Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-12-13
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
Fellow Citizens Of dk Senate
and House Of Repyeseufafipes.--

material interests Ihe general health has been
e,cene"'' our nsrVGs nave Deen abundant, ana
Pleny sniies throughout Tue land. Our commerce
and manufactures nave been prosecuted with en-.
ergy and industry, and have yielded fair and ample
returns. IN short, n nanon IN the tide OF time has
ever presented Pcctacle OF greater material
ProsPeriy ehah VIC nave oohe uDul a very recent
penVu'
Whyisit' then, that discontent now 30 extensive
Y prevails; ana tne Union OF the States winch IS
.he source Oh a thcse oiessings threatened with
aesuuctonf Ihe lng continued and incorporate
Oh the Northern people with theques'
ton OF slavery IN the Southern States has at length
produced its naturaienects. The different sect
ioss vi the onioh are now arrayed against each
o.ner ana the t'ne mas arrived so much dreaded by
."e rather OF MS country, when hostile geograph.
'eai PaEues nave Doen FORMED. nave long lore
seen anu oiteh ierewafhed my counrymen oi the
now impending danger. This does not proceed
soie,y IRON tne caim on the part OF Congress or
tse Ierritoriai legislature 70 exclude slavery from
@ sne Ierntor.es, nor from ,he eitorts Oh dihcrent
states 10 ueieat he execution Oh tne fugitive slave
Jaw. ~, Ut any OF tnese eViis mlght nave Deen
endured oy the oouth without danger 70 the Uni
On, (as others nave peen) 10 the nope that time
ana renecuon might apply the remedy. The im-
nleeate peru arises NOT 80 much from tnese causes
s run .he ,acl ''s inccssait ana 'loient agita-
ioh 1i tl,e slavery question throughout the North
,or , lne ias' Quarter OF century, has at length
OIuu 1;asJ I've u'"ng,, 'nnueDce on he saves, anu
Hence sense of secur;tS no ionoer erists around
the family oI,ar TTis foal;no e neaoo al hna,a
has oive nIaro IN onsi,s r sar;I
t;on Man , m, ,r,, ,hso,,,hn,,, ,ha cnn,h ro.,.os
NJ nipbt in dread of What Tnoy hssSl herselS ond
her children hn foro mo ,no,nino SLonld tbis 90
her enilureh peiore tne @ m9ihihg' Should ibis APP
p'ehensloi oi uo,nes.c uahger: wnethel reai or
,ag,ay, eA.ehu ai'u INTENSITY l.seli untl shaii
P.. ''e t"esses VI .ue 'ou'"ef, PeoPe' 'heh
tnn il tho frs, ,.u os,a,nro and hos ho.p ;n,,i,n
,od In tho boort of ,,an h, b;s C.oo,or cnr ,h,
w;sest nnrnose and No non,;cai rnon howova,
frougbt vim bless;n1rs nnd honos,s in oil o,hon
resnec,s can Ionr ooD,;nna ;r ,ho ,,oossa,., o,,,
sonuences ho IN ronda ,bo hnr,ns ond ,ha sr.s;Ja.
NJ nearly half The nor,es =, IL hah,na,v md hons
essIv insecpro Sooner or Ia tar ,bo honds of s,,h
Union rnnst be several !, IA nv conyiction
that this Tato, pcr;od bos M, ye, ,od and nv
nraver IN God Il tbo, He would nrosoryo tho con,
stituton and the Ijnion tbronohopt ali ceneratons
Rat let ne take warnnn in t;,oe AMI rnmove ,he
cause of danger II co,,no, ba den;od thar fnr
Eve and twenty years the ag;tatation the North
against slavery in the Soptb haa heen ;ncessant
In IS35 nictor;a and hl, and u;,ory nnools
were circulated eY eYt1nsiyelv thronabout t6e Eputh
of character 10 excite tbc nassions Of the slaves.
and in the larguo oc Of C.onnaI Iocls ,s,o st;'
uIote them to ;ns1,roc,;o nd rnd,co al, tLo hn.
rors of A servile worn This ag;tation has evnr
since been continued hv tho nnhI;c nress hv tho
nroceedipps oc state and couptv conventions and
bv abolition se,mons md Iect,,rcs The time nj
Conpress has been occnnod in violent sneeches nm
this never endino subiect and onoeols in nonnble,
and other forms endorsed hv dist;ngusbed ma mn.
have been sent forth iron, his central no;nt and
snrend broadcast over Tho Union r
How easv would II ha far tho A rner;c,n neonls
To settle the slavery ouestion forever and 70 res
tore neace and harmorv ~ ,bs d;s,racted country
Tbey. and they alor;., can do n, - An that i,
necessary so accomplish the object and all for
which the slave States have ever contended IA 10 he
let alone and permitted to manape their domestic
institutions in their own way AS sovereign States
they, and thev alone, are responsible before God
and the world for slavery existing among them
For this the peope of the North arc not more re ..
ponsible and have no more right to interfere than
with similar institutions in Russia or Brazil. I'd.
on their good sense and patriotic forbearance
confess still greatl RELY. Without their aid it
is beyond the power of any President, no matter
what may be his: political procivties, to restore
peace and harmony among the States. Wisely
limited and restrained as il mower. under our con
stitution and laws, he alone can accomplish but
little, for good or evil on such momentous cues.
ton.
And this brings me to observe that the election
of anv one of our fellow. citizens to the Office of
President does not of itself afford lust cause for
dissolving the Union. This is more especially true
if his election has been effected by mere plural
ity and not majority of the people, and has resul
ted from trancient and temporary causes, which
may probably never again occur In order to jus
tfy resort to revolutionary resistance the federal
government must be guilty of a deliberate, palpa.