The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-12-12
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
FelloW Citizens ofuie Senate,
md nfIhe Hnitse nf RenreSenifllre

dent shall. from tune to time, not ohly ~
commend to the consideration "f congress
such measures ~ he may Judge necessary ana
exp. dent, hut also that h. shall Give Ih'"r
nation 10 them OF the state of the Onl"I'-
10 do this fully involves exposition "l "il
matters in the actual condition OF the cnuh'
try, domestic or foreign, which tsS'hlla''y
concern the general welfare. Whlle perI"r
mlnc his constitutional duty in this respect
the President does not speak merely To ex
press his personal convictions but as the ex.
rcutive minister of the government, enabled
| hy his position, and called up II hr his ON
ci,l obligations, to sean with an impartial ey"
the interests of the whole, and of every part
of the United States.
OF the condition of domestic interests OF
the Union, It's agriculture, mines, manuac-
lures, navigation, aud commerce, II IL n"ces
sary only To say that the Internal prosperity
| of the country, its continuous aud steady nd
vnncrneut in wealth. and population, and III
private as well as public well being, attest
the wisdom of our institutions, and the pre-
dominant spirit of intelligence and patriotism
hich, notwithst ndng occasional lrrrgu'or
| tiles ui opinion or action resulting from pop
ular freedom, has distinguished apd GUAR
nctrrlzrd the people OF America.
L. the brief interval between tn" termina'
| ton of the last and commencement of the
pres ut session ot Congress, the public mind
| has been occupied with the care of selecting
for another constitutional terms, The Pres
lGrnt aud Vice President of the United
States.
The determination of the persons, who
are of right, or contingenty, to preside over
the administration OF the government, is un'
der nur system, committed to the States
and the people. We appeal to them, by
| their voice pronounced in the f"rms of law
no call whonisoevrr they will To the high
post OF Chiei Magistrate
| And thus il IL that the senators represent
the respective States OF the Union, aud the
m.mnrrs ot the IouS' of Representatives
the several constituencies uf each Stale, 81
| the President represents the aggregat' pop
ulaliun al III U tied States. Their election
ui him is the explicit aud solemn act of t"e
sue Sovereign authority 0t the Union.
Il i, Impossible Ia mlsapprrhrnd the great
principles. hlch, bv their recent p" iica nc
lI"n, the pr"ld' "t The United States nave
ttctun,d aud announced.
They hav, asserted the constitnlionalitl
of rncl and ui all the States OF the Union a
Sites, they hav" affirmed the constitutional
egu ,litv nl each and III ni the cllz of the
Uht d States IS rit z,ns, whatever their re-
iIulon, where, rr then birth, ar their residence
the, have maiuianrd ;hr inviol,hilty oi tI,t
constitutional rights of The different SECTIONS
of the Union; and they have proclaimed thelI
devoted and unaIterable ,tachment To the
| Union and to tn constitution, rs objects OF
interest superior 10 all subj cts ct local ana
sectional controversy, MS the Safeguard oI
the ri hts of all, as the spirit and the essence
"I the liberty, peace, and greatness OF The
Republic.
In doing this, ihoy have, at the same time
empha,ically condemned the idea Of orgnnz
ing in se United States mere gcographic
al parties; of marshalng in hostile array To-
wnrds each other the different parts of the
country, North or South, East or West.
Schemes of tins nature, ir iuLht with meal
culabe mischief, and hich the conslderatr
sense of the people has rejected could have
had countenancp in no part OF the country
had they not been disguis d by Suggestions
plausible in appearance, acting upon nm cx
cited state of the public mind, induced by
causes temporary IN their character, aud IL IL
to be hoped transient in their influence.
Perfect liberty OF association Tor politlca,
objects, aud the widest scope of discussion
are the received and ordinary conditions 0i
government in our country. Our instilu
lions, framed in the spirit of confidence, IN
the intelligence and integrity oi the people
do No, forbid citizens either Individually OF
| =. T.. .,g l,. Tina
speech, Jr any other method, sh"rt of phys.
| cal fnrre. the Constitution and the very eX
sience Of the Union. Under the shelter al
this great lib rty, aud protection by the laws
and usages of the government they ass Ill,
associations have been formed in some of ,hp
States, of ind, ,iduals, who pretending to
seek only to prevent the spread of the insti.
tuition OF slavery into the present or future
inchoate States OF the Union, are really in
famed with des re- to change the domestic
institutions of existing States. To accom-
plsh their objects, they drdic lie themselves
to the odius task of deprrciating the govern
menl organizations which stands in their way,
and of calumniatlng, with indiscrimnate in
vrctives, nat only the citizens of particular
States, with whose laws they find fault, but
a'' "'hers "' '"e,' 'e,'o" ',"Ae"a t"''
'he country WI" "" ""' P"",'p'.. w.
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support ana gr"'e'"' reverence VI '"e''
children.
They seek nm object they we'll know to
ne II revo'uu'''a,y "ne: Ivy "e pe''e.I
aware ,ha' 'he e""nge VI '"e 'e"''.Te o""u'
tion OF The whlte hnn o'acK race WI Ihe s'aVe'