Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-10

viii lend me TO Disregard those IiIh;s, CT to
,!enu,l from tie puih ~tic!I experience he's
pruyrd 10 be snfr, and which is now tedien;
with the glow Of prosperity and lerilimute
constitutional progress. We can afford to
wal, but we cannot afford 10 overlook the
ark OF security.
It is no part Of IVY purpose 10 give prom
inence 10 any subject, which may properly
be regarded Us sci a, rest by tho deliberate
Judgment Of the people. But while the pie
scpI is bright with promise, and the future
fulI of demand and induceiuent for The excr-
cise Of active intelligence, the past can nev-
or he without useful lessons of edmonton
and instruction. II IFS dangers serve not as
hpacons, they will evidently fail 10 fulfil the
obpc, Of wise design. When the grave
Shall have closed over Ill, who ore now Ell
depyoriur to NEE, the obligations OF duty.
the wear 1850 will be required 10 asst period
filed with anxious Apprehension. \ sue
cessfu war had just terminated. Peace ofo
with il a vast augmentation of her territory.
Disturbing questions arose, bearing upon the
domeslic institutions Of one portion o! the
coniedcIacy, and involving the constitutions
rights Of the States. But, notwithstanding
differences Of opinion aud sentiment which
then existed in relation TO details ard speci'
tir provisions, the acquescrnce of lstin'
guisl.ed citizens, whose devotion TO the T.
Mon can never DO doubted, has given renew
ed vigor 10 our institutions, and restored .
sense Of repose nnd security to tho public
mind Throughout, the con(ederacy. That
this repose is to suffer no shock dnTing my
official term, il | have power to avert i, those
who placed me here may rest assured. The
wisdom Of men, who knew wha, indepen.
dencc cost-who had put all at stake upon
the issue Of the revolutionary struggle, dis
posed Of the subject 10 which refer, in The
only way consistent with the union OF these
Stues. and with the march Of power and
prosperity which has made us what VIC are
1t is significant fact. that from the adop'
tim Of the constitution until the officers and
soldiers Of the revolution had passed to thei1
graves, or through The intinnillcs of age unt
wounds, had ceusrd 10 participate ariivei,
in public affairs. there was moi tneFel y 9ni.
II acQuiesrpnce in, but a promp, vindira'lon
Of the constitutional rights Of the States.
Tie reserved powers were scrupu'
lonsIy respected. No statesman put
forth tho narrow views Of casuists To
Justify interference and agitation, but
the spirit of the compact was regarded
as sacred in tho eye Of honor, and in
,iispensahe for the great experiment OF
civil liberty, which, environed BY inner.
Gu. difficulties, was yet borne forward
in apparent weakness by power snpe'
rior to all obstacles. Thr ee is no con
termination which the voice Of freedom
will not pronounce upon us, ah"uld we
prove faithIess TO this grea, trust. While
men inhabi,ing difio'en, parts of this
vast continent can no more be expected
TO hold the same opinions, or entertain
the same sentiments, than every variety
Of soil can he expected to furnish the
same agricultural products, they Gun u
nite in n common object, and sustain
common principles essentia! tolho snol"'
tenancc Of that object.
The gallant mea oftho South and The
/ North could stand together during the
revolution they could stand together
in the more trying period which succeed
ed the elangor Of arms. rs their unit
.5 y,lor wss nieouale TO all the trial.
of the camp aud dangers OF the field, Dc
their united wisdom proved equal to The
greater task Of founding, upon a dcel
and broad basis, Institutions, which i
has been our privilege to enjoy, an,
will ever be our most sacred duty Il
sustain. 1t is but the feeble expression
of a faith strong and universal, to sa..
that their sous, whose blood mingled 81
often upon the same field; during thu
war Of 1912, aud who have more recent
u in triumph the flag of the coun'r!
upon foreign soil, will never PERM
alienation Of feeling to weaken th'
power of their united efforts, nor inter
nal dissentions to paralyze tho great arm
of freedom, upifted for the vindlcul!oI
of self-goyernment,
l have thus briefly presented sucl
suggestions as seem TO mo especial,
worthy of your consideration. Inpro
viding for the present, you can hardl,,
fail to avail yourselves ofthe light, whic
the experience Of the past casts npo'
the future.
The growth OF our population has nov
brought US, in the destined career OF the nat
ional history, to a point at which it well be
hooves US to expand our vision over the vas
prospective.
The successive deccnnial returns OF tn
census since the adoption Of the constitution
have revealsda law Of steady progressive de
velopment, which may be stated, IN genera
terms, as duplication every qnsrter.centu
r.. Carried forward, from the point aIIead
reached, for only shO!t period OF time a
applicable to the existence ola nation, .hI
law of progress, il unchecked will bring u
10 almost incredible results. A large allow
yaucp for a diminished propor,ial effect of en-
igra,ion would not very materially reduce
( the estimate, while tho increased ayerag'
duration Of human life, known 10 have alrea
d. resulted from the scientific and hygleni
Improvements ( he ssst fifty years, vii
tend to keep up though the next fifty, o
perhaps hundred the same ratio Of growth
which has been thus:reveaIed in our past pro
gees, and To tho influence OF these cause
may be added the influx OF laboring snasse
from eastern Asia to the Pacific side OF ou
possessions, together with the probable &C
cession Of the populations already existing il