The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-14


Belase ne had gel ssrm IN cor sesss--,
before gentlemen from The tissras see
iioLs 81 dc stale could haze N aPpor'u
mtg IL teromiig srqnainied with sarh
other. aud d exchanging siews---si.s
third night 81 The session. majority 81
Ihe legislature were snmmnned % Gao.
eos. 10 decide who shnuid be senas0rs.--
Upon msrling. ) proposition wss presen
led requiring each msnJo pledge himself
10 vote ia the legislature Tor the indisidu-
81 who might procure lie largess vote
upon balla:ing in caucus. We o. The
gas, asked Tor delay. Cor time 70 think Up.
IN 90 impnrlan, maiier. We ssked.
tshy his indecent llassrl We asked lhal
&he legislature might decide HE naisr
unbiased. Our requests were oil Tefus-
ed; and The alternative was presented 81
separating from our pnlnieal friends. Or
plunging hesdlcns into an abyss. the
depth 81 which we could not ser. We
choose The laiisr. having generous con-
Edenee 10 The justice and generosity &C
our political sssuciairs. The result will
shUw whether This confidence Was deser
ved.
In which Of the chronicles II wisdom.
Dir. Speaker. is il recorded. that The law
makers % HE land. who are supposed ID
have inspired lille af ina, divine Is.
sence. are required 70 pledge themselves
10 perform something, they know mol
whati
| For what have we been warning against
The Van Buren, psriy Tor The last fopr
yesrs! Because 10 party ihey gave np
The rights OF their Constituents because
lis members had surrendered an right ii
iis'iisidual opinion. and blindly obeyed
The dictates, sometimes Of The kitchen
cabinei, and sometimes those OF king
caucus. They were called collar men- :
slaves--and every opprobrious epi.he,
Thai fertile Or indignant fancy could
suggest, was heaped upon their devoted
beads; and yet. sir. tre are adopting the
same caursr; We have not ouly seized
upon the !. spoils'' Of office, bu. We have
!. seized sheir armor. and are nov lighting
under their banner, with only . change
= or name.
j The system is an ndious one. Ii de
prives The minority Of oil voice in Inc 90
vernment-of al choice OF ac,ion. and
should the people OF North Carolina sub
init 10 il, The voice &c The Legislature viii
hereafter mol indicate The opinion of The
majoriiy 81 The body. bur of fraction q
= party which, by bolJness. intrigue. sn,
/ canhing. ran pass their opinions -inr nj,
wishes ~ that party. Should itbs Ger
sisted in. the people on The seabosrsl Ia,
J as weil not send members here. The,
! are nov geogfaphicslly in minDsisy. 3D.
. when matters are done apeniy-s fel
! members act upon their individual sens,
!, Of RICH, and wrong, we have some seen
!. riiy in the power Of slccency aud ths
: sense nf shame. Not so. however. IL VI.
must obey king caucas. Men viii d,
many things, backed by . majority. which
! they would no dare.io do. when ac,iiig OF
their own individual responsibility. Tn,
whole Van Buren, party would ,neve
; have united 10 rejecting The Jersey mem
} beis from their seats. if many OF then
D bad not felt themselves conslfained 10 Il
! Tie bidding Of the irresponsible and e
. ere, jnn,o thai controlled them.
The great reform &c The Governmer
which majoriiy ofihis assembly unite
: ia producing. has succeeded BY gteals
/ triumph than Gen. Jarksun's celebrate
/ reform. lrusE i, may mol have sim
! lar issue 10 prevent IL. We shonld ;
: least profit By his faults. and moi esnbrsc
> those errnrs we have condemned. :
Gen. Jsckson's administration came j
by an immense majority; twas soon W
Try percep.ible that this immense mcjor
| Iiv, and The entire dispersion ef the poll
, lieal opponents. relieved him from sll re
sirsinl. Ills flat,erers Told bin he wa
i born 10 command. and be believed il; III,
Ipsfty was organized upon The prinripl
: OF unconditional submission 10 the dictate
/ of its chief. or those who assumed /,
lspeak for him. One by one his oh
friends and original supporters were,driv
len out, by rev and more supplian, Tools
land the greatest and mos, napardouabi,
crime was conceised 10 be, that OF think
ling for ones self. s
II, | would advise ,hose rersoas Hho ar,
msrchiug on iass similar career. 10 pausI
. while, il they have any osher viewl
. THAN self aggrsndisement. The people o
North Carolina will not draw we'll in Ii,
ipoli,ical harness; they have not beer
, fighting in The last contest. that few nles
, lmay get Office. bu. that the CONSTITUTION
alone should govern. and that every free
man should, upon al occasions. have n.
! full aud unqualified RICH. 70 express hi
sen,imenls free from the dicta,ion Of ,
caucus, OF The control of any self.cons,i
Iiuied body. 4
Il OF The Two gentlemen selected BY shi'
caucus, 1 have bui little 10 say. We o
me east have no claims upon either o
Them. They are the nominees OF eau
, lcus which expressly refused 10 make 81
, ADVOCACY Of Mays Head condition o
! Their election. The caucus took bons