The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1844-12-07
Eszzs li11SEE)EN'E''S
WI AIsSS ADJ IL .
To the s. nate and

To the .Scno'e and
House cf Representatives, IF The Z, s.:
We have continued cause 70, express
ing our gratitude TO lhe supreme Ruler %
the Universe for tho benefits and bless
ing. which our country, under his kind
Providence, has enjoyed during The past
year. Notwithstanding the eXcIline
scenes ..Afoush which we have passed
nothing las occurred To disturb The gen
,cral peace, or to dcrange the harmony of
our political system. The great moral
spectacle has been exhibited of nation,
approxmating in uuinber to 100000
ri people, having performed The high and
important function ul elecling their Chief
Magistrate ror the lcfm Ct four years,
without The commission Of any acts Of
Vi"rn 2, or the manifestation of spirit
Of Decentralization to tie laws. The
grca, and ines,imalle right Of suiiiage, has
been exercised by all who were invested
witll il, under The laws Of HE di(ieren,
SnicE, in sri'it dictated alone by de-
sire. in tic selection Of the agent. 10 adj
vance tie interests of the country, and 10
sHayc beyond jeopardy ,bc Institutions
nntter which ii Is Our happiness TO live
Tha, the deep II uteft ST has been mani
tested by all our c"unlrymcn in tie result
Of the elrc'inn, is not less true, t!an high
fv crcdiial,ie rs t!i,n,. Vast multItudes
aarn assembled, from time TO time, at va
llous places, for he purpose Of caava: $
ing the tuerils and ixrltnaions Of those
who "gre pref rutcd for their sufiiages;
Au. No amazed soidierv has been necessary
TO resliair; within proper limits, the poPn-
j2l zeal, Of 10 prevent violent outbreaks
A principle much more controlling was
found III the love OF order and obedience
20 the iaHs, which, wiIr mere in ividlal
exceptions, every whcie possesses lie
american mind, AID controls with an in,
Gnerre far more powerful Than hosts Of
aimed &len. ~" cannot dwell upon !his
JIcture without recognizing in il that deep
aud devoted aunchme. on the par; Of he
Fc"rIt, 10 The institutions under which
we live. vhic1, 7;rci,ms their perperuity
4 he grcs; otj"e'ieH Nhpch Inns alw avs
prevailed against rir election, by the peo-
pie, OF thtir Chief Executive officer, has
h,ea The apprehension Of tumnis and dis
orders, which nigh, Involve in ruin he
seu'ire Government. A security against
t!,is,is found not only in he fact before
alluded to, but in .he additional fact that.
We live Under q conlederucy embracing
already twenty six State, no one Of
which has power to rcn,roI The election.
The POPULAR vote in Each State is taken
AZ the lime appointed BY the laws, ard
such vote is announced by the Electoral
Go!ege, wilhou, refer ence to the decision
Of the other Safes. The right Of suffrage
and illc mode of conducting The election,
is regulated by the laws of each s,ale;antI
i'le elacEnn is distinctly lederaive in all
sis prominent features Thus 1t is that,
unlike what nil hl lie the results under
consolidated s. stem, riotcus proceedings,
should they prevail, could only affect the
elections in einsIe states, without distnr-
d,ing, Ia any dangerous extent, the tran
,quiIsy nl ,u,cts. The great experiment
OF a political con,edera"y -each mesnbcr
.oi Inch is s'l2reme--as 10 all matters
,apperlaining to liz local interests, and it's
internal peace and hap2mess,-whiIc by
Il voluntary compact with Others, il CON
fdes 20 Gle Un!l,d pswer of all, the pro.
lection OF its elt2cas. la matters not do
mestic---has been SO far crowned with
complete success. The world has wit
messed It's rapid growth in wealth and po-
rulatlou. aud, under the guide add dilec-
'i,n of experimenting Providence. ine
Developments Of lIe past nay he rega, ded
but Us the sha.lo0;ng forth Of The mighty
'fatWre. In lhe bright prospects Of stat
iuurc, we shall ind, as patriots and phi
lan|ropists, The highest inducements To
cultivate and cherish a love Of nuIon, and
torown down every measure or effort
which may be made TO ALLEVIATE lhs States
or the People Of The States, in se~tins at
and feeling, from each other. A rigid aud
close adherence. 10 the terms Of our pol-
teal cumpac,, aud, above all, sacred OIL
servance Of the guarantees Of the Consti-
tutiGn, will preserve union on a fonuda"
ton which cannot be shaker; while per
sonal liberty s,p'aced beyond hazard nr
jeopardy, The guarantee OF religious
fetinm, oG The freedom If the press, of
the llbe&y al speech, Of the trial Jury, Of
tie habeas CORPUS, and of the domestic
. institutions OF each %! the States eapirg
the private rrrizen in he fall exercise ol
the higI, mud snrohliug attributes of his
nature, and ~ each Safe The privilege
which. ran only he jniiriously sXer'ed
~ lts,It, 1t c,H'ni,iug the melna b"s'