The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-17
50 PER ANNUM
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
.Feliow citizens of He Senate


ly recommend to the consideration Of
Congress such measures as he may Judge
necessary aud eXpeden,, hui also that ne
shall give iut,.ruIatiun To them of the y; ate
OF the Union. TO do this fully invuives
exposition otai! mntleLS in the actual cui-
dr, VI "f the country, domestic or frIctrn,
which essentially concern the general Ne,
dare. While performing his constitution.
~ duty III th's respect, the President does
not speak merely to express personal con-
vic;lOns, bn aS the executive iniu,>t+r %;
the govornmcnt, enabicd by his position.
and called upon hy his official Obligations
TO scan with an impartial eye the inter
eStS of he whole, and of every par; Of the
United States.
OI The condition of the dume,t.c n,rr.
csts OF the Union, ii, agriculture, uiucs.
manufactures, navigation and commerce.
1t Is necessary only To LAY ;ha' the in:er
nal prosperity nE tie cuunlr,. II, cun.i.u
GUS aud steady advancement IN wealth
and population, un. IN ,r.,a;c rs wei! q,
phbhc wcDi.heIm., alteS, IIr wi,inn If
our institutions. AMI the predominant ,pir-
1t "f intelligence nnd patriotism. Which.
notwithstanding "ccasinmn! irrrgultr.tr. @.
opinion or sct"E resulting irom uupu!,r
freedom, has distinguished and th4rIc,.r-
iz"'l the people OF Amrrcr
la the brief interval between the ,"rmi
nation oi The last AM tle conuru,rug,u
~ the present ~rS> on OF Congress. the pub
Ii" mind has been ,.rruiie,I with the care.
of selecting for another constitutional Term
ID
United S.ans
Tie denomination If the Persons, who
are col iipi |, or cuulngrnilv, - preside
Over tie administration or the govv,nin en-.
II, under our system. committed in the
SIa'rs and tie people. We wppr.. Ia
them, toy thor N".ct pr"nuuucri in the
i"rlus nf lnw,t, call whnnsn-ycr lh.v Will
TO the high post Of Chief Mag ci>trats.
Aud thus it is that ~ the Senators rep
rescui the respective States IL he I'rj,r,
and the memhers of the House ui k.prc.
sentaiivcs the several Constituencies OF
each State, so tic Prcsiiru: represents the
Aggregate population of the United States
Their election Of him isthe explicit and
sncmn act Of the sole sovereign authority
Of the Union.
1t il impossible TO mi>,pprrhend the
great principles which, 10y their recent 20.
lit'caI action. the pr"pe of the Un,lcd
States have sanctioned aud announced.
They have asserted The constitutional al
equality f each and nil of lllc S.a,cs ot
the Union as States: they have nfii me-,
The constitutional equality of each ana all
OF the citizens of The United States as clli.
Eens, VIII h.iever their religio", whatever
their bir'h, or their residence; they have
maintained III, invi liability of the con,ri
tuiIonsl rights oi ine different sections OF
the unor aud they have proclaimed
their devnied AMI unalterable atlachmen,
To Tie Union and To the Constitution, As
.Jects OF interest superior To sll subjects
OF local or sectional controversy, as lly
safeguard If the rights of aIl, rs Tie spuil
and the essence of the liberty, peace and
greatness oi the Republic.
ln doing this, tEey have, at the same
time. empimica'ly condemned the idea Of
organizing in lls piIed States mere gy-
ograEhlcni parties 'of marshsiIng ia hos
tile array towards each other tie ditf,rrn,
pats OF che county, North or SOutli, E,sr
or West.
Schemes OF this nature frano,t win IN.
caicuIsb. mischief and yyhi,.I, ,,,e cn,.,.,
crate sense Of III. ,.n,l. La. r.;..,.L
could have had coun,an,ure !. ma i,,,, .,
the country. had thew NOT l.en disrui,,,
hv suggestions plausible in appearance,
acting upon AN excited state of th, n,,,bc
mind, indpccd by causes ,em,o,iry !,
their character, and il is 10 he b,ueI iran.
sient in their influence.
Perfec, liberty Of ,ssooi,,;on G., ,,I,;.
cal objects. and in. wid.., sco,e Of ,i,..n,
SION. are the received and o,,ina,y -
,i,n. of Government, !, oa, counny o.,
;ns,;,n,ion f.m.J in ,be sn;,;, 1c 90
dencs ;o the in,eI,igeuce and in,.g,;ly "l