Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-03-18

Ia, MARCH lS,
10 Increase Of popal.tios. Our .y.sen w.s s,p
,'osed 70 b adapted only 10 boundaries compare
Il iveIy narvw. These have been wdened beyond
Icnlectorr tho memhess of ous confeieraey arc a.
Iseady dOubtcd; and the aumbers az our people ore
csedi6ls sUgmeesed The ALLEGED causes of dan
ger have long susPas ed anticipation. hut none Of
the consequences have followed. The power and
l'"6ue"ce Of tho republic have . height
Io6vsous 70 all maokied; respect for ss~ authority
was soe mono apparent ae ito aocens. shas il - "a
Its ssesent limits. sew aod snexhausaible sources
loG general prosperity have bees opened; the Of
fects ofd'saance have been avsred By the inveu-
tive Ges,"s IT "ur psssple. developed and f,s,ered
BY the spirit If Institutions; and the enlsseed
variety and amount, At imieresas, pr0ducfons. and
Pus.uiis have sareng hened the chain of mutual de-
peodenee, and formed circle o. mutual bene6es.
ton apparent ever to b. overlooked.
10 justly balancing the poWess Of the Federal
land State authorities, difficulties nearly insur-
mountable the outset. and Subsequent COL
lissoos were deemed inevitable. Amid these. j,
vas scarcely believed possible that . scheme Of
government. csmplex in cssn .truct0D, could
main uninj'red. Frusn time 10 time embarrass-
mrnts have certainly occussed bat how just il the
conf fence Of future safety impaired By the knowl.
edge that each in succession has been happily re-
moved. Over lo'li"e partial and 'emps.ssry evils
las inseparabe from the Pr 'ciica operation 1t ell
human institutions, aud IOoking only to the Re"es
al result, every patriot has reason To be satisfied.
While the Federal Government has successfully
pesEsmed 10 appropriate functions in relation i"I
foreign sd,rs. aud concerns evidently national, thai
IT every State has remarkably imps"ved in pso,ec
ting aud developing local Interests aid individual
welfare; and il the vibrations Of authority have
casiOnally tended tho much towards one or the 9th
er. il is unquestionsblv certain that the ultimate
operation OF the ertsc system has been to strength
III
whole country in prosperity and seo"wn.
The last. perhaps the greatest. Ut tho prominent
sources Of d'sc"sd and disases supposed 10 Turk in
Our political condition., was the institutions At do
nestle slavery. Our Gorefathers were deeply i0-
pressed with the dcliescy Of this subject. and they
treated il with fosbearaucc 50 evidently wise, that
in spite Of every sinisser sehodi"g. il never, until
TIE present period, disturbed tho Tranquility Of our
coamon country. Such result 10 sufficient evil
encc Of the justice and patriotism Of their COURSE
liz - evidence not To- be mistaken, that sdher
ence to II can prevent ill embarrassment from this,
~ veil ~ from every other anticipated caus. Of
difficulty OF DANGER Have not recent events made
Obvious tire slightest reflection, that the least
deviation from this spirit of forbearancs 10 injurious
to every Interest, that Of humanity ineludeof-
Amidst The whence Of excited passions, this gen.
ersus and fs,ernal feeling has teen sometimes dis
regarded. .nd, staodi"g as ] INV do before my
couotrymen IL this high place Of honor and trust, !
eitzens never 10 be deaf TO its dictates. Perceiv-
ing. before my election. the deep interest this
subject beginning To excite, believed il SOL
emm duty fully to make known my sentmen's IN
regard to il; and nov, when every motive for mis-
Representation has pa>sed awav, I trust that they
will to cand.dIy weighed and understood. Al
least, they will b. my STANDARD Of conduct IN the
path hefore me. then declared that. il the de-
-se q: ah'se Of ny countrymen Who were favorable
To my election grat,6ed. ~ must 60 into the
Pre- s,dential Chair the index,ble aud uncOmprom
ssi"g opponent Of every attempt. on the part d
C.0ysess, to- abs,sh slavery the District Of Col
umhia again-t the wishes "Tthe slaveh"ling osatcs
;! and also with determination equally decided Il
resist tho slightest interference with in the States
I where il exists" I submitted alsO to my fell ~
ci'zens, with fuIiness and fiank"ess, the reasons
! which led inc e. this de'cSsnin .esOn. The result
}. proved, and conf led in, by m.jH'ty of tn
people .f the U. States. including sh'se whom
: they most Immediately sG-ct. Il now only re
mains To add, shas bill cs'nd citing with shes
: views can ever receive my constitutional sa"css'n
Z --Jhese Opinions have hesn ad"p:ed in The hsn
belief that they are in scc1sda"cs with the Spit
= that acsuased the ve0cssed fathers Ot the repuh
lie. and that surcesdise experience has Prove'
thew "a b humane, patriotic. exprdien, h"nosahe
an inst. 1.-THE a1itatioo Hf this subject was 0ten
ded reneh tho stability 1t o"s s"s iautions. en-
u. has occurred to show that il has sigosly failed
and that IN this, ~ IN every O'neS instance IN
= approximations Of the timid AID the hope at tn
!. wicked fr tho des,ruc,io, Of our government, m
sgsiu destined to be Disappointed. Hero and Their
> Indeed. scouos 1t dangerous excitement have &C
: cursd: terrifying instance. If local violence hav
, been Witnessed; and = reckless dsrrg'sd of tn
Z conseoue"ees Of their cOoduct has expOsed indiv
uals 10 ,pular ,ndignati'e; hut neither mss.es
the people, sections Of the csun'ry. have bee
b we'd fs.m their devotion to the bond It union
and The principles Il has made ssered. Il will b
-t~ves thus. Such asempes It daoxesous agitation
81 m,y periodically return, but With esch the otjec
1, ell Do better underssood.-Thas prrdom'"ai'n
4 .G.csna for our political system which pssva''
,hr,ugh"us our territorial limits; that calm sad en-
olligh,cd judgment which uhimssey govesss our pea
pie - one vast body; viii always b q hand TO e
lssa aud eoutroi evesy eGst, fossign O 6o@essie
which aims, would lad, 70 overthrow ous inst
Fl susn0s.
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