Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-11

as of interest, to meet its engagements with
punctuality. The failure, however, OF any one
State to do SO, should in no degree affect the
credit of the rest; and the foreign capitalist
Will have noJnst cause 10 experience alarm as
to all other State stocks. because any one or
more the States may neglect to provide with
punctualty the means Of redcelhing their en-
gagemcnts Even such States, should there
be any, considering the great rapidity with
which their resources arc developing them
selves, will not fail to have the means, at mo-
very distant day, 10 redeem their obligations
to the uttermost farthing nor will doubt but
that in view ofthat honorable conduct which
has evermorc governed the States, and the
People of this Union they will each and all
resort to every legitimate cxpedient, before
they will forcgo faithfsl compliance with
their obligations.
The ionic,,ions for the protection Of the cities
and inland frontier, are progressing TO cenpetion
as fast the means will allow.
4 chain af military posts from Council BuNs to
the Pacific Ocean, for the protection of the fur
trade, is recommended.
the increase of the Navy rs recommended, as
the best of pioIccl ng our hresides from in
vasion.
In reference 10 the Post Office Department, he
says:
The report Of the Posmaser Geseral, will claim
your particular attention, moi only bee u,e Of tho
vaIulle suggestions which ii contains but because
of the great importance which, at all times, attach.
to ,ha, interesting branch of the public service
The increased cxpcns" OF transporting the mail a
long the principal routes, necessarily claims the
public attention, and has awakened correspond
ing snci'udc on the par' OF the Government The
transmission of the mail must keep pace with those
facilities Of intcr-com nunc llon which are every
day becoming greater through the bu Ling OF rail-
roads, and the application of steam power-aut 1t
conroi bc disgu sed that in order to do 81, the
Post Office ID plrtmcnt is SUI. ected TO heavy cx.
actions. The lines Of communication tetween dis.
tant part of the Union, are, t, great extent, occu
pied by railroads, which, in the nature OF things,
possess complete monopoly, and the Department
is therefore liable to hravy aud unreasonable char
gcs This evil is dest.ncd to great inNease in tu-
! ture and some timely measute may lecome neces-
sa y 10 guard agans, it.
I The President then gives his views on the sub
jcct of removals f,om office, as follows:
feel my duty to hr,ng under your cons dera.
ton a practice which has grown up in the admin
i,,ra,ion Of the Government, and which, am deep
" convinced, ought to be corrected. | alude to
the exercise of the power which usage, rather than
reason has vested in the Presidents, of removing n-
cumbcutS from office, in orler to substitute others
more in fAvsr with the dominant party. My own
conlrct in this respect, has been governed by a
copsricn,i ,us purpose to exercise the removing
mower only in Gas, of unlalthfulness or inability,
or IN those in which eSer.se appeared necessary,
in order to dlsroununanCe and suppress ha, spirit
Of active pazanshp on The part ofholders Of office
which not only withdraws them from the steady
and inn atia discharge Of their official duties but
excrls an undue and injurious influence over cleo
lions, and dcgradcs The character of the Govern"
men, itself, nasmu,h as i, exhibits the Chief Ma
p,,rac AZ being parry through his agents, in the
secret plots OF o. en- workings of political parties.
, In rc.pest To The cxrrrisc of this power nothing
b,ulJ he left to discretion which may safely he re-
, rula,cd hy law; aud it's orhish Importance to rc"
train, ns far as possible the Stimulus "t PERSONAL
interests in puhit elections. Considering the great
increase which has been made in public Offices IN
= the last quarter of century, and the probability OF
D., farther increase We incur the hazard of witnessing
e violent pocal conte .ts directed oo often TO the
=. single object Il relaiuing office, by those who are
" in, o. obtaining it, by those who are out unde'
the influence ol these conviccns shall cordially
i concur in any constitutional measures for reguia
p ting, and ly regulating, restraining The power
!, removal
h. surgcs, for your cousid 'racon, the Propde'y
20 making. without further DELAY, some specific ap
plca,ion Of the funds derived under the will OF Nj
, Smi,hson, of England, for the diffusion o. know
cdae, snd VIII ch have heretofore, been YES ed /
public stocks, until such time Bs Congress shout
thiuk proper to give them specific direction. No
will YOU, f cl confident, permit any abatement {
the rinc pal Of the legacy 10 be maic, should
'' turn out that the stocks in which the investment
u have been made, have undcgoue depreciation.
In conclusion, | commend to your the int
'1 rests of his District, ft which you are the exclt
Au svc Legislators, Con-il,rng that the city Is II
ne esd, nee of the Government, and for large pa
he Of the year. Of Congress and considering also, Il
of crra, cot Of the Public Buildings and tie propri
as ty of afar!iug them at all times carcfu pIo,eeto
s., it seems not unreasonable that Congress shou
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