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Vice Trc.idcn, Dallas Ennusur.l addrcas

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on the 10th inst.
vice President Dallas Enuusur1i aidrc4s.
The Hon. George NJ. Dallas, on being sworn
into Office in presence Of the new senate, deliver
ed the following inaugural address on taking his
seat as Vice President Of the United States
SENAToRs-In directing the vice pre-
sideni to preside at the deliberations Of
this body, the constitution Of our country
assigns to him sphere and a duty, alike
eminent, and grateful. Without any Of
the cares Of real power; with none of the
responsibilities Of legislation, except in
rare conjunctures, he is associated with
the dignied delegates of republican So
vereignties; he is posted by the entire
American people in your confederaled
councils, partly, it would seem. as an or
gan Of freedoms fundamental principle
Of order, and partly, perhaps, as a mere
symbol Of that more popular and "motc
perfect union," on which depend the bles-
sings Of our peace. independence, and IL
bcr!y. His mission, tranquil and unim-
posing. is yet noble in its origin and OBJ
jecla, and happy as well as proud in its
relations to you.
No one, gen!lemep, can APPRECIATE more
highly, or recognize more delerentially,
than does the incumbent of this chair, the
powers, privileges, and rules or forms OF
the senate of the United States. TO
maintain these unimpaircd and unrelaxed,
he feels 10 be an official duty, second, in
impressive obligation, only TO his consti-
tuiional allegiance. To their exercise the
republic owes incalculablc good and,
through Them, has been gradually achev-
ed widespread fame for wisdom, just
ice, moderation, and efficiency, unsur-
passed by any assemblage Of statesmen in
former or present times. A calm and
well adjusted system Of action in this
chamber, carefully devised and steadily
pursued by those who have preceded us
in it, has indeed largely contributed to the
undoubted success of our great political
experiment. Instability, haste, procrasti-
nation discourtesy, and INDIGESTION, habit
ualy discountenanccd and banished, leave
in undisturbed supremacy here the powers
of enlightened reason, and the vigor OF
practical patriotism. Our country reaps
thence solid and substantial advantages in
her policy, institutions, prospects, and re-
nown.
The citizen whom il has pleased pco-
pie to elevate by their sahrages, from the
pursuits of private and domestic life, may
best evlncc his grateful sense of the honor
thus conferred, by devoling his faculties
moral and intellectual, rcsolutely to their
service. This shall do, yet with a DIFF
Gdcnce unavoidable to one conscious that
almost every step in his appointed path is
to him new and unlried, and sensible how
dangerous contrast must occur in the
transfer Of powers from praclsed to I'M
praclised hands. In observing, however,
upon this floor, a number Of those expe-
rienced and sklful statesmen on whom
the nation justly looks with pride and re.
lance. am assured that there can be bu,
little danger of public disadvantage from
inadver,ancies or mistakes which their
counsel may readily avert or rectify. And
thus, gentlemen, while aiming frankly and
imparlially TO exercise the functions of an
unaccustomed station in the spirit of the
constitution, for the enlarged and lasting
purposes of revered country, and with
sincere good will towards all, | may che
IRISH the encouraging hope of being able,
and with The assent of an ndulgentProvi,
dence, at once to perform my duty, and
TO attract your confidence.