The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-03-25
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The Sub. Treasury.-The attempt Of
The a Union 10 make Mr.. BadgrrEespo pom
sible Tor the evils Of he Sub-TEeasuTy. i
one NJ the haldesi hnmhugs vet originated
by - old Father Richie" Here has been
he concentrated wisdom of the whole To-
cOfoca parry engaged since 1897 in per-
feeiing law 10 dispense with banks alto
geiher in the management Of lhe public
funds. and 10 make II penal ofenre 10
rreive or pay any thing but gold Or silver
Cor The publir dues. Al the first session
Of ihe lale Congress. The party had il all
lsown way, and passed the law in shape
10 suit ITSELF They were warned that The
scheme would be found in practice 10 lie
visionary. impraclicable, and mischievous.
But they would not be advised. They
passed the Law, in shape to 60 gradually
into effect. the last and worsi feature IA
king effect on the frsi Of next month. A
very little experience showed them that Il
would be both troublesome and expensive |;
and 50. 10 sugar over The pill, they brought
in bill 10 amend il. as they said. but TO
make il worse. as the Wings believe -
. bill which might n well have been
passed TWO months ago in The House.
But Thai promplness did not SUIT the pur-
pose Of the party. In the House. the
majority ean always prevent debate by the
aid Of The previous question. In the SEN
ale II Is different. The only way 10 pre-
vent debate there, is, To keep The bill away.
And 50, knowing that they could pass the
Sub-rreasury bill through The House At n
ny moment, they kep, il there ill The last
night OF The session. Then they passed il.
without debate, we believe. and sent il 10
the Senate-wilh an appropriation lacked
on 10 il. Of nearly quarter Of million of
dollars TO build n Mint in New York.
within 90 miles Of the Mint at Philadel-
phia. Well, The Senate must either pass
This bill without debate, and without A.
mendment, or not pass il ai all. That
body had a standing rule, made expressly
to guard against such hssly and forced
legislaiion--a rule which forbade the pas
sage Of any bill through more than one
reading on any one day, unless by man.
imon consent. Mr.. Badger exercised his
constitutional right to object, as others
would have done il he had not. A here
upon the Union exclaims, thar
BY gross abuse and peryersion Of this rule,
Mr.. Badger, the federal senator from North Car.
siin. lcfa.to,i th. .s.a,,. ~ ,h,., LII If h.,
during the ensuing recess, any arrangement Of
business, risk, expense and Ioss should occur from
the unnecessary transfer o. specie, snd the federal
members complain. let them remember that their
kind friend Mr.. Badger was the sole cause Of all
these difficulties as also the sole cause Of the loss
Of the branch mint al New York"
Abuse and perversion of the rule"!-
Why the rule was made for the identical
purpose 10 which Mr.. Badger applied j.
Ito proven, hasty legislation 10 put j,
out OF the power Of an INSCRIPTIONS par.
ty TO cram down the throais Of the mi.
norily an obnoxious measure without the
exercise Of that most vital right, the right
Of debate. And the sole cause" Of all
the evils,-the expense. and loss. aud
roguery.-growing out of,he original Sub
Treasury law, which The l.ocolocos mouii
pass last year in defiance of all rcmon.
STRANGE and in the teeth Of all experience. is,
forssoth. to be charged TO- r.Badger! This
is in exact imiiaiion Of the Preamble which
solemnly enacted The falsehood, that Mex
icocommenccd this warofPresidenl Polk
originating.