Red Wing sentinel., 1860-12-12

scs many means Of preserving the Union,
by cohciliation, but the sword is not placed
in their hands to preserve it by force, May
| bc permitted solemnly to invoke my
c'untrymcn to pause and deliberate before
they determine to destroy this the grandest
temple which has ever been consccratcd by
the blood Of our fathers, by the g!ories OF
the past, and by the hope Of the future.
The Union ere long will, ,fpreserved, rem.
der 10 tho most powerful nation on the face
OF tho earth, In every foreign region Of the
globe, the title Of an American citizen is
held in the highest respect, and when pro.
nouncsd in foreign land causes the hearts
Of our countrymen to swell with honest
pride. Surely when we reach the brink oi
% yawning abyss we shalt rccoii with horro,
from ets fatal plunge. By such = catss.
trophe the hopes Of the friends of fresdom
throughout the world would be, destroyed
ard long night Of leden despot,sm would
|enshrosd the nation. Our example for more
than eighty years would not only 10 lost
but il would be quoted. IS q conclusive
proof that man is unfit for selEgovcrnment
|. The s'avery question like everything
human, will have its day. l firmly believe
that it has already reached and passed the
eliminating point; but if in the midst o
the existing excitement the Union shall
perish, the evil may then become irrepara
ble. Congress can contribute much to aver,
it BY proposing and recommending to tho
Legislatures Of tho several States the rene.
dy for existing evils whicl, tho Const titutio,
has itself provided for its own preservation
The President proposes that an explana
tory amendment to the Constitution b.
adopted by Congress, for tho final settle
mt Of the true constructions of the Con
|stitution on these specific points. He pro
poses - .
First. An express recognition Of the
rights Of property in slaves in the State:
where it now exists or may hereafter ex
ist. ., .-...r
Second. The duty Of protecting the right.
|of Shareholders in the common territories
throughout their territorial existence, anG
until they shall be admitted as States int
the Union, with or without slavery.
Third. A like recognition Of the right o
the master to have his slave, whe has
escaped from one State to another, delivered
up to him.
Fourth. The validity Of the fugitive slave
law, enacted for this purpose, together will
= declaration that all State laws impairins
this right are violations Of the Constitution,
and are consequently null and void.
Such explanatory amendments would, il
is believed, forever terminate existing dis
cussion, and restore peace and harmony
among the States. -:
The President then discusses our foreigf
relations.
Our relations with Spain have been com
plica:ed, by the refusal Of the Senate te
ratify tho convention for the adjustment 0
the Cuban claim % called.
The President reiteratcs his recommends
ton for tho acquisition Of Cuba by a fai
purchase. II
With the exceptions of Mexico our rela
tions are generally Of q satisfactory charac
ter.
In relation to Kansas tho President says
the desperate band recently assembled unde
notorious outlaw, in the southern porto,
Of the territory, to resist the execution o
the laws, and to plunder the peaceablc citi
zens. will, l doubt not, be speedily subdued
and brought to justice.
He recommends Pacific Railway, and
congratulases the country upon the appa
rent diminution of the slave trade.
In view of the destitution in Kansas h
recommended to Congress that if any consti
tu.ional measure Of relief can be devised
that the subject should bo duly considered