The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-09-03


HarA msaaR, 80 oua q she Sensar. npoh
his ssi3ses. sKsspa he PEssidsss ri lhs
Iaaasa Sits hin.eli. sa5 one II -
Eabiasis anlsss Il nay =. -. il gsaersl
lsEms. hinari ~ ens u @y eo.isagaes
i he lisase. thzs ] vase@hsrassec; bsi
Es asksd - iassrsarw. al seugha aoae.
OasAe dsy bsfess Essigned, wsnt into
Ghe eosnsrT walh pEissle een.lsmsa snd
persasal lEiend. IA Distinguished Dino.
cal. 70 e0.sglt allh him upon he singIs
point Il my Ieslgaing. Or 81 making re-
ssstsnts ~ he bill. ! had fFsqusEl c0a-
SsEsals0ns with StnsioFs. and during
Wednesday and Thursday. telore The
sots wss taken in he SSnzie. also held
three r~Efisniia. conferences aslh The
PEekidsnl. BY la Tsqsest, 70 whom my
determination 70 vote sgs,nal he bill was
=lwHys kEoHR. - unnecessary Cor ne
10 sllnds 10 our inlimals personal and p0-
lallesi relations. or 10 state The particular
conversations thai occurred. IL il were
possible % repeat such CONVERSIONS sish
perfect accuracy. Suffice il 10 say. lha.
the pIssiden. knew al about my deter
Laination. except my intention 10 resign.
wss noI willing 10 tell him of my inlen-
ton 10 resign, when there could have been
no motive far il, but 70 eonslfain his mag
nanim,ly iaIo resistance Of my self.sac.
T,hss - bis Administration. lie saw Tia,
my mind was made Up, and he respected
my seruplss, though lie vas not indilTsr.
ent 10 their supposed political consequent
ees ~ me, or ~ his Administration. will
not say more.
had been positively informed. before
my last interviews with The President,
that the Democratic Senator'S could moi
unite. or would not agree. upon the
amendment which | had suggested. and
the reason assigned 10 me was, thai il
would lsopirl The bill in The other House
10 alter IL in word, and The opinion
was, thai tho House would reject il.
u il went bask. replied TO This. that il
was . mistaken calculation, and il not.
then The bill ought not 10 pass with The
peoples Representatives against il. The
sequel proved Iha, | Was right. for il bal
10 be returned ~ Them, in consequences Of
another anendmeni, and vel IL passed. as
il had done before. The Democratic Sc
nators must hass regarded any effort Of
mine 10 amend The bill, contrary 10
their wishes. and after all that had pass
cd, IS sinister attack upon their bill. and
perhaps they would irIve been justified
10 that: and therefore | resolved not TO
move an amendment myself. As honor
and good faith 10 the party required OF me
moi 10 attempt amending the bill sgainst
their will, determined 10 lei my opposi-
lion be. in all respects. direct and shove
suspicion. 30 Twas exceedingly careful
no. 70 DO anything which mightsxposs me
10 eensure, or Interfere wilh my coniiieu-
Iaal -saflr rslaiiops with DsmncIaiic Soma,
forced TO The wall. when, las hold them, ]
would be compelled 10 follow The de
iaies ofmy conscience, party or no party,
ADD leave The consequences With Cod"
There Is no Senator, | mn sure, who ever
doubted my scfuples, Of IL he did, lie had
self-respec, enough 10 conceal his suspi.
cion. On The contrary. The leading men
Of that body on ,he Democratic side.
without exception, as well as The Pfcsi-
dent Of the United States, expressed
themselves 10 me, upon slI occasions, aux. |
iously, but most confidingly-all OF them
concurnng in The wish that | could yole
Tor The bull; none doubling my perfect
sincerity. They saw and knew the con-
fllct had 10 endure be,wixt feeling and
duty, but which an moi able 10 describe
To you. There vas never m hour when
] could mol have altered my course, with.
out any abatement Of ,heir respect, or any
sacrifice 10 my own pride Of opinion, I'LL
could have reconciled il TO my sense OF
duty. and my conscience, under any cir
camstsnces, 10 vote for the bill az IL was.
Yet ny. convictions were TOO strong for
sha'. coulJ not DO ii. And nothing
remained for me but 10 continue in nv
place and vote against my party friends,
or to resign my seal, al period " hen no
other question was likely 10 be affected
BY J.. owe il 10 myself 10 state. that
all those who knew beforehand of INV in.
$500" ~ sSSt6hs VIII uuU VICE. uIsSuau-
ed one from IL. for reasons indicative oft
ihfir confidence and attachment, personal
and political; and sfter my resignation had
been laid upon the table OF the Vice Pre-
tident, number OF hem. without nv
knowledge, inserposed TO have lis presen.
iasIon delayed until could be solicited 10 ,
recall 4. Dot my own opinion never va
RED upon that point, although my deter.
lnination occasionally vacilI.ted anterior {
IN The 20Ih Of July. ou. Of Difference TO /
Others: when. having done all for The par /
" that on honest man could do. | chose
70 resign, And now, after . calm review 4
Oh oil The circumstances. do no. he state I
% declare, ths. | should do precisely The h
sane hing, were |, TO lie done over sgain,
and these are my reasons: S7..+@~< (
Democratic Senators, numhe ring TWEEN J
y-sesea, had agreed 10 vote Cor The ex> | i
oerimen,sl tariff bill: and so had Mr.. d
'arnagIn. Wing Senator from Tennps. e
zee. knew thai Dir. ,Jarnagin expected r