The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-06

lar8 % he bill introduced bY Nc. ieHls;
- "a ths slh IL FsbsnaEg . Ill lTam he
Sensls % pa0side lor alss nehaaldsAg ~
be Presidsnfs tloese and The csPilsi.
beiag under consideration IN The ilonss
% Representatives. IL sas moved lhal no
pars of ne mones should be expended
unul the Presideal laid before c0hgness .
report slaling he principles upon uhieh
he Cspil0l. the Presidents House. and
the Post 0fice should be EeballI, with IN
ss,imsle Of The cost. This motion Was re-
ieeied. Then Mr. Slandlard. Of North
CarOina. IN ardent supporter Of The Adj
miaisiration, moged 'ahst the bull be re-
committed with iasirueiions 10 report
such change and plan ) construction Of
he public SEEDLINGS 10 shall cempors With
The eonvenienss Of ihr Government
This moliOn Was lOsi. Mr.. EpPes. Of
vmgieis. . sPpeaas By his vote. was Of
opinion that the money ought not 10 De
voted without some kind Of change N The
old plain of construction, nor ~ishon,
some plan being laid before the House 10
show trkas the construction was 20 be.
and The expense il. Mr.. Webster was
Of this opinion also. and on The third read.
ing Of the bill there were g. yeas and S.
nays. and The bill passed. Mr.. Webster
voled in the negative. aud This is the crime
he 10 accused ol. Mr. EpPes. the Demo
cratic leader Of the House. and chairman
Of The eommiliee Of ways and means. 70.
ted with him. Me. Fsnow. Of 5. c..
vosed him. Mr.. Kerr. Of Va. ME-. Udree.
Of Pa. Mr.. Taylor. of N. T.. Mr.. Ing
ham. Of Pa. Mr.. Murfree. Of N. G. Nc.
Williams, Of N. c.. Mr. Conard. Of Pa,
Mr. SIandford. Of N. C.. and other
ssaunch Democrats. voted lrifh Mr. Web
sler, and many OF Mr.. We6ster's pOlili.
cal friends voted for the bill.
The truth is. IL was no party proceed
ing. and there was no party cote on III;
and al that can be made Of /, 10. iha, Mr..
Webster vas not willing 10 vote away
The money OF the People mil he knew
how 10 was 10 be laid gu, and expended.
any more than ME-. Eppes.
Every public man knows. ell fair mind.
ell men admit. that justice can be done tn
no man by picking GU, . vote here and
there. and Publishing them without their
proper come xion, without accurately sta
ling the occasion. and without giving the
reason. on which they were founded.
Psrevering efforts Of this kind have
been made sasinsi ME-. Webster. many
times and by different hands. but thus FAR
without success. The way 10 which Mr..
Webster has himself met them may be
lsssaed by the following extracts from his
speech 10 reply TO Nc. Calhoun. on The
2sd Of March. 1898:
"Bot sir. before attempting that. he
CMr. Colhoun has something else 10 say.
He had prepared. il seems, 20 draw CON.
parsons himself. lie had intended 10
say something, il lime had allowed, upon
our respective opinions and conduct in re.
gard 10 the war. If,ine had allowed. Sir,
time does sllow--,ime must allow. A &c.
neral remark OF that kind ough, no, 10 be,
cannot be. LEFT 10 produce lis effect. when
Ina, effect 10 obviously intended 10 be IN
favorable. Why did The gentleman slluds
10 my vote, or my opinions. respecting the
war a, all. unless he had something 20 say I
Does he wish to leave an underlined i'm.
preston that something was done, OF
something said by me, no, now capable
ofdsfenee or MISUNDERSTANDING not
reeoneilabls with true p.iro,ism! lie
means that. or nothing. And now, sir
lethim bring the matter forth; lei him TAX,
the responsibility Of the accusation; lei
him state bis facts. | sm here, this day
10 answer. Now 10 The time. and now is
the hour. think we read, cir. that one
Of The good spirits would not bring agsins
the areh-enemy Of mankind railing sccu
sa,ion; and ~hs, is railing bu, general re
proach-an impu,s,ion without fact. time
or circumstance! Sir. call for psrticu
lars. The gentleman knows my whole
conduct we'll: indeed. the janrnals show i
all. from the momen, I.came into Con,
gress ill the peace. II / have done
then. sir, any thing unpairio.ic, airy Thin!
which. a. far as love Of county goes, wil
no, bear comparison with his or AMI
mans conduct. lee il nov be stated
Give me The fact, the time. The manner
Tie speaks Of the war; that which 10 call
ed the late war. though IL is now twenty
Eve years siace itisrminaicJ. lie woul'
leave an impression tia, | opposed i,
Howl was not in Congress when wa
was declared. nor 10 public life. an
were. | was pursuing my profession
and keeping company with judges, she
rife and jurors. aud plaintiffs and dsfen
dsn,s. IL had been in Congress, an,
had enjoyed the benefit Of hearing ,h
honorable gsntlemsn's speeches. for all
can say. ! might have concurred vii,
him. Blu, | was not 10 public life.
never had been for . single hour. an
was in no situation. therefore, TO oppos
or support The declaration OF war. | On
speaking TO the fact. sir; and il The gen
iieman has any fact. let US know 10.
Well sir 4 caua into Congre.s durin