The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-09-09

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g.slrair nigh hare been dEswR in cues
siaa II he had scmaihrd passive. ard -
permiHea lbs hill 10 became laA1 La
s~er thai The effise 81 Chill Magislrsss is
asarFsd and sxslssd trust created and con
ferred Tor The brnsit Of The nation. and
MT Tor The prisse adyahisge Of The per-
son wha iIls il. csn sny maa's rsPasa-
rioa faF fTmness. independence. and hanaE
be o! more Imparlsare Than lie we!lsEe
If great Peapl.i There - nolhing. m
nv humble judgmrni. in such eanrss.
incompatible with hannr. with hrmness.
with Independence. properly understood.
CsrtainIy. | must respectfully thlns. in
reference 10 : measure Ike Ihls. Eerom.
mendrd BY such high ssnsll' ns--by h'e
coagrss.ss--by the snlhoEliy Of four Pre-
isidsns-by repeated decisions oi the Su-
pFeme caaFi-hy ihe acquieseense and
findgnrn' NJ The people Of Tie U. 5. daring
long periods n Iims--by iss salulary OPP
erauon In the Interests of The community
far space "f furry years. anil demsndsd
by tie People whose suiIragss placed Pre-
sidsnt TFlrr in ina, second Office from
whence ae was translated 70 the first, that
ne might have suppressed the prompungs
If all personal pride Of private opinion.
| il any arose in his hns ,m, and yielded To
! the wishes and wsn's ofhis country. Nor
d. believe that. in such n conrse. he
would have inside the smallest sacrifice.
in jus, sense. Of personal hpnor. firm
ness, or independence.
But. sir, there Was still lhiEi alierna-
i've. TO whirh sllude no, because mean
10 intimate that i, should be embraced. but
because am reminded nf il b. q rnemn-
rabls event in The llis oil President Tyler.
II viii be rerollsrted thar. after The Senate
had passed tile resolution declaring the
removal nj the public depos,ies from the
la'e Bank Of The Uai:ed States 10 have
been derogalots from The Constitution and
laws If The United States. for which reso
luton President. then Senator Tyler. had
yoied. the General Assembly of Yirginia
instructed the Senators from that State 20
vote Tor The exPnngIng Of thai resolali ~.
Senator Tyler declined voting ii confar-
nifty With that instruction. anil resigned
his seat in The Senate III The United
States. This he did because he could not
conform, and did no, think il right 10 90
counter, to The wishes Of lInse who had
placed him IN The Senate. If. when Tie
people of Virgins. or The General Assem-
bly, Of Virginia we're his only eonsniuen
cy. he would mt sci NJ his own par,icu-
lar opininn IN opposition TO theirs. what
ought 10 be the rule OF his conduct when
The People Of 90 Sla,es--a whole aa,ion
-conpuse his constituency! l. the will
OF the constituency Of one Stale 10 be rrs-
psc'ed. and that of ,wenty-six tobe Who'll
~ tlisregardeJ! l. obedience dna only TO
The single State Of Virginia! the Pfesi-
dent admits that the bank question deep
" agitsted and continues 10 aslta,e tho
nation II is incon,esable that u was the
greet. absorbing, and controlling question,
in sll our recent divisions and exerti"ns.
| am firmly convinced, aud IL is my deli.
beraie Judgment, That an immense majo-
rity. nos less than two ihuds Of the nation.
desire such an institution. ALL doubts in
this respect ought 10 be dispeIIstl by The
recent decisions ~ The two Houses uf
Congress. speak Of them az evidence
1T popular spinion. In the. House ri
Representatives. The majority was | 81 ~
100. Ii the House had been full. and but
for the modification Of The l6 I, fund4inen.
tsl condition. there would have been
probable majority Of Al. lsit 10 be BE-.
Iieved that this large majority of the lm-
mediate representatives of the People.
fresh from amongst them. and u whom
the President seemed inclined. in bis
opening message. 1" refer Ibis very qaes-
iioa, have mistaken the wishes Of their
constituents, f. @.. ~.<
i pass IL The sixteenth Fundamental
condition. in respect t. The branching
power. on which regret 10 feel n,yself
obliged II saw iiiai | think the Presilen.
has commented viii. unexampsed sever
~, and with harshness Of language moi
favorable % the maintenance oi that t,end-
IL and harmonious intercourse which is
80 desirable between ca-nrdiuate depaf,
ments"f the Goverumsnt.. The President
could not have been un,niarmed that
every one Of The ~ enty. six Senator's, anil
every one pfEhs hundred and Thirty one
Representatives who voted Tor the bill.
y LETT u his own sepsta,e wishes, would
have preferred The branching power To
hare been conferred unrondnianslly, a.
IL was in The charters ii tie two lurmer
Banks oil The UngeJ States. In consen 'irg
10 The fesiIlcuons upon the exercise If ih~t
power, he must have been perfectly aware
that they were acmaied BY friendly spirit
ei compromise and concessions. YET ne
where IN his message does he reciprnca'e
or reform this spirit. Speaking ol the
assent or dissent which lls stauAe re-
qntes. he says: This iron rule.ls /"
give way u m ntrrumstanees --iI is un
bending and 'infsxibie. II is the language
of The master ~ the rasssl. An nnson
d''ionsl snswer is claimed forthwith. =