The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-08-30

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gard 10 merit. Ills recommendation 70
cmgTess NIL n0l b. Ion inlsllihie 10 be
qnfsliuned, nnr vet laO szrErsi " he t0nrh-
"a. There will be no Presidential party
% offend and support measures mrEsis
hxrsuse they hare The sanction Of ms
Rsme. bur freedom 0f lhonghi Will Be d.
lenled. and no complaints entered q Con-
gErss BE- plrssed not 10 adopt his sirws.
Their pawers and dusies will be Eegained.
and The pride of The nation no longer hum
bIrd with the degrading reflertion Inst the
Representative 0f the People have be-
come the mere registers Of The Prsiden-
lisl will. aud The bringing slaves NJ Exec
uliye power. Tie kingly peregaii'es.
claimed, within 4 lev years past. a. al
EKernijve anIhnriiy defined ~ The Con-
siilsIion. will fall before The higher prrro-
galiEe Of The people. aud while every de-
psrlmeni viii be restrained within lls aP-
pFnpFiaie limits. no branch Of The GoyrEn-
meni will be guilty Of nsurpslion. The
viii Of The msjnriiy will be nbeyet. and
not crushed b. the veto. nor YET Ihwaried
By The couupling influence Of ESerniiSe
patronage. The rights Of the pinoriiy
viii also be respected; and The odions
doctrine nf holding men together by " The
cohesive power of public plnnder" entire
~ repndiaisd. The peace Of The country
will be preserved. and al systematic e.
forts to favor the seizure and annexation
Of Yucaisn. Jamaica, or Cuba. whether
the achievement j. 10 be bloo,llrss or not.
Indignantly frowned down. A domestic
policy will he Inculcaied also. which. based
ON peace. shall advance the prosperity OF
the country in The development VI 'nnlUld
and inexhanstihle sources of-weallh and
pnwer. Duties will be laid on foreign
imports to raise revenue sufficient, first 10
support The Government. and. secondly.
TO discharge HE public debt without bur.
dening The people. And At the same time
rival interests will be harmoniz,d, and A.
meriean labor sde9ualely protected from
ruinops competition with The pauper Ia.
Dor Of Europe. Again: the improvement
Of the lakes. rivers, and harbors. necrssa.
~ certainly 10 the snrcess Of The rom.
merce and To tie safety Ofihe navy Of the
country. will be prominent among ihe re-
forms which the people may nse,ibe n
the list Of Executive duties. That al
these things may and will he accomplish
edunder General Tsylor's Administration.
if the people will them, there canno, be y
reasonable doubt. His letter TO Captain
Allison is plain on all these prints. |, is
as follows:
Baton Ronge, April %, 1913.
DEaa sIa:-My opinions have recently been
30 often misconceiyed and misrepresen,ed, that I
deem u due 10 myself. il not 10 my friends. TO
make a brief exposition Of them upon the topics
to which you have called nv attention.
have consented 10 the use Of my name rs can.
didate for the Presidency. ! have frankly avcw.
ed my own dis,rust Of my fitness for that high sta
lion, hut having. II the solicitation Of many Of my
cOuntrymcn. taken my position as a candidate, 1
do not feel ut liberty to surrender that position
until my friends NANTES, wish that | should
retire fr"m Il. will then most gladly do 20. I
have no private purposes 10 accomplish--no par
y projects to build up--no enemies TO FURNISH,
nothing to serve but my country.
Fhaye been very often addressed by letter, and
nv opinions have been asked on almost every
question that might occur to the writers as alice
ting the interests Of their country or their party.
have not always responded to these inquiries,
for various reasons.
confess, whilst ! have great cardinal principles
, which will regulate my political life, avn not
sufficiently familiar with al the minute details Of
political legislation TO give solemn pledges to ex.
crt my influence, IL were President, 10 carry out
this. or defeat that measure. have no conceal
menL hold no opinion which would not rea-
Oily proclaim TO my assembled counirymen; but
crude impressions upon matters Of policy, which
may he right to-day and wrong tomorrow, are,
perhaps. not the best ties, Of fitness for Office Ono
who cannot be trusted without pledges. canno, he
confided in mcrely on account Of them.
Twill proceed, however, now to respond to
your inquiries.
First. | rcitcrate what have often sai,i--I am
Wing. but not an ultra Wing. r. elected I
would not be the mere President Of party. I
would endeavor to act Independent Of party dom.
ination. | should feel bound To administer the
Government untrammelled by party schemes.
Seeord. The veto power. The power given by
the Constitution to the Executive to inierpose his
veto, is high conservative power; but in my
orinian should never be exercised except in cases
0f clear violaf;or or h..