Lincoln telegraph., 1841-03-11

operation. But the delicate duty OF deVslng
schemes of revenue should be left where the Con-
sttutIon has placed it-wth the immed date pre-
sentatives of the People. For similar reasons the
mode of Keeping the public treasure should be
prescribed by them; and the farther removed it
may be from the control of the Executive, the
more wholesome the arrangement, and the more
in accordance with Republican principle.
Connected with this subject is the tharncter orihe
currency; The idea of making exclusively me
tale, however well intended, appears TO me 10 be
fraught with more fatal consequences than any oher
scheme having no relation 10 the personal gha of
the citizen, tha! has ever been devised ifany sin
gle scheme could produce the effect If a-restg, at
once, that mutation of condition BY which thousands
OF our most INDECENT felowcnz MS, by their INDUS
try and enterprise, raised TO the possession of
wealth, that is the one If there is one measure
better calculated than another produce that state
Of things much deprecated by all trne repuh'l-
cans, by which the rch daily adding to their
h>ardI and the poor sinking deeper into pcnury 1t
Ia al exclusive me:a!ic currency Or if there Is II
process by which the chafacier OF the country for
generosity and nobeness Of feeling may be destroy
ed by III, great increase and necessary Icefatlon OF
usuty. it Is an exclusive metallic currency
Amongst III, other duties Of delicate ch1racier
whcl the President is called upon TO pr or'n, Is the
supervision of the government nf the fetii1flaS n
tie United >ia!es Those of them which are DIS.
tined to become members Of rnr grei, political fam
lily. compensated by their rapid progress from in
fancy to manhood, for The pnrtia aud temporary de-
p.lsafi"n oi u" P,'"ca' nsN'' IL Is N ms p''
,ci, on where Amer can cZer4 are 10 he innnd
""o' ene' 'e'heu SHs'e'" "' Po'"H' arr u'l"f'a
cg many Important political psiyIges, without any
insp ring hope AZ to the future Their on'y cjasoa
ton, under circumstances ofsnch deprivation, Is
'nat VI me ue'oied eAe'or su'foS o' d gu" 1T
',e" su''"'"s" secuie 'fahPoh'Y ana s"ey "'''
.afe there any Oh thef c,eh'i y'neh WHO W""o Soo
Jec' 'e" !" g'el'er sacfinces' 10 any "'sf ho"'i-
'onS 'l VI" u es'ehlia y necessary '" 'hH Se"'''>
81 % ''e "olec' 'of "n.Gh 'neY were mas s"pi'h''"
'fo'" 'neh reno" c'' zenS' are 'her r'gh's a'''s
nos 10 ce s""ah'eeu ny 'ie "Pp''c"''h "' "'Ne
great prnc'pes' upon Whch a'l our constructors are
'"uh"eu' Ge are loid ny 'he great RI "' ''''>"
C.''''s h"u 2''e '',' Ut '"' commencement
o' me war o ',H ieVnin'lon' lhe most s'up'a men
IN In 2'aho spoke o! 'their american sunlec's'
are 'ie'e. '"nee! clZehs OF any {" our suites WI"
nave cream d o M"F '"'9efi' IN the p'-tfc, Oh
N"u''o"' ctch creams Gun never DE re"N9o ny
my 'se"'y " "l'ne'
iha "P'e ~ '"e os'r'ct " Nou'h''" are '"'
'ne snoJ"c'' o 'he people o. tne ru'e-' out lIe'
",'e' 'o''" o'''~ us pe"5 l" 'he 'd'''' ''"u","'
~"en "'e CONSTITUTION was '"rmen' no WORDS uSen II"
''"' instrument couo nave neeh n'Nhheo I" oePFiHo
'heh' "' ''a' chafscef II NEE IS any '""g III u'o
e'e' P'cpes " u""''en'ot f's"'S'So e'pp'a,'o'''!
insisted upon Ia onf dec'ara"h OF 'ndependehce'
cep. surrender o' 'i'e'r ,'"e''es' ana become me
sWJ6etS,h ot'et ""rd me slaves, "f 'laf 'drhci
!e'o"-chlzeh" u ms oe ,f3e' ana Il WI sc''cn'Y
DC oeh'"o ny ANY one VINO mas cofeGi ld"h OF MS
own Ts!'s a' ah ''"e''ch ciZen the gram l" on
gress OF exclusive JnrSoctioh IN 'he pisficf o' OF
ohof can De interpreted so ldr as respects Inc =
gresa'e people OF me u"Ued o'''eS, hS meaning nom
ing moreth 10 allow 10 congress tih conI"'lihg
power necesSary'o 10 afford bee and sale exercise
OF the functions assigned 10 me Henerh hov' m
ment ny INC CohS' tul"n. IN an o'hef respects me
ies'Sia"on OF congress Sh"nlu oe adaPteh 10 men
Pecuia' P''n,oh ana wants ano oe co" o''''pe
WIN t"e" ue"e'"te "P"""' W 'e,' ""'' ",' 'eS's'
save spoken ol me Necessity oi eepmS me re-
epecif' departments VI me ,'"Ner"'e''' "S VIZ as
III me o'her au'hofhies oi Cur c""n'rJ, Whhih
1he'r appropriate or'',s Ih's ",'',Gf "' o'''"'
~ n some cases. as the powers "'ch ''''y teSPec
uvey c'h'm are o"eh "'' dfine" oy very o''t"c'
lines. 'h''eh'eF""s' however W we" 'e""t''' $
hs co"''los OIL ''ls h'hu may pe' tn'|e ""en ",'e
between me Respective '""'h'u" 'cS' ""''" ''
cera'h purposes campus" '''" "a'''' "'e "'''''
more so; io n" sueh nhho" eau m''S tH'7' W""""'
me careioi cunufe oi ''ose ,ee'i"s "' e'"i'''''7
nno aiecnoh whica are ,"e ehrc'N" n'nHS o ""''''
between 'ee and cont rate s'a'e' r!f"ns AZ u
the tie ot interest has been OXEN ioHhd i"eHsoto"
Men, nded oy thef passions nave oeeo N"""n TO
"dopt n'rasur's Tor IN II c'un ry III ur c' "pP"7R'i
70 ali me s"sS s''oha oi Pn"y' AZ an we
men, 'S' 10 6t'of Ut Keep Nv" "no l"'s''"' NY
creating and fost'rng GOOD one and 'n'' seems |"
be tn. corner stone up'n wMch our 81" 'fican F"ht-
,cal architects have rear5d IA iahlc "i or '"VFrh-
'nant The cement which was 10 bihd IT, and pr
pttuste us eAiStenc', was tn MI chnnaI' attach
mFnt b''w'en all lis n'hoF rs, 20 lasnr9 th9
continuance az ms ite'ihg prnnnc d al hfs' by d
cninDaaiy oi dangers, "t sun rings ana interests