Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-09-09

somewhat anxious concern. | have been made
10 feel too sensibly the difficulties of my unprc-
ccdented position, not to know all that is inten-
ded to be conveyed in the reproach cast upon
a President without patty. But found my
sell placed in this most responsible station, by
no usurpation OF conrivance of my own. Twas
called TO it, under Providence, by the supreme
law of the land, and the deliberately declared
will Of the people.
1t is by these, the people, that | have been
clothed with the high powers which they have
seen fit to conlde to their chief executive, and
been charged with the solemn responsibility
under which those powers are to be exercised.
II is to them hold myself answCrable,as a moral
agent, for a free and conscientious discharge OF
the duties which they have imposed upon me-
# is not as an individual merely, that am now
called upon TO resist the enCroachment of uncon-
sttnlional power. ] represent the executive
authority OF the people of the United States,
and it is in their name (Whoso mere servant and
agent am, and whose will, declared in their
Fundamental law, dare not, even were in
clincd, to disohcy) that | protest against every
attempt to break down the undoub,ed constitu-
| ,ioual power Of this department, without COL
emn amendment of that fundamental law
ain determined to uphold the Constitution
IN this as in other respects, to the utmost OF my
ability, and IN defiance of all personal conse-
Iquenccs. What may happen TO an individual
OF liu'G Importance: but the Constitution Of
'he country, or any of t- great and clear priuci-
| PIES and provisions, il too sacred to he s1rron.
! d7fei under any circumstances whatever, hY
/ those who ara charged with It's protection and
.a.ance, Least oI al. should ne be held guilt
| 'o., who, placed al, The head OF en-, Of the grca,
! departments of the Goycnmcat. should shrink
/ from the exercise of IFS uuqlostloaabe au'bori-
! a. 4 i..., t,,,., ,,.
consent, without struggle, % ctiace all the
/ BARRIERS so carefully created by tao people to
control and clrcum+crbe the poEers oobGied
20 their various agents. It may be desirable,
as lhs majority Of the House Of Representa-
lroa has decated il il, that no such checks up
on he viii OF the Legislature should be suffer-
Ell 10 continue, This u 4 matter for the poo
pie and the States 10 decide: but until they
shall hay4 decided L., | ~ha. feel myself bound
10 execute, without fear or favor. the law, as il
I1s been written by our predecessors,
! protest against his wh9ie proceeding ofthe
House Of Representatives, as crpatte and ecira
I}W'c'H. ] protest against It ass sgJger>i.e oi
The common right Of ai, citizens 20 be condemn
ed only upon fair and inn .r,jal trial, accord
,H- 90 .2T and evidence before the country. I
protest against i, aa destructive OF al! the com
lty Of Intercourse between tie Departments Of
Iihs Gagernmnu', and destined, sooner or later
20 lead to conflict fatal 70 The reace Of the cuun.
~ and the integrity c' Tie Constitution. bro.
lcs, against lt, "a the tame Of that Constitution
Wb.cu s not only my own sHia d 0. protection
and defence, bur tial c every American citi.
zen. pro. a>t araa>' j.. IN tie name Of the
lpc1p'a, BY who>c viii s.aud where do, AND
ay whose autHot'v exercise The power which
AN charged with having G.Grgad and 10 whom
/ atn responsible for linn and faithful de.