Worcester daily spy., 1861-05-15

j O II N A. A N d Il T. w 4,
TO THE
LEGISLATURE OF M MASSACHUSETTS,
MAY ii, 1861

TO be stimulated by appeals or convinced by
arguments. A grand era has dawned-inau.
gurated by the present great and critical eXi-
gency OF the nation, through w.ich it will
provi .entay and triumphantiy pass, and soon
emerging from apparent gloom, will breathe
treer inspiration in llie assured consciousness
o vitality and power. Confident of our ulti.
mate future, confident in the principles and
ideas of democratic republican government, in
the capacity, conviction, and manly purpose
of the American people wherever liberty eX-
lists and republican, government is administer
ed under the purifying and instructiug power
OF free opinion and free debate, | perceive
nothing now about us which ought to dis
courage the good or to alarm the brave.
But the occurrence OF public events univer
sally known and needing no repetition here,
has compelled the constitutional government
of our federal Union 10 assert its rlghtful pow
ers Tor the protection of its own integrity and
the maintenance of the honor rights, and lib
critics of The whole people, by an appeal TO the
stout hearts and the strong right arms Of all
loyaI states and patriotic men.
Massachusetts, by the unanimous acclaim
OF her million and quarter Of people,
has already inspired every department OF
her own public service win her Traditional
sentiment OF perfect devotion to tlie cause OF
that common country which her successive
generations have helped either to create or to
support And il is now only with view to
securing the aid and co operation OF the legis.
lative branch, and in order to carry out more
perfectly and more consistently with the sys-
TEN of our constitutional distribution of pow
ers the measures requisite to a tui perform
ance of our duty as state Of the Union,
that have ventured to recall the members
of the general court from their private duties
so speedlly after the close of a laborious ses.
sion
IentIemen this is no war of spctions-no
war of north on south. Ii is waped to ayenge
no former wrouus nor to perpeluate ancient
griets or memories of conflict. 1t is the strug-
ple of the people TO viudicale their own lights,
to retain and invipora.e the institutions OF
their tatbers-the majestic effort of a national
government TO yindlcate lis ppwer and execute
its functions for the welfare and happiness of
the whole-and therefore. while | do not tor
get. | will not name to-day that 'subtiLe poison"
which has lurked always in our national sys-
tem-and I rempn,bpr also at this munent
that even in the midst of rank and tuwerinr
rebellion under the very shallow of lis torch
and nv thnre are silnnt but laval thousands of
citizens of the soutb who wait for the national
mower 10 ba revealed and lis nrotectiny tag
uufnrled far their own deIiverunce
The 0uns nointed at Fort Sunter ON tbe 18Th
Of W tlipy 1paIt hp tlI
fira aud made nriSonars ot its yarr;s.n an
nonnrpd IN Andlrson and his mon th,ir intro-
duct,on into tbe notle army of heroes of Amer.
iran history, and the cannon ot the fort as
thew saIuted the American fap. when the van.
ouished parrison-un, ,onouerahe in heart
ratirad from lilo scona s1Iutad tho Immortal
strines and stars famina ont in tnn times ten
thorsand resrrrf,.rinns of The f,.r nf Sum,ar
nm hilton staff and snire hailed nv tha shouts
ana ,hn Inyt,,l ,,,s ~ t,r't,, ,,,iIIions "a free
mon
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