Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-04-20
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PRESIDENT TNLER'S AD-
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ocs presiding over uc severe. Departments, OF ihc
lrcYf regretted ica'Iot WILLIAM II. HARRISON, .
ls,o President ui ihc United States. Upon l.u YOU
a.e conferred Fnaf suuHgcs for the FIRST Office 900 your
81. 1al hat erict lu ais your chosen Instrument
,a e.ei au' ru.ru a such and abuses as bad
manifested themselves .fuu time 900 tine iD tac practl--
i .. u.,fauou at Governments While s,aadtng at Size
threshold 1t ls great wutt Doc has hy the dispersal
son ui ara al. wise Providence, been removed from
anon. aud ay tIc provisions of iae Constitution ic
Efforts So be directed iu lhc accouu cnt of TINS 81,
tails important TASK lIyc ucy0.yci upon myself This
same occurrence Nl, sub e.ttd iuc wisdom and sun-
oca-y of our Institutions t1 a new test.
Iar'h tr,' ,mc 900 our history tie person elected
g. iac Vice Presidency o the utpd States. hy the
La.acaiug of ,ouungcur, provided luf 90 the Cans
a;aa has bad dcyoycl upon him the presidential Of
fec The spirit of faction. which is directly opposed
che sIut oi lofty patriotism. may find 100 ih, occa-
son at assaults uuon mf administration. AOI ip suc-
ccsnC, under circumstance spsuldcu and uneNpoct.
e. and 90 spousIOic $50 greatly augmented 10 the
administration OF public affairs, shall place 10 tho in
c..-once and patriotism of the People nav only sure
reliance. Nv earnest PRAYER shall 1c constantly adj
dressed to the at-Wlso auI ail.p9Ncrul Beng who
made me, and hy whose dlsGonsa.ion am called 10
high Office OF President of this Cunlcdoracy uu-
ter,lndugly % carry out the principles of that Con-
siIuou which have sworn to protect, preserve. and
defend
The usual opportunity which is afforded 20 a Chief
Magistrate Upon b, induction TO Office ofpreseuting to
u his couujrymcu am Nyosuu fthc policy which would
guide his administrations Ia the form of an Inaugural
Address NOT having under tie peculiar circumstances
which have brought me to the di,rhlige Of the high
duties 81 President tie utcd States, been afforded
20 me, broi exposition OF the principles which will
govern iu the gcuctal of my administration
Of public affairs would seem to be due well 10 my
self as TO YOU 10 regard 20 foreign nations the ground
work Of M policy Will he justice on our part to all
submitting 30 injustice from none. While shall scd-
"A uously cultivate tho relations of peace and amy with
81 and uil t wiz be my most imperative duty
81 tia, the honor of the country shall sustain no bemsh
81 With this. the condition Of our dcienccs will
81 become a matter Of anxious solciludc The Army
frtif fftln q
and the Navy, inappropratcy termed the ri1ht arm
Of the public defence which has spread lght of olo
over the American standard in all the waters OF the
Nj earth should bc rendered eplete with efficiency.
Ia IN Of the fact. well avouched by history that
E the tendency Of all human institutions j., TO concen
power the hands Of single man. and that their
M Ultimate downfall has proceeded from this cause
WI deem of the most essential importance that com
III Tce separation should take place between the sword
and the purse No mlltcr where or how the public
moneys Shall lie deposItcd so long as tie President
exert the power Of appointing and removing at his
M pleasure the agents selected for their CUSTODY the
IA Commander chief of the Army aud Navy is IN fact
the Treasurer permanent and radical change should
III therefore be dcCrcrd. The patronage incident to the
Presidential Office already great is constantly increas
ing. Such increase Is destined to keep pace with the
growth of population, until without figure OF
speech an army of office holder, NAV be spread over
the land The unrcstrancd power cXerted by selfish
" ambitious man. in order either TO perpctuate his au-
horty h7ud 1t over to some favorlo as his suc-
cessor may lead 10 the cmploymcnt of all the means
within hI, control ia ne, or,sf his obiort
The right to remove from office while subjected 10
no inst restraint is inevitably destined 10 produce
s,iut of croIchInr scryHity with the Official corDs
which, 90 order uphold the hand which feeds them
would lead 10 direct and active interference in tho cleo
tons, both State and Federal thereby sublccting the
course of State LEGISLATION in tho dir,,tion ~ tho bio
Executive Officer and making the win oC ina, Office,
absolute and s,urcmc viii at rrorc, time invoke
the action of CONGRESS upon this subect and Shall
readily acquiesce in the adoption OF all proper meas
ues which are calculated to arrest those evils so full
Il Of DANCER IN thar faudeprv ,il rou,,vo M i,crp,