The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-11-24

We had 10 Do, without say releEeues %
misrEahls scramble Tor Office IN which
isrucisy and VulgaFiiy appear almosi IN
sasaFiably the principal chzmpsoas.
The confess ~hlrh i censng On - our
rosairy shosld BE- fairly and esriy undrs-
stond. The isfpe 10 not between saom he
imPsar'sraAlr Phsntam Of . Bank oi he
UaIard 3 aies. nr no Bark. boz bel9een
. nsfionsl currency issued IN The credit
snd BY ths similarity Of he Federal Co
ss'nTen'. or he ard gEipe q hard money
and tie Sab-Trtasury. accompanied with
the ilrrnse of ahe States IN manufacture As
much irrsfsemsble pager. - they can per
suade sdsfrsuded rommuniiy 10 swsilow,
without any cheek furnished BY The direct
or indneet sgeney Of the Government Of
The Union.
When The debinr class throughout The
United States understand This issne. they
oil sake up iron that deesiilul sleer,
which however broken By Thousand inr
lures. IL their only balm. When they un-
dsEstand that sound currency i indis-
psnssblr - > just and honorable discharge
4 'heir debts. al personal prsfrrenee Tor
men wil be merged in the higher eonside-
r.,ioas of public good and tho cheering
hope Of The uiiiasle payment Of their own
ohllR sli0ns
The result Of The state Of things which
! have ventnred TO depict may assign me
q humble station. I am content il should
be humble. I would not in preference,
humble as il may be. walk scrOss Brorgh-
I'm stree, in your city, Eur any Office in the
Elf Of The Government or rcople oil the
United Slsies-from The Presidency 10
Underwater in The port Of Brunswick,
Geo.. which believe eomprehends the
category OF all Ihsiis valuable oIworlhless
in the grest stream Of federal patronage.
My destiny is 10 follow the Plough on the
banks af that River which washes the
Southwestern border Of your own Sac,
or TO labor in those fields which are in
sight from that desk where in all probs-
bIlily Won indicted the sentence Of my
condemnation for Inconsistency. with
The proud hope Of paying my own debts.
We. however. whom The ignorance and
incspaciiy Of our Government have eth.
Or embarrassed or ruined by measures
which precipilaled disastrous alsera-
linn in The standard Of value without aps.
rallel ia modern history. deserve 10 add
The reprnach Of cow ardice TO misfortune.
IL we do not make an intrepid. united,
and un,iring effort to right. both the coun-
Try aud ourselves. Not by relief or stop
laws, no, by the paDacea Of the bsnkrupt
sci, for this measure. although il may
discharge the person, does no, disehs'ge
The moral Obligation Of The debt, (which
remains eternal 90 The principles OF truth
and ju'ties;) bu, BY selecting for The high
trusts Of the sgency | have indicated
those -ho desire manfully 10 discharge
II. and ~ho have The courage 70 speak
out. and TO incuIcsie those mighty truths
On which the house Of our fortunes and
honor must stand. or stand not Al all. =
The great mouey power Of the coun-
try. the trainers OF the Constitution in
t-nded should reside with that authority,
~hich in this confederacy presides over
ell. or tits M where 10 be found. This
power, belseve General Jaekssn. under
the sinister coansels Of some who were
unworthy Of hs confidence. greatly. and
mischievously abused. | owe the aid
gentleman no resentRenis. You mis-
take me. il y"u supposed / intended To
abuse him in The smsIles. degree. A goud
humorcd sarcasm 10 abuse in no sense of
the term. glory 10 spite Of its cost in
the monnmea, he has erected on the
Bank, Of the Mississippi. |, is destined
tn endure as l,ng as The mighty eurren.
Of that noble river runs with uasubdu. d
majesty tn The ocean. But deeply de-
plore the 6rsi award. which posierity in
is Fat must pronounce on Lis civil admin
is,ration. Let il rest. however. in peace.
Like the dead. il speaks from the grave
for our instruc,inn.
As | regard your locsli,y a. in some
degree my residence, am sure YOU will
excuse the liberty hsvet,ken in address
ing you this letter, and in requesting It's
publication.
] have the honni TO remain, very res.
pee .fslfy, your obi. ser.'l.
J. HAMILTON.