The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-06-01
HILLSBoRoUGH, N. G.
Wednesday, June 1. 1859.
The Thirty nTillion hin.
Union, the Constitution and the Laws the Guar.
~ dams Of our Liberties.

IN our notice last week Of the Democratic Press,
and Of its advocacy Of Mr.. Branch's Thirty Million
Bill we suggested the possibility that il the proposed
negotiation with the Government Of Spain for the ces-
sion Of the Island Of Cuba should fail il the terms
Of the treaty negotiated should not be accepted by our
Senate, our treasury might be minus the $3o0O00OO.
and the Island Of Cuba still remain in the possession Of
Spain. The Press says this is just where his neghbor
Of the Register made blunder But is i bunder
Let US look little into the natter The Press says
According to the proviso Of Mr.. Branch's
bill no money could be called for until ne
gotiations had been concluded, the treaty
had been made and ratified by the Spanish
Government our Senate would scarcely re-
iect what il had consented to in advance.
1t was to avoid the risk Of making treaty
which might not be satisfactory to the Ne
nate and House Of Representatives that the
President asked their consent in advance.
That is plain enough. and our friend Of the
Recorder will see that the task Of defending
the Thirty Million bill is not such hercu-
lean task after ALL"
! The bill, as published in the first number Of the
Press expressly provided that the money NAV be used
in advance Of the ratification Of the treaty BY the Sc
nate and only requires that il shall he signed by the
authorized agents Of the Governments and ratified
by the Government, Of Spain. No other restriction i
contained in the bill and as we said il the Of The
treaty should be such as Senate would refuse ID
accept, the S3OoOo,O0O might be dead loss to oal
treasury.
But the Press says our Senate would scarcely 70
ject what il had consented to in advance and " il
was to avoid the risk Of making treaty which nigh
not be satisfactory to the Senate and House Of Repre-
senstyes that the Presiden. asked their consent in
advance
The Presiden, asked for thirty millions Of dollars ID
enable him to negotiate treaty and that is all the
bill proposes II does not prescribe the terms Of The
treaty. limit the price to be paid for the Island The
President did not ask the advice Of Congress in thesc
matters, but simply fsr the $ioooa.ooo. No one i
green enough 70 suppose iha, Spain would soil lhs
Island for that sum she bad refused $lo0,000,0OO
The price liked upon in the treaty might be ex,rav
sgint that Congress could not be prevailed upon q
give Or other conditions Of the treaty might be in
admissible.
But the Press says, Spain could not refuse 300
100000. (the proposition Of Mr.. Pslk,) because Con
gre's had agreed to give il, and Spain had no
.urance that il would" The same may be aid now
Congress. il 1t had passed the bill would have sgrest
10 give nothing beyond the ihhy millions. That !
plain enough and il or friend Of The Press wall By
candid enough nok lats The matter is, he vii
find that the bundrr " Is not ours. but his own. vi
cannot think he has here made any Prosres, 10 h
Iefence Of the Thirty Million bill, whether lhs tas
\ be herculean" or not.