Republican gazette — Concord, N.H., 1802-08-03 00:00:00, page 1

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I From the N. INTELLIGENCER.
1I I S ?-0 R Y
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THE pecuniary situation and
operations of the government are
next Rated ; from which it appear,
feed that the Frefiderit, adhering
CTO the profeffions of his inaugu-j
rat speech to consult "economy'
in the public expence, thattabour
may be lightly burthened"—had
diligently directed his attention
to the reduction of al{ufelefs
establishments and officers. A
mong these he Rates, the expen
ces of diplomatic agency to have}
been considerably diminished ;
the infpe&ors ofinternal revenue
tyha were found teobdruftthe
accountability of the inftitutiofy
to have been discontinued; andl
several agencies, created by ex
ecutive authority, on salaries fix
ed bythe executive, to have been
suppressed. Confiderihg the le^
giflative body as guided by th^
fame views with himfelf, he fug
gefts the expectation that a fenfr
ble and salutary reduction may
take place in the habitual expeq}
ditures ; and the opinion that,
considering the federal character
of the government, the ramifica
tions of office have been too
much extended, and may now he
fafely abridged. He Rates the ar.
my as unnecessarily large, and re
^ commends a reduction, enforcing
the fame time an emendation
of the militia system, until it fnall
be fufficiently perfe&to render us
.secure, even were an enemya,
I our doors.
Relyingon the legislative adop
tipn of these effective economical
arrangements, be fubmi;ted to
them the expediency ofremoving
die internal taxes, comprehend
ing excises, stamps, au&ons,^
cenfes, carriages, refined sugars,
' and the postage on newspapers ;
a measure which he deems fafe
from the combined confide ration
of our increasing numbers, and
from the augmentation of reven
ue anting from articles of ton.
fumption being in a ratio beyond
that of population.^
^War indeed} it is added,
"and untoward events may,
change this profpe& of things,
and call for expences which the
imposts could not meet. But
found principles will not juftify
our taxing the industry of our ty
low-citizens to accumulate treaf
rte& wars to happen we know
not when, and which might not,
;temptations offered by that treas.
ure.•
Than this, no remark cim be
/more true or important. I,is|
f n „nded 1
which every fr^ people should
wnico c cr y
entertain of their government,l
which oPrirraHv atiiiateflthel
U i frnrn the nnf
;^ ^ Q#fawU item
wealth is prone, bn the! slightest
provocation, to embark the en,
ergies of the nation in wars, which
invariably issue in difattef to the
vi&orious as well as the vanquish,
ed,party..lift
Tdrealife the fruits of these e.
conomicad arrangements the pre/
ifident enforces an adherance to
{ appropriations ; i % fedu&on of
the undefined field of contingen.
cie^ fr a dsfootoy forever
monef; and the centring all ac-
Countability for money in a fin.
gle department. •^
fy It-Till be remarked that all
these recommended prdvifions
tend to diminish his Undefined
power, and that of officers depen.
dant upon him^r} *"'
Tbe fpe&acle is certainly, in
modern times,; ^hew, a noble
one; of power,in t^^^ place,
; diveftingitlelf cfauributes. which
public men havcin tenerat been
mod attached to, whereby rhe
mass of dependants has been in
creased, and the sphere of influ.
ence enlarged ; arid not fatisfied
with this, enforcing it upon the
legislature as a duty ttiir further
to diminish executive pow6k^
Such a trait carried into practice,
constitutes an encomium bn the
man who exhibits it more de
monstrative of tty integrity of his
views, thanthe most unbounded
ptofeffions.. It demonstrates,
that, by feektog no friends to sup.
port him, but the people, on them
he places entire reliancefand
while it is thehigheft alteration
of his purity 6f roptivF, it is the
strongest memorial of the refpe&
which be feels' for thejudgeme*
of the nation.
Influenced by a desire to con
ciliate the difeordaht femimeni
of the commufty on,the fdbje&
of the navy, rhe president ob
serves —"that a just attention to
the union will doubtlpfs recon
cile all /'thereby, as well ass
the remarks that follow, convey
ing an opinion, that where th&e
exists a great diyetfity in the ideas
oftlifferent parts of the union, in.
termediate measures should be
purfaed. ,
He proceeds: # ''',;
« Agriculture, manufactures,
commerce aid navigation, the
four pillars of our prosperity, are
then moll thriving when left most
free to individual enterprise.-
Proteaion from casual embarraf,
I^ I ^^ ^W
De ieaion,.D% imerpQie&f
the course of your obfervatip^
:x^nx
. y°" r conitiiutional powers,
y :^ ^ f ?'^ r im p° r . tan ^ e "
°.. ten&n w py 2. , a
h 1f 1 n'f%ft,
I tipn^h';
However, for a day, national
we|tb mawrife on the restraints
of ^duftry the bafisis soon found
to &perifhable,^ the splendid
edn toon falls.. .The effed is
qeaErily the<refuh ofcfetitit
beral policy that imposes restric
tions, which by making all other
nations inimical eventually com
centra union of force irrefißi^
ble —me aggref&g power.~_.
The^ president fee^ps to . have
been among the ^rft to notice the
great effe&s of peace upon our
Icarrying trade ; and! with> a solici
tude which prates ktim its friend,
has, among his firft ads, attraft
ed the attention bf cringtefs to it);
,redoubt, under 1 ffie impreflion
fihat the evil o^er^ife destined
greatly to dfofoifh our, natiga
•tion, could: only be averted by
the removal of our countervails
ingid ities. & will terfeen in I
the progress of this liftory, that
mis measure ought to have been
adopted by congress;; and it will
beTeenthat, from ignorance, thole
who would havd been most bene^
fitted byon t were: thofe^who fruf.
trateddtsAdoption/, i^^f^^
iAfter recommending a fevifion
oftegudiciaryfyftem, apd a mi
tigation of the legal restraints dp#
posed to an Wenfian of the rights
of citizenship, the prefidedt con.
eludes^ his addreis i@
I^.Thefe; fellow citizens, are the
matte rtfpe ffing theftateof the
nation, w^thl have though&of
importance to be Submitted to
your confiderarionm this tune?
Some others of clefs moment, or
pot yet ready forcommunication,
will be the fubje& rof separate
messages. lam bappyrin this op
portunity of committing fhearda;
Otis affairs of our'government to
(hecolle&ed wifdornof the na
tion. NothibgJhaH be wanting
on my part to inform; as faras in
my power, the legislative judg
ment into faithful execution. The
prudence and temperance of yotit
difeuffions will promote within
] "ypwtown Walls, thal conciliation
Which& much beffidnds rational
conclusion ; and by its example,
Will encourage among our epn
ftitaents that progress of opinion,
which is tending tri Gnite them in
obje&& ifi will—That aHlhbuld
be finished with anyone order of
things, is not to be expeHed ; btit
I indulge the pleasing perfpafion
that 'the great body bf our citi
zens wiiitoidtaily <rotituf ho%-
est rind difinter^fted effqr&wbich
have for their objed to preferte,
the geheraVahd Rate governments
in their conftituWill formed
equilibrium ; to maintain p^ce
aDioaa ana order ancfcgpguciiuv
to the laws at home; to eftibft
principlesand praßit e sof ad m i^
^tart^n rhp fecuritv
iiDertv ana property, aou
reduce exptnfe, to what is rirfcef
1 government,
proper to
magistrate, in the exercise of
ffi% *fcklof diferetiQih tn, ma.
ny r e fpeas but faintly described,
hes beforeto. What he „
do is very difra ; from fefat he
%ht to do. Much, therefore,
depends bfo the correHnefs of
his views. To them, of course,
we look with Solicitude, as the
kef # hi, mteafures iThey a.
[,%,00fa CT genrahom.
btned view ^, system he means
t.'^rf^and.of which his par.
Ocular a@s form detached parts.
It had been; hitherto usual
,'h the executive Rightly to no
tice th§ eve^, tyhich ty^cur
f^d during &qecefs, and to re
commend luQ roteferes as it
Wfff : 4?£% „pedient that con
[efs mould adopt, without at the
jafae time exhibiting in. detailibe
inforrtiation bn which the recoms
mendation~was made. This was
deferred frequently till advanced
'^^ °''he teffiqn, and, when
received,' came in a form so de^
' ac '%, that much inconvenience
had ¥ e en experienced by the
mem & s who ftrovc to obtain a
Corfe^bhd 'compretienfive +iew
°fp u hh£affaire. The inevitable
''^o}; had been the dependance
in thefearly period of the session
of the legislative bpdj>,which
ought to be above all dependance
except on the people, on tbe o
pinions of the president or the
heads of departments. On these
opinions, owing to the division
of party, .great reliance was re^
posed on one fide, and but little
on the other {and the fpe&acle
toihe nation of a co-ordinate de#
payment of the government, rir^
vested with the high duties ofle.
giflators dependant for informa,
tion, at every' step it took, on th#
executive, was painful, inasmuch
^, ifrinverted the constitutional
and rational ord^r of things/),
making the legislature thejnfyu
mentinfte^d&he director of §he
affre foi.aw
, ^ put an end to this evil, thq
Prefdent, at thefae .he delivep
cd his message, accompanied it
with full , derails of, wha§eyer4l^
been done by the executive, and
of whatever elucidated the proba^
ble meafu res ofifc1eg@&ure #
He, whoconfideffid information
aft the vital prippple of;, fflr,
fa and as the. oply fafefob&Ht
fob confidence,^ dangerops era
when repoled ^ the bell of men
rejoiced ,o fee copious floras of
knowledge unfolded, ; ^ which
would enable .the legi&ff t,
ftfrith effed tty @fy
controul on the executive!„qq,,
patent, and which would en.
abphe, pfo^^
ftifyre: salutary controul ^
^ trier rf #
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fan toX^^fe^ Marfas
this year, in jalLrarts qt tne,up,
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