The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1841-04-24
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ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT TYLER,
I'O THE PEOPLE OFTIYE
UNITED S7,ATES

presiding over the several Departments ol
the deeply regretted death of William Hen.
| ry Harrison, late President of the United
States. Upon him You had conferred your
suiirages for the first Office in your gift, and
had selected him as your chosen nstru,uen,
| TO correct and reform all such errors and a.
buses as had manifested themselves from
time 10 time in the practical operation of the
Government; While standing al the thresh.
hold OF this great work, he has by the dis.
pensation Of an all wise Providence, been
removed from MS, and by the provisions OF
tie Constitution the efforts to be directed 10
the accomplishing Of This vitality important
task have devolved upon myself. This
same occurrence has subjected the wisdom
and suffciency Of our institutions to ne "
test. For the first time in our history the
person elected ia the Vice Presidency Of the
United S,ates,by the happening Of con,in-
gency provided for in the Constitution, has
had devolved upon him the Presidential Of
fee. The spirit of faction. which is direct
y opposed 10 the spirit Of lofty patriotism m
may find in this occasion for assaults upon
my administration. And in succeeding,
under circumstances SO sudden and unex.
pected, and to responsibilities SO greatly aug
menled, to the administration Of public af.
fairs, ! shall place in the intelligence ana
patriotism of the People my only sure rei-
ance. My earnest prayer shall be constant
y addressed 10 the all-wise and all-power-
ful Being who made me, and by whose dis.
pensution on, GATED 70 me nIgn Office, oil
President of this Confederacy, understand
ingly to carry out the. principles OF that Con.
sltution which have sworn sto protect,
and defend"
The usual opportunity which is afforded
to the Chief Magistrate upon his induction
to Office of presenting to his counlrymen an
exposition Of the policy which would guide
his administrations the form of an naugu
raj address, not having under the peculiar
circumstances which have brought me 10 the
discharge of the high duties Of the President
Of the United States, been afforded 10 me, a
brief exposition of the principles which will
govern me in the general course of my ad-
mnistralion of publib affairs would seem TO
be due as well to myself as 10 you. In re-
gard 10 foreign nations, the groundwork of
my policy will be justice on our part to all,
submitting 10 injustice from none. While
shall seduously cultivate the relations of
peace and amity with one and all, it will be
my imperative duty TO see that the honor
of the country shall sustain no blemish.-
With view to this. the condition of our
military defences will become matter of
anxious solicitude. The Army, which has
in other days covered itself with renown, and
the Navy, not inappropriately termed the
right arm of the public defence, which has
spread light Of glory over the American
standard in all the waters of the earth, should
be rendered repIete with efficiency.
In view OF the fact, well avouched by his
tory, tha, the tendency of all human insti.
tuiiens is TO concentrate power in the hands
Of "A single man, & that their ultimate down.
fall has proceeded from this cause, deem
il Of the most essential importance that
complete separation should take place be-
tween the sword and the purse. No mat
Ter where or how the public moneys shall
be deposited, so long as the president can
exert the power ofappoinling and removing,
at his pleasure, .he agents selected for their
custody, the Commander-in- Chief of the
Army and Navy is in fact the Treasurer
A permanent and radical change should
therefore be decreed. The patronage incl
dent 10 the Presidential office already great,
is constantly increasing. Such increase is
destined TO keep pace with the growth oil
our population, until, without figure OF
speech, an army Of ofiicehOlders may be