The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-12-07
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
TO The Senate and HoUSsof

fUX our NTdtltLud W lbO G'uD' S'N 49,
Of the Universe for the benefits an'
blessings which our country, under hn
kind Providence, has enjoyed during
The past year. Notwithstanding ,heexci'
ing scenes thro' which we have passed
nothing has occurred 10 disturb The gen
eral peace, or 10 derapge the harmony
Of our political system. The gres, mo-
al spectacle has been exhibited of ma
lion, spproxima,ing in number TO co.,
100000 OF people, having pellorme {
the high and impol 'snt function OF cleo
ting their Chief Magistrate for the er n
of four years, withou; the commission
of any acts OF violence, or the msniies'
talon of a spirit Of insuborbnatson 10
the law. The great aud ineslimsblt
right Of suffrage, has been exercised by
all who we're invested with IT, under
,he laws Of the different Ststes,in sspIri'
dictated alone by desire, in the selec'
ton Of the ageni,to advance The interests
Of The country, and 10 place beyond
jeopardy the institutions under which II
is our happiness 10 live. That the deep
est interest has been manifested by all
our countrymen 10 the result OF the
election, is not less true, than highly
creditsble to them. Vast multludes
have assembled, from time 10 time, 81
various places, for the purpose OF can
vassing the merits and pretentons oil
those who were presented for their suf'
frages, bat no armed soldiery has been
necessary to RESTRAIN, within proper
limits, The popular zeal, or TO prevent
violent outbreaks. A principle much
more controlling was found in the love
of order and obedience TO the laws,
which with mere individual exceptions,
every where possesses the American
mind, and controls with influence far
more powerful than hosts OF armed
men.
Weccannot dwell upon this picture
wilhou, recognising in it that deep and
devoted attachment, on the part Of the
people, 10 the institutions under which
we live, which proclaimstheir perpe,ui-
ty. The great object which 'has always
prevailed against the election, by the
people, of their Chief Executive officer;
has heen the apprehension Of tumulls
ana disorders, which might involve in
ruin the entire Government. A securi.
ty against this, is found not only in the
fact before alluded TO; butrin the addi-
tlonal fact that, we live under conIed.
eraey embEaeiag already zu,ll lwss9lyy1 ss9lyy1, siS
control the election. The popular vote
in each Stale is taken at the time op-
ipoinled by The law, and such vote is an.
'nounced by its Electoral College, with
out reference 10 the decision OF The other
States. The right Of suffrage, and the
mode of conducting the eleclon,is regu
dated by the laws OF each State; and The
election is distinctly federa,ive in all its
prominent features. Thus tits lhst,un-
like what might be the results under a
Consolidated system, ,riotous proceedings
should they prevail, could only sffecl
d the elections in single States, without
disturbing, to any dangerous extent The
tranquility of others. The great ex-
pertinent of political con(ederscy-l
each member of which Is supreme-as|
TO all matters sppertaining 10 its local in
,eresis, and its internal peace and hap.
.piness. ss.--while by voluntary co mpac
wth others, il confdes 10 the united
power Of al, ,,he. protection Of lis citizens
in matters not domestic--has heen so fsrl
crowned with complete success. The
world has witnessed it's rapid grewlh
in wealth and population, and, under
Ithe guide and direction of superinlend.
ing Providence; the developemen,s of
the past may be regarded but as the
-shsdowing forth of The mighty future.
In he bright prospects Of that future,
we Sbsll'find, as patriots & philsnlhrop-
isls,the hI.hes, inducements 10 cullivste
and cherish ove Of union, and 10
'frown down every measure or effort
whcn maybe made to ALLEVIATE The States
or the people of The States, in sentiment
and ceiling, from each other.
a rgtd and close adherence to the
terms ol our political compact, ,and, above
sll,s sscred observance of The guarantees
eot the Constitution, will preserve union
on sfoandaion which cannot be shaken
white personal liberty is placed beyond
hazard ofjeopardy. The guarantee ol
religious freedom, os ifreedem of the
press, of liberty Of speech, Of the TRAIL
by jury, OF the habeas corpus, and of the
domestic institutions of each of the s. a,es
the private citizen in the full
avaroisa nf tho hiJh and ann1hl;u =,