The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-24

sdminislraiion. which. In the fulI fresh
ness Of lis oath ~ Office. declared that
one Of iu lssding objects should Be 10 &C.
complish thar issk Of reform. which par
iicnlsriy required lhe correction 81 hose
abuses. which brooghs ghs patronage Of
ihe federal government into condiel with
The freedom Of election.
IN the teeth Of tlis solemn assurances.
il has bern proved shsa he United Safes
officers have been assessed. in sums bear.
ing proportion 70 the whole amount they
receive from lhe Treasury. Tor The pur-
pose Of supporting their psriizsns even in
state and municipal elections. What
ever, In short, hss been most professed.
has been least praelised; and il s.fms 70
have been taken for granted that The Ame.
riean people would be satisfied with pre-
ienee. and full-lonsd assurance OF palri-
olic purpose. The history Of The Iasi
twelve years has been bit The history OF
broken promises and disappointed hopes.
Al every successive period OF this hisio.
~, an enchanting. rose-colored luturily
has been sptead out before the people, 7
especially 10 regard 10 the great concerns
Of revenue, finance and currency. But
these colors have faded ss the object has
been approached. Prospects Of album
dsntr revenue has resulted in the necessi-
" Of borrowing, The brilliant hopes Of q
better currency end in general derange-
ment. sisgnslion and distress; and phile
The whole country 10 reused 10 an unpre-
eedenled excitement by the pressure Of
the times. every State paper from the Ca
binel al Washington comes forth frsught
with congratulations on that happy slate
OF things. which the wise policy Of the
administration is alleged 10 have brought
about! Judged by the tone Of these pa
psrs. every presen, movement Of The peo-
pie is quite unreasonable; and ell attempts
a. change, only so many ungrateful re-
turns for the wise and successful sdmi-
nisira,ion Of public sffairsl
/ There is YET another subject Of COM
plant 10 which we feel bound 10 advert,
by our veners.iou for the illusirious dead,
by our respect Tor truth. by our love for
the honor Of our country. and by our own
wounded pride as American cilizens.
We feel that the country has been disho-
nored. and we desire 10 free ourselves
from all imputaiion OF acquiescence in The
parricidal act. The late President, in a
\ communication 10 Congress. more than
in,ima,es, that some Of the earliest and
most important measures Of Washing
tons administration. were the offspring
Of personal motives and private interests.
Ills successor has repeated and extended
this sccusaiion. and given 10 Ii, we are
compelled 10 say. greater degree Of Of
\ an an American heart in his bosom, can en-
dure this without feeling The deepest hui
initiation as well as The utmost scorn.
The fame Of Washington, and his imme.
diate associates. is one Of the richest lrea-
sures Of the country. His 10 thai name
i which an American may utter with pride
, in every part Of the world. and which,
wherever uttered, is shouted To the skies
BY The voices OF oil true lovers OF human
liberty. Imputations which ssssil bis
measures 80 rudely, while they are abo-
minablc violations Of the truth Of history,
are an insul, 10 the country. aDd an Of
fence against abe moral sentiments Of ci-
vilixed mankind. Miserable. miserable,
indeed, must be tina. cause which cannot
supper, its party predominance, its ruin
Gus schemes and senseless experiments,
|. without thus attempting TO poison The
fountains of truth, and TO prove the go-
|, vernment OF our country ,lisgraeefully
corrupt, even in It's very cradle. Our
hearts would sink within Us, if we be-
lieyed tha, such an effort could succeed;
but they must be impotent. Neither the
, recent, nor the present President, was
born TO cast shade on the character of
Washington OF his associates. The des-
tiny Of both has been, rather. to illustrate
. by contrast, that wisdom and those yir-
tues which they have not initiated, and to
hnri blows, which the atiectionate vene-
) ration Of American citizens and the gene.
: raj Justice OF the civilized world, will rem.
, der harmless to others, and powerful on
r ly in their recoil upon themselves. II
) this language be strong. so also is that
, feeling Of indignation which has suggest
ed il; and on an occasion like this, We
could no, leave this consecrated spot,
without the consciousness Of having omit
ted an indispensable duty. had we no,
, thus given ut,ersnce TO the fullness Of our
, hearts, and marked with our severest re.
} buke. and most thorough scorn, labor
4 ed effort to fx deep and enduring stain
+. on the early history Of the government.
Finally, on this spot, the fame Of which
. began with our liberty. and can only end
: with il, in The presence Of these multi
! iudes, OF the whole country, and OF the
|, world. ne declare our conscientious con-
/, yic,ions, that the present Administration
I has proved itself incspsble of conducting
n the public affairs Of the nation in such
d manner as shall preserve the constitution,
J. maintain the public liberty. aud secure
!, general prosperity. We declare with the
IL utmost sincerity. that we believe its main
q purpose 10 have been, to continue lis own
!, power, influence. and popularity; tina,
q 10 this end. j. has abandoned indispensa.