Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-10-21

veniion, assembled at Syracus this 7ib
day of October, I84I, for themselves
aud 10 the name OF those whom they rep
resent, do make and publish tho follow
ing
DECLARATION,
The Ing party, NOW the dominant
party IN this country, was formed aud
consolidated in opposition whore its d,s-
,tinstive principles, doctrines and rpli.
cy were clearly proclaimed and mn~i-
tested Ii was not for the Wings, while
IN opposition, 10 propose specific meas.
ures. They opposed the prominent meas
ures and policy Of the Administrations
then conducting our public affairs, for
reasons plainly stated and urged upon the
couhiry; and in The statement OF their
reasons aud views, by which they jusii-
fled their opposition, they disclosed, IN
the most explicit manner, the general
principles aud policy on which the meas
ures of the Government would be taken,
aud It's affairs conducted, il its Admins
tra,ion should be confided to their hands.
The cardinal doctrines Of the Wings,
broadly stamped on the face Of our po.
litical history during II ceaseless strug-
gle, running through a series Of years,
ending with the overthrow OF their ajyer-
saries in l8i0-doclrines read aud unr
dersiood OF all men-may be briefly sta
ted as follows -
That the government should be adj
minisiered Tor the benefit Of the whols
people and country, and not for the bcne-
fit Of those WHO administer IL; due regard
teing had to all sections and all inter
osts, IA rigid economy observed, aud u
strict accountability enforced in oil ex-
pendiiares, which should be strictly COLI
fded to objects Of high public utility
aud Importance.
That the Constitution is the charter
and warrant for the exercise of all Fede-
raj power and authority, which is to re-
ceivc neither a strict, not liberal, but Y
cpmnon-sense construction, and where
disputes arise, they are TO be- finally re-
solved and setiled-a proper case being
Ipade-by the judgment Of the SuPremv
Court OF the United States and that, qs
no power can be employed which is not
conferred, so no power which is confer
red can be repudlated II its exercise il
essential to the preservation OF the ga-
yernment, or TO the public prosperity.
That the great danger to our system
lies in the tendency, which has been sIv-
en- TO II, in its practical operation for some
years past, to an excess OF power in Ey-
ecutvo hands, as well by an assumption
Of authority, as by the abuse Of Rcwas
and patronage and that the action Of
the adninist ratiye functions Of the go
yernment had been so corrupting both tq
the government and the people, thai tho
virtue which Indispensable TO q republi-
can system was last yielding ia disposi-
tions which are favorable to despo.isu,.
That as The President is Commander
in-chiec Of all the military forces, il Is
highly dangerous and at war with the
first principles OF Constitutional liberty Ia
give him, ar allow hin, to assume, the
custody aud control of the public money,
as had in effect been done during the
last two administrations from the perigd
of the seizure Of the public trcasurs by
the Executive in 1888 and that il was
indispensable to the safety Of the govc.n-
ment and the welfare OF the country that
some better system for collecting, keep
ing and disbursing the public revenues,
should be devised and established than
has prevailed for the last eight years.
That the Constitution gives 70 Con
gress all requisite power for securing tq
the country Uniform National Currep=
ry and the due regulation Of the En-
changes, either as essential TO n constj.
tutional uniformity, a proper facility ~
collecting and paving out the public rsye:
nues, or as u necessary part Of the regu-
laion due To the commerce between THO
and that i, is the bounden duty of
Congress, in devising a plan or system,
to aid in the collection, safe keeping and
of the public revenue, io
make it also subserve the purpose of sup
plying to the country National Curren.
cy, aud Of facilitating and regulating tbe
general Exchanges. The power oyer
ibe subject belongs exclusively To the
general government, aud should be ex-
erciscd wnhou, any aid from, or depcn-
dence on, State authority; but The gov.
ernment should not itself exercise Bank
ING powers, Of create bills VI credit io
circulate as currency:
That the Public Lands, after the paw
ment of the debt Tor which they weis
orig finally pledged, are held by the gene
mi goyeIplnept jp irps: Tor the States,
amongst which, the proceeds ought ,9
be divided
That it is an evil Of great magnitude
and danger, If the Government fails i9
provide, by a proper sys,em Of reyenue,
sufficient meaps for is current support,
cop,racting a public deb, for its ordinary
expenditures in time OF peace, aud tia, a
public debt having bcen contracted,
whether in peace or war, ms was The '",t
nnder the last adminis,ia alton, " 4, cannot
be shortly aud promptly met by incoming
revenue, true policy requires that n
should be lhrgyn INFO tho Iorm Of public
stock, aud rsdermed ~ ~ short lin'a
ms may he, without imposing excessive
Ibuuhcns on the people.
On the brond basis here Indicated, IN
general terms, the Wings Of the Unica
States stood in opposition and when,
after passing through a long struggle,
fo, The wost mari in n homeless miiioi ity,