Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-06-22

State legislatures, nor suffer the federal officers un-
der his contrOt 10 take any other part in Them than
byeiring their rotes Vhen they possess the right
Of noting"
How widely different from this is the practice
OF the present administration The President
himself is now directly attempting to influence The
elections, by the mid of federal officer, who has
hardly put off the robes OF Office The whole
army of Office holders have been ordered ntoi This
service, ny expressions in r. KendalPs circulars
too plain TO he mistaken, aud the patronage and
influence OF the Government is eXerted to The ut
most extent, to Keep the power in The hands of
the spoilers. We see indications of this fnct in
every movement of the federal officers, from the
President himself and the members Of his Cab
met, down to the petty Posmasers, and the SUP
ordnutes of our Custom House. The Postmas-
ter oil Salem, in recent letter to partisan, con-
lures him to make as many Locofoco voters as
possible before the fall elections ifany young
men should he found who cannot conveniently
pay the lhA required to qualify them ms voters, he
declares that he will see them provided 10Th the
means Mr.. Jefferson whose sentiments MIR.
Van Buren, processes to consider orthodox, has
said that interference Cih eieciiOnS 10y officers OF
the General Government, should be deemed cause
of removal because the constitutional remedy by
the elective principle becomes nothing, II IT may
he smothered by the enormous patronage OF the
General Government" How piousy Mr.. Van
Buren, needs the voice of this democratic sage!
litical creed are quite good the above and
1.-The General is much too honest to refuse to oh.
serve them, if elected
civ. That in the exercise of the veto power
the President should limit his lection of bills to,
first: Such as are, in his opinion, uncOnstuon-
al; second: Such tend to encroach the
rights of the States individuals third Such
as involving deep interests, may, in his opinion,
require more mature deberation, or reference to
the will of the people, TO be ascerained at the
succeeding elections
"V. That he should never suffer the influence
of his Office to he used for purpos es of a purely
party character.
"VI. That IN removals from office of those
who hold their appointments during the pleasure
of the Executive, the cause of such removal
should be stated, if requested, to the Senate, at
the time the domination of a successor is made.
And last, but not least in importance,
'VII. That he should not suffer the executive
department of the government to become
the source Of legislation: but leaving the whole
business of making laws for the Union to
the department to which the constitution has ex-
cIusivey assigned it, until they have assumed that
perfected shape where and when alone the opin-
ions of the executive may he heard
Do The people of the United States desire to
know Gen. Harrison's opinions oil the subject of
distributing the surplus revenue OF Government
among the several states ?-on the great questions
growing out of the public lands ?-on the subject
of internal improvements, the currency, the veto
power, &c. they will find them fully set forth in
his letter to the Hon. Sherrod ilIiams, and in
his numerous published speeches and addresses
which have been ciiculated so extensively in
pamphlets and newspapers, that they now
within the reach of the humbest citizens in the
country.
His opinions respecting the expediency of char.
tering National Bank, to regulate the currency
of the country, and facilitate the financial opera
tons of the Government are given in the most
direct ard explicit language, and meet the views
of The great body of intelligent American citizens
at the present time.
The question proposed TO Gen. Harrison by Hon
Sherrod Williams in 1885, was this: Will you,
lCf elected President of the United States) sign
and Approve il il becomes necessary to secure and
save from depreciation the revenue and finances
ofthe nation and to afford sound currency to the
people Of the United States, Bill 10Th proper
notifications, chartering II Bank of the United
States !"
Gen Harrison replied to this question MS follows:
Il agree with Gen. Jackson in the opinion ex-
pressed in one of his messages to Congress, from
which | make the following extract: THAI
bank ofhs United Stat, s, competent to all the d.
lies tohich may be required 6p the government, might
be so organized not to infringe on our delegated
poOers, the reserved rights Of The States, do not
entertain doubt
i would sign an act 10 charter another hank, If
it were clearly ascertnined that the public inter st
in relation to the collection aud disbursement of
the revenue would materially suffer without che,
aud there were unequvocal manifestations Of pub
lie opinion in its favor think, however, the ex-
pertinent should be fAirly ,ried, to ascertain whelh
or The the financial operations of The govern
eminent cannot be well carried OH without the
aid of II national hank. If it is not necessary Tor
TINT purpose, It does not appear TO me that one
can he constluonaIly chartered There is no
construction which ] can give the constitution
,vhi IN 10 q
ding facilities to commerce. The measure, II
adopted, must have for its OBJ jet the carrying into
effect facilitating at least The exercise of some one
Oft the powers positively granted to the general
government. II others flow from it, producing
equal advantages to the nation, so much the bet
ter hut these cannot be made the ground Tor JUS
hfying recourse TO it. The excitement which
has heen produced by the bank question, the num-
Der and responsibility OF those who deny the right
10 Congress to charter one, strongly recommend
the course above suggested.
Can there he any doubt then, as to the prn-
ciplt and policy by which Gen. Harrison would
be governed, If elected?" Certainly not. We
believe, with Governor Tyler, the distinguished
individual who has Geen nominated on the same
ticket with Gen. Harrison, that "the friend and
supporter of Jefferson, of Madison and Monroe,
and the immediate descendant OF n slgner OF the
Declaration OF Independence can be none other
than true 10 his early repDbLicdn creed ana the de
roted advocate of free principles and popular RICH
The second sentence of Mr.. Kendal's executive
bulletin, declares that s. ioih his DUN consent, a
committee is interposed beitOeen Gen. Harrison
and his counirymen, not TO aid in giving frank re-
plies 10 their reasonable inquiries, hui 10 cut off
direct communication aud keep his opinions from
the public"
Who is so weak as TO credit this false and rid-
culous story ? Il was delivered by Senator Grun-
dy, in n speech before the late Loco Foco Con
vention at Baltimore, and branded MS IaiSe by MIR.
Burke, Postmaster ut Cincinnati, The very person
adduced by the honorable Senator as evidence OF
lis truth MIR Burke is a minister OF the gospel and
a supporter of the present administration. lie de-
clared, in reply 10 a letter addressed to him OIL