The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-28

fears 10 The insrodoesim A. he pplisicf of|
The Union Of the <ysidn 81 shs Away
Regency. ; system c~s,4en<ed imm<As-
sieiy sfisr the closf efihe Rrsoin1on. bs
Aaron Barr. and ~ ~ks<h Mr. Van BE-
rem 10 The sekno~l<J d l<sd. The f,sst
characteristics Of hat fyeir = Is ss govern
mra by addressing Ne lo~esl az thsir
selhsh passions. ihe loss Of money and
Of office. The sane sy,trm opoa y hieh
Sir ksbrn WaIpaie tr.fiitrd with snrh
corrupnng influences opsn Eugii~h mor<is.
and With such fatal ef<ep upon Eagli-h
liberty. Iffsr no etlxr reason. wnsld
nos sanction. by se-~Ifelion. she inl]a-
enees which brooght tif Van Bssen into
poser; no fair man WI aeny thai be vas
bfessh, inia oiiee b she oseFpo~~nns
infuenee af Gen. Jzekeen The first ssrp
in The decline ai aIgftes republics has been
The n"minsiion b. The executive head Of
government Of his successor. u 10 Gu
r,uus fact. ard will h. - regarded here
after. that man sho1Id have attained shs
Pfesideuc. without having associated hs
name with one single i'm parlsns perod ~
measure IN the history Of bis country
II the most prolix and minute historian
we're 10 write the history Of This country
previous 10 Me-. Vaa BsFen's election,
there is no single point in that history with
which he would find occasion or excuse
Tor connecting his name. regard ss The
very greatest danger Of The times in wheh
We live. greater even ihao The sncroscii-
menn Of The Federal On he state Gov.
ernlnents. the alarming tendency 10 The
accumulation in the Federal executive. oil
all The posers Of the co ordinate depart
ment OF the Federal Government. We
have seen Mr.. Van Buren, persissing in
pressing upon The country his financial
schemes sfier repeated decisions OF The
people against them. 10 defiance OF sheir
circumstances and in disregard III theiI
gres, and universal suiIrfings. We have
seen him urging these schemes by all Ms
vast patronage and power with winch hs
is invested. and receiving The aid Of ,hoss
who have denounced thess measures q
destructive Of the best interests Of me
country. What differences there bet~eeI
an acknowledged do .paIism. where The "
ecu,ivs makes The laws. aud such stsl,
Of things rs this. where he mskes sh'
laws Though The sgeney Al oihess. man,
Of ~hom are shemsslsss opposed 10 hes
llawsi
There is one ground Of sbjeeiion 3
Mr. Yam Boren ~hirh voaId forbid me j
vote Tor him IL ] approved ms inca
sures- (which ] do moi; and if | had con
6denre in his professions, which ] hsv'
nos l allade TO the ierocious var whirl
he has been waging. and which IL 70 cleo
ted. he will carry on with increased ca
ergy. upon the currency. commerce.. an
credit Of the country. Never has ih
world known people As prosperous an
as happy. as ours when he came I'M,
power; never has any people sndere
more severe trials since. II has been on
unbroken series ofsufIering. disaster, an
misery. do most sincerely believe ih'
nothing can restore prosperity 20 III
country bu, taking power from his hand
nothing else will restore public conf
dence, aud confidence is all that is no,
y sniing. |, 10 true that many Of III
causes Of embarrassment existed beior
The las, election; we should have sufIeI
ed somewhat. but thai the troubles an
embarrassments Of The country have bee
infinitely aggravated by his measures.
do no, doubt. We have had other per-
ODDS of dersnsed currency. but they hsv
passed speedily away. Why has hi
been so prouacted and severei For n
other reason than that the whole p"ws
of the Government has been exer,ed
the destruction instead of to the suslsi,
ing Of credit and confidence. |, is sci
that Mr.. Van Buren, has come TO o,
principles. He saws not. But that b
is carrying out his own principles. thos
of his llius,rinus predecessor, in Wins
foo,s'eps, with much morr Of policy ,hs
af dignity, he was pledged to follow.-
llas he come 10 our principles, our Sta
Rights principles It's not 10 be den
ed tina, he makes an annual professiu
Of some of these principles; so did b
Proclama,ion and Force Bill predecesso
. / do no, look to his professions; VIII
has been his practice? ] propose TO E,
anime that. and to contrast The opinio,
. of his competitor with his, on every Of
loi these points, First. as TO the tariff
Gen. Harrison regards The compromi,
of 1882 as Of the highest obligation. AZ
lis disposed 10 adhere 10 IL; and if mo-
revenue 10 required, no, TO increase d
duties on protected articles, bu, TO ia
: pose duties on those articles which a
now duty free: such articles a. The pc
} pie Of the north use and do not msn
iacture. and as 10 which, the exemptis
] from duties 10 more beneficial 10 the
} than to Us.
Il VIVA, are the opinions Of Mr.. Vi
, Buren, on this subject! No one know
> I say no one knows what are The prese
: opinion, Of Mr.. Van Buren,. We ,
!. know what his pas. opinions are; ih
: he voted for The bill Of denominations. d
n tariff OF 1928; and Ina. he boosted Al 4
!. bany IN HE return from Washington,