The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-11-03

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funded deb, of 81 millions bearing interest,
and Government engagements TO the IL
rnonnt Of 30 millions more, will not pro-
vide for their payment. Though they
habitually borrowed monies for the Gov
ernment during a period OF four years,
most loudly the people, when
loans became necessary to fill up the yacu-
um they had created. Though thus OPP
posed aud assaled, the Wings, as party,
have carried through both Houses Of Con.
eress, every measure which they proposed
for the relief of the country. But our OPP
ponents have found in the detection OF the
acting President an ally, making The MI
norily more powerful than the majority OF
Congress. Although as yet the fact Is at
tempted to be concealed, he has become
theirs to every intent and purpo-e, oil party
benefit and neutrality-suspicious. insympathy,
in defamation of the Wing party, IN the
dispensation Of patronage and the use and
abuse of his vast powers ot appointment
and removal theirs in every thing, ex-
cept for his own honor and advancement.
He cannot be their candidate for the sue
cession; they spurn the very idea. But
he will be used TO thu Utmost extent OF ap-
pontments, removals and yetoes topronote
the election of their candidate. Had the
Republican Wings of the present Congress
been pursuing the desperate game OF party
policy of which he has accused them, they
would have left him in the hands oil his
new allies, TO get through term to which
he has accidentally succeeded, as he might.
But they have felt that their duties 10 their
country remained 10 the extent OF their
powers, however much he has failed IN his.
They have proceeded to the enactment OF
measures deemed necessary for the public
interest regardless Of what he might APP
prove or reject. ret, so freely has his
nlcrposiiion been thrust upon their labors,
that The chief benefits which they are per.
mittcd TO tender TO the country, are OF a
negative kind. Ii during the last long and
arduous session, bet little has been done as
is untruly asserted by those who intend
reproach, it may be truly affirmed, that
much of the extravaganza and folly oil the
late administration has been ift uHdone.
The contingent expenses Of Congress have
been reduced at least enc hundred THOUSAND
dollars, and principally in the item OF pub
lie printing. 4 new and more rigid ac.
countabili,y is introduced INTO the public
departments, by what has been heretofore
left at discretion as incidental expenses. =
And after all the land has rung with cries
of extravaganza, the appropriations OF this
first regular session Of Wing Congress
for the service Of the year, ehargeable Oh
the Treasury, are less than twenty aud a
half millions Of dollars seven millions less
than the average annual expenditure under
Mr.. Van Buren,, and two millions less than
even the last year of his administration,
when such extraordinary efforts were made
to appear economical. BY a tischa=se
which Congress has directed in The course
Of tho ensu,ng year of more tGan five thou
sand men from the standing army, there
is a prospect Of still lower reduction Of
the amount required from the people, for
those measures Of positive advantage to
the people, by which soundness is to be re-
stored to the currency, our commerce re.
viyed and our prosperity thoroughly re-es.
tablished, they must be delayed until a
change in the Executive opinion. Mean.
while numerous and lately dominant par.
ty applaud all vetoes and usurpations OF
the Executive which tend 10 ;hWart the
Wing majority, and the people are famiI-
iarIzed to the idea that the President IS n
sovereign, whose opinion mol only Of con.
stitutlonal construction, but Of eXpedieucy
also, are 10 set a, uaught all the wisdom
of Congress. And that whether this re.
lection Of bill arioe from simple lmbecil-
ity, from yiudictiyeness or revenge it is ia
be justified because II disappolnts political
opponents; thus precedents are formed
which are 10 become law hereafter, and
the free constitution Of our fathers degen.
crates into an elective monarchy. 1t was
a remark OF most sagacous man, that
where annual elections end, tyranny be.
gins. Yet the course Of passing events
is TO confirm the doctrine that we have il
effect, but one election in four years, all
others being designed 10 conform the lie,
gislatiye assemblies TO the will Of the Tx.
ecutlyc then chosen.
To correct this downward tendency Of
the present times, and to restore the Gov.
eminent 10 lis heallhiul and proper action,
the only sure reliance is on the ballot box
at the next Presidential election. Accord.
ingiy the Wings Of the country from Maine
TO Louisiana, are already aroused for that
contest; and rejoice 10 believe that our
prospects Of success are most cheering. -
With one only candidate in tho field, 10
whom the proudest in our ranks think it
no Encouragement TO defer and give place
and that candidate a man, who has ilustra.
ted every important period in our history
for the last thrty.fve years, by his clio.
quence and courage, his patriotism and
wlsdom-a man at the mention of whose
name IN any part Of the world an Ameri.