The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-14
Gov. Wright OF XnGiaua tho Compromise
Measures.

The message of Gov. Wright was delivered to
the Legislature of Indiana, on the Both ult. The
following are his views upon the Compromise mea-
sures passed at the last session OF Congress-
It is not . practical question whether those mea-
OF peace, recently AIMED by great and good men,
in the spirit which actuated fathers In days
gone by in every respect such meet unqus-
lfed approval. 1t has been well said that the lives OF
the best Of US are spent between evils and
1t is often bouEden duty to endure temporary and
incidental evil for perm anent and inherent good
domestic nstitution forced upon our In
them Is for the present. Me necessary policy Of our
Southern brethren. Any sudden abandonment Of that
Is beet with difficulty and embarrassment. The pa
triots Of the revolution to frame govern
has spread over half hemisphere the blessings Of
peace, Of political and religious freedom and OF ma
tiona to the great principle that
each State Of the Union 10 sovereign to their inter
nal government, and her social relations. Without
this recognition absolute and the thir-
the federal compact That the great conservative
element which bound hearts, though 1t could not re-
ooncile opinions Without that element, the Union
would not have been created then. without 1t, the
Union cannot be preserved now.
Indiana, central State, has always maintained .
high conservative position, especially on that exciting
Question Of the day which has threstsned more ssri
ously than other the integrity Of our conedsrsey
of States She it, indeed convinced that she has wise
with the degree Of prosperity under that frss policy
mitted into the Union In wealth 10 agrc ulture and
commercial importance she is now tho fifth IT, indeed
com posed the Union when we were admitted four ct
most in advance; and not one OF those since
admitted has come si,hin sight Of us Maintaining
has walked quietly In advance OF fourteen OF the older
States. In our onward progress, We have uniformly
acted toward each equal to equal Our compacs with
the great confederscy to which belong, and every
member OF it, have been faithfully kept In letter and
in spirit Neither by legislative act have
withheld from any citizen OF the Union the rights
which, under the federal compact are assured to him.
To this day, no cause Of plant has been given,
nor an far i has m
against Indiana, by any State In the Union. Above
all Indiana recognizes the imperative duty by every
good citizen, OF obedience to the laws OF the land
whatever difference CT opinion may exist - to the
late compromise measures enacted BY Congrsss-how-
oppose themthere lie but Of action for the
true patriot to pursue and that is gy and
There il no ssfety Tor property Tor liberty nor for
life except in the absolute supremacy Of the Law.
rhsrs Is no higher % duty 9t.es than 70 main
the heritage, rich beyond all price, purchased net
with gold, but with the LIES boot Of the good ana
brHvethat heritage bequeathsd to us by fathers
and which In turn, must bequeath involate TO
descendants let us bear in mind that the nrst public
act Of dsobednce TO Law is the hrs fatal ssp the
downward road to anarchy.
The constitution OF this great confedsracy, written
ten also on the hearts and affections Of the people It
ia written We love respect tive give it
our highest sanction alike for the sake Of ths ssersa
principles OF human liberty embodied In its proyi-
sions, for the unnumbered blessings we have sn-
joyed under ts rule, and In memory also Of that band
Il This truth thould be understood by our people,
that this Union cannot be preserved by force Ii IL
and lieaments that bind Us together are moral and
not physical Our glorious Union IL one Of consent
Of love, and OF Affection. when these gone, the
Union loses all It's attraction and value.
At no hour Of our history have We required more
than at the present infusion into our councils Of
that spirit in which the articles of conisdsrscy
were fret conceived As representatives. as citissns
Of Indiana as citizens of the United States we have
mort among these Is the litigation TO oppose by every
lawful means tbst sprit Of fastious fsnatcism alike
suicidal wherever 1t has birth, which insiduousy
sumes the garb In one section OF philanthropy, In
another Of State rights By speech by sctionby oon
Of moral suasion ana the strong power Of kns-
ness-by each and all Of these means let US seek
alay the spirit OF lawless msrule that spirit whoh
instals each mans opinion the Arbiter OF consntu.
tionAl rights which coolly estimates the vass Of
Of these States the certain herald Of bood.hsd ana
thoursDd borrors-as aspiration to be surely ana spec
Oily followed by war In lite most odous form servils,
perhaps as well rs ciyi-war among those Of the same
race, the same name, the sams bl0od-war that shhl
bring together, In ho,tile array, nsishbor .gsinst
neighbor, brother against brother again's sire
To avert calamites so dreful indiana wiz cast even
TO the last the entire weight OF her isduence Soc
viii be ju,t to each aud every msmbsr Of the confe
deracyjust 20 the constitution 70 the laws She
will abide by that contribution side oy the laws
and above sit she win abide b. the comproni,ss
made by our fathers-the compromises made BY the
great ana good men Of this day She viii hope, she
vii pray that the some Kind asd overriding ProE-
dence which watched fathers at the adoption
Of the constitution and has sustained in crisis
and cheered In every hour Of snes will direct
their also In the paths Of ssaom and Of peace
and enable to transmit 10 poterty tina. sacred In
strument, guide and a blessing In the future, s IL
has been In the part.
Ipdis takes her stand In the ranks nos Of Southern
destiny nor Jet Of Northern destiny sse plants her
place In the ranks Of american destii5.
ESrrpPRIsr OF A WnaLEr,-Capt W Walker, late
OF ship Envoy, OF this port retured home yesterday
from Ban frsncsco, where he let lis ship, after dis
Thr Horn