Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-07-18

utSCheo'Se~ my ooeteS as chaef magistrate OF the
State, Which passed the House of Representatives,
composed Of members Of all the different parties
IN The State at the last session of our Legislature,
,0'tho@ dissenting poice. These, as implying
Judgments In my favor. by those who had had the
best opportunities of knowing and understanding
my conduct, In all the various high stations have
held, throughout long and eventful public life.
one would suppose should be sufficient, not only,
to outweigh the insinuatons of uncharitable sus.
plcion, but to save me from condemnation upon
accusations of political enemies, exhibited too late
to be fairly met, and evidently delayed on that
very account.
| VAN and useless however, would be any reli
ance upon fidelity the most unquesioned, or ser
wees the most satisfactory, If there be any valid
ity In the argument that, an old faithful servant
however unexceptionable and meritorious his con
duct, should be cast off, rejected, and prescribed
as unworthy OF all future employment, merely, or
account OF the length of time he had been il
pubic life. And this, not for the advancement o
the interests OF the people, the real and only OBJ
sJeet OF all offices and appointments, but, to make
room for some other aspirant. Palpable as would
seem to be the absurdities involved in it, this ar.
gument has been seriously urged against me, as
sufficient for my exclusion, eren, III had abilities
and experience nhich arould otherwise render me
more acceptable to you than any one Use With
out wasting moment of your time inthe refilta-
ton OF an argument so novel; and uns,stanabe
willingly let 1t pass for all it is woih, we'll
knowing 1t can find no advocates, either, among
those, who supported Mr.. Adams for a second
election to the Presidency; or those, who are now
IN favor of re-electing Gen. Jackson; nasmuch
as the former had been in the highest public en-
lployments, for period longer than the average
term OF human life, and the latter, besides his
long public services, in various exalted stations,
has had the good fortune, in one of them, to Efill
the measure of his country's glory"
But II this objection were not destitute of all
reason to sustain it, in any case, the Justice of
It's application to the relations that have subsisted
between you and myself, may we'll be doubted
For, though may have been twenty wears en-
gagged IN your service, it should be remembered
that, for about half that time, acted under an
authority which was neither confe red by you.
nor dependent upon your will for its continuance,
and that, have never received but one vote, d.
rectly from you, or any one of you in your own
right, on any occasion whatever If then was
fortunate enough, while so long irresponsible to
you, to discharge my duties to your satisfaction,
and have faithfully fulfilled the trust which YOU
yourself committed to my charge, why am less
worthy OF second vote, at least, from YOU, than
one VINO has not done more to deserve it? 1t NAV
SUIT the purposes of combination of young as
Plrants to prescribe all old politicians, and there
by put them out Of their ,Ddy, but it is not sol
certain that this exclusion would equally benefit
you. Of this, however, ii is your place, not mine
to Judge, and with you am content to leave it.
1t would exceed all reasonable and ordinary
limits OF en- address of this kind, to set forth and
explain all the good things, would wish to do
Tor you, IT once more honored with your conf !
dence. Nor indeed, can but few subjects of
prominent interest be more than briefly alluded TO-
Among these, reasonable protection to domestic
manufactures, and a judicious system of internal
improvements, have claims to attention too com
mandng to be overlooked Regarding them as
The only means of enabling us to participate, as
we ought to do, in the benefcent effects of the
public expenditure OF the vast sums of money
drawn from us by the General Government, and
at the same time, not less calculated to promote
the general welfare of the Union, they will I'M
doubleday receive my support 1t is however due
to candor, to confess that, l greatly prefer the
tariff bills of the Secretary of the Treasury and
MIR. Adams, to that of Mr. Clay. Besides the
expediency of some concession to the grievances,
real or imaginary, of which the Southern States
SO loudly complain, it appears to me that, the for
mer bills, both depending upon the same principle,
offer as much protection ought to be reasonably
expected by our manufacturers, or as is consist
ent with due regard to the interests of commerce
and agriculture
The preservation Of our liberties depending
upon the virtue and intelligence of the people,
education, as means of enabling rising genera
tons duly to appreciate the blessings of the free
institutions transmitted to them by their forefath
ers, should be literally encouraged. But in any
system tor this purpose, common schools, and not
colleges, as has been too often the case, should
be the primary object, since, this would, not only
provide for the greatest number, but for those who
always stand most in need of such assistance
Protection against a recurrence of the injuries
that have resulted from the recent heavy requisi-
tons upon our militia, and ample compensation,
and remuneration, for all services rendered, in
consequence thereof shall, if supported as they
ought to be by memorials from our Legislature,
receive from me such attention as hope will not
be altogether unavailing.
As to the subject of the public lands; it is
well known to you, that have in two several
addresses to our Legislature, endeavored to de-
monstrate, that, they of right belong to the sew
eral States within whose limits they are situated.
The principles that have been avowed and acted
upon by the present administration, and major
lty of the two houses of Congress, in my humble
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