The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-09-10

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= ne 0eeAsioa 81 lhia nols. ID uh0 heard
ne saa testify. Am0hg The sgkjssss
shieh ] discussed Mas that az ths deFs
aefsey 10 public sirlue, and espeeislly
ahe dslinq1sney snd in6deIisy ID public
officers. of uhieh xilhin he lssl fsv
ysss nc have had sueh lsmsnlsbls proof.
u sssigaing causes for lhis deplatahls
state Of lhinss. ! sIaled. 20 among lhsu,
Ihe subsersi0n d the rule laid down by
Nc. JeGsrsan. al honesty. capacity, and
fidelity . The Consultation, and ne sub-
siiiulion for 4 n one founded On devotion
and sBbsersieney pot 20 The eaonuy. bul
10 me chief Of q party: that persons
sppointed 10 ofirs 200 often considered
themselves - bang only pun in possession
81 their lsfisImsIs shsre of The spoils oI
victory. instead Of feeling bound b. he
obligations of sacred fusi eonhded lar
ihe benehi Of lhs people. In Tespeet 10
defs1ltrrs, refeued 10 me case Of Mr..
Livingston. nf whose sttsinments 40 q
jnfisi. not more consistent silh truth
Than my irelings. ! spoke IN the highest
terms. He wss one Of the eafliesl and
one Of ihe aresiesi deiznliers. Ills case
occurred under Sic. yrfIerson's admins
irsiion. The records both Of The Eneen
i've and Judieisl Departments established
his drfsult. He stmsined . defsuller
shoni quarter ola century, if not more.
How he finally liquidsird ihe balance
sgsinsl him and when. do not eer.ainly
know, bot believe IL wss by property.
and under The first Term Of General Jack.
son. But whenever and hoseser Il ~ss.
isrdy payment or eomposifiun Of The
debt could rot, and did not. expunge the
FAC, Of hIs original default.
| In arguing from cause 10 effect. I con
tended that the appointment of Mr.. I.is.
ingsion vas pernisious precedent: thai
q VAS . yiriual proolamaiIon 10 I'll xho
we're or nigh, be delsuliers. that Their
infideliiy in public trust constituted nO
insnperable barrier TO promotion 10 one
of the highest Offices In The Government
did not attribute 10 Gen. Jackson ,
knowledge OF The defsuli. I vent ever
50 far as 10 say that he might not have
reflected upon the consequences Of ihs
appointment el an individual 90 situated
] must now ssy that. until Gen. yscksor
Otherwise asserts. | am constrained q
believe ihst he could not have been ignor
an, Of fscs so conspicuous in The fnnali
OF our country as that Of The default o
, Edward Liviags,on. Eco. as Attorney o
the United States in the Disuici of New
York, during The administration Of MIR
Jefferson. 70 The smount OF about 800.
900. .
IL was in the train of the same though
and argumen, thar sddueed the sppoin,
mens OF Mr.. 3. Swar,wout 10 The offic,
Of Collector Of The mos, important pori Il
the United States. az one OF most unior
tuaase and injurious example. Ills par
iicipation in the schemes OF Col. Dur
was Tact Of such universal notorieiy ihs
] supposed, and yei suppose. iha, NJ
nan the leas. conversant with the hisior,
81 the country could be Ignorant Of il
But !, VAS mol upon Gen. Jackson
knowledge Of that fact. IL was upon Oh
fact Itself that 1 dwelt.
IL is nov said that the appointment {
Mr.. Swartwout wss recommended by eli,
gems Of New York. know nothing Q
: these recommendations. Whether The,
we're csuse az effect; whether they wer
gotten up TO produce or TO gisseolor an
cover TO the appointment. previousl
determined 10 be made. their secret his
ttnry only could disclose. The appoint
meni occssioned general surprise anon
the friends and foes Of The administrator
., the time. and The sequsl demonstrate
how unwise IL was.
These topies Of my address 10 III
Convention on Monday last have bee
selected By Gen. jackson for commen
! and animadversion. He was no. presen
on the occasion. lie has made no az
plication TO me for q correct accoun, q
what I actually ssid; but has been con
tented TO rely upon &" being informed.
by whom, with what motives. and wit
, wha, objects, 7 have no means OF con
!. je:turing. Whether his informer ma!
not be some friend of Me-. Van Buren,
: who. 10 the present desperate state q
/, his political fortunes. wishes to bring III
: General into the field and turn the nd
Of just indignation on the part OF III
People from the Generals protege. ,h
; exhibition of his name only would ca
: able The public To decide.
. With regard to the insiuuasions an
gross epi,hets contained in General Jack
son's note. alike impo.en,, malesolen
!, and derogatory from the dignity oil ma
! who has filled the highes, Office in il'
Universe. respect for the public and e
myself allow me only 10 say that. llk
other similar missiles, they have ialle
harmless a, my feet. exciting no o'hs
sensation than that Of scorn and col
= tempt.
|" II. CLAY.
(, Nashville, Aug. 30. 1910.
CEN lACKSUN. AGAIN.