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highly desirable than The erai,hcaiion o
the curiosity Of speculative stsiesmso, d
he precise situation could be sseertsined
faif exhibit made Of TIE operations o
each OF etc Departments. 81 The power
which they respectively claim end exsF.
else, Of the eoliisions which have occur.
red between then or beiweea the whole
Government and those Of The States, o,
either Of them. We could then omrsse
our sexual condition. after City year, uiaI
OF oar system. with What IL vas in the
commencement OF :is operations. and a.
esrisin whether the pre- dictions Of the pa.
'riots who opposed iis adoption, or the
confident hopes Of its advocates, have
been best reslixe5.
The great dread Of the former seems 10
hsve been that the reserved powers OF
the States would be sbsoibed BY thoss OF
the Federal Government, and . consoIi
dated power established, leaving 10 the
States the shadow. only. oil that Indep
dent action Tor which they bed 90 1eaious
" eociended. ADD 90 the preservation Of
~hich they relied ss the last hope Of Ii
berry. Without denying that The result
TO ~hieh they looked With 90 much sp-
Prehension 10 in the wsy OF being reel.
izsd. q 10 obvious that they did not clesr.
ly see the mode Of it, sccomy Ishment.--
The General Government has seized
upon none OF the reserved rights Of the
States. As far ss any open warfare may
have gone. The State suihdriiies have aT-
ply maintained their rights. Tos casual
observer, our system presents no appear
snce ot discord between the diff rent
members which compose IL. Even the
addition OF many new ones has produced
no jarring. They move in their respect
i've orbits in perfect harmony With the
! central head. and With each other. But
( there Is still an Ut der current at work, by
which. If not seasopahly checked. the
worst aPPre tensions OF our anii Ieder.l
patriots u Ill be realized. Add not only
will o0r State authorizes be oyer-shadow.
ed BY iha great Increase Of power in the
Executive Department Of the General
Government. but the character OF that
Government, IL not its designation, be co.
sentisily end radically chsnged This
safe OF things has been in part effected
by causes inheTent 10 the Constitution.
and IN part by the failing tendency
OF political power 10 increase iissIi Bv
making the President he sole distributor
OF eli the psironage Of the Government
the trainers OF the Constitution do no, APP
pear 20 have anticipated 81 how short pc
rod It would become Q formidable instTu-
meat 10 control the Tree OF eraIioas OF the
State governments. OF IrifiiaR in portance
al hTst. II had. early in AF. JrHsfson's ad
minis:Istion. beeoRe so powerful as to
create great alarm 10 The mind 81 that stri-
oil. from the potent lnHlencs il might .x-
ert GA controlling the freedom, at the cleo
tive franchise. II such could then have
been the effects OF lie influence how much
greater must be the danger II this the,
quadrupicd ia amounts s !, certainly is,and
more completely undei the central OF the
Executive will. than their construction OF
their powers ALLOW ed or lhefor Soaring cha.
rscter Of I'll the early Presidents permitted
them TO makef But IL Is not by the ex.
ient OF lie patronage alone that The Ex-
ecutiyc Department has become danger.
oos. but by the u,S which IL sppears n.sy
be made 81 the appointing power. 10 biing
under its eouirtl the whole revenues Of
The county. The Coesii,uiicd hes de.
eiarrd Il TO be the duty Of The President
10 see that the lsAs are executed. end II
makes him the Commsuder.iu.Chief OF
the Afmies ADD Navy Of the Unied States.
u the opinion Of the most approved wi
teTs urcn that species Of mixed Govern
rnent which. In modern Europe. 10 term.
ed Monarchy. In contrsdisiiheiion 20 Des.
PofisEs - correct. there was wanting no
other addition TO The powers Of our Chief
Magistrate 70 stamp monArchieai cha.
raeteF on our GoveYnmest. but tbs con-
troll o: the pubic Enanees. And 20 me
q sppesrs strange. indeed that aay ore
should dOebi ihsi the eh,ire control hieh
The Pfes'dent possesses over the olieeSs
= ho have she custody Of the peblic mo-
oey. by the poSeF OF Femovsi with or
without cause. DOES. fot ell misehievous
purposes ~ least. SifisaIly subject The
treasure also 20 bic disposal. The frs,
Roman Emperor. 10 his snsWp, TO seiSs
The ssered treasure. tiiencsd the opposi.
ton Of the officer 70 whose charge n bsd
been committed By siEni6esut sfiasion
:" be- sSord. BY selection o. political
instruments Tor the care 81 The pUblie q. o
aey aTsfsenee 70 their eonn.l-,ions bv
. Prssidsn', No0id BE- eniis % sfIsctasl 81
sseumsai - that Of Cesar 70 the Roman
Keiebi.
an noi insentible 81 The crest dih3eui
~ ibsl exists w 6ssi6ng proper tssB foF
the ssie- tetping and disoolssgsnt o.
ihe Pubiin Sevtnues, sud ! kuoW tie im
Postsnee Which bas been siisehed By aen
- greet sbillsiet sad pafiohsus 10 me %.
yosce, - u u called. 81 tire TsessoFy from
he backing iasiiiufions Il, e. not ihe "A
vorcs which - coz plsined o. Dos he on.
hallowed pnion ~ he Trrssofv u,stk a.
ESsruiise Department which bee created
ssch szisnsife slsfm. To ihn DAGGER 10
oaf fspublicsn iasihafions. ED fhai cree.
ed - he indusnse eisea 10 ide Ease.
aive through fhF insfnmshialiiy a tie
iedsfsl eiaesss, ] pToposs 10 sppiy sll ~
lsH'sdiea Nhich Hsy BE- 81 nv eo.amaaS.
y vas cefisisig afesl tfsoi N ths lsa.
Heis 81 BE Coanaafi6o. sol 10 haze
fntde tie cheer e ths bsad 81 fhs Tfss.
fufy DtPafiment entirety in6tresdset ~