The North-Carolina standard., 1844-12-11
pREsGDENT,S MESSAGE.

pRESEDENT'S HEESSA GE.
n he Senate ard House Of
RepyesentatireS Of lie Uaiked States L:
w. have continued cause for expressing our
-o;,nde to the Supreme Ruler Of the Universe
:, tbr benefits and blessings which our country,
rndcr his kind Providence, has enjoyed during
,5a INST year Notwithstanding the exciting
,,snps through which we have passed, nothing
has occurred to disturb the general peace, or TO
Jsronge the harmony of our political system. The
GREAT moral spectacle has been exhibited of a ma
ian onnroxinating in number to- 2960J, 900 of
neonIe, having performed the high and important
fiat;;nls OF cecng their Chief Ma gistrate for the
srn of four years without the commission of my
arts of violence or the manifestation of a spirit Of
Decentralization to the laws. The great and ines
Unable right of suffrage, has been exercised by all
who were invested with it, under the laws Of the
different States in q spirit dictated alone by de-
sire, in the selection of the agent to advance the
interests of the country, and to place beyond j"o
pardy the institutions under which ii is our happi-
ness tolivr That the deepest inter, st has been
manifested by all our countrymcn in the result Of
The election is not less true, than highly crrdita-
ha to them Vast multituIcs have assembled,
from time TO time, ut various places, for the pur-
pose of ofcanvassing the merits and prctcnsions Of
hose who were presented for their suffrages; but
Ho armed soldiery has been necessary to restrain,
without proper limits, the popular zeal, or to pre-
rent Eolcnt outbreaks. A principle much more
cmrOIling was found in the love of order and o.
dIence to the laws which, with mere individual
4 EXCEPTIONS, every where possesses the American
mind, anl controls with an influence far more
powerful than hosts of armed men, We cannot
dwell upon this picture without recognizing in it
that deep and devoted attachment on the part of
the People, to the Institutions under which we
i've which procamS their perpetuity. The great
OhjactIon which has always prevailed against the
epcI0n BY the People, of their Chief Exc cutivc
f o-:e: has been the apprehension OF tumIlts and
das)rders, which might involve in ruin the entire
government. A security against this is found
not onl in the fact before alluded to- bat in the ad
daonal fact that, VIC live under a confedcracy en-
ofaclng already twenty y-six States no one Of which
hs power to control the election. The popular
Foie in each State is taken at the time appointed by
lie laws, and such vote is announced by IFS ElCc
0m College, without reference to the decision of
The other States. The right OF suffrage, and the
mode of conducting the election is regulated by
ae I1ws OF each State and the elrc!ion is distinct
i icderaVe In all its prominent features. Thus
IS that unlike what may be the results under Il
@nSoIIIat'd system, riotons proceedings, should !
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gle States, without disturbing, 10 any dangerous
fHcn the tranquility Of others. The great cxpe- |
in'nt Of political conftdrracy-eaeh member of
Rb;h IS sHpFemc-as 10 all matters appcrtaining
F' local Interests and its internal peace and hap
pms n'@-whllc by voluntary compact with 9TH |
I'd, Il conhies to the united power of all, the pro-
5con OF It's citz ms, in matters not domeslic-has
07n 20 Tar crowned with complete success. The |
EofIl has witnessed It's rapid growth in. popula-
"0a and, under the guide and direction of su-
fflAendlng Providence, the developments of the
1a may be regarded but as the shadowIng forth
he mighty future In the bright prospects of
la' lature we shall find, as patriots and philan-
I'OPls's, The highest inducements 10 cultivate and
ln'fISh love Of nnion, and to frown down every
IvSsu'e or effort which may be made TO alicnate
Ae states or the People ofthe States, in sentiment
aii T feeling from each other A rigid and close
IIerrnce TO the terms Of our political compact,
suu' above ALL sacred observance of the guaran-
sS Of the Constitution, will preserve union on q
%Iuaaatlon ~ which cannot be shaken while person
n nj lIOerty is placed beyond hazard or jeopardy.
+f ns guarantee ofreligous freedom, ofthe freedom
e press, OF the liberty of speech, ofthetria, by
,"y, ,, Of the habeas corpus, and of the domestic in
U''Ons OF each of the States-leaving the private
lr lEen IN the full exercise of the high and emo
- ing attributes OF his nature, and to each State the
n!!lege e which, can only be judciousIy exerted
y nse OF consulting the means best calculated to
n'ance Its own happiness; these are the great and
,Po''ant guarntees of the Constitution, which the
LIS Oh liberty must cherish and the advocates of
nroa n?a must ever cultivate. Preserving these and
nDJ rSalng all interpretations by forced construction,
l5o r Inc gulse of an imagined expediency, upon
tam constitution the influence of our political sys-
" fE Is destined to be as actively and as beneficial
tha d1aa,.
G,n.:I On those of the Atlantic Ocean Ffhe only
fu .uaoe a Impediments in the way of its success
npansIon time and space) are SO far in the
bc srs OF modification, by the Improvements of
btv 81 4S D 10 render no longer speculative the a.
10 c9o VI Representatives from that remote region
ep, 'ae up to the Capitol, so that their constitu
Inal participate in all the benefits of Federal
line ,,''taoG 'bo Thus it is, that in the progress of
cno". ne He'tImabe principles ofcivi liberty will
teneSs 81 oy millions yet unborn, and the great
u our system Of Government be extended