consideration" deserves the most serious
reflection Of every friend of the public
liberty. a~ ..'s-..
Is not this militia force. as the Seere-
tary chooses 10 call il, or the one half of
IL al least. which is 10 be d" in active SER
vice." recrnHed for eight years." sta.
toned wherever the Secretary of war
shall direct-"srmed aud paid" by The
United States. to all in,ents and purpus.
es, standing army. and denomins sed a
militia force, only TO avoid the ins,inc,ivs
jealousies which the name Of standing
army call up in the mind of every free
man. Can such a foree be called miiitia
in the sense of the Virginia bill OF rights,
which declares .ha. "a we'll regulated mi-
lila. composed Of The body offhe people,
trained 10 arms. is the proper, natural
and safe defence Of free state." or in
the sense of The constitution of The Uni
ted States. which au,hor,sss Congress .so
provide for calling forth The militia 10 er-
eeufe the ia,cs Of the Union. suppress in
surrections. and rpel inuasions." IL
there at this moment. instructions, in
vasIon. or resistance 10 the laws Of The
union. which would Justify calling forth
the miliiiG into I" actual service!" or if
there we're, would ]. Justify embodyipg
them as " recruits" for eight years term
OF sersices No such constitutional ex-
Qency exists or ID alleged: and can view