Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-11-16
The President Of the United Stntes--Whst
Il, ought to be.
BY LOUIS MLANE.

a chief magistrate OF the union should look !
to noble objects, and consider himself called to
a high destiny. | would have him rouse his
spirit and expand his mind TO the elevation and
grandeur of his important trust; would have
him to realize that he is the governor of great
free and prosperous people ; various in the ha-
bits, opinions and occupations, but all pursuing
the general end OF human action, the happiness
of efthemselvcs ard their posterity, and all equal
" entitled to the protection and favor of their
government would have him to purify him
, self from all temptation TO prescription or in
tolerance. and all vrdctive or personal sug-
ge,tions, and TO maintain hmsclfat slightless
distance above the low intrigucs and bitterness
Of faction. l would have him thoroughly to un-
derstand the spirit and import Of the consttu-
tion of our country to consider all lis function
/ aries entitled to equal respect with himself; 10
/ preserve sacred the JUS balance and apportlon-
/ ment of power among the various departments,
and, in all cases of diversity Of opnion-whe-
ther bt tween the heads otGepar,ments or among
! the people at large, to maintain a wise modera.
. iiun and iorhrarancc. and to pndeavor To lead
the jarring parties to entertain respect for each
other, and to cooperate for the common good
II would have him To think Of fame ns well rs
of applause. aud prefer that which to be enjoyed
must be given, To that which may be bought :;
to consider his administration as single day in
the great year ofgovernmCnt, but as day that
is affected by those which went before, and that
must affect those which are to follow" | would
have him To consider the constitution and the
laws ms the sole rule Of his conduct, neither
stretching nor warpng them either to enlarge
his own power or to ahrdge that of the co-ordi-
nate departments or Of the people. To usnrp
no authority inconsistent with their spirit, nor
10 abuse that which they confer | would have
him diligently to inform himselfof all the great
and diversified interests of this vast and grow
ing country, and so TO succor the various branch
es OF enterprise as to crown the whole III
prosperity. | would have him to reflect that
amidst the diversity Of interests and multltari'
ous concerns, both foreign and domestic, Of the
nation, questions will constantly arise necessa
riIy elicltng various opinions among his coun
trvmen. These would have him TO treat witt
respect and indulgence, even when they dtIe
from his own, but by no means to make then
objects of anger and punishment. | would have
him not only To tolerate but to encourage all
decent and respectful examination into hl
public policy aud official conduct. | would have
him TO keep the Offices of the government a
bove the reach of the fatterer and the dema
gogue, aud never TO bestow them as rewards 10
mere party service +; to bring to his aid in th
other trusts of the government the soundest pa
' trotism, the most elevated and various intel
> lect, the most enlarged capacity, that his coun
try affords; and lest in seeking for such quail
}. ties his range OF observation might be too Gil
cumscribed, would have him to maintain sue
relations with all classes and portions oS hi
countrymen, that the scope of his selectio
., might have no other limit than the welfare {
the commonwealth. Such is my idea Of WI