The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-01-24
Address OF the Governor OF missis-
sippI.


TO my intention faithfully 10 execute II, you SHAH not
DO disappointed In The presence OF those OF you here
assembled aud OF these senator's and representatives Of
The people, pledge you my best efforts ia The service OF
the State
II is the glory aud he beauty OF our institutions that
changes OF rulers take place quietly as the changes
OF The The going out OF one and the coming 10
oil another disiurbs not the public peace and the
same voice that welcomes TO power bids the other
welcome to retirement Il is the potential will OF The
people expressed through the forms OF the organic law,
10 which all bow in paiIloc submission
The executive head OF The State changed to-day aud
the masses OF the people are scarcely aware OF the trans
Iiion L he public business moves smoothly oD-the
pu ic tranquility is undsturbed-the public mind Re-
ceives no shock. The relations OF the citizens with
the State IN their business pursuits are all harmonious
and conenment dwells with peace throughout the land
Happy thrce happy country whose present IS bright,
whose future is full OF promise, whose destiny 10 her
prog ress and prosperity must be GLORIOUS!
have been borne, feow-cizens, TO this position by
your free sufrages, upon whatever humble merit you
may have supposed possessed, and upon questions OF
great public magnitude involving principles and measures
OF deep and permanent interest to the State Flrs in i'm
poance oil these is The nationality OF the great doctrine OF
based upon the Individuality and sovereignty
Of the several States co-eqaas N The conederacy
Upon this depend the perpeuiy and safety OF the Union
Desposm IN the liberal governments OF the O'i World,
and cenalism IN ours, are The fearful dangers 10 be
avoided With US the coequalliy OF the States, reeog
Missed and preserved Id the sure guarantee against cen
tIazaton. Coe4ual rights IN the Union, and The fjeh
OF the States severa ~ 10 judge Tor themselves OF iDfrac
lions OF the constitution. well as OF the mode and meat
OF redress, The great Distinguishing feature o. OAR
republican form Of government; which, maintained IN ~
purity. will make il perpetual. ana consolidate The Union
upon its proper basis forever TO na,onaze this great
principle is the work OF palrOlsm 10 seconalize II Is
destroy the best hopes OF the republic. The resolu.
lions OF 79S imbody this grea, principle illustrating
the doctrine Of State tights and The consolidation OF
the federal Union under The strc limitations OF The con
sttution. Recognising the federal government one Of
delegated powers. limited by the strict letter OF The grant,
am happy TO know That these principles, openly ayowed,
have met with the approval OF the sovereign people OF
the Stale in my elevation to The Office of their chief
gs,rae. shall continue to cherish and enforce them
where have the power the surest guarantees TO the
saley OF our institutions.
The question between centralsm and despo,ism the
one hand and the peoples right OF segovernmen under
institutions like the Other has been made through
out most Of the governments Of the Old World and IN
all it has proved unsuccessful In ours alone II has been
maintained. Revolution after revolution has been al
tempted 10 Ireland, to place her IN position towards the
government OF Great Britain similar TO that OF the States
10 the American Union; but in all sue has tailed In
her last great effort she hoped to be successful and
when her people thought TO so out with sword and plume
10 celebrate their great victory OF ffeedom, her mighty
men stricken down by the tyran hand OF power
and sentenced first for execution and afterwards 10 exile
in distant land Hungary has had her struggle, and
has been crushed by the iron heel of Austrian despotsm
Her great leader compelled to flee his country and
lake refuge for awhile with the Turkish Sultan; after
wards invited 10 shores, he has made his appeal
10 our people, in strains OF eoquence unsurpassed. for
material and when he could gain nothing but sympathy
for his down-rodden Fatherlsnd. Italy ras had her
struggle, and she too has failed and but recently Kos
suth and Mazzin, the great patriots Of the Old World
homeless the land OF Great Britain, with scarce
~ the security of personal freedom. France has had
her revouton--the monarchy overihrown--republi
canism for day prevalledthe people were unable to
maintain it, and Louis Napoleon, under the tile OF Em
peror, regns supremely over France, simply by
the prestige of the OF his uncle the great NapoeoD
as does any monarch in Europe upon bis throne. Had
France, after the revolution established her departments
independent sovereign States united under govern
menl OF delegated powers enanatng IRON them Equals
under Inc Limitations OF written constitution she would
have had guarantee Tor the safety oil her republl
can institutions. Paris would longer have been
Ffance-the Tepublic would not have psssed into the
empfeand she might have stood Today tie representa-
tive in Europe OF government founded upon the great
doctrine OF State rights, example OF our own. 10 lead
tue down rodden and oppressed TO the light OF freedom
burning in their midst and make them happy and free
under institutions founded upon the peoples right OF
self government in political communities, sovereign and
independent united equals under The limitations OF
written constitutions The individuality and sovereignty
OF the States in government, and Their co-equa rights
in The conedeacy the guarantees OF the pefPe-
tiy OF the Union and the preservation OF our republican
liberty; which, far | can have the power as chief
executive OF the Stale, shall be 5l myself and feel a.
sured in saying will be maintained IN their purity by
the present Chief Executive oil the United States
Closely allied to this great doctrine OF rights, and
next not equal IN Importance with u, is the principle
OF sirict CONSTRUCTION, involving the obligation OF The
people and their public servants to maintain sacredy and
lnvlolae The written constitutions under which they hold
their corporate existence, aud through which they eAer
else their sovereign powers Oors is government
founded on the will OF The people and ITS great democratic
The limitations oil written constitutions made by them
selves TO be strictly construed by their agents power
This The great bit principle which at the foundation
OF our systemeerna, and Notwithstanding the everlast
ing STARE In maintenance OF this the question has
been decided by the people in the late election that sap
posed liability against the STATE which is grossly misun-
defsood and presented abroad and which they had
heretofore declared UNJUST contracted IN violation OF the
express provisions of their constitution, not binding
upon them in morals or law They have reaiflmed upon
this subject the deliberate judgment OF the people in ls4l,
and the OF the Stale stands vndcaled by her
sovereign voice IN support OF the great principle OF snct
adherence TO the constitution, as the sues safeguard 10
liberty and the only certain protection nj all times against
the invasion OF their most sacred rights Our consntu
ons State aud national. the written charters OF our
freedom and the secnny OF our Liberties depends upon
the watchfnlness Of Tue people IN preserving them inVio
late.
Religion morality and knowledge being necessary TO
good government the preservation OF liberty, and the
happiness OF mankind schools and the means OF educa
lion, shall forever be encouraged IN THIS State" This
ia the language of constitution, and imposes IN
junction upon all, especially those 10 oca! position, 10
promote the diffusion OF knowledge among the people oil
the Stale Education is the great lamp which lights up
the pathway OF freedom under institutions like ours and
il should be kept trimmed and burning, that the
may follow without difficulty or doubt have always
been advocate OF syslem of common schools, sus
tanned by State aid, which shonld dtuse intelligence
among The people, and bring knowledge within the reach
OF all And have thought appropriation Tor
this purpose lost when properly applied, though is effects
might not be directly The spark apparently gong
out but falling upon mind IN humble sphere, which
Otherwise would have remained obscure, may lghtn up
be one of the brilliant 10 the nation Whatever
mpar,s light 10 The mind is lost. but exists TO mag
nifty intelligence here, and 10 increase forever Every
interest OF education from the school to the