The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-06-04

requssi she Enquirer returns tlss reru,,
y wlh publish Mr. Poinsess sehen
nsliher for " love nor money!" WHY
We AK The people srhR lie Eaou;r,
rslasssio publish an OFFICIAL D0cI
mENT.-a document prepared By On
Of ihr Presidents esbinst eognriliors-
ons Of his official 3lsisers--a brsneh I,
{" he Enif." ssehf tongue Of uhieh
supposed 70 Be. sfd jussly 80. the orpaI
o. Communicating 10 he people lls rssuI
Of iss joint conelusionsl Though III
scheme comes before The public IS
Recommendation OF the Secretary AZ War
a - cabinet measMe--hasiue. wi,hau
question. and neither che Globe nor "a,
Enquirsr iciH deny IL. received me sane
hon Of The President before Il vas com,
muniesiesl 10 congress. or published n,
.'le Information olihe people. This would
have been just inference from Gen
Jseksoa's celebrated doctrine OF the
"uniiy" oflhe cabinet. even iflhsre xers
no other evidence OF The Presidenfs so.
pro'al Of The scheme 10 existence. 70,
who believes thaIs member af the cabinet,
IN habits Of daily and confidential inter.
enarse with the President, would have
dared 20 recommend ofiieislly TO Con.
gftss plan of such vide scope, Of such
momensoos Import. involving such odious
principles, and Gbauxiaus % such vital
and oserwhelming objections. wilhos,
submitting IL 10 the President Cor his
approval OF rfjeelioni Who is stupid
enough 10 believe. thar, IL MIR. Poipset.
had assumed this fearful responsibility,
be would have remained member or lie
cabinet one hour after the disclosure Of
has arrogant assumptionl Is not his re-
leniion IN ofire conclusive proof that his
plan, even Il Il be Of bis own desisine.
received ths sanction OF Mr.. Van Hurenl
Is not The forbesrance exercised towards
Me. Poinsei. BY Tie Globe and Enquirer.
"a ioibesranre utterly irreconeieable
with the assumption that he alone is
responsible for This bold allemp, 10 . con-
serl The whole country into one gres,
camp. and 20 reduce slmos, every ming
under martial lsw."-coucIusive evidence
that these papers know that an assault up
on him would strike a higher personagel
The attempt 90 relieve Mr. Van Buren,
ifom'ihe responsibility OF this measure is
. ridiculous as il will prove 10 be futile.
II i true that The bin. embodyinr ihs de-
tails OF this grand military scheme, was
not published Until some weeks afIer The
report Of The Secretary Of War appeared.
in which abe idea Of a-asA@a-s,.~~i.
ilaI oIIicer.-and il is equally true thai
he Presidents approval was in terms
confined 90 The report. But We raised
he alarm upon ,he report itself. which
he President did approve. and before
he Details OF the plan were presented 10
he public. Those details. 10 reference
o which we are de6ed 10 show any
evidence Of the Presidents approval. do
,oi change the character Of the scheme
iself, though they render }. more OBJ
ioxious 10 many respects. by more clear
y unmaskine its despo,ic and oppressive
principles and tendencies. |, cannot be
doubted that. when Mr.. Poinsel, submit
ed his report (which, be il observed. Is
made 10 Toe President, and by him COM
municaled 20 Congress-. he had already
framed his bill. in accordance herewith.
and submitted that TO the President ike
wise: for. in that report, he says. after
a, the outlines Of his gigantic
conception. "the details bad better be
Jeff subject to regula,ion-a plan Of
lrkiek I AM PREPARED TO submit 10
you" Thus il seem that MIR. Poinseii.
when he made his report 10 the Presi-
dent, had his bin ready. And is il pro-
bsble that The President, in transmitting
hat report 10 Congress, would have said
-"I cannot recommend TOO strongly"
mark the emphasis Of the language 40
your consideration THE PLAN submit
led by thai officer (Mr. Poinsei) for the
of The militia Of The Unit
ed Slaies."s if he had not seen " the
plan," which Mr.. Poinset, said he was
10 Submit" TO him! The
supposilion is monsirous and incredible
and in truth. il subjects Mr.. Van Buren,
10 a reproach still severer than would
follow The contrary assumption--since il
places him in the unenviable attitude OF
.s,rongly recommending" a "plan." OF
the character OF which he was profound
ly ignorant! With just as much pro-
priely might il be conteaded that the
Presiden, does no, approve .oi the SUBJ
Treasury. because he only strongly re-
commended that system. without know
ing hat nigh, afterwards be The details
Of The bill suggested by his Secretary OF
the Treasury
But The President did "s,rongly re-
commend some,hing-,hat cannot be
denieh What was il! He himself tells
us that il was .'ihe plan" submitted by
Mr.. Poinseu. We will then look beyond
The Bill. and 90 back 10 The report. which
it is admitted tina. the President had
seen. read and approved. Wha. is the
plan, as embodied in the reporis Here
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