The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-03-10
Che Gitrrarp Gfbo,
Pawcatmok Advertiser.
The New President.

|, IL CLOCK L. Iu., the Oatn OF 0fhce
was administered to Gen. Franklin
Pierce, yChief Justice Taney of the Su-
preme Court, after which President
Pierce delivered his Inaugural Address,
which possesses the rare merit of being
brief, and sufficiently explicit for the
comprehension of all. There is little
chance Of misunderstanding his position
on the subjects touched on. We ex.
tract from the Address the substance of
his views on the important questions of
the day -
The apprehension of dangers from
extending territory, multiplied States,
accumulated wealth, and augmented
population has proved to be unfoundcd.
The stars upon your banner have be-
come nearly threefold their original
number, your densely populated posses
sions skirt the shore of the two great
oceans; and yet this vast increase of
people and territory has not only shown
itself compatible with the harmonious
action Of the States and the Federal
Government in their respective constitu-
tional spheres, but has afforded an addi-
tional guarantee of the strength and in
tegrity of both.
with an experience thus suggestive
and cheering the policy of my admins
ttation will not he controlled by any
timid foreboding of evil from expansion.
Indeed, it is not to be disguised that our
attitude as q nation, and our position on
the globe, render the acquisition of GER
tain possessions, not within our jurisdic-
ton, eminently important for our pro-
lection, if not, in the future, essential
for the preservation Of the rights of COM
merce and the peace of the world
Should they be obtained, it will be
through no grasping spirit, but with
view to obvious national interest and
security, and in manner entirely con-
sistent with the strict observance of
national faith. We have nothing in our
history or position to invite aggression,
VIC have everything to beckon us to the
cultivation Of relations Of peace and
: amity with all nations. Purposes, there
5 fore, at once just and pacific, will be
f significantly marked in the conduct of
our foreign affairs. l intend that my
administration shall leave no blot upon
our fair record, and trust l may safely
give the assurance that no act within the
\ Legitimate scope of my constitutional
control will be tolerated, on the part of
any portion of our citizens which cannot
challenge ready justification before the
tribunal of the civilized world"
"With these views firmly and hon
cstly carried out, We have right to ex-
pect, and shall under all circumstances
r require, prompt reciprocity. The rights
; which belongto usasa nation are not alone
g to be regarded, but those which pertain
to every citizen in his individual capaci-
, ty, at home aud abroad, must be sacred
= ly maintained. So long as he can Ills.
Germ every star in its place upon that
: ensign, without wealth to purchase for
him preferment. or title to secure for
him place, it would be his privilege,
and must be his priviledgc, and must be
his acknowledged right, to stand una
Dashed even in the presence of princes,
with proud Consciousness that he is
!, himself one of nation of sovereigns,
!, and that he cannot, in legitimate pur-
suit, wander so far from home, that the
E agent, whom he shall leave behind in
e the place which l now occupy, will not
see that no rude hand of power or tyran-
ical passions is laid upon him with i'm
punity. lie must realize, that upon
every sea, and on every soil, where our
, enterprise may rightfully seek the pro-
lection of our flag, American citizenship
, is an inviolable panoply for the securi-
o, ty of American rights. And, in this
connection, it can hardly lie necessary
to reafhrm principle which should now
be regarded as fundamental. The rights,
security, and repose of this Confederacy
rejects the idea of interference or colo
f, nization, on this side of the ocean, by
+, any foreign power, beyond present juris-
S diction, as utterly inadmissible.
The opportunities of observation, fur
t nished by my brief experience as SOL
der, conferred in my own opinion, enter
tanned and acted upon by others from
the formation of the Government, that
!, the maintenance of large standing
: armies in our country would be not cnly