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70 accomplish al ne objects fur uhiehst uas err
sied II has b~rn found eouerfuI in var. AID
hitherto. justice has tesu sdmiei.i<red. shis d
msse nsssa effected. domestic trsnqsiiisy prrsrr.
%. sna iorrty secufed Ne csifx<n- A,
wss 10 - a. peeled. boveses. from ~ defect ol
language. snd The necrssafiiy sgnieaiious man.
nsr 70 watch The con,riiuiiea l. vri,isa. dipu,~,
have arisen 40 70 The anoes, az pow<f which q
has actually efsstsd. 90 sss Intended 10 sraEt
Ihis 10 mofs psEiccizfiy she ease IN ssIatson %
NAT psrt Of the insssumeni which ifrsss &c The
legislative hraneh. Asd net osiy O. regards
The exsreiss Of povsf claimed nndrr general
clause. giving thar body he snshoritY 10 pass
All Avs necesssry TO carry INTO eGeci ihe speci-
sed powers. bus n reIsfian 10 he htser al.o -
u %. however. consoia Tory g reGecl, that s.ssi
81 shs insisncss of alleged dspasssss fsea ,he
letter OF spirit Of HE can>iiiution, have uiIi-
maitiy received he s.aciion 81 nsjsrisy Of he
people And The fact. that many Of our s,aie,.
men most dsiiuEa'shed for tsienf ard pairiot-
ism. have been. 81 one time or other of their no.
ii'icsi career. ea both sides % each Of the meet
warmly disputed questions. fcscss npoa ~ the
tnierenee that the srrors. II errors there were.
are Attributable 20 The inuin,ic difKcuhr. In ma.
~ Instances. OF aseerainne the iaieoIions Of
the hsmers OF the Consiiiutina, rather than the
innnenes OF ssy sinister OF snpsifiotlc motive
MT tne great DANCER 70 oar insfiiutions does
Dot appear 90 me "a be Va q ussfpaiion. By he
ooveinmeet. OF power not grated by The Pee-
PIE, Dol oy TIE aecnn aiafios, IN one of the De.
parments. Of The, which was assigned 70 nihets
Limited ~ ere The powers which have been
sran'ed, s;iii enoueh have bcea granted 10 ena-
siiiuie despotism, IL eoaeeauaied in on- Of he
departments. This danger IL greatly h-irh,,ned.
As u has Seeu always Observable that men ar,
les jealous Of enefosehmenu az one depaunen,
rights.
whsa the Constitutes OF The Uaised STATE.
hrsi caos from ihr hands &c The ooven,iop
which fofmed u. maay Of The stesness repohi-
cans Of the day we're aIarm.d a. the er,en, az
Paver which had been ErsnIed 10 the r,d.rsi
0ovefnmeni. and mote particularly Of ths, ar.
ton which had been assigned to the Exeru,ive
branch There we're in IL features which an.
peared not Go be in hAimony With their ideas Of
single representative Demoersey, or Repub-
i'e- And knoUne the tendency Of power 70 ~.
crease itself. particularly. .~hea executed by n
single Individual predictions were z ads shat. =,
no very remote Pefiod. The Government would
terminate In virtual monarchy II wonld not
heeome me tn say that the fears o! :hese na,rIo,,
have beer already rgaIizrd But, as ainerreIv
believe that The tendency Of msasares, and II
menb opinions, for some years past. has heeu
~ that diFeciioB. ~ ~ Il eanceive strictly prones
that sh.uld take this occasion TO repeat ,he a..
suranees have heretofore givea or nv de,ofmi.
nai'oa TO arreSi the proRreS 81 that tendency. n
u really exists. and rrSt"re the Government In
Us pristine health and viRoF, ~ far a. Ihfs can
Dc eaee.ed hy any iesiIiuais eseEeIse Of the
power placed 10 my hands.
IPIoeeee 10 slate in a. summary q man.
naT - ] can. my opinion Of the sources OF
tie eyils which have been 60 extensively
complained Of. aud The eorreeIives hicb
may be applied. Some Of the former are
uHqusstiOOably 10 be found ia The defects
OF the Constiiutioni olhers, IN nav iudg-
mebi, are attributable 10 a miscoasiTvc,ioo
OF some OF its provisions. OF the IerEer
70 The eiegihilIiy. Of the same in Individual to
. sseond tern. OF The Presidency, The
ssgacious mind OF Mr.. jefferson early saw
and lamenied this error. aud attempts haze
been made. hitherto without success, TO
apply the amendsioJy power Of The States
TO its correction.
AS. however, one mode Of correction il
10 the power Of every Presidsnt. and con.
ssquen'ly IN miae. il would be 1seless. end
Peihsps InyidioDs. TO enumeTsie the evils
OF which. 10 the opinion al many OF our
fellow. citizens. This eTres Of the ssaes ~ o
framed the Constitution nav have been
the source. snd the bitter fruits which we
sre still 10 gather from Il. 10 eoniinues
20 dishKuFe our system. IL may be OBJ
ssTved, however. asa general Teni ark, that
RepeblicS commit no greater error Than ~
poops OF eonlinUe any feature in lLtiS sys-
TENS OF eoyerpmeni which may De Gales,
la'ed TO create or increase The love Il pow
81, 70 The bosoms Of those 10 HON nsces.
sliy .obiiges them 20 commit The manage
'nsnt " their saa,Fs. And, surely. 90
shing u more likely 10 produce such .saie
Of mind ihsn the long continuance Of al
ONCE Of high trust. Noihisg can be no,r
eorIupting, no.hing more dssiraeiiss OF an
those noble leelings which bslsae 70 The
ehsraeier Of devoted repubIican patriot.
Whsh ibis eorupti1g psssion once takes
possession oflhe human mind l,Es he love
OF gold. u becomes lnssiiabIs. II is the
nsser dying worm 10 bic bosom, gsoN
wiih his gEoNlh, and strsng,hsns uilh tbe
declining yesTs Of i've siciIm. n this l.
tue, J y The pert Of wisdoas for republic
10 iia'ii The serviee Of that oiIicef. al Ieaa
10 whom she hes Inlrpssed the rsNsoe.
ment Of Der foreign relslioas. the enesn.
non 81 Der laus. sad The command Of her
armies sod nsyiss, 10 period 90 short a.
% pievepi be forgetting ibsi be IL The se-
eonnssble sgeni, noi The ptineipsl-lhe
seFvshl, 90, The msster, Upia 40 smsnd.
h'ent Of the Coosiiiaiioa can be efselsd
public oPibion msy ssesfe he desired OBJ
lsei; ] give ny aid 70 Y, By ssnsp ine lhs
pledge bereiofore eiyeo. tkat nndsy no
siFeam'lspess. vilI sonssni 70 serve =
seeond Tern.
Bot II there = aanssr 10 psb.ie libsrts
nor ne seknos iadgsd dsissis ~ ne Coz.
sliiuiion. - he vsoi 81 nwi 10 he eos
''nvenss Of he kxsealys power 10 sbs
ssns heed, there u. nppFshsnd. 10
mseh zee ron e nistoasifseiiou ~ thatI
'asiraaenl, e L regards he bos ere sege
ely eiyen, eannot conesivs ihst. - y
fer eonslgeciios. any o. eiil e. 81 ~ nrsel.
sioae Wogid - loond - consiiissa ihs
prsri6rni past ~ he legislative pswsr
iieaanoi b eiaimsd ifnm he poser io rs
eowmend sises. although ealeised AZ !
dniy upQr ben. q Y = privilege uhich 81
holds ia Sommon uilh ssefg oihsr eiii4sa.