The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-12-18

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lie pressnl expenditures. Il he sdissl-
msnl II ne lanG 81 P0siagss, ne lhlrFrsis
&C ne Tsople dsmsnd. that he Lowest
rslrs b aJoplsd ~hish all prpdure ihs
necesssry Tsseaue % meet the ezpsEdi.
lales af ne department. 'hsllr he a.
lrnlian Of cnngssss . lie snggeslians of
lh< Postmaster G,nersl On lhs s1hirei.
under the belief .Lsi .ush . usoei6esl y
o. he Ia lsw nay be made a. uill yield
sullieisnl resengs xishoaI lrrIheF Gals
On lhe treasury. ard 9Th sefy II l.
chsngs IN The present Ta'es Df postage.
Proper msasuIes Lsve bsen taken, In
pursuance Of the ssi OF .hs 3'd 81 Mach
lasl Tor The essbi,sha.e.t Of ilnts u mal
steamers beiaeen this and iOIeign~ c"nH'
liss. Tie inpori.nee Of th's ssiyles
eomn-nds itself strongly 10 f.yUr.ble
con.idefslioe.
Mnh The grOwIh Of our country. The
pubic business Which desul,ts an the
heads OF The se,ersl Executive Depart
menl has greatly increased. 10 sumo re-
spscls, The distribution Of duass among
them seems 10 be ineorgTuOus, aud many
OF these might be transferred iIom one 10
IN. lhsr sIih advantages 10 the pptlle
interests. A more aaspicIous liae Joe
llle consideration OF this suit Ct by Con-
gress. silh tiew 10 sysiem IN The OF
ganlz lion IL the se,elal Departments,
and . more appropriate d,yIsien oil The
public business. will Il probably oecAr..
The most important duiIe- Of lhs State
Depsrmea, rel.le 10 our fortign allaIrs.
b. the greet enlargement vi the iaHily
III naIIohs, the increase 81 nur cummeIcr.
aud ,he corresponding exi-nsi0n Vi pnI
consular system, the business OF Ih de-
paI'ment hiss been grssily increased. 10
ITS pIsseni organization. many duties 81 =
d,meslic naturs, aud Consisting of de-
tails, are de'ol'eJ q the Sect tsry ol
State, whirh DO not appropriately belong
10 the (ortign department OF the govern
meat. and NAV properly be transferred ID
some other de- r,me.,. One If In se
grows oct Of The present state Of The law
concerning the Patent Office, which lea
years since, was q subordinate clerkship.
but has became distinct buresu Of great
importance. With al excel Mt rnIsrni Il
organization, IL is still connec cd Nth The
Stale Department. La the Transaction OF
lis business, questions II much impur1suee
10 lnven or., and 10 the community, ire
quentiy srise, which, BY existing lave,
re referred for decision 20 a board al
which The Secretary sc State is member.
These Questions are lega and the ccnnrc-
lian which now exists between the Stale
Department and the Patent Office, may,
siih great propriely and advantage, be
transferred 10 the Attorney General.
In his last annual message - CongIsss,
Mr. Madison In'i,ed attention to proper
provision for the Attorney GeHerel as an
esisbli.fDsai. 16Is reeOm ma faf.iiis
was repeated by some uf his Successors.
The official duties of the Aaorn.y Gene
rsl have been much increased within q
few years. and his Office has become one
OF goat importance. HIS cuues my be
stlli IuTiher increased with advantage IN
the public interests. As 40 executive otFi
Ger. his residence and con.t,nl stlenunn
al the seat III government ate required.
Legal questions InEolsing Impor,an, pur-
elples. and a ge amounts o. pub IL IN .
ney, are constantly referred To hI,n By the
President and Executive Department. Tor
his examination and decisI0n. The pub.
lie bus ne,s under his official management
before the judiciary has been 81 augmea
ted BY the extension OF our rsrrii,rv, and
the acts Of Congress, authhriz NJ sun.
gaInst the United States fJr large bodies
oil valuable public lands. as greatly to in.
crease his Isbors and responsibilities. |
Therefore recommend that the Attorney
GenersI be placed on the same foo Jog
| 9Th the heads Of The other executi %
Department. with such subnrdln .te off.
GERS. provided By lsw e., III. department,
az may be required To di.charee The adj
dtonsl duties which haze been CT NAV
be drvolsed upon Tin.
Congress possess the power OF ex In.
sive legislation over the Dl.irirt of Co.
lnmhla. and commend the interests n
is 'Hh,bran,s TO your favorable consider.
ston. The peorla Of this DISTRICT have
M Legislative b ,dv Of Their own, and nus
coniide their local az veil a. thr,r genera
| tsrests t. Representatives in whose
eleci'on they h,ve 30 ware. sui aver
whose official Conduct they have M ron
troll. Each member of the MAJ ,aI lie.
gi-Isiure shouid consider himself as then
I'm meJi lie representative. and siteuld ne
The more ready 10 give attention 10 rheil
interests and wants, because he il n 4 re.
,ponslble 10 them. recommend that a
liberal aud generous spirit may clar,c
terizs yOur measures in rel1iian to them
| shall he ever di.passd To show a ptope,
regard fur their " sizes. and, within con.
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