Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-03-07
INALIHuRAL Address.


briefly. and 10 take your presence she oath pre-
scrIDsd by the constitution vi the United States,
TO be taken by the President before hs enters on
the execution OF the duties OF hIs otnce.
do not consider u necessary at present for me
toIdIscuss those matters OF administration about
winch there Is no special anxiety or excitement
Apprehension seems 10 exist among the people
of lue southern States that by the accession OF a
republican administration, their properly aud
their permanent peace and security are TO DC
endang ered. There has never been any reasona
bic cause Tor such apprehension. Indeed the most
ample evidence 10 the contrary has all the WING
existed and been open 10 their Inspection
IL Is found III nearly ali the published speeches
OF him WHO now addresses you. uo Out quote
from OF those speeches, when declare that
1 have no purpose directly or indirectly 10 III
terere Win institution OF slavery i'll tns sEates
wneTo ii exists. L believe have NO laNiul rlsuL
10 do 50, ana | have no INCLINATION 10 DO so
those VINO nominated and elected me ana 10 with
Iull knowledge that L nau made lGlS anu many
similar dec laIauOns, and had never recAnLsd theinj
and more than this, tney placed ia the platform
my acceptance and rs Il law 10 themselves
and " me the clear ana emphatic resoIaLlon
which now read
'IteS0lCeo, That the maintenance inYlolato OF Ehe
rights OF the States and especially the riSnt OF
each State 10 order and control its own domestic
INSTITUTIONS according 10 It's own Judgment
exclusively, Is essential to that balance OF pow
CT on which the perfection and endurance OF our
political fabric depend; and We denouuce the
iaWless Invasion by an armed force OF any State
or Ierrltory..uo matter under what preteXt, as
The greaUestsof crimes" I now relterate these
senuneuts, and i'll doing 50 only press upon the
pubic attention the most conclusive evidence Vi
which Is susceptible, that the properly
peace ana security OF no section are to DC Ill any
wise endangered W the now incoming admins
tratIUn. / add, too, that ali the protection "hich,
consistently with the constitution ana the ia"o'
can Uc gwen, viii be ChecriulIy gwen 10 IA tle
States when lawfully demanded, Tor Whatever
CAUSE cnecrtuliy To one secuon a. 10 aho-IeI.
IneIe Is mucn conLroy ersy about the deh'srhS up
Df TtyI NH- rom
PLAINLY written IA the CohsttutloH a2 J
,,ter OF ~ provisions. person held to service
Or iaDOr state under Tue laws thereof, escaping
| INTO another, snail consequence Oh any ia" Vi
regulation therein be discouraged nom such service
or labor. but shall be delivered on CLAIM OF Tee
parry a. gy 'aes5Iohed that this az ftehd-
Ga by rnose MO inaae At Tor ts retaining Oh "i.-l
.iseTs law. All meInDs.s OF Congress swear
support to TIE whole CoHsutuuon-tO TINS pro-
| VISION much "a 70 any OJheT.
10 Ine proposition lHeu, that slaves whose cases
come clause shall De DENY
| cred up, IHeIr Oatns are uHaniInous. No" II thsy
"oud make 'he eHoft Ia soD1 tetlped ~ - - - ~
| "Itu nearly equal unanInuty Hafns ana pass Ia !"
Dg OI wncu 10 Keep good mat Unanimous oath'
lLeIe Is some diheie"ee Vi oPilIol n4Ieti4s4 -,
Clau-c should be enforced BY national Or ~ otats
| authority, surely mat CInefenee Is not very
material one Ii the slave ls TO Ne - al
Jul AttIe consequence TO ann " 10 "Ihs4h "
"ilcH aulhUrtg ii 10 done, ana shou4u any oHe IA
ANY ca-c, Dc content int hls oAlh ahOuiu ~
merely uusuUsLauuAl controversy - - NO" A.
sept a gam, any "a" upon this shDJecl'
Ju1ht NOT All tie nates uafds u HDe4ig Know IA Cif
Ileu humane yuIIspi uuence 10 De introduced 80
| tlaL nUt IA any case surrendered az d
save Ana gut Il not De vel al the same u4ie 10
osI4e ~ Jaw Tor enforcement Oh that CLAUSE ia
,Ae Constitution wMcn guarantees that the clu]eiis
saII he suutleu TO all the privileges ana
| 4uual4Iue, UI cIuzens ia tue several states.
the OHcaf Oatn to-day with 40 mental reseF-
,atluls. and WAN no purpose 10 coustTue cOusu-
TALON or law - AMY ns PercrIeai rule-r and iie
40 AOt cuOu-e nov Ohpeeiis particular acts u 'oi
4ess proper 10 be enIoTceas 40 susae-t that ID
| private stauobs TO conform 10 and aUIde b.
All those acts winch stand unrepealed, thah 70 VIC
| sdtc any u tIelms trusting 10 hHI lmpuHty III
ua'iu- tneih held 10 DE uucOAstItut 'vIal. II Il
scNcul,-tNU Wears since tue nTst lHau- uTatIOu OF
| d President under our National Constitution
| DbTtAZ THAI pgTl04 HIIgpu different aud greatly
4tstn- uI-hcI cIuzcu- nave IA succession admins
/ vlrI the cArra-iEe branch OF the government.
/ IAes have conducted It through many pcrils aiid
/ -eueIai4 WIlu great success, yet Win ali this
/ scope IDr pTcrcdcAt, / 4uw enter upon the same
| ,asA Tor the JIeI constitutional term OF four
/ ; cars under great ami pccuiiar difficulty. dis
supuOu Of tlr federal GmlOu, heretofore only men
| ae,i, Is NOW tOTIiIaDly attempted. hold Jhai
la contemplation OF universal Law and of the cDu-
-rIgu,yn, ,ue union 81 these states Is perpetual
/ rrEp-luHy L. Hhpuei II not expressed, ID Ihc
fundamental iaW bG all national governments Il
/ g., -alc lo assert JHat no Government proper exc
/ lad al provision Its organic law Tor It's own
/ tegHUauou. Continue ~ execute all the express
/ pow >soA- OF our national constitution, and the
! tD4ou wu! endure forever, 1t beng impossible 10
c-tIOt Do except by come action HUt provided for
/ III The instrument itself.
| Again II tle Unite. states be not government
proper. uuJ ASSOCIATION OF States ia The nature
h.. CONTRA. IIrgtst ciu % contract be peace
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-y TO -Fgh, Hlt f.ies 10 uut require a 10 lawfully
lE-. -l ID. t'r~' ta.t. - i'ii tl--e general FiiA-
/ 4U.c-. uU tH4 f.It iyyH-t.E0u that Iu LEGAL CON-
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"s- HH,a". ana tn.tll-N,- ht tir bggLtl aLJIi OF
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