Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-12-07
vi E S S "A G. E
PRESIDENT TYLER,
To The Senate and House Of
Dourgs. nf IL


gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe
tor the benefits and blessings which our country,
under his kind Providence, has enjoyed during
the past year. Notwithstanding the exciting
scenes through which We have passed. nothing
has occurred TO disturb the general peace, or to
derange the harmony of our political system,
The great moral spectacle has been exhibited
eta nation, approximating in number to 2O,OO0,-
'WO OF people, having performed the high and
important function of ecctng their Chief Ma
9'srate for the term of four years, without the
commission OF any acts Of violence, or the mani
leslaton of a spirit of insubordnatIon to the lnwS.
The great and incstmablc right of suffrage
has been exercised by all who were invested
with it, under the laws of the different States,
IN spirit dictated alone by desire, il the Sc.
lection of the agent, to advance the interests OF
the counry, and to place beyond jeopardy the
institutions under which it is our happiness to
live. That the deepest interest has been mani
tested by all our cOuntrymen in the result ofthe
election is not less true, than highly credltoblc
To them. Vast multitudcs have assembled. from
tune To time at various places, for the purpose
of canvassing the merits and precnsions OF those
who were presented for their sulirages, but no
armed so!diery has been necessary to restrain,
within proper limits, the popular zeal, or to
prevent violent outbreaks.
A principle much more control ling was found
IN the love of order and obedience to the laws.
which, with mere individual exceptions, every
where possesses the American mind, and con
trolls with an influence far more powerful than
hosts of armed men. We cannot dwell upon
this picture without recognizing in it that deep
aud devoted attachment on the part of the peo-
pie, 10 the institutions under which we live,
which procIalms their perpetuity. The great
objection which has always prevailed against
,.,l.,
ecntive officer, has been the apprehension of tu-
mnlts and disorders, which might involve in ruin
the entire Government. A security against this
Is found not only in the fact before alluded to,
but IN the additional fact that we live under a
ronIedcracy embracing already twenty six
States; no one of which has power to control
the election. The popular vote in each State is
taken at the time appointed by the laws, and
such vote is announced by the Electoral Col
legn, without reference TO the decision of the
other States.
The right of suffrage, and the mode of con-
duciIng the election, is regulated 10y the laws of
each State: and the election is distinctly fed era
tive IN all its prominent features. Thus it is that
unlike what might be the results under conso-
ljdated system, riotous proceedings, should they
prevail, could only affect the elections in single
States, without disturbing, to any dangerous cx-
tent, the tranquility of others. The great eX-
pertinent of political contedcrarv--eachm mem
her ot which is suprCmc-as to all matters Hp-
pertaining to its local interests, and its internal
peace and happincss-whle by a voluntary
compact with others, it contdes to the united
power OF all, the protection OF its citizens, in
matters not domcStc-has been so fax crowned
with complete success.
The world has witnessed its rapid growth in
wealth and population and under the guide and
direction Oi a experimenting Providence the de.
vcIopmcnts Of the past may be regard ed but as
the shadowng forth of the mighty future In
the bright prospects Of that future, we shall
find. as patriots and philanthropi>ts, the highest
inducements to cultivate and cherish a love of
union, and to irown down every measure or ef.
tort 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 ad
hercncc to the terms OF our political compact
and, above all, a sacred observance of the qua.
ranteesOt the constitution, will preserve union
on a foundation which cannot be shaken; while
personal liberty is placed beyond hazard or jeo
pardy.
The guarantee OF religious freedom, of the
freedom Of the press of the liberty of speech. o.
the trial by Jury, of the habeas corpus, and of the
domestic Institutions of each of the Stutes-leav
lng the private citizen in the full exercise of the
hlgh aud enobIing attributes of his nature, nnC
10 each State the privilege VIII ch can only be
Judlclously cXcrtcd by itself, of consulting the
means best calculated to advance its own hap
pness these are the great and important qua
ranteeS o: the Constitution, which the lovers o
liberty muSt cherish and the advocates of unior
must ever cultivate. Preserving these, and a
voiding all interpretations by forced construction
under the curse OF an imagined expediency upor
the Constitution, the influence of our poliiica
system Is destined to be as actively and as ben
officially felt on the distant shores Of the Pacifi,
a. 1t is now on those OF the Atlantic Ocean.
The only formdalbe impediments in the wa,
OF It's successful expansion (tme and space) ar
80 Tar IN the prngrcss of mod licatlOn, by the i'm
proVements ui the age, to render no longe
speculative the ability of Representatives iron
that remote region TO come up TO the Capital 5
that their constituents shal participate in al III
benefits OF Federal legislation. Thus il is tina
IN the progress Of tIme the lnestimable prime
piles of civil liberty will be enjoyed by million
} yet unborn, and the great benefits of our systcT
- of G0vernment be extended to now distant an
unlnhablted regions. In view of the vast wi
derness yet 10 toe reclaimed, we NAV well in
NIte the lover Ot freedom, Ot every land, to ia K
up his abode among Us, and assist us in the crea
work of advancing the standard of civilization
and giving wider spread TO the arts and II
fnements of cultivated life. Our PRAYERS shoul
cyermore be offered up to the 'Father of the |
nvese for his wisdom to direct us in the phth
our duty, SO as 10 enable us to consumate thes
nigh purposes.
One of the strongest objections which hi
been urged against cnnrderacies by writers G
Government, lS the liability of the members
lee tampered with nv foreign Governments,