The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-01-09

renders those who seek them dependant on
those who supply them--to substitute for
Republican simplicity and economical hah-
its sickly appetite for eneminate indu-
cence. ami IN imitation Of that reckless ex-
trayagance which Impoverished and en-.
shaved the industrious people of foreign
lands and at last, TO fix upon US, instead
of those equal political rights, the acquisi.
ton of which was alike the object and sup
posed reward of our Revolutionary strug.
gle, system of exclusive privileges con-
ierred BY partial legislation. To remove
the Influences which had thus gradually
grown up among us--tc deprive them Of
their deceptive advantage test them by
the LIGHT Of wisdom and uuth--to oppose
the force which they concentrate in their
support-al this was necessarily the work
of time, even among n people so onlighten.
ed and pure as that of the United States.
| In most other countries, perhaps, it could
only be accomplished through that series
of revolutionary movements, which are too
often found necessary to effect any great
and radical reform but il is the GROWING
merit Of cur Institutions, that they create
and nourlsh in the vast majority of oul
people, disposition and power peaceably
TO remedy abuses which have elsewhere
caused The eilusion Of rivers Of blood, and
the sacrifice of thousands of the human
race. The result thus far is mos, honora.
bic 10 the self denial, the intelligence, and
the patriotism OF our citizens /; il lustifcs
tho confident hope that they viii carry
through the reform which has been so well
begun, and that they will 60 still farther
than they have yet gone in illustrating the
important truth, that people as free and
enlightened as ours, will, whenever il be-.
comes necessary, show themselves TO be
indeed capable Of sclf.goSernment by 70.
unfairly adopting appropriate remedies for
every abuse, and submitting TO temporary
sacrifices, however great, 10 Insure their
! pcrmanen, welfare.
Nv own exerllons for tho ftrtheNnce Of
these desirable objects have hecn bestowed
4 throughout Inv official career with zeal
that Is nourshed by ardent wishes for the
, welfare Of my country, and by an unlIn.
tod reliance on the wisdom that marks its
: ultimate decision on all great and contro.
: ycrtcd questions Impressed with the sol.
} cmn obligations imposed upon nc by the
, Constitution, DESTROYS also Of lay ing before
: my fellow cllizcns, with whose confidence
] aud support | have bccn 50 highly houorcd,
+, such measures as appear 10 me conducive
r Of thelr prosperity anxious 10 submit
J 20 their fullest consideration the grounds
G upon which my opinions arc formed, have
: on this, as on pm ling occasions, freely
{ offered niy views Mihosc points of domcs.
E tic policy that seem, at the present time,
| most prominently 10 require The action ot
] the Government. know that they viii
3 receive from Congress that full and able
: consideration which the importance of the
: subjects merit and can repeat the assurance
5 heretofore made, thai shall cl,eeriully
!, and readily cooperate with YOU III every
: measure that viii tend to promote the wei.
b fare Of the Uuiun.
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