Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-12-14
mertt Of some tribunal 10 adjudicate upor

sion 10 settle all private Glaiits hoaitlst the
H Ullfted Suites aud, MS an eg ptlyfe i,eariiig
must in all contested easee be very H%atisIuc-
tory, | also recommend the appointment of
il Solicitor, whose duty IL shall be to repre-
semi tile Government before pilrh commits.
siot, and 10 protect it against all illegal,
Fraudulent. or uiijt,st claims, which may ee
presented for their adjudication.
This district, which lias neither voice
nor vote in your deliberations, looks TO
you for projection ind aid. and / commend
all its wants to your favorable consiJern-
ton, with d full confidence that you viii
meet them not only witlLjnstice, but with
liberaltty. IT should be Borne ID mind that
in this city, laid out by Washington, aud
cof,seerated by his name, is located the
Capitol of our ration, the emblem OF
our Union, and the syinbol Of our great.
neFa Here also are situated all the pub
lie bindings necessary for the Use Of the
Government, and all these are exempt
from taxation. It should be the pride OF
Americans to render tllis place attractive
to the people Of the whole republic. and
convenient and safe for the transaction OF
the public business and the preservation
oil the public records. The Government
should, therefore, bear a liberal portion OF
the burdens of all necessary and useful
improvements. And, us nothing could
contribute more to the health, comfort aud
safety Of the city, and the security OF the
public buildings and records, ttlnn all abnns
!. dant supply of pure water, ! respectfully
recommend that you make such proyis.
ion for obtaining the SAME, as In your wis.
dom you may deem proper.
The act passed Mt your last session,
making certain propositions to Texas for
settling the disputed boundary between
tliat State aud the Territory of New
Mexico, was Immediately on its passage,
transmitted by express to the Governor
Of Texas, to be laid by him before the
General Assembly for its agreement
thereto Its receipt was duly acknowledged
but no official information has yet been
received of the action of the General As.
sembly thereon 1t may, however, be very
eoon expected. ms by the terms of the pro.
positions submitted, they were to have
beeu acteu hpoHt WI vi beioiS tIio Htss noy
Of the present month.
It was hardly to have been expected
that the series of measures passed at your
last session, with the view of healing the
sectional differences which, had sprung
from the slavery and territorial questions,
should at once have realized their beneti.
cent purpose. All mutual concession IN
the nature of a compromise must necee-
sarily be unwelcome TO men of extreme
| opinions. Aud though without such con.
cesslons our Constitution could not have
been formed, and cannot be permanently
sustained, yet we have seen them made
the subject of bitter controversy in both
sections of the Republic. It required
many months of discussion and deliberation
to secure the concurrence of a majority of
Congress in their favor. 1t would be
strange If they had been received with
immediate appreciation by people aud
States, prejudiced and hcated by the Ok
citing controversies of their representa-.
tives. ] believe those measures to havo
been required by the circumstances aud
condition of the country. Ibelieve they
were necessary to allay asperities and AMI
mosities that were rapidly alternating one
section Of the country from another. and
destroying these fsaternal sentiments
which are the strongest supports of the
Constitution. They were adopted in the
spirit of cancellation, and for the purpose
Of eonciiiation. / believe that Il great
majority of our fellow citizens sympatllise
in that spirit, and that purpose. and in the
main approve, and are prepared, in all
respects, to sustain these enactlnents. /
cannot doubt that the American people,
bound together by kindred blood and com-
mon traditions, still cherish q paramount
regard for the Union of their fathers and
that they are ready to rebuke any attempt
to violate its integrity, to disturb the
compromises on which it is based, or to
resist the laws which have been enacted
under its authority.
sThe series Of measures to which / have
alluded are regarded by me as a settlement
in principal and suhstance--a tital settle
tnent, OF the dangerous and exciting sub
lects whicll they embraced. Most of these
subjects, indeed, are beyond your reach, us
the legislation which disposed of them
was. in its character, fiual aud irresooahle.
It may be presumed from the opposition
which they all encountered that zone of
those measures were free from imperfec-
tons, but IN their mutual dependence and
connection they formed a system of com
promise. the most conciliatory, and best
for the entire country, that could be OBJ
tanned from conflicting sectional interests
and opinions.
For this reason | recommend your nd
to the adjustment, established by
measures, until time and experience
shall demonstrate the necessity Of further
legislation 10 guard against evasion or
abuse.
BY that adjustment we have been res
cued from the wide and boundless agitation
surrounded us. and have a firm, dis
and legal ground to rest upon. And
occasion, I trust, will justify me in
exhorting my c~ountrymen to rally upon
and maintain that ground as the best, if
not only means. Of restoring peace and
quietto the country, and maintain inviolate
the integrity of the Unien.
And now, fellow citizens. / cannot bring
this communication to q close, without in
you to join me in humble and de-
won't thanks to the Great Ruler of nations,
for the multiplied blessings which he has
gracioasly bestowed upon US. His hand,
often visible in q preservation. has
stayed the peslilcnce, saved US from foreign
wars ind domestic disturbances, and scat
tered plenty throughout the land. ]
Our liberties, religious and civil, have
been maintained; the fountains of know ]