Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1840-12-17

e1pect tAat Pollf1 toe. gViscl 81 Wblcn
hss been 70 aaDlsia ne public service IN
\ dspsndenily e eiiher ~ lha.s fruiiful
soarres Of diseefd. vii geesise the 6na
aanciioa 81 = people Whcse utbissaed end
faifly elected jodgmeni opan paklic pf-
fairs - never ailimately wrona
Il That smbauassments Ia che peeuniary
concerns pT ladividuais, Of unexamplsd
exiens and doratioa. have reesntiy exist.
Cd 10 the. ~ Ia other commercial nalions.
y undoubtedly lrae. TO suppose Il na-
leetsaFy nov 70 trace these Taserses 10
their sources. would Be q reiertion on the
lniellieeRee Of my fellow eisinsns. what.
lever nay have been The obseufity in
which The Subject was Involved during
The saFlisf stages of tke Feyplaiou, there
cannoi nov be many ky Nhom the whcla
question is not fully undetslood.
Not decming u within The constitution.
Al powers 81 the CeneFal Government 10
repair private losses snsiained ~ teVerses
10 business hayiug 90 eonnexioa Wllh tha
public service. eRheF BY direct brpgcpFi.
stloos from The Tfeaaury. or BY specisl
llsgislssioe designed 10 seeuTs exeiutivs
privileges and immuaiiies 10 individuals
OF elashee 10 preference 10, and 81 The ex-
peace Of. the great majority necessarily
ldaberred from any participation in them,
lno attempt 20 DO q has been either made.
reeommeHded. o. eneouBgsd. BY The pre-
sent Ekecusirs.
II IL believed, however, that the GREAT
purposes fot The attainment % which the
Fsasgal Government was instituied have
not been lost sight Of. Entrusted only
With caIspin limited powers cautiously
snnmefaied, disiinetly specified, and De-.
lhaed with pfseition end cleSEness which
would seem 10 defy miseonstfveiion, il
has been my eonsssat aim to ennEne my,
self wIihin The limlis 20 elsally marked
out, and 90 carefully Ruafde5. Having
always been o. opinion that the best pre-
sentative Of the union Of the States Il 70
BE- found 10 : total abstinenSe from Tho
exercise Of all dohbitni powers on thu
part Of The Federal Government, rather
than In attempts 10 sssnms them By
loose construction % the Constitution, or
en- ingenious pefVeFsion e iis words, I
have epdesvnfed 20 avoid feeonme bdinf
any measure which ! had reason 70 OBJ!
lpgebehd would, Ia the opinion even af
eo0sidefable minority Of ny fellow eli.
EenS. be regarded ss lTeeehing on the
rights Of The States. or ,hr ptoyisions Of
the hallowed inaigunent OF our gnion.--
Viewing the aggregate powers Of the Fe-
deral Govefnmeht es q voluntary eonees.
sion OF The Sisssa. Il seemed 70 ne that
Sueh onIy should Be exercised e were q
;be time iniended to BE eiysb.
! have beea siFangihened TOO. Ia sha
Pfop6eiy Of this course. BY che cehvieiion
thai al eaoFts 70 90 bsyO6d this. tend
only ~ produce disqualification and diatfutt
--iO excite isslo1sies and to provoke re-
sislsbee. Instead Of adding slTtaelh 90
the Federal Government. even vixen sue.
/ eessfol. they must ever prove a souFee OF
ineeFSble weakness, By siienaiiag q pcr.
iisn Of :hoss whcsu adhesion 4 indispen-
cable to the great sRsfsgats o. nniied
strengths aad WLos0 yeiuaiafy attach
neni Il. 10 NY sssimsitnn. far more esssns
iisl 70 the s66eishey Of govsfnmeot
sifoRg 10 the beat 81 ell pessible strength
The eou6denss aRd attachment Of sll
those Who make Up iss eoniiisUsnt sls-
mems.
Thas believing. i kss been ny put-
pcss 70 scouts 20 I'm wheis People, and
10 every member Of Ire CoaffdeFaey. BY
general. salGssry. sHd eqpsl Laws alone.
the benefit q these rspubliesn iusiiinliors
which Il vas Ne end sod ait1 81 sba con.
Stilplion 10 sssshiish, snd lhF Impartial 10.
disease % whigh IL. ~ ~ ladamshl. 10.
ldispenaabls 70 their pfeBsFSsiiou. Teah.
net bliag nYsesl 70 believe that tie .ssi.
Ing happiness o. lhs Ptcpie. he pfotreffa
lty 81 he States, o. she pefwaneney of
their Dai0n. ees b mtiutslaed by giving
lpfeiefe0cs Or priority 70 any eisss 81 eiti4
5enp. ID shs dissribulioa u bshefh o. pfi.
vileefs. o. ~ TIE adopiloh Of measures
which enBieh ooe p0filoo a the DRion %
lha expsnea q smother; nof eaa J re, Ia
The iBisFfefsBcs IL The Federal Govern.
meat niib iha local ieai.Iafson and re-
served rights d AS Sislss. 4 remedy ZOE
pteasht. o. setsiisy against future, dan.
gers.
TIE fgi. Sad aasufsGiy sci ne least
i impofisnt stsp ieN Hgds ffiiesins iha roon4
iify froni TIE eoadiiioa lnta nhieb Il had
bees pluage6 81 sxrfsffs is trade. baak.
tag sod ffsfiis ~ 90 bi8ss aaa 81 place
1.-THE busiapss lssasstiions a. ,ha Govern.
meni ilseH o. Z solid haa.s fpine and
fsceisine y az sstes salus - ssles end
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