The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-25

ed ne Ia sand on the defensive. Weold
IL not be bet,er far % 10 snlieipse he
enemy, sad pui IL beyond III. poser b
injare usl The gentleman from Virgil
ma admitted that this cnnpromise act can
be revised without . breach Of faith.
whenever there - necsssny 70 fsise 90
venue for an economical sdminlsiraiion
Of The government The gentleman slsd
sdmilled thar there Vas now dehea of
ten millions. Then cali spon him. 40
3 sonthern man, AZ an anti protective msn,
10 unite with me IN preveniig The impo.
sitinas Of further duties on ihe protected
sriicles. and LEI rs squalise The duties By
imposing them on lux1rits. Bsi me
gentleman insisted ihst. BY moving IN This
business nov, ne sfofd preiexi 10 sh~
tariff men 70 rs,se The duties 20 20 per
cent. on that class Of protected arlrIes
now paying less Than that rate. Sir.
when that 10 necessary Cor rssenus. I for
one am willing 10 do il. an faf rqu.li-
zauon Of duiIes. That 70 The pls,forn
ON which the south shoald Stand. We
are The weaker party; and II ne insist on
discrimination now, We are prepanng q
.. ehsiiee" which we may hereafter have
:. commended 90 our own lips."
The gentleman from virginia lsbored
10 prove that The present was only tenn
porsfy and moi a permanent deficiency;
and that as soon az confidence is res.af.d,
and trade fevives. the revenue un,lsr The
compromise act ~il be- suf1irirn, % me-,
ils expenditures ol The government. I
differ with him entirely. lhsse s'ien 81.
ed 10 show that there 10 a debt II more
than twenty millions. ,ha, will fall upon
the nex, four years. and this must be paid
in addition 10 The current expenditure.
Blu, believe that. il We were enure.y
on, Of debt. in The present ruinous and
defenceless condition Of the country, the
revenue would moi be sufficient 10 meet
the Necessary expenditures. Sir. the
public money hes been sqasndered.
wssiefully squandereJ. upon fsvorl,e par
ussns. aud by fsilhless agents Wvmuss
not only provide Tor the present, but 60,
The neglect and misrule 81 the past. aud
The exigeucies ofihs future. Why. aha,
70 our presen, condnioni Dun army
brough, into disrepu,e--our navy going
10 wieck--our Notifications deserted
without barracks, without foondries.
, without laIbors. without every thing. in
TACT, which 10 usfrufsird On prove our
pride in peace, and our defence in war.
| / shall not shrink from discharge OF
duty for fear Of The demasogue cry that
I sm in favor Of . splendid aud expensive
government. Those Who know me,
know ina, am no friend io ronsol,da>
! lion, or 10 an unnecessary Strengthening
{ Of The powers Of The general government.
, believe grea, crisis IS approaching in
the history of the would. and that u he.
h0oyes The United STATES ~ AmeIics 10
pot herself 10 q situation 10 pru,ec, aur
, flag aud our commerce abrostl, and .nr
!. free institutions al home. ..llhnugh I am
opposed To standing armies 10 time IL
peace. in the spirit and Dor The purpo.e
Tor which they are KEEP, up IN the mo-
marches Of Europe. ,el ! do believe that
our army should be put IN such state
Of discipline ss 10 form nucleus, sra1Id
which The military feeling u the nation
may rally, whenever our yromsnry shalt
, have TO leave their iresldes and their
, homes. 10 order 10 defend them from a
foreign foe. The civilized world is on
the eve Of great convulsion. Through
ou. the states Of Europe, liberia. prInci-
piles, resdy 20 burst forth into action, are
suppressed by the sword and bayone.;
national differences are widening every
day; The wisdom and forbearsnce of
statesmen can scarcely Iepress The iervor
OF excitement; and after apesce Of TWEEN.
". five wears. three millions of armed men
stand ready to shed each Others blood.
When the collision does take place, 10
will be to The political world what the
shock OF the earthquake is 10 The natural;
and thrones and dominions, principaliiies
and powers, will be shaken to their base.
Can we, intimately connected as we are
geitlng to be in our commercial relations.
with The great powers OF EanPe--can
we expect To steer clear 0f difficuiiyf
And if we maintain an armed neutrality,
as we ought. and no donbl should auemps
To do, ought we no, 10 prepare ourselves
Tor such position!
Gentlemen may say this is all conjec-
ture. &c so, let US look ., something .
llule more tangible. Every one must adj
NIT that our present relations with Eng.
land augnr any thing else Than peace and
harmony. The bsyoaet of the Bnson is
cleaning on our northeastern border. aud
q portion Of the American so,l is now
,rodden. forcibiy trod,len. BY foreign teea.
!, Sir, this 10 no northern quesl,on--no
|. sectional qnestion--bot a grea, nauoaal
J question, Involving naslonsa honor and
} national rights. And Il force does ba-
> cone necessary 70 .lnd,ca,s the nationsl
I character. We Of the south, a. well ~ The
. north. will not only pour on. our resenus.
: bu. We viii pour out our blood. England
] has also taken possession Of The mouth u
The Columbia river. the great Quite,
n AZ .orch am hsrh tho nan - a. nrr~ &C