The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-03-11

noweFs SLOWED, ~ he tofbssTing ehsfas.
,s,, al an he Early Presidents pslmilisd
tbsm a maksi uui u ls not By ne ex'
Zen, n h psuansgi aians thsl ne kxfeu-
80 DepsTinsui has bseoue dangerous
bua Is ne use uhish i apPess nay %
msds 81 he sPPoihiing poser. 20 ofing
.nder i,s eousrol lhs whole FxEeaues 81 me
eoun,ry. The Constitution has declared
4 d u he duly d lhs President 70 see
a., he laws are execaIed. and q makes
him lhs CommsndeF-in eAssl 81 the Ar
mics and Navy Of he Uaiisd STATES. u
shs opinion Of The most approved wriisfs
upon that spsriss Of mixed cossfnnen'.
which, in modern Earops. e termed No
narckv. decentralization % Dtspof-
lam. Is correct. here vss wanting no
other addition 70 the posers Of our ChieI
Magistrate 10 stamp monarehieal char
aelsr on our Government, bui he control
or The public finances. And 10 me y ap
pears strange. indeed, that any one should
doubt Ihsl The entire control shieh the
President possesses over lhe officers who
have the custody Of The public money. By
the power Of removal silh OF without
cause. does, for al misehievous purposes
81 least. virtually subject the treasury also
10 bis disposal. The issl Roman En-
peror. in bis attempt 10 seize The sacred
treasure, sileneed The opposition Of The
officer 10 whose charge il bad been com
milled. by a significant allusion 10 his
sword. BY . selection Of political insIu
menls for the care Of The public money,
! reference 10 their commissions By a
President, would be quite % edeelusl an
argument 40 that Of Cesar 10 The Roman
knight. lam moi insensible Of The great
difficulty that exists in desising proper
plan for The safe keeping and disbprse-
meni Of the public revenues. and ! know
me importance which has been attached
By men OF great abilities and patriotism
20 the divorce, as Ills called. Of the Urea.
sory from The banking institutions. II
10 not The divorce which IL complained
Of, but The unhsllowed union Of the lres.
sury with The Executive Department
which has eresied such extensive alarm.
To ibis danger 10 our republican inslisD.
lions. and that created by the influence
given TO the executive through the in,Tu-
mentality OF the federal officers. I pro-
pose 10 apply all The remedies which may
be 81 my command. II vas certainly Z
great error in The trainers Of The Cousii.
luton. not 70 have made the officer al The
head Of the Treasury Department entire
ly Independent OF The Executive. lie
should II least have been removable only
upon The demand Of The popular branch
Of the Legislature. | have determined
never 10 remove q Secretary Of the
Treasury without communicating all the
circumstances attending such removal 10
both Houses Of Congress. The influences
Of the Executive in controlling the free
dom Of The elective franchise though the
medium Of The pubic oficeIs can BE-
edeclually checked By renewing the pro
hIbi,ion published BY Mr.. Jefferson. foi.
hiding their interference in elections. fur.
Their Than giving their own yolUs ; and
their own independence secured BY an
assurance OF perfec, immunity, in exer.
cising this sacred privilege Of freemen
under the dictates Of their own unbiased
judgments. Never. with my consent.
shall an officer Of the People. compen-
ssied Tor his services out Of their peck
cts. become the plain, instrument. Of Ell.
eeu,ive will.
There ls no part Of 10 means placed
10 The hands Of The Executive. which
might be used with greater effect. for IN.
hsllowed purposes, Than The control oI
the public press. The maxim which our
ancestors derived from the mother coun.
Try, that "lhe freedom Of the press 10 the
great bulwsrk Of civil and religious lib.
eriy," is one Of The most precious lega
eies which they have lefi Us. We have
learned. too. from our own as we'll as the
experience Of other countries, that golden
shackles. by whomsoever or byi Shsleyer
preience imposed. are as fatal 10 il as The
iron bonds Of Despoli.m. The presses
IN the necessary employmen, Of The Gov.
eminent should never be used ito clear
The guilty, or 10 vanish crimes" A de
cent and manly examination Of the acls
OF the Government should be not only
tolerated but encouraged.
Upon another occasion I have given
my opinion. at some length. upon the ion
proprieiy Observation-Disclosures in the
legislation Of Congress. That the arli
Gle 10 the Constitution making il The du-
" Of the President TO communicate in.
formation. and authorizing him 10 recon.
mend measures, was not intended 10
make him The source Of le, slatiou, and,
~ particular, that he should never be
Tucked TO for schemes OF finance. II
would be very strange. indeed. that The
CONSTITUTION should have strictly forbid.
den one branch Of The Legislature from
interfering 10 the origina,ion Of such bills.
and that u should be considered proper ,hs,
an altogether different department. Of tho
Governments should be permitted 10 do so.
Some Of our best political maxims and