The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-03-18
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INAUGURAL ADDRESS,
MARCH (, 1857.
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MARCH \, 1891.
fsl(om Citizens. appear Irfore YOU
thl~ day To .a'e tue so.emn oath "lhot |
vii i"ihtnilv execute the ot!i.r OF Prcsi
dent "i the1nlted States AMI will. to th.
best "t my ability, preserve, protect. and
1pi"nd the Con ,tjtnlon OF the United
States"
In em'"rin-: upon ibis g1eot oGi.e.
must hnmb!y invoke the Coo! nr ou. E,
ihrr for wisdom aul frtrrr,s ,o-rxerute
It's 'igh a"d rcspnu,ih. duties in snch a
manner HS 10 rrsior,. HARMONY and ancient
friendship am"ng-th+ renu!o of the scve
ra' SIS'es and 10 preserve our free iuSt
tnuons thr"ughnu, many generations. -
C"n'iuc"A rhat owe INV r.rc.iou To the
'uh"rcnt love for ia constitution aul the
Union wiuch ~tI'i auima'e> the Iraris uf
TIA" American people, L., mo earnestly ask
their powerful supr r. in su>tainim~ alI
in-r measures oalcuiatod t. perrr,na,r
these. IL" richest political IIc$l;n,.a which
Heaven has ever bestowed nfon any va
Nou. lirv'uT determined not to barotnr.
"and'dac fur re-.Ircrlou, shall hav. no
wo',v" tu l,iluencc my conduct ia admin
t>'"r'ng III" government, except rhc ,l-sirr
ably auA faithfully To- serve NY conutry,
an to live in the grca:Eul mcmo,y uG INV
cuum'rvwpu.
We have recently passed through
presidential contest in wairh the Passions
Of our fellow r.riI'u> were excited 10 the
hughes, degree hv QUESTIONS uf .lrrp nnA
vital importance; hit when lie rra,r,.
pr"clai'n"h hrir viii, tho tcnurs, "a, once
suh>i,lc,l, aud All was caDm.
The voice "fIh" maj rr;y, speaking in
Il" >anc nann"r prescribed l,v the con.
sti'uiiun. and instant submission rulInu cd
Cur own country could alone have .Xhih
ted 80 grand And striking spectacle &C
Il . CAPACITY "f man Tor So { government.
What happy conception then. Was !,
for Congr">sto 'rplv TIL, simple rule
thH rh" viii "'ihc m,inri'v sh,ll Govern
It" ~" s"t'!"m"nt q I he qmc>'iou "fdo
mc,tc slavery III the Territories Con.
gress 's Neither ito lrgisl.lc slavery into
anv Territory or State nor to exclude !,
there .Tom; hut To ease the people there.
~ perfectly lteo TO form aud regulate their
G"mr,rc Institutions in uhc;r own way,
subject Only tothe constitution 81 tie I'ui-
ted STATES" w agenernI cons, quGucr.
t,'ngr'>S hls also, prescribe thnt when
the Territory oF Kansas si,a.l he admitted
- STATE, il shall he received into the
tninn, with or withcnt SLAYER, As ther
constitution may prescribe a, the time at
thc.r admission"
y difference of opinion has arisen in re.
gard to The point OF ume when the pru-
re 81 Territory shall decide hi. q..cs
,oAIfur thems,i.rs.
I"'Is, hnpVhy. matter cf but !i,tIe
practical Importance. krsil,,, 1t is ia.
i rlA question which icgtimnlcy hr
.''gs t tie supreme Court OF se Uuitcd
S'a.4, before whom it is now prpdnr,
au,! Witt is understood. he speedily aud
tjuahv settled. To heir decision. in com.
mon wI,h all gord citizens, shall cheer
fully submit whatever this runy hc, though
it has ever been my Individual omuior
tia uudrr the Nebraska Kansas acg. lhe
Appropriate period "il hc Wien the num.
Der IL actual residents IN the Territory
shall justify the formation of consriru.
tIun with view to its. admission as n
Safe into the Union. But I've thS as "a
may. II is the 'mperHiiy. aud IudI>I,rli,..
be duty oi the government of The Uhried
States to secure 10 every resident IntaN
taut the free and independ,ul expression
OF his opinion hv his vote This .urrd
sight Of each individual must be pTcScr, ed
That being accomplished, nothing en- IT,.
fairer than 10 leave the people OF Terr
tory freehom ri, foreign Interference. 20
derrie their own destiny f.r themselves
subject only TO the Constitution ol Ih,
t'u'ted States. s. s
The. whole Territorial question being
thus settled upon the pr,6cipie OF popular
Sovcrelgnty--a principle ds ancient ~ ire,
government itself-eyerythmg ol prac
.ic4! nainre has been decided No other
question: remains Tor adjustment (; because
OIL agree that. under the cunsi nii0u.
slavery III the State Is heNond tire rcac.l
OF any human power, except tlia, OF rhr
fcspeclye States themselves wherein IL ex.
ls's. May we not then, hope that the ion !
agitation on ibis subject is aprroa, hug
lis ""d, That the grogrtphirai parues 10
which il bas given birth, 20 much ,lr,sd.d
BY ulr Father Of his Cnuntr,, vii speed
iIy become extinct Most happy vii
u b. fnr the conu,ry wheu the lubic Innd
shall he Diverted from tins question 10
otrets. Of more pressiD.; aud practical i'm
portAnoe Throughout the whole pro.
greSs Of this agitation. WHICH has scarcely
known any Interrnisslou tor more than
twenty wears, whilst IL has been proiuc.
tive Of no positive good to any human
being. it has been the prolific source #
great..vils TO the ,nasrer, 20 he slave, ana
70 the W olo country. IL has allenated
and estrangei the people of the sister
States from each other, and has even se
E.ou.lv endangered tbr very existence Of
the Union. Nor has the danger vet EN-.
tirely ceased. Under our system, there
Is remedy for all mere political evils in
the sound sense and sober judgment of
toe people. Time isa great corrective. =