The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-04-15

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! 81 its pF.neiPles q Ihsi Gansli.uiiaH
, which / haze sNOfn so PFa'fei. pre-
serve. aud offend"
] The nsnslOpporluniiy which i a6asds,
- Chirf Magistrate upon hls Ind1eli0n
- Office Of presenting 70 bis eoonlrymen
an sxposiuaa 81 Ne prhry shirh wauid
J guide lis aemiaisFaiinn. ~ lhe form 81
IN ilsueursl sddress. not having. under
gls lrrullsr rirrrmstshcss which have
} bloughI ma % Inc discharge IL The high
} dunes II President Of lie UnIlsd STATES.
been sfFasdsd 10 nv. bsisi exposition 81
he prinesplfs ~hirh viii govern ne N
he general course Of ms sdmin,sHsfion
of rublie sfsns = nIld sr~M 10 be due a.
well 70 ny self a 10 you. In rrgsrd 10
foreign nations. the groundwork OF my
policy will be justice on aur pars 10 al.
submitting 20 iniasiics lrnm none.
While shall sednloUsly cultivate The re.
iasians af peace and asnisy uIih one and
al, q will be my most imperative duly
10 see shaI he hnnor ~ ,lse country shall
sustain No blemish. With view 10 Ills.
The condition Of our military delencss
all become . matter Of anxious sollri-
Jude. The Army. Which has IN other
days esseIed iiself w,ih renawn. and lie
Navy, uos lnappsopria,sly iermrd lie
right arm Of the public d,ienee. winch
has spread light Of glory over the Anne.
fiesn standard in Ill the waters al The
Earth. shoUld be IendeEed Isplels with e.
6cieney.
Ia view Of The fsri. well asonehed BY
history. that the tendency or al human in
situations is 10 concentrate power 10 the
hands cf single nan. and that their nj
iimaie downfall has proceeded from this
cause, deem u Of The most essential i'm
pnrtaher that = complete separation should
lake place between ihe sword and The
purse. No matter wLeEc or hnw The
public moneys shall be deposited. 90 long
as the President can exert The payer Of
appointing and renewing. Al his pleasure.
lie agents selected iar their custody, ,he
Commander in-chief al,he Amy and Ma
I W is 10 fact The Treasurer. Aprsmanent
aud radical change should therefore be de
creed. The patronage incidenl 20 the Pre-
sidenlisl Office. already greaI. is constantly
increasing. Such increase 10 destined 60
keep pace with The growth OF ON poPnls-
lion. until. @ilhou, figure of speech. An
army 81 ofire holders may be spread oser
The land. The unreslra,ned power exert
ed By ssel6shly smhinnus man, in ordel
either 10 perPsiuale l.is .sulhorily or 10
hand IL over 10 some fasorile - his sue
cessor. msy lead 20 the employment oI
all the means within his control 20 accom-.
Plush his objecs. The right 10 remove
from Office. while s0hjecled 10 40 jost re-.
slrsini. 10 inevitably Destined 10 produce
. spirit ofcrouching servllIiy with The Of.
fetal corps, which. in order 10 uphold The
hand which feeds them. would lesd 10
direct and sc,ivs interference in the cleo.
lions. both Sale and Federal, thereby
subjecting The course az Slate legislstlou
10 the dlcisiiOn of the Chief Execn,ise
Officer. and making lie will OF that officer
absolute aud supreme. ! will. at a pro-
per umr. invoke the action Of Congres,
upon this subject, and sh.ll readily &C
quiesce 10 The adoption Of all proper mea.
sures which are calculated TO arrest these
evils. so full Of danger IN their tendency
v i'll remove no incumbsni from office,
who has faithfully and honestly acquitted
lhimselfol The duties Of his Office. excepl
in such eases wheresucb officer has been
guilty Of an active partnership. or by Sc
crel means--ihe less manly. and ihere,
fore the more OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fi,er
. his official influence 10 The purposes ol
parry, thereby bringing the patronage 81
ihe government 10 conflict With the free.
dom Of election. Numerous removals
may become necessary under this rule.
These will be made BY me through nj
acerbity Of feeling. have had no cause
to cherish or indulge unkind feelings to-
wards any, bui my conduct will be regn'
lated by a profound senseol what is due
to The country and IFS institutions. MOI
shall ] neglect 10 apply the same unbend.
ing rule loshosc of my own appointment,
Freedim Of opinion will be tolerated, the
Ifoll enjoy ment Of the RICH, al So rage
Twill be maintained as The b,r,hright Of ey.
lery American ciiizen: bu, | say emphs
tically 20, the oflicisf cotps. i" thus far and
no fsrlter." havedweli the longer up
on this subject. because removals from
office are likely often to arise. and
4 would have ms cnuntrymen ,onndeFsiaud
the principle ofihe Executive action.
i 10 all pubic expenditures the most ii,
gid economy should be tesortad TO, and
as one 81 Ills results, : public deb, in me
Of peace be sedulously avoided. wise
and patriotic constituency will never OBJ
ljeci to tire imposition Of necessary bur
dens for useful ends; and true wisdom
dictates the resort 10 such mesns. 10 or.
der to supply deficiencies in the revenue,
rather than to those doubtful expedienis
which. eliminating in public debt, serve
to embarrass the resources Of The country
and 10 lessen ils ability 70 meet any great
II emeroency N hich NAV arise. All sine-