The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-12-05
lIirhmonl plspahh.
DIR pREsIDENTS MESSAGE.
.,..-.r,,fsens Of rae Senate
LII Igcusf nf Rk1rksfnfntiffs

1 t'ea So oar commerce. and manufactures
hen prosecuted with energy and indus
hN''..4 hs,e Welded fair and smpie returns.
II ~. -. uo nation in the tide OF time has ever
4 u "r,sd 4 anectacle OF greater material pros.
Il nan we have done until within very
n ..t period.
II sIy preya is. and tho L MON Of the States,
"a .s the source ct all thcse blessings, Is
"A --,srfd with destruction The long con-
II - sad incorporate Interference OF the
n 4rr uaopie with the ueaJion Of slavery
S5ufhrrn STATES. has At length produced
7.rrql effects. The different sections of
..r.,top are Row arraycd against each other.
Il ., .,, tlyle has aTTi we'd, 80 NJ uch dreaded by
4 I,fber Of his CountTy, when hostile geo.
i ',,.lI parties have been formed have
= t,rsst,pu and often forewarned my coun-
4 raE Of The now impending DAGGER. This
1 ,t proceed solely from the claim on the
/ -: Congress or the territorial legis siatures
4 .,-u.Ie slavery from The Territories, nor
1 -, he efforts Of different States TO defeat
4 srp.ntlub of the fugitive slave law All
L an. IF these evils might have been
4 I'd ny The South without danger - the
A :-1sr as Others have beeA.l IN the hope hat
4 40 auu reflection might apply ihe rPG1edy.
4 r.. ig.nedIafe peril arises not so much from
A ssr causes as from Ibe tact that the Iuces
4 ..s.a violent agitation of the slavery qurs
A =. .AlyUghout the No.ib for the last quarter
4 .scsutury has at lemg prod ucsd / IS IN tligu
4 -sLeu,e ou the slaves, and Inspired luein
4 - % HEue notions OF freedom. Hence sense
4 ..e-urliy no longer exists around The family
Il ear TINS feeling OF peace al home mas given
-.,., ,r HppTeheUSions OF SeFyile iuSuTrectIon.
4 y!lv & natrou throughout the SOutE retlres
4 .lsht IN dread OF what may b, fll herself
her children before The morning. SnOuid
4 ID. agprebeE SION OF domestic danger. whether
4 yt. OF imaginary, extend and intensity Itself
1 .aal /, shalt rervRde the masses of the South.
1 IN lpOple, then disuutOn Will become iuevi-
/ .h.r. Selt- preservation Is the 1lrst law Of na-
i ~, Hud has been implanted ia the heart of
. r-D BY his Cceator f1r the wisest purpose I;
I'D 40 p9litCal uLIen, however fradght with
tsSslugs and benefits 10 ali other res pee can
a ag continue, If the necessary consequence
A - % render tbs BONES and the hresiJes OF
4 --aliy baif the parties To il hsbitualiy aud
...air<sIY insecure. : 5OneT or later the D GndS
st. p Il Union must be severed. Il Is my
.,lEJu that this fatal period has not yet
.-ri,,.; aud my prayer 70 God Is that He
-.uIa prrsrrve The Constitution and The
..ttn throughout ali generation.
But iet Us lake warning IA time. and remove
lie Jtuse Ofdauger. II cannot be denied that,
2, i've and lwenty years the agitat on ri the
.. .rra against slavery the SJuth has been
--.aut Ia l-3l pictorial hand bills and
.aimmatoTy appeals, were circulated extern
ssr!y throughout the South, of "A chaTac ter to
4 es.l.e he passions Of the slaves and, in the
.aE9uaxr OF General Jackson, " to slim ulate
hem ~ IGsurrection, and produce all the hor-
Il --rs Ut 4 servlIe war" This agitation has ever
1 ,I.e been continued by the public press, by
4 .a- proceedings OF State aud county COnven-
4 .sus. and by abolition sermons and lectures.
The line OF Congress has been occupied in
1 ,lseu. speeches ca this noVer-ending subject;
4 aud alppais IA pamphlet and other torms en-
4 n, .-rl by distinguished names, have been sent
..'a from this central point, and spread
pl.tI.4s, over The Union.
H9r easy would it be tor the American peo-
..e ID setue the slavery ques ton forever, and
10 restore peace and harmony 10 this distrac ted
rCUutry.
They and they alone, can do il. All that is
necessary ~ accomplish the object, and ali tor
winch the slave States have ever con tended is
20 NJ L., alone, and permitted to manage their
domestic institutions IN their own way. AS
sovereign States. they, and they alone, are re-
.rgL,lble before God and the world for the
.laNrry existing among them. For this the
feJplr OF the North are not more responsible,
tGaye no more right To interfere, than with
..uil4f institutions in Russia or in i3razii.-
rr.D their good sense and patriotic fOrbear-
.u.~ J confess ] stiN greatly rely. Without
.'.,tr Gld. 1t is beyond lne power OF any Presi-
..4r. no matter what may be his own political
f-a.ayIurs, TO restore peace aud harmony
.a..s he States. Wisely limited and re-
...I.,i - = his power, gndeE oar Conslitu-
r#L1 Jaws. Ge alone can accomplish but
....- ter good or tor evil, Gil such a InOnen-
..a- su~erl ~.
}nl su,- brings me - Observe that The elec-
....l AZ g ere of our fellow Citizens 10 The
.r..e Il President doe no. ut Itseit auOEd Just
.nars for uIssolsinG tie Union. This is more
e,pr.laily true ii MS election has been effected
W mere plurality, aud not u majority, UI the
ir,.!e, ana has resulted from transient and
,5mp5Gry causes, which may probably never
AIN GEr. In OFIer 10 Justify Z resort to
-e,.iutl nary resistance, the Federal q Uyern-
ms4t must Dc guilty IF f''d deliberate, ralpabie,
.u3 ttl ssruUs exercise OF power not grant
g. rs tnr t,nz lItutIou. The / te presIdeu !iai
s,.. r.a. hy TeYer, has beeu held IN =irlat con-
tay Wi.h lis express provisions. How,
.H-u. -Il the re- alt iuS tIty revolution to ue-
.-Y tuI- very Constitution Reason, justice,
$3.50, ,lTd for rEa CONSTITUTION, ali reg ufre that
H"aLajt Tait ioT some Overt and dangerous
90. uG .ae part Of the President elect before re-
a..4tE 10 s1cn remedy.
J. IS ssiI, hg@CetT, that The aatatedaHts OF
"- President elect have oren sufficient 10 gus
.r tar ieeIs OF the Sonth that be will auempt
Invade their constitutional rights. Rut are
-.. appsalensi0ns OF contingent danger Ia
'u- sGture 1uiCient TO Justify Inc immediate
-rs.rICIIOu OF the nohIest system Of govern
'4t4t ever devised by mortals From the
F'!y ua;ure Of his office, and its high respon-
sl5Hles, ne must necessarily be conservative.
lie s,"Tu duty OF administering the vast ana
EytapliIaled concerns of this Government at
iagjs IA itself guarantee hat he wlli not at
temp, any violation Of Il clear constitutional
l-I.. After all, he Is no more than The chlet
"A~-uilNe Off GER OF The II GJNefLInent. HIS pro-
vlLg" Is i4Ul 10 make. buJ 10 eXrCute, the la ~;
ard '- Is Temarka bic i1cI IN our history, tGa',
l-,hithstaadlGE the repealed thJrtS OF The
@4--s!aFeTy party, no single act mas ever
iassed Congress, unless We may possibly ex-
'rl- lie Ml-sOuTI Compromise, lmpaITlug, IN
'de s!lent Is degree, the rIgals of thr Slutn 70
.u',g property ~ slaves. And ii may also be
'.'tl Ntt, ludEll = from PRESENT ihu4CdllOASs
la 10 probability exists OF he passage VI
iuy1 al act, by Il majority OF both Houses,
elder IA ihs present or The next CoAgre~s.-
surely, under these clrcumS StahceS, we OuRht
y be TEE framed from preseut action by TIE
rEeCept II dlm who spake as never man spoke,
Wat tiieieaI unto tie day Is The eVli tntre-
-L' The day OF evil may never come, unless
"e shall rashly bring II upon ourselves.
l. is alleged ds one cause tor immediate Sc
,essou th&t The Southern States are denied
equal ,IRbLs with the other States in the com
nyn Territories But by what authority are
these deuird Not 10y Congress, which has
ArHeI passed, and l believe never VIII pass,
0Ly - exclude slavery from these Terrific
Ties and certainly not by The Supreme Court,
"atCh has soIemuIy decided that slaves are
property, aud, lIAe all other property, their
o"nrrs nave ii rISut 10 take them Iuto the COM
iafu Territories, aad n5id them there under
lie prUtectiun,U the Constitution.
- Tar, then, a. Congress Is concerned, the
'2i-1ion IS NOT To ANY lining they nave siready
NyAt, but 10 what they may d. hereafter IL
Mili Aurtly be admitted nal thls apprecen-
slou u future Danger Is no good reason tor IA
immediate dissolution Of the Union Ii is true
.Aat The territorial legislature ct Konsas, cu
.Lt I'd OF February, ls6u passed, IN great
L~sle, al act, over the VetO OF the Governor,
dveiNrlug that slavery as, and snail be-, Tor
"er prom bI ted ia This Territory" such an act,
AO"eyer plainly violating the rights OF pro-
.lfgty secured by the Cons stitution, will surely
n7 declared void by the judiciary whenever II
Etitl br presented IA IA legal form.
phly three days after my Inauguration the
Huprvm Court OF the Uni Ted States solemnly
"IiudKed thai this power dId not exist in u
.e.ntOtiAl legislature. Yet such has been the
Il HJus temper OF the tunes that the correct
Aesa Oi this decision mas been extensively i'm
pusHed before the people, and the question
las gi.en rise 10 angry political conflicts
throughout the country. Those who have ap-
i'aied from this Judgment Of our highest con-
-Nuiynal Tribunal 10 popular assemblies,
"ouid, II they could, invest 4 territorial legis-
AZURE With power 10 annui the sacred rights
:. property This power Congress is ex-
pieesIy forbidden by the Federal Constitu-
H1n TO exercise. Every State legislature in
ne Union is forbidden by its own constitu-
.'oh 70 exercise il. 1t cannot be exercised in
any State exceDt by the people in their highest