The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-03-16
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ed WIZ i,, oGice of this great and free nation,
III, a,,b,me you leow-o iilze"s'to take '"e '"'''s
n aye" "' c,o,imtion prescrbes as necessaryqual
W"" &, ,bo performance of lis duties. Ana IN
1ra."" cus,om coeval with our Govern
o0f"'. ,bo, believe to be your expectations,
@" .,d 10 present to 20" summary OF the pr'n-
W .h;cI, win govern me in the discharge of my
M I,,,,,Licb shalt he called upon to perform.
| ,,..,. ,,,porked ola Roman Consul, in an cnriy
# .,or Inn, celebrated Republic, that most
| ,.,.on,,,st was observable in the conduct of
,r.,,o cor offices ofpower& before& after
IA ,,..,a ,hem-lhoy seldom carried ont in the lat
,,,. the ulodges and promises made IN the for
,,,,yeyer mach the world may haYh improv
@', many n,soec's, in the lapse OF upwards oil
NJ cd IN ''"' ,o,,s siuce the remark was made by
T' i'",' md iodisnou, Roman, lear that "a
'' '"', .ao,ioo orlhe annals on some o' 'he '""u
+ ON clfc,iye Governments would deVe'ope '''''
;,.,rccs Of violated confidence
.,horob the fla, Of the people has gone torih,
.,,,.;nn- me the Ch'er Magistrate of this siori'
~. Union, nothing remaining upon their part T." he
Ina i,moy be thought that n motive may exist I"
II done, " lliN w w. ~
a , ., the deluslon under winch they may be sup
4 .,3 m boye acted in relation TO my principles u
b ,rs.-ond perhaps there may he some IN ms
"A .-.,hlv who have Come here eilhor prepared TO
.,,smn those shall now deiive,, or approving
hsm 10 doubt the sincerity with which they were
1-Bn the lapse ola few months will con-
fo 4, dispe their fears The out lines of princi
Mo, II coyern, and measures to be adopted by an
Administration mt yet begun, will soon he exchang
e; G,iwmulable history, and 1 shall stand, either
ey mma,edhy my coontrymen, or elnsseh win
IAe mass orrhose who promised that they might
Ierelp, and catered with the intention TO hetrnY.
Howage, strong may be my present purpose 1"
,c,lg, tIe syopc,o,ions Of a maeunnimous and con
"A h,r ,en1Ac 700 we'll understand the nfrmities
tpr human nature, 0rA rhe dangerous temptations To
XNhnh sbqHho opposed. from the magnitude OF
bhe power whi,bE hls been the pleasure "fthe PEG
ia mcommit 10 my hands, not Ia place my conn
# memo The aid of that Almighty Power which
W mhihrlo protected me-, and enabled me to bring
y MOabe issues other Important, but still greatly
5 nfdmlrusls, heretofore confided TO me by my
FOmny.
"A 2behond foundation upon which our Cons'i1u-
u mr's being the pc6plc--a breath of heils hay
smnle, as breath can uumRic, change or mod
E!'-it ran he assign ed TO none ct the great d.
y wrNSof government hut to that of democracy. If
#Nbbhn theory, those who are called upon to nd
minister it, must re"ognjzo as its leading principle
n&my of shaping their measures 50 10 produce
& he gporps, good To The greatest number. But will,
&hsp broad admissions, if We would compare the
fvacGuty acknowledged to cxn tin the mass Of
&mWonlc with the power ciaimed by other sovc.
|$gnlrs even hy those which have been consider
M INNS, purely democratic, we shall find most es
q FnlM' GNevcncc. All Others lay claim To power
admitted by their own will The majority of our
'H"nS,on the contrary, possess "A sovereignty, with
amount power prcc isely equal 10 that which
sheen sran'ed 10 them by the parties of The ma
mai compact. and nothing beyond. We admit
@@"nment by Divine right: believing THAI,
@SWwer is concerned, the benifcent Crea
"" made no distinction amongst men, that all
'Ep'Hm equality, and Ina, ti,e one legitimate
'"'" govern is an express grant Of power from
governed. The Constitution Of the United
F' IS inc instrument continuing this grant NJ
W. I" III" several departments composing the
""'"'' ON an examination Of that instru.
'"' " VIII be found to contain declarations Of
W" s'"i'eh and power withheld. The latter is
4 '"S''P"oie OF division into power which the
F """ a right 10 grant, but which they did
proper to enrust TO their a ,ents, and
'," '"ey could not have granted, not being
Ivy themselves. In other words, there
"" rights possessed by each individual A
",'@en, which, in his compact with the
A1 w '"S never surrendered. Some Of them,
u,,0 d, unable to surrender, being, in the Ian
~ VII system, inalienablo.
h., Ned privilege Of a Roman citizen was
Mills, H.. "'hv against petty provincial ruler,
IS 3meo,c r''"" democrat Of Athens could console
& fOIa,ion ~ sentence of death, for supposed
md me national faith. which no one under
Mkerv 81 ''" at times was tho subject of the
Gmil, OF ct punishment from his home
zgsa o,. ""'' MS country with or without an al
hi, or , ''0t 1t was the act not ola single .ty-
anrvrs e" ar'socracy, hut of his assembled
gnv :, i"r different is the power Of our sove
Ptbe e., 'dh interfere with no mans faith. prc
euo ,a, VI worship for no ones observance, in
nsnl, "'''ent but after well ascertained guilt,
The Investigations under form prescribed
''n''on itself, These precious privi-