Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1844-12-18
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the Treasury, shalllbe pfesefsedtin Hsoupd
and healthy condiion.flah es nssd asa ad
1.-The dangers ito 5eguardsd againstafe
greatly angmentedrby yatoalarge Ssnrpids
E6fsreyenhe. When lharsurplus greatlyex:
.fceedssin sainountswhat!shaiil lbefreqhited
by aswiss and tforecast, ,Etos meet
unforeseen contingencies the tLegisaure
Itself may lcome,,oE be- seized with adispo:
bsition toindulge Iin. extravaganfapptDpria-
-tionsfo objects, mauyiof swIrich.may-aud
.rmost probably would-be, found atoront
ficu wilhutie Constitutions M fancietfeS-
pediency is5elevaied above aconsfituiipnal
authority, and a3ieckless and wasiefulex.
trayagancebut too certainlyfolidws. s The
importantpowero oftaxation, (which, wlieIa
exercised in Observation-Disclosures
burden onlabor and productions iisresoried
TO, under various pretexts,gs fop:purposes
having no affinity to the motives winch,
dictated its grant, and the extravaganza OF
Government; ;siimUaies1individua exlravs
asance, until the .spiri, ofa wild andill,
regulated speculation involves que and all.
in its unfortunate results. In view .of
such fatal consequences, ii may be laid
down as an axiom, found IN moral.and
political truth, tha! no greater taxes, should
be imposed than are necessary for an
economical administration of The Govern
meni, and that whatever exists beyond,
should be reduced or modified. Tkis,,
does in no way conf1ic! with The exercise
of a sound discrimination, in The selectio1
of the articles 10 he taxed. which, a due
regard TO the public veal would at all
times suggest to the legislative mipds3l Ii
leaves the range. Of selection unde6ned,,
and. such selections should always be made
with an eye to the great Interests Of The.
country. Composed as is the Union pf, sen;
arate and Independent, Sta,es.. a patriotic
Legislature will no, fail in consulting the.
interests Of the parts. 10 adopt spch coulstt
as will be beet calculated 10 advance tho
harmony of the whole, and thus epsarS
that permanency in The policy OF The Coy
ernment, wilnop, which all effortsio ad-.
vance tie public prosperity are vain and
iruilless. This great aad vitality ipPor:-
lant task rests with Congress: and tho
Exc :u.tive can do no more, than fecoIIt,S
mend the general principles which should
F.overn, in its execution. psai MIA
a. 49,.
In referring you to the accompanying
report OF the Post Mac,er General, H. at:
{ fords noe continued cause Of qualification to
be able to advert, 10 the faci, that lhe az
fairs Of the Department, for the lasLfopIS
years. have been so conducted as, fromils
unaided resources, to NEE; its large, eS
penditnres. On my'coming into office 4
deb, Of nearly S500,000 existed against The
Department, which Congress discharged
by an appropriation from, the Treasury.
The Department, on the 4lh March nexi,,
will be found, under The management Of
the present efficient head, free Of debt or
embarrassment. which could only have
been done by The observance and practice
Of the greatest vigilance and enconomy.
have thus, gentlemen ofthe two Hou,
ses Of Congress, presented tap a true and
faithful picture Of The coEdi1ion Of public
affairs. both foreign aud domestic. The
wants oflhe public service are made known
10 you; and matters Of no ordinary i'm
portance are urged upon your .considera-
ton. Shall Inot he permiuedto congrat-
ula,e you on the happy auspices under
which you have assembled, and in the I'M.
porant change in the condition OF things
which has occurred iu The last three years ?
During that period questions with foreign
powers. have been settled and adjusted.
A desolatng and wasins war with savage
tribes has been brought 10 close The in.
ternal nal,ranquiity of'the country. threalent
ed by asi,alius questions, has been, pre-
served. The credit Of The Government.
which had experienced a temporary en-
barrassmeht, has been ,horegghly restored.
Its Golfers, which for season. were empty.
have been replenished. Acurrency, nearly
uniform in lis value, has taken the place
of one deprecated aud almost worthless:
Commerce and manufactures, which had
suffered in common with every Other in.
teresr. have once more revived, aud tie,
whole country exhibits al aspec,,of pros
perity and hapGi1esJ. Trade aud barer
lIno longer governed by wild and specl:s
l:lalive mania, rest upon a solid and sub.
stantiali footing; and the rapid growth rr
our Giles. in every direction, bespeaks.
most strongly the favorable Circumstances
by which we are surrounded. My yflsaIppi.s
ness, in the retiremen, which shortly awaits.
me, ,is,the ardent. hupe which expert!
ence, that this state ofprosperity is neillier!
deceptive nor destined to be short lived:
and that measures which have NOT ye, re-.
ceived its sanction, but which Icanri5, iItult'
regard as closely connected with the no..
nor, the glory, and still more enlarged
prosperity ofthe' country, are destined. at
an early day, to receive the approvalo oe
Congress. 6nder these circumstances. ami
with these anlicipa,ions.I shall most gladp
leave 70 others, more able than myself, ,!tlIe'
noble and pleasing task of sustaining the;