The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-12-26

Interests. AZ al Executive officer. his Is.
sidenee and constant attention e. the seaf
of eogarnnlsnl IRE required. Legal cues.
tons involving important principles. and
largo allounts Of public money are cons.
family reiaFed @ him By tho President and
Executive departments for his examination
end decision. The public business under
bis Official manag cement before the Judiciary
has been 80 augmented BIZ The extension Of
territory and the acts Of Congress aulhori.
King suits against tho United States for
large bodies of valuable lands, as greatly
to increase bis labors and responsibilities.
therefore recommend that the Attorney
General Be placed on the same footing with
the heads Of the other executive depart.
ments, with such subordinate officers, pro.
yided by law for his department, as may Be
required to discharge the additional duties
which have been Or may be devolved upon
him.
Congress possesses the power Of exclu.
sive Legislation over the District Of Colnm.
bias and commend the interests of lis Ia.
habitants to your favorable consideration.
The people Of this District have no legisla.
tive body Of their own, and must conide
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their local as we'll as their general interests
to Representatives in whose election they
have no voice, and over whose official con-
duct the. have no control. Each member
ofthe National Legislature should consider
himself Is their Immediate representative,
and should be the more. ready to give 1t.
tention to theirinterests and wants, because
he is not responsible to them. Irecom.
mend that q liberal and generous spirit
may characterize your measures in relation
to them. ! shall be ever disposed to show
. proper regard for their wishes, and with.
in constitutional limits, shall at all times
cheerfully cooperate with you for the I'D.
yancement oftheir welfare.
/ / trust it may not bs deemed inappropri.
ate to the occasion for me to dwell for a
moment on the memory Of the most emf.
nent citizens ofour country, who, during the
summer that has gone by, has descended to
the tomb. The enjoyment contemplating
ct the advanced age Of nearly four score
years, the happy condition of his country
cheered the last hours Of Andrew Jackson
who departed this life in the tranquil hops
of blessed Immortality. His death wal
happy,e his life had been eminently use
fnl.
He had an unfaltering confidence in tai
virtue and capacity Of the people, and in th,
Permanence of that freq government whicl
he had largely contributed to establish Al
defend. His great deeds had secured t
him the affections Of his fellow citizens
and twas his happiness to witness tb
! growth and glory Of his country which b
! loved so well.
r He departed amidst the benedictlon
millions Of freemen. The nation paid j
) tribute to his memory athis tomb. comm
/ generations will learn from his example Il
{ sloee Of country and the rights Of man.
/. his language on similar occasion to Il
f present, now commend you, fellow-cil
D zens, % the guidance of Almighty God, vi
|. . fln reliance on bis merciful providen,
y Tor the mainIalnance Ufour ffUe institution
: and with an earnest suPplicatfon that Whs
it ever errors il may be my lot to commit
]. discharging the arduous duties which ha'
|. devolved on me, and find q remedy in Il
r harmony and wisdom Of your counsels."
st JAMES X. POLK.
J. Washington, Dec. 2, 1545.