The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-06
THE STANDARD a HIS aFALsr
PROMISES"

THE STANDARD ~ His nFALSE
PROMISES"
IL the editor Of the Recorder has a.
very convenient iullness of apprehen.
sion." the editor Of the Standard certain.
~ has very tenacious way Of interpret.
ing all matters 70 suit his own purposes
and in none moro so, perhaps, Than in
this matter Of .false promises" The
people Of Orange are neither . gulls' na
/" FOOLS" and therefore never expected
that the election Of Harrison was 70 work
wonders, excep, by the wholesome mea.
sures which would be brought inlo Ope.
ration under his administration. II The
mere /" certainly" that Harrison rOul
be elected could have infused new life
into business, and made . money plenty"
and the country prosperous and hap.
py," il would have been done long ago.
for in one month after Harrison was no.
minated by the Harrisburg Convention
the Wings were "certain" they would
elect him. Blu, the Wings were guilty
Of no such folly. They had q reasonable
expectation tina, the prospect Of future re.
lief would in some degree revive conf.
dence and credit but they knew that bu.
siness could not be renovated, and return.
ing prosperity visi. the land, until the Dc.
siructiye measures introduced by Mr.. Van
Buren, and his associates were repealed,
and the disorder healed by the inrOdue.
ton Of wiser counsels. They knew that
many OF the evils were deeply seated, and
that much time would be required before
a healthy tone could be given 10 the busi
ness transactions Of the country. This,
we know, was the view which the Wings
of0range took Of the matter; and we think
that enough common sense prevailed in
all parts Of the country to forbid the en-
tertainmens Of any idea that prosperity
was TO be restored by any otter Than na-
mral means. The Standard may pirate as
much as he pleases, but he will find few
"gulls" ready TO be caught in his trap
The Wings have made no promises which
they are not determined in good faith to
fulfil. II they "said nothing about TAX
ing time to reform Matters" no one was
deceived into the belief that time would
not be required TO accomplish the necss-
sary reforms; and the Standard must be
hard pushed, or he would not resort +"
such a ridiculous subterfuge. II The edI'
tor desires to dole over " broken promls'
es," let him look back upon the history
of his own party. Perhaps he may hnd
there something that looks very muca
like " shameful and wicked les" Whas
has become Of the "betier currency
with which the people were to be iuF'
nishedi And the promises about "T.
trenchment and REFORM" was any one I"
them ever carried out
But the $4,000 for new furniture: ! nc
Standard did not expect to hear Van bu'
rem men charged with the sin oil making
this appropriation; but. nevertheless "
does not require even ga comml''ee "
fools" TO show that without the aid Of van
Buren, men, and Of Van Buren, himself
the appropriation could not have O''"
made, that party having majority ="
both houses, and the bill required 'nc ~
nature of the President; in FACT as w
said before, that ii was made Oy Nil
Van Buren, and his Congress.
But how many or how few van D. .r'
men voted for the appropriation Is OIL ~
tie importance in our view of the ma''''
for the propriety of it we have mol Oe."
disposed to question. None Of the pro
ccding Presidents had less than l4'ovO
dollars. Gen. Jackson had sl4'ooV "'
first year, and the next year 5,oOo mO''
d" for repairs Of furnitnre;" and s a. "I
commencement Of his second torn IT, no" .
another allowance of $50, 900. No'wlun'
standing the large appropriations ""s sn
had been made on the accession Oh '''"
of the preceding Presidents, it was "s''''