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

right 70 issue ihem. and Congress nc
poserio punish eoBnleFlsiiers oflhe note.
81 Bank unccnstf1lional. Congress,
however. thought diIIeIenlly--Mr. jelIsr,
500 sgsesd with Congress. snd ssne,iohed
ne set Here. then. nc bare twice, ths
ever slorieus eKsmpse Of lhis father OF Ihs
hepubl'esn sehonl. Yet lhis iIlu.triou.
ssaiesnsn. sbose fame il - broad Is The
universe. has been ceneuneed a. dema.
eosue. Dsmagogns a. he vas. be meter
iallsd 10 surrender up opinions. express
&C 10 ihe course Of friendly conversation,
or prissIe correspondence. when he good
II The republic. and lhe happinrss.oi mil.
lions, depended upon IL ard ever look
ed with s.Rgie ese 10 The honor and
prosperity Of die county. Can The col.
poral's guard al Washington ssy ss much,
and tell The truth. for Captain Tyler!
Again. Mr. Monroe. another falhes oil
the great Republican school. alwsys-
yes. sir, alwsys-admi,ied the power Of
Congress 10 establish bank. Washing
Ton, hinself. signed The firsl bank bill ever
passed. and though not one OF the fathers
referred 10 by Mr.. Tyler. the people.
doubtless, would rather The accidental Pre-.
sidtnt should refer 10 the sage views Of lhe
lalhef Of his eounlry--lhe light Of his
ever glorious exsmple--Ihsn 10 those Of
every other Vlrginian, living or dead.
Mr. President. al the lime Sir. Thler
pennsd the expression thai be would " re.
cor, 10 the fathers Of ,ha great Republican
school, FOR advice and Instruction." no
doubt he bad ia his minds eye, Jsmes
Madison. Not Mr.. Madison ss delegate
20 The CousenIion. which framed the
Federal consliIuiion--nol Mr.. Madison,
as member Of The Virginia Legislature
but Mr.. Madison. as President OF The
United States. whose name 10 tower OF
strength. Yes sir. James Madison signed
Che Bank bill Of 1916. whIch vas intro
dUted and susisined BY John q. Calhoun.
and in thus doing. uss fully aware 81 tie
high responsibility be assumed; but be dis
charged The solemn duty. like statesman
and patriot az he was. aching Tor tho good
Of HE country. and not like demsgoeIe,
meanly gambling for place. Had Tyler
followed his example. none would have
charged him with insidiously bidding for
the presidency. From this view Of the
subject, he would ask.sif Mr.. Tyler did
not violate the promise he made in The
extract just quoted, BY setoing tho first
bank bill passed 81 the extra session. Did
he no, slso sham.fally disregard The pro
misc made 10 Ewing and Webster. By
veioing Sereesnl's bank blli And. BY
bis stubbotnness in this course ofconduci.
has he mol shown his utter contempt for
the wishes Of large majority % The
American people who placed him in pow
er. and utterly disregarded the dying in
junction Of The lamenied llarrisonl Il
there genuine Wing within these walls,
80 far wanting ia honorable feeling. as To-
have hesIlaled moment Is 20 the course
which he should have adopted under
such circumstances! Ought such weak
snd vsscillatlng course 10 be tolerated.
D1es u mol show too great q want Of
moral iimness! Let ", therefore, said
Mr.. u. exert ourselves 10 expel This po.
lilicsl Judas from place which, lie has
already deiiled. There should DO no
temporizing in our ranks. Uncompro.
missing hostility to TYLER should be em.
blazoned on tho Wing banner, ss we
unfuil il 10 the breeze. 0,hervise. We
shall be ysnqulshed. as We would richly
deserve. ior wanting nerve 10 ,indicals
our principles aud MAINTAIN our rights.
Sir, have little confidence in public
functiunaries. Lei Ne, therefore, guard
ssainst tue influence Of intriguing men,
spread throughout this wide country 4
currnp,ing our nnlions Of government.
adding passion 10 Ignorance, end prcju.I
DICE . despair, keeping up an unhappy
delusion, aud poisoning the body polite
e. i's hearts cote. I'he citizens Of this
country. impelled by an i'll directed pas.
sion, may, Tor lime. sus,ain men and
measures which. in after days. they ray
deeply regret TIL, upb.aisline thought
coae when il will. and come iipusl. will
have a salatary influence On the permaR
ebey o. oar FREQ Institutions. This FAC
tons spirit. this foul demon II malicious
hate, This luile contemplate party bicker.
ing. may loBphrarily throw its jstkAmaa.l
tie over the fame OF some Of the ablesi
and puresi Of our statesmen. But states
men, ever tue 10 themselves, viii tlnd
their country true to them. whilsl taqting
dcmagogues. whose vocation il is 10 on.
erale upon tho passions and prsjuslicss,
The ignorance snd eredulity OF The unlst
tered crowd. whose hearts never beat
with an ardent lose OF country, whose
every thought is self, will.
g Go down
To tho vile dus, from whence they sprung,
unwep,, unhonored, and unsungh
Sir. must be permitted TO give ullet-
ance 10 Tho pramp,ings otmy heart. right
or wrong. let the blows FILL where they
may, OF offend whom they will. ] be.
lievs tia, Daniel Webster belongs 10 tina,
selfish class OF POLITICIANS. which | have
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