The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1857-03-13
THE INAUGURAL ADDRESS.

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United Ststsa. and Mill. 10 The hat of nv
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stitutiot of he United States ~
In entering upon ri. great office. I INNS,
humbly invoke the God ~ our fathers for
wisdom and Rrmnrs. 70 rr,rute n, h,vh mud
responsible dutj<v In such a manner m 70 r..
store HARMONY and ancient trirndshin nn;onv
The people of The several States. and to- pre.
serve our frre iostjtu,jons tb,r,yh,ut u,,uv
generations. Convinced thai "wr NV rIrc.
ton 10 the Inherent, INV. 10, sbs t.n,.t,tu,;,r
ara The Union which nil, ar;mstr. thr bsart.
of the Amr,ican u.ouIs. lst M. ,.nrns.,iv ,sL
their 90 wsrfuI sunrort in sust ,in;nv aII inn,
measures cnlculs,rd IN u.r,,.,u.,s sh.s.a ,b,.
richest political bleesiov. which Heaven has
ever bestowed upnn INV nation. Having de-
termioed moi IA hsc.m. n cnndidat, ror 70
election. I sbal, have M motive 10 influence
INV conduct In ndminisieriny The o,vernmsn,
except the drsir. nhIv md fs;,hIniv tc nerve
nv country. and IN Iiys in The urea,sful mem.
ory Of INV countrvmsn.
We have recently pusscd tbrouob Pres
identiaI contrst IN which the pus.ions Of our
fellow citizen, were exejpd Ia The h obp.,
degree by ourn,iot, 81 deem and yi,nl impor
ta,,ce: hut when thr ns,,pls nr,,cl,im,d ib.ir
will. In. tsmue.t "A oncr snbsid,. ii md nll WIN.
calm.
The vote of the m,;o,itv. speak;nc in the
manner presc,ihsd INV MI. Eors,;tu,;nn- was
heard. md instant snlm,s.i,n r,ilow.d -
Our avn conntrv could nlnns bav. ,.ybibited
40 urand and striking n sp.ct,cI,. of ,hs en-
mighty ~ man fnr s,if gov.rnmsnt
What n happv concen,ion. then. WINS IL for
C,nor.ss IN n,nlv mi. iii, ,Is ,nI.--,I,,, ,h.
will of IN. maturity sbnu oov.rn-iu tho s.,.
tjcmpnt of The oucstion Of dom.s,;, .jov.rv
in the terrjtorrs Compress Ia neither aio
Ierislatr slnvery into nny Territory or STINT.
nor TO exclude Il ,herefrouc but tn Iruyp the
people thereof prr,pcily FREE. 10 furm and r.u.
ula,e thsi, domestic institution, in their owl,
wav. subject only TO The Cun,,itution of the
United States" ASA natural consequence.
Congress hns also prescribed Tim. when ibe
Territory of Kansas shall he ndmute,i ma n
State, Il .shaIl be received into The Union
with or without slavery, as the constitution
NAV prescribe nj the time Of mi,sinn :
4 different opinion has arisen in revard 10
the point of time when the p.opls of n terri.
tory shall decide the question for themselves
This is. happily, matter of but little prn,,
teal Importance. Besjd~s. Il "a n iudrinl
question which Ieyitinnt.ly belongs 10 the
Supreme CourI ofihe Unit, d Stat a. before
whom Il "a now prndino and vii, /, i. nud.r.
stood. be speedily md finally settled Tn
their decision. in common with nil mud c;t
liens, / shall cherfuIly submit. wba,ever ,Lis
NAV he. ihnucb i, has ever b,.n NV ;ud;y;d
mi opinion that under tina Nbrnsta K,n.a,
net the nppropriute period will ba u han ,hs
number Of ncin,l resi- .uts in tbe ,.rr;,or,
shall ius,ifv The f,rmnt;on ,f n f,o,,,;,ut;,, =
will, view 10 its admission n. S,,,. I'M,
m. Union. 3ut h.. This no n NAV i, IL ,h.,
impern,ivs md ind;.n.n.,bl. dnty ~ nh.
government Of tb,. Uni,.d St,tes IN s.,,,s
To every resident inbab;,,nt IN. f,.. and In
drpendent eynression of his nn;n;nn hv h;y
vote. This sacred rivbt of erch ;rd;v;dn,l
must h. preserved. That heing ,c.,rnnl;.h,
I'd. no,bing can bo f,;,ay ,b,o T., Iony., ,h.,
peopl. Of n territory. frp. fam nh fnr.;o, In.
terf.rrnce. IN decide the;, own ds.,;ny g.,
Themselves. subicct onIv IN ,hs Con.,;i,,;on
of the limited S,,,.a
The whole Territorial ouestion heinz Than
settled upon The prin.iule of nonnior snv.r'
eipntv-n ,rincipIe us nnrien, ,s rr... ,uv.rn
ment Of n na,,;cuinr M.
ture has been decided. No othar on.s,;nn
remain, far adjustment. b,cnuss nj nor..,
TINT. und.r The Constitution. sjnvarv In Tho
States ia b4vond thr reacb of ,nv human
power, except that Of the respective STATES
themselves wherein II exists Nav we mi
then, hope that the long agitation Of the sinh.
irct Is approaching its end. und tbnt The ~,
20 dreaded Nv the F,tb,r nf hin Comn.rv
will sp-edi,v brcon. extinct, Mnst hmm,
will II he for The country when the nubIi.
mind shall be- diverted from IN. ou.s,;nn IN
others of more pressing and prac,icnl imnor.
lance. Throughout the whole proo,,.. of
this agitation, which has scarcely known INV
iniprmission for more than twenty Years.
whilst il has been productive of no positive
good t. any human being, Il has been the
prolific source of great evils to the muster,
to the slave and to the whole country. II
has nlienaied and estranged the people Of
the sister States from ench Other, and has
even seriously endangered the very existenc,
of the Union.
Nor has the danger yet entirely censed.-
Under our system there is remedy for nj
mere political evils in the sound srnse md
sober Judgment Of the people. Time is 4
great corrective. Political subjects which
but few years ago excited and exasprrnted
the public mind have passed AWAY and ar,
now npnrly forgotten. But this subject o
domestic slavery is of far gravrr importance
than any mere political question, because
should the agitation continue, it may eventn
nlly pndanger the personal safety of large
portion of our connirymrn where the instiiu