The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1841-08-14

llTnt Oh glory over the American standard
in all the waters Of the earth should be
rendered replete with efficiency.
In view of the fact. we'll avouched by
history, that the tendency of all human
institutions is to concentrate power in the
hands of single man, and that their ul-
innate downfall has proceeded from this
cause, deem it of the most essential i'm
portance that a complete separation should
take place between the sword and the
purse. No matter where or how the pub
lie moneys shall be deposited, SO long as
the President can exert the power of APP
pointing and removing at his pleasure,
the agents selected for their custody, the
COmmandcr-in-Chief of the Army and
Navy is in fact the Treasurer. a perma-
nent and radical change should therefore
be decreed The patronage incident to
the Presidential office, already great, is
constantly increasing. Such increase is
destined to keep pace with the growth Of
our population, and without figure of
speech, an army of office-holdcrs may be
spread over the land. The unrestrained
power exerted by selfish ambitious man,
in order either to perpetuate his authority
or to hand it over to some tavo,lte as his
successor, may lead to the employment
of all the means within his control to ac-
complsh his object. The right to remove
from office, when subjected to no just re-
straint. is inevitably destined to produce
a spirit of crouching serviity with the Of
fetal corps, which, in order to uphold the
hand which feeds them, would lead to di-
rect an active interference in the cleo
tons, both State and Federal, thereby
subiecting the course of State legislation
to the dictation of the Chief Executive
Officer, and making the will of that Off
Ger absolute and supreme. | will at a
proper time, invoke the action of Con-
gress upon this subject, and shall readily
acquiesce in the adoption of all proper
measures, which are calculated to arrest
these evils, so full Of danger in their ten
dency
| will remove no incumbent from office
who has faithfully and honestly acquitted
himself Of the duties of his office, except
in Snch cases where such officer has been
GuIIiv Of an active partizanship. or by Sc
Crnt means--Jhe less manly, and there
fore The more observation-disclosures given
mis- official Influence 70 the purposes Of
patN thereby Bringing he patronage Of
The Government IN conflict with the free
dom OF elections. Numerous removals
may become necessary under this rule.
These will be made by me through no
acerbity of feeling. | have had no cause
to cherish or indul &c unkind feelings to-
wards any, but my conduct will be regu-
lated by profound sense of what is due
to the country and It's institutions; nor
shall neglect to apply the same unbend-
ing rule to those of my own appointment.
Freedom of opinion will be tolerated, the
full enjoyment of the right of suffrage will
be maintained as the birthright of every
American citizen, but | say emphaically
to the official corps, thus far and no far
Their" | have dwelt longer upon this
subject, because removals from office are
likely often to arise, and would have my
countrymen to understand the principle
of Executive action.
In all public expenditures the most RI
old economy should be resOrtcd TO. and