The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-06
Governor campbell,s message.

Governor CAMPBELL has addressed his open
ing message to the Legislature of Tennessee.
He discourses of the importance of internal i'm
proyements, and points out the necessity of
rendering liberal assistance to several project
ed railroads, calculated to develop the rich and
varied resources of the State and then pro-
ceeds 10 insist upon thorough examination in
to the offices and institutions having the custo-
dy of the public funds, especially those having
the management of the school lands. On these
and other subjects connected with the State he
retraces portions of the ground occupied in his
inaugural address, of which we gave an alb
stract on the Oath ult The closing passages
of the message relate to national politics, and
are as follow:
ain view of the great interest taken in the sub
ject by the people of the United States, it is my
opinion that you should reflect in some form of
public expression the sentiments Of the people of
our State in connection with the great questions
which have so recently disturbed the peace, the
harmony, and the safety Of the Union. Tennessee
is not without powerful influence in the Confed
eracy-an influence to which the valor of her sons
in war, and their wisdom and moderation in peace
have justly entitled her. Her voice should be fully
and fairly heard. Her people are patriotic, devo-
ted to the Union true to the peculiar rights of the
South, faithful to the Constitution, obedient to the
laws, and ever steadily loyal to the true glory and
greatness of their country. They have stood as
mighty rock amid the surges of the sea. whether
the tempests of passion have come from the North
or the South sternly rcpelling the threatening tide
of abolition on the side, and the angry pillows
of disunion on the other. The peace and glory of
tha lie rnf-
servance of moderate and patriotic counsels, such
as it is your honored privilege to give utterance to-
as the chosen representatives Of the people of Ten
nessee.
"The series Of laws passed by the last Congress,
known as the compromise measures i regard
great final settlement of the questions connect
ed with slavery. Under the circumstances exist
ing at the time of the passage of these measures,
believe that settlement the best that could have
been effected, both for the North and the South
that in no other way could the peace of the coun-
try and the integrity OF the Union have been so GER
tainly preserved; and that any attempt now to dis
turb It, if successful, would tend to the extreme
peril of the Union, and of that peace, prosperity,
and happiness which we SO eminently enjoy under
it. My sentiments directly at variance with
those-whether in the North or in the South-who
dissatisfied with, and would peril the stability
of the Union, on account of the enactment of this
great adjustment. rejoice to witness, from day
to day, increased evidence that the American
people will sustain this signal achievement of wis
dom and patriotism, and thus secure its complete
and ultimate triumph the mischievous pur-
poses Of designing politicians both at the North
and the South. / do not doubt that its provisions
will be strictly and rigidIy enforced by the patri
otto Administration in control of the Govern
ment; and am strongly persuaded that a sound
public opinion will firmly maintain them invioate
on the statute book"