Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1841-03-11
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MARCH a, 1641.

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Tevre you, elIow-clnzens 70 taNe ans oa'ns Msc"
!ne Cos.nuuoH prescrioes, as HeceSsaty quanne J
uon 'or me performance OF Us ouuec anu "a oOeu,
ence to custom coeval with our 1oVeTnnlenI' ana
what believe to be our expectations. ! proceed 70
present 10 you summary q uhe pnnc'Pies M n
wll govern me- IN the discharge ot the dulles wncn
~ was !nc remark OF roman l; Cohsni' !" an eorIv
PeFiou ot that celebrated hepunnc' hat most S'Ii'
kIng contrast was Observable IN me GOhauct u GaIul
oates ior ohces ct power ana ust, before ana a!eF
obtaining them-they seldom carrying Out IN the lat
yer case the pledges and promises maze IN the ormer
However much the world may have improved, IN ma;
ny respects, IN the lapse OF upwards OF two thousand
years since the remark was made by the vlrtuous
and indignant Roman, fear that street examna-
uon OF the annals OF some Of !he MODERN e'ecuve 20
veTnnens' would deveope similar instances OF VIOLA
ted confidence.
Although the fiat Of the People has gone FORTH pro-
claiming me the Chief Magistrate Of this glorious
Unlon nothing upon their part remaining TO De done'
4 may De though; that motive may exist 10 Keep up
the deiIson under which they may be supposed to
nave acted IN relation my principles ana Opinions
have come here either prepared to condemn those
shall now deliver, or. approving them, to doubt the
sincerity with which they are uttered But the lapse
The outline Of principles govern and measures to
be adopted. by an Administration not yet begun vii!
soon be exchanged for mmutable history; and shall
sed with the mass Of those who promised that they
might deceive, and fatered with the intention 20 be-
tray. .-.. ....
alize the expectations Of magma ninous and conf.
ding People, too wei; understand the nirmiues Of
human nature, aud the dangerous tempta, lions TO
which shall be exposed, from the magnitude Of the
power which it has been the pleasure Of the People to
commit to my hands. not to place my chief confidence
in the aid Of that Almighty Power which has hitherto
protected me, and enabled me TO bring to favorable
issues other important but still greatly inferior trusts,
heretofore confded TO me by my country.
The broad foundation upon which our Constitution
made, as a breath ca unmake change, or modify it
il be assigned to none of the great divisions Of
Government but that of Democracy. If such isits
must recognise, as its leading principle the duty Of
shaping their measures SO produce the creates.
good TO the greatest number. But with these broad
sdmssGns i we would the pd &C.
,hose which haWs oy HsGa
os: WHEN ndys oseh considered mos! purely oe',.I
e.SSuc' sna!. uu most esscntla d''ierehce. An
WIN. me majority OF our citizens, on TIE contrary
1850 osScss = s1'ereignty wn an amount OF power pre-
I ~ - MAJ wncn mas oeen gtaned 20 .he
beyond. we ADMIT OF no Government by DIVINE
IL "Lo.L ss 1,a' 80 Iar as power II conceLneo,
an,onSs. yns1 tha, a nus maze nG ,%n,
sh % .,s, ..at on are upon an equay anu una.
~ only eg.nate rgnt 10 govern y an express gFaM
tinted Sates \" ~ ,b;s nron
Of Dover to The severs he
= w, ~ sa ~ an exaInauon OF 'nat
W." ge LPunu 20 OF power gram.
osS,;hi r. IS;:; "':eu. A"o l:.iS' Ls ".sC o.s
nau s.e tg 20 eIaht, Eut wnlcn tney olo not thlnK
ppoJ ~, 20 .nelr ageht: ano .nas MnIcn tney
cy1 "oi nave graneo, MOI oeng possessed Dy mem
sesse5 hv e o.ei mere are
3 ~: ~ sacn Mui'iaua american c'.lzen, WHICH,
NY compact win the DINERS ne has never surren'
some OF men, indeed ne 10 unable 10 snrren'
oeTR oeing' IN me language OF our system unaenaDe
rue ooasted privilege OF Roman cltizens was 70
. UNI, snieio oniy against peuy provincial ruler
M!s' ene PIoua democrat Of Athens could console
n,;n T 10, sentence OF oeeIn' Ior supposed VIC
Iauon o! the national fai, winch no one understood.
ana which ct times was the subject Of the mockery Of
~. VI =. oa"snment from ms nome, ms family, ano
.,s ,h WIN % Without an alleged cause tnat
~ h,,s az bs s =" NJ, n, VI "Meu Ha.so
~ @ Ear 9Hs1e Viii.
ones faith prescribe forms Of worship for no ones
observance, infict no punishment but after well as.
certained guilt the result OF investigation under rules
privileges, and those scarcely less important ii giving
expression to his thoughts and opinions either by
writing or speokinp unTesirained but NV The lin b,v
for injury to others, and ha: Of full participation in
all the advantages which flow from the Government,
the acknowledged property Of ALL the American cili.
derives from no charter granted by his fellow
man. He claims them because he is himself a Man, |
fashioned BY the same Almighty hand A. the rest of
his species, and entitled to f share fine BLESSINGS
with which he has endowed Them,
Notwithstanding the In,ed SOW ereiontv nossessed
by the People Of the United States and The restricted
grant Of power to the Government which they have
adopted, enough has been given to accomplish ali The
powerful in war and hitherto Justice has been admin.
guilty preserved and personal liberty secured to The
citizen As was TO be expected. however. from Tie
defect of language and the niece rily sencntious
manner in which the Constitution is written, disputes
have arisen as to the amount Of power has acually
granted or was intended to grant. This is more par
cularly the in relation to that part Of the in.
strumen which treats of the Legislative branch
And only as regards the exercise OF powers claim.
n lain Uiy thof hnd,, fho