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PRESIDENT TYLER’S ADDRESS. To the people of the United States; Fellow Citizens: Before my arrival at the seat of Govem- Iicnt the painful communication was made to you by the ofiurs presiding over the several Departments, of the deeply regretted death. of William Henry Harrison, late President of the United States. Upon him you had conferred your suffragca for the first office in your gift, and had selected him as your chosen instrument to correct and reform all such errors and abuses as had manifested themselves from time in thepractical operation of government. While stand- Ing_at the threshold of this great work, he has, by the dis- , pulsation of an all-wise Providence, been removed from among us, and, by the provisions of the Constitution, the efforts to be directed to the accomplishment of his vitally important; task have devolved upon myself. This same oc- currence has subjected the wisdom and sufficiency of our ... : .infiitutloits to a new test. - rst time in our history, the person elected to the ‘ ey'of the United States, by the happening of contingency provided for in the Constitution, has bad de- volvul upon him the Presidential office. The spirit of fac- tion,» which is directly opposed to thc spirit of a lofty pat- riotism, may find in this, occasion for assaults upon my ad- ministration. And in succeeding, under circumstancesso sudden and unexpected, and to res onsibilities so greatly s

place in the intelligence and patriotism of the People my only sure reliance. . My earnest prayer shall be constantly addressed to the all-wise and all-powerful Being who made me, and by whose dispensation I am called to the high office of President of 1 this Confederacy, understandineg to carry out the principles of that Constitution which I have sworn

“ to protect, preserve, and defend.” . 'I'hcusual opportunity which is afl'orded a chief Magis- ‘ ‘ date upon his induction to allies: of presenting to his coun-

e,» 11.. 3 you an exposition of the policy which would guide his ,w w , " istration, in the form of an Inaugural Address, not L , living, under the peculiar circumstances which have brought m to the discharge of the high duties of President of the

United States, been sfl'ordcd to me, a brief exposition of the principlesewhich will ovem me in the general course of my administration of pub ic afl'dn, would seem to be due as well tomysclfasto our 4| ' . In regard to oreign nations, the groundwork of my policy ' will be justice on our part to -all, submitting to inyusticc from none. While [shall sedukrusly cultivate peace and amity with one and all, it will be my most imperative duty to see that the honor of the country shall sustain no blemish. “’ith a view to this, the condition of our military defences will become a matter of anxious solicitude. The Army,” which has in other days covered itself with renown, and the 5 Navy, not inappropriately termed the right arm of the pub- lic defence, which has spread a light bf glory over the American standard in all the waters of the earth, should be rendered replete with efficiency. ‘

In View of the fact' wcll svouchcd by history, that the tendency of all human institutions is to concentrate power

" in the hands ofa single man, and that their ultimate down- fall has proceeded from this cause, ldecm it of the most essential importance that a complete separation should take place between the sword and the purse. No matter where or how the public money shall be deposited, so long asthe President can exert the power of appointing and removmg, at hls pleasure, the agents selected for their custody, the Commander-imchicf of the Army and Navy is In fact the Treasurer. A permanent and radical change should there- fore be decreed. The patronage incident to the Presiden- tial ofice, already great, is constantly increasing. Such increase" is destined to keep pace with the growth of our population, until without a figure of speech, an army of office-holders may be spread over the land. The unrestrained power exerted by a selfisth ambitious man, in order either to perpetuate his authority or to hand it over to some fa— vorite as his successor, may lead to the enjoyment of all the means within his controul to accomplish his object.

The right to remove from office, while subjected who just restraint, is inevitably destined to produce a spirit ofcrouching servility with the official corps, which, in order to uphold the hand which (leads them, would lead

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. some: 3mm: :3: “We adoption of all L If r modem-c: p y ac mesce m the arrest these evi s, so full of danger in their tendency.

I will rcmOVe no incumbent from office who has faith. fnlly and honestly acquitted himself of the duties of his other, except in such cases where such an officer has been guilty of an active partisanship, or by secret means—the less manly, and therefore the more objec- tionable—has given his official influence to the purpose of

arty, thereby bringing the patronage of the Government

n conflict with the freedom of elections. Numerous rc- movals may become necessary under this rule. These will be made by me through no’ acerbity of feelings. I have had no cause to cherish or indulge unkind feelings towards any, but my conduct will be regulated by a profound sense of what is due to the country and its in- stitutions; nor shall I neglect to apply the same un- beudin rule to those of my own appomlment. Free- dom 0 opinion will be tolerated. the right of suffrage willbe mainlained’as the birthright of every American citizen, 'but I say emphatically to the ofiicial corps, “ thus far and no farther.” I have dwelt the longer' upon this subject, because removals from ofliée are like. ly often to arise, and I would have my countrymen to

understand the princtple of the Executive action.

In all public expenditures the mom rigid economy should be resorted to, and, as one of its results, 11 public debt in time of peace be sedulously avoided. A wise and patriotic constituency will never object to the impo- sition of necessary burdens for useful ends. and true

‘ wisdom dictates the resort to such means, in order to supply deficiencies in the revenue, rather than to those doubtful expedients, which, ultimating in a public debt, serve to embarrass the resources of the country and to lessen Its ability to meet any great emergency which may arise. All sinecures should be abolished. The appropriations should be direct and explicit. so as to leave as limited a share of discretion to the disbursing agents as may be found compatible with the public scr- Vicc. A strict responsibility on the part of all the agents of the Govcmment should be maintained, and peculation or defalcaiion visited with immediate expulsion from office and the most condign punishment.

The public interest demands that. if any war has ex- isted between the Government and the currency, it shall cease. Measures of a' financial character, now having the sanction of legal enactment, shall be faithfully en- fomeduntil repealed by the Legislative authority. But I owe ll. to myself to declare that Iregard existing enact- ments as unwise and impolitic, and in a. high degree op-

, pressive. I shall promptly give sanction to any consti- tutional measure which, originating in Congress, shall have for its object the restoration of a sound circulating medium, so essentially necessary to give confidence in all the transactions of life, to secure to industry its just and adequate rewards, and to re-estahlish the public prosperity. In deciding upon the adaption of any such measure to the and proposed, as well as its conformity to the Constitution, I shall resort to the Fathers of the great Republican school, for advice and instruction, to be drawn from their sage views of our system of Govern- ment, and the light of their ever glorious example.

The institutions under which we live, my countrymen, secure each person In the perfect enjoyment of all his rights. The spectacle is exhibited to the world of a Government deriving its powers from the consent of the

. governed, and having imparted to it only so much power as is necessary for successful operations. Those who are charged with its administration should carefully ab. stain from all attempts to enlarge the range of powers

‘ thus granted to the several departments of the Govem- merit, other than by an appeal to the People for addition- al grants, lest by so doing they disturb that balance which the patriots and statesmen who framed the Con- stitutiou designed to establish between the Federal Go. vernment and the States composing the Union.

The observance of these rules is enjoined upon us by that feeling of revetlnce and affection which finds a place in the heart of . every patriot for the preservation of ' union, and blessings of unionL—for the good of our children and our children’s children, through countless

generations. An op birth to local and sectional jealousies, and to. ultimm 2N1“ "l breaking asunder the bonds of union, or in building up I Wall's: system, which would inevitably end in a bloody seeptn fin iron crown.

In conclusion, I beg you to be assured that I shall exert self to carry the foregoing principles into practice during my ,5 ministration of the Government, and, confiding in the protecting

my first and highest duty to preserve unimpaired the free infli-

. Do ' shall succeed me in their full force and V1,, r JOHN TYLER. . \Vashington,April 9, 1841. , It is remarkable, that John ler, who has now become President of the United States, 8 mold, for It third tune, SteI) into a high ofiice by the death of the incumbent. Ho becafne Governor of Virginia by the death of the Governor, he being Vice. He was made a Senator in consequence of the death of one before his term expired, and he has now President by the death of one through whose populsnty he was elected Vice President—meW.

=2: THE ESCHEAT QUESTION.

To rut: Enrros or run COLONIAL lemn. Six;—Iutcrested in every thin that appertaius to my native country, and particularly in progress of civ liberty and British freedom among the inhabitants of Prince Edward Island, I have taken the iberty of enclosing to you an article which a peared in the Morning Post of this dplace, yesterday, and w Ich, I have no doubt, Will .be rea With

t interest and pleasure by every Reformer in the Island. or the information of your readers, I may state what has fallen under my observation, during a short residence here, of the pa r in which the article appeared.

The Morning Post was started somewhat less

than a year ago. It is published three times a. week, and has already acquired n character and standing for usefulnesa and tgent, second to none in the capital of this Province— the JVooasmtian not excepted. Its conductor, J. H. Cruso- kill,EEsqr., (a young gentleman of brilliant intellect and high literary nttainments,) appears to take a deep interest in eve question relating to civil liberty, and to be well versed in t e history of the British Colonies, having already dis- tinguished himself by several successful efforts to illustrate the topography and history of his native country. The establishment of the Morning Post by him has made quite an era in the history of the Newspaper (press. Day after day, it comes out with articles of spirit an ability, on subjects transiently interesting or permanently important, which are read by every grade of the population, from the Representative of the Queen, down to the humblest in- dividual. Like the Morning Post in London, however, the neat little paper circulates most freely, it appears, among the higher classes of the community, and- pays particular attention to the movoments of [belittle fashionable world in this gay town. The Morning Post has also a second name—“ The Parliamentary Reporter,” and it fullyICame up to the standard of its professions in this respectin the Session of the Legislature liere,'\vhich has Just closed. During that period, also, when the quesfion of war between England and the United States was agitated, the Montng Post come out with a series of able articles on the subject, which were universally sought after, and read with much avidity; and, recently, the article on “ Spring ”—i‘roni its chaste and pleasifig style, its truthfulness, and the aptitude of its appearance—excited general admiration. The Edi- torinl columns are also often embellished with translations, and as to the commodity of news, the Morning Post is always sure to be first in the market. _ _,"

I state these facts, to prove to you and your readers, what reliance is here placed on the judgment and ability of the ‘ I send you, Minefiely con late

0m ’ I advocacy 0 mu m or: men on IIIIB' acces- , ..—. J M“ Q

A NATIVE or PRINCE Enwsnn ISLAID. \

Dartmouth, County of Halifax, April 28th, 1841.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Every day’s experience proves, that the parcelling out ofthis fine, fertile Island, among a few fiivoured individuals. in the year I767, was one of the most ruinous nnd impolitic of‘all the extraordinary acts for which the Colonial history of the last century was distinguished. The expulsion oftho Acndinns from the land oftheir nativity—the fields which the sweat oftlieir brow had made to smile with fruitfulness, and the homes which they venerated and loved beyond every other spot 03 earth’s w1_c surface—this act, heart-rcnding as it was, had some miti- gation of its cruelty, and some excuse for its unparalleled in- yustice, in the consideration that the English Colonials, at that period, were surrounded with terrors, and alien threatened with slaughter. But the sweeping sway of the whole ofthe fee- simpla of the Island of Prince Edward, and vesting it in some score ofPioprietors, was no act as outrageous of every principle ofyustice to the people ofGreat Britain and Ireland, who had a right to the udynntages arising from the colonisation ofan Island which their arms had wrasted from the French, as it was dia- metrically opposed to wise policy, and to the peaceful govern- ment of that Colony in future. The Minister who, in that day, dared to make such a monstrous proposal to his Sovereign must either have been forced to it, by truckling to some secret influ- ence which he ought to have spurned, or by n deplorable igno- rnnco ofwhat, oven in that day, were deemed the true prinoinles ofgovernment. Look at the act in its naked deformity. Here Is an Island, conquered from the French in 1745, by the blood and treasure of England and New England, for lite general benefit oftho _Empire, and uventy~two years allerwards split up and actually given moat , in tracts oftwenty thousand acres, to a few persons, who possessed no more claim to it than the luwlicst man in the kingdom—leaving those who, ever since that on- fortunate era, have or would have settled there; and expended their labour and fortunes in cultivating a soil which, for ferttility and agricultural capabilities, yields to none other in America to. do so In serfs, ns tenantry, as servants,nsbondsmen. wlid might cultivate the land, and enrich it as Inucli us they pleased but .who, by the action ofn principle repugnant to the spirit of British freedom, are not allowed to look upon an inch ofit as their own!

“To those who reflect upon these facts, it cannot appearin the least extraordinary, that the voice of dissatisfaction is con- stantly reverberating from the Island; and that, if there be any persons nefariously inclined to create disaffection to the parental authority of Great Britain the have abundant fa‘cilities for ad- ministering to their unlmllowe purpose.

“Repeated attempts have been made by the Legislature of the Island to have the lands, ‘granted in 1767, oecheated to the Crown, on the ground that the proprietors had not complied with the condition of their grants, requiring them to introduce settlers for the improvement oftheir respective lands; but their efforts have not yet been successful. ‘

“On the other hand, weighty and grave objections 'arlse from the fear of Invading private rights, and of hastily invalidating documents so important and worthy of the most solemn con- sideration as grants bearing the sign manual and signetofthe King. Thus the whole Island is agitated, and its rosperity im~ men:er retnrdrtlad, by the :ilficplties of settling tliis perplexing qucg ion, so on a I raise ' erhs s h r ‘ injudicious—act olfpthi Cabinet’d 1767.!) A e ugh—cm“an me

[Here follows a briefsummar ofthe roeeod‘ ‘ . latlure of this {islandtin tlie seglon justpclosed,mog: fillth vlifiigl'l'y in erestin an exciuu uestion " wi h ' already faginiliarJ 8 q ’ t “hell our "we" "6

“Thus, at the present moment, stands the u ‘ ' will eventually be settled on principles of aouqntfsiylzllicy Twhl‘iicl: “'lll alike eecuye to the proprietors an adequate but not at: exorbii tant_remu_nerntion for being de rived of their titles and ive t thlcdinhatitants of the Island I e advantages arising manage"; :zliighl‘set:t 51:3: ot‘ the lands at a fair price,we cannot “tannin the

“The validity of the act of 1767 becomes fa' ' every day. It is. the last flickering and‘éxpirilrllée;avngrf235$ despotism, and will spun be extinguia’hul forever—while it who emerge from itsgclily light will rejoice in the “influx:

and brilliant sullbe a more enlightened era."

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