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fi:: fcojjfc their m.nie:jt ifjo the fe!e.
1 i r f 1 1 i ii r t-- 1 - fc i-1 ' r -- - , av uy j
Tear,
fire In Goanties mare .than
the. real people; not ufuce holders oTntractow;
.Li i 111 . ; - - . '.4 ' ! . ' a
ui9 ugyeiouieDiom josnee.ana moaerauoo ana
iifif dda rTly; wffl balcontf 1 ??l!fi 't mM b ijlf if
J5?S,!5?'f M'.1?!g2 KESSSret?!: i?? ifffofi 1 ioii'iicjwwii;, . i r,-'J'J., ,1 4-
pringt of
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Post paid or
f?rf iJWs til tHe pdiformast be
! Jressinf the Editor on the business
the glee, M'lrs him as Editor of the
fLfJfiHife that write! on oiK-f-
cSnfeitoIiG Jones. 1JV; I ;
partj inicoated.bjr a principle of ambition-jw actire
and tlmosl as dangerooa aa poison, with its eye
steadilV fixed nnon the elevation of the ezdm tire
iaTonie. ana iu nean UDon me loaves ana ssn-
es, and flesh Dots, and all those food thincrs.that
pome id me train or power. i list party aeienaa
the violent arid lawless seizors of the ; deposites.
rMwsivr;. . -i i Lt it 4l I uv viuieut anu lawless
5, J 834.
,nate bavin?, on moiion ot - Air, Alan-
the cwnstderation of a Memorial
hi mm, some nays a?o, irom a uumoer ,
t cf jBujrfce.curtty 4 N. . Carolina, remon-
M thAra ia.i fair nrbshact
H iuj noe uuiin saieiv aoa in inamuu me
stolra.'tbe jilic indignation liiY.-HT
ix or do 1 mean to say that there are not others,
f ine pais 01 mis oartv. nonest -ana nonora-
le' men,1 wjw support this measure. I! kqow
that there aresqme influenced by strong prejudice
against the Bank, or stron? attachment id the
CI
i8trate. who are as incredulous of mer
it, on the part of the former; as they are suvr!to
ierroron tne part or the latter.. I5utf sir,
lido ot mistake the signs of the times; ! this
riartv fltiA InAofmlimUo an4 iMnxanf nft a
l10?? fraorl?e if i su8tain?di as it is,by Me coon tenancl and
fXWWwX:?. Bankof the L States,, patjonalw of i the Federal Government. wHUffe
said, that he had, upon beaten and overwhelmed by that great undUcip
unea corps otrmmia, the tree and sovereign! peo
plell Sir, we! are unaccustomed to that Dolitical
ditciphijie by which, in other States, whole totii-
miieesnaoge front at the word of command,
with.th celerity and precision that a battalion
may be wheeled in the open field. VVe are mere
;f5tb-a v)ew lf lesnming the considers- Uta; refuse the drill, ind hold in contempt
4a tfifi&iis; ekrly k' priaiF.as 'tbe state of the imblifieal tactician. We have no central a-
'fiaasi'aiid jcooveniehceof the Senate would 6nfJf which kind Jy takes from ibe shouiCer of
have noUnnto of patriots who kindly assunae trie
toils of Government far the Daltrv eauivaleht 6f
the peonies monev onlv. v recognize no or-
ganitations, unknown to tbe Constitutiun, to! tine
" ! Mf MifatrM rose.J
i erlcrasionvmoved to lay the memorial 4tresi
isUhe table td enable! the Sen'r from Penn-
m- - , , - ..r i .!: ...i .. r. ; : . !
itjaaiq proceea in me qeoaiie upon rae pnn-
jauemen,;wnicn in bis juagment, reqtu-
; i ecficTiOtice', he gave that direction to the
m 11 earlier I occasion" having offered, lie
TXioWi pneeea iq oesww mat Driez nonce
f &ibj&f w hichj th remarks of gentlemen
jctd D93a;ily to) suggest. The resolutions
i:iarm:'jioonal withal so unprer
djiat hje had notl expected they would
aiaore than a passing- notice. They had,
kfi ficile4 auchi debate, and had been as-
eiy on ftrious ffrodndsiand especial that they
H usittsd from partisan ilzeal, and bad been
iciflf notJconcelf idiipy a disappointed pqL
iS&t jelatarl"V.S4aieiliiog was said of "pot
lase" rMieian ands 'miserable i petitions
l? 'vs. , ; , k -! B-
4;. 31. said he iiad Stated 1 upon tne presenia
p t! resolutions;, mat ney nae Deen aaopi
tiu fie:Had been informed, withoat distinction
irfpLiTtahd that they might be regarded as env
Wf.the sentiments of a large majority of the
Ttldirent land Substlntial freemen of (hat fine
mosperput .region 01 onn v-aroiina. ne
fut'u&i tatstaremnt was madei $ vailed himi
immffyf sHj thf Inijeans of information
1ifecach7andnaji seen letters ; tha.
tawiitr, wvweireaori Jiadi Men to add strength!
rtr4wpreiion8i in Reference to the stater f
of WBUmenf in ithe, tndantaln region of N j
arcfl4Mwenapie nmsjMi state, witn con-
lwfflstialiJtoillrlem pievaded a!
xrjemajQniw me enure, a late, vine resolui
Tiura jtW aot; therefdrl,j 1 his opinion, emanate
?ww piMu itrciuiuif ana pariy prejaarce: out
ymiastgmm a wpig sense ot the general
ifaTeojence not to Bay diatress, brought upon
m wim 01 ine country of tue usurpation and;
Iprjonibejmfkn
lift. 8aid!htsnQiion debeited him most
llllVitkropghonljthfwjiole State of North
Ct;approaeli!ii; in opposition
!odn.t)ih Deposite question
mrklly flopanllejed upon any other great
filiating frdm an Executive of their
taw. th e. atartliai CTtt&nsion J bcmexMfih
ixiaxuiest tendency to tne isolatioa, of all pwer:
in tie hands of' ImA 'tan (Ta nrsnled it as
Hidilr honorable' to his State: that ale was- tnov- lreckoninff to
ed. not by mer eenanf coosfceration. but bii fei dened against the A
llogbf justice,' and hla3r';fil$ 1 Wll
t&e Constitution and the laws. JNorth Carolina
was emphatically a law-loving' and law-abiding
State.! Not the worshipper nf idols and the ! de
Totee of power pot as qrr to resist osurpaiiops
on the part of power, as ready to yield obedience
to rightful anthoritr. ' f :-: All-ii TY. IX
Nothing (said Mr. U indicates more clear
ly the unsoundness of the tirnes than! the! true
character of this controversy; Strip it of all
extraneous matter of the! mystification of lan
gnage, and remove the rubbish I that enenmbers
it sod. this whole deposite Question is 'a contest
for the use of the public money! for the purposes
ot gain tomake interest out of it. I Wis a,cW
WW iur iuo use or 11 ajitr it leaves th
the People and before it is disbursed i
uc semce , as 11 mis uovernment
mwm vg uuv , oar-
esseaftlit people.
prore recreant to meirtrnate. but the whole
i mviv, wantonnea at -L. - . irrk;nM -t " -. v
2 :. fi?M
lent 01 imsfl inii onrnnir.. 4-:n la :- !, i a . - ----.w NHi uisconieni. nnrinAmi... ; i: --i w i . i i
5 feexon ofadm. 3
fetiok. b to fii 'i,thiihehad hped, 'vivi m
ih?;aW518Uat serLs 5taf5 il?1800881?0 chthis subject had1 ajl !!f!U,ll eloquent da, w J
bd:omaids examinfUoo. To put but the w5? em thj SenateJaod from the pe- lh ngoXlfxial by Jury; many . .'
aplhis admmblrauoii r tet ouht not w-ch ha elapsedj since thai! J3-- !Ioq?eot denunciations of the futrvil M '.'j1
f"r . tt MP4upjesare fioanfl. sari mn. . ... . nave anain neen m- 1 m u"( nuicn 'inrMtoni ' ?
!!laU!? reaj interests
fi.lPWPlesofthii
looked ndt inattentive
; . .
Ot tna countrr
n i J"
aammistration ! I have
vivea. tie exnressmf Ma rr C. i u
mua oeconie necessary for him to ciaima-
bulwukofour libcrtj ftoa thit qucterj-
I hflM .m r , . . . 1. 7
I hMA nrara mmu. f . i I'M- . .
wawA x am w , - .4 w - - - - ' a w wa 11 1 ie,i n an r"i - . m
ty to the coorr IhU.Z n7 more. the time and attention of th r " " j . sf i.
to take money from the pockets
oelore itis needed, to lend either
baoka or political 'partisans.
j pockets 01 f we re-eiecaonof the; President that j .T , ou? wme or the. remarks which had .i u "- ' I . , "tu lu "gnt ot trj
4Sebl f lendoftnaprin fe1?- orabl.ol,4ae, (AjyUnJ J1?? Uted y the ecntiTe
has any yignt tr. ' ff. w 4 was not entirelr mrA th.t f rr posea on mm the necessitr of mai uo wouia B5k, nad all the irrcat con
ofrth peppleiR Precisely ro p stitutional rights aeenred to iodividn
toilnarlLtaan I n POWert i he 5outh"w LiWiitfc " ! said, he would talc ri;An k-c k- I both fKoIr r.. j .
i r , w . - r v m a uc ni 1 1 1 if v iia . . - uniiu n n -v miuu 1 ji t vnnww W.WMKWWM& I
' i. wmm k.T -.--a i iiRr inn !T i ftMrT ftwat am c ... - i uiuLiniHi ninnse m ka . 1 . ; ri r,wrJt
5u iuuig Varairina
this monev in th VrtitA Sf.tft Itanlrl : tnin1 I elUrerneSi.toanT inilfMltinit - J j I OMtftake, QO doubt ndintwDtinnst. inm .ti I
- w . w - - wbm .aid iiau iiivi wn w m A.wua. .
amply;
every part of the
mission to the different points of the codntrv
where it is needed for the public service. The
great object isisafeiy. Neither the j President,
nor the President and Congress together,' have
the shadow of right to raise money, i by taxing
tne People, to lend either to bis or their friends ;
nor have they any right to use money, after it is
raised, fur their benefit oi the benefit of their
ra nistratfhn f t .'. " . 1 which Jie
' 1 - .1 ( ; . .-S - ' "VUI Mma l,ma an . 1
some oiner cause, J'eiiisylvania I regarded the
pews of the Presidentjas not unfayorable to her
tavorite system ; while in the Soui we took
gfwd; heart from eqeonraging intimations, and
supportad with energynd zeal the present Chief
""fr. .l,0W,a f we wa, tnat tie was
- k m .
universal) v chiovetf? i : v l !
United "SM&UHin:
i f l i I I !
vi1. in'
some time ago under
aiiogemer disclaimed ; arf ex- wwo.wai some jinaicaUonsI of distract
PreSSlOn Which lana.t k l: i . I wrkrkAAV4 ! , .vr
Htm- ui v ; t . w ana tne i oouio a oar commercial, citie:-
fetate which hem part represe&ted. would W but he heliev hA u-St0!?
premtedhismakingri . pie, and oiic; f
Mi
He, Jtfr. B. did not v. rvJ a. : j ouu iwnj tne agricultural;! class:.
a k " j v u wuuiua in 1 urftsn n cava mma .a k 1-
; a. TT ' wa VMOwV I - ; A . " f ' ' W m 11L W K . J 1 I aw Wr W (Ml W al
inenas. either tor necumarv or nolitifia I arwnla- wun ua m feelmor and hr n(inU on.- r ,W-,.WI...H. uafc e
sustain
occasion
otate of xvorth-CaroJina Uro..,-..' MC'
the AdministraUon Z"Z enme
tnanW I tnat tftfi PonKUi
tion either to make fortunes or to make PresU I subsequent times, mavftell how dh wMh. I . woal?
dents. AnA vtt. nn nna kiJ.. J tU. I delnsion ht n&AiwJj l- r . .1 DUt no Had taken
- - v w wv w wiiu u nuua nix ar w ite au 1.1 in a r uuiiuuiijuv umiiiih na n rMi n am a m t Mia b Bin u 1111 a t . m wwvau . ma 1:1 as
fact, that the whole sUugffli here, ever r trntw nd 00 7, Worth-Carofina would Bering great distress; but neither thaL norl
pubUc money from the placel:- desiirnkiedi ot law', yfc will exhibit iri vivid coW iwnV-ri fF"? Admmistrauoa : vhich expre&on operaUons of the Bank of the Hn4i
and to ffive the use of it! to cfirtain '.Miitbwl deliberate betraval nf tB tit;.! r ne had used in referenci to 'the neat oneliion States, could Dravent th'A iAn. .
oaujw, mil must 01 necessity, be more or less I !l i principles or that sjiminuttetWi A.
" 1 - - 7, r . m 1 !i - - 4 w v.i
Vpt rrawklfa referenBe to a supposed disap
hara4ter he; could not misun
a4,tiwas compeilied tb regard it as ex-
JSiHhla hbhWe & most excellent
samoo, lately 4 member of the other
Drhiyioped tbt his friend -was so
a iere, and . 0 truly; appreciated, that
VOQld M'fnrtntt tri mim oW.A
rW trot Vhdi remark was accompan
2,?thatihe was an honorable
JrIed toalliresecbut yet irsound
Kv:Mhxsli aMiunkind. Mr. M.
oown, M r CaTion; long and intimate
Ieve4the tttoatei he had formed
T-,-HW4utiuu54JYiui wauKnewmm
i.a:ijtii.j:iJiii ,
j - ?,virsiuw,: purer principles,
V3S
tii!S!T rP!rh4oes not live.-and
riyesaid1trulyi!
and emphatically.
fef'fea-'wo 'without . reproach .r
WrCapiibW onassailing thU or
jrqts that his sound
S2V?f imputatipn.. that these resolntions
ertorts.we shall prob-
branch of Con-
-v VHve Pl ti in at)
tlfc fapfiirft TB1 ntl'a Inn rl.i. .ii
f 5 "lilt iH -li it. -' -Si. ?; o i- .
:m - w bun iuih inn mpmnor vamva-
HJlfalH honorable mem-
fHlirW?; N'I!tahnljr attached
W Aa wtrairort ah . that he would
-Ws B-1 his consutoents
::todei)art ' That he ! was
enta of hisdis-
represent them, did: not
Alril MI said, he khew! the
ti rrine of pbrposei
ebaractr f hMv irtue- Aa S
5 Virmance ofWrydo..
HlftgS !icourse wtl be,
$ fe Itaken said Mrl Al.
Wm'U the state
KSL1 Prt of N.
rTIT; U. that I do not
9 liSfC NN can be W
tSS1?'1- look
fh Stt4e. UoTfrnulent
i3t.,feiMi.ftr"-vTTMfi wewoose "namo
wiPltrt AMI. .1 ' l . .
ay
iittiatiprt.
everv act of ihi r
Jt Is i.l their vocation
carters as a part of
areas of thous-
rVttW?'l?PeM(na lo nail ton.
W-r Ibiiill w .enppiei.t
J i Jle 'ti&Kk.L
the whole
put if on
fjuivaientfurt
I, I
"WW All H TTt A.
L;"fiV"fmeni pay,i
ft?
ft.
jay.that 1
and rule Wei the ;laws; to manufacture public
opinion; to order and to club the wits of dishonest
meou8fizp upon tne uovernmeni ana piunaer a
conwlinfii community. I - iii !i
iSirlwe hatre seen in the history of other
States, and great States too, ! that bad men hare
established regencies, self-constituted, atnbitiious,
aid unprincipled , which, by means of perfect
1 ; : w ".ill ti-
organization, eonuprtnending ; every county, j nnd
eyerlrj twnshiii iof every ! county. cbntroSe;d
public opinion, subdued all spirit of resistance,
and letirig in phalanax, and iy concert, secured
an eho rora! 4$btj organ ; even the mos'tW
miniitive to the!? expressed will of the central
JiintlJ fllustrions talent, ripe experience, and
wellrie patriotism, must fail into the raffi
bow, to jthe I pentral power, aod wheel at &l
worofcominand,br be pr(rii ihe ruthi
less desnotisor. firAF Rhrt nf nn?i;i ri. ..i
uiauij'iiiuci ana peneci ooeaience, tne only tests
of ex4elece.J we haydno such regeheji
we caihave rioriei. j It cennut, live amng osi in
powe,. Jt would only iu duggeril or in pasqjul
nade,1thepdrt of the wit, the butt of the wagi
and the sjorn ofhonesl citizens. It would be!an
organization witbont power, a Government wiih
MMlei3!nere caput mortiatm with 'lione!
so rxwr as, to do it reverence.' . : ': f
MH? I&e of ! man, or set of men, who coni
W?' so1 1 think no man
or se of men, cap transfer, at will, popularity
H6!; 1 r&ard tb idea! that the suflrao
9'fWPro?inl ie be transferred to the jjj4
ecutifeatas deeply insuluog to the Intel-;
ligen&anjindeiendence of our citizens. I j
I know -that the ODinion 19 mntartolnaA nil
warm)y cherished, but I think it is founded in tl
projTodnd mbcception of the character oour
P0PH- ffhey cinhof, they will not, be tran
ferredV they will judge and decide for thebli
8elfdTiHselTM!1 .trust; independently, I am
sure, j i ! , ; j ,;
Th IPle fW'Wt State had borne much, they
were Jess excitable than some of their more mer.
ciful Heigiawrs ; Jbut there was a point beyond
whichs theexfjeriment now making upon thkn
snd the cbuntryhdt De safely carried. It had
been slated.by his honorable colleague, and doubt
less frbm his conviction ot its truth, 'that he had
nodoiipt ht Nerth-iCarolina Would always sua!
taicj tle Aimtnistratation : that the opinions 0$
the- people republican as they were, were deci
dedly kgaipst domestic foes, as well as foreign'
enemife, and would support the Government a-i
gainstiboth. It became Mr. M. to speak with
modesjy ,iuregard to his State, but of her vuW
for consistency, aod a steadfast adherence to her
principles, ie might speak, as! he should only
echo the tqice of her; whole history. He shodid
then fel that he had assumed weighty responki-1
bilityifb arm of his State, that she would I ll-:
ways Support any ! man, ur any administratidn.!
Butj he should feel that he risked nothingljin;
anirmihg ihat she would be found steadily sijp
porting herjprinciplee. She, in common with
her sisters, was under the influence of that de
Totito'ib'pnlic banefactoK; which utebjHroiabW ?
a renetousi and honarabie people ; she mig it
occasio)iall err, under the influence of a gener
ous j enthusiasm,: or temporary excitement j bit,
in the long run she would be found on th nf
I those featjrinciples; that had marked every pe-
.um.uci uawMj auu uoe migntne so build
as to count tipon her support, who were theiW
selves Jmtrsa to those principles j oocasiooal a
lierrationslr slight delinquencies, she might
generofslyoyfrliiok but, depend upon it, thkt
no madi orfet ofmeb,i who haoitualiy disregard
herprihepies, can safely count opou her support.
: Tnat Stale hal anflVrl ia little e
VWMC89 UUUI uic xmaoTai ,oij tne deposites
uvwu 5 . vvuuueuco consequent a
;the.y.iencj anf usurpation which marked
whole brocwlare.'aj rierhsns 1 anv vifio
Atlanus border. Perhaps,! from . etreomstaniW
peculiat to herself, she had! suffered lesa thknl
, i .l? . .iifl- i . : t :i . . 1
mmj umerceruuiuy pucn less man Aer sis
pta wine orxnj ana , jtast.f;rhe whole
jmritti'ijf d)t lu.fnit fijsaii :fbt&go and lom
itic. iwis berhanalniQch smaller than it li
n;fol;aeferal:years9 kod jetby reason oft!
B.u wmaingop,; ti tne business of all
iocai Haiks.ter had been a sort- of sstrktu
not to iay tmesi&iiA
jBhock pven to public ronfidence--lhe entire u
jr-vT" upi jMwe--aaa unquesuonawy
increased that uneasiness. The evils of that
act weric moving apace, and were pervading lire-'
ry part of the interior,'and must be felt with more
prless aeveriiy. jBut the bpposiuoht of 1 that
state,, tu this measure, did not aiise from ai fee-
controlled by a political party. Ih the worst' . I iar as. I know, and I make thA A
riodof the Roman empire, he imperial I purple I dr a seiiae of resfobilhy; ths adminis
was pbt UB at auction bf thtt nraetnrianl miarda. 1 ttation has put forward nn nn'nMhU i
uoa iornia tnat we shau eyer see the time in PPnwpwyaf a party principle, except the prin
this country when trained political cohorts shall plf8 of elecuons and of office. The. adminis-
upuwu wmiB into power as a reforming adminis-
iSH!t.'iicntdown lo? off excrescences,
restore economy, and bring back the Government
wuuu, annpie and.? Healthful action. The
gPeat questions before the country weie ta
rif. Internal iraprovemept, and economy, and a-
;lT natronage. i am bold to say,
r,., caia pi me late fie the friends
seize upon the public money 9 to open the wa!y to
the r residency bj .urmpto , kM ik;
age of tbe Government 6hal be combined with
the People's money, to bring into power an Ex
ecutive favorite. " ii M i i
I shal decline, said Mx. Si., going into! the
arguments upon the deposite Question. The
argument has been exhausted, and the pretexts,
I do not say the reasons, of the Adminiatratinn
lndllrtrv
ZkZSJW HlXPZ8 W eountry,?and pes of a free People from goin7forwrTiW:
2ei7 rpid advance to SnaittcW!
to explain, ,Sd ihioThMg beeTyiilded PrOS W .ness which tllii cbtt4tr-
himieread from'' th.iNii2fflS was destmedto attain. : r
that part of the Speech of B. aaT reported in that "5 B: d be oughtit must be obvioosr
paper, to which he had f referred. Mr. Browa to al, wo were at all observant ofpasslncr
resumed, and said, that theexpression attnbirted events, that a great effort was now rnakiairL1
to hun, in the report of his remarks in the Intel- by those who were out of power to hrt
-7i h.P5oulls.y, had gen- Swu public ooinioVth P"?. t I
morderto secure their own ulUnutesuccess. 1
I
- , 1
-' M
, - i , - , . t 1 al 1 ; ...?r- ' aaivuua 1
tor mis measure, haye been uttprlv nnnihilarAl or ;tne present adminiAtiAn k-A 1 I
J hat is my opinion ; and suehy I do r not doubt, Mf : his w a strong decJaratioa, and yet I feel I
will be the opinion of the country. ! I prepared, when invited to the trial, to prove it
It has been said that a trrt ; mi-u. I before the countrr. i r 1 n
(J VUW I. UHUUUg t -J i I
tODntODt of mir rrtitnlir raln'.nrl ik I U he OB I V OTat nrinrinU n-.t.l r j. I
ou Him wiia fairness ana justice,' in
reporting his remarks, was one which had not
been used by him He seldom troubled hiniself
to revise the notes of any; of the reporters, be-
lore meir puoucation, as to any f thing which' he
Ana wnar, ne would ask, was thecomposi
tion of the extraordinary combination of
paraes wnicn was now movim? to (r
said here in debate. He had looked ever his purpose with a teal, a perseverance.
them, to put out or to put down the principles of
this Administration, and to bring others into pow-
er wua opposite or ainerent Drinrinl Mr
posites, which the friens of the administration
roiuuea to support, was the? principle of
ma w n A aa mA ii a - - :
uv iaw uuio Ym ajiv: one rise
offlce
views have no; iaken-so wide a scone. Mr ob. ir? Pand deny it aid piye the excentinn ?
ject is to check, if possible, bld and lawless u- f n,ght o tariff or anU-tarifT, internal im
Cirrpti'O; and to, avert from the country the Prwnen or anti-interhal improyement, for or
erus consequent upon it 10 arrest tne deep and I "J", , aiujs., or anu-uanK, and yet
.017 iiaaujy, as given py the reporter
siugencer, oelore thejf 'were puihshed
that paper, but the error whieh hm mUnAA t
had escaped his observation. Th
remarks, as published m the Gtpbe cthe 15th
r eoruary, gave accurately the expression which
he had used on the occasion alluded to. Mr; B.
saidi that he had ventured to exnrpoa thA nnin.
ion, that the State of North Carolina would sus
and au activity, which he L would Siv oriMi
worthy oft better cause? It embraced paf- r
ties of every political hue and complexion- :
Nullification and Nationaliim were found 4
united, directing their joint efforts to tho,J
accomplishment of that purpose. Could it 1
iaii to do perceived that
a union of hart!
thus constituted.
tain the Administration on this; question, which power and influence of the Bank of the IT '
in its issut, he sincerely believed, involved Ki
wiae-spreaa distress so painruy experienced in "v, emner or the polmcal I - T rW?v ";VU ftain power, would wield a Power and ivn
-- vjuu o)Quva,asiM jur. jji. can any cenue- -t r . w 'ana support tl ' ' . . , , , TT . uo,w"ou ;w
man have especially from his Stato, to throw the- Cicctiunsef those who would sustain all the t06 PP68 wnlcl had distinguished her cit
himself into the ranks of opposition to this Ad- of the Executive ip relation to office- !n81 J19 grwtpolitical struggles which
minwtration i The Administration isnow in ita luese feTreat questions, some of which al- !iT:" 77" " uur niswJ agitateu
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second term and it must livout jthe time for
which it is elected a longer continuance of it
under the present Chief Magistrate is not con
templated by any one. What motive then, can
one have, causelessly and, indeed, nnless un
der the influence of a stern necessity to place
himself in the opposition ? No motive can be
assigned. On the contrary, every consideration
ot prudence, or personal advancement, or indi
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take
las L a, 1? 1 1 UA
uuwu upuu me current 01 me rresiaeni'8 popu
larity. In the State from which he came, that
popularity was known to have been great. It
was a confidence given to him suddenly, but vol
untariiy. If recent events haye deeply alarmed,
not to say shaken that confidence,1 yet it may
most shook this Confederacv to its d APtiAsr
dat joos, the mends of the Administration were
notjreqrtired to hold any principles b common;
bat! if upon a nomination to a land office or a for
eigp mission, or any subordinate situation upon
which the Executive had set his heart! for the
accommodation of his friend, one should venture
to express his dissent, w betide the presumptu
ous let he rnlffht look wit for the flamintr swnrd
dual ease, conspire to recommend that he should J Executive vengeancepr prepare for the deep
ke the direction of the time4 and float ffentlv dennclrUoos of a profligate Press.
me country, tie did befieve then, and he still
believed that there was affirm! and determined
spirit of patriotism in our country, which woud
not consent to witness the humiliation of the
Government and the people, by the success aqd
triumph of the dangerous and and powerful mV
ceyeq institution which was now struggling for
uiaawy u0 sapremacy over the legitimate au
thorities of our country.
any heretofArn
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known under our Government, In such ai t
event Mr B- said, it was but reasonable to
suppose, judging from the past conduct oi"
those who managed the affairs of 4he Bank,
that its whole power, if the! deposites wero
restored and a re-carter obtained, would
be exerted to sustain those in power who
had upheld that institution. It appeared to
him that the country might well startle with'
alarm at the consequences ' of the success
of so fimnidajblea party, sustained and sup
ported, as it most probab'v would be. Br a
power which would go far to place it her
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hart r Am a rlrorl tfi-j Ka 4 m i4
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oir, tnis Admmistratieri has had nb fixed fi tho
ciples, upon which it has IpteadUy acted upon a- Jn 7i PFo j ueoiaw oi ivonn ,-lvpui-.
teSitoittC V Tut,
policy, either undefined o thrown into the dark, honorable colleague had, m the course bf nawon had restored to be State Banks
In a; word its highest policy has been to have the remarks which had fallen from him, ex- M PUcea aeposite, to strengthen them
no t settled policy. Tp keep every thinff pressed the opinion, that such was the neat Bvea perpetuate power in the hands of
thing unsettled, to lean as personal popularity of the President among lts '"ends. The effect of this measure? as
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supposed still to be strong; opposition therefore.
will n'ecessarilv have to enconntAf nrxnniifo 1 open, .
parualities, and to brook the misrepresentations the exigency might reqme, either to the North the great mass of the people, that the indi- onc of Pronage, he thought!, was rather to
and calumnies ofa servile and degraded press or Tth'i? the of er i"?6" vidual riskedhis TOrjulantv wfaostood before bring more of weakness thWof atrangth to
a nrpsa. in it rami U ,.ir plavioff offtffainst each other the diffftTAnt ;u WC,IUW jii!7"BoiwwiDeiorB , w
j AAA aa ivvuiiuveuui
portion of the Confederacy
"cu moveo Dv an impulse irom the centre
a ready organ of every slander and calumny $
and a sure echo of Executive denunciations.
uoes not every ne see and (e ihat when tbe
itlv r.ha- I uisauiuiujguauuu; ii i4ia lueaSUrc, IU qUcS I v - uuiuu
uon, 01 mo aominisiration wasso unpopular iuUU iW iUU targe numoer
in North Carolina, as had been represented, which existed in the different States; and
he was at a Joss to perceivelhow any public thos0. . ks wnose claims wer0 overlooked,
a a . . . . .1 aAtiafivi4injw IVaa A.a alt.. '
auurements and blandishments: of power shall
fail of their object when fealty shall oot be
secured by flattery, reward, or the j hope of re
ward that the fears or the weakness of the
public man are sought to be acted on by the teror
ism of denunciation ? Does not every' one see
that independence and manliness are not the
.virtues required f 1 hat submission t th. At-sii
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larmony anti concert
Save; in the elections, bav been eminently
iwwwiitt vi u.e preseai AominisiTaiion.
That sdeh is the temper of the Chief Magis
trate, 1 am not sure. But Who believes that the
policy of the President is te prevailing policy of
we vuui uae.it uuu r uiw aoes not see that a
certain gr? at party, and, fear, a bad party,
holds the President and his counsels, as it were.
iq tue psoas w meir nanus Who does not
man could hazard his popularity by oppos
ing it It had been said by his collegue that
the only party in North Carolina which
supported tbe administration, was. what
8eet(iatthe policy of that if party . is eminently nad been termed by him, the regency par-,
that of uncommittal f that 'jt watches the cur- ty," and which he had described as active,
constituting, by far, the most numerous por
tion, would be more likely to indulge feel
ings of resentment than of friendship for the
Administration.
In relation to the removal bf the depos
lies, ne (air.Q.) would take occasion to
renta cf public opinion, aod embarks with an ova I nersArtitinfr. nA ivnr.iu -i u. aTr. n I "J tnat, m his opinion, the Secretary of
uim iu Liin 1 1 n 1 1 i - . t ' i ar-"-awi va-xiiivtu av i uiii a i i - n . - . r -
is exacted? That he must eo the whoU ipr,rth in 81Dgl V the objects of iersonal ambition ? that was not aware of th M1tAn in that fitaf 1 reasury was fully justified tn taking
advancingthe great primary object of the mana- Jh e fec.u WJPI to f supplied of any fiuch political partV. Jf any such did lbat8teP bJ the fiagrxnt violation bfits
gers the election of the successor the Executive
iavorue or make up his mind to meet the de
nunciations of the official organ in this District,
re-echoed, as they are, by that portion of the
press, which as yet has never faltered in defend
ing all the acts of power ? , l;
Sir, it is not a slight matter to take a position
here against the acts of this lAdmmistratioa j
and it is feared, that the over prudence or tim
idity of pub! ic servants too often permit the out
rages of power to pass without rebuke rather than
incur the known penalties of resisting them, ii
Sir, thousands and teu of thousauds of our
honest and industrious citizens fare in a state of
profound ignorance of the enormous, i the moni
strous abuses and cotruptions of this government.
They live too far from it, 1 have feared, to guard
effectually against abuse. The public eye is
not sufficiently tnrntd upon the I Government ex
cepi for its favors snd its patronage J The guar
dunship is ; defective is certainly inefficient!
That man who should unlertake to (disclose t
the public eye the emrmous abuses of the present
ume, would bedeooonced as a calumniator or re!
gardedaaa mere visionary. j ! j p-J-
How many of my constituents could be mad J
to see, as clearly as I think I lee it,; that tbd
public weal, the great interests Ibf met countrv
are held by those who particolrly control thel
Oovemment.as wholly auburdi4ateto the eleva4
tion of their favorite to the Presidency ? How1
tnany would believe under this Mmiiustration oi
thwir own ehoiee, that those who in fact manage!
thesyaem, regard :the utioiir- 'ofd
jmbitiiai of one man, is wholly Ibove any ques
ttons of punlie interest ? And Jet, ! in the pces
ence of the Senate; and before U te cbautryTde
claw u as my solemn coo victionl that such is the
j I Sir, if the whole countrr conM Wto intn ihU
stupewtous laboratory. - within - these ten miles
by alter thoughts, a sort orhumbug, (pardon the
worn ; us jowness is upon a level with ' the policy
il is intended to indicate,) bjr sturdy applications
to the passions and gullibility of the public) ?
Sir, in this question of mf depositee, their sa
gacity has deeply failed iiem. To tifit the
Bank of the Deposites, under charges deeply af
fecting its purity, the Bank, which is supposed
M be so very unpopular, and by a President so
strong in popularity, was f supposed to be the
easiest thing in the worid, &in the deep financial
wisdom of the Executive advisers, to remove a
few miliums bf dollars fromf one side k the street
to another, did not abstract the money from the
country, and therefore could produce no difficul
ty, financial sages ! Wise money changers 1
It never occurred to them that the country could
doubt; their wisdom or thaf the country would
feel the slightest shock in public confidence.
The amliated and favorite ' Banks wuuld use
thesejmoneySinA way to refresh the whole par
ty, aad tustain it, and draw to its support as
many hungry retainers as might be necessary to
bear mto power ihe tavomf. - f i
Bui the power behind the throne, greater than
the throne itself, will be' to find that it has
been little too bold ; thattthe people have yet
strong sense of liberty; and that the popularity
of no ;mau can hear eyefjrLhing. The mana
gers will find that thvy catraot get along; with
the present policy ; that they will be tmbdrsed;
that the couuiry will not consent to undergo so
much.diatress and sofiering merely to try act
experimentjM They must retrace they, can
not go on or they will die in their traded
'The people have bornb much ; they maj) yet
bear more ; hut let their bpressors" be ware of
diivin thta'jpperunent too:iari 1 1 hH
MrfM. said he did not believe that in any
country, where laws were known and acted up4
op; a people had ever, in - lit time of profound
peace, ocea so suddenly thrown, by the ; wul of
any sucn pol
exist, he believed
party, it any
a full set-off would
ke! I charter, by those who managed the con
found in the ariivrtvl :zaf. and n-rfcrt &?m of the Bank, in having placed at the
nartv orminition whirh ItaH th nnliti-. dwposal ofits President the i funds of that
cal combination which was f now anayed ih uotto an unlimited ! extent, to pre
fixed and determined opposition to the ad- ?je ,?.reirter ll? unhallowed inter
miniatraiW He IiH hi honorable ference in the political concerns of i the
colleague, at the last prestdenUal electtori , ?atra attcmPtito ?"rcisoan
. . 3 . .. ,. . . . ' I imnroDGf control ovat Ha wtnl.tio f nMA
to that ticltet j mf. ."jj j V. -V J"""?.
of an individual I b obt the auno with which
had given in his adhesion !to
which had on it tbe name
these transactions had been! conducted on
to managed tbe concerns
an examination of ' the
r which larce sums had
I83a?for their course In rejon to whichj fe!01084 10 ltow f mUdl
who is said, by his political opponents, td En7w c
belono-iothenartv whkinev denommVte trje.part of those who managedtbe
. ; - a "j - ; r - j a ,M.a a fc. UamI. aa . r . a - a
the Regency rWty," and iHis too; after the ZJT a on oi mo
& . r ' i? - . v I Circumstances linnr cvnirn Aaron arrm nan
papers.
He believed, tf the question ;of the Inlcn
tion with which some of these transactions
had taken place, was submitted by any bon
est and unpret'udiced jury oij twelve men,
that their decision would beU beyondti all
doubt, that the intention was to control and
it mi?ni do aitcmi
tsenttaifront state 4 & hight profjy
his colleague had just spoken in such strong
language of censure. It had been said, that
the present contest wasone for political power
. He (Air. &.) believed that the opponents
of the admihistratibn bad' !eized upon the
vaionfnirfMuntl bV the Mate of thmtra at
this atsis, to endeavor to, reak down in t rornint the Press.
public j estlmaUon, rjhpseinwer7 and I to vlrnish these rjarisacticofff, bjr yanods
w rzmj 4v ; i" w "tit,wi I ingenious uio i ucucuc purase3 rnucn iu
WhaiVhe would ask, wasUie scene daily j use in these days of modem rSnement. but,
exhibited before us? Every day centlemeh I among plain and intelligent meL there could
gave the most exaggerated picture as bet be but one opinion about tfierav When the
ueuevcu, 01 toe puuuc suuepngs. x.very uay i quesuon ox recnaramng tne of Bank ot tne
the i accents! of distress bad 1 resounded hereil United States was under discussion, 4he
tie sua, ne oeuevea tnat cinere.ni xinua 04 1 mere suspiaon mat it naa attempted to in
terfere in the party politics of the tioes
was so repugnant to the moral j' sense of the
country, that it was rib ' idcortsiderable ob
jection to its longer ccmUhnance. -VV
MK &rsaidTthai;inor9
(those vino conducted ihe ai&irs ' of the ad-
ministration, might have pau $ed, to caicuUie
th ejects 91 m ?rc on thir
distress, at this tune, pi ey ailed in our coun
try: land he thought not am on? the least
dtafrcased, tass of the contryt was to bej
found in that claiqf ' poluiciana who had
been dtsinrieuited tn 1 their hopes, . for the
successtbeir party. l Xey wereaodoubti
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