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

: as serusaGinnE sEaiaH sny ehisl Of a
, Exessiivs 6rpaIlmenl shom 4 nsy y
, l.ess 10 be gsiity - high eFinss sad mil
demeaHofss Before Ilai nsbnnsl q
seenssd 10 eenironird sIih be sreLsen
and nag demsnd me privilege. who
he juslire oi he eommoa Ian staures
he hanhlrsI eiIiz.n. Of > fsii. psiisn
and Impartial ineaiEy inan he facts. apa
he testimony Of Witnesses rigidly exam
ineds and depnsing 10 The face 81 Day
II such proceeding Lad heen sdoprd d
wards ne. nrjusl % should rsIlainl.
have regarded q. ] should. ! irus. hss
met wIlh becaming consistency Wisl .
psinfsi - IL uoLld lave been andsssrsed
! would have nsniIrsird. by . praIoun,
Submission % The laws Of my country, o.,
perfect lsflh in her justices and. rslyini
on HE parry Of nv moiIaes. and ar
TecIilsde VI nv fahdaei. should hss.
locked fnFasid with confidence 20 hi
Dmphsnt reluntinn in the presence Of ina
rouniry. and BY the solsmn iudga6nt o.
surh tribunal. mol only Of uLaIeseI
charges might have been formally prefer,
red sRainsi me, bui II all Inc eslumnies
Of which ] have hi,hriin h~en The gnrr-
slsiing victim. As q u. | have been &C.
cnsed winhnui evidence. aud condemned
without . hesnng. AZ fer IS such pro
cssdings ran accomplish il. an deprive
ed Of public confidence in The sdminisira
ton Of The Government. aud csnisd even
the bossl NJ good nsmr--a name trans
miiied 20 me IRON . pstrist father. priced
IS NV prnudssi inheritance. and carefully
preserved lnI those who are 10 come siIeT
me. IS The mosi precious Of I'll earthly
possessions. ] sm not only Subjected 10
impulalions affecting my ehaIarlfr q, an
individual, but am charged with offences
against The country. 90 grave and 50 hei-
nous a. 10 deserve public disgrace and dis
franchise ment. ! am charged With ,io-
la'ing pledges which | never gave; and be-
cause exeeuie wha, believe 10 be the
Law, with n.urping powers mol conferred
by las; and above al. with using The pow
ers conferred upon the President By tbs
Constitution. from corrupt motives and for
ends. Aud these charges
are made without any particle ofssidsnce
To sustain Them, and. as I ,olemnly Affirm,
" ilhoul any foundation IN nuih. |
Why 10 proceeding Of this sort sdop
ted 81 This time! Is the occasion for u
Iound IN The fact, that. having been elect
ed to The second ,ffire under The Gnnsii-
luton BY the free and voluntary suffIs.
,es Of the people. ! have succeeded to
he FIRST. sccordinIng 10 the express pro
Visions Of the fundamental Law oil lie
sane PsopItf II is tue that the success
800 oi The VIee President 10 the Chief
MagistAey has never occurred brlore. and
hat all prudent and pAlriauc minds have
o"ked on This neu trial oil The wisdom
md stability Of our inslilulinns wnh .
'omeahai snxlaus concern. Iha,e hecn
made To feel too ssns,bly the difficulties
4 my Unprecedented position, no, To
inow all that 10 intended 70 be conveyed
n ihereprosrhras, uPon sPresident with. 4
ut party. But ! fopnd myself placed 1
u this most responsible station. by M 4
surpal'on or conInsaace Of my own. l G
vas cal ed 10 Vt, under Providence, by the i
uprsme law "f The land, and the drI,bs =
s'sly declared will Of The people. l. is '
y these. the people. that l haze been n
lo'hed with the high PAYERS which they
ave seen fl 10 c"nfi,ie to their Chief Ex. h
cu'ive, aud been charged wiih the 80. h
'mn responsibility under which those n
overs are In be exercised. lIis 10 them n
hold mystlf answersble. 40 a moral b
,eni, Tor free a d conscientious dis. q
barge Of the dniIes WHICH they have I'm. a
D'rd uron NE. L. Is not 80 an iadi,ld.
ii merely. that an now called upon To v
sIsl The encrnachmt nj ni unconsti,u,iou q
power. represent the Executive au o.
or',y Of tia people Of The Uni'ed S,aes; c,
III u Is IN Their name (whose mere agent II
VI servant ! an. aud whose will. deri.r Ia
IN their Fundamental Law, l dare not. ri
zen were inclined. to d,.0sey.l that
oiest az 'ins, every su,mp, IL break h,
'sn The und'ubted constitutional 20 wrr c,
this dep rImen', ui,heu, a solemn al
nrndme"t al that fundamental Law. ,e
Ian determined to uphold the Consti. m
'i"n IN this. ~ IN other Respects, IT, The O,
most OF my ability. and IN deisnce Of IN
personal consequences. VIA, nav ro
Ppen to an individual il nf l,uIe impof- ca
ice; but the co"suuuton of the c ,un. on
:, or any OF lis g,est .nd clear prIuei. al
70 and provisions. is too sacred To be m
rendered. under any circumst,nce. 81
'siever, by th"se who are charged Win III
protection and defence. Least Of all
'nld he be held suIltlDss. who. placed AZ in,
head OF one Of The great department. Of tw
Government. should shrink from The m,
sfe'e oi iIs nnqurstion bile authority mr.
me m".t Important occasions; ard IN,
'u'd consent, without struggle, IN bv
ace I'LL the barriers so CAREFUL, created an
The people to control and citcum.rube adj,
powers cnnf!ed IN their various IN,
MS. IL NAV be desirable, as the IN. no.
ny OF The tl"u.s Of Representative. ,io
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