Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-04-17
PRESIDENT TYLER's ADDRESS
To the People OF the United stsse,.

made to you by the officers presiding tho sever.
al Departments Of the deeply regretted death of Will
liam Henry Harrison, late President of the United
States. Upon him you had conferred your suiiti-
ges for the first Office in your it, aad had selected
him as your chosen rrsttument 10 correct and reform
all such errors and abus@s as bad manifested lhcm.
selves from time to tine ia the practical operation
of Government. WhilG ssan1pE a, the threshold
OF this stelt work. he haf by tie dispensa,ion of
an all wise Providence, been renoyCd tom amongst
US, and by the provisions 81 The constitution ,hc ef
forts TO be directed 10 lie accomplishing Of this vi.
| tally important task have devolved upon myself
This same occurrence has subjected the wisdom and
suiticiency of our institution. 10 new tes'. For
the first time in our history the person elected to the
Vice Presidency Of the United States, hy the hap
penng of contingency provided for in the cons,i-
tuition, has had devolved upon him the Presidential
Office The spirit Of fiction, which is directly or
posed to the spirit Of lofty plt'iotism may fuj
in this, occasion for aut goa my lministrstion
And in succeeding under circumstances SO sudden
g. uncrreced, and to responsibilities greatly aug.
mented, to the administration Of pubc offlirs shall
place in the intelligence and patriotism Of the peo-
pie my only reliance Ny earnest PRAYER shall
be constantly addressed TO the all wise and all pow.
erful Being who made me, and hy whose dispensl-
ton am called 10 the high office OF President Of
this coufederlcy, underytandingly to carry out tho
principles of that constitution which have sworn
"to protect, preserve, and defend"
| The Usual opportunity which is afforded to Chief
Magistrate upou his induciions to office Of present.
| ing to his corntrymen exposition of the policy
which would guide his administration, in tie 70 IN
of an inaugural address not having, under the pccu.
liar circumstances which have bought me TO the III
charge Of the high duties OF President of the United
States. been afforded 10 me- brief exposition of tho
! principles which will govern me, in the general
course OF my administration Of public affairs would
seem 10 &c due as well to myself as to you. In re-
gard TO foreign nations, the ground work ofmy pol.
icy will be justice par, to all, submitting 10
injustice from none. While shall scdulously cu-
tivate the relations of peace and amy with one and
all, IT will be my most imperative duty to see l,,
the honor Of the country shall sustain no t,cmish
With Wow to this, the coalition of our military
deiences will become a matter OF anxiou, solcitude
The army, which has in other days covered Itself
with renown, and the Navy, not inappropri acly
termed the right arm of the public defence. which
has spread light of glory over the American s,nnI-
ard in all the waters of the earth, should BE- ronl-
! cred rep'ete with efficiency.
In view fthe fact, well avoucheI By history hat
the tendency of all human institutions is 10 conep
trate power in the hands of single man. ard thcir
ultimate downfall has proceeded from this cu,r.I
deem 1t oil the most essential importance tha. co n.
ple'e separation should take place between the sgo,d
and the purse. No matter where or how the pub
lie moneys shall be deposited. So long as the Prs-
ident can exert the power Of appointing and reno.
wing at his pleasure, the agents selected for tn lie
custody, the Commandcr-n-chief of the army .p'
Navy, is in fact the Treasurer. perman,
radical change should be decreed. The "
incident to the Presidential office, alrcs'
constantly increasing Such increa. is
keep pace with the growth of oar POPULATION un.,
without figure of speech. IN arm, Of oCiccboi.,,
may be spread over the l'.nl T',o ,;,.i no..
or 'herei bya sGa''Ay am .tous man, in order ri.
"'t TO pe'Pe'o'te his f.othorty TO hand i, over 70
some ia'o' .,e as his successor NAV lead 10 Lie ,,,
II
'"1plish his Object. The rish, to remove from Of.
nee white subj cted to no just restraint is ine,iahy
'eSl.led to produce spirit of crouchiug ser,ilry
With the official corps, which, in order to uphaI
the hand which feeds them, would lead To d.,ee,
, and active Interference in the elections, both Stats
and Federal. thereby sui jecng the course Of 5so
> legislation to the dctaon of the Chief E1ccut:ve
officer, ard making the will of that officer atsia
and supreme. | will, at proper time invoke hs
action OF Congress upon this subject and shall rad
lily acquesce in the adoption Of all proper measures
which calculated to arrest these evils, so fl Of
danger in their tendency. | will remove no incum.
bent from office who has faithfully and honesty ac-
, quilted himself, of the duties OF his cf.e oxt,p IN
e such cases where such officer has been guilty. Of ~
active parlisanshlp Or by secret means-the less
manly, and therefore more obecionable--hal given
his official influence 10 the purposes of party, thcr.
10y bTi ging the patronage Of the Government 10
eonaci with The freedom fihe elections. Manner.
ous removals m become necessary under this rule,
!, These will he made by me through no acerbiry
|. Of feeling. have lad no cause to cherish H..
i dalge unkind feelings towards any, bu' my
a duct wall be regulated by profound sense Of wha
i is due to the county aud its institutions; nor sha
/ neglect to apply tae same unloading rule to thos
/, of my own sppontmenL Freedom of opinion we
tolerated. the full enjoyment Of the Iigat of sufss,
~hl be msintainad as the bithrisht of every Amer