Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1856-12-16

Eslloeo citizens f.Ae .Ssaa 3.
aud eft Tie 4 presenIn.tres

not only rccoilIII. if to the consider..-
tioh vi Cnngrsss such measures Us hc
may judge necessary MI | expeIient,
bat also that H. shall g.ye Informal. On
te them uf the state vi thu Union. -
10 do tits July iiivoly = Exposition u:
Ill matters in The ..ctrIal con litlou vi
the country. domestic Or foreign,
which essentially concern the gcller.lI
welfare. While PERFORMING his con
,t.tut.onal ,iuty IA THIS resi- ect, the
PRESIDENT docs hot speak merely ~
express personal convictions, but as
the executive m. mister Of the govern
ntht, viablcl by his position, aud
calle,luron by his Official ublIgat.ona,
20 SCAN with an iprpart;leNc the i'll
| tertst oi the whole, an ul every part
., the Uutte States. s:.
y. thu cun lit.pn Of the dom site
interests vi the Union, Its asricul,
ture, mines, nlaHu.actllrcs, nav .g,itio on
an commerce, it 10 necessary only
to say that the internal Prosperity ol
the country, its CONTINUOUS AMI stea ly
Il lvancenent in wealth and poru!a-
tion, AMI in private AS well as public
well being. attest the wisdom OF our
institutions, AMI the predominant
spirit Of INTEL: sehce an patriotism;
winch. notwIthstan linz occasional IT.
r gularities oil opinion Or action result
ting from popular freeze lun, has dis
timSuishel an characterised the peo-
pie If America. ~ ~.
In the brief interval between the
Termination .. t!,c last an the com
mcnc> M mt Of the. lrtst nt SESSION. ="
G mgr, a.. the pull c m,nd has be- n
,ccupiel with the care of selecting.
for another constitutional term. the
Pres lent All Wee II. silont of thr
Unite States. +, .".%.' -.
Tn. ,!eterm nation Of the persons
who are oi' right" c"ntinSrntlv. to
,r IL over Il lmin STRAIT Oh at the
Government is. IN .er our system,
r"mn!:' tie to the States All lthe pep
pie. We appeal t" I'll, III, b., tile;r
vp;cc prnnou:e in til. torms OF law
IT, call whom s6evrr they vii to the
Il y!i post OF Che! Magistrate.
An thus It is that AZ Senator'S. r.p-
resent tn &, respect ", States o the I'm
ion an til. mcnlb rs Of the lions Of
Representatives tn sew raj cons'itu-
,icics Of each State, 80 the Presi lett
repres nts the ':gr. gate population
nt'tIte UniteI States. Their election
rfhim ia til, explicit ,ml'l solemn act
o'the sole sovereign auth 'rity OF thc
Union. ! :.-.+~
1t is impossible to misapprehenl the
great principle, w;cl,, by their re-
cent polite i act ,pn. tn, people ofthe
Unite States have sanctioned snl AN
announced. H.. Il .....
They have asserted. the cnnst;tu-
tinnal equality of each an all o. thc
States -. til. Union. as States tn "
hay, atfirmei TIL constitutional en- !.
,tv 1T each an | all of the citiz.ns y.
tlr Unite States "a citizens. what v
CIR Their religion. wherever th"ir b rth
ORTIZ .ir reg; Ience; til y hav. msin-
tI:ncI the inY.ol,.b .ty.o, til. c"nsti-
tnt.olnh rights ofthe,itftrent sections
OF the Union; ami they have pro
claimed them levtel any unllsrris.
llc attachhlent to the Union All e.
the Constitution, as objects of inter
est,superi"r To all Sntj cts Of local pr
SECTIONAL cnntrov, rsy. ~ the safe
guar | OF the rights Of all, ~ the sp.r-
it All heesstncl OF hhtrty, peace All |
greatness oftlre Republic. ~ +.
In doing this they havt,at the sanle
TIM, empiat;caIly con lemnei the
i.lea Of ~rsanizing IN these Unite /
States mere geographical parties; 81
marshalling in hostile array towari
each other the different parts Of the
county-..North or South, East or
West. Il f. t..:' r. u 49,. +.
Schemes of this nature, frau5ht
with inc;llculable mischief, an | which
the unsilerate sense of the people
has rejected, coull have In | conntc-
nance in no BART Of the. country. ha !
they nat been Ills uisci by suggestions
plausible in appearance. acting upon
an exc. rel state thc public m:nl.
IN .ucel by causes tenn ,,oary in their
character, an lit is to ~ hepel tram
silent in their infutnce. +. - >@" +
Perfect Liberty Of ass ciation for po-
htic;.l objects. an ithe widest scope
of discussion. are the rec, -ivel AMI or
si,4ry con .it.ons ct government in
uur c,untry. Oar inst tutjons. franz
ed in tn spirit d conf lencc in til .
intrllis nee All Integrity OF the PEG
ri :, do not orb, Il CITIZENS. either in-
Vi luallv Or as loeiatyd together, to at
tack by wr ting. speech. or any 9th
er nlvtho IS short Of ph.ysi:..l force, the
Constitution an tht WY existanct d
| til. U.ion. UnIcr the shelter Of j.
great Liberty, an ! proSectc | by. the
laws AN usagcs Of tiie govtrnlh nj
they ,tss;lif, associations have, bttl
;;.rlc l.: IN SONS Of the States. OF H.
Iiyi.lrh,ls. Who, prctcf lin! y s.ek
OILY 70 prevent I'll. fpea Of the in
lstitution OF slavery in the present g
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