Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-12-17

Souiu ohiy ne abandoned IN such eXigencies.
are not merely unnecessary, but in direct ana
deadly host'lityto the principles of their Cow.
c,ro ana 10 their own permanent well
I'll The progress made in the development of
49,, POSITIONS appears in the preceding
Shetch OF the past history and presen, s,,,e
OF the financial concerns of the FeJ,r., S S.a.o
eminent: The facts there stated fnlI,. w
'horiZe inc assertion, that all the pnrnosoo G.
winch this Government was insi;,nioJ -
oeeh accomplished during four years of gre,:
i pecuhiary embarrassment than were ever
uei"ie experiences in time Of Seace ,rJ J.,
me ''ce OF opposition rs formidable nc ,n,-
.hat was ever before arrayed against ,bo mol;
cy OF an administration that This h,s to..,
oohe "hehth ordinary revenues of the CO.
elh'heht were generally decreasing. as VOL,
nom t.ie operation Of the laws, as the cnnd;:
.'on vi 'he country without the creation of
PvIlhaheht public debt, OF incur,inq any Il:
s",'n' ".n ., IMAM such as the ordinary re-
ST. ~ me government will speedily dis
bank. o' national
III this view Of the PROCEEDINGS of tho c
'rhhcnt, Tor the period it embraces ho 49,
.'nlcn by The facts as they are known 70 ox-
-, IL inc army and navy have been sustain
eu 10 'ie fnli extent authorized by law. AMI
wnich Congress deemed sufficient e., ,i'a
aeiencc oil the country and the protect;on nf
us rights and It's honor lifts civil and d;nlo.
" 'n"aI service has been equally sustained: if
a'nrie provision has been made for The al.
,i on justice and tho execution of
ID avs ~ ,ne CLAIMS upon the public graf
i.uoe In behalf of the soldiers of Tho R,rso,.,
ton have been promptly met a,d c, ;.tro,u-
discharged if there have been NO c,;i,'-:
ueiraying the very large expenditures Grow,
ing oHt OF that long-continued and saint,rv
poncy OF peacefully removing the Indians ~
Sioiis Oh comparative safety and nrosner;,y.
me Puollc faith has at all times. and ove-,,
"neIe oeen most scrupulously main,ainodhy
a prompt discharge Of the numerous ex,onJ
e9' and diversified claims on the Tre,srrr
II al these great and permanent objects. Win
many othefs that might be stated. have for a
se,es ct years, marked by peculiar obstaclcs
ni;ah u'i la been successfully accom-
Piished without resort to a permanent doh,
or Inc and of national bank. have we M,
right to expect that policy, the obicc, e
when mas been to sustain the prblc sorr;c.
lhuePchaently OF either of these fruitful ,ovr-
'cs u diScord, will receive the final Sanction
u people whose unbiased and fairly o1c;t
"a Judgment upon public affairs is neyer,,I,;-
mately wrong ''o''' "i''-
n"' e.ioarrassments in the pccuniarv con-
'ihS Oh individuals, of unexampled c,t,nt
uui"''On' nave recently existed in this az
nv commercial nations is undoubtedly
49, suppose 1t necessary now to trace
49, ~ lhclr sources, would be a
reflection on the intelligence of my f.,o,.
citizens. Whatever NAV have hccp a,T
security In which this subject was ;nvo,r.3
,i uilns 'he earlier stages of the rcvulsion.
''.Nio cannot now be many by whom tho whole
qusshon is not fully understood.
No' decinlng II within the constitutional
powers OF the General Government to ren,ir
private losses sustained by rcverses in busi-
ens having no conncxion with the public
strVi ice either by direct apprc pra,ions from
'.e treasury, or by special legislation de-
NJ ~ SECURE exclusive privileges and i'm
nunitles to individuals OF classes in nrofor-
ence to, and at the expense Of. the r-.rt NJ
Jority necessarily declared from anS n,r,;c;-
Paton In them, no attempt to do so has been
sl.nGf made recommended, or encourape6.
py the present Executive
10 oeiieVed, however. that the preat mr.
poses Tor the attainment of which the Federal
o.e!h,iieht was instituted have not been
,ost sight OF. Intrusted only with certain
. ~ powers, cautiously enumerated. dis
tiheuy specified, and defined with precision
anu cieaIncss which would seem to defy mis-
oonstiuc'lon' II has been my constant aim to
h'a,hed out, and so carefully guarded.
Having always been of opinion tb,, Nh.
oest preservative Of the union of the States 10
W DC round In total abstinence ftom the OK
elciSe OF all doubtful powers on the mart of
VIC ieu'Fdl Government, rather than in Al
teHpts 10 assume them by loose cons-rnc-
tioh OF the constitution, or an ingenious per
version OF Its words, have endeavored To =.
'oiu recommending any measure which had
Iedson 10 appTehend would, in the opinion e.
We. .i oi considerable minority of nv fellow
oi'%ehs, De regarded as trenchinp on tho
rights OF the States, or the provisions of the
idiioMco instrument of our Union. View
ing the aggregate powers of the Federal
Government as voluntary concession of the
o'a'es' IL seemed to me that such only should
De exercised as were at the time intended 10
be given. ~
4 nave been strengthened, too, i'm the pro
prey OF this course, by the conviction thu,
All cnorts TO go beyond this, tend only to pro-
duce dissatisfaction and distrust. to exci,e
Jeaiousles, and TO provoke resistance. In
0'c"o OIL adding strength to the Federal Gov
eminent even when successful, they must
oroi prove source oiincurable weakness, by
a'ie"1'''g portion OF those whose adhesion
is indispensable 20 the great aggregate of ~
nlted strength, and whose voluntary stt,cb-
ihent is In my estimation, far more essential
10 the efficiency of government stropu in the
pest OF all possible streDgth-the confidence
and attachment of all those who make nm liza
constituent elements
thus believing, it has been NV rurrceo a.
secure to the whole people, and TO every mem
oei Oh Tic conicderacy, by general, salutary.
ana equal laws alone, the benefit Of those r.,
publican institutions which il was tho end ard