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PREsIDENT's MESSAGE.
FsllOs eihzens Of he Senate

snatls IRON ums 70 TINE, not only Teeommen
TO The eOnsideratiOnof Congress such msasure
ss be may judge necessary and expsdisut. bu
also thst be shall give infOrmaIioa 10 them o
the state Of Ghs UuiOu. Ts do ibis fully in
wolves sxPOsidOn Of ell matters in the aetuA
sOnditiOa Ofths country. domestic or foreign
which essentially concern the general welfare
While performing his constitutional day Il
this rssPees, The President does not speaI
merely 10 cypress psrsOsal ooaSieliOas. bat .
the exscudve minister Of the government, On
sbled BY bic position, and eslled uPOu BY biz
official obligations. to scan with Hh impartial
eve the interests Of the whole, snd Of every
part Of the United States.
OF the condition Of the domestic interests Of
tie UaiOu. lie agriculture. mines. manufactures.
navigation and eOmmsres, Il is necessary only
to say that The internal prosperity Of the eOun-
try. lie continuous and steady advancement 10
wealth aud population, and in private as well
a. public being. s.tests the wisdom Of our In-
sttutiOns. and the predominant spirit Of intel
lgenes and patriotism, which, notwithstanding
occasional irregularities Of opinion or sctOu re-
sulting from popular freedom, has Distinguish
ed and characterized the people Of America.
10 the brief interval betEeen the termina-
ton Of the last and the commencement of the
present session Of Congress, the public mind
has been occupied with the care of selecting
for another constitutional term, the President
and Vice. President Of the United States.
The determination Of the persons, who are
Of right OreOnliugenlly, to preside over The ad-
ministraliOn Ofthe government, is, under our
system. committed to the States and the peO-
pie. We appeal to them, BY their voice pro-
nounced IN the forms Of Law. 10 call Whomso.
ever they viii to the high POsIOf Chief NagiS-
tTate.
And thus II 10 that the Senators represent
the respective states Of the Union. and the mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives the sew
sral constituencies Of each State, so the Presi
dent represents the aggregate population Of
the United States. Their election for him is
the explicit and solemn act Of The sole sOver-
eigu authority Of the Union.
1t is impossible to misapPrehend the great
principles, whirh, BY their recent political ac-
ton, the people Of the United States have sane
toned and announced.
They have asSented The constitutional equal
ity Of each Of and ell Of the States the Union
as States; they have affirmed the constitution
al equality Of each and ell Ofths citizens of the
United States As citizens. Whatever their reli-
giou, whatever their birth or their residence;
they have maintained to iuviOlability of TIE
constitutional rights Of the different sections Of
the Union; and they have proclaimed their de-
voted and uualterable attachment to the Union
and to the constitution. as objects Of interest
superior to all subjects Of local or sectional con-
troversy, as the safeguard Of the rights Of all.
Is the spirit and the essence Of the liberty,
peace and grsatness Of the Republic.
In doing this. they have, at the same time,
emphalically condemned the idea Of organic
ing in these United States mere geographical
parties; Of MsrshslIng 10 hostile srray towards
each O.her the different parts Of the country.
North or South, East or West. Schemes Of
this nature, fraught with incalculabls mischief.
and which the considerate sense OF the people |
had rejected, could have had cOuntenancs in
no part Of the country. had they not been dis
Ruised By suggestions plausible in sPesrance,
acting upon an excited state Of the public mind,
induced By causes temporary in their cEarac-
ter. und It is hoped transient in their influence.
Perfect liberty Of associations for political
objects, and the widest se2pe Of discussion, are
tbs received and ordinary conditions OfgoVerr-
msut in our country. Our institutions. framed
in the spirit Of confidence IN the intelligence
and integrity Of our people. do not forbid ci:i-
gems either individually or associated together
to attack BY writing. speech or any other meth
cd short Of physical force. the constitution
and the very exi'tsncs Of the Union. Under
the shelter Of this great liberty and protected
bv the laws aud usagss Ofthe Government they
ss.ail, associations have been formed in some
Of The states, et individuals who. pretending to
seek Ouly 60 prevent the spread Ofthe ipstltu-
lions Of slavery into the presents or future In
sbsate States Of The Unisn, are really eniamed
9th desire to change the domestic institutions
or existing stat.s. To accomplish their OBJ
;.cts. they dedicate themselves to the OdiOu'
..sk Of deprsciatisg the government organiEa-
,;on which stands in their way, and Of salum.
mating. with indiscrininats lnVsc'ivs, not only
IN. citizens Of particular States, with whose
laws they ind fault, bat all others Of their tel
low citizens throughout The country VINO 40
no. participate with them in their assaults up
a.. C....;tui;on. framed and adopted BY