The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-10-14

seienres how they expect 20 aet on the az
fensiye. What rzn they da with Pom
seti's rrp0r1 Sir. when think a lllai
report ! am almost shocked. And cid Il
not think its daring sbsnrdiiy and uneon-
slilulionalily were faithfully remembered
By al o0r citizens. I would review some
of is provisions in ihis sketch. Whal
do we find in ihai case! Why. he Pre-
sidenl a the nation. the very leader or the
party, strongly recommending 10 Ton
grssone Of the grossesi violations Of The
constitution. Yes, lhai sacred instrument.
around which The patriot clings and raj
hes as the very standard. ihe bulwark Of
his glorious freedom, was 10 have been
crushed according 10 the win Of their very,
ring leader.
Again, what can they do in offensive
warfare The with N. Jersey disfranchise-
menl! In that case their committee. a
modey crew, forgot that il was necessary
for members Of Congress 10 he elected By
lawful voies-a most unjust and ab0mina-
bic proceeding, as the whole country re-
collects.
And again. what viii they do with the
Hooe case. which is most especially re-
voting 10 the feelings Of southern men,
How will they hide The stain OF their
unprecedented extravaganza, They vast
ed The whole treasure Of the nation, and
plunged the country in debt during time
Of profound peace.
The hypOcricy Of their prime leader.
too, is another most inexcusable blot up
on their political character. Loudly pro-
Tossing 10 be a northern man with south
ern principles. he indirectly voted that
Missouri should not be admitted into the
! Union as slave holding stale; and " with
the lights before him" admitted that Con-
gress had the right to abolish slavery in
| the district Of Columbia.
In chatting over these past hours, they
are. as il regards political capital for con-
Quoting an offensive warfare, perfectly
bankrupt. Where can they look for COM
FORT Their calculations must rest upon
attacking the measures Of the late Con.
gress. They will doubtless inveigh a
gainst every measure, and especially the
act concerning the revenue; as that may
afford something Of field for the dema
gogus. They are aware ofthe prejndicei
Of the great mass OF the people agains
taxation in any form. Now 4 do mos
sincerely wish that every member Of the
! republic, from the greatest TO the least
would take little pains TO understand
this question, together with the one con.
corning the distribution. II is true that
the distribution ofihe proceeds Of the pub.
lie lands induces the necessity of leyying
additional duties on certain articles Of i'm.
port, so as TO make the revenue meet the
ordinary expenses Of government. And
the Locos urge that this is equivalent TO I
direct tax-and that each state will pay
more by this system than il will receive
as its share Of the proceeds. But that thi:
is entirely erroneous will appear from ;
careful view OF the matter. We viii sup
pose. forinstance, that duty be levied OF
some Of the Injuries, wines or silks; say
twenty per cent. on silks. Now the ex
perience of all extensive traders demon
strates that such duty would raise th
price 70 the consumer about five per cent
while the remaining fifteen would be pai
I by the foreign producer or manufacturer
In this way articles which cost the mer
chant Sl0O, would, after paying the duty
cost him slO5. He will pay twenty dol
lars Of this sum 10 the country, and eigh
ty-fve to tbs foreign manufacturer, instea'
of, as heretofore, one hundred to the 70
reigner, and nothing to the country. Eve
ry farmer has experienced the truth Q
this calculation. He pays TO foreign 90
l vernments, in the form Of reduced price
on his articles, in the same proportion q
above calculated, whatever additional du
| ties those nations impose. Who, then,
would ask, protesting the least devotion
to his couniry's welfare, would be unwil
ling to submit to a law SO perfectly rea
sonable!e
With regard to the whole proceeding
Of the late Congress, | believe it reflects
glory and prosperity upon the country
Its timeliness. energy, aud wisdom, arr
almost unprecedented in the annals Of th'
!, Republic. And while we defy the Loco.
to bring single reasonable charge agains
us, we would remind our brethren Of tina
! true and venerable maxim, that eternal vi
|, GLANCE is the price Of liberty. And
though we have been thwarted in one o
+ our great measures for the relief of tn,
country-though we have been poisonet
as it were by the fangs Of the viper whom
we have warmed and raised, yet let nc
one despair. Let us raise upon our ban
ners the name of Henry Clay of the west
and N. p. Tallmadge Of the north, OF
!, George E. Badger of the south, and vic
tory must and will be ours:
POPLICOLA.
. October %, 1871.