Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-03-22
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

seemed generally to he, to find all possible fault
with the new President we were somewhat curl
Gus to see how they would receive the old Patri.
OTIS first Official document what fault they could
| find what ground derive for continuing an OPP
position to him, which, previous to his election
was more vlrulent aud abusive than it was ever
the lot ofone man TO meet from so large portion of
the public press. Thus far, not only has our curl
osily been satisfied, bnt we have found ample ma.
terial for amusement in the comments oltlie loco.
foco editors. The poor fellows discover that
fault-fnding with the inaugural is an uphill bust
ness. Its temper is so good, and its doctrines are
so generally above assault, that ,hcy seem to be
entirely at a loss what to say. Some fault, how
ever, must be found. Accordingly we find that
the style of this document is objected to and here
is the fun. One declares it to be unevenIy W rit-
ten another oracle says its classical illusions are
worthy only Of a college freshman; a third n
Vers that ii is in some parts obscure At the sill ne
time the great Globe is 50 struck with the ability
displayed in the document as Gdecarc it to he
Websterian throughout! yea, nnd our neighbor of
the North Star deems it so pre-. cniucntly able, as
TO have demanded, in its preparation, the combin-
ed talents Of Daniel WebSier aud Henri Ciay!--
Thus the critics disagree as TO its composition.
Let them settle it among themselves. We see in
the document itself uucTuivocal evidence that it
is, every word of IT, Old Tips; and he need moi
be ashamed to own it us the work ofhis own pen.
In other respects, the general compliant of the To-
cofocos is, that the President has not specified the
measures he will support or resist. To be sure
the Prrsiden: distinctly tells them his principles
generally, and as distinctly tells ,chy he made the
omission complained Of Still they complain
We infer, then, that the locofncos luke issue with
the new President on his most important doctrine,
viz That the Presidential Office is and should be
distinct from the legislative department of the
government. If they choose that issue, let them
put it fairly 10 the people. For our part, we re-.
joice at the stand the President hrs taken: it is
the republican docrine-the constitutional do =
rIne When Cen jackson proclaimed thn, e, The
President took the responsibility OF the nolicy of
the government our political system was in Cnct
changed; there was revolution. which made The
President, not republican servant, but an cecipe
monarch FROM that time, mo government has
been practically conducted like that of Great Brit
ain. The President proposed measures IS his-his
party III Congress supported them as his, and lac
IN turn, (as does tie British throne in like cir
cnmsances,l used his power and patronage to
irocurc the election Of men TO Congress who
would vote for his measures and finally. even
the people themselves were driven in Il measure
to regard questions only as being, or not being.
Tie Presidents. This is all true; true That no
calh observer of events for the last twelve years
wall deny it, Aud is it difficult TO forsce the re-
suit of pursuing II course like This !? If thus The
country goes on, how long will it be, ere the Peo-
pie, will begin 10 consider the President like n
Monarch, as the master spirit which controls the
nation, rather than servant, 10 execupe the will
of The people, constllullonally expressed? How
long, ere The President will become n Monarch in
all but the name, and Congress aud the Judiciary
but mere appendages to the Executive Office p
But we do not infend to argue the subject Pres
fidelt Harrison has taken The old fashioned rcpub-
can ground, and exhibited The President MS The
servant ofe nation, faithfully to execute the laws
constituonally enacted to execute the supreme
law, The constitution ITSELF by vetoing the acts Of
the legislative department when unconstitutional !;
Out never 10 assume lhe power OF law making,
which, when vested in one man, constitutes either
the Monarch or the Dictator. This is the real oc-
cason of the fault-fndng of the Iocotoco pres
SEES; for only by departure from this cardinal
principle could the President specify the meas
ures he might be disposed to pursue. Ii is not
strange to us, that thnse, who have made camor-
and exclusive claims TO democracy, should be
tI,a first In laut 4, Jo,
trne of the Inaugural