The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-03-05
THE.
INAUGURAL
ADDRESS
COMPLETE.

COMPLETE.
FSiio,o CoH,em of ne Unitsd State:
Iu compliance with custom as old a, the ,,Oy.
eminent ITSELF appear before you to AL lrcGs you
hiitHy and to take in your pre,cnc the o.ih prs.
rcribed by the q Estitu,iou Of the United states,
to be taken by the PreSdent before he sntuIs on
the executed ci this Ufl> >a-
do not consider l, necessary At p~essnt tpr me
10 dUcuss those m,wers Of adnini1trs'tcu abDdt
which There is no special anxiety or exc, e,.ouiaht
Appfehenso on seems 70 exist among thc psnplO uf
the souacrn state, that by tue accession ot =
Republican Administration their properly aud
their peace, aid personal security are TO lie en-
dangored. Tneie has never been any reasonable
cause for such apprehension. llioed, tho most
ample evidence ~ the contrary has all the Wide
exist d, aud been open " their inspetton. IL is
found In nearly all the published speeches OF nun
who now aid ~sas ~ you. do but puots from ono
OF these speeches
whsn de- srs ,aa, ~ havo DO pnp,sc directly or
indirecuy ~ inseifsre with the instisuton Of Slave
~ IN the states where IL exists. 1 believe l
have no lawful right To do 80, aud I have
no inclinatiun " do So" Those who nom
ins,ei AMI elected me did SO with full know
edge that hsd made this, and many similar dc:
clarati,ns, aud he'd never recantsd then. Aud
more than this they placed !. the platform TOR my
acceptance, and as . law " themselves AMI TO
me, shs clear and enphAtie resolution which now
IeAd.
Fs5Ir15, Tasi I6s mllassHlacs iavioIit5 OF ..
rights Of the stsses and especially the right Of each
state ~ order and control its own domestic insttsu-
lions. according TO its own Judgment, ex ilusivey,
10 essential W that balance Of powcr, gu
which tie perfection and endurance o. our
Ionical fabric ,depend, and We de-nounce the
soil Of any state or Tertiary, no MISTER under
what Ii,t-xt, az the grayest OF tie csImss.' now
reitsrst. thste ssntimsntl, and In doing so, ouy
conclusive proof Of which the case is susoep.
tlle; that the property, pens AMI
ncmi,y Of no section are 10 he in aoy
Wis, endangered by the now incoming sd.
ininisti stiop. I aid, too, th,t al the pro!sctsu
which, consistently with the Constitution aud the
lswr, can bs given. will b, ch,orhilly given
To al tts stalss when lawfully domtnd d, ior
~hstsvsr cause, as chserfully u one section 70
delivering up Of fugitivss froa service or labor
Thsclauss now read Is as plainly written In the
q .ny other G ~ %
under shs laws thereof, escnping into ano.hsr,
shall, In ccasequsncs ef any law or regulation
ths sin be discharged from such yice or lab Dr.
when such service or labor may DO due"
IL 10 scarcely Questioned thai this provision wa
inieaded by those who made II for ths reclam ng
Of what we call fugitive slaves, and tao intention
Of the law gvsr is the law.
All members OF COngisss swear their su ,oor,
" the whole Constitution 10 this provision as
much as cny o.hor. To tho proposition, ,Ieu, ,h,,
slaves Whose cases come wIthtn the terms of this
clause shall We delivered AZ" thelr oat are unani
| msus. Now II thty would make the effort In good
hemper, could they not, with nearly equil u1,ni.
| miiy, frame aud pass Jaw Dy means
cath. There s ssmo dia.roucs Of o. %
| inion whsther this clause should be oniorrtt
by national or by state authority, but surely tha
asr.1%s Is not TsTy .acrlr. at one .hO slave
| 10 him or 10 others by. which su.hoitJ
10 Is done and should any ono, IL
| any cass ee content shN this oAst
very ~ 70 how u shall be ksPt.t Again, in aay
law upon This suoJect, ought not all the safeJuardi
, , ~ n-..- Swn "a, .lo civilized a9d humane
| iurisp, n isnce 10 he introduced, 80 thst Q fro
| slsye. and might Il nj be we'll a, ths san,
Uys 10 nroyide Iy law for the enforcem,n, Of an.
elose In, ,he C1nsti,ution which guarantee, ths,
| ..,Is c,Jz,ns OF zach st,ts shall be- en,i,i,J Il
e S'u' re nr,viiSgs. snJ sun" imm"nI,,as w G''u ~
ciuzrn, in the several states" I take
,he ,fieia oath todav vi,h NO men.a vation.
and with no pun po.s 10 consn ue the C1n..iuWor
or law by INV hypocri,icL Iule,, and while / d.
| not choce now 70 spocify pntculsr acts o
| OR o,,s. A. propsr ~ 'bs enforced, I a,
'1@ses. ,hss will be much Sa;er to @
AT 6otb In ofi,ial and priyl.s stations, 10 con
form "a ard abide by ali those sc, which stsnd un
| ys.ealed than 70 violate any o, ths.u tru.tlna
| an ,nn,,.itv In h. ying tbsn, hall 40 In. unc,n
| .ss.,,,ap,I
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nod Oh riesiaeht uhioI 1us N'onsr ~ O,n"ne
nhi, Durns ai,tsIh tn' P',i - "son & u,ues NJ
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RAMONA! go'eii neI, iip \" a''s' A W - " y
| Crnm' NJ proper ever hAu pIo'isioh III HS ois~h
law for i's own "fm,ns'oh II,
Crihus 10 eNscuto MI 'ne ohP'"-~ poNhi,"ns W w w
| natichsl cVnenuton, M .no hoh WIZ oi'It ' ~
| fh'Vtr, " DoiDG GItnppsnne " ns"'Iuy ~, eN'P. W
some anuon no. PIo"oss tSr IN t' snu s.
ment ltssi' hshn, tno 'niau osAse
Do NOS soVeihMen' Ptopor' put AA ~
sociAon u, % ~ " n,
consrHt msreiy' can W as contrcS % pecgao'
snnsAds by less than Az tne parNes VINO h.ue !
| One party 10 . contrsc' may VlolA'e h-Vseak
| SOTO SPEAK; but does u n"t require NI "~"'~
| rccind ~
Descending nom VI Csc genera Ptloc pies we no y
the propoanon 'nA' ia lesa, Iou'.tnPtsstton st. "
| lnion h Psrp@uSl, oohnrneo ~ he his'ory
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