The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-09-08

L. abusive vsolufiuH with be royal
- he thrR dissolved Parliament,
.1ssns rs masl FsfaeioFy membeu %
.. Towrr. 1 hare 10 fraS, csIiainly.
&, ihas his Enelish eKsmpie Ill Be 81
- a his accession 10 IL fnll rxienls
=, wo,lA / insinuais that any hing ont
.s,,ous has heen lhnnghi Of. ar Intended
..srol Outrageous presrnsiDnsi bnl such
.'..,,nsions must imp1ie 10 The aaihoF
r,b;s prolesl. whoever that author be.
.When this and The other House shsil
-. ,l.e ffredom 0f sperrh and debaie;
,rh,n shey shall surrender ihe Tighis Of
rahlirly and freely tanvsssing al impor-
-, measures or tlle Executive; when
AZ sl,alI moi be allowed 70 maintain their
an authority and their own privileges.
.. ,o,e. declaration. OF resolution. they
III then Be no longer free Represents
ire, Or FREE People, bai SLAVES Them
lives. and n Instruments 10 make slaves
az others.
.The protest. Mr. President. cnaeedes
wh,, 4 Doubtless regards rs . liberal
,shl az DISCUSSION 20 ihe people Them
,,lyes. Ba. its language. even in ac-
LaewIedging Inns righi Of The penple 70
d;.ra.s lie ronduct IL their servants. Is
1a.lified and peculiar The free people
r,he Uniled States. II declares, have an
undoabsed right 20 discuss The official
conduct af The President. in such Ian
guase and terms as they may think pro-
,er' subject only % the restraints Of
,ruth and Justice But. then, who is 70
le he Judge DC this truth and justice!
Are lhg People 10 Judge lar themselves.
ar are others 90 Judge Tor iheml The
p,o,es, il here speaking ofPOli'ical rights.
and no, moral rights; and. if restraints
are imposed on political rights. il must
follow. of course. that olhers are 10 de-
eide, whenever the case arises. whelher
the,e restraints have been violated. u Is
strange that the writer of the protest did
no. perceive that. By using ,his language,
he was pushing the President into di.
rec, ayowal of the docirines Of 1908,
The text or The protest and The text Of the
obnoxious ACT Of that year are nearly iden'
tieal.
Bot cir. 10 the People have right "a
discus. the official canduci Of the Exc
eu,iye. 90 have thsif Representatives,
We have been laugh, 60 regard . Repre-
Sensitive Of The People . . srnnnel or
the ~s.eh,ower % liberty. IL he 10 b
blind. though visible danger spp,oschssI
I. he 70 he deaf. though sounds nj peri
fll The sri Il nc IN be dumb. uhile
thousand dune, impel him 10 iai.e the crs
nl aIarmi 1. he not. rather. TO ca ch ih'
l,wsa Whisper which brss,hss intention
Of purpose ~ cnrrn.chmsn, on the publi'
hberurs. aud o. give bis voice breath AM
uisrsnee 81 he frs, appearance nj dan
feri 4. MT h,s eve 20 traverse The who'll
hntixai., With the kren and eager visio'
Of an unhooJed hawk, detecting. thrnugl
ell DISCUSSES. every snemy advancing. u
,ny lsrm, too ards Tie citadel which b
suard,! SIR. ihi, ws,ehiulnsss Tor publ,
liberty. ihn du,v of lorsseeins danger an
prselsiming Il. thi. promp,i'ues aud b"ld
ness 10 resisting attacks 90 the Constiu
,ina from any quarter, this defence oil -
t.hl,shsd landmarks. this iearless Iesis
lance Of whsiesrr would transcend o
iema,e them. Ill bciang 10 The r,pr'srn
stve character, are interviewer With u
,ers as,uts, and Of ~hish u cannot be ID
prised wnhunt converting an active. 70
isll,ssn,. faithful agent VI the people. IN,
IN unrr.isunr AID passive instrument
payer. A representative body whIc
gives up these rights aud duties, gives .
sell up. |, 10 a repres.n'a,iss body n
longer. II has br..ken the tie between
self and Is e"nsiliueni., and henceior'
10 6i only 10 be reg rd,d asan inert, sci
,.crl6red mass, from ~hich al sppre
pirate principle of susll,y has depar'e
Ioreser.
"lhave thus endc,vored 10 vlndica
the right af The Senate 10 pass the RESI-
Iutian Of the 2sth Of March. notsi1hstsn'
ing The denial Of that rish' IN Tie pfo'es
.. Bu, there are cher sentiments an
opiaions expressed in the pr"'es,, OF u
very, h,ehes, importance. and which d
maud nothing less than our utmost a''e'
tion. =..+.
"'Ths 6rs,ohj-c, ii fee people 10 u
preservation nf their liberty: and ib"r'
10 only /, he preserved by main'ain'r
constitutional restraints aud just division
ofp"l,uc.l power N"h'ng rs more dece
i've or more dsng-rous Than the pie'en'
f a desire 10 s,mrlify govesnmen
The simplest goveinmrn,s are ds'po
lens: the nrx, simplest. hm,,rd mona
chies; but all republics. all goveTnnen
Of Law. must impose numerous Inn
tuions and qualifications 81 an'hor''
aud give m .nv positive aid many qna'
fed r,rh,s. In other words. they mn
be suhisc, to rule and regulation. IN
is tie very es-enre Of free political ms
buttons. The spri, Of liberty rs, indee
. bold and fearless spirit; but II Is also
shssp.sish,ed spiri'; II is a cautious.
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