The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-06


considered fair 20 charge NahAnsel ~
con and others. ths friends u Ms. Madi-
son and distinguished sepparbrs q he
@sr, with . dispositions 70 sithhoid lhe
means ol defending the eoBnisy. bsessss
be and they voted sgaiasf Ihe exrsordns-
~ smendlent 20 lbe Seasisl CsTiaiaiy
moi; and. iherefare. The ssms charge nos
made against Mr.. Webster with voting
trifh Naihcnisi Macon on lhaI question
i Unfair, IL not ridiculous. fe -
II. "On the Ioh January 1915. he voted
against proposition taote eflretually % de-
teei and punish traitors and sPiss.-m 80
This is absolutely untrae. $50
On The 18th Of January. 1914. Mr.
Nfigh,. az Mary land. mosed 1he iolios-
ing resolution: &C.
"Rssslrsd, That The Committee a. tie
i Whole House be Instructed 10 iaqliT0inio tie
expediency Of extending ihe second section %
the act Cor The Goversmcai az the uniisd
States relative 10 spies. iseiiissHs.efths Gniisd
Ssaies.- - ~
The effect Of extending ihe rules and
articles 81 War Telallse 10 .pies 70 cifi@eas
IF The URiied Si0fes, Would have been
10 expose every Amsriean eilizea sisinug
the encsmpmenl Of The American Army.
10 be charged with being sPy, and base
that charge ulei aud Determined by a
drum-hssd eourtmarlisl. aad ,hal nal
lollnwed by dssh,
ID would have Withdrawn from our
citizens thai great shield q American
/. Il .k..,. a.. ...h. - ,.,.l A.. s,,... ...f
placed the ~hale eounlry. and ell our
citizens. a, once under martial law. SO
ihough Mr. Webster, and he yoied gainst
il. So thought Mr.. Cheyes and. Mr..
FaIraw, OF s. Carolina, Mr.. Duvall. Mr..
, Omshy. and Mr. Clark. AZ Krnlucky.
Mr.. Eppes. Of Virginia. Mr.. KEN. Of
. Maryland, Mr.. Seybert. Of Prnnsy lyspia.
e Mr.. Fisk, Of Vermont, Tor New York;
D Mr.. Kiog. Of North Carolina, nov Ssna-
tor from Alabama, and late President Of
|, lhe Senate Mr.. Richardson, Qale Chief
! Justice or New IIampshire.) Mt. Robert
! son. Of Louisiana, and many others of
!. The warmeslsupporiers of The Adminisira-
lion Of Mr. Madison; and they yoled with
Me-. Webster; and there is no more truth
in this charge against Mr.. Webster Than
! in The same charge. should il be made,
against Mr.. Eppes, the ehsirman Of the
Commiliee OF WAYS and Means, sou in
!, law Of Mr.. Jefferson. and leader OF The
. then Demeeiaue parry "a iAe House Of
!. REPRESENTATIVES. :, - ~ ia -
III. = o. ~ 81 Il 81 IS bexotca aesia.s
The biIlto call forth The militia 10 execute she
/ avs Of The. Upiep ADD fepe invasion - :
This is wholly mistake. or mis- stale
= meui. trhe journal Of The 25lb of March
shows no such question voted upon. Or
y pending. a 80
u Nv. .on the ist Of December, only few
days before the meeting Of the Hartford Con.
y veniion. he voted against a bill 10 provide
n additional resepuefor defraying the expenses
70 ofthe Government and maintaining The public
. credit" @
= Z This reference 10 The Hartford Coaven-
= lion is merely for effect. and 70 make
d unfair and false impressions. ss u 10
. known to all. who are not wilfully ignu-
. rant. that Mr.. Webster had nothing 10
j do with the Hartford Convention. ~
4 The opponents Of Mr.. Webster have
= been, again and again. challenged 10 vain
to tile proof that he was ID any manner
!, connected with the Hartford Conveniioa.
r it's origin, or proceedings. No such
. proofhas bsen OF can be presented. And
a yet the charge, so falsely made, and 80
often rcfuted, continues to be repeated.
: As for The rest Of The fourth allegation,
i il, only appears iha, Mr.. Webster was
in very small minority against billlsy-
ing taxes on various articles, 10 some OF
n which taxes there were very serious OBJ,
iections, however important the object.
While money could be raised in other
r modes.
+ This bill proposed direc, tax upon
i various ARTICLES. II laid duties upon sales
4 a, auction, on the postage Of letters. on
= licenses 10 retail wines, on licenses to
retail spiriluous liquors and foreign mer-
!. chandise, on carriages for the conveyancs
: of persons. and on plate, harness, &C. Il
lis bu, fair TO ascribe Mr.. Wsbs.er's vote
!, agsins, this bill ito his objection to HE 6rm
:, Of some Of the taxes. because the Journal
, shows that few days before be voted in
: the affirmative on proposition 10 increase
: other taxes.
= The yeas and nays given in The Journal
= show that the vote on The tax bill referred
= 10 was not, BY any means, test Of par
j ties. or party vote most Of the leading
. Opposition members having voted in the
4 affirmative. The Journal Of the 26lh Of
: October. 1914, shows iha, Nc. Webster
! proposed aud voted for some Of the lakes
: provided for BY this bill. but. as he dis
approved of other taxes eontainsd IN il,
|, lie voted against The whole bill.
!. ". "On the 10Th. he voted 10 postpone
: indefinitely bill author zing The President Of
the United States to catl upon the several
States for their respective quotas Of militia TO
,e defend The frontier az inst invasion.' =