The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-03-22

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South. Bat behold fhs picture. One
year had not passed before bic Admi.
nistratisn ave~ed ifself the advoests
of the most reckless bsnd of free coll
ers and fanatics to be found in The
unian. .--in opposition. too. 90 That gal
liant man and his sssaciatea. xho hsd
respected the rights af ne South, and
proved true Ia the Constitution and the
Cniun. Yes. SIR. John Van BsEen. the
wiliest. most cunning. most vindiet:ye
and mischie,ous leadsr Of the han,i--
its very Roderick Dhu--" wning 40
tie bnt to his clan." is taken 10 " b.
sam Of the Administration, warmed
again into life and influence. ~hilk.
IlicKIssoS. who had been held up toss
as the "noblest Roman Of them ALL"
as the very paragon of excellence and
patriotism. is denounced. secuted.
damned as q trziiar--and 10 whasf
Not to the South. not 10 the Union,
not TO the Constitution. to which ss
patriot he owed allegiance. but because
he would not submit Ia the tyrsunicsl
behests aud arrossRt aicfatioa af Par
ty. And this VAS accomplished by
as gross. as high. handed an assault
upon the rights Of . sovereign State.
upon the freedom of elections, as was
ever perpctrated under this or sny Ctr.
er government
When Mr.. J<0erssa came into pow
er. he declared. that the only tests fsr
Office should be. "i is he honest. ID Nc
capable. is he faithful to the Constitu-
tions" Was not Judge Bronson ho-
nest. capable. faithful to the Constitu.
tiun? why then was he removed from
Office } The letter Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury gives the answer. He re-
fused Indignantly to become the tool of
the Administration. Cor dividing the
spoils of office with those who had
proved themselves the worst enemies
to the Consultation and the Union.
He refused TO recognize Van Baren
and his factious adherents. as safe de.
positories Of the power and patransge
oil the General Government, and for
this. instead of being commended by
Southern Democrats. whs heretofore
have held up John Van Buren to pub
lie gaze as the arch.6e OF mischief.
he has been denounced, and his sjee-
.tion from Office made 4 matter Of re
joicing.
In bis 6rst inaugural address. Gen.
Jackson declared that one Of the wor.t
and most dangerous Of political abu
ses was "bringing the patronage Of
the Federal Government into conflict
with che freedom of elections" Wher
was there ever a more glaring illustra-
ton of this principle than during the
recent elections ia New York The
Administration, through its organ AMI
one at its highest officials. openly ..
vowed itself the champion Of oae Of ths
wings Of its party in that State, and
that wing composed Of as dangerous
fanatics as ever cursed nation. men
who it is well known had done all IN
their power to disturb the peace Of the
Country, to break down the Constitu
tional rights Of the South, to ALLEVIATE
our people from their brethren Of the
North, and to weaken the bonds of our
glorious Union! Was this redeeming
the pledges which were made in ad-
vance, for the Administration. by its
frieRdss How does such conduct be-
come those who assailed Gen. Scott, in
the most virulent and vindietive man.
/ ner, because Seward and his friends
supported him !? Think you that if
such high handed and unjustifiable in.
reference in the local elections Of the
States for partizan purposes. is tolc>
rated in silence, that those in power
will stop. short Of any cncroachmenis
upon and violation Of those rights
Had such an outrage been committed
upon the rights Of North Carolina,
think you it would have been permit.
ted to pass without the indignant re,
buke Of her people, be they Wings or
be they Democrats? No, sir, no. |
trust the day may be far distant-may
never arriye-when the despotisn Of
party shall become so CALLING and pow
eriul as to silence the indignant voice
Of her people against such assault upsn
their rights as ireemen.
j But, sir, it dses not end here. When
Mr.. Fillmore was candidate for tic
Vice Presidency, he repeatedly de-
clared, through the public press, OPP
mons on the subject Of the power OF
Congress over the institution Of slave.
ry, which should have been satisfacto-
ry to the whole Southland when, on
the death Of that patriot old chieftain,
General Taylor. he became President,
we all know-the whole country knows
/ how boldly he stemmed the mad and
sweeping current Of Abolitionism, and
with what independent, fearless and
in,lomitable spirit he shielded the ess
stitutional rights Of the South; yet the
malignity Of party never ceased to pa,
sue him. lie was denounced at N,