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

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BON iissl. These prseioss privileges.
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loas, either By wrislsiw % spsaking. IN
bal ~ the liability ior is5ary
10 Others. and lhAi el fsll participation
Ia al he sdvsnlsgeE which Sos fron The
GosernmeBS. The sekaeulseged property
% al. be Ameriean eitrzes degIses IRON
no charter granted by hls lelle~-@sn.
He claims lhen because he % himself
a maa, fashioned By ll.s sane Almighty
hand as he rssl Of HE speeies. and eBiIilsd
60 . full share Of he blessings with whieh
he has endowed them.
Notwithstanding me limited sovereign
" possessed By he People q The United
States. and The rrsincled grant Of power
70 The Gssernmeni whieh they have
adopted. enough hes bren given 10 se-
eompl,sh ~ The objects Cor shieh e was
ere.led. Il has bsea found powerful 10
war. sRd, hitherto. jasl,ee has been
4dAla,slesed an in,imsie uaien effected.
domestic Isnqu.lity preserved. and per-
sansl sherry srrursd 10 he citizen. Az
Vas d he sxperlrd. hossser, from The
defect II language. and The necessarily
senlenuaus manner IL which the Con
s,iiuron . written. disputes have arisen
a. 10 The amount OF pessr which q has
sc,aslly grained. OF MAS intended 10 grant.
This Is more particularly The case IN
relation 10 tLsl part Of he INSTRUMENT
whirh ursis of the legislative branch.
And aol only az regards The exercise Of
powers claimed under general clause.
giving that body he authority 10 pass all
laws necessary 10 carry inIoeHeci The sPe.
rifed powers. but 10 relauon 10 The laIler
also. II 10. however. consnlsl0ry %
reflect that most 0f The lnsaaces of alleged
departure from The letter Or spirit OF the
Constitution have Ultimately received the
sanction o. msRiig Of he People.
Aud The fact, that many af our sisiesmen,
most distinguished Tor i.len, and patrol,
ism. have heen. II one time or other OF
their p0liiiesi career. On both sides Of
each Of The NOS, ssrmly disputed CUES.
,inns. forces upon Us the inference lhal
she eiTcfs. IL errors ,here were, are
attributable 10 The intrinsic difficulty. 10
many instances. of ascerlslniag the inien-
ions Of ,he trainers Of The Constitution,
rather Than The influence ol any sinister
or unpsirio,ie motive.
Bul The great danger 10 our institutions
ton. BY the Government. OF power no.
granted by the People. bu, by the secsmu
laIion. in one Of the departments. Of thai
which was assigned 10 others. Limited
as are the powers which have been grant
ed. still epaugh haze been granted % con
siIluie . despolisn, if concentrated IN one
% The departments. This danger is
greatly heightened. 40 il has always been
Observable that men ere less jealous 0f
eneroschmea,. Of one department upon
smother than upon their own reserved
rights.
When the Constitution Of the United
States first came IRON The hands Of The
Convention winch iormed il, many Of the
s,ernssl republicans Of the day we're
alarmed al The extent Of The power which
had been granted 10 The Federal Govern
meu,. and more particularly Of that por-
lion which had been assigned 10 the Ex.
ecuiive branch There were 10 ], features
which appeared not 10 be 10 harmony
wIIh their ideas Of . simple represents
tive democracy, OF republic. And know.
ing the tendency of power TO increase
itself. particularly when executed by
single individual. predictions we're made
that, al 20 very remote period, the Go
yernmenl would terminate in virtual mo-
narchy. Il would not secome me TO say
that the fears Of these patriots have been
alteady realized. But, as | sincerely
believe ,hat the tendency Of measures.
and Of mems opinions, for some years
past, has been in that direction. il is, |
conceive. strictly proper that should
take This occasion TO repeat the assurances
] have heretofore given, Of my deiermi.
nation To arrest The progress Of ,ha, ten
dency. if II really exists. and restore the
Government TO ITS prisnne health and
,iror, As far as this can be effected by
any legiumaIe exercise of the power
placed ~ my hands. ....
| proceed to state. in as summary a
manner As | can, my opinion Of the
,"egsos 81 The evils shich have been 81
extensively complained ot, and the cor.
receives which, may be applied. Some
II the i"rmer are unques,ipnably to be
found 10 tie defects ol the Constitution;
others. IN nv judgment. are attributable
To m'sc"nsIructIon of soma nf its pro
vIsIoas. Of The Turner IL The eligibility
of the same individual To a second tern
If the Presidency. The ssgacious mInf
"f Mr.. Jefferson early saw and lsmeniet
this error. and attempts have been made
hitherto without snccrss. to apply The
amendsIory power Of The states 10 us cor
recuOR. .-
| As, however. one nude Of correction i,
90 The poser Of every President, and con