The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-04
Il saSATE-FsSFuAFy 30. Isfl.
TUE SUB.TREAsURY,

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suls lhsFrfaF = Mr. Allen, e Ohis. cane
sp f.r een.id-rsuan.
Mr. CLAY observed tiat he hsd boz
sery listle 10 say N lhe subject a he re-
salsaan. Coz be Gsli sKissmsly sa1liling
% consume much az he lime al Ihe Sc.
aass Al lhis isse peFiaa of The session. I
have hihesla delayed ealing np he rsa
lasiea from several considerations. ths
Prsnrl2ai Il aairh nas. that - The sub.
iEeasery l.w - = messaEe 81 ihe party
saaa n 20 oct Of lhs possession Of paw.
er. and eae which they esnslder a. i'm
paFtana ta due administration ii he hs.
c~l sGsrs "a The eonniry. an wiillsg
they shalt have lhe fail 5ene6s II il 80
lang - they Eehsin m Possession 81 ihe
government. being only desirous Thar il
shall not be iIrpwa upon the nee sdIni-
nlslraaen. aho are ecming IN aifa tie
express and sFoMed nhjeel II setting this
measure aside. had Intended. if the
smeadment had hsen pressed which pro
pased Ia defer The repeal Of The sub lrea.
sory ia~ iill the 4,h day 81 March next.
% snns~nl 90 IL being. as have said.
rerierny viking. II gen'lemea regard that
lsw a. smpouant. that they silsll have I'll
The hsne6i 81 u dasn 20 lhe lssi hour OF
their possession Of power. ] oaly pro-
test sgaiasl their successors being CON.
PEELED % carry out measure which lhey
30 highly d,saapiovr. and which, as |
brl,es-. ihe jadenen Of nrauly The whole
rannlry hiss "a the most decisive msnner
cnn,lrmnrd.
The question nov Immediately pre-
sfnied 10 the Senate is on the amend
meni ia my resolution which has been
MAYED hy The honorable Senslar from
Ohio. Mr.. Allen The original propo-
.ision declares that The sub-Ireasury lew
"nghi forthwith 10 be repealed; The
.mrndnrni, afier going into m hi..oricsl
rental 81 The considerations which led 10
he sinplion II the pal-cy Of 1889. refer
RUG 10 What Tie mover considers as sub
aqreni departures from that policy, set
Is restoration By The adoption Of The sub
treasury bill OF Mr.. Van 8uren's admi-
nisiration. arrives II a conclusion directly
he reverse &c that in The resolution; the
originsl resolution declares that the Law
ought ~ once 10 be repealed; The amend
nen'. that il ought 70 be persesercd in.
: beng the original policy Gf Ibis GO
sernmeni now. after 81 long q period, Eur
The irs, time restored. The question is
INV fairly presented Ia The Senate. shall
The suh.ressury scheme be persisted IN
or moi! Shall The Law be repealed. or
shall IL moi!
Y said Il was no psrl Of my purpose TO
90 81 large inIo discussion Of The policy
Il this snb,neasury measure; il has been
the subject Of discussion in Congress Cor
nearly three years. Indeed. IRON the
session &c 1884. when the idea sas first
broschrd in the other hnnse, dosn 10 The
accession of Mr.. Van Buren, TO The Pre-
-idency in 1887. IL has been discussed
throughout the whole country; IL would
be useless. Then. ~ riIis time 10 renew
aud reopen the discussion. beg leave,
however. 10 assure those gentlemeu To
whom u has been my misfortune 10 be
opposed On many leading questions Of
public policy, that /, wss with no pur-
pose 81 exnlting over them. with no de.
sign To wound their feelings. that intro
dneeG the pending resolution. = | was in
dueed 10 bring IL forward in no spirit Of
triumph over them. but from deep sense
81 public dDiy-frnm thorough cUnvic
ton that the repeal Of this law is de.
msnded by the volce or large majority
oi The people Of tie United States. Nor
do think thai gentlemen On The other
side should. regard this movement a. in
the least peIson, To them. We are here, |
as ] have IN a farmer occasion had cause !
10 observe, as tfuslees--ss servanis--ss
The agents of The people; bnund il all nur
P"bitc coutse by sacred regard TO pub
lie sentiment. do not mean By public
sentiment every TRANSIENT, evaaesceai
bdrsi Of popular feeling. but that sen,i.
meni which is deliberately held by the
great b"dy Of the people after they have
had lime fIr reflection. and have come to
fixed and settled judgment. And say
that We are bound By ,l,is public senii.
meni 10 all cases. when the question be.
lore ~ relates 10 expedieGcy alone, and
~ iHfraclian Of ,he consultation, or VIOLA. |
ton Of our oath III office. il in any way
Invoi'ed in our declsisn. When the |
question is simply question Of cnnior.
MY 10 public seniimeR,, where. in all
Chris'end"tn, Is IL. on ibis or on the 9th |
"r side oil the Atlantic, in any govern
men' calling itself republican. in any coun-
try whFre the viii Of the people IL nat
crushed by the iron arm Of despolism,
that public sentiment. deliberately made |
up and CLEARLY expressed. is not respect.
ed! m.+E
l am aware that the question "sub.
treasury. or not" was not The only issue |
made before the people in the late cleo
lion. but that many other matters OF les
ser Importance entered into their decision.
II - certainly true thal a great variety Of
I0utPs a. ere arrnad ia ,;,a anaa.1, ,n.Ia /