Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1840-01-02
GEN. HARRIsoN's CREED.


AS many may not be aware of the polti-
cal principles recently promulgated by Gen.
Harrison, we should be only doing him, as
well as ourselves, justice BY re-publishing,
from his letter TO Harmar Denny, the fol-
lowing extracts which comprise all that IS
material in it, having any bearing upon the
principles Of administration by which he is
pledged TO be guided, if elected. We be-
lieye them to be sound, and just such, as
far as they go, as ought 20 enter into the
administration of our Government at this
particular and important crisis. Gen
Harrison says:
Among the principles proper to be adop-
ted by any Executive, sincerely DESTROYS to
restore the administration to its original
simplicity and purity, deem the following
10 be of prominent Importance.
|. To confine his services to one sin
gle term.
2. To disclaim all right Of control
over the public treasure, with the exception
of such part of it as may be appropriated
by law, TO carry on the public services, and
hat to be applied precisely as the law may
direct, and drawn from the treasury agreea-
bly, TO the long established forms of that de-
parment.
8. That he should never attempt to in
fluence the elections, either by the people
or the State legislatures, nor suffer the fed
eral officers under his control to take any
other part in them than by giving their own
votes when they possess the right Of yot-
ing.
4 That in the exercise Of the veto pow
err, he should limit his rejection of bills to;
lst Such as are in his opinion unconstitu-
tional. I'd. Such as tend to encroach on
the rights Of the States or Individuals
Sd. Such as involving deep interests, may
in his opinion require more mature delb-
GRAFTON or reference to the will Of the peo-
elections.
5. That he should never suffer the in
fuence Of his office to be used for purposes
of purely party character.
6. That in removals from office Of those
who hold the appointments during the pleas
ure OF the Executive, the canse OF such re-
moval should be stated if requested, to the
Senate. at the time the nomination Of a sue
cessor is made.
And last, but not least in importance.
I. That he should not suffer the Execu-
tive department of the government to be-
come the source of legislation; but leave
the whole business Of making laws of the
Union to the department to which the Con-
stitution has exclusively assigned it, until
they have assumed that perfect shape,
where and when alone the opinions of the
Executive may be heard.
The question may perhaps be asked of
me. what security have in my .rnwAr t"
offer, if the majority OF the American Peo-
pie should select me for their Chief magIs-
trate, that would adopt the principles
which have herein laid down as those upon
which my administration would be conduc-
ted. could only answer, by referring TO
my conduct, and the disposition manifes-
ted in the discharge of the duties of several
important Offices, which have heretofore
been conferred upon me. If the power
placed in my hands has, on eyen.a single.
occasion been used for any purpose other
than that for which it was given, or retained
longer than was necessary to accomplish
the objects designated by those from whom
the trusts we're received, / will acknowl-
edge that either will constitute sufficient
reason for discrediting any promise may
make. under the circumstances in which
am now placed.
1 am, dear sir, truly yours,
w. H. HARRISON
To the Hon. HARMER DENNY Bait Pat.
7. onnaors from tho Now Work ExDress