The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-12

tine work, dares think Of nothing cxcc,,,
what those about him think. arid has NJ 1
other object than 10 protect himself from,
Lciatnor; 4 his sense OF public obligation Is
such that he can swear 10 execute ,hs
laws, aud yet mean 10 execute these aloue
which involve little responsbilil I NM. ~.
pose little trouble; iE he measures the mao.
nitndc Of his Office only BY the sc;lle M Lis
patronage, and the success Of his admins.
tration only ~ the consistency Of his ia.
cord; Il ho has not seIf.impclIinr. SELF.
directing. and selfspstaiaing power. q Mil
that IS made only the more indonlitable ~
the opposition 0f bad men, 4 fidelity that
will follow duty at every personal saeris
nee; y ne has not qualities like these, he
i unfit for bis high station, and miserable
Is tho country whose destinies. In an emer.
.geney, are in the hands IF such d ruler +
The weakness Of the executive, III lines
.of public danger, has always Hecn con.
sidered one of the chief disadvantages 81
the republican form Of government This
limitation Of power Is necessary for tie
security Of popular liberties, Ii must
consequently, go hard with the republic,
when the little executive power that actu.
ally exists is in Incompetent hands and Ii
weakly administered s,.. 6 III. =.
I'd. IL is not strange that every patriot
tremblcs with apprehension nc he sees the
INDIGESTION Of The President in the present
juncture INDIGESTION even III respect 70 the
plainest line Of duty. 80 X t e. FL r. ):
No clearer warning could possibly be
given than the President has had; and
yet he makes no sign TINT anybody can
satisfactorily interpret. AlIof any pracs
teal account that be does il 10 stultify
himself by saying that: Sonth Carolina
has no right to SO, and that the federal
government has no right 10 compel her
TO remain. 1t would have been some sat.
isfaction to have heentold whethcrhe will
still. eontinue to execute the revenue laws
at Charleston-w hctherthis poor exercise
Of authority is.to be retained or not---but
though allusioa is made by him on the
subject, be leaves every doubt dissatisfied
1t is an extraordinary commentary up
on his complete want of d definite policy,
and Of the universal disregard into which
he has fallen, that nobody in either branch
Of Congress Pretends to speak his views,
or asliiressto submit any plan or PROPOSE
ton commended by his sanction. The
House has gone through with tho for.
rialEty Of referring his message. TO q
special committee, but nc body under
g'stanttst iiNt titrfe is any practical recon:
meditation in tie document upon which
the committee will deliberate. Their
function is TO take the whole subject into
independent consideration Of their own,
and submit such measures as. they deem
proper We trust that this committee
will do. its duty faithfully, but without
the hearty sanction and Vigorous snpp0rt
.of the executive, Ills practical conclusions
will amount to very little. Such a sort
Of sanction and support few arc credulous
enough, ut this day., even TO dream OF.
James Buchanan has done more to bring
ON this crisis than any other man; and
now that.ft has come, lie 10, Of all men,
the least competent to deal with it.--A.
Y Horld. 81 =. -c>:. +.
MIR. Buchanan! Mr.. Buchanan is flis
the best finale that you. can make 10 the
term Of Office on which you entered with