The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1854-12-09
fail to elicit a careful re-examination and


improvements by the general government,
which want of time at the close of the last
session prevented my submitting on return
ing to the house Of representatives., with my
objections, the bill entitled can act making
appropriations for the preservation and COM
pletion of certain public works heretofore
commenced under authority of law;" but
the space in this communication already oc-
cupied with other matters of immediate pub
lie exlgency, constrains me TO reserve that
subject for special message, which will be
transmitted to the two houses of congress at
an early day.
The judicial establishment of the United
States requires modification, and certain re-
forms in the manner of conducting the legal
business of the government are also much
needed but as I have addressed you on
both Of these subjects at length before, l
have only to call your attention to them.
The suggestions made in my former rec
concentrations, in relation to suitable ap-
propriations for various objects of deep in
terest to the inhabitants of the District of
!, Columbia, are renewed Many Of these OBJ
Iiecs partake largely of national character,
and are important, independent of their re-
Ilation to the prosperity Of the only consid-
cradle organized community in the Union,
entirely unrepresented in congress.
have thus presented suggestions of such
subjects as appear to me to be of particular
interest or importance, and therefore most
worthy of consideration during the short
: remaining period allotted to the labors of
r h. present congress.
Our forefathers of the Thirteen United
, Colonies, in acquiring their independence and
founding the republic of the United States
e of America, have devolved upon us, their
: descendants, the greatest and the most no
: BILE trust ever committed to the hands of
= man; imposing upon all, and especially
/ such as the public will may have invested
e for the time being with political functions,
n maintain inviolable the great doctrines of
: inherent right of popular self government; !;
It to reconcile the largest liberty of the indi-
: vidual citizen with complete security of the
:, public order; to render cheerful obedience
: to the laws of the land to unite for the
y sake of their execution and frown indignant
ly OH all combinations to resist them; to
: harmonic sincere and ardent devotion TO
d institutions of religious faith, with the most
t universal religious toleration; to preserve
: the rights of all by causing each to respect
e those of others; to carry every social i'm
r provement to the utmost limit of human
! perfectibility, by the free action of mind
e rather than by the obtuse intervention of
y mlSdpplleu lofCe to uplolu Tue integrity
* and guard the limitations OF our organic law;
1t to preserve sacred from all touch of usurpa-
4 tion the palladium Of our political salvation,
st the reserved powers of the several states and
70 of the people; to cherish, with loyal fealty
and devothed affection, this Union, as the
n only sure foundation on which the hopes of
'r civil liberty rest; to administer the govern
Z ment with vigilant integrity and rigid hon
&c esty; to cultivate peace and friendship with
Of foreign nations; to demand and exact equal
l. justice from all, but to do wrong to none :;
t. to eschew intermeddling with the internal
> policy and domestic affairs of others, and to
l. repe it from our own; never to shrink from
n war when the honor of the country shall call
1t us to arms, but to cultivate in preference
J. the arts Of peace, the enlargement of the
i rights of neutrality, and elevate and liberal
lie ise the intercourse of nations; and by such
D just and honorable means, and such only
J. whilst exalting the condition of the repub.
lic, to assure TO it the legitimate influence
e and the benign authority of great example
IT with all the powers of christendom.
i Under the solemnity of these convictions,
D. the blessing Of Almighty God is earnestly
20 invoked to attend on all the councils and
e acts of the government, to the end that with
st common zeal and common effort, we may,