The Greensborough patriot [January 7, 1835]

              GREENSBOROUGH PATRIOT
•THE IC.\0H.1.\T AXD UF.CiH.1DKD OF EVE
m\xA7IOXOR CLIME MVST BF. EXI.IUHTKXED, BEFORE OUH EAKIH VAX HAVE HOXOH IX THE UXII'J.RSF."
VOLUME VI. NO. 23
The Patriot
GREEXSBOROUGH, N C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7,1835. WHOLE NO. 2*5.
There was no one of the colonies which in the! darkness. Let M slate the case again.-In 1790, gate; orm.i.y.l snv unto you stall reck; tor a«J r < .
earlr period of American history suffered M severely the General Government levied a contribution on land shallnot be able, • H-C Ilia HMMoi O«-
from executive misrule as North Carotins. The each individual in the Union of 76 cents in 1830. IBID life,' said liepointing l« « s*«h»» «»« «■
of $19.3. The State on the other hand exacted 19, flitting across the floor. ,.-,..M..rn run..
cent
Is printed ami publisllCti Weekly by jealousy of absolute power produced by tins circum-
" stance, constitute the striking trait in the character
WILLIAM SWAIM.
\t two bollars per annum, payable within three months
of our citizen*, and is visibly inpressed upon our. not
institutions. I gave birth to the war of the regu-.your
. , ic dateol the first number, or tlirce dollars I latioo, animated the patriots of Mecklenburg at the | are
will be invarlailw exacted ImmttUaMu after the exprra* j first Awning of civil liberty, clothed the executive
department with no other power than the attribute
til mercy in the formation of the state constitotion,
and was the foundation of the Wise distrust, the ex-emplary
caution with winch the federal constitution
was considered and adopted. It was exhibited in
turn ot chat period,
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approach ... .
bung footsteps agUSfded leservoir, while olhers have 'sitting inattentive, With their rs. s hx-d on the poor
unfo.bidden access to the secret sources of the (bun- unworthy preacher,wK in a frvv day* shah meet a
! the judgment Mat of Christ. vye shall form a pa.
of that vast assembly that will gather before then
tain.
And is there to be no end of these things.' Never,
ifthe States, forgetful of their own rights and ^ digni-ty,
heedless of the check* provided by the Federal
no equivocal characterful the proceedings of every j Constitution, unite their efforts, to de«troy even
department of the government, in 1700. The "-j these safeguards of our liberties. At all events no
u option by the general government of the debts of ,ucn prospect is presented to us now. ft has been
the states to the amount of twenty million and a
half ofdollar.-, and the imposition of a duty of seven
and a half per cent, on foreign merchandise, were
subject* of anin.adversion in Ihe alum d executive
messages. Thai communication resulted in a solemn
throne: and every eye will behold the Judge. \\ i'h
a voice whose call you must abide and answer, lie
will inquire whether on earth you strove to enter in
at the straight gate, whether your hearts were absorb-ed
in him. My blood ran* cold when I lbr> k how
-, , ... announced to the American p"e1o"p",ler'kbl,*'1ih,le'*ih,iig,ihUes.it I many7 of you will then seek lo enter in and shall not I hefor<i |h
authority, that even at this day in a period of ,,,„. ;'•- ao.c. <JU, ■ up j
found peace, when the national debt is extinguished {■*■ ^•^jj* ^ /,'„L ,T.fv ,.U -si wi*
to the utmost farthing, tha. more than twenty mil. I Nj«f whol« "*"«• «" ""Jg fc^-'S
lions are uecessary to meet the ordinary expenses of'• -Is affections and lusts ? that Wilt lite lias tit en one
protest oo the part of both branches of the general ,|ie g0vernmetit. Of these twenty millions, North-assembly.
The omh to support the constitution of Carolina contributes i
United States -'was scornfully refused"—tin use
ihe stole prisons denied-to the federal courts—
ii>
n|
hi -he authority of the federal judges contemned by
iliej idscial tribunals of the state. I do not allude to'
facts for the purpose ofyielding to them even!C|.,, of* foreign W*
might derive from
more than II million, while you
the representatives of the people , will not, dare not,
require a tenth of the amount to answer all the pur-poses
of the state government. Hut if twenty mil-lions
are Hece.-arv now, what sum will tnfllCG in
or the commencement ol a
.VO/? 7 H-CAROLINA.
"J.ft (Ma
Anrl *-»•'
m tkroijph her touneUl reign,
1 A r firofi'i'i VOin.
f- K'S INAUGURAL ADDREbS.
■f l he Seraii and
ic Home 'f Qomrnonti
obedience io ihe expression
GOV
ffentitmai
/
11 obediViCe mi- esp.'eision of your
will, under cireiiuMtances pern iarly grateful io my
feeling*. I appear before yon to renew ihe solemn
pledges of fidelity required by (he Slate ol its Chief
Mi^i-trate. At an important period in iho affairs »f
the 6', .te and fJ--neral Government, the Legislature
was pleased 'ocall me from widely different pursuits,
to this station. The n luctance and dilfidence with
whi h I enten d upon list duties, incresed the ansie*
Is I felt for siiih a termination ol thtm as would
justly, if not tie flattering anticipations of my friends,
th reasonable expectations of the public. I thank
God howevw, ;IM' I was not permitted ii any mo-
■pent e h«i io believe oi tlt'sire that my ad niuistra
ti«n would give universal satisfaction. One of the
c^rlir.t n iti ns which was i nprinted on my memory,
taught me, that be urtto pleased Mien in ist was not
al»ay tht ablest or moat faithful servnni of ihe p- o«
pie With this principle beiVi. m , I have endea-iR
Hie fet ble authorftT, which ihey from: „„/,,,„„/ ,,v,,,m f Internal ttoprovtmenltt A system
ii) sanction, but tu illustrate from our own reu4rdr,|0r illterna'i improvcmeiils, which proposes to lavish
the disposition which prevailed to confine |»owerj,ne treasufeof the nation, upon these sections of the
witbfu its prescribed limits, at the period when |jll|0B| wh«renature hat been most prodigal of her
Washington, Jelferjon and Hamilton presided In the bounties; and leave in utter destitution, those whose
councils of oil I • ...miry. / J situ.ilion mo-l imperiou". requires relief. A system
liis not diifiruMt) perceive the ongtn ofthe ci» which wouhl improve the Huodson and the Missis-then
prevailed. It had»*eeii con-}.,Pp, to an almost indefinite extent, but. wr»uld not
j tended b) ihe a.lv- ate* of the Peder.il Constitution i eBtend abov.*1 Wilmington .bn the Cape Fear, N«'w.
I in the Convention winch rejected thai instrument,* bern on ,||L. »jCUM] Washington on the Tar, »tnl
(hat the great object to be altaiiiedv*wos ihe eitab.! i,;ymouth on tn,. Roanoakc. A national syslem
! Iishment of agosernuieiit, competent to Conduct our wi,jc{, mil|tea no provision for an* porlion ol Ihe
intercourse with foreign nations, and egcercise other j Wt-.tern, ol for nine tenths of the liasttin section of
delegated powers, uecessary ion,. UMWI piosperilynJ .n„ _(.(t,._
home, and character-aliroad, Which in the nature of. | j„ „'„, i,„fiUle to aJmit, that it is uot the mm
tliint:-, could not be vxcercised by individual 8 .t■■*■ |,.%,|||..:(ion of large sums ol moiiev which startles me.
-Thai to these great purpose* the attention Ol t'"^ I ,fu one of iho-e who entertain the opinion thai
General Government, would be confined by express. »Q,arnmentt, were inatttated among men to secure
limitations, while all powers connected with awhy protection which could not be afforded by a Slu-inlernalgovernment
and police, would be reserved |-,e Bfmt,nd ,„ efl,c, lBat improvement necessary
to tin Sites. That ihe Genera I government claim- lo the well being oi the cnminnuity, which con"
i ing comparatively few power*, ■ tprcssly and cleari)
i-.'lkdl
d *r> oi dl
he • roc rHtil, till,|
iiUlkle U ilh i c't'
granted, would not only wield tbent with great! ref-lect,
but with less expense lo tin people, than under
the Confederation. 1 shall not repeat the reasons
slated in my message, to prove that "at thai i • nod
no doubt was entertained upon ihe part ofthis Bi-ite,
that a comparatively small -hare ol the taxe- paid by
her citizriis woulo be required b) the Federal gov-ernment.
The revenue which accrued to the national treas-ury
during that year, was liltle mor than twj milk
lion and a hall"of dollars, which »*s equivalent to a
capitation tax of sevenii six rents on ever) individ-ual
in the (Jutted States. The state revenue on
ihe other hand computed in i'lte manner, was but
nineteen cents, or jtreriseli i-ne fourth ol the 'cvy
by the Federal authorities. And although we were
then burlhi m •!
nut ne compas-td by individual exertion, lint
Ihesa powers and these duties, gentlemen, belong ap-propriate!;
a»d peculiarly to you, have not bee.
il« legated, and cannot be safely confided elsewhen
I ran scarcely be necessary to advert particular)}
to the i-vils which a redundant revenue has inflicted
and is now inflicting upon the country.—They »ri
palpsble to ihe observation of every one. It ha.
corrupted the press, Srought the palronagt; of the
Government Into Conflict with the freedom of elec-tions,
and created associations of persons whose in-terests
are directly at variance, with those of th-great
body of the people. It is impossible not to
perceive lhat there are individuals rising up amongst
us, who neither expect nor desire, by painful and
laborious exertion to secure either fame or campc-lence;
but to reap the easier reward, which awaits
long effort to do the will ofGod ! No? von must an-swer.
1 made myself easy in the world, by Haltering
myself that all would end well; hut I hive deceive!
my own «nul, and am lost !
You, f) false and hollow professor, of what avail
will it he that you have read much m the sarrefl
world; thai you have uo.de long prayers; that >ott
have attended relieionsduties, ;||"I appeared holy in
the sight of men! What-will all this be,i»" instead pi*
loving him supremely, you have bet u supposing you
should exalt yoiilfelf i'u heaven by acts really pn|h]«j
led and unholy.'
'•"And you, rich .man wlietyfora do yon hoard you
silver' wherefore count the price ).m„hav ! received
tor Him, whom you eveij day crucify in »our loins
of giin' Why ! that when yo.i are loo poor to imv
a cup of cold water, tour belnvcdsnn may 'so
'o hell III bis chariot, pillowed »;"l endii
hun."
Mi* t\« gradually light. •! up. a
lo wards the cjosc, it seemed lo »
tiul fire.
"Oh. 8 liners!" he exclaimed, "bs. till ' < or !.• pesl
f happiness, I oeseechyou lo repeni. L-'t not ihel
wrath ofGod be awakened. \J\ hot the hnsoftfl
leriiity be kindled against you. 8 e tin i !*■ sui.t h^l
pointing to Ihe lightning, which bl ■/. d on th« ■ oro8t|
ol Ihe pulpit, "'tis a glance from the tie of Jel.
v.ih! Hark!" continued he, raising his finger io
listening altitude, as Ihe distant thumb r glt-w loutlerj
nd broke in one tremendous crash ovi r ihe leiildu.^:
It was the voice, of the Almighty, as he pasted by inl
u anger!" As the sound died away, he covered!
'•is face with his hands and knelt beside his pulpitj
apparently lost in inward prayer. The storm pass
• d rapidly away, and the SUtt bursting lotth in bil
night, thiew arross the heavens n maguihcsHlf
,rch of peace. Rising, and poii.tni'/ to the ramb i
he said, prai^e him that made it.- Very beautiful i]
is in the brightness thereof. It conipnsseth ilia
heavens abcut with glorv, ami ti>c luinds ol tin MV'*t|
High have bended it.'
h a th bt of seven'v five millions, I the partisan politician.
as money was eoncerni d, the price | I yive it as an opinion which is the result of some
FACTS ARE STVbB >RN THINsiS.
It ii a fact, lhat during Mr, Adams's administrt
tmn, the public expenditures ol Ibis great nation a-|
vou.td.bye rigid adherance to duty, lo secure the ofot|r ;,„..„,.., wr. |,,ve ,ve„ (J,,. ..,„ Qrsl fiscal observation, and with the most painful as.urances of mounted to only about $12,000,000; and that Mr. A
ipprobation of my own conscience and deserve the., opef ,„„.,. ,.,.,„,,, ulljfeWa| a|arni. w.i.. that wit. its truth, that the power and patronage of the Gene- dams was denounced for his extravigance and watU
ral (lovernmeiit must be restricted to narrower lim-its,
or liberty will but too soon exist only in name
favnvaMc . stimatlOU ol honest men. I hi hr<t point j ne8,ed j|,,. e,cjU.II1,.llt which preva.h d then, could
has- en attained and I have so far .urt-reried in | ,wv, rt..tic..p tied Hie perlect ComplaCellCV with
the second, as to be sustained, not by the hi h tide, whlch vvc cont,.mp|ate the existing policy'of the
n< .■'■'• yi ■'" ■•'" '- ,!" ' ""■**• W,,derl Government ? Suffer me to continue Ihis history as
auch circumstance*, the day which terminates mv concisely as I can lo tht present period. In 1800,
public career, will break upon a lighter heart than
th t' Which Withdrew me Iron the quiel of private
life. I shall retire. I trust, without animosity to-wards
those by whom my motives have been mis*
Conceiifit and m represented, and with feeling)
,'. roe i
>ri i ..
rymg vicissitude
ve deemed ii D"l mappropnale lo speak thus
of my friends and myself. For mv country
V
fit;
: I ir iny friends, who h those i an
e who hive xpenenced similar fidel"
id ny nallVi ►' • ■•
r.t. ge of observaii m
I:i iv\ eommunir .
ant nt r'. the ■-., --ion, j
(ion, i'r<c particular r«
this state and the h
ilio crisis demands a Wider
i
ion to you at the commence-1
r> -i nied for your consideia.j
.lions which subsist between]
tierai government, The more ,
I r.'flect upon this suHect, the more deeply I.
au> impressed with the conviction, lhat Ihe price ol'
liberty isjaUernal vigilaiiCt ; and that power i, sji |
way* sieB^Vom the many lo the few. Let any!
one i xai™,, Ihe history of the conledciacy and ol '
this -late, and lorin the conclusion if he ca
(the lust year of the administration of the rider Ad-am
,)lh> national revenue was equal lo a capitation
lax of one dollar and forty-two Cents.— that of the
State to fifteen cents. In 1810, (al the close of Mr.
Jefferson1* administration.) the national lew had
fallen to one dollar and thirty cents Ii I8°0, (in
Ihe four'h yearol Mr. Monroe's administration,) the
proportion was as one dollar and eighty-five cents lo
thirteen eetiis, and ill iu:)0, (in Ihe second year of
General Jackson's administration,) as one dollar
and ninety three cents; to twelve cents. In 1790,
wi pin ed ourselves in an attitude of almoat direct
hostility io ihe General Government, because we
were required to contributi four times the anmuiit,
in the gt neral treasury which we yielded to our own.
In 1830, the national exaction was to that ol the
Stale, as tixtetnto vne. It is impossible lo recon-cile
these facts with ihe idea ol an economical ad-ministration
ol the .itl or- of the General Govern*
went. Ii it be contended lhat the counlr) has io-
My views as lo the best measure of reform at pres.
ent within our. reach, Wjersj communicated in my
M> ssage. The tariff is adjusted for the present, and
g.iod faith requires lhat this adjustment shall not be
distuibel. With regard to the public, domain, how-ewr,
the question present- itself with renewed force:
—Will we, like improvident spendthrifts, having ex-hausted
our ready funds, permit our real estate, to
pass into the hands of greedy adventurers? Thisques.
lion must be decided for yourselves and your con,
stituents, and having endeavored to state it fairly, I
commend it without further remark to your consul.
of the public money.
It it a fact, lhat during ihe administi ation of Gen I
eral Jackson, ihe pnhlic. expenditures have bet u mil
Up to about 828,000.000—being shout tenMnili.omf
of dollars per annum more Iban Mr. Adams expeudt >
and yet general Jackson is the economical and re.
trenching president and friend of the peoph !
A is a fact, that during the adminifiration of MM
Adams, the post office department paid ii* own debt!
and laid up a little money lor D rainy day—and bar
h'tle to tl" with politics.
It it a J"Ct, That this «an- . It |.irlu ent; Ul dpi
administration of General Jjr.n n, has spiut'
the money it found on hand aid run in debti
lhan a million of dollars and is uow u ir.kr ipt
yield to no one in admiration of the excellence of
our form ol Government. To secure the purposes
of its founders, it is only necessary lhat it shall he
administered with the wisdom and puritv manifested
in its formation. I' is with no misgivings therefore,
no mental reservation, that I shall vow before my
God, antl in the presence of this Assembly, to sup-port,
maintain and defend the Constitution of my
Country: but with the determination to yield to all
,h ! creased in population, and that a proportionable in- it, requirements, hearty and cheerful obedience. I
N, irml j crcR,e 0f taxation, was lo have been anticipati d; it i-) ,m „()W readv |0 ,ak(. ,he OH,|, prescribed for my
era'ion.
I.i conclusion, gentlemen, allow me to sav, that I sources and reputation—atlJ is more pre
' to electioneering ;^rpo~e» than any oincr oep
ofthe government.
It is a/act, that until General Jackson w
public money from its lawful depository '
of the country was equal to thai of any o
world, and its business so flourishing as
general employment, plenty and happlllt
out all its borders.
It in a fact. That since he has sit,
public funds our national credit and
been prostrated, our laborers and n
the power and |»tronafa ofthe general government I admiUed. But we are met, and astounded by the | qaBJifcatf0BBnd^nteV upon the duties of mv Ofli
are net dangerous to public liberty. Nay, n ore, let ,-„.,, ,,i:,( whl|e ,hc jllCrcaff. of l0|,(,i.t,,. ,„ between ^!
1790. and 18.J0, was something more than as threi
to one—the Increase ol taxation W8I more than mill
10 one. 'ihe same principle moreover,which would
require us t<> anticipate an augmentation of the na-
". lional revenue, from our gr> wing population, would
him scan attentively the characters and conduct of
public men ami solace himself With the conviction
if hp can, that the same general integrity and patri-otic
devotion are now exhibited which characterized
the early days of the republic. The intelligent
dividual who can assure himself lhat . .th. r position ^'d"us" t0"r'jpeci ,(„• sum results with regard to our
i, irue, is endowed with a philosoph), Ihe Rosses. gt ale finances. During the same period however,
aionof which if it did not inspire me with wisdom, :,;,t„„li;h the population of the State was nearly
would add greatly to mj sum of happiness. I , .„..' n„llb!,.d, ,|,c jnciease of revenue «..s but one-sixth.
[0ot conscientiously refrain, gentlemen, from urging \.. inl,|,,ng ,. ,;,,-,. ,..„|N ,i;i> !tem 9t the first
ipon ton at tow lime the deliberate consitleratio.i of ,|an, ,.
ELoquBNca or WHITFIELD.
The manner in which ho once turned a thuuder-
. starui lo his purpose, has thus been narrated—"Be*
•ideratioa of|„|an, c,t|u.\ mai be arconnted for upon the most ob- (ore he commenced his sermon, long darkening col- jsivelj for their partisan
MISCELLANEOUS.
"Tenetiwith hnok: and firmeititeivUh tim«,
M-mtert with tortunei, humour* turn with cUmtt
pi
Welcome topit. Our fathers pi , ur.ed witl
,1 oi ...-t. lhat a frei
\. .0- prit eiples oi , in nature. Tin fiscal ryslem ol
-——— ■■
iitnns
m
crowd'
enterprising men of all grades and des'
vast nunibers, have been thrown upon
j with destilnie families to beg or starve,
// ll a fact, lhat more lhan $4000 have'
to one plalo'.n of Ceo. Jackson1) army of
ders, for the collection of about BO'tdollargl
lie revenue, at the port ot Geimesaee,
more 'ban four dollars paid I •! the Colled
leis lb an one dollar.
It is a factf that whilst Gen. Jackson hn« ev*
sed greal appiehension o) public officer* in elei.
he has appointed and rewarded mure ■ fliccrs, i \
i. il, utidet his adii im
the bright sunny sky of the morning, hou, than all the President! we have .-.i ha