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FtLtow CititKxi iThe prac
tice of nil ay predecessors imposes
ca nc an obligation I cheerful-
It fulfil, to accotipanY the first
land nlnn art nf mV nnlilift twit
with on avowal of the fprinciplesir
that will fcuide me in perform
it, and to expression of ny fee
lings oa atfamiag taicharge w re
iponiiilc end va5t In imitating
their example, 1 tread in the foot
steps of illustrious cten, whose supe
riors, it is our happiness to believe,
are not foood on the executive cal
endar of cay coattry. Aoong them
we recognise the earliest anil firm
est pillars of the Republic; those by
a horn our national independence
ra Hmr mmA ' Ii!m m K a k...
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it on the field UXu xh
ihose-tTpandedlnUIIectand patri
culm .rnnimiricu. imnnivrii. 1 inn ;
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perfected the inestimable instito
tions under which we live. If rich
Cen, ia the position I naw occupy.
icit thcstelves overwhelmed by a
lease of gratitude for thi, the high
eft of all marks t f their country's
confidence," and by a consciousness
of their inability adequately to dis-
caore the duties ci an orace so dir
tcult and exalted, how much more
Bnsitliese considerations affect one,
who can rely on no such claims for
favor or forbearance? ' Unlike all
wli i have; preceded me, the revolti
tioo, that give us existence as one
people, was achieved it tho period
of. aiy birth; and wbHst I contem
plate with grateful reverence that
BmorableiCixaUifeclibit Ibe
not expect my countrymen to wcih
toy actions with Hie same Lir.d &nd
partial hand.
So sensibly, fellow citizen do
wuj circumsiances prcus wicm-
circa upon. pie, mat l snoniii t.ut
flare to enter upon my path of duty,
lil I not look for the KCiicrous all
of thoae who will he associated with
ole in the various and co-ordinate
tranches cf tlic Ooverjiment; did I
not it pose wjth unwavdring reliance
on tin patriofisin, theiintelliffence,
iki the kindness of a"feple who
ever yet deserted a public servant
honestly laboring in Ihcir cause; aud
shove all, did I n t permit myself
humbly to, hope fr the sustaining
"PIori or an ever watchful and be,-
acfictnt ProvidAnr. J " ' '
" the confidence and" , coaiola-
; AmiBOnOUGH,
tiuti derived Iron thsss sesrecs, it
would be ungrateful not to' add
those which spring fron buf present
fortunate condition. Though not
altogether exempt from embarrass
raents (hat disturb our tranquility
it home, and threaten it abroad, yet
in all the attributes of a great, hap
py and flourishing people we stand
without a .parallel ; in the world.
Abroad, we enjoy the respect, and,
with scarcely anT exception, the
friendship of every nation; at home,
while bur (iovernraent quietly but
incieiitly, perf rcis the aile1egiil-
mate end of political institutions, m
doing the greatest good to the gr
test Dumber, we present. an agirr
pteTbrfa6baa7VI'X;rllr'eV
net elsewhere to be found. i - ,
Mow imneriou then, is the obli
ptiost imposed upon every citizen,
ia his own f phere of f actian,: whe
Iher limited orxtci: 'ed, to- cxVrt
himself in perpetuating a condition
of things so singularly nappy. " AU
the lessons of history ana exoert-
ence nustrberlosttiponTUsif yrk
are content to trust alone to the pe
culiar ad vantages -j we y happen to
po&iev. Position and climate, and
the bounteous resources that nature
has scattered with so liberal a hand
even the diffused intelligence 6
elevated character of our people-
will avail o j nothing, if we fail sa
eredlv to .uphold those political in
Bttiiutai
icns that werf wise'y and de
i:W.mi1 rmA wk .rm-m
to thi coia
.. af - i i I
lessings we enjoy. r The thought-
gistaied for our couofry as . they
(bund it. ' Looking upon it with the
eyri aLtwca and of patriots,
th y siw all the sources of rapid and
wonderful prosperity; but they saw
also that various habits, opinions,
and inrtitutions. peculiar to the va
.How portions olaovast a region,
were deeply fixed. Distinct sov
ereignties were ia actual exigence,
whose.. cordial union was essential
to the welfare and happiness of all
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siu wi lDicrrsu, iiauic mi uc cas-
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eerated through sinister designs;
they diTered ia size, in population,
in wealth, and! in actual and pros
pective resources and power; they
varied in the character of their in
dustry and staple productions; and
in some existed domestic institutions
which., unwisely; disturbed, might
endanger the harmony of tb$ whole
Most carefully were "all these cir
cumstance weighed, end the foun
dations jdi the new Government
laid uponv principles of reciprocal
concession and equitable compro
mise. I he jealousies-which the
i mailer States might entertain of
the" power it the rest were allayed
by a rule of representation, confes
sedlv unenual at the time, and de-
siened teVertremain8TnA-na
t ura I rear tnat me uroaa scope 01
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ce neral legislation .might bear up
on and unwisely control particular
interests, was counteracted by lira
its strictly drawn aronndthe action
r-f the 'federal authority; and to the
people anil the States was left un
impaired their sovereign "power o
ver tke innumerable snbjects em
hrt:;d in the internal government
of a just republic, excepting such
only as necessarily appertain to the
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concerns or tne whole confederacy
or its intercourse, as a united com
munitv, with the other nations of
the world. , - : ,
This provi !r-it forecast has been
verified by tiow. Half a century
teeming with extraordinary events
anu eisewncrc prou u ih-j
ing result has passed efcs& bu
N.
ca cur institutions it has if ft no ia-
jurious mark ' From a 'small 'com-
iiiuuuy, we nave risen io a people
powerful in numbers and in strength;
but writh our increase has iohe1iaird
in hand, the projrrc of jusLnrin-
ctples; the privileges, civil and re
ligious, of the humblest individual
are still weirdly protected at home;
and while the valor ahd fortitude
of our people have reoioved far
from us the slightest apprehension
of foreign power, they have not Vet
induced us, jr. a single instance, to
forget wbttgbuXMJarai
m rce has been extended to the re
motest iiations the value, and eren
nature nfour productions has been
greatly cKaUdra wi
hal arisen in the relative wealth &
resources of every portion of our
Country yet Hhe spirit of mutual
r. gard and of faithful adherence" to
existing compar ts,' has continued to
prevail ia our councils, and nevrr
ions bet o absent from our conduct.
We have learned by experience a
fruitfel lesson: that an implicit and
undeviating adherence to the prin
cipies on wnicn we sei out fan car
lUA-prjopejouiJy onwar44hretigh
all the coriflrc's of fc circumstances,
and the vicissitudes' inseperable
from the lapse of years. .
The sulcus ' hat has thus attend
ed our great txpeMmt nt, is in it
self suflcienl cause for gratitude,
on account of the happiness it has
iciumi,
actually conferred, and the exam
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prayers and 'counting
hopes, this retrospect presents a
ground for still deeper delight. It
impresses on my mind aliro belief
that the perpetuity of our institu-
ions depends upon ourselves; that
if- we maintain the principle .on
which Ihev were established, thty
are destined to confer their benefits
6n countless "generations ytt to
crme; and that America will pre
sent to every friend of mankind the
cheering proof, that a popular Oov-
enimt ni, wisely lorraeu, is wiaun
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sircngin. rmy yean ayw, iw rfl-
pid ; failure was boldly predicted.
liatent and uncontrollable causes of
dissolution were supposed to exist,
even by the wise and good; and
not only did unfriendly or specula-
ive theorists anticipate for us the
fate of past republics, hut the fears
of many an honest patriot overbal
anced his sanguine hopes, v book
hark on these forebodings, not has
tily but reluctantly made, and see
how, in every instance, they have
completely failed :
An imperfect experience, uunng
the struggles ofihe revolution, was
supposed to warrant a belief that
the people wouia not near uie iax
tion requisite to discharge an im-
a v a." i T ,
mensepubitc atot aireauy incur
rLtocfrayOheessary
expenses of the Government. - The
cost of two wars has been paid, not
onlr without a murmur, but with
unequalled alacrity. No one A is
now left i to doubt that every bur
den will be cheerfully,, borne that
mav lie lecearv to sustain our
civil institutions, or guard our ho
nor or our welfare, indeed, an
experience has shown that the wil-
lingncss of the people to contribute
to these ends in cases of emergen
cy, has uniformly outrun the con ft-
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aence or tneirrepresenwuvcs. ;
In the early stages of the new
Governroens when all felt the im
posing influence, as they 'recogni
sed the unequalled services of the
first President, it was a common
sentiment; that the great weight of;
hit character could alone bind the
discordaot nujtcnsli of pur Govern-
nent; togetherau(I save us from
the violence fcf contending factions.
"incc nis ueatn, nearlyorty years
are gbnertPartyfupVntioji, has
been often carried to its highest
point; the virtue, and the fortitude
of the people have sometimes been
greatly tried; yet ouT system, pu
rified and enhanced in value by all
It has encoun.ttredr still preserves
its spirit of free and fearless discus
sion, blended with unimpaired fra
ternal feeling, ; ". , ?r: '. W;; ; ,
iThe-caDaCitv-fthe-Deonlc for
ness, from'i; high sense of dutyi and
without those 4 exhibitions of coer
dye power so r generally employed
In other, extremities, to submit to
all needful restraints and exactions
of the municipal law, have also been
favorably exemplified in, the histo
ry of the 'American. Staes ..Occa
sionally, it is true, the ardor of pub
lic sen ti men "C outrun n ing the regu
lar, progress of the judicial 'tribu
nals, or seeking to reach cases not
denounced as criminal by the exis
ting law, has displayed itself in a
manner calculated jo give pain to
the tViendsfree Government, k
to encourage the hopes of those who
wish for r its overthrow Tliese
occurrences, however, have i been
rar I ess L I rtquent ; m ,our- country
than in any other of equal popula
ion on the globe; and with the dif
fusion of intelligence, it may well
be hoped that they will constantly
diminish in frequency and Violence.
The generous patriotism and sound
common sense of the great mass of
our fellow citizens, will assuredly
in time, produce this mult; for as
every assumption of illegal power
not only wounds the majesty of the
la,but furnishes a pretext for a
bridging the liberties of tht people,
the latter have the most direct and
permanent interest in preserving
the great landmarks of social order
and maintaining on all occasions,
the. inviolability of those constitu
tional and legal provisions which
they themselves have made.
w i j :
institutions for those hostile emer
rencies, which no country can al
ways avoid, their friends found a I
fruitful sourcer of apprehension
meir enemies oinope. vyuue tney
foresaw less promptness of action
than in Governments differently
formed, they overlooked the far!
more important consideration that
wun us war couiu never oe ioe ix
suit or individual or irres
. m
will, but must be a measure of re
dress for injuries sustained, volun
tarily'resorted toby those who were
to bear the necessary sacrifice, who
would consequently feel an individ
ual interest in the contest, & whose
energy would be commensurate with
the difficulties to be encountered.
Actual events have proved their er
i the last wu fa; fromimpair
ing, gave. new connamce to our
Government; and amid recent ap
prehensions of a similar conflict, we
saw that the energies of our coon-
try would not be wanting in ample
season to vindicate its rights. We
mav not possess, as we should not
desire to possess, the extended and
ever ready military organization of
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otner nations; we may occasional
ly suffer iu the outset for the want
of it; but among oursel ves, all doubt
upon' this great point has ceased,
while a salutary experience will
prevent a contrary opinion from in
viting aggression frtm abroad.
Certain danger was foretold from
the extension, of our, territory, the
multiplication of States and the
increase or population, uur ays
tea "was sunposed to be adapted
onlv w boundaries coDparatively
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narrow, ibese have been widen-
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ey beyond conjecture; the mem-
bers of our confederacy arc alrea
dy dQubled aniliihe-Jiumbers of
pur people are incredibly augmen
ted. The alleged cause-ilof dad,
ger have tong surpassed anticipa
uon, out none or the consequences
have followed. ; The Dower and
influence of the Republic have ri
seii to a height obvious to vall man
kind respect for its authority was
not more apparent at its ancient,
thaaiUsta nresenU
and inexhaustible-sources of, gencr--
al prosperity have been opened;
the effects pf distance havo been a
vertedeby the inventive genius of our
people, developed and fostered by
iuo spin; oi our lnsmuuons; oc mc
enlarged variety and amount of in
terests productions and : pursuits,
have strengthened the chain of mu
tual dependance, and formed a cir
cle of mutual benefits, too apparent
ever to be overlooked j
In justly balancing the powew
of the Federal and 5t4te7authorK:
ties, difficulties nearly insurmount
able arose at the outset, and -ub-
sequent collisions were deemed in
eviUble. Amid these, it was scarce
ly believed possible that a scheme
of government so complex in con
struction, could, remain uninjured.
From time to time embarrassments
have certainly occurred; but how
just is the confidence of future safe
ty iai parted by.the knowledge that
each in succession has heed happi
ly removed. ' Overlooking partial
and temporary evils as insuperable
from the practical operation of all
Human iiuuiuuom, anu loosing on
lytothegeneral result, every patriot
has reason to. be satisfied. W,.ile
the Federal Government has surces
fully performed its appropriate frac
tions in relation to foreign affairs,
and concerns evidenty nationa,
that every SUte : haH.remarkaby
improved in protecting and develo
ping ibcal interests and individual
wefare; and if the vibrations of au
thority have occasionaZy tended too
much towards one 6V the other, it
is unquestionably certain that the
utimate operation of the entire sys
tem has been to strengthen al the
msuiuuens, anu w eievaie
"v "uw mSJ pwjiiuj u.
renown. . 1 1-.- . .
The ast, perhaps the greatest, of
the prominent sources of discord &
disaster supposed to urk in our po
fitica condition, was the institution
of domestic slavery.- Our fort fa-
hers .were deeply inipressed with
he deficaCT ef this anbiect". nnd 4
they treated It ,with forbearance
so evidenty wise, that in spite of
every sinister foreboding, it never
unutbe present. periods disturbed
the tranquiity of our comm ui coun-
iry. auco a resui is tuiucieni ev
idence of the justice and tne patri-
otism of their course; it is evidence
not to be mistaken, that an adhe-
rance to it can prevent a embar
rassment from this, as we as from
everv other anticipated cause of
diOcuty or danger. Have not re
cent events made it obvious to the
slightest reflection, that the east
deviation from this spirit of foi bear-
ancc is injurious io every lnicrt si,
that of .humanity incuded.. .Amidst
the vioence of excited passior.sthis
generous and fratcrnai feeiing has
been sometimes disregarded; and
standing as I now do before my
countrymen, ia this high pace of
honor and of trust, I cannot refrain
from anxiousy invoking myte(ow
citizeus never to be deaf to its dic
tates. Perceiving, before my eec-'
tion, the deep interest this subject
was begiiinig to exite, I beicved it
a soemn dutyfuy to make loov:
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