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Once The Coffers Of The Federal Government Are Opened To The Public, There Will Be No Shutting Them Again.

Public Officers Are The Servants And Agents Of The People, To Execute The Laws Which The People Have Made.

I Feel Obliged To Withhold My Approval Of The Plan To Indulge In Benevolent And Charitable Sentiment Through The Appropriation Of Public Funds ... I Find No Warrant For Such An Appropriation In The Constitution.

The Friendliness And Charity Of Our Countrymen Can Always Be Relied Upon To Relieve Their Fellow Citizens In Misfortune. This Has Been Repeatedly And Quite Lately Demonstrated. Federal Aid In Such Cases Encourages The Expectation Of Paternal Care On The Part Of The Government And Weakens The Sturdiness Of Our National Character, While It Prevents The Indulgence Among Our People Of That Kindly Sentiment And Conduct Which Strengthens The Bonds Of A Common Brotherhood.

Officeholders Are The Agents Of The People, Not Their Masters.