The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-17

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NO mortal nan IN the Senate ever dream
e. o. proposing such IN assumption.
That proposition vas brought in By the
Senator IN the most unprosoked and van
Ton msnnfr- The General Government
onghi not 20 assume the payment Of these
debts! The very proposition carried n
dieule on ia face. There vas . bank
rupt gosernment with . paper circulation.
busiiy engaged in denouneing that eireu-
laiion and crying ous for specie, declaring
that y ongh not 70 pay The state debts.
and that TOO 81 . time when The states
we're embarrassed and trying 10 fnd out
means 20 pay the interest on their loans
for works Of internal improvement. works
which Gen. Jackson's administration had
promoted. The government. in fact. pro-
claimed 10 all Europe. that these state
debts were 90 bad that IL would be inn
prudent 20 meddle with them. OF the
report masking this declaration there were
10000 copies printed. and sll 10 prove
The ProPriety Of moi doing that which no
one had ever proposed 10 do.
This report was prepared by fellow
citizen Of yours. With him have serv-
ed long time in public life. and ! had
hoped 10 meet him on my arrival here,
but when ! asked after Mr.. Grundy,
they told me he was in Eastern rennes
see making speeches in support Of Me-.
Van Buren,. Whail-al his old rOeaiion
defending criminals Immense cheer
ing and laughter. There 10 one differ
ence, howeser, between bis present posi-
lion and his accustomed practice. He is
now defending state criminals before The
grand Inquest Of the country. and not
before a packed jury. and my life on il,
he will hear such verdict as he has ne
yer heard before in the tribunals Of au-
ihoriiy. CShouls Of spplsuse.1
But the party in power are friends OF
Stale Rights! are theyl Does that odious
loslhsome theme, the sub-lreasury pro-
ject, prove il! You know the merits OF
that measure.-l will not discuss it-but
! tell you, the Presidential party stocked
The cards twice upon Us in the Senate in
the matter Of this bill. and once in the
House Of Representatives. TRoars Of
laughter. Yes, they marked them be.
fore they dealt them. If Senators had
been faithful TO the will Of their cons,ilu.
enis. and the Senate had been full, tina,
bill never could have passed. l, was has
tened through the Senate in January
last, despite OF entrealies 10 wait ill the
Chamber was full. 10 wait ill the entry
Of the only Senator from New York re.
presenting the constituency Of that stasel
But how was it carried in The lower
House! Az the beginning OF The session
y was determined " procure maloTi
~ IN furcs " tHrougn. fnu SUBMISSION OF
the five New Jersey claimants 10 seats on
the floor Of The House became necessary,
and the measure was resolved upon
Was there any love OF State Rights dis
played upon this occasion! Tho rightful
possessors Of their places. the FIVE Wing
Representatives. appeared before the
House with credentials Of the highes.
known credit. No Representative eth
er from Tennessee or Kentucky could
appear with higher claims, ye, these five
claimants were rejected by the absence
Of one member. detained by Sickness
The subjec, was referred to committee.
II would take a whole day TO discuss the
principles on which that Committee act
ed. lf any Wing has looked into the
matter, he has doubtless found that alien
age has been no bar TO the admission Of
Administration votes, while il was made
to exclude Wing votes; that minority
does not disqualify an administration vo'
ter. while il prevents Wing from exer-
cising the right OF suffrage. In truth
there was no rule adopted by the Com
mittee save that which went to secure to
the FIVE administration claimants their
seats.
These are no, the only instances which
prove the insincerisy Of the professions
made by the ruling party in favor Of State
Rights. There was an occasion. during
the pas, session, on which they could have
pu, beyond doub, their devotion to State
Righ.s-,he passage Of the Bankrupt Bill.
But while that measure was before the
Sana,e. they introduced into il PROPOSE
ton to subject to its operations all the
banks Of the states furnishing paper cir
eulston. The efTec. Of this proposition
was to withdraw from the jurisdiction Of
the states and consign to the General
Government the power over 900 state
banks, over 500 millions Of dollars OF pro.
perry, over several Of the great state
works now in train Of prosecution by
means of charters or state credit!
] feel, fellow citizens. ,hasmy strength
will no, Justify my going further into the
description Of professed friendship but
real enmity to State Rights on the part
of the Presidential party; so that, with
your leave. | will hasten 10 another part
Of my subject.
The Executive party claims to be the
exclusive democrats Of the county,
All who do not belong 10 their ranks are
either feleralists or tories. Or all ihel
usurpa,ions there is none more flagran
than this usurpa,ion Of The name OF de
morracv Democracy, as | understsnt