Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-03-24

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tion and energy 10 tieir exertions n
the late canvass, aud they shall not
BE disa ppointed. 7 hey require at
by hands diligence, integrity, and
capacity wherever there are duties to
be performed. Without these quail
ties, in their public servants, more
stringent laws for the prevention or
punishm ent Of fraud, negligence and
peculation, will be vain. With them
they will be unnecessary. But these
are not tho only points to which you
look for Vigilant waichftlness. The
danger Of d concentration Of all pow
er in the general government, in a
confederItc icy SO vast as ours, are too
obvious to be disregarded. You
have Il right, therefore, to expect
Your age nts in ey cry department to
regard strictly the limits imposed up
OH them BY the PROSTITUTION Of the
United States. The great sche ME
] of our CO Institutional liberty rests up
Oh. prpper distribution of power
between the State and federal author
titles, and experience has shown that
the harm ony and happiness Of our
people m pst depend upon Il just dis
criininati On between these separate
rights Il nd responsibilities of the
States, aid your common rights and
Obligations under the general govern
msnt And here, in my opinion, ate
the considerations which should form
ths true basis Of future CONGO rd in
regard tc the questions which ha We
most seriously disturbed the public
tranquility. If the federal goYqiii
ment will confne itself to the exer-
else of the powers clearly granted by
the Consti tuition, it Can hardly hap
pen its a ction upon any question
shotlld e4langer the institutions of
the States, or interfere with their
right to ID lanage matters strictly do
meItic acc rdiug 10 the Will Of their
own peopld.
ll expressing briefly my views on
an important subject which has
recently hgitated the nation to
almost fdarlul degree, | am moved
by no otle4 impulse tIian a most earn-
est dpSire t3r the perpetuati0n of that
Union whi4 ia has made Gus Ehatwe are;
showering IS blessings and conferring
power aflatzziiialeuce which our ia
theirs could hardly have anticipated,
even with 4 heir most sanguine hopes
directed to IL Ear off future. The SEN
tlmcnts | now announce were moi
uuknown b eiore the expression Of
the Voice which called me here. NJ
own positid n upon this subject was
clear and d nequiyocal upon the re-
cord u my words and my aets and
it Is only required to at this time be-
cause lsilence might perhaps be ms
construed. W til the Union, my
best and deslrest earthly hopes ure
e4twined Without it what are We,
! Individually or collectively? What
Id comes Of the noblest field ever
op cned for be advancement of our
race, in relgFoa,in governmental tie
arts, and in all that dignilies and
adorns mank in1? From that radiant
constell4 ton. which both illumes our
own way, ane points out to struggling
nations their course, let but a single
Star be lost, and if there be not ut.
ter darkness, the lustre Of the Whole ,
is dimmed Do my country men nepil
any assurance that such ii ciltas:ro-
phe is not I'd overtatc them while .
possess the P over to stay il? Itis
with me an earnest and vital be-
lief that as the Union has be- en-
the source under Providence Of
our PROSPERITY to this time, So it is
the surest plellge of !; continuance Of
the blessings we have enjoyed al d
which We are bound TO transmit
andininished to our children.---
The field of cIllm and free discussion
in our country is open, and will al
ways be So, but it never has been and
never can be travcrscd for good ih
a spirit Of Sectionalism and unchari- \,
tableness. Tile founders of the Rel !,
public dealt vii Ii things as they were
presented to them in Il spirit of self
sacrificing patriotism, and as TINA
has proved With a comprehensive
wisdom, WhichIit will always be SAID
for US to consult. Every measure
ID strengthen the fratcrnal
ceilings bf all 1.-THE members Of our
Jpiop, hhs had my heartfelt appro.
patton.
To eSef y The DRY of society or gov
,rnment, whether the offspring off
eyerish ambition. or of morbid ell