Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1844-12-13

fection so to interpret the national will, expressed
in the laws, as that injustice sh ould be done to
none Justice to ALL This has been the rule upon
which they have acted and thus, it is believed
that few cases, if any, exists wherein our fellow
citizens who, from time to time, have been drawn
to the seat of government for the settlement of
their transactions with the government, have gone
away dissatisfied. Where the testimony has been
perfected, and was esteemed satisfactory, their
claims have been promptly audited and this in the
absence of all favoritism or Partially. The gov
eminent which is not Just to IFS own people, can
neither claim their affection, nor the respect OF the
world. At the same time, the closest attention has
been paid to those matters which relate more i'm
mediately to the great concerns of the country
Order and efficiency in each branch of the public
service, have prevailed accompanied by system
the most rigid responsibility, on the part of the
receiving and discussing agents, TheTQct, in ILL
usration of the truth of this remark, deserves to
be noticed, that the revenues of the government
amounting, in the last four years, to upwards Of
100000, 900, have been collected and ,disbursed,
through the numerous governmental agents, with
out the loss, by default, of any amount worthy of
serious commentary.
The appropriations made by Congress for the i'm
Ipr1voment ofthe rivers of the West and of the
harbors on the lakes, in a course of judcious
expenditure under suitable agents and are destin-
ed, it is to be hoped, to realize all the benefits de-
signed to be accomplished by Congress. | cannot,
however, sufficiently impress upon Congress, the
gfeut Importance of Withholding appropriations
from Improvements which are not ascertaned, by
previous examination and survey, to be necessary
tor the shelter and protection of trade from the
l dangers of storms and tempests Without this pre-
caution, the expenditures but too apt to enure
to the benefit of individuals without reference to
the only consideration which can render them con-
sttutional-the public interests and the general
good.
cannot too earnestly urge upon you the inter-
csls of this district, over which, by the constitution
Congress has exclusive jurisdiction. 1t would be
deeply TO be regretted should there be, at any
time, ground to complain of neglect on the part of
a community which, detached it is from the par
entail care of the State of Virginia and Maryland,
can only expect aid from Congress- as It's local lo-
gisature. Amongst the subjects which claim your
f, attention, IS the prompt organization Of asylum
, for the insane, who may be found from time to
7 time, soourning within the district. Such course
is also demanded by considerations which apply to
branches ofthc public service For the necessities
in this behalf, invite your particular attention TO
y the report Of the secretary Of the Navy.
s have thus, gentlemen of the two Houses of
Congress, presented you true and faithful picture
r OF the condition of public affairs, both foreign and
| domestic. The wants Of the public service are
made known TO you and matters of no ordinary
Importance are urged upon your consideration
Shall net be permitted to congratulate you the
4 happy auspices under which you have assembled,
t and at the important change in the condition of
things which have occurred in the last three years.
s During that period questions with foreign powers
IS OF vital importance TO tho peace of our country,
have been settled and dusted. A desoating and
waging with savage tribes has been brought
v to close. The internal tranquility of the coun-
f try, threatened by agtatng questions, has been
d preserved. The credit Of the government, which
had Il
been thoroughly restored. Its Golfers which, for n
season, were empty, have been repenshed A
currency, nearly uniform in its value, has taken the
: place OF one deprecated and almost Worthless
Commerce and manufactures, which had suffered in
# common with every other interest, have once more
d revived and the whole country exhibits aspect
of prosperity and happiness. Trade and barter mo
It longer governed by wild and speculative mania,
= rest upon solid and substantial footing and the
= rapid growth Of our Cities in every direction, be-
speaks most strong the favorable circumstances
IS by which we are surrounded My happiness, in
the retirement which shortly awaits me, is the ar
q dent hope which experience, that this state of
If prosperity is neither deceptive destined to be
d short lived and that measures which have not yet
=, received its sanction, but which | cannot but re-
q gard closely connected with the honor, the go-
J., ry and still more enlarged prosperity of the coun-
= try are destined, at an early day. TO receive the
approval of Congress. Under these circumstances
and with these anticpations, shall most gladly
leave TO others, more able than myself, the noble
# and pleasing task ofsustaning the public prosperi-
# ty. | shall carry with into retirement the gra-
r tying reflection that, my sole object through
IT out has been to advance the public good may not
IS entirely have failed in accomplishing it and this
t. qualification is heightened in small degree by
e the fact that when, under deep and abiding sense
), ofduy, have found myself constra med TO resort
n to the qualified veo il has neither been followed
&c by dsapproval on the part Of the people, weak
~ enod in any degree their attachment 10 that grea
v conservative feature of our government
# JOHN TYLER.
y, Wa8hjagion, December, 1914.