The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-18

he sresl t,,T,ntts Of lie country have
gone % Ngtsk. The present. rais o.
5allts uIll uoi yield = sutAeisut 20,
rene 10 put The eoanlTy % . saA.s y
dsfencs. AID 10 repair The evils o. nc
last taslss years Of misFule. ~ az
dilion 90 The deficit Of about seven MT
lions Of deIIsrs for the present year,
rhsre is about $3.50. 600. consisting
% sums and suuuilirs pi,shle 10 In.
dams. and anosnls pledged 10 Dc IN
vested in safe, permanent stocks Tor
their benelii. lhs interest On which &c
are now paying. 1'ben. there - The
navy pensian land shifh bss been
saasuisred or invested in asfihiess
stocks, smouBiing 20 Si,2OO.OOO.
vflich you are bound 10 make sooe.
Due on trust funds. aiher than indi.
an. $500, 900. Old funded aud Ger.
iifiesse debt 500. 900. Debts Of The
cities in The District Of Columbia,
assumed BY The Government, With
interest. Si.T5O. 600. To these are
70. be added claims on account Of In
dian affairs. growing oui oi The Flo
rida y ar. sliussd or 70 be- allowed by
the departments. or pending before
Congress say $4,000. 900; although !
learn from gentlemen better sequsiul-
Cd with The subject than ! AN, they
y i'm reach nearsr $4,000. 600. 9TH.
er claims nos before Congress aud,
= hich have been aceumulslins Tor The
'iasiiao years. FOR want u time TO ac'
on them. alloW Ing Tor those that may
be rejected, say 50. 600, 900; and Oh
so learn that ihsse latter will probs-
biz be double that sun. These
amount in The whole 10 Sl6, $50, 600.
Of permanent debt falling upon the
next administration; and Which added
20 the deficit Of seven millions 10 The
revenue uf The present year. shows an
almost certain liability Of more ibsn
Scs. 900. 900 b. The Government, over
and above the current expenditures.
And this, too. With revenue rontin-
uslly decreasing by the gradual ope.
ration Of the compromise act.
Nov, sir. I am Tor abiding by The
spirit Of Che compromise act. The
circumstances under which IL was
passed, require that no violence should
be doue TO The feelings Of either Of the
great interests that we're the parties
60 il. That act Mas the voluntary
off"ring OF pairiniism. TO save The
effusion Of human blood. IL snatch.
ed the upllfied sword from the hand
Of The iyrant. Who aith tiger fsrociiy
Was raring and ihirsting for tbs
blood OF ffeemtn. n stands as an
enduring manumsnt Of the patriotism,
the wisdom, and The magnanimity oil
Kentucky's distinguished son. And
| am free 10 admit, that II the public
seaiimsnt OF either OF the tao great
interests that we're psriies 10 thai
compromise. should. with any thing
like unanimiiy, insist uponit remain
ing inyiolate and untouched. In would
be unaise 10 disturb IL. II is, hove.
yer. FOR the maturity here in their
wisdom. 10 examine and decide Hhal
may be the wishes OF the country. and
The feelings OF the tao great sectiuns,
in regard 10 The modification Of ihi.
measurs. But. in submitting thi,
measure 20 the test OF public feeling
in the tao great interests that we're
parties 10 u. reference must be had &
the calm and unbiased wishes OF lhs
popular mind, and mt to the Wild ra
wings Of party madness. M one mat
here has right iospeak for the " hol.
North Or the whole South; Gsiihci hsl
the delegation Of any one state q RICH
Go speak for its entire sretiun. II /,
Tor the majority here. 10 their disere
tim. and upon their responsibility, {,
judge OF the public will, upon . dis
passiunsis survey OF the shule ques
tion. 1.-two parties enter into q cove,
uani, for The obsers ance Of which theiI
hunor and faith msy be plighrej. mel
ther has the right TO violate its prosi
sions. whilst the other insists upoi
their enforcement. But certainly the,
are not estopprd from modify ing i
by mutual agreement. And so will
the compromises act Of 50. lf 10,
North or the Souih, With any thin,
like unsnimily, insists upon ils invio
isbility. !. for one, should be oppose,
10 touching it. But IT, BY mutus
agreement, they are willing 10 modi
~ Is now, where can be the objection
This brings me to the immrdiat,
consideration VI The proposition Of III,
gentleman from New York, (Mr
barnard. to impose q duty on silk,
aud wines, which ere now admitte,
free oil duty. think this PROPOSE
tion presents medium, on which IN,
4 .@a.ata a