The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-11
Mihhlebnry Registrr.
MI ID L e B u RY:
WEDNESDAY. MARCH IL, 1867.
The Inaugural.

The Inaugural.
On "Wednesday last, James Buchanan
was inaugnrated President Of these Uni
ted States with the usual ceremonies and
demonstrations An immense concourse
Of people from all parts of the country
we're in attendance to participate in the
festivities of the occasion, and everything
is reported to have passed off pleasantly.
The President delivered his Inaugural,
from a stage erected on the eastern por.
tico of the Capitol. The points touch.
ed upon in the Inaugural may be singled
out as follows. After aluding to the
election, he give us the gratifying intel.
ligence that he had resolved not to be q
candidate for a second term-henco he
would have no motive to influence bis
conduct in administering tho government,
except a desire to ably and faithfully
serve his country. and live in tho crate.
full remembrance of his countrymen. AS
will be seen, he jumps at once into the
Slavery question, as connected with the
territories, and gloriies the principles of
squatter sovereignty, which permits Con.
gress neither to ,egislate slavery into
the States and Territories. nor exclude
it therefron. AS to the time when the
people of Territory shall decide this
question, which will be speedily and fin.
ally settled by the Supreme Court, his
own opinion is, that, under the Nebraska
Kansas act, the appropriate period will
be when the number of actual residents
in the Territory shall justify the forma.
tion of a Constitution with q view to its
admission as State into the Union. He
next deprecates the agitation IF tho
Slavery question, for the reason tina! it
is productive Of no good, and is a con.
slant source Of agitation and evil He
next argues in favor Of the glorious
Union aud maintains that the annihila-
tion Of free trade between the several
States, which must follow dissolution
OF the Union, must involve all parts iu
common ruin. He also alludes to the
necessity Of preserving the government
free from faint, or even the suspicion of
corruption. He thinks it dangerous to
have too large surplus in the Tleasu.
~ and recommends the payment of the
Public Debt; and an Increase of the
Navy, for the protection of our vast ton
mage aHoat aud reduction of the Tar
if, avoiding, however, any discrimina
ton against a particular branch for the
purpose of bene6ting favored corpora.
tons, individuals, or interests" He says
the squahdering of the public money,
sinks into comparative insignifcance as
temptation TO corruption, when com.
pared with the squapderiDg of the pub.
lie lands. He thinks the lands should
be preserved for the benefit Of actual set
tiers, and sold to them at moderate pri
ces. Thinks Congress has right to ap.
Propriato money for the building of a
military road through the Territories to
the Pacific coast, and argues tina, there
is no other way to protect California aud
our Pacific possessions from foreign in
vasion-aDd secs no difficulty in the way
of speedily accomplishing the national
enterprise. In regard TO our intercourse
with other nations, be says, 20 ur diplo-
macy should be direct and frank, Meth.
er seeking to obtain more, nor accepting
less than is our due. We ought to cher
ish a sacred regard for the independence
Of all nations, and never attempt to inter
fere with the domestic concerns of any
unless this shall be imperatively requir-
cd By the great law of self preservation
He adds; Our past history forbids
that We shall IN the future acquire terri.
tory, unless this be sanctioned by the
laws Of justice and honor. Acting on
this principle, nation will have right
to interfere or to complain il in the pro.
gress Of events we shall still further ex-
tend our possessions"
This is the first scene 10 the great
Play that is 10 be acted for the next four
years. and all We have to do is to look
quietly on, aud when the curtain rises,
to watch the movements of the different
actors as they appear before the public
Polygamy vs.. Slavery.
The peculiar institution of Utah is,
and with good reason, attracting very
general interest. and many anxious en-.
nuiries are made ma IN the nrohahle in .