The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-10-01

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of the age--,he inoTdInate love oil gold ana
silver. Human laws should try TO prevent,
or punish crimes, but they cannot create
nep man, or change his nature and there
fore, i, is immoral aud mpoli'Ic 10 expose
him to such demoral2ng consequences,
and 10 sqgandcr the public treasure by temp
tatlons aud Publications.. Sad experience
has clearly shown that the public treasure
is insecure, and committed TO tdTfheH res
sells. when in the hands OF Sub treasurers'
The numerous and enormous deialcations'
which have taken place within few years
demonstrate the iallacy aud danger oil en-
trusting any one individual with the care
and cus,od, of the public money
PRESIDENTS POWER.
The principles Of this bill are dangerous
to public liberty, and destroys the guards
checks, and barriers, imposed by the con
slllu,ion for the protection aud security OF
the people. The Preslden, nov holds ana
Yields great power and Influence ORR an
he departmeuls Of this Guvtrnmcut-
lie is the commander nchlel OF The array
and navy. The army consists OF ttrere
thousand and fpt hundred men. The Pre-
slden, appoints all the regular oulce's 'oa'
command ,hal large force. he uasy con
sls,s of about sir thousand men ard he ap
points oil he officers that command aud
govern that night arm Of our uahuua! dc
fence. The President appoints oil the IN
portan, civil and diplomatic o'Jrois aud
ministers, Who administer the tinlfs OF this
grea, nation, amounting 70 my or ar'y
thousand persons, including he neents aua
contractors, Who receive their places ahd
profits under his nppolulces. All the enor
nous expenditures OF this Federal Govern
ment, amounting to thirty or forty millions
of doiIarS erery year, passihroush the pock
cts and 6ugers oi the Pre-ldent, and these
\ v hon he appoints and wills TO USE and em
ploy II. lie Is the fountain head OF power
and patronage. Hts single nod Is good o.
I evil, veal or woe, TO thousands who seek
! places Of honor, trust, or profit. Hence,
mulnudes will always be found lite Gun.
hoNers, to bend under the influence Of the
powers that be, 10 do lip sorriee 10 any
pteslden, who dlspenscs such honnrablt
gifts and profitable places. The Pfcsldcn
Gao make or unnake.-put IN or out OF place
and profit, auy aud all the officers ! have
enumerated. This IS more puWer than aul
one man ought to possess and exercise 10 !
Republican Government | am Jealous 9
power, aud especially Of the one ndn poTer
Poaer Is intoxicating aud when oil re
siraInls on abuse are removed, Who can tel
What dreams may come over The head G
mad ambltiorl | would rather dfbw tn
teeth Of lioL shan drpeud on hs good Dis
position for my safety and security. lh
President, by way Of persuading Us To aban
don our solemn duty, aud give Alm aud hI
officers the privilege aud power Of takn
and keeping the custody OF the public me
uey, Iniotms Us, iucniytso out OF tscnly
seven governments N foreign countries bag
! adopted the plan Of toe Sub treasury. IT.
, unsafe Tor free people to imlla'r the mode
, Of monarchs, or follow he example Of Eu
} petors. The people Of Europe and Cuha
: from whence The President taxes - ~ leci
: are not tree they do not govern themselves
No. They are governed by Kings anon
them, ell power Is vested 10 one man. Il
] Europe, the Kings takes as much taxes "a
{ they please--lhe people are burtbencd no.
/ oppressed with tiihes and ,aSes drasn ffou
their pockets 10 fill the Royal treasury, i
this country, the people owu oil private an
public motley; and taxes or money shuul'
be collected 10 the most convenient and icas
oppressive way. l. II right to lock up 40,
, keep thirty ~ forty millions Of money iron
circulation among the people, vbo own eve
ry dollar Of IT, Let the people have lhr
use o. their own money. 1T the publu
money be deposited Tor sale Keeping 10 songD
banks, and make lhem pay The GarerHmsn
Cor the use of il. Then the public moBel
viii be saie--lhen those % io use Il wiIl pa,
for I, aud pubic taxes slii DO .rSscned b
receiving interest on the sum collected
then The coinmon circulation o, currency
Ike good water, runs constantly ~ an rYef
stream, kecps pure, aud gives nour.shmen
: TO thousands, avoiding oil Lie esiI effects O
fools or droU9hls expansions or contrac
tons. President Jack,on, IN | SO, sad II
message to Congress " To retain III,
! public revenue IN the treasury, BHeupi6fG
m any way, IS 'mpraclcnhIe. 1t IS cgnsid
cred against the genus Of our free lnsnlu
tons to lock up ~ vaults the treasure Of III,
nation. such a treasure would donbtlrs
be employed at some time, n 3, has IN 9th
er coun,ree, ishen opportum'y turpitd an
biion '' IF a private person had ten mi
hons Of dollars, he certainly a. uld moi Ie
Il he IDLE; be would use It himself Or Ioar
II 10 safe men, but he would never lrcl, ii ul
iweyr months, and glvo the key to one mar
FIVE hundred n thousand miles oF iron
him. The Receiver General, aud Sub lrfa
surers, Il they do not steal tho public no
ncy, vii be sure to use aud speculate omit
i In 1884, the Sub treasury uas condemn
I'd by the Administration, and lts o. gun IN,
I Glohe) truly SAID, "Fbe scheme Is disor
s0nising aud revolutionary, subyersi7e O
the Fundamental principles of government,
and of l's practice from 1850 down 10 TIM
. day" " 1t IS as pnlpabIe az the sun. lba