The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-07-09
Defence Of the Volunteers and WhiG

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Defence Of The Volunteers and WhiE.
Il Upoa bill inrrsssing III nnmbsr and
pay 81 esTsln oHicefs. NJ. Sesan made
The folloaing Iemsiks 10 behalf Of lie
VOLUNTEERS:
4 Ne. STEWaKT said that he lhoVght The
canmiies asIs expsndine 100 much q
their time IN making provision ~ the Of
hesTs eIlhe army, and cot enough ID mai
linR pE0sEi0n I0F ihs pfiysses m che
ranks. lie inquired Il me Char wheiAeE
il Wouli be 10 uTder 10 move n amend.
msRs 10 he amendm.hl nas proposed
asking IN insies.s in lhe pay 81 VIOLIN.
lser,. Tie otliesrs ~efe well p,id sDd
could take care Of ihemslses. bai what
ass 10 become Of abe families ~ the poaI
VolnnsssEs. Who eneounseTed n abe I ard
SHIPS ii military service { TssSen dollars
maEihl twas ss'esy comfortable thing
10 have an uiliseI'. ba,ih and ample pro.
nslon from Government. while The men
had 10 eight for almost ho.hing. lie
lhonght u Vas these sery NEE. Hha ai.er
Ill bad - bear Tue brunl II tie battle, slO
oughs hr,i 70 be provided Tor. e..
| Mr.. =. had Tlirn msltily Tor me pur.
pose VI yisdlsallhg hInseif aud lhoss who
tclrd sIIh HIN iFpm lalse and ealumnl.
Gus charge. The VII 4. in iht House
had been charged With throwing cold va.
Ter upon Tie wa, dishs ariening lie nalon.
and deriving and dI,cogrsgirg lie solan-
,eers. Nov. actions spoke louder ll,sn
words. and he should, on this occasion.
appeal 10 iacis 20 show Who we're and
sho we'e no, justly listle 10 this charge.
What atTs he lacIsi -a a~ rr
Few days since bill hsd been rsiurn.
u from tie Senate reducing The p,y ofIhe
volunteers from ten dsllOrs = m nth 10
seven dollsrs Month, and on roucarrinP
With that reduction the yta, and uays had
hren called; and what VAS the result I
The Wings in that House uenl 10 budy
against Concurrence and Tor gIyipg the
volunteers ten dnllars. While every mem.
Der ofthe Democratic parry. with the ex.
esPuon Of eight. had To,,d to reduce ,hem
paw 10 seven dollsrs. Was that the wsy
pau'otle gentlemen encouraged volunteer.
mgi Mr.. b. looked votes, not II speech.
e.. lie did not ask who h.tlered the
volunteers, bu. who voted 10 p,y them.
Apply this test, sad how stood lie Ia o
pafnes! Who voted 10 give them ven dol.
lars moaih! The Wh,g.. Who we're
lot reducing ,h.ii pay 10 seven doIlstsiI
The Democrats. Mr.. 8. hal produced
this stubborn f,ci Tor the vndlca ion Of
himself aud his lrieads. lie appealed 10
lhe record. There STOOD The sea. and
n'!s. L=tgentlemen deny Their own vote.
10 they chose.
What more! Mr.. S. had Introduced
a resolution which propc,eJ To ,ncre..e
The ray oil volunteers 10 ten dellars, and
to give theID hundred and sixiy acte, ui
iahd. Here vas another lest. Ever,
wing bai I've voted ia favor Of the mo.
lion, bus ], vas voted dawn By gen,Iemsa
on re other side.
Me. 5. bad rene we'd The same proposi.
lion yes'erday IN Commli,es OF the
Whole. but il was again voted down BY
gentlemen on the o;her sije in q body.
Nov, he wanted The couury 10 understand
tbs m'tte'. A strong eiTon was mixing
- Cause the people to believe that Tia
wings were opposed 10 &c " al; that lhey !
were throwing embarrassment. in u,e
way Of the Administration, disberlening
Tie atEny. and dischursgmg The yolua.
ieers. Thee Islander. we're repeatedl
esery day Ia The ciIicsl. (the Union, and
c"pled i'om il into oil The party papers,
Tie io,l"sers Of The Union. IN Inc coun-
Try. Yet how 81 nod the fact! Who uss
u lha' discouraged The volunteer. Wa
" 'he Wings. Who were ready 10 pay him
Ten te'Ists a month and give hun com
l"r'AOis farm, or was u the so-callcG
lr'thds OF the Administration. who waoted
lin TO tight Tor nothing and find himself
seven doll SIC a monla ! Ap'etty smoun,
Of pay Tor iarmer or mechanic, " hn
could get dollar day BY tailoring 81
home, hut VIII forsook his business a,t
hs!amtlt, aud ent into iIe slckly ciiralr
oil Mexico, Pncouhit red the daneets IL tl,r
camp, the Iaigues OF The march. aud thr
blood and carnage OF The bitlt field. Ii
vas sad he wen, for eloty. Yes: but
rohId his wife and chfId,rn live upon
glory! The Wings were ready TO give
hlm tract Of land: the Dempcras VIC.
led q down two 10 one. The Wbigs
wanted to give him ten do!lar.; TIE De-
nocra's gave him seven. Was rot hi,
'ety par'ot'r! Here were gentyme
lamng raltluH too, who te,tiyed th.lt
tight d'lIsrs FOR spending a few hnu,s a
Jay IN I"glslauoD. and who then returned ,
o all the comfort. of plenufuI home,
md could very epolly to'e man scveni ;
ioilots month Cess ,ln wha, the,
themselves received DAY J Tor gong 10 {
heAIro, "a distant and uncongt NAL eh-
n9le, snd exposing himself {, Inc lances !
'nd The b+yonets Of the foe! These were
he men who encouraged our voiunlee,s,l
These were the Irlend. oil Tie war :
l!ese were the supporters ul lie Pies. /