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Domestic Policy.- Temporizing.–Poor arraigned against the Rich.-Foreign Influence. Naturalized Voters.- Principles of the Government of the U. S.-Popularity of President.— Result of Election.—Policy after

Election.—Measures against U. S. Bank.-Appointment of W. J. Duane, Secretary of the Treasury.-Refuses to Remove the Deposites.-Dismissal of Mr. Duane.-R. B. Taney appointed.—Removal of Deposites.Commercial distress.

The term for which General those promises had been perJackson was elected was now formed. This could be no longer drawing to a close; and he being a question. The annual reports again presented as a candidate, of the secretary of the treasury, the electors were called upon to showed that there was no dimi. express their opinions as to the nution of the public expenditure, merits of his administration. but, on the contrary, an increase.

During the canvass between The professed disinclination of Mr. Adams and himself, the the president to serve for more principles by which he intended than one term no longer conto be guided in conducting the trolled him, as was evinced by government were so explicitly his becoming a candidate for reset forth, and the pledges of re- election. His determination to trenchment and reform so posi- secure the legislative department tively given, that there could be of the government from execuno difficulty in determining if tive influence, by rendering

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members of congress ineligible cient in a master mind capable to office during the term for of devising and promoting a syswhich they were elected, was tem of policy calculated to adabandoned, and a greater num

the prosperity of the ber were appointed in his first country, or that it was unwilling term, than had been appointed to assume the responsibility of by all his predecessors. Whe- deciding among conflicting intether these departures from the rests; certain it is, that the princourse he promised to pursue, ciples by which it meant to be grew out of a subsequent con, guided, were promulgated in viction, that the government oracular phrases of equivocal could not be administered upon meaning, and easily construed such principles, or that these to suit the purposes of all parties. pledges were given merely to Not that it was without a poinfluence the popular choice, it licy of its own; but this aimed is unnecessary to determine. rather to follow than to lead The course of the president was public sentiment, and to propia practical refutation of the pro- tiate the people, by deferring, on mises of the candidate, and it all occasions, to popular opinonly remained for the people to ion. decide upon the policy adopted Its own views on the great after his accession to power. questions which had divided the

There were many circum- community, such as the tariff stances, however, co-operating and internal improvement, were to prevent an unviassed decision consequently cautiously advanof this question. The policy ced in propositions of ambiguous pursued by the administration, import, until the public mind was in the management of the foreign prepared for a full developement relations of the country, indeed, of its policy, and its partisans was easily understood and gene- enlisted in its support. Thus the rally approved. The adjustment recommendation by the presiof the controversy respecting the dent, of a reduction of the tariff, intercourse between the United to a revenue standard,

was States and the British colonies, coupled with an admission of it is true, presented an unfortu. the necessity of protecting all nate exception, in which both articles required for the defence the dignity and interests of the of the country; and his doubts country were forgotten; but in as to the constitutional right of general, the claims of the Ame- congress to appropriate moneys rican government upon foreign to internal improvement, were countries, whether for indemnity declared not to extend to any for old spoliations, or for the pro- appropriations for the constructection of existing interests, were tion of works of a national chaurged with ability and success. racter. These declarations seem

The domestic policy was not ed to be put forth rather to proso clearly developed. Whether it pitiate popular favour, than as was that the cabinet was defi- the settled convictions of a mind

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