The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-03-13
inaugural Address Of President Lincoln.

States government itself appear before YOU to address
van brieay and +axa III rotir presence the oath pro
sc1bed bv the constitution OF the United States to be
taken by the president before he enters the execution
Of bis office
dc not consider il necessary, at present. Tor me 10
discuss those matters OF the administration ABOUT Wtea
there lii mo special excitement
Apprehension appears to exist among the people Of
the southern States that bY accession Of republican
administration their property their peace, and their
personal security to be endangered There has never
been any reasonable for such apprehensIon IN
deed the ample evidence the contrary, has all
the while existed and been open to their inspection 1t
is found III nearly all the public speeches Of him who
addresses you. DO but quote from one Of those
speeches, when declare that nave 10 purpose dlrcty
!; IN 49, ,bare sf5 baiere have no Lawful
ripht to do g. ana have 10 inclination 10 do ST.
Those Who porinared and elected me did so with full
kn,rIaaa the baa made +his and many similar dec
Iara+g1& and never reaned them: and more than this
thew placed iii The platform for nv acceptance and d.
lay IA themselves the clear and emphatic resolution
which / nny road.
Resolved That the maintenance inrioate OF the
ribt f tes ond esl,eciaI The RIGHT If each State to
orar ana control III own domestic institutions accord
~ ~ III avn I'M 1rnt exclusively Il essential I'd that
balance If The noTer on which the perfection and en-
durance Of our own political fabric depends and we
n0unce the lawless invasion By armed force Of the soil
&C ay State or territory no matter under what pretext
ID aniong the nrayest of crimes
M. S7,t a,7ta hnsa sentiments doing 90 onIy tn
ras mon the nublic attention the most conclusive evil
5ca II which fba case K suscpptible that the ropertv
ra and snenritv IA 10 section are 10 be ia any way
ar5on,rared III nov INCOMING Administrations add
IN Hal iii tb PROTECTION which consistent with the
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y iven l States when lawfully demanded for what
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stitatjon d any other Of It'll provisions:
KIT rso,, bal5 4, tha service dr. labor Of uBe State
3eprz +horaof escaDing into another shall in
e,[saoIIenra If anv aw OF regulation be discharged
WI ~ iabor bnt r. delivered nm IN claim
troin shch service " laooi ptt y uel = " " Y
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call luEtFe saFes lla Wy .,t ~ r
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p the "not2 l o the proposition then that slaves
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80 ~ peti'u .; a5I,i,i StaraJ tj,a sy7an1t
Ii ~ fba crn,scrrtnfnt thpv have conducted fhan
.hr a,,t1 nsriIs and generally with success. Nh
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go III IN fba brief constitutional r,erod III four
800 ,rTar ,,,at and peculiar difficulties 4 disruD
3; III al f3iera1 Tfnion heretofore anI1 rlanaced s.
m, farT3erI1- admitted fhold that III contemplation
~ larsi ayy ald rhe constitution the Union of tha
stat rarr,atla II il ,nliad II uot expressed n tTra
lay M national Governments It's safe ID
aart tfa M Government IToper ever had a provision
q On Sir lv fr HI ov,n termination Continue IA
a,,clt nth avress provisions ana oar national const
ti Sd T.io3 yyiII endure forever h bener iu3poss
liz n 5fsro, II ,rcnt I'M some action mot provided or
II ta rastift,tion itself Arau If The United states
ba t / 1yer,tet noDer hut an association of States
in nature If contract merely can 1t lis contract be
practically unuade BY les than all 5he parties who made
fH enc party To & contract may violate il, break il So
to speak but does il not require all to lawfully rescnd
II?
Descending from these general principles we find O
propostiou that In legal complication the Union il per
petal confirmed by the history Ut the Union itself
The Union il much older than the constitution; il was