The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-12-18

crcasng, as well from the operation of the laws as
the condition of the country; without the creation
of a permanent public bebi, or incurrmg any ubil-
iiy, other than such as the ordinary resources Of
the Government will speedily discharge, and with
out the agency of a National Bank.
IF this view of the proceedings Of the Govern
mrnt for the period it embraces, be warranted by
the facts as far they are known to exist If the
army and navy have been sustained to the full ex-
tent authorized by law, and which Congress deem
ed sufficient for the defence of the country and the
protection of lis rights and its honor il its civil
and diplomatic service has been equally sustained
If ample provision has been made for the admins
tralon of justice and the execution of the laws il
the claims upon public gratitude in behalf of the
soldiers of the Revolution have been promptly met
and faithfully discharged il there have been no
failures in defraying the very large expenditures
growing out Of that long continued and saluiary
policy of peaceably removing the Indians to regions
of comparative safety and prosperity if the public
faith has at all times and every where, been most
scrupulously maintained by prompt discharge Of
the numerous, extended, and diversified claims of
the Treasury all these great and permanent OBJ
jects, with many others that might be stated, have,
for series of years, marked by peculiar obstacles
and difficulties, been successfully accomplished
n nn,;on,, h,nk bove ,yo not , r;,bt IN eyncc,
tbnt nol;cv tho olicct or which has been to sus.
tain the public service independently of either Of
these fruitful sources of dscord will receive the
final sanction of 4 people whose unbiased and fair
ly ELECTED judgement upon public affairs is never
ultimately wrong'
That cmborrnssments in tbe necun;orv CONFORMS
oC individuals. or uncyomDlcd extent and duration.
have recently existed in this as in other CONNER
NAL nations. is undoubtedly true. To suppose il
ccccssury now 10 trace these rcycrscs TO their
sources, would be reflection on the intelligence
of nv fellow citizens. Whatever NAV have been
the obscuri,y in which the subject was involved
during the earlier stages Of the revolution there
cannot now be many by whom the whole question
is NOT fully understood.
No, dccmins it within the constitutional powers
of the General Government to repair private losses
sustained by reycrscs in business having no con
ucction with the publc service, either by drec,
oppronriutons from the Territory, or by special
LEGISLATION dcsirncd TO secure exclusive privileges
and immuni,ics to individuals and classes in pref
crcnce to, and at lhcexpcnse Of the great ma or,y
necessarily dcbarrcd from any partcipaton in them
mn ,,,cnn, IN do co has bern c;,bcr made recon-.
msnIcd mr. cnrour,,nJ bv ,hc nrcscn, r,ecutiye
I, !. hoI.,cl Ln,S.yer Inn, ,hn ,re,, nu,nose.
e., Tho ,,,oirn,n,t or ,,bi,h III, E.,l.r,l Eo,er,-
man, v,s i,s,;,r,cd b,vo ma, hr.p l,s, s,bt or
In,rns,.d onl, ,,;,b cor,,,;, limited nowe,s c,n.
,;onSl, cnnmcr,,cJ d;.,;nc,,, sncc6eJ and dc;n.
"J ,,;;,, nroc;s;on ,nJ cieoIns.s whirh wouId
soor, ~ Jor. n,;scons,rnc,;nn !, has hccn nv con-.
,,,, ,;,,, =, cn,,r,,o m,s.lr v;,l;n tho limits 40
o,nar,,. n,,rlod nm, and so carefully uunrIrd :
,ino ol,,n,. hccn oc cu;ninn thn, Inc hes, nre
scrya,;yc If ,hc nnu If III" S,a,cs !. 70 he found
in ,o,, L.,ncncc crom ,hr ,ycrci.,. If all doubt.
f., ,o,yc,s IN Tho MR., If the redcrol Goyrrnmcp,
,a,,,. ,L,r i, ,,,,,,n,s IN assume ,h.m hv , lno,,
cons,ruc,;on If ,br cor.,i,uion. or an nncpou.
no,,a,.on If i, ,.,rLs Ih,yo cn,lcn,orcJ IN avoid
rccomnrnJing onv measure which bod reason 10
,nnrchcnd would in the opinion even ola cons;d.
.rnl,n m,;or;,y If nv G.llow ci,izcns he rewarded
,r.,ch;n, ~, ,be r;,L,. or tho states or ,Le pr,,
,;s;ons If ,he b,lloyca instrument or our Inion -
v;.,;nu tho ,o,rn,,,c rowcrs or the Federal CIV.
o,nr,om, w. so,un,ary concesson If ,hc States i
s,o,,oJ IN ma ,h,, smcL only should be p,crcs,d -,
vorn ~, tho limo intended IL ho r;,rn
bayc hcrn .,rcng,hcncd ,no in the pron,c,v ol
mi. co,,rsc nc tho cony;c,;on Tim, MI ror,s to uc
Lo,orJ Mi, ,c;J on,, IN nrodncc DISQUALIFICATION and
J;:ru., ,o cxc;,c ;enlousc onJ 10 provoke resist
nncc. Instead of adding strength 10 the Federal
Government, even when successful. they must ever
proye n source Of ncurablc weakness, by aicnat-
inc portion of those whose adherence is indspen.
sable 10 the great aggregate of united strength, and
whose voluntary attachment is in NV estimation r,r
more essential to the efficiency Of Goycrnmcn,
strong in the best of all possbIc strcnrlh-,he con-
fdence and attachment of those who make up il,
constituent elements.
Thus believing. i, has bccn nv purposc TO so.
cure 10 the whole pcoplc and 10 every member of
the coD(rdrrncy by ncncrnl. sa,utury. and couul
laws alone the benefit of those rcpui,rnn ins,itu.
tions which !, wns the end and uiIn oc III, Cons,i