Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1841-04-21

that the honor of the country shall sustain
no bIemish. With view to this, the I
condition of our military defences illbe-
come matter of anxious soLieitude. The
army, which has in other days covered I
itself with renown, and the navy, not in
appropriately termed the right arnof the
public defence, which has spread light
of glory over the American standard 10 all |
the waters of the earth, should be render
ed replete with efficiency.
In view of the fact, we'll ayouched by
history, that the tendency of all human
institutions is to concentrate power in the
hands of single man, and that their ultl
mate downfall has proceeded from this
cause, Ideemit of the most essential i'm
Iportance that acomplete separation should
take place between the sword and the
purse. No matter where or how the pub
lie moneys shall be deposited, so long as
the President can exert the power of APP
pointing and removing, at his pleasure,
| the agents selected for their custody, the
commander.in-chiefo of the army and navy
is in fact the treasurer. A permanent and
radical change should therefore be decreed.
The patronage incident to the Presiden-
tial Office, already great, is constantly IN
creasing. Such increase is destined to
keep pace with the growth of our popala-
ton. until, without figure ofspeech, an.
army of oficeholders may be spread over
the land. The unrestrained power exert
ed by selfshly ambitious man, in order
either to perpetuate his authority or to
hand it over 10 some faVorlte as his sue
cessor, may lead to the employment of all
the means within his control to accomplish
his object ....
i The right to remove from office, while
subjected to no just restraint, is inevitably
destined to produce spirit of crouchlng
servility with the official corps, which in
order to uphold the hand which feeds
them, would lead to direct and active in
reference in the elections, both state and
federal, thereby subjecling the course Of
state Legislation to the dIctation of the
chief Executive officer, and making the
will of that officer absolute and supreme
} | will. at a proper time, invoke the action
of Congress upon this subject, and shall
t readily acquiesce in the adoption Of all
, proper measures which are calculated to
: arrest these evils, so full of danger in their
tendency. | will remove no incumbent
t from Office who has faithfully and honest
ly acquitted himself of the duties of his
office, except in such cases where such
officer has been guilty of an active parti-
5 sanship, or by secret means--the less
manly, and therefore the more objectiona-
1 ble-has given his official influence to
the purposes of party, thereby brlng ing
the patronage of The Government in con
flict with the freedom of elections. Mum
r. erous removals may become necessary
under this rule. These will be made BY
! me through no acerbity of feeling.
i have had no cause to cherish or indulge
j unkind feelings toward any, but my con
duct will be regulated by a profound sense
J. of what is due to the country and its insti
y tutions: nor shall l neglect to apply th'
! same unbending rule to those of my oWr
j appointment. Freedom of opinion will
: be tolerated, the full enjoyment of th'
right of suffrage will be maintained as th'
birthright of every American citizen, bu
$. say emphatically to the official corps
"thus far and no farther" | have dwell
il the longer upon this subject, because re
lie movals from office are likely often t.
t. arise, and | would have my countrymel
Of 10 understand the principle of the Execu
$. tive action.
n In all public expenditures the n ost RIG
e id economy should be resorted to, aud a
d one of its results, public debt in time 0
Il peace be sedulously avoided. A wis
Is and patriotic constituency will never Oh
q iect to the imposition Unnecessary burden
v for useful ends; and true wisdom dictate
l. the resort to such means, ia order to su p
5 ply deficiencies in the revenue, rather tina
n TO those doubtful expedients, which, ulti
D. mating in public debt, serve to embar
,e rass the resources of the country and t
L. lesson its ability to meet any great emer
" gency which may arise. All sinecure
l. should be abolished. The appropriation
J. should be direct and explicit, so as to !eav
le as limited share of discretion to the di;
.e bursting agent as may be found compati
" bic with the public service. A strict res
ID possibility on the part of all the agents {
ID the Government should be maintaining
le and speculation or defalcation visited wit
IS immediate expulsion from Office and tn
" most condign punishment.
" The public interest also demands tha
n. if any war has existed between the Go,
x eminent and the currency, it shall ceas
O. Measures of financial character, no
# having the sanction of legal enactmen
i'd shalt be faithfully enforced until repeale
e. by the legislative authority. But | oW
n it to myselfto declare that regard exis
IL ing enactments as nnwise and impoIiti
BY and in high degree oppressive. sha
ho promDtlv olive nv SANCTION Ia an,, const