Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-05
WAsHiNGF N. Mtrrh. a.
inaugural Address OF President
Pierce

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Pierce
My C"nnf n: Its eli + Ia fee tat no
heat bl' my Il can k Nv e u. T. ,pna re-. r,,i
and btt'r sorrow over whicl ] h v h,en t,otne
Ia a position sutip e for Others rarh,rthln
d. slrah 'nr NY ...lf TIE ei cu u I ,nc,., under
- hlch ha :, b .,.n Gated or in.trd peri ri
10 pei lie u, rr tine hes ines Of TIN r-pnhlc i'll
me - it'll pr"fn nd nse oil respousihiIit hun
nth nothing Ike shrinking apprehension |
repair to the post ASST snr me not as 10 one
SOU, hit, bal IN obeen In -he unsolicited ex
rressio of vour wllI.answ cradle Oh y for a fear
| less an d'lig""t exc else nj my Ell powers
oughr t" be. Il am truly gra'if for the
rare mani e,ta To- Of Tue naio,. c inf fence.
bar III % fr from tightening m Dong ii ~.
"niy n Ids IL rlei wei,ht Y II have sIn
none ma In NY w'1kne 8 y u tnlst ,ust il
m bv Your s'rrnsih.
| Wen looking fpr tne fulf,mcnI of reasonable
| rrq'Ilr,m MS " Will not IN mn lfa at the
great CHANGES -, h,oh have occurred thin the
last quarter of \ century. AMI tie c'n,eq I"nt
au4 mrntalion aud romple>ty of la les impos
cd on IN al nunlsIration butn of yoIr home
AMI ipreign affairs.
Whethar he ei.'n ITS of inherent force in
III. rap III ic havr KEEP, pace With its unparll-
led progression IN territory. population end
". tn, has cen the subject of earnest thong
ani discussion on both sides of the O can.
Less than 81 ears ago tine father of his Cnuu
try mad The then recent arc s. Of the impor
tant state of Norih Carolina to the Coustitu
tim IT the United States. % e of tue ST. ,lrrts
OF his sps Gal congratulations A Tat moment,
howes er, when the ag alton cons,q len upon
the revontlnn. r. struggle h I'd hardIy su sdtd,
- Len ~ Mere lu,t emerging rom the weak
ness aud emJarfassm q. tn. conf'"ratipn IN,
there " as tvdent co.'s ionsnnss Of yltor
qnai 10 the graz MISSION wisely and hrate=
y fnlfi, d H., o II + nher-. II g, as uol = pre-
snmItuous ASSURANCE; 1t WAS catm taIth,
sprlngtas rom lear view ut &c sIurces ri
power IN a go eminent col-ii III ID ke III Il
II is no pa 'ox To SAY that although pfnpar-
alvely weak. the new horn natl'n was intrln
slcally strong. irc' nsi1erabl. il popult N
aud apparent resources, il was nphr'd hy
broad aud III "ilIIrnt com ,r" ensipa ot
rights, and an al prev'ilng p.rpo,r Ia
maintain them srorg r tn II oruamn hts
l. came t,om the flraacr f the rv'.u
uon tempered 10 thu necessities Of tn,
tines The thong Is Of tie men OF h.t ia,
we're practical a. their sentmn.s Aele latrl
OH. They wasted no porrion of their rn,.r-
gn.s upon idle and de us.e sp. culitlp IFS bat
With = Il m and f.. rless sep advanced b =, old
tie gnvefnm ntil la DIN, ks which had here.
tofpie creams II I'D lie llinlts o human free
dom, aud p ante1 tn II st IN lard w1ere l. has
soo1 against dangers which have threatened
| i, from abroad. md iniern.i a.i'ailn " hch
has at inns fea FLY mensced II al home
! They roveI them selves co rnl Ia the solution
o! the great p!ob EN-. To und stand which Their
mrndS ha b, en- i umina,ed b> I! e daa nIns
| lights of the revolution. the object sought
" rs not a thins dreamed Of II vas II thing
realized they ha exhibited not only III po"
or 10 acnles e. u, VIA all hl-tor. atfir'ns To
he s. much UNUSUAL the capacity 10
maintain 1t. the oppressed throughout the
worth from that dav TO the present. IA e turn
ed their eyes hiheru d mot to find those Ights
exiting he'd to 10 /, ar lest they should
wane. bnt To be CONSTANT. cheeIrd by Their
steady and increasing radiance In ifls our
conntrs iii my ,d9ement,has thus far been ful.
filled the high 81 duty 10 suffering humanity.
Il has spoken AMI will cont .ue 10 speak, not
only b. its words. but by its acts. the Ian
gnage orsynp 'fh, encouragement ard hope
o those wno earnestly listen to It's tones " ich
hav,. been pronounced for the Target rational
| ihery. But. after all. the most anlmaring
encouragement and pos ut appeal for freed m
vii be lis own history, is trials and It's trl
umphs.
PreeuinentIy the power of our advocacy re
poses in our Example; BAT no example b" II
remembe .rl.ca b powerful for lasting good.
whatever apparent advantae es ma b. gained,
uhch is not based upon eternal principles oil
right and justice Oar fa'hei 5 decided for mem
seives b .th upon the hour Ia ola clare and the
hon, 10 strike: the, We're her own judges OF
the c,rcums'an c..s uulrr winch it hrcame hem
to pl'dsa 10 each other their iv's, their tor-
tunes an ,h,ir sacred honor for the acqn-l-
Iii m Of tn pric LESS Inheritance Transmitted
tn as. The energy with which that rea' Com
ici was opened. and. under the guidance OF
NANTES, and benificen' pro, idsnce. the nncom'
p .nin endurance with which II was p,o.ecn-
ted 10 its OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. only surpassed ly
the wisdom and patriotic spirit of concession
which characte ized all he Councils ri tiE' ear
| " fathers One of the most IMPRESSIVE Iden