Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-12-22

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In still SQother point of view, it i
an important practical duty sugg est
ed by this consideration of the bag
hitndeof dimensions, 10 which oul
political system, with its correspond
ing 'nachinery Of government, is 50
rapidly expanding With increased
vigilance does it require US to cult
yate the cardinal virtues Of public
frugality and official integrity and
purity. Public affairs ought to be
SO condub ted that a settled couyic-
ton should peryade the entire Union,
that nothing short Of the highest
tone and standard Of public morality
marks every part Of the administra-
ton and legislation Of the general
government. Thus will the federal
system, whatever expansion time and
progress may give it, continue more
and more deeply rooted in the love
sand confidence of the people.
That wise economy, which is as far
removed from parsimoHy as from cor
rupt and corrupting extravagance-
that single regard for the public good,
which will frown upon all attempts to
approach the treasury with insidious
projects of private interest cloaked
under public pretext8-that sound
fiscal administration, which, in the
legislative department guards against
the dangerous temptations incident
to oyerdowing revenue, and, in the
executive, maintains IAN unsleeping
watehfulness against the tendency Of |
all national expenditure to extrava- =
gance while they are admitted ele- !,
,mentary political duties, may, | trust,
be deemed as properly adferted to r
and urged, in view of the more I'M
pressive sense of that necessity, \
which is directly suggested BY the +
considerations now presented.
Since the adjournment of Con !
gress. the VIDE President Of the Y. t
States has Missed from the scenes of "
earth, without having entered upon a
the duties Of the station, to which he +,
had been called BY the voice of bis ;.
coa,,trynfen. living occupied, al =
most continually for more than,thirty II
wears, "A seat in one OF the other of
the two Houses Of Congress, and nav
mo by his singular purity and Wis az
lom secured unbounded confidence +
lnd universal respect, bis fnlllng bt
health was watched by the nation nc
sith painful solicltudg His loss to NJ
he eoautry under alI be circumsthn- d
Is. has been justly regarded as II
-epar'blc y
yr@ss Of March 2, 1858, the oath of an
,lIiee WAS admins Tered 10 him on the N
.4th of that month, at Arladne es-
ate. near Matanzas, in the island OF r
]nbt; but his strength gradually de- =
lined, and Was hardly sufficient to an
nable him to retpIn to his home III 81
Slab#lna. where, On The 18th day Of So
April. in the most calm and peaceful i,
nv, His long and eminen.ly us4Ial
4reef was terminated. =
Entertaining unlimited confidence a.
vot1r intelligent and patriotic de- Te
otioh to the public interest, and an,
ENG conscious of no motives on ,,,o
" part which are not inseparable
ON the honor and advancement Of :"
" country, | hope it may he my lel
riyilege to deserve and secure, not ins
lly Your cordial cooperation in for
reat public measures, but also those lit
.lation5 of mutual confidence and In,
.gmd, which it is always SO desira-
e to cultivate between members OF. =
,-orlinate branches of the govern pos
ent. FRANKLIN PIERCE. ces
WAsHNGToy, ID G., Dee 5, 1928. att,
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