Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1841-01-02

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'ts1" 'es's'at'ou ce,isusd 40 secure ,Aclusn.
'.'e'e d q '@tuu'u,- O. Ud, dgaIs Or clas-
~ ~ ".'r'sr 70 aud al Tue tSpeuse u, Inc
/ - ~ l'''l necessarily declared hofu ans pai.
P'''" ~ '''l' d" atltmp. 10 90 - la. hetn
either mad, recommended, u tn,out,.,d ky M,
/ present ENecut ,e.
/ It's behaved, howtye, that IA y,.a, ,,,,,....,.
| iar NE atalnmtut AZ which the Federal t,a,.,,,
ln'nt va, instructed have not been io,a s,sh, ct.
Entrusted ouly with cefa "a luu ted powers. eaui;.
""''! Enumerated, d'simctiy sPeeihed, and do
h"'d Nth a precision atd cleatuess Which uould
seem 70 defy msconsttucuo,r, Il has been NV COZ.
slant aa 10 contne myself wuhiu the hmm, so
t,e"f'y marked out aud 80 carefully guarded -.
Having always been Uf opnlon lhai The hs.,
p'esetai'e OF the UNION OF he States IA ia n,
found IN tCtil abstinence Gom The txerc,s. az
al doubtful powers nn The part Vi the Fedora.
""'elh 'eu'' rather than ~ atlemts to assume
Wv" ~ q 'o"se Construction oI The Constitution,
o' eh ingenious rstNeisl1n oi it, words. hay.
eh''"'~td to avoid recommending aiy measure
""eh "uuld' IA lhe opinion even Of a consldera-
o'e mIno''l! OF my fellow .cuzeus, be rrgad,d
a. "ehehms on NE tights OF tie States, or tbu
P'o'"'ohS q the haIiuned instrument If out I'd
''" viewing Toe aggregate powers II the Fed
o''' government a. a voluntary conce ssion OF The
STATES II sceined 10 rue That such only shoud 81
'N,''''u as were az The tune intended to be gwen,
nave heen strengthened. too. N ths uroptie
| y OF 'hls course, by the CONVICTION that ali 81.
'oH' to 20 beyond this. eud only 10 produce dIs.
Satisfaction and dlstrlst, 10 excre lralouses
ana TO provoke resistance Instead OF admin
strength to The Federal Government, even when
successful they mus, ever prove so,l,ce of men.
! iao'e weakness, by ateuatuug portion OF thoss
whose adhesion IS indispensable TO the prea, mr..
s'csale Of united strength and whose voluntary
attachment l. 10 my estimation, tar more essentur
70 he efficiency OF Guyrnmcnt strong IN The
BEST ut all possible sueugth-,he confidence and
Wachment OF all those Who make up ia cun.,,.
latnt clements
mus believing, It has been my purpose 10 Sc
cure 10 the whole people, aud 10 eve,y member
OF lhc conledelucy, by general salutary, and ..
| qnai Jaws alone, the benefit Of those republican
institutions which Il vas the end aud ann Of the
eo'S'tut on to establish, aud he impartial InAu.
e'co OF "heh Is IN my Judgment, indispensable to
lheI preservation cannot bnng myself 10 be.
'leFo 'ha' Tie lasting happiness Of the people.
prosperity OF the states, OF lht ptrmaneucy Of
men uhoh' can be maintained by giving ptefer.
ehce or priority to any class of cillzens IN Tho
distribution OF benefits u privileges, Or by the A.
dophoh OF MEASURES which enrich one norton or
the Union at lhc expense Of another; nor tnn
see % Tue interference the Ftdelal Government
with eIscal legislation and reserved tobts II
the Saeso remedy Tor present, or secvu,ya a.
aatlls Iuutc, dangers.
The Inst and asSuiedly not the least inponan,
step to@ads relieving tho country fro,, IN. en-.
hnan Into ulth Il ,oc,>,,l, " 81. H., ~, 80
10 pacc The business transactions o! the Govern.
utnl itself on a solld basis; giving aud receiving
IN all eases value for value and neither counle,
nancmg nor encouraging in other. that deIusyp
p siem OF credits from which Il has been found
80 difficult to escape, and whichhs le1 nothing
behmd It bat the wrecks that marx It's fatal ca,
reer
lnl tie financial a1',ir- Of The Government.
are now, aud have been during The whole p,yiod
OF these wdpspcadmg dfituIie., conducted
With sttrt aud in'auaaie regard 10 tbs grta,
fundamental puGcplc, aud that 10y tAe assumption
and maintenance 81 tie stand lbu. taken % he
vcry threshold Of the approaching c,i.i., more
thal byaty other cause OF causes nhattyer, The
community at large las been shielded from the
acdcuIab e evils OF general and indefinite sus-
pension ol speclc payments, and consequent
lor the Whole period il might have
lasted, Of just and mtatable standard Of value,
~lli, Ms believed, al dis period, scarcely be
questioned.
steady adheRnce, on the pat Of Inc Gov.
ernlnert, 10 The policy which has produced such
saiuaryre ultr,ad dby Jodl:ous STATE legislation
aud, what IS not es- important, by he industry
enterprise, perseverance, aud econouy Of he A.
mefcan people, cannot all to raise the whole
county Al 40 early period, 10 state Of solid and
enduring prosperity, not subject To be gam
yethrown by The suspension Of banks or the
explosion Ola bloated credit system. 1t is for
the people, and thor representatives, 10 decide
whether OF not The permanent welfare Of tho
county which al good citizens equally desire,
boaeyer widely they may differ as to the means
Of lis accomplishment shall DO IN this way Sc
cured; OF whether the management of The peconi
ay concern- Of the government. and BY conse-
qpeuce, to great extent, those II Il dtiduals al
50 .haii be- ,,'red back TO condition Of things
winch oslered hose transactions and expansions
Of the cmreuc, and those reckless abuses Of cred
T. from the baieIul effects Of which the country
has 50 deeply s0flerrd--a return that can prom.
ise N The end, 10 better results than 10 repro.
duce the endorsements the Government has ex-
pertenced and to remove from the shoulders OF
Tie pesep', 10 those Of flesh veins, the bitter
fruits Of that spult Of speculative enterprise 10
' hich our ccuntrymen are 50 liable. and upon
which the lessons Of experience are so Lnaval.
ing The choice Is an important one, and SIN.
cerely hope thai Il may be wisely made.
report from the Secretary Of War, present.
ng a detailed yiew of the ailans Of that depart.
lnenl, accompanies this communication.
The desnltory duties connected wrh Inc reno.
vet Of the Indians, IN which the army has been
constantly engaged on the northern and western
frontiers, and m Florida, have rendered il imprac.