Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1844-12-25


patriots and philanthropists, the highest
Inducements to cultivate and cherish
love o! union, and to frown down every
measure or effort which may be made to
ALLEVIATE the States or the people of the
States, in sentiment and feeling, from
each other. A rigid and close adherence
to the terms of our political compact, and,
above all, sacred observance of the
guarantees of the Constitution, will pre-
serve union on a foundation which cannot
be shaken; while personal liberty is placed
beyond hazard or jeopardy.
The guarantee of religious freedom-of
the freedom of the press--of the liberty of
speech--of the trial by jury-of the ha-
beas corpus, and of the domestic institu-
tlons of each of the States-leaving the |
private citizen in the full exercise OF the |
high and ennobling attributes of his ma
ture, and to each State the privilege, |
which can only be judiciousy exerted by
itself, of consulting the means best calcula-
ted to advance its own happiness; these
are the great and important guarantees of
the Constitution, which the lovers of lib |
erty must cherish, and the advocates of
union must ever cultivate. Preserving
these, and avoiding all interpretations by
! forced construction, under the guise of an
imagined eXpediency, upon the Constitu-
ton, the influence of our'political system is
destined to be as actively and as beneii-
cially felt on the distant shores of the
Pacific, as it is now on those of the Allan
tic ocean. The only formidable impedi-
ments in the way of It's successful eXpan-
sion (time and space) are so far in the
progress of modification, by the improve
ments Of the age. as to render no longer
Speculative the ability of Representatives
from that remote region to come up 10 the
Capitol, so that their constituents shall
participate in all the benefits Of Federal
legislation.
Thus it is, that in the progress of time,
the lnestimable principles of civil liberty
will he enjoyed by millions yet unborn,
and the great benefits of our system of
Government be extended to now distant
and uninhabited regions. In view of the
vast wilderness yet TO be reclaimed, we
may we'll invite the lover of freedom, Of
every land, TO take up his abode among
us, and assist us in the work of advancing
the standard of civilization, and giving a
wider spread TO the arts and refnements
of cultivated life. Our prayers should
evermore be offered up to the Father Of
the Universe for his wisdom TO direct US in
the path of our duty, so as to enable US to
consummate these high purposes.
One of the strongest objections which
has been urged against cOnfederacies, by
writers on government, is, the liability of
the members 10 be tempered with by TO-
reign governments, or the people of TO-
} reign states, either in their local affairs,
or in such as affected the peace OF others,
or endangered the safety of the whole
, confederacy. We cannot hope TO be en-
tirely exempt from such attempts on our
peace and safety. The United States are
becoming too important in population and
resources not to attract the observation of
: other nations. 1t, therefore, may, in the
progress Of time, occur, that opinions en-
! tirely abstract in the States in which they
/ may prevail, and in no degree affecting
t their domestic institutions, may be artful-
t ly but secretly encouraged, with a view to
r undermine the Union. Such opinions
may become the foundation of political
J parties, until at last, the conflict of opin.
ion, producing an alienation of friendly
feeling among the people of the different
J States, may involve in one general de-
struction the happy institutions under
which we live. 1t should ever be borne
in mind, that what is true in regard to in
, dividuals, is equally so in regard to States
An interference of one in the affairs Of
another, is the fruitful source OF family dis
sensions and neighborhood disputes; and
the same cause affects the peace, happl-
! ness, and prosperity of States. ltmay be
! most devoutly hoped that the good sense oil
the American people will ever be ready TO
repeI all such attempts, should they ever
f be made.
There has been no material change in
our foreign relations since my last annual
message 10 Congress. With all the pow
, ers of Europe we continue on the most
friendly terms. Indeed, it affords me
much satisfaction to state, that at no tor
mer period has the peace of that enlight'
!. ened and important quarter of the globe
, ever been, apparently, more firmly estab'
/. lished. The conviction that peace Is the
f true policy of nations, would seem to be
growing and becoming deeper amongs
the enlightened everywhere. and there Il
a no people who have stronger interest II
5 cherishing the sentiments, and adoPtlns
\ the means of preserving and giving !
permanence, than those OF the Onl'e'
e States. Amongst these, the first an
most efficient are, no doubt, the strict 90
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