The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-10-20

hes H. inieFposltiun been nlFusl upon
theif lfbors. ihat he chief helsdls Gilie,s
they are peFmiued o. tendeT . lds ruaa-
my arr 81 ) negative Kind n during lhr
lale long and arlaoas session. bur liElir
has been dons, a. j. nniraly asserted b
those who intend rerrnsrh. Il may b.
truly affirmed. thar murh Of he eKlEara
ganee and folly 81 The Isis administrator
has been IN gafoae. 1'hr contingent
expenses Of Congress have been rcd1red
Al least one hundred thousand dollars. and
principally IN The item Of public Pruning.
A new and more rigid accountability i
introduced inlo the public departments.
BY what has been heretofore lefi Al dis
erection ss incidental expenses. And sf
ter all the land has rnng with cries Of ex-
travzgance. die appropriations Of this
FIRST regular session Of Wing Congress
for the service Of the year. chargeahle on
the Treasury, are less than twenty and .
half millions Of dollars-seven millions
less than the average annual expenditure
under Mr.. Van Buren,, and two millions
less than even the last year Of his admi-
nislration. when such extraordinary ef
forts were used 10 appear economical.
BY discharge which Congress has di.
rscied in the course Of the ensuing year
Of more tllan Ave thousand men from The
standing army. there is prospect Of a
still lover reduction Of the amount re.
quired from tie people. Tor the support
Of Government. But as 10 those mea.
sures Of positive advantage TO The people.
By which soundness is 10 be restored IN
the currency. our commerce revived and
our prosperity thoroughly re-established.
they must be DELAYED until change in
the Executive opinion. Meanwhile .
numerous and lately dominant party APP
plaud all veloes and usurpaIions &c The
Executive which tend 10 lhwari the Wing
majority. and the people are familiarized
to The idea that the President is a soye-
reign. whose opinions not only Of consli-
iutional construction. bur Of expediency
also. are 10 SET az nnnght all the wisdom
of Congress. And that whether this re
lection of bill arise from simple imhe
ciliiy. from vindiciiyeress or revenge, il
Is to be justified because II disappoinGs
political opponents; thus preeedents are
formed which are TO become laws heresf.
ter. and the free constitution Of our f..
theirs degenera,es into an elective monar
chy. II was q remark Of most saga,
cious man, lliat where annual elections
end. tyranny begins. Yet the course Of
passing events, IS TO confirm the doctrine
that we have in effect, but one election in
four years. all others being designed 10
conform the Legislative assemblies 10 the
will Of the Executive then chosen.
To cnrrecl this downward tendency ol
the present times. and TO restore the Go
vernment 10 its hcslthful and proper &C.
lion, the only sure reliance is on the bal
lot box at ihe next Presidential election.
Accordingly the Wings Of the country
from Maine 10 Louisiana, are already
aroused for that contest; and | rejoice %
believe that our prospects Of success are
most cheering. With one only candidate
in the field, TO whom the proudest in oul
ranks think il no disparagemeni to defer
and give place; and that candidate man,
who has illustrated every important peri.
cd in our history for The last thirty-6ve
years. by his eloquence and courage, his
patriotism and wisdom--a man at The
mehtion Of whose name in any part Of the
world an American heart beats quicker
and prouder-when that candidate is Hen
~ Clay, and the issue is, for the re. eslab
lishment Of the just balance Of the Con
stitntion and the true prosperity OF 1hs
people, we need NOT dread the resulf
The more especially in view Of that othel
controversy, now no longer conceivable,
as 10 who shall be the candidate Of the
party opposed to us, or whether amid
their divisions that party can have any one
candidate. We have had our troubles and
trials, but are at this day as firmly united
as ever--thcirs are but beginning. AnC
il remains 10 be seen, whether they car
present the same united front in the con
4 test for the succession, which they have
exhibited in opposition to the Wing mea
sures for the relief Of the country--ol
whether more than one aspirant to the
Chief Msgistracy will moi find himself
like the tabled Actaon, victimized by
those followers whom he vainly fiatteret
himself. that he was leading 10 victory
that would inure to his benefit.
/ am, gentlemen, with the highest res
pee, and esteem. your friend and servant
! WILL. A. GRAHAM.
Messrs. c. III. WILEY, and Others.