The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-01-28

Scr hs AominAIlan 81 Gen, Harrison,
sas opposed - hen" Thit u mt tE-
anlly %. bul I Nlli not dispuie eth de
tgsaiemsa ahSll smsll eEFOrs. Il Esuid
g ins8Esrably isdlaas a. a. -. 1 al
mia I US sPposed q abe Harrisburg
Convention. and bisleTly Tegretsed the re-
sull Of shsr jelbes.asns. | kse~ but
iiiIIe 81 Gsa. Harrison. He sas known
90 he e0snIry % sDrrsssful General.
bus 81 his civil Qualifications. |. uiih me
eoosHy gsnsrslly. knes nothing. We
hssr. since hat tiae. b0lh Of ns. become
more enlighieaea. Thought. moreover.
there was . msn in The Nhig ranks,
~he had done azure Tor The pssiy Ihsn
any nan "a The nstisa; . man pse emf
nsni fsr sbsii,v. aha had borne our slsn-
dsrd siois 10 me dsrkes, hnur q our con
Rsss. and had freqDen,ly sased q from
capture. Need s.y thai man sss Hen
rs Clay. or that The whole south looked
40 Tia - sisns snniled 20 The nomina
don, aud kruiy brliese. lhe iinidisy Of
tis frsends alone. has prevented him from
sss bang Inc Psendsn. elect of The Unit
ed States.
an not. sir. IN sdmirer OF this nes
tOcsrins Of availability. 1hs people owe
much 10 those public servants who serve
sheu long aas lailhfslly. IN the evil
walks Of life, and ingrsiiiude Is dark and
heavy eFins ia nations, as well as indi-
siSusis.
II u. ssreossr. unwise policy in The
people. 10 treat uiIh ingrstilude those
persons who are best qualified 10 serve
then. II the wise and the long tried are
driven from their service By indifference
0r i'll treatment. sho w,ll ultimsiely eli
abe public couneilsl The tilne-ssrsing
and The grosslling. Il is fortunate lor
abe country. that Gen. HarTison's eharsc-
aar. upon investigation, proves 70 be 90
ineproschable. The precedent, hnve-
yer. vas a bad one. and hope IL " il. moi
ne sgsis adopted. uusI ibs stock Of
military Presidents will not be engfsiled
np1n The country.
Moreover, these usIional conventions
are exirsmely nnfssorsble TO The relative
strength Of the sauIh. aud the smsller
states Of the Union. They are an sdnl-
<sbly devised scheme for giving The ahole
control Of the Presidential slve,ion 10 The
larger states. and il they become The set
died pnilcy Of The country. New York,
Penns, ,-nia. aud Ohio. will hereafter
always decide who ID 10 DO President
Tue Constitution Of lbe United States
Intended. whenever there was division
N The eleclorsl college. the election OF
President should be made in the House
OF Representatives, when Inc S---.a shnnld
be by states, Giving 10 he smaller equal
80. as With the larger stales. This is, in
tny opinion. Mr.. Speaker. feature Of
Ihai INSTRUMENT. Invaluable 10 the south,
snd one which we ought most strictly 10
adhere 10. We are the seaker portion
Of the confederation, and The time - MOI
far distant, when nar Iaaaencs 20 the
Presideuiial elsciion will be our only Sc
curly for our peculia; institution.
foF this reason. l, iege,her with 3 large
por.iea 0f The Wing party, denorDred
The Bsiumnfe convention which nominal
I'd NJ. Van Bsren. For The ssms res-
son. | VA. opposed % the Hamburg
convention. The system is bad ons.
and il il in vain 10 Say we are compelled
10 resort 10 u. The wise page Of hIslo-
~ Tells Us I'll bal precedenls had good
beginning. aud by whs, reasoning siaies'
right maa IAN issufy such sy.,sm. is
10 me extraordinary, unless he resides in
large stale. aud believes any means ol
gaining power Unsuitable. | foTbear.
however, Mr. Speaker, OF gcing farther
into this subject; IL is a very imporisn,
one. aud vel deserves The mature consi
dersiion OF the southern people. have
thus briefly alluded TO il, IN order to inji.
eale the reason Of nv hostility TO the
Harrisburg nomination; q hostility which
had nothing to do with Gen. Hatnson's
noDiaalion. but il Of a much older da,e,
and | think AMPLY jas,i6ed both by The
ielssr aud desiga Of The constitution.
tie gentleman from Buncombe asks
- whoever did hear during the last can.
ssss. thai this mater, fsiz: the improve
ment Al Mays iiead,) formed part o
she Wing doctrine! Here take issu,
with The gentleman. and say mos. em
phslieslIy. that il formed promineR
part Of The Wing dnclriae. Gen. Jack
sou, in The height Of his power. ncvel
deaied that II vas The duty Of the fedora
government 10 improve the harbors ant
inles Of The country; he even permitted
she CONSTITUTION 10 ascend the rivers a
high as iiie water. Mr.. Monroe in hi
celebrated veto OF the Cumberland ros,
bill. acknowledged the power 10 the fe
.dsrsl government 10 appropriate money
10 sal improvements, which were genera
and not local; nor did believe that Their,
Vas soy inlelIigen. politician 10 thi.
country. until | saw Judge Msngum',
confession Of faith, who seriously enter
tanned the opinion, that The federal go.
sacrament had no power to appropriate 3
cent for sny Improvement without the
District VI Columbis.
All can say 10, IL this opinion be a