Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-12-21


sonal liberty IL placed beyond buzard o.
jeopardy
The guarantee Of religious freedom, o
the freedom Of the press, of the liberty @
speech, Of the irlnI by jury, Of the hnbea'
corpus, and Of the domestic institutions o.
each Of tho States leaving The priyut,
citizen in the full exercise Of the higi
eunobIing attribute of his nature, and Ia
each state the privilege which can only
be. udleiousy exerted by itself Of consul
ting the means best calculated to advance
lis own happiness; these are the grcdI
and important guarantees of the Consul.
stituton, which the lovers Of liberty
must cherish and the advocates Of uniq9
must cultivate. Preserving these and
avoiding all interpretations by forced con
srructons, under the guise Of an imagin-
ed expedency, upon the Cons titutlon, the
influence Of our political system is desti-
ned 10 be us actively and as benefcialIy
/ felt on the distant shores of the Pacific,
as it is now on those fthe Atlantic Ocean.
The only formidable impediments in the
way of its successful expansion (time and
Space) are SO far in the progress of modl
ticaIon, by the Improvements of the age,
as to render no longer speculative the
ability Of Representatives from that re.
mote region to come up 10 the Capital, so
that their constituents shall participate
in all the benefits of Federal legislation
Thus it is, that in the progress OF time,
the nestimable privilege of civil liberty
will be enjoyed by millions yet unborn,
and the great benefits of our system of
Government be extended to now distant
and unInhabited regions. In view oil the
vast wilderness yet TO be reclaimed, we
may well invite the lover OF freedom, of
every land, to take up his abode among
US, aud assist US in the work of advancing
the standard Of civilization, and giving a
wider spread to the arts and retinementS
of cultivated life. Our prayers should |
evermore be offered upto The Father o
the Universe for his wisdom TO direct US
in the path of our duty, SO as 10 enable
US 10 conSumate these higher purposes.
One OF the strongest objections which
has been urged against coniederacles, by |
writer's on government, is, the IiibiIty OF
the members to be tempered with by for
olgn governments, or the people of for
eITn states, either in their local affairs, or
~ such as affected the peace Of others
or endangered tie safety Of the whole
conIedefacy. We cannot hope TO be en-.
tiseIy exempt from such attempts on our
T,it
becoming too important in population and
reSurceS not to attract the observation of
o!her nations. 1t, therefore, may, in the
progress Of time, occur that opinions en-.
lrcIy abstract in the States in which Il
they may prevail and in no degree aztec
ing their domestic Institutions, may be
trtIulIy but secretly encouraged with
view to undermine the Union. Such
opinions may become the foundation OF
political parties, until, at last the con-
lIct OF opinion, producing an aliena- {
ION of friendly feelings amo0g the peo.
lie OF the different states, may involve in
me general destruction the happy iaSti- {
utlons under which we live--ll Should /
'ver be borne in mind, that what is true |
n regard TO individuals, is equally 50 in /
egard to sales. An interference Of one y
n The affairs of another, is the fruitful i
ource Of family dissensions and neigh 5
'orhood dSpulesi and the same cause O
fleets the peace, happiness aud prosperi- $
y OF States. 1t may be most devouly Il
oped that the good sense OF The Ameri W
an people will ever be ready to rcpcI il
ii such attempts, should they ever be n
made. u
There is no material change in our for. a
IGN relations since my last annual mes. ST
age 70 Congress. With all The Powers q
/ Europe we continue on the most IrIenG- ii
= terms. Indeed, it affords me much u
abstraction to state, that az no former pc a
Iod has the peace Of that enlightened
nd important quarter Of the world ever pc
cen, apparently, more firmly establish IN
d. The conviction that peace is the ot
ue policy of nations would seem to be dc
rowing and becoming deeper amongst 81,
he enlightened everywhere; and there IS la
o people who have a stronger interest in TIC
lerIshlng the sentiments and adop ting At
e means of preserving and giving il u
than those of the United ex
ates. Amongst these, the first and or
ost efficient are, no doubt, the strict W;
'servance of justice, and the honest and
'ncua fulhment of all engagements tht
1t II is not to be forgotten that, in the all
esenl state Of the world, it is no less an
cessary to be ready 10 enforce their ob int
rvanco and fuIiIment, in reference 10 Nc
rseIves, than to observe and fulfil them, an
our part, in regard to others. de,
Since The close of your last session, STA
gociation has been formally entered IN. jua
between the Secretary oil State and her sta
titanic Majesty's Minister Plenipoten. an
~ and Envoy Extraordinary residing by