The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-03-26

4 nov heard ,hEaueh he whole lstga sod
breadth Of our e0unlTy. WhilSi g as'
plors = state &C things Whieh -ut hare
done every Ihiag in our paHsr q fzftnl,
Il his . suhjteI d qualification % Pfsfiss
that il has Il length reused. n y, lsss
higoiled adherenls nf their party. sspiril
&c inquiry into lLe causes and lie sallofs
OF 50 much evil.
We ask onee more, a. sBrh 4 tsse 80
are in . condition 10 hear reaseat 70 60
. ilh Us back 10 Ihe Teealleelinn oibelifr
DAYS. and trace our history up 70 is pre-
sent time. hat we may diseoye Mia,
have been The esnses. aud aho te su-
Ihnrs. Of al his mischief.
For The 6rsl lary years Of our rsionsl
rxi.lsnrr. The gosernmeni was aslainls.
lersd BY profuSad statesmen and dsaled
and dlsinIsFeslrd pssrinls. Dnrin. thai
perinh. country 20 prosperous 80 hap
py - nnr oRn. one that moved 81 With
50 successful Development IL j vast
resources. The world has never seen.
No cloud dsrkenee aur horizon G more
than brief period ai iime. and Ihs irom
causes that M foresight could AVID. and
af > raiure 10 which every peoplk mnsI
be subject. hBweser wisely rs aSsrn.
menI NAV be administered.
The blessings &c prosperity an hap
piaess we're sourhssfed - u Ihrogh ~
This space Of line. until the rearle IN an
evil hnuF. with hearts OveIfiauin. aidI
gratitude 20 The founders OF nur nsii.u-
inns. we're csjoled inio the brlif that
they would ind in Gen. Jackson Sc
eond Washington" and placed hia allhe
head Of The government. without d. pos.
sessirg single qualification for ID safe
administration.
Had Gen. Jackson been wisel' dis
lrusisul Of his own capacity. he Snuld
have frnnd in The exampls nf his ilns,ri-
nus predecessors The chart OF safety lie
had but 10 throw himself on tie wave
lhat was carrying the whole counry or
10 its proud and enviabie destiny. md all /
would hare been well. but the ifirmi.
Iies Of his character prevailed oar The
dictates ofTesson. With daring c,,,rage.
indeed. but yei with presumption shlrh
ignorance alone could excuse, n an.
'rnachrd The must delicate and .ilalnfln.
iples - the science 81 gosernmru, and
eierminrd to REFORM them. lhonen he
'Is,lnm OF nations had declared Them
pod, and the experiences Of ages had pro.
ounced them stuied. lie loak held Of
Ie currency aud the inanees of ll,e soun. !,
Y, and. IN ihe absence Of both infaTma.
IN and experience on The snhieci, re.
lived to change them from their settled
nndslions. And this purpose he &C.
'mpllshrd. IN violation of The sancu,y !
The constitution. and in disregard of
W. Without fsliering step he pursu.
! his determination. which hss been Of
much mischief The prolific source.
he warning of wise counsel. The reman
RANGES Of friends, and the predictions Of
vi. only made his resolves the more in
rxible. aud his means Of accomplishing
lcm the more desperate.
Thus was laid the foundation nf al The
s y Aiise ss-carm--SsrstssyYs-S.-vy I
following in the fnn,sieps Of HE illus.
ions predecessor" has cnnsumms,el
le work Of mischief end ruin.
From the beginning Of Gen. Jackson.s
iusade against the currency, the finsn.
., and ilye institutions upoa which ,hrir
lecessful management, essentially de.
ended. must be dated the downfall of
DC n,iional prosperity and happiness.
cd. Il The wit Of mankind had been tar.
10 work out scheme Of the quickest
~ most successful RUN. none could ha,e
zen devised more fatal sni efTieirn. Than !
Of whose success Gen. Iackson's fld :
rers made him believe was Ia crown 4
lame with unfading glory, I've have a
i TO cast our eyes over our continent. a
d we behold in al directions The sad 9
Of desperate and fatal NAL. h
Of public affairs. Our
that once ios,ed ~, every sea "a
dwindled down To mere remnant. !.
" manufactures. that erewhile were en-. 8;
ened with The busy movements of in.
slry and profit. are lingering ou, an M. i,
'hta6'e existence. Our agriculture. e,
i, .nnlH lately, was rewarded will ! i.
b return, seek. 10 vain Cor = market 3,
e interpal Improvements. that recently (.
etched oui their thousand arms 10 en-.
zee The Union 10 one bond Of irI!ow. 81
P and intercourse, are abandoned, and va
ny millions Of DE cos, are aires.Ix los, re-
the country 10 consequence. The II,
lam Of capital that was flowing III from of
eapac:'us reservoir in The old World so
'eek employment 10 The enterprise pf
new. i wholly cut OF. Our credit. or,
once stool with proud respecllin all a !
maris OF The world, is now dlsLonor ca,
Dur enterprise. that was wSnI 10 ~
lore every avenue for profit, is striek. vol
down IN hopeless despair. L.bor. rec
brought us return Of hspplness and TO
Hort Ia tens Of thousands of faAilies. all,
~anders about 10 rags beggins cor lini
't"yment The exchanges od Our del
n'ry, which. ten years aga, srd,d 4, unc
Than one per cent. between lie ex- vol
lss oil the Union, are nov raIginp. ais,
reen places only a hu.,dred i ,..., Fl.