The North-Carolina standard., 1847-10-13
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Something for he Ladies. I
ps,d;no the contest which eKentuated in the
election Of Mr.. Van Buren, the rght OF 10 en
was elaborately discussed InpH only IN your S'ate
but throughput the lepgth and breadth OF me
Ever. Democrat was 5roaght 70 knowtedse OF
iIs meaning, and Ioadulf yiciion OF ITS consef
vatve tendencies in practice 1t cannot De aenea;
hoIgsyer1.fhaI the principIe was thee examined
much mora in reference. 70 its efficacy 10
refractory agents, than as chart lor tue
of GOOD ones The peculiar circumstances Oh Tue
eonntrv AZ the present time will so far TURN tne
scaie az 10 ini5in consideration of the subJect In
reference TO dts bearing Upon all puDlc luhcu
aries who act in representative caPac"y. III n .n
State it is already engaging the Puohc m'nu anu :;
strono If not useful effort, will be made 10 give u
iaf3uence n our approaching National ConVen'Ion;
Though a rhreadbare and irksome themes l. VIII
endeaYor to explain, and in doing SO, you Will OF
course understand me as alloHn3g % 10 70 d"c,r;Oe
When a measure is belle we'd TO be unconsutu-
,ionaI instruction if given, can produce but'one
result resignation. This, though not oIreet com
piaEiee leads it, by making room Tor nose VINO
can conscientously obey. When, on the other hand,
a measure is believed to be nexpedtent mercy,
the course is more clear, and the only point upon
which an issue can be taken 10 as 10 the valtuly ry
of the instructions themselves. Except those from
State Legislatures to Senators: all that we can
bring to bear being constructive or deducole II Iol
lows that all representatives except Sehatols eau
suit their respective views Of The consequences.
This feature not only depriVes IavOrite democrat
ic weapon Of its boasted virtue, but 1t makes y
more powerful for evil than tor good II all mst!uc-
tions from the primary electors could be uneqniVo
calIy clear and Defined the exceptions here taken
would moi hold good but, fromthc nature OF things
this canuot be the case. But how are we TO avoid
the evil and still enjoy the advantage OF this Ia
yorite tenet? 5We cannot forego its exercise in
effective places because it is liable 10 be perverted
to selfish purposes in others. Why, IN this way
Upon all Questi0hs of acknowledged Importance
let US ssethat our representatives are erect upon
net inn
then no constructive Instructions will De likely to
be acted upon especially as the usage Is 10 resign:
] will give a case. ,...-,,..5... r., Il
believed in the constitutionalitY OF Bank OF the
United States, but doubted lis expedlencY; then
suppose the country for reason entirely apart
from a question Of Bank, were 10 send up whls /
Congress and, to make the case complete, sup
pose the said Congress were 10 pass bull eStao- /
fishing bank what guaranty would we have that
the President would resort TO the Veto4 II any
thing can establish the expedlency OF measure
underE our Institutions ii Is certainly instructions
from the people and what means have they Ut
giving instructions but through their elections
At most, il would be point TO be decided by The +
President himself, and might he not IN such a case
be tempted 10 consult the chances of his popularity
before acting 2 This would be unfortunate for TWO
reasons by signing the bill he would misrepresent
his original constituents and at the same time be
asled IN the matter of instructions for 'hefe new
er has been, and there never will be a Congress
elected upon political grounds alone /; the people
will indulge iheiE private feelings TO some extent,
and in my opiniont is better that it should be so,
ns liberty has more TO gain from the moral sense
of the people than from any other source. But let
as look at the other side This is easily stated
II we elect a President Of certain known and de-
eided views. that is, one who believes a Bank not
oniT ine1pedient but uneonstiruriOnal, and has
uniformly acted can take little latitude in
elections, without the fear of aSitating his equa-
nimity. We would then know that nothing short |
sf I've thirds Of both Houses would jeoPafdze our
interests. 49,. - f-- - -
AS intimated IN the outset the points referred
10 derive additional importance from the present .
circumstances of the political world. The next :
House of Representatives, may be whig IL will }
certainly be whiggish in its refinement of policy
il may or TO round of The case II will pass Bank
Bill and send il TO the President. If we had been
less wary. in the selection of nominee in '44 q
need not say that our apprchenslons would al this
time be any thing but agreeable. As things are, I
however, we are safe but should the admoniIion !
be disreg garded And more, is it likely that par
ties will tread upon each others heels for years 10
come We have majority now, and always will Il
have, but is il majority that afford TO err 5
This is the point that now engages Us here, and 4
for one. think il ought to be weighed well in any
selections that we may make for The next canvass.
You may wonder little at the importance which \
l attach 10 United States Bank, but you should +,
not. Give TO the great whig party the engine sug
gested by Mr.. Hamilton, and my word for it, the T
results contemplated by that federalist will
follow in their order First, a concentration of .
wealthy then an overweening influence in elections
then last but not least, consolidation. A consum-
nation deVoutly TO be deprecated. | may alude n
10 this again hereafter | -
/ took occasion a short time since 10 visit one of .
the Infants for which city is becoming cele-
brated. If you do not take, will be as we'll 10
explain what mean by this juvenile designation i
Mr. Clay has long since made the country familiar C
with the plaintye cry Of what he termed our In o
faRt Manufactures" Whether this was IN refer Al
ence TO their homage to the fact of their being
wet-uursed BY Uncle Sam, cannon decide but one n
thing is certain, the term Infant" has, by COM
mon consent, become signify one of the largest
as well as one of the smallest things in our COM
muniiy. However, / have visited one and will o
% give you some faint idea of its strug- al
~'eraw4head and bloody bones, the Sc
's city, covering an entire il
%MaHufactoTy of Mer- ii
~ under immediate e,
\form Of a hollow; n
Nge court IN the -
Nhe inner wind a.
lie for raw ma u
nd are appro "
factory, and o
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different O.
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g one
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