The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-04-21

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made me, and by whose dispensationI a
of called to the high office of President
Dr. this Contederacy, understandingIy to ca
,e ry out the principles of that Constitute
l. winch have sworn ito protect, preser,
a and defend"
d The usual opportunity which is afforc
: ed to Chief Magistrate, on his inductio
e to office, of presenting to his countryme
: an exposition of the policy which woul
: guide his administration, in the form Q
: an inaugural address, not having, unde
the peculiar circumstances which hav
t brought me to the discharge of the higl
: duties of President of the United States
: been afforded to me, a brief exposition o
the principles which will govern me in thu
general course of my administration o
public affairs, would seem to be due a.
well to myself as to you. In regard tc
foreign nations, the groundwork of my
policy will be justice on our part to ALL
submitting to injustice from none. While
shall sedulously cultivate the relations Of
peace and amity with one and all, it will
be my most imperative duty to see that
the honor Of the country shall sustain no
blemish. With view to this, the condi-
ton of our military defences will become
a matter of anxious solcitude. !. The army,
which has in other days covered itself with
renown, and the Navy, not inappropriate.
ly termed the right arm of the public de-
fence, which has spread light Of glory
over the American standard in all the wa
ters of the earth, should be rendered re-
plete with efficiency.
In view of the fact, well youched by
history, that the tendency of all human
institutions is to concentrate power IN the
hands of single man, and that their ulti-
mate downfall has proceeded from this
cause, ] deem it of the most essential i'm
portance that a complete separation should
take place between the sword and the
purse. No matter where or how the pub.
lie moneys shall be deposited, SO long as
the President can exert the power of ap-
pointing and removing, at his pleasure,
the agents selected tor their custody, the
Commander-in-C Chief of the Army and
Navy is in fact the Treasurer. Aperma-
nent and radical change should, therefore,
be decreed. The patronage incident to
he Presidential office, already great, is
increasing. Such increase is
destined to keep pace with the growth of
our population, until, without figure of
speech, an army of officeholders may be
spread over tie fand: -J'He pnrestTaTnad-L
oower exerted by selfish ambitious man,
n order either to perpetuate his authority,
,r to hand it over to some favorlte as his
successor, may lead to the employment of
Ill the means within his control to accom-
oIish his object. The right to remove
rom office, while subjected to no just re- {
traint, is inevitably destined to produce
spirit of crouching servility with the Of /,
iciaI corps, which in order to uphold the ,
land which feeds them, would lead to d.
ect and active interference in the elec- s
ions, both State and Federal, thereby
ubiecting the course of State legislation
O the dIctation of the Chief Executive t
officer, and making the will of that Off. s
:er absolute and supreme. will, at :
proper time, invokethe action Of Congress {
lpon this subject and shall readily acqui- ,
see in the adoption of all proper mea- S
ures which are calculated to arrest these S
wills, SO full of danger in their tendency. q
will remove no incumbent from Office t
Who has faithfully and honestly acquitted
himself of the duties of his Office, except
n such cases where such officer has been
;uilty of an active partizanship, or by Sc
ret means-the less manly, and therefore
he more objectionable-has given his Of
icial influence to the purposes of party, Q
hereby bringing the patronage of the Go. r
,ernment in conflict with the freedom Of
elections. Numerous removals may be- t
ome necessary under this rule. These \
will be made by me through no acerbity 2
# feeling. have had no cause to che d
ish or indulge unkind feelings towards Il
ny, but my conduct will be regulated by n
profound sense of what is due to the c
ountry and its institutions; nor shall ] ne
ect to apply the same unbending rule to
hose of my own appointment. Freedom
f opinion will be tolerated, the full enjoy t
nent of the right of suffrage will be r
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