The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-07-24
THE PURSE & THE SWORD.

Il
States Constitution, gives the oath taken
by the President, preVious to entering
on his'Oihcial duties TO vii: IL do SOL
emDly swear that will faithfully execute
the Office of President OF the U. States,
and will to the best ofmy abilities pre-.
serve. protect, and defend the Consiitu-
tion ofthe United Slates.'
"Sec, I'd. The President shall be
commander in chief of the army and na-
Wy Of ihe United States, and Of the Mi.
line Of tho several States when called
Iinf0Jlla actual service Of the U. States
I rHtse, fellow citizens, you cannot
helr seeing, that to accept the sword,
1 60 Use the figure) is the Presidents of
thclel duty, which he is bonnd to do: un-
der tne most sacred obligaiion-an oath
sworn in the presence of his God. Now
is II pot insanity or something worse, 10
charse the President with infdeEty, be-
cause he 10 willing to accept the sword,
which hls sworn duty compels him TO do?
Must ii not be insulting to every sane
mind to hear Of such objections to a
President. "he demands the SwOrd,"
when it is his sworn duty 10 take il.
Such objections therefore, can only be
Inc visionary Vhims of disiempered
bEains.
To Aud as to the purse, rhis the consti-
tuition always keeps out ofth Presidep.'s
reach.
See article lst, section9. "No mon-
ey shall be drawn from the Treasury,
but in consequence of appropriations
made by law" Not eveh his own sal
nrY can he draw without this appropri-
/, alton.
But says a demagogue whig Feder-
3 Ialist, perhaps in removing some Of the
treasures he may get the keys TO some
of The vaults, and then slip in and steal
the money. AS this is judging others
from his own disposition, land as it is mol
likely that thief will ever become 9
President Of the United States, we leave
1t 10 this cunning whig himself, to sug'
gest the remedy how to prevent this; at
ono rogue ,s always best in devisine
6lanp how to catch the other. We irus
. [ttst we have shown that the severa
! tek4sess against Mr.. Van Buren,. w,
ihlfs noticed, are totally unfounded, a
: woll as what was SAID in recommenda
d ton of Gen. Harriron.
8 And we contend, lst, that it amount
10 a confession on the part Of the lead
d ers of the Harrison party; that the trut
is insufficient to warrant success 10 the
9 cause. I'd. That it (truth) cannot fuy
nish 10 Mr. Harrison a sufficient recon
o mendatlon, which they are willing I
It trust as a warranlee for his election 81
= Also that the character of Van Bure
cannot be sufficiently assaied by trutf
q to reduce it under that Of Harrison. An
It that the leaders Of the Harrison party
are not 90 base as TO resort 10 lying, q
10 a matter of choice, but were driven to
= by necessity; their cause stood in nee
oft, and tina, this resort to lying ma
d be considered as the last throws of ex
plring hope.
r. Another charge against Van Buren, il
- That he has q coach window cur
tains--carpetlpg, and other articles We
d ~ costly, and made IN England. Th'
he even keeps Englishmen as his wa
IS lerb. As this goes agaiDs, Van Buren,
private conduct, there exist no publ
10 documents, wherewilh to provo the tru,
or ralslty ofthe charge; and had the pu
}, llslerers o. this story, not gwen TO
b, their own construction, we should haV
of been at loss to comprehend their mea
Is ing; they however inform us that he g:
m Inmates EngIishmen too high; that he
II too much in their favor. Had we can
h ito our own conclusion, we would ha,
D. considesgd that being gentleman wa
m ter--hs kitchen and chambermaid-C
e his Horse Stable cleaner; did not demo-
% anything like high respect paid to Il
i- nerson SO employed. Be this as 1t ma
Of Sss assert, and can prove it. that Va
i,ufen in his official capacity, has excl
N led himselfmore, and has laid belt'
'ntpian, to get rid Of the absurd custom
]. using srticIes manufactured in Gre
IN Britain, instead Of manufacturing for Of
tn Aslves; than any other President that hi
is preceded him.
it'll In relation TO this, we will now ref
Vito his Sub Treasury Bill only. He
1f yon find pfoviso, that the reven'
at sll4ll be paid in the constitutional kin
(, iNOw this measure operates principal
id * ainst British manufactures-impoI
% fung merchants, and partially effects Il
= ii 6oDeyed arlslOcracy ofGreat Britain
l. ouf own Bank Swindlers, together wi
* the whole host Of CounterhoPpers, OF
st white livered gentlemen ofall sorts. "
{, assert this TO be the main cause OF q
4 hue and cry against Van Buren,.