The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-25

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PRESIDENT Harrison's
| INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
|rtrLow CITIZENS,
Called from retirement which had
] e,nosed was to continue for the residue
I ,imv life, to fill the Chief Executive Of
;.sof this great and free Nation, l APP
,,r before you, fellow citizens, to take
'be oa.hs which the Constitution pre-
/ sribes, as necessary qualification for
i, performance of its duties. And in
shedience TO custom coeval with our
Government, and what believe to be
rour expectations, proceed to present
4 YOU summary Of the principles which
iii govern me in the discharge of the
/ luies which shall be called upon to
perform.
was the remark of Roman Consul,
4 IN an early period of that celebrated Re-
i nblic, that most striking contrast was
aservable in the conduct of candidates
/ for Offices Of power and trust, before and
/ liter obtaining ,hem-they seldom carry
| ng out, in the latter case, the pledges
1 ,od promises made in the former. How
uer much the world may have improv-
d. in many respects, in the lapse of up
Yards Of two thousand years since the
remark was made by the virtuous and in
iignant Roman, / fear that strict ex-
animation of the annals of some of the
modern elective governments, would de-
reope similar instances Of violated conf.
dence.
Although the fiat of the People has
gone forth, proclaiming me the Chief
Magistrate of this glorious Union, nothing
upon their part remaining to be done, it
may be thought that a motive may exist
aD keep up the delusion under which they
jnay be supposed to have acted in rela.
lion to my principles and opinions; and
perhaps there may be some in this assem-
bly, who have come here either prepar.
/ ed TO condemn those l shall now de-
Iive,, or approving them, to doubt the
sincerity with which they are uttered.
| But the lapse Of few months will con-
iirm or dispel their fears. The outline
id principles to govern, and measures ia
1s adopted, by an Administration not YET
3sgun, will soon be exchanged for immu'
liable history, and I shall stand, either
1aonerated by my countrymen, or class
IL with the mass Of those who prom
Rd that they might deceive, and f1atter
1 awith the intention to betray. Howev
astrong may be my present purpose t
Analize the expectations of magnaai
nous and confding People, l too well un
dastand the dangerous temptations t
shich I shall be exposed, from the mag
Allude Of the power which it has beer
he pleasure Of the People to commit t.
~ hands. not to place my chief conf
asnce upon the aid of that Almight,
lpWer which has hitherto protected me
Ind enabled me to bring 10 favorable is
aues other important but still greatly in
5hnor trusts, heretofore con6ded to me b,
dycountry.
The broad foundation upon which on
3jonstitution rests being the People
heath of theirs having made, as breat
ian unmake, change, or modify tit ca
lie assigned to none of the great division
laGovernment, but to that Of Democracy
lisuch is its theory, those who are Gale
Upon to administer it must recognize, 9
lsleading principle, the duty Of shapin
laeir measures so as to produce the grea
Ia good to the greatest number. Blu
With these broad admissions, if we woul
compare the sovereignty acknowledged
lais in the mass of our People, with tn
Power claimed by other sovereigntle'
'sen by those which have been conside
Cd most purely democratic, we shall fin
most essential difference. All othe1
iay claim to power limited only by the
own will. The majority Of our eitizen
% the contrary, possess a sovereign
nth an amount of power precisely equ
. that which has been granted to the
iT the parties to the national compac
10 nothing beyond. We admit OF 7
government by divine right. Believlr
Wat so far as power is concerned the B
sdcent Crss::tor has made no distinc'ie
'aongst men, that all are upoI On equa'
g,and tina. the only legitimate right
govern is an express grant Of power fro
governed. The Constitution OF Il
united States is the instrument containll1
1s grant Of power to the several depaI
asa'' composing the Government. Y
Examination of that instrument It W
elound to contain declarations OF pow
ganted and Of power withheld. The !;
sst,s also susceptible Of division in
nser which the majority had the rig
grant, but which they did not thu
roper TO intrust to their agents, and tn
inch they could not have granted, 2
alng possessed by themselves. In 9th
sords, there are certain rights possess
Y each individual American cltize
inch, in his compact with the others.
= never surrendered. Some Of the
ueed, he is unable to surrender, bel
The language ne onr system unalit