The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-07
Presidents Message.


nay self win such ruWuurirH .Iuu- iD iir lr4
i-ialurr us ihr rbipruUy of rir moment -rrip-
Ell 90 require lhr rnuHrf w3- -HTludHd iu
mourning lur tlr lD.. ilr Yrurratrd Chief
Magistrate, aud aIl hrl1- were penetrated
with Fflrt Neither tht limo nor thc otra-
zion appeared ~ require 90 ll iu-lib On my
parthny general rNppv-.lon % political opHi-
ipusr or any uuupuuoru,ut ~ thr principle
which would govern His 90 The fhstharpc ui
the dutc5 90 Che performance uf vhirh ! had
been su Unexpectedly called, / tru-L there
irre, dat 30 may moi hr dremcd iulpprOpH-
Htr, ~ avail nay srlf ni opportunity nlihe
rr-assrmblnR OF tuuFu.s ca make known
no sentiments. JOB ID r.urrh mluulr. lA "a
gard Ga flr pnIi! Yhi.h uuGbt o. BE- pursued
by the Gnynrrmrnf both bon ii- intercourse
With foreign ultoua md iu irs management
and administration 81 iurual uiiuirs
Nations, like individual iu % state N me-
turr are equal and iuir prulrui, ro--r.slua
,c0rtain rights, auh OWN ,oraiu duties Zoo
each ulhor, arising Tum th,ir grr-,Hry aul
u1HyuidHhic rrRu0us, which ushls AND du-
tics there Il nn rnmmnu human authority tu
protect aui ruorrc still They are rinht.
and duiirs, budiur iU morals, iu conscience
gnd ia L.ll..- ll...4-l. 'l,'-r,- mo- trihunr ~
which 40 injured party ruu appeal huf th"
dlsluteresrrd Judgment of mankind, uul ulti
maicly an bflilpuiruf ul the sword.
Among the acknowledged RIGHTS uf nations
B. lhnt which each pDfs,s-fs. OF tstalli-hug
that form uI government which it may drrW
most conducive to tho h1pp.urss and pro per
tive ~ own CluycuE ~ changing that form,
a. circumstance mHyTuurcpud Of munanng
- il4i4--.r4- TTruTtUI T0 m own VII.
The people Of the l'ni,cd States claim thi-
right for themselves, aud they readily cuu-
code 10 lo others, llpulr 10 becomes uu Inn
l-l-ll -
mcnt or internal policy of other nations, and,
although We may tNmpathlr with the uuior-
tunAtc or the Oppressed, every wherein their
struggles for freedom, our principles forbid
n. from taking amy part IN such foreign con-
tcsts. W. make no wars tu promote ur a.
prevent sucr,HinuH to thrones, tp maintain
any theory Of q balance of power Or to sup
press the actual government which any coun-
try rhuo-cs "a establish i0r'itsclE We insti-
gate no revolution, nor suffer amy hostile
military expeditions 60 hc fitted ont IN the
United States, tn invade the territory or
plugiurp at ii4elll u.stiaI'-- III. eF'.-,l-lass
OF morality ought To havca national a. we'll
~ personal aud individual application, We
should act towards other nations as We wish
them a. act toward, ~; aud Justice and CON
science should form the rule of conduct be-
twccu governments, instead 0f mere power,
ltintrrrst, or the desire nf ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
wars, to cultivate friendly relations, 60 recip-
rotate every mobile and gcnerous act, aud TO
perform ppuctually and sprupulOusly every
treaty obligation these are the duties which
we owe n other States aud by the pcrior-
ninnco. OF " lirl We host cntitlc ourselves 20
like treatment from them; or IL that, IN any
case. bc refused, we can enforce our own
rights with justice and a clear conscience.
In our domestic policy, the Constitution
will be- my guide; aud in questions of doubLl
shall leak for iLa Interpretation, tf' the udic
ial decisions of that tribunal, which was cs-
tAblished to cNpound IL, aud to the usage Of
-titr. tiuvrrutn-ttt, sanctioned BY tho Acquires
ccncc of the country, | regard altaf IL pro-
visions a. equally binding, In all it, parts il
u the will Of the people, expressed IN tho
-ino-t solemn f,rm,aud the constituted author
tiles are but agents to carry that will into ct-
tcrt, Every power which il has granted is
90 he exercised for the public good but no
pretcucc Of utility, no honest conviction, even
Of whit might be- cNpcdi"nt, can justify tho
assumption Of any power not granted, The
power, conferred upon the Government aud
their distilmi9u A. iLl-, -l-r-irttytrrTrr7
Wfy Z, clearly expressed IN 'Iat -orr.d ms,r1-
mcnt rs the impoHrction of huuau language
viii allow aud deem, il m, first duty. not Ia
question H. wisdom, add 10 10. provisions, e.
wade is requirement.. or nulliy ~. oom-
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Nv opinion, will hn frankly expressed M
on the leading subjects ot irgsltou' and IT,
which do not WG.ipI'e. any aal should
pas. the two lluu,csoi touwcs which should
appear to m" uucousliutiouiloran oncroooh-
Uncut 80, tlte i't-t powers ut' department,
or with pros isoD- hastily adopted, and likely
e. produce consequence, injurious and uu-
flrrsccu, | should upt shrink from the duty
of returning it Ia ,ou with my renyous. for
your further consideration. t;5vootTm. I'm
performance OF those constitutional obl'y1s
tions. both my respect tor the legislature. aud
nay sense of proprpty. will restrain me from
any attcmut 10 control or influence your pro-
cccdings With You j. tJic power the honor.