The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-05-24

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a naass take 4 new tark. d Is ililieTrni
here. With Is lhs ministers take rare 10
Sc i secora with he President Il they
mran II keep iheiF plarss-and genrrsi y
lllev 10 mean 10 keep their places. lfhe
~ 4 nan L hare = VII u his own. il Is
h:s vii thar governs. President Jackson
declared that these cabinet oflierTs wrfe
enly bis sgen,s and instruments. 10 aid
LinI In The government Of the cOunl.y.
This makes the President and The cabinet
together - , mi" aud gives Linn the viz
NAL command Of 81 Inc vast patronage Of
the Execmire gofcImrnl in al IL depart
meats, II addition 10 bis own direct power
Il apaninineRt Ard with such . POW
er - tins in his hands he knows well
enough how 10 managr 4 reluctant or Ie-
llsriery Congress. Il have found, sir.
said Nc. Webster in his lale noble speech
on Mexican affairs. sin lie course ct
thirty years experience. thar whatever
measure ihe Executive Government EN-
braces and pushes is quite likely 10 sue
ceed. There is 4 giving way somewhere.
lf the ExerEiive Government acts with
uniformity, slealiness aud entire unity Ol
purpose, sooner or later i, Is quite apt
enough, afronling 10 my construction o.
history. too APT. TO effect is purposP."
/ The rases which illustrate this position
Anne xalion-ihe war-ihe further ae-
QUESTION &c ,errilory-are too recent and
remarkable 10 escape anyhody's attention.
Tile President is Tire fountain Of Appoint
msni, of Honor, of Patronage; aud no
monarch in the world, in any country,
employs this power more. freely. or more
effectively Tor his own purposes. This is
The practice Of our Presidents III late years.
His Constitutional power is that Of nom
inslinn. hd, IN effect aud In practice il Is
The power Of appointment. lie creates
the ministry; he creates the Judiciary; he
creates all foreign ministers and eonsuls, he
creates or controls the creation of The innc-
iionarips Of riyil administration all over
the country; he is himselfihe commander
In.chief Of The army and navy, and every
commission held in either arm of The pub
| lie service is held under his nomination.
| Nor is the power Of the President
hound by The geographical limits Of the
States Of this Union. Our Government
heing merely national, has become i'm.
perial. We have our provinces and colo.
MES, ,lisgsised under the name o( terrific.
ries, AMI We are multiplying these posses.
sions. They are no part Of the nation,
and are not represented IN il, and have no
sS,srs- s1 is-E ssos~rna@ns. ss'S s.s-~r.
them precisely as Colonies are governed
in other parts nf the world. They are our
dependencies aud our sway aver Them
is strictly imperial; and IL lha, extent,
oars has become an Imperial Republic.
We send some Governors. and Judges,
aud Pablic Attorneys. and Marshalls and
1.-The President creates them all-jusi as
Victoria sends royal Governors and Judg.
es, a rompleie Executive and Judicial
Government, At This day. 10 our aeighbo.s
i in Cana,la.
But we have said enough, perhaps, ID
lindirate what We mean when we speak 81
The attributes of true sovereignty with
wkich President of the United States is
lcloihud. AsIlIe head Of the nation, he is in
vested with great authority. even within the
lieiier nf the Constitution; and he is now al
The head Of The great empire also. Wher
we come to add to all this. the power
which The President now.a days is arcus,
TONED to assume, without any warrant oil
the Constitution. and against lis express:
provisions and injunciions, as his persona
+ purposes or incIiHaiions may prompt Of
push him on, we cannot fail Ia see ina
The President Of the United States is wha
have called him, great poientate, wield
ing political authority Of tremendous
magnitude and importance. The Election
of such PotentaIe becomes. then, mat
ter Of the greatest interest Ia people low
ing liberty ard calling themselves free.
. -
i II is trne. the President is ELECTED FOR
short term; and he cannot. By the Consri
tuition, transmit his office. or nominate hi,
successor. Practically. however he ma,
90 far towards nominating his successor
Every body knows that Gen. Jackson
did in fret nominate his successor. n,
Emperor Augustus even more explicit
lily named his Cesar. But a Pre>iden
4 may do more Than this; he may in hi
short term OF office stamp poliry upoi
The government and country a new poll
Icy--which can never afterwards be shak
Ell of, and by which the destiny Of iii
whole country shall be changed. T'hi