The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-05-05

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ready disgraesd himself ~ polling Z IT his
eloses srd shsking hands sish lhs parry
% which Thai distinguished eenllemsn Be-.
long,. Mr. Webster eorld .sses no suf.
heieni reason for The dissolution Of The
lac eaeihet. By ihe solnnlsFy art Of lis
membefs." ~ld therefore. with de lofty
patriotism and enlarged views Of Swiss
@sresnsry. keeps hrs place. end takes il
upon bimseiiio eensure she retiring mem.
bsrs. Badger. Esing. Granger. Bel and
Cniienden acted AZ nobly in quilting the
cabinet, as lie acted badly. 10 pinning
himself 10 Tie skirts Of President, van
ting 10 all the. aiHibuIes Of . Statesman
and gentleman. Go then, and publish il
10 The world. thai Dsniel Webster, incl
feelusl gian, as he is. once ihe Proud
champion Of the whole North, and who
had lived down the prsjudiees excited
against him 10 The South. has fallen ffom
his high estate, and bssely lruekled 10
power for plare. Ambitious men have
lived 10 every see and cSungy-men,
Who Tor place. would surrender % opin.
ions formed BY experience and reflection,
eonspiTe against tho honor Of lhsir coun.
Try and the liberty ofIhe people. creatures
OF aysrice, low.hearisd minions OF power.
slaves iof wickednsss snd infsmy-',is
such base insnumebls sc these that have
caused The downfall az other republics,
aud may make this . melancholy ruin.
Others may march under The isliered ban
nsf 81 Webster and Tyler. Van Buren,
end Johnson-we eannoi-our cause il
the cause Of public virtue.
On the 4lh OF March. 1871, The GOOD
vessel ofsiaIe was launched on smooth
and quiet ses. under the direction OF q
gallant commander. Then our hopes
were buoyanr IN the triumph OF virtue
over syarice, Of order over misrule; but,
al the very moment The enemy had been
driven 10 the vsll, q cloud passed over
oar prospects. and envslopsd IN darkness
our bright political sun. The viriuous
Harrison Vas removed from this state Of
transItofy existence-an event, which
saidened the heart OF svery true Wing,
and paralyzed for while his exerlions.
Even The gentle hills, meadows and vallies
seemed to participate in The general grief.
The nodding plume, the muiiied drum,
and the cannons thunder, solemnly pro-
claimed thar tie mighty was laid low in
the duet. We mi,s snt mourn our good
President; bu, man was born 10 die, how
ever exalted his station. great bis power,
or lrsnscepdsnt his talents. He csnno,
stay The hand Of deaih-come il must,
and come i will. in spite OF al the boosted
advances Of medical scienee. So great o
national cslsmiiy ought. for q while. Of
least. 10 have snlled The turbulent feelings
Of party; but 50 Ear from il. il seemed 10
turn lnoss the unbridled passions offaction.
The Van Buren, hyenas made sirsigbiwsy
for the grave. 10 riot and fauen on their
liisless victim, and the awful bowling Of
political wolves we're heard ihroue CHOU,
The land. Grca, God! does moi humanity
shudjer and shrink back al scene so
revolving 10 our naIure--a scene which
places the abetiofs below The level Of The
brute creation--for the very cattle. when
grazing in The fields, v i'll chow an inslinc.
i've grief when they come to o spot Of
earth sisined with tho blood OF their kind.
But, Mr.. President. lei Us lutn from
The cont mplaIion Of this hideous picture.
to one ofsn ennobling and gratifying char
octer. Let our eyes resi- on that distin-
gnished man who, amid oil the struggles
aud conflicts Of party. has always been
The devoted friend ol his county, and the
mos, able and fearless champion Of humanI
righis--l need mol say, allule 10 Henry
Clay, ofKeniucky.
Endowed by nature with seoul despis-
ing meanness. no has been constantly
s:sailed and prosecuted by political oplo
nenis, who have LETT no means untTied 10
impair his fsmr---a fame which belongs
TO his county, end 10 destroy which.
would blot OUT one Of The brightest pages
IN tia, counlry's history. But republics
are NOT always ungrateinl. Ths, county
hilti III NVNCtuuSI, lGAA. bll lut MeaSuEt
Of her glory, by calling This great States
man from his repose al Ashland, 10 the
highest Office within lis gift, thereby
investing him with power 10 restore this
government 10 its once proud position,
and give back TO distressed people a
sound cu,rencv. which alone can be &C.
complisbed through The medium Of a Ma.
tional Bank hui, We are told by the
Loco Foco party. that there 10 no express
provision in The constitution. authorizing
Congress to establish bank. Neither
is there any express provision in that
instrument, taking from Congress that
power. II then, this power has mol been
delegated to Congress, il is not one of
The powers resersejio the stals legisla-
lures. For, the FIRST article Of the 10Th
Section Of The constitution Of the United
STATES. de elares that no state shall emit
bills Of creditor mako any thing but gold
and silver legal tender in payment Of
debts. We are however told by mush-
room poliicians. that Bank noles are
bills Of credit. If-so, under tha, clause
Of the constitution quoted, no Stale has
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