, 1841-03-20

Senate continued 10 meet in the Temple OF
Liberty, to talk of the sacredness and beau.
~ OF the commonwealth, and gaze at the
statues OF the elder Brutus and Of the Curtii
and DecII; and the people assembled in the
forum, not as in the days of Camillus and the
ociPlos, to cast their free votes for annual
magistrates, or pass upon the acts Of the
senate, but to receive from the hands of the
leaders OF the respective parties, their share
oil the spoIls, and to shout for one Or the
other, as those collected in Gaul or Egypt
and the lesser Asia would furnish the larger
dividend. The spirit of liberty had fled, and
avoiding the abodes of civilized man had
sought protection IN the wilds of Scythia and
scandinavia. And so under the operation
OF tile same causes and influences it will fly
from our CapItol,and our forums. A calamity
so awful, not only to our country, but to the
world, must be deprecated by every patriot,
and every tendency to a state of things like
ly to produce it, Immediately checked. Such
a tendency has existed-does exist. Al
ways the friend of my countrymen, never
their filtterer, it becomes my duty TO say TO
them. from this high place TO which their
partiallty has exalted me, that there exists in
the land a spirit hostile to their best interests;
hostile 10 liberty itself. 1t is a spirit con-
tracted in its views-selfsh in its Objects
1t looks 10 the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF few even
TO the destruction of the interests of the
whole. The entire remedy is with the PEG.
pie. Something, however. may he effected
ny the means which they have placed in my
hands. Ii is union that we want. not OF a
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OF the whole country. for the sake OF the
whole country. For the defence of its in
teTests and its honor against foreign aggres-
Slon-for the defence of those principles for
which or ancestors SO gloriouSly contended.
As FIR rs il depends upon me. it shall be &c.
conplished. All the influence that | possess
shall be exertrd TO prevent the formation at
least OF an Executive PARTY IN the halls Of
the legislative body. ] wish for the support
o. no member of that body 10 any measure
mine that does not satisfy his Judgment
and his sense of duty to those from whom he
holds his appointment. Nor any confidence
IN advance. from the people. but that asked
for by klr. Jefferson. ITO give firmress and
effect to the legal administration Of their az
fairs;
deem the present occasion sufficiently
important and solemn 10 justify me in express
sing To NV fellow IliZeuS Il profound rever-
enc" la" 'n" Cnrr<'iai religion. and Il thor
cUIh cr..I... at sound morals. religious
liberty. ana T Iu>t sense Of religious res
ponSIbIiIiv. are essentially connected with
all true and lasting happiness. And to that
good BENZ, who has HeS>ei Us by the gifts
of civil and religious 'rerd"m-who watched
overland pruSpered the labors of our ilrihers.
and has hilbert" preserved t"uSin>tituiI"nS far
exceeding ia excellence those of any other
people. let Us unite IN trrvcntlv commencing
every interest "f our beloved country in all
future rime.-[Oaih administered.
Fellow cirizeus-Brin- fully invested with
that high Office to which the par'iality ot my
has called me-. now take IN ct.
feclionate leave Of you.-You will bear with
you to your homes, the remembrance Of
the pledge. ] have this day given. to dis
charge all the high duties OF NV exalted
station. according 10 tine best OF my ability !;
and shall enter upon their performance with
entire confidence in the support OF Il Just
and Crnerous people.
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