The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-01-02

sutonsl theory Of the government and the constitutional
relations Of slavery Tbs origin nature rise and progress
Of the conedeacy rapidly sketehed with hand
and the constitutional rights and obligations Of the States
defined with luminous dslnetness After defining those
rights and obligations the President poinedy remarks
ufone State respect the rights of another and
obtrusiyey intermediates with its local ineressif por-
ten Of the States impose their institutions
the Others refuse TO fulfil their obligations thewe
longer united friendly States but distracted hostile
ones with little capacity left Of advantage but
abundant means of reciprocal injury and mischief
Practically it is imuaeria whether aggressive inter
ference between the States deliberate refusal the part
ofany Of them 10 comply with constitutional obligations
from conviction blind prejudice whether
II be perpetraed by dvoiion ndirecton In either
it Is full of threat and of danger to the durability OF
the Union.n
The constitutional relations OF slavery treated In that
lofty spirit fparoism and with that drecness Of pur-
pose which cannot fail attention and inspire
spect ut is matter Of painful regret" says the Pres
dent ITO States conspicuous for their services in found
ing this republic and equally sharing its advantages dis
regard their constitutional obligations to it, Although
conscious Of their inability to heal admitted and papable
social evils Of their own and which completely within
their jurisdiction they engage 10 the offensive and hopeless
undertaking OF reforming the domestic institutions Of other
States wholly beyond their control and authority In the
vain pursuit Of ends by them entirely unattainabe and
which they may not legally attempt 10 compass they peril
the very existence Of the constitution and all the countless
benefits which it has conferred While the people Of the
southern States conne their attention their ars
not presumng oiciousy intermeddle with the social
institutions of the northern States too many Of the nhabit
ants Of the latter permanently organized in associations
to nict injury the former by wrongful acts which
would be causeof between foreign powers and only
fail be such in system because perperated under
cover of the Unono
In regard 10 the removal of the restrictions by the
peal Of what termed the Neutrality-suspicious. line the
President says 4They had been stripped of all moral
hority by persistent efforts to procure their indirect
peal through contradictory enacments. They had been
practically abrogated by the legislation attending the
ganizaon or Utah. New Mexico and Washington. If any
vitality remained in them it would have been taken away
in effect by the new territorial acts in the form originally
proposed the Senate the first session Of the last Co
gress 1t was manly and ingenious, as well as patriotic
and just do this directly and plainly and thus relieve
the satute-book of which might be of possible flu
INJURY, Out OF posSDic luLufe peuentj
of its repeal the final contamination and
pete recognition of the principle that portion of the
United States shall undertake. through assumption of the
powers of the general government to dictate the social in
stitutions of any other portion"
After condemning, in strong language the wild, section
al agtations of the abolition fanatics and other potters
against the peace dignity and safety of the republic the
President closes his message in the following characteristic
language Nor is it hos ility against their eow-czens
of section Of the Union Alone The interests the honor
the duty the peace and the prosperity of the people of all
sections equally involved and impered this ques-
ton And patriotic in any part Of the Union pre-
pared such issue thus madly invite all the
quences Of the forfeiture of their constitutional engage
ments? IL is impossible The storm of phrensy and fac.
ton must inevitably dash itself ia vain against the
shaken rock Of the constitution. shall doubt it.
know that the Union is stronger thousand times than all
the wild and chmerical schemes Of social change which
generated after another in the unstable minds Of
visionary sophists aud interested agitaors rely conf
IDENTIFY the patriotism of the people, the dignity and
seifrepect OF the States the wisdom of Congress and
above ALL the continued gracious favor of Almighty
God maintain against all enemies whether at home
abroad the sanctity Of the constitution and the integrity
Of the Union