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ten. who wa. surrounded & bssei with

swarm Of hungry vultures. than the au'
thor Of this speech. Time will snew
hsw thorough reformation will be az
complished, under bis administration.
Asfor toe remarks on "the subjects oil
imposts" improvement" &c
we shalt leave them to be construed by
the friends of both sides, oil the system
Of policy which has divided and ANNA
ted the country. during the eleetionseF.
ing struggle, which terminated in his &C
cess to the head OF the government As
far as we can understand them, they are
well calculated 10 suit both parties.
The country is large, and particular
ly that portion Of il which was opposed
to his election, will learn with satisfac
ton. that he does not propose to enlarge
our standing army; and with feelings
still more gratifying, that he does no,
intend To divegard that SOLITARY lesson
ofpoliticai experience wtich teaches that
the military should be held subordinate 10
he ciCH acer" II he bad turned has
attention to this course OF instruction
earlier in life, aud imbibed, and acted,
upon tho principle here recognized as
orthodox in the civil creed, he would
have come before tie people ss can
didate for their highest henours, free
from one ofthe most weighty, and NEST
formdable objections to bis success -
incapacity. even more glazing than that
manifested in this inaugural address,
would have been considered as tFllie
compared with il As for the short
rhapsody on the subject of "seJorm," il
VIII be estimated, we have not a doubt,
at its true value Reform is the g.
trap always spread by politicians ad
captandum Probably we are 20 expect
that Mr. Hamiton's system. so far at
ieas, as il relates 10 saving the t0rGp-
psrs Of spec ches. newsp ipsrs, &c. which
the members send out Ivy the mails to
enighten their constituents, will be pro
secuted with due degree Of vgot, il
not with complete success. And if it
stops here, his frtsnds will doubtless
"eover j. with an impenetrable Ggis"
Without extending these remarks any
further, we will eniy add, that as it was
said, and repeated, during the election
eerlng campaign. that talents, learning,
and experience. were net necessary
guaIi6cationsin chief me gistrate, the
country is in fair way. BY experiment
te test the soundness. and the practical
utility of these sentiments When the
doctrine is once so we'll established, as
to meet With ,b- general assent and ap.
probation of the country, il will be an
easy matter to find suitable candidates
for the first Office undeF the govern
ment. .------.--
The Inaugural Address Of President
Jackson will be found in preceding
column It's remarkable fer brevity
and obscurity. Take this passage as
an instance
'%nerusl Improvements and the diffusion OF
knowledge, so far as they can be promoted
by the constituents acts Of the Federal Co
'ernment, are Of high importance ,
We are here Informed. to be sure,
that these two great subjects "are Of
high Importance" and that is all thatw
are told concerning them. But as to
what President lsckson's peculiar views
OF their importance may be we are left
entirely at the mercy OF conjecture -
He does not tell US whether the Gener
al Government, in his opinion. possess
es the pewet to protect or foster, to
provide for the encourage or &C
cemplishment OF either or beth of these
leading systems. Another Instance of
obscurity will be found in the following
PASSAGE
"rhe recent demonstration OF public senti
meat inscrlbes on the list of executive duties,
in character legible 10 be overlooked tue task
OF reform; whlsh will require, particularly the
correction of thosa abuses that have brought
the patronage ofthe Federal Government into
conflict with the freedom Of elect cas, and the
enumeration Of those causes which have dis.
tuTl'ed the rIghtfnl course Of appointment, and
have placed, or continued power in unisith
full or incompetent hands,"
II wouls BIO matter Of some censo.
iation to be able to say that its ebscuri.
ty was the wors, feature in this para.
graph But this is not the case. The
underlined, the ungenerous. the intan-
gibie insinuation il contains. furnishes
lamentable evidence that the old soldier
is more disposed 30 take counsel of the
bad feelings of his nature, than that of
wisdom and agnanimity which should
characterize the man who ellis the most
dignihed and honorable station in the
world Elevated as he is-enjoy,ng as