Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-03-08


the achievements of free minds and free hands under
the protection Of this glorious Union No treason to man
kind since the organization of society," would be equal in afro
city to that of him who would lift his hand destroy it. He
would overthrow the nobest of human wisdom,
which protects himself and his felow-man He would stop
he progress OF free government and involve his country
either in anarchy despossn. lie would extngush the
fire Of liberty, which and anmates the hearts of happy
Millions and invites all The nations Of the earth initiate our
example If he say that and wrong committed in
the administration of the Government, let him remember that
Nothing human be perfect aud that under other sys
tenn Of government revealed by Heaven devised by man
has been allowed free and broad scope TO combat
Has the sword Of despots proved to be safer or
instrument Of reform in Government than enlightened
reason Does he expect find among the ruins Of this
Union happier abode for swarrnng millions than they
now have under Every lover Of his country must sud
der at the thought Of the possibility of its dissolution, and
will be ready to adopt the patriotic sentiment, Sour Federal
Union, must be preserved" To preserve it, the compro
misses which alone enabled fathers to form common
Constitution for the government and protection of many
States and distinct communities of such diversified habits in
teres, and domestic institutions be sacredy and
gioly observed Any attempt to disturb destroy these
compromises being terms Of the compact Of Unon can lead
other than the anddisasous consequences
1t source Of deep regret that in sections Of our
schemes and agaons whose object the destruction Of do
mcstit institutions existing in other sections
which existed the adoption of the Constitution and were
recognised and protected by it, All must that, if it were
possible for them to be successful in attaining their object the
dissolution Of the Unop and the consequent destruction OF
our happy form Of Government, must speedily follow
am happy TO believe that every period OF our existence
nation there has existed, and continues to exist
the great Of people, devotion to the Union of the
States which will shield and protect against the moral ea-
son If any who would seriously contemplate its destruction
To continuance of that DEVOTION the compromises Of
the Constitution must not only be preserved but sectional
eaoes and heartburnngs must be dscountenanced and
all should remember that they members of the poll
ica family having destiny To increase the at
acen of people the Union laws should be just
Any policy which shall tend favor monopoe the pecu-
liar interests Of sections classes must operate to the preu
dice of the interests their fellow citizens, and should be
avoied II the compromises Of the Constitution be preserved,
if sectional eaoues and heartburnngs be discountenanced
laws be just and the Government be practically admin
stered strictly within the limits of power prescribed it.
may discard all apprehensons for the safety Of the Union
With these views of the nature, character and objects
the Government, and the value of the Unon shall steadily
oppose the creation of those institutions and systems which
their nature, tend pervert it from its legitimate purposes
and make il the instrument of sections classes and individuals
planted around the Government control strengthen it
opposition the will of its authors Experience has laugh
how unnecessary they auxares of the public author
es how mpoten for good, and how powerful for mischief
( Ours intended to be plain and frugal Government
and shall regard to be my duty recommend to Congress
md far the Executive concerned enforce, by al
the within power, the stcest economy the
pendure of the public money which may be compatible witt
the public interests
national debt has become almost institution of Euro
pcan monarchies 1t is viewed in some Of them
sena prop to existing Governments Melancholy is the
on Of that people whose Government be sustained only
by system which periodically transfers large from
the labor of the many the Golfers of the few Such sys
tenn incompatible with the ends for which republican
Government instituted Under wise policy, the debts
contracted in Revolution and during the Of 1912
have been happily exnguished BY judicious application
Of the not required for other necessary purposes
doubted that the debt which has grown out of the
cumsances Of the last few may be speedily paid off
congratulate my felowcizens the entire restoration Of
the credit of the General Government of the Union and that
OF many of the States Happy would be for the indebted
States if they freed from their liabilities of which
were incautousy contracted Although the Government
the Union is neither in legal moral bound foi
the debts of the States and would be violation OF oui
compact OF Union 10 them yet cannot but tee
deep interest in seeing all the States their public liza
bes and pay off their just debts at the earliest practicable
period That they will do il be done with
imposing too heavy burdens their citizens, there
to doubt The sound, moral and honorable feeling Of
the people Of the indebted States cannot be quesoned and
happy perceive settled opposition their part
their ability returns, after of unexamped pccuniay
embarrassment pay oil all just demands, and to acquicsce
in any reasonable measures to accomplish that object
One of the difficulties which have had to encounter IN
the practical administration of the Government consists in the
adjustment of laws and the levy of the taxes
cesay for the support of Government In the general propo
stion that shall be collected than the neces
ties Of economical administrator shall require all parties
acquiesce Nor does there TO be material DIFF
ecnce opinion the absence ghtn the Government 10
tax section of country class OF citizens
cupaton, for the profit of another Juscc and sound
policy forbid the Federal Government to foster branch OF
industry the dctrmcnt Of another, to cherish the inter
of portion the injury Of another portion Of
common country" have heretofore declared to my fellow
citizens that in my judgment is the duty Of the Govern
extend far may be practicable to do So by its
laws and all other within its power fair and
lust protection to all the interests OF the whole Union,
embracing agriculture manufactures the mechanic arts com
merce, and navigation have also declared my opinion 10
be Gin favor of a tariff for revenue, and that, lin adjusting
the details Of such tariff, have sanctioned such moderate
discriminating duties would produce the amount of
needed and at the afford reasonable incidental pro-
lection home industry and that opposed to
a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue.
The power to lay and collect taxes, duties, impost and
excses indispensable to be conferred on the Fe-
dera Government which, without it. would possess no means
of providing for support In executing this power by
evyng tariff of duties for the support of Government the
raising Of should be the object and protection the in
lcden To this principle and make protection the
object and the incident, would be to inct manifest
injustice upon all other than the protected interests In levy
ordinations within the revenue principle, win afford incl
dental protection home interests. Within the
limit there discretion to discriminate beyond that limit
the rghtfu exercise of the power not conceded The I'M