The Illinois free trader. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1840-1841, 1841-04-16
The Inaugural Address.
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The inaugural Address.
"Vice Ia Gdgafeih!'
Called from my splendid mansion in
Ohio, where was pining in poverty on
SIX thousand dollars per annum, appear
before the American people as the friend
of paper money and hard cider.
| 1t was the remark of celebrated Ro-
man writer, that "Quosque tandem abu-
tere, &C." Romulus and Remus were
sucked by female wolf, hic, haze,
hoe, and Caesar was killed by Brutus.
History speaks of the Curlii, and the De-
eli ; one Roman Consul made his horse
Senator; the elder Bru,us and the lesser
Asia; Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and
the Polynesian Islands, and Cromwell
was the Dictator of England.
have to inform you, and it is fact
with which few of you are acquainted,
that in the United States the people elect
their President, while in England Victoria
is Queen, and in New York that excellent
man, Frederick A. Tallmadge, is Re
corder.
! Demosthenes addressed the Athenians
with an eloquence almost as persuasive
as that used by Daniel " ahster an Pat
chogue in this country the people have
the privilege of voting.
The great danger TO our institutions is
that some one department assumes to itself
too much power; but this charge shall
never be made against the Executive
while am President: shall therefore
recommend nothing, do nothing, say no.
thing about the finances, sign all bills
passed by Congress, let the country take
care of itself, and, with unhinching pa,ri-
otsm draw from the public Treasury my
salary of twenty-five thousand dollars per
annum.
have no opinion of metallic curren-
cy; if the people could believe promise
as good as performance, they would
consider pieces of paper with pictures on
them good currency.
The people of the District of Columbia
are not slaves-lhey are not subjects but
they are inhabitants of the District of Co
lumbia.
A man cannot be citizen of two
States at the same time two is not one,
neither is one two ;. but a citizen of one
may offer advice to the citizens Of another
State.
The Swiss Cantons get along quite
comfortably; forbearance is good thing
Moses was great lawgver, and Coniu-
Gus celebrated Chinese philosopher
to say nothing about the Ielvetic COME
deracy, the Scythians, or the Scandina.
vians.
There is no use in quarrelling abou,
Territorial lines if we all do what we
ought to do, we will all do right Boil
var was tyrant, although he called him
self Liberator; and Mark Antony was a
demagogue.
1t is not to be endured that Democrats
should hold office | shall therefore turn
them out, not because they are in favor
of democratic principles, but because they
openly support them; a poor reason is
better than none.
All my speech has been about our DOM
este concerns; having fought at the Bat
tie of Tippecanoe, shall take good care
of our Foreign relations you may rely
upon the wisdom of my course, as shall
follow the advice of my Secretary OF
State, 'oho distinguished himself during
the last acar.
Before | conclude, let me recommend
that all party lines be oblierated, and that
the whole American people support me.
Octavius had party, and Antony had a
party the warriors of the North overrun
the Roman Empire, and Mr.. J. N. Rey-
nolds knows all about "Symmes' Hole. -
Let me recommend to all the people to
read their Bibles, go TO church, and sup
port the new Democratic party, of which
| am the head, and Daniel Webster, and
Theodore Dwight, and others, popular
members.
| am now President; 90 home, good
people, and remember what have said,
while go TO enjoy my marble log cabin,
and my twenty-five thousand per annum.
From the Savannah Georgian of March o.
From FIorida.
By the steamer Gen. Clinch, Captain