The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-28


bad NOS departed from his old political
creed; which sas formerly IN suara &c.
eordsnre silh lhs geallrmsn from Edge.
eo@be. sho j. kno.n % Be construction.
ally opposed 70 Bank ol he unilrd
States:
COPY.
Willie p. Msnsnm says. that he never
Eoasd Tor bank IN his life. neilhsr slsle
nor federal. He further ssys. that be
never voted 10 spproprisle cent in his
life in favor Of inlsinsl Improvements by
The gsneral govsrnneni. without The dis-
irici OF Columbia. He lursher says. that
he never voted 10 favor Of tariff Of pro.
iseli0n. but did and said every Thing in
his poser 10 defeat essry msasnrs Of that
description. He further says. that he
has unIlnrmly voted in favor u economical
appropriations. and has strongly disap-
proved Of tho increase Of expenditures 20
up~srds Of s3s. 900. 900 AZ one or two
Yeas, and lhs general increase ~ al
'unss for The lasl 4 or 5 years by the
general government. That he PROCESSES.
and hopes that he has acted uniformly
upon The prinsipies Of strict construction
Of % and 80. snd thai he hsssnsyer con-
senisd % be harnesssd by any party. so
a. 10 dssiste from The above pTineIplss
And he dsfiss any documentary proof in
contradiction Of any Of The essential prinei-
ples contained in The above. ME-. Man.
gun further says. thai he 10 decidedly
opposed 20 the present administration,
believing that the head Of The goysrnmenl
and many ofhis fricads. have violated the
most. if mol all Of the essential principles
combined in the above.
In presence Of. Csigned.
LOUIS ID. WILSON,
w. A. BL0UNT.
Dear SIR The foregoing 10 copy OF
the political statements Of ihe Hon. Willie
P. Msnsum, sommiiledio writing By me.
a. his rsquesi. during The session Of the
legislature. in 1888, furnished al your
request. aud Which am authorized 10 do
BY him.
Respectfully, DC.
LOUIS ID. WILSON.
To lion. WIN. b. Shepard.
During The same session of Congress.
another question arose. which has much
divided the people Of The United States.
] mean the division ofihs proceeds Of The
sale Of ths public lands, sceotding 10 The
provisions Of Me-. clsy's eelsbrsled land
bill. As The origin and history OF the
bill is but impsrlec,ly known to many
sensshrs, oil siale Whist xss generally
said oi the matter IN Washington. al The
time. u.
There has always been strong party
in Congress. composed principally vf
members from the new states, who are
dssirous Of having the public larLs eedsd
10 those slsiss. Some Of them have gone
30 far. as 70 claim them as matter Of
right. In 1882. a resolution as,inuodue.
ed into the Senate, inquIring into the
sxpediency Of such a esssion. The 70.
solution, contrary TO all parliamentary
precedent, was referred 10 The commiuee
on manufactures, although there was a
s.andins committee on the public lands,
whose special duty Il was 10 attend 10
such matters.
Mr.. Clsy was, however. chairman Of
The committee on manufactures, and some
uncharrisble people in Washington sup
posed. that as he was thought Of for
President. the design Of his enemies in
making such . reference was. that IL hs
reported in favor Of giving the lands to
the new states, he would ruin his pros
poets in the old. and Il against il. he
would ruin himself in the new ststes.
Mr.. Clay, however, to the dismay Of
his political foes, siesing the subject az
a great statesman. anxious alone to render
full aud impartial justice to every portion
Of thecouniry. reported back TO the Senate
that celebrated bill, which met at once
with the appreciation OF every fair mind.
even among his political opponents. And
sir. il 10 q remarka able fact, that such was
,hs power Of truth upon that occasion.
tina. The bill passed by considerable
majority, although the Senate was polui
caIly opposed TO him. How did Mr.. |
NJ angum vote on This bill! He voted
against il, as usual. with Benton and
Hayne. The bill came down 10 the
House Of Representatives. aud | voted
for it, along with very few southern mem.
bers. Il however failedto become law.
| have always regarded the loss of this
bill, as The greatest misfortune which has
befallen North Carolina. since the revolu.
ZION. Had that bill passed. We would. as
a state, have received up to this period.
more than $4,000, 900. and escaped the
long train Of evils which have followed
in The wake Of that disaster.
The federal government would have
had no surplus revenue TO feed It's cor
rup,ion; there would have been no specie
or distribution bill, enabling o.
cunning secretary to throw confusion into
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