The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-21

sEslaIiaa, lpiully musl decide, i
lie " particularly iadikRsnI, that . |
mssliRg Whisb FelHtsd d ldopl The Eeso
lHiioh shove referred 20, should have ns.
ssTIhslsst passed one FeeOmmsEdinE . !
distinguished Individual Tor Ihs Office ol I
AIloFney General 81 he Uailed States.
Siaee ] offered he resolution with which /
be finds 20 much fault. The Sensls will.
silh0nl doubt. be nilliag 10 hear some
ex?lsnalions. ! offered Il. sir, xiihogs
eonsnlung lhe individual named In il.
without knowing that he would sccepl
The Office. much less thai be desired Il =
What 10 more. sic, il MAS presfnlrd with
oul consultation ~iIh my Wing friends.
though alter u sss reduced N wiring. !
shoxed il 20 Two gentlemsa,xLn happen
ed 10 81 near me. aad when 10 sas read.
i appeared 10 be applsuded on all sides.
II The senator ihobght il wrong. why did
he not say 90 then. and give - he bene.
81 Of hearing his objeelinns. When the
question was put. Il vas understood 10
have passed unanimously. Mr.. Shep-
ard said be voted sgsinst IL. Then. SIR.
i must have been with very soll voice.
Tor all with whom eonyersed about the
mailer, thoughts IL had passed without op.
position. Many Of ns desired that The
distinguished gentleman. named in The
resolution. should have been placed in Ihs
Senate. Bul before lefi home on my
way 10 this place. had heard that be
was not willing 10 accept The appoint
meni. Since | came. | conversed with
him myself, and be informed me that he
Was unsilling 10 be nominated for the sta.
lion. and in fact. could mol accept il IN
der existing circumstances Without loo
great sacrifice. Regreliing this deter
miaalion on bis part, | VAS anxious that
he should be placed in that situation
where bis great abilities might be more
uselully exsried. II seemed probable.
TOO. that General Harrison would, az 9th
sr Presidents have usually done, GIL his
cabinet by selecting from those whose
names were presented in some mode,
and knew that this gentleman never
would press his own claims 10 any Of.
Gee Whatever. may be permitted fur
,her 10 say. lha, ] regard him 80 more EN-.
inenily qualified for the Office Of Attorney
General than any one else. The gres
men Of q nation are lie wealth. and re-
gard il a. q misfortune 10 my country,
possessing sn individual so gifted ..
George E. badger, 10 fail 70 place him in
that station where his gres. talents wouls
be most useful. Blu. The gentleman q
whom am replying calls him Federal
ist. ! shall not trouble the Senate will
any discussion Of this matter. turtle
Than 10 say. that il standing sloof fron
oil contests Tor The spoils Of viciory. ate
IL has been won; IL declining to press hi
claims for Office in any mode whaierer
and actually refusing 10 be run by hi
friends. constitute Fsderslis,; aud il, Of
The other hand, Democracy consists il
seeking Office with svidi,y; going into cav
cusas and urging ones own preiension
with ell possible zeal. and then after
disappointment. denouncing oil csucuse
most ou,rsgeously; II. l say. sir, oil chi
m axes q man Democrat, then the gen
tleman of whom I have been speaking
and the senator from Pefquimons an,
Pasquoiank, are likely long 10 remain Of
opposite sides. *..
! We have had. Mr.. Speaker, so me
ny changes lately among The poliii
clans, that one is inclined 10 be q Ii,
tIe suspicious. On our southern Dor
der. Mr.. Calhoun abandoned th
Wing party because the spells oil vic
tory would not cnure 20 his benefit
and carried the whole state Of Sont
Caroliaa over With him. is IL hope
in any quarter, that the gentlema
here will be able 10 affect a simila
revolution in his district lie ma.
perhaps disciaim all intention OF goinI
over 10 the Van Buren, party. but b
tells US that Gen. Jacksun's admins
tra,ion failed because he had too farg
a majority, and that Gen. Harrison
majority is still larger. II is an ia
ference of mine, therefore, that he ex
poets the new administration 10 TAI
also. The democrats, too, say, tina
a portion Of the Wings, dissatisiie'
With the distribution Of the Offices, o
from some other cause. will seced
and unite with them upon third ma
probably of the south. The gentle
man being opposed to Gen. Harrison
because he regards him as an evil
and Sighting on the same side VT
the democrats, whatever may be hi
intentions now. would very soon Tin
himself Unidentified with them. just a
/ MIR, Calhoun. notwithstanding hi
declarations Of continued hostility {
the administration, from the mer
fact Of his fighting in the same rank
wi,hi,s supporters, by sheer accident
fell into a complete union With them
On the happening Of such an event
, would tue senator be able, by reaso