The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-03-10

! around Which, al every rime ofneed, tire eS'rengt
ot your military power tie sure iuiNmk Of yCu
defence, "a EGtiCInl niiiitiu ma be readily I"rm
cd into wen disciplined and efficient orcHriza
ton anu the skill and svlf-derOIon of the Ma
W, assure you that you may take tie pcrfurm
ance of the past as pledge fer tn. future. an
may confidently expect that tile flag which ha
waved lis uni,iniSle, folds ever eyory SEA, vii
still float IN undini;mishod honor
! But these, like many othtr subjects, will bt
appropriately brought, at "a future time befor'
the coordinate !; nc!Cs al the guverlnt lat, :,
which shall alwa, look with profouu.. respect
aud with trustiul confidence tliat they will nc
cord TO me the aid and support which shall =,
much heed, and which their experience anC
wisdom will endily suggest.
! la the administration of domestic affairs, YOU
expect de, oted integrity III the pubic 5, rvice
AHA an Ohst rvance of rigid ecOnomy in all de-
partments, marked "a never justly to be ques
| toned. II this reasonable expectation be not
realized. ] frankly confess that OF your lea
ding hopes is doomed To dIsaI p.itmeLt, aud
ihat ny efforts, III very important particular,
must result in Illuminating failure. Offices
! can he properly regarded ,niy in the light OF
aids Tor tie accom- isLmcnt OF these objects.
and as occupancy can confer no prerogative, nor
imp"rtunnte desire for preterIuent any claim.
the pubhc interest imperntive:y demands that
they be considered with s.ie reference To the Gu-
ties To he performed Good citizens may well
I
! gn influence ot good government; but IA claim
for office Is what the people of a republic should
ncreI recognize. No reasonable man, of any
,,arGy. will expect the admin sirat:un To he -,
regaru,ss of it, responsible ity, and uf the chvi-
Gus Clements of success. !, tain Ir I-soris
known to he under the influence of political hos
tiiity and partisan prejudice. in positions which
will require not only severe labor, Lut cordial
CO. OI Grafton. Having lao implied engagements
1" r"tiiy; no rewards 10 brstuw no reseniments
10 remember: no personal wishes 10 cOnsur. in
seic, tons for "ifioiai station, snail tu.fi! this
difficult and delicate trust. admitting motive
as worthy either of nay character position
which does not contemplate efficient discharge
at duty, anu the hest Interests oi my country -
acknowledge my obligations to the masses of
n,y couHirymen, and To them aloIi.
Higher objects tnam persona! Hggrandzemcnt
gave direction and en, rgy to their eXertions in
the late cHpvi,ss. aud they shall not lie ,iiSap-
pointed. Tuey require at my hands diligence,
integrity and capacity, ssh rever there are au-
ties 10 be perfnrnei Without these guliities
ia their pubic servants. more str ngent laws
Tor the prevention or punishment; ut fraud neg.
'ig"mce and ;,ecuaiiom viii be uain. With them.
they will he unnecessary.
But these not the only points 10 which you
.ook fer vgil:ut watchiuiHess. The danger, of
concentration oi all power in the General Gov
rhnent "t Il ContedeTacy vast ours.
too obvious to be dsr, garded. luu havea right
therefore, to expect your agents in every De
pIrtment to regard strictly the limits imposed
npun them by the Constitution OF the United
states The great scheme OF our constitutional
liberty rests upon Il proper distribution of pow 1
yr between the State and Federu authorities, (
and experience has shown that the harmony
lnd happiness of our people must depend upon
Just discrimination between the separate rights
lnd responsibilities of the Suites, and your com
mon rights and Obligations under the General
Government Hpr II m lgp fi,q
considerations which should form the true basis
Of future concord in regard to the questions
VIII ch have most seriously disturbed public /
Ii the Feds raj GOvCrHrncGt viii
conine itself To- the exercise of powers cenrly
granted by jhe Constitution. 1t hsri,y hap
pen that its action upon question Will eudan-
ger the Constitution Of the States or interfere
with their right to matters strictly domestic,
c"riing 10 the viii OF their own people.
la expressing briefly my views upon an i'm
rorrant subject which has recently ag.tate1 the
nation t. almost fearful degree, | moved
10y no other impulse thana most earnest desire
jur the p r,eJu tJinn ~ that wh Ga has
nn'ie Us what we are. sh"" crng npUn as bless
ucs. and conf rring pow,r aud iuiiueuce WHICH
Dur fathers could hariiy have anticipated. even
with their most sanGuine hopes directed 10 II far
uf future.
The sentiments now announce were not un-
;nown before the expr>ssi" of the voice which
;alIcd me here. My OWN position upon this sub
Get WAS clear and unclu'yncai UE"n the record
If my words and my ats. AMI il i a rrcurret!
- at this time because silence might perhaps
,e miscohstrued. Ntii the onion my hest aud
learest hopes are entwined; without il what
ire in.ii vidually. collectively ? What be-
comes at the uubcet iIrid ever opened for the
ldvanccmenr OF our in religion. iu govern
nent, in he arts and Ia al. that di-nifi,s and
ldurns minkInd. From that radiant cunSteila-
ION which both iiiumiuCs and points
'ut tn struggling nations their course but 1t
single star be lost. aud if there bc not utter
iarkn, -. the lustrc of the whole is dimmei
Do my conntryman need any assurance ths'
uch cnt,isir phe is not to ovcrtahe them. wh,-
r.-sess the power 10 stay il Ii is with me
IN earnest am. vital belief. that as the Union
las been the source under Providence, of our
prosperity to tins time, 80 il is plcd-c of :;
continuance of the blessings we have enjoyed
md which sacrety bound to transmit
to our children. The fe Il of c;l m
md free discussion III our country Is open, and
llwHys will be so but il never has hcen. anl
levcr can be. tr.vCrsed for good in spirit of
and uuchnrlnb ene>s. The f.uu-
ier> al the Republic dealt with things as they
we're preoent,d Ia them IN spirit of sef-sacrti-
;ing patriotism, and time has proved. with
;uui irciIensive WIS inm winch il will always be
lie for b, tu consult. Every measur, tenIing Il
strengthen the irat.rni feelings "f all the mem
pers of Union. has had my heartfelt apprJ-
haTi"n. To every theory ot society, OF govern
neut. whether the offs 'rng of tev'rsh ambition
,r of morbid enthusiasm calculated tu oi>s live
he bonds ot law aud affection which unite us
shall hterpOse ready ami stern resistance
| heiive thnt Involuntary srryltliie a. it exists
n diff rent States of tiIiS coniesierncy, is rcc"g